Free Web NovelChapter 163: Chapter 81: Super Rare Trait [Valkyrie]! Only a Pure Maiden Can Pull It Out...
"Get out!"
This cold and furious roar, like a sudden squall, violently battered Su Xuan. It almost blasted him out of the Soul Necklace’s hidden space.
"Wait, I’m here because of the White Rose!" Su Xuan gritted his teeth, struggling to steady himself against her overwhelming rage.
However, this did nothing to appease the remnant soul of the White Rose Valkyrie. Left with no choice, Su Xuan braced himself and shouted again, "If you don’t restrain your Pride and anger, the White Rose Flower you left behind on the Magic Continent will soon wither!"
At these words, the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul finally restrained her anger.
Su Xuan was finally able to get a steady footing. But when he began to look around, he found the space was completely empty—nothing but endless darkness.
As for the White Rose Valkyrie’s face...
All that remained was a pair of ashen eyes floating in the darkness.
’Huh?’
Su Xuan frowned slightly. ’The remnant soul of the White Rose Valkyrie is just a pair of eyes?’ He was perplexed. He’d expected a more complete, more concrete form, not this.
"What happened?" the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul asked coldly.
From her reaction, Su Xuan could tell that the Valkyrie’s remnant soul inside the Soul Necklace knew nothing about the White Rose’s situation.
"Someone is trying to make all the Valkyries’ Guardian Flowers wither, and the White Rose Flower has already started showing signs of it. Is there any way you can stop the White Rose Flower from withering?" Su Xuan asked her.
"I am merely a remnant soul. I no longer have a shred of Divine Power, so I cannot stop the White Rose Flower from withering," the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul answered indifferently. "My existence is merely an imprint left by the White Rose Valkyrie to serve as a coordinate for her future return to the Magic Continent."
Su Xuan frowned slightly upon hearing this.
’This is going to be a problem...’ He hadn’t expected the Valkyrie’s remnant soul in the Soul Necklace to be just an imprint, completely devoid of Divine Power.
"However~"
Suddenly, the Valkyrie’s remnant soul changed her tone and continued, "Although I cannot directly stop the White Rose Flower from withering, I know a way to awaken the trace of Divine Power hidden within it. Perhaps that can stop it from withering." freewёbnoνel.com
"What is it?" A glint of light flashed in Su Xuan’s eyes. ’So the Valkyrie’s remnant soul *does* have a way to stop the White Rose Flower from withering!’
"The White Rose Valkyrie left a Short Sword behind in Sunset City. This sword can awaken the Divine Power hidden within the White Rose Flower," the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul revealed to Su Xuan. "But to use this sword, it must first be drawn from its sheath, and not everyone can succeed in drawing this Valkyrie’s personal blade."
"No matter what, I have to find that Short Sword first." Su Xuan pondered for a moment before saying, "Can you tell me its specific location?"
"The Valkyrie’s former residence," the remnant soul replied. "You had best act quickly. Once the White Rose Flower withers completely, even mobilizing that trace of residual Divine Power will not be enough to save it."
"Wait—"
Suddenly, Su Xuan’s soul was yanked back to reality.
"Mr. Su Xuan?" Natasha looked at Su Xuan, her gaze filled with a mixture of confusion and concern.
Just then, Rosaline and Roxia also came into Natasha’s room, quietly observing Su Xuan from the side.
"What happened?" Roxia asked, confused.
"There’s a problem with the White Rose Flower, and we need to solve it as soon as possible," Su Xuan replied. "Do you know where the White Rose Valkyrie’s former residence is?"
"I do!" Roxia nodded affirmatively.
Su Xuan let out a sigh of relief. ’Good, you know!’ He had thought it would be a pain to find the Valkyrie’s former residence, but he never expected Roxia to know its location.
"The White Rose Valkyrie’s former residence is right here in Yerman Castle. Our ancestors bought the land and built what is now the Yerman Clan’s estate," Roxia explained.
