The Illusory Sword God
But if Kevin is the one who unleashed the ice spikes, then anyone who tries to take that hit head-on would be a fool.
At his Kevin could instantly freeze the Heavenly Fire: Unleashed in its Jie Mie state. Even if Kevin is far weaker now than he was back then, freezing their bodies with the released freezing air would be an easy feat for him.
Faced with the prospect of everyone being pierced and frozen, Lin Yu immediately released the Stigmata on his right hand and attached the Phantasm Lantern Barrier to his fist.
"Slideshow... Explosive Fist!"
By combining the energy-weakening properties of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier with the energy-explosive properties of the Explosive Fist, Lin Yu successfully shattered the surrounding ice spikes with the Explosive Fist after weakening the energy intensity of this attack.
But at that moment, Kevin certainly wouldn't let go of the slight openings that Lin Yu exposed when he used his fist techniques.
Although the two sides had only exchanged one or two blows, Kevin had already vaguely noticed something when he introduced himself to everyone earlier.
This four-person team was actually a team that was secretly launching an offensive centered around Lin Yu.
In other words, once Lin Yu is defeated, the remaining three will only become easier to defeat after Lin Yu's defeat.
As for persuading Lin Yu to join World Serpent through words of 'admonition', Kevin never considered that from the beginning.
In Kevin's eyes, Lin Yu, with his cold face, had absolutely no intention of talking to him.
Kevin, who was completely unaware of the 'Cold-Faced Hunk' trait, naturally regarded Lin Yu as a fighter who was full of determination and too lazy to communicate with Kevin.
Kevin certainly wishes there were more fighters like this, but right now...
He had to make these people realize the cruelest reality.
Warriors, if you cannot surpass me, you will never be able to defeat the Finality.
So now...
—Let me see just how much potential you all have!
The next moment, all the ice crystals flying around seemed to have a sense of self and flew towards Lin Yu's body.
Lin Yu, who should have been able to retire gracefully, was instead struck by Kevin's attack...
—After being successfully injured, he fell heavily to the ground.
Chapter 236. The Illusion Lantern - Sword God
The moment Lin Yu was injured, Mei and Durandal perfectly positioned themselves between Lin Yu and Kevin.
The two did not turn around to check on Lin Yu's current condition, not because they were not worried about Lin Yu's injuries.
After exchanging a single blow with Kevin, the two women knew very well that if they dared to lose focus for even a moment in front of an opponent of Kevin's caliber, they would end up in an even more miserable state than Lin Yu was now.
Rather than making some nonsensical gesture to show their concern, they tacitly decided that what they should do now was buy Yuno time to heal Lin Yu's body.
Seeing Lin Yu fly Yuno, Lin Yu immediately rushed to his side, preparing to use her power of creation to heal Lin Yu injuries.
However, as the Herrscher of Death, Yuno had already noticed something when she activated her Authority of Creation.
Lin Yu's injuries were actually much less severe than they appeared to be.
Before facing Kevin, Lin Yu had already made preparations.
He temporarily became Herrscher by relying on the Blank Key and the Seven Thunders of Retribution, but he still had too little time to test his power.
Lin Yu, who was not good at using the Imaginary Barrier, could only put on a layer of magic-woven armor and an energy protective suit made of Dimensional Force between the Blank Key and his body before the battle began.
However, even under these circumstances, he was actually injured by Kevin's attack.
The terrifying ice pierced through Lin Yu 'Lin Yu body, and the low temperature it brought was further stripping away the heat from his body.
Damn it, I thought this attack was just a small, probing skill for Kevin at most.
No, my judgment might be correct. Kevin's tentative use of small skills, combined with his judgment of timing in battle, poses a far greater threat to us than a single attack from an ordinary Herrscher.
Furthermore, although the power of ice is not as pure as the power of fire in terms of destructive force, the accompanying 'freezing' effect will slow down our movement speed.
I'm such an idiot.
From the very beginning, I should not have had any thought of 'delaying'.
Kevin hasn't figured out our fighting style yet, and he hasn't digested the power he gained from absorbing Chiyou.
It's fair to say that the Kevin we're facing right now is the 'weakest' Kevin.
Given enough time, Kevin, whose combat experience far surpasses that of the four of us, will only start to counter us based on our combat tactics.
On the other hand, if he can completely absorb Chiyou's power, we might not be facing [Parvati] Kevin, but [Chimera] Kevin.
We can't delay. Even if I want to wait for Su to arrive with reinforcements, I must fight with the intention of inflicting heavy damage on him!
"Senior!"
As if she had already sensed Lin Yu's thoughts, Yuno immediately spoke in a very flustered tone.
"Don't move! Your body is already—"
"Damn it..."
At this moment, Lin Yu, after supporting himself on the ground and standing up, looked at Kevin, who was forcing Durandal and Mei into a retreat, and said with great resentment.
"How can this guy be so powerful..."
However, at the same time, Lin Yu, who suddenly grabbed Yuno's wrist, did something Yuno didn't expect.
At this moment, Yuno, shocked, opened her eyes wide and looked at Lin Yu in disbelief.
Senior, you're actually forcibly connecting to the Tranquility Gem within my body?!
And that's not all...
His connection with the Seven Thunders of Retribution was not severed!
If it weren't for the worry of affecting Lin Yu's plans, Yuno would really want to push Lin Yu away to interrupt his crazy act.
But Yuno knew very well that she couldn't do that.
