"Looks like you haven't been lacking in entertainment lately."
Esdeath looked at Ryuji and couldn't help but laugh.
During this period, she had been tirelessly developing her abilities every single day, even using the Celestine's and the Olga's power to forge new equipment for herself. She hadn't taken a single day off.
Meanwhile, Ryuji maintained his original lifestyle, which made her very unhappy.
She knew very well that the gap between her and Ryuji was enormous, but his laid-back attitude still irritated her.
Did he really not consider her a worthy prey?
Was she, Esdeath, not a beast worthy of Ryuji spending time to hunt?
That was far too insulting.
"Uh… sorry, I've been playing around a bit too much lately."
Ryuji looked at Esdeath's face and then remembered that she had indeed issued him a challenge two days ago.
And he had completely forgotten.
Not for any other reason, but because when there's a group of thirsty women constantly threw themselves at you every day, and you're surrounded by countless beautiful virgins tempting you to sleep with them, it was honestly very hard to resist.
He had even found time to add two or three maids to his harem.
"Lord Ryuji..."
Claudia tightly clamped down around Ryuji's cock. The female knight had already climaxed the moment he entered her, and she hadn't even realized Esdeath had arrived.
If she had noticed, she probably would have wet herself on the spot due to her psychological trauma regarding Esdeath.
Even though losing control of her bladder under Ryuji's assaults had long since become a normal occurrence for her, and she often acted like a sow in front of him.
But at this moment, Claudia, who was still wearing her armor, allowing Ryuji to enjoy the uniform fetish, was genuinely too lost in her orgasm to notice Esdeath's arrival.
And Ryuji was also nearing his limit and was about to cum.
If this continued...
"You bastard! Do you really think I'd let you off the hook at a time like this?!"
A ferocious grin spread across Esdeath's face. The scheduled time of her challenge was right now.
Since Ryuji had chosen to fight her while still inside another woman, that meant he believed he could defeat her even while having sex.
Then let the battle commence under these circumstances.
"At least let me get a sword!"
Ryuji raised his hand in panic, but Esdeath ignored him completely.
In her mind, Ryuji's current state was irrelevant. Since they had agreed on a time, they had to keep their promise.
Whatever state Ryuji was in, she would initiate the battle with him.
As for whether it was despicable?
That word simply did not exist in her vocabulary.
The only reason she hadn't resorted to poison, assassination, or kidnapping was out of respect for Ryuji as her master, and her own pride.
"Let me show you my new technique!"
Esdeath grinned and raised her arm. This was a move developed with assistance from the sow-goddess, fused with her own power.
Cold mist erupted from her palm. The chilling pressure made Claudia instinctively clamp even tighter onto Ryuji's cock.
Ryuji had no choice but to lift Claudia into his arms. In a battle like this, if he ignored Claudia, she definitely wouldn't survive.
Esdeath didn't seem like the kind of person who would care about the life or death of a sow like Claudia.
Ryuji tried to enter a serious mental state, because when he was a focused state, he could summon his sword to his side.
But Claudia's tightening pussy, along with her legs tightly wrapped around his waist severely distracted him. He simply couldn't enter a focused state to summon his sword.
And sensing the immense power surging inside Esdeath, Ryuji knew she was serious.
This woman genuinely wanted to duel him.
Mana in the air began to converged towards Esdeath and the icy aura intensified.
Ryuji even noticed a layer of frost forming on Claudia's body, whose consciousness was completely lost in pleasure. However, the sow knight immersed in pleasure didn't realize why this was happening.
The pussy that had been warm just moments ago was now turning ice-cold under Esdeath's power.
The sudden stimulus sent Ryuji's cock straight to its limit, and he ejaculated instantly. Scorching semen burst forth, carrying powerful life force as it surged into Claudia's body, restoring her to her original state.
However, Ryuji's aura also sharply dropped a significant degree because this time, he deliberately channeled a large amount of life essence and power into Claudia's body to prevent this sow female knight from being killed by the aftershocks of Esdeath's attack.
And at that moment, Esdeath, having sensed Ryuji's disrupted aura, launched her attack.
"Dawn Goddess!"
The surrounding temperature plummeted instantly. A massive ice spike shot straight towards Ryuji.
Ryuji only had time to fling Claudia toward a safe area before extending his hands to block the incoming attack. But he was blasted straight out of the room by the ice spike.
The massive ice spike spun continuously, grinding against Ryuji's hands, trying to shatter them.
If Ryuji hadn't instantly formed a thin protective membrane over his hands using Claudia's fluids the moment he acted, his hands they would have been severely frostbitten and crushed on the spot.
Esdeath really hadn't held back.
This woman fought with genuine intent to kill him.
And that was precisely what made conquering Esdeath so difficult.
But now, having thrown Claudia away and protecting her with his life force, Ryuji didn't need to be so hesitant when facing Esdeath.
"You crazy woman!"
Water condensed in Ryuji's hands, forming a rotating circular blade. He fiercely slashed the water blade onto the ice spike pushing him backward.
The massive ice spike was cleaved cleanly in half and smashed heavily into the wall.
The wall and ice spike shattered simultaneously. But with a forceful swing of his arms, Ryuji manipulated the shattered ice, instantly transforming it into low-temperature water stream that rapidly swirled around him.
"You think I wasn't prepared for this move?!"
Esdeath's voice rang out instantly.
And the next moment, Esdeath's mana manifested within the water swirling around Ryuji, then violently exploded.
Ryuji only had time to envelop his entire body with his own mana before leaping up, barely avoiding the explosion.
But a blade of ice had already formed in his hand.
He landed atop the palace roof, completely naked, but he didn't care because only women were present in this palace.
And most importantly, Esdeath attacked.
Countless sword slashes surged toward Ryuji like a violent storm. Moreover, compared to their last fight, her speed had increased by at least thirty percent.
This time, even Ryuji somewhat struggled to keep up with Esdeath's sword techniques, forced to rely on instinct, prediction, and footwork rather than pure reaction.
"Hahahaha!! Just as I thought! Now I've truly touched your real power!"
Esdeath burst into maniacal laughter.
She had done this on purpose. Of course she could have waited until Ryuji finished what he was doing before fighting him.
But if she had, she wouldn't have been able to force out his real strength.
She was absolutely certain that Ryuji hadn't used his full strength during their previous battle.
He must have used the fastest method possible to defeat her, not choosing to use his powerful swordsmanship and strength to defeat her while preserving his secrets.
He used some secret sword technique.
There was nothing wrong with that; secret techniques were part of one's strength. But Esdeath wanted to see more of Ryuji.
Just how strong was his swordsmanship and other martial arts? What were his limits? How many more secret techniques did he still possess?!
"Don't even think about using your space-time slash!"
Esdeath sneered.
"I've already found a way to counter that move!"
Esdeath spoke while continuously unleashing her techniques.
And only now did Ryuji notice that not only was the sky filled with those massive ice spikes from before, but behind Esdeath, there was also a goddess sculpted from snow and ice, continuously releasing cold air, and...
Just as Ryuji was thinking, Esdeath suddenly swung her sword. In the next instant, a scorching flame slash shot towards Ryuji. He dodged instantly, letting the flame slash graze past his hair.
"Flames?!"
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