Su Xuan raised an eyebrow. ’Well, that couldn’t have been easier.’
"Take me there."
"Okay."
Roxia nodded lightly, then led Su Xuan to the former residence.
The place where the White Rose Valkyrie had once lived was still in perfect condition. It was a small courtyard that looked no different from an ordinary home.
It had a red-tiled roof, white outer walls, and a courtyard full of lush White Roses. The Roses seemed to be protected by some kind of Magic; even after the long passage of time, they had never withered, still blooming exquisitely and swaying in the gentle breeze.
"There’s a Short Sword in the White Rose Valkyrie’s former residence. Have you seen it?" Su Xuan asked Roxia.
"A Short Sword?"
Roxia looked confused, then began to search through her memories.
But she had no memory of a Short Sword. Just then, Rosaline spoke up, "I remember that sword was buried in the White Rose flowerbed. Because the sword contained the Power of the White Rose Valkyrie and no one could draw it, our ancestors buried it in the soil."
"Why bury it in the ground?" Su Xuan muttered to himself, puzzled by the actions of the Yerman Clan’s ancestors.
He strode over to the White Rose flowerbed and dug the buried Short Sword out of the soil.
It was a snow-white Short Sword, its hilt exquisitely carved with a lifelike White Rose. Despite having lain dormant in the earth for many years, it still gleamed, radiating a brilliant light.
[White Rose Valkyrie’s Rose Short Sword (Epic): ?]
"Can no one really draw it?" A confident light flashed in Su Xuan’s eyes as he gripped the hilt and pulled with both hands!
’I’m...!’
"Sigh, it won’t budge." Su Xuan let out a soft sigh. Despite using all his strength, the Short Sword seemed to have taken root, not moving an inch.
"Rosaline, you try," Su Xuan said, handing the Short Sword to Rosaline. Rosaline took the sword, but after trying for a moment, she too shook her head helplessly.
"Natasha, why don’t you give it a try?" Su Xuan suggested.
He guessed that perhaps the bloodline of the Guardian Clan would be able to successfully draw the sword.
"Here." Rosaline handed the Short Sword to Natasha.
Natasha took the Short Sword and tried to draw it, but the blade remained stuck fast in its sheath, unmoving.
"It seems~ I’m not the chosen one, either~" Natasha sighed helplessly and handed the Short Sword back to Su Xuan.
This left Su Xuan feeling a little puzzled. ’Just what kind of person can draw this sword?’
As he was pondering this, he casually handed the Short Sword to Roxia, hoping she would also give it a try...
Suddenly, with a sharp CLICK, the Short Sword miraculously slid open.
"?"
Su Xuan looked at Roxia in confusion, not understanding why it was she who had drawn the Short Sword.
Roxia was just as bewildered. She had only pulled lightly and had succeeded in drawing the Short Sword.
Just then, a system prompt appeared in Su Xuan’s vision.
[White Rose Valkyrie’s Rose Short Sword (Epic): A weapon that can only be drawn by a pure maiden who has received the acknowledgment of the White Rose Ceremony. Attack Power +500, deals 30% additional true damage to enemies.]
After reading the description of the White Rose Valkyrie’s Rose Short Sword, Su Xuan finally understood why no one could draw it before. The sword required the acknowledgment of the White Rose Ceremony, and the one drawing it had to be a pure young maiden. Among all the Oath Knights over the years, perhaps only two or three would have met this strict condition. Since the prerequisite wasn’t clearly stated, many people mistakenly believed it was a weapon that could never be drawn.
Rosaline, for example, though an Oath Knight, was now an Undead, and her age was far past that of a maiden. Roxia, in contrast, had just turned eighteen and could barely still be considered a "maiden."
Now that the sword was drawn, Su Xuan wasted no time and immediately headed for the location of the White Rose Flower.
When they arrived beneath the giant White Rose Flower in Sunset City, the sight before them made everyone deeply worried. The White Rose Flower was already showing signs of withering; its edges were even tinged with the color of night.