Lin Yu made this incredibly crazy move entirely because the enemy was too strong.
Because the enemy was too strong and he was too weak, Lin Yu had no choice but to use this method of squeezing out his own life force to connect to two Herrscher Core at the same time in order to amplify his combat power.
I'm already a burden to Lin Yu because of my weakness; if I act impulsively now and drag Lin Yu down again...
Just thinking about this Yuno suppress her inner impulse and actively cooperate with Lin Yu's actions of connecting to the core.
Meanwhile, Mei and Durandal, who were fighting Kevin, were facing pressure that far exceeded their expectations.
Both of them could clearly sense that the other was definitely not using their full strength in the fight.
Even so, neither of them could harm Kevin in the slightest when facing him in his current state.
No, perhaps that's not quite accurate.
Whether it was the Herrscher of Thunder's Judgment Lightning or the Withering Black Mist accompanying the Black Abyss White Flower, both actually caused real damage to Kevin's body.
However, Kevin, despite his injuries, showed no intention of backing down and continued to launch a fierce attack on the two.
If Kevin was only being so assertive mentally, that would be one thing.
However, during the battle, the two were horrified to discover that Kevin's body, which they had struck and which should have been decaying and decomposing, had only suffered 'minor damage'.
And then—and then these injuries were completely healed by Kevin's body's self-healing ability.
Although their attacks weren't their full-force strikes, Kevin's display of power was already excessive.
If even decomposition and decay, which are so effective against biological enemies, don't do much damage, then let's continue like this...
We can't win.
Although it boosts others' morale and diminishes her own, this is the only judgment Mei can make Mei now.
But even if I can't win, I'll still hold this man back.
We must not let him hurt Lin Yu.
In the past, Lin Yu protected me, but now...
—It's my turn to protect Lin Yu!
The Herrscher of Thunder, who had remained silent until now, sensed that the intensity of the Honkai Energy emanating from Mei was still increasing.
[Hey, Mei, are you crazy?!]
[If this continues, even if the Honkai were to support you now, you've used power beyond your limits, and your body will still suffer—]
Of course I know that, but...!
If it's for him, I don't care what I become!
"... interesting."
Sensing the even more powerful Honkai Energy erupting from Mei, Kevin, who had just forced Durandal back, did not choose to attack Mei at this moment, but waited for Mei to unleash her strongest sword strike.
The Herrscher of Thunder in this era is clearly much more powerful than the Herrscher of Thunder in our time.
Is this the power that Herrscher with 'emotions' can unleash by relying on emotions as motivation?
Very strong.
But that's still not enough.
"Raiden Mei..."
Forced to retreat, Durandal, seeing the lightning constantly erupting from Raiden Mei's body, immediately made a decision as well.
Using Xiao You's power now might still be too risky.
However, if the combat is aided by the properties of the Crystals of Reason and the Dominion Crystal, it should not cause any instability in the World Bubble.
Seeing Durandal on the other side also draw a weapon that shouldn't be there, Kevin really didn't expect that this weapon, which had been lost for so long, would actually appear here.
To be honest, Mei, who is currently fighting at full strength, and Durandal, who is trying to assist him in the battle using the two crystals of the 'Blade of the Unbroken', do not actually have the ability to threaten Kevin's life.
But seeing the two people rushing towards him, Kevin inexplicably felt a strange sense of crisis.
However, despite not thinking that the two attackers posed a significant threat to him, Kevin still chose to take the situation a little more seriously.
After all, whether it's the Herrscher of Thunder has surpassed the limits, or himself, a descendant with considerable skills and ridiculously high energy intensity, they are already considered top-notch experts.
"Warriors of this era, you have done enough, but..."
At this moment, Kevin activated a portion of the power within the Plague Gem and channeled that power into the Jie Mie.
The white-haired warrior wielding a greatsword, the blond knight with two weapons, and the Far East samurai whose body was crackling with lightning all unleashed their power at the enemy before them.
And in the next instant...
"How so..."
Mei, who had taken the brunt of Kevin's attacks, not only lost all the lightning on her body, but was also sent flying backward by Kevin's blow, and began to lose consciousness.
With her God-Slaying Armor protecting her and her high personal strength, Durandal is not as weak as Mei.
But after that attack, Durandal finally saw things clearly.
Unless she risks World Bubble chaos by having the 'Blade of the Unbroken' create that golden armor before attacking the enemy simultaneously with the Black Abyss White Flower and the Blade of the Unbroken, the enemy's incredibly powerful regenerative abilities alone would be enough to ignore most of her attacks.
"Descendant of the Kaslana clan, you have done your best."
Looking at Mei supporting Durandal, Kevin said with great satisfaction.
"Your talent is no less than mine, but you don't yet understand the true extent of your power."
"From the very beginning, you've been spouting nonsense to distract me."
At this moment, Durandal, after sheathing the holy sword, was healing Mei's injuries with Abyss Flower while speaking to Kevin without any politeness.
"I am not a member of the Kaslana clan."
"... I see."
Sensing the energy fluctuations emanating from Durandal, Kevin nodded slightly and continued speaking to Durandal.
"You not only possess the Stigmata of the Kaslana clan, but also the Stigmata and holy blood of the Sania."
"After this fight, I personally suggest you take a good look into your background."
"Perhaps you are not interested in your past, but if you can fully master the power of Kaslana and Sania, you will surely be able to protect more people."