"This..."
Roxia’s brow furrowed. If Su Xuan hadn’t pointed it out, she wouldn’t even have noticed there was something wrong with the White Rose Flower.
"The signs of withering have only been there for a few hours. It’s normal that you didn’t notice."
Su Xuan explained to Roxia that no one yet believed a Guardian Flower could show signs of withering, and intelligence from the other Guardian Cities had not yet reached Sunset City.
"What should we do?"
Roxia looked at Su Xuan, her eyes filled with anxiety, desperate to stop the White Rose Flower from withering.
"Try to use this Rose Short Sword to establish a connection with the White Rose Flower."
Su Xuan suggested. The White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul had said that this Rose Short Sword could activate the residual Divine Power within the White Rose Flower.
As for what to do, the Rose Short Sword in Roxia’s hand would reveal the answer.
The moment she drew the Short Sword, it seemed to awaken, bursting forth with a dazzling light.
Immediately after, the giant White Rose hanging in the air slowly opened its petals like a star in the night sky, its white halo spreading out like ripples on water. At the same time, Su Xuan witnessed a gossamer-thin layer of white Magic Power gently cover the entire Rose, erasing the marks of decay bit by bit.
"It looks like it worked!" Roxia gazed at the revitalized White Rose Flower, her joy plain to see.
After the last trace of decay vanished from the White Rose’s petals, the voice of ’Natasha’ echoed in Su Xuan’s ears.
"Thank you!"
Su Xuan just gave a calm smile, thinking to himself that the problem with the White Rose Flower was finally solved.
At that moment, Su Xuan suddenly noticed that a pattern of a White Rose Flower was shimmering on Natasha’s forehead, between her brows.
"What’s this?"
[Mark of the White Rose Valkyrie (?): ?]
’Mark of the White Rose Valkyrie?’
Su Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly in faint confusion. He wondered, ’Is this the same kind of mark as the one possessed by the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul in the Soul Necklace? Can this mark guide the White Rose Valkyrie?’
Besides, now that the White Rose Flower’s withering had been successfully stopped, he felt it was necessary to deliver the good news to the Valkyrie’s remnant soul in the Soul Necklace.
Su Xuan immediately took back the Soul Necklace from Natasha and entered its inner space once more.
This time, the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul was no longer filled with anger toward him. Instead, she asked in a cool tone, "Is the matter resolved?"
"Yes. Thanks to your tip, we successfully stopped the White Rose Flower from withering." Su Xuan nodded to the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul, expressing his gratitude.
"Since everything is finished, you can leave now." The White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul dismissed him.
However, Su Xuan didn’t leave right away. There was still one thing he wanted to clarify. "Wait, I want to ask, a Mark of the White Rose Valkyrie has appeared on Natasha’s forehead. What does that represent?"
"You’re saying... the Spirit of the White Rose has also birthed a Valkyrie’s Mark?" Upon hearing this, the White Rose Valkyrie’s remnant soul showed a hint of surprise, seeming utterly shocked by the news.
"Yes," Su Xuan replied. "Is this mark any different from yours?"
"The difference is huge. Due to certain factors, the mark of the Spirit of the White Rose was never activated. The Valkyrie could not wait any longer, so she chose to leave a remnant soul behind as a backup plan. Moreover, my mark is a one-time use, while hers is permanent," the remnant soul explained. "Now that the Spirit of the White Rose has successfully activated the mark, my existence is no longer necessary."
"Do one thing for me," the remnant soul said to Su Xuan. "I want you to take me to the Land of the Blooming White Rose."
The moment her voice fell, a series of prompts popped up in Su Xuan’s vision: freewёbnoνel.com
[Hidden Quest Triggered: The Valkyrie Remnant Soul’s Wish]
[Quest Objective: Go to the Land of the Blooming White Rose!]
[Quest Reward: Super Rare Trait—Valkyrie!]
