Chapter 236
"Have you looked at those messages?"
"We will all eventually meet our Finality ..." Durandal stopped speaking, her hair standing on end.
She picked one of them, glanced at it, and quickly looked at the next one.
One after another.
All the information points to the Finality.
Durandal raised her head and asked with difficulty, "Are you serious?"
"This is an instruction, and also their true will, like a flame shot at a scarecrow. When the scarecrow is burned to ashes, this instruction will disappear completely. So there's nothing to worry about."
"Misterin said softly."
"..."
"Next, you will act as a knight, wielding the power of the Stigmata as your spear and riding the space you break through, heading straight for the person you wish to see."
"Then, just as they planned, they crashed into this Stigmata Space..."
Durandal took a deep breath and then nodded solemnly.
A frozen purple world.
Kiana and Bai Yan are locked in a standoff, neither of them making a move for the time being.
"Judging from your remarks, it's as if you've implicitly admitted you'll lose. Is this some kind of humble culture in Shenzhou?"
Kiana raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Of course not, I was just stating one possibility."
"So, if you win and ultimately control the Finality, what do you plan to do?"
Bai Yan smiled upon hearing this, "How can you be so sure that at that time I will be in control of the Finality, rather than the Finality controlling me? You should know that the man who took over the authority of the gods one by one was eventually controlled by you two sisters if you hadn't intervened."
"So, you plan to use the power of the Finality to send everyone away before that moment arrives?"
"Of course that's true, didn't I say that before?"
Kiana frowned.
Upon hearing Bai Yan say this, she immediately thought of the people on Earth.
Is this current silent standoff because the other side wants to stall for time, waiting for everyone on Earth to enter the world they've created so they can make their move?
If that were the case, how many people on Earth would die...?
Kiana's eyes sharpened at this thought.
"It seems we have no choice but to fight this battle—if I win in the end, I will do as you wish, defeating you with the full force of my Finality strike."
"That would be perfect. A spectacular opening deserves a spectacular closing."
The two wielded greatswords, and a fierce battle was about to erupt.
Kiana made the first move.
Wanting a quick victory, she opted for simple close-quarters combat.
But at this level of power clash, even the most ordinary gestures and movements would be a force beyond the comprehension of mortals.
With a single swing of the sword, the very space seemed to tremble.
The spot where the two stood instantly seemed to vanish into nothingness, leaving the two standing suspended in mid-air.
Kiana's attacks are wide and sweeping, showcasing both speed and power to the fullest.
But against Bai Yan, this swordsmanship seemed rather ordinary.
His casual thrusts often hit the core perfectly, striking Kiana's greatsword before she could react, deflecting her attacks and rendering them ineffective.
As the battle progressed, the Power of Finality flowed towards the two once more.
Power is rising, and it is being fought over.
"Only defending and not attacking, are you hiding your true strength?"
"Swordsmanship is not your forte; is this not concealing your true abilities?"
Kiana fell silent, stepped back, and then activated her powers.
Void Lance, flames raged across the heavens, countless spider lilies bloomed, and lightning flashed overhead...
In contrast, Bai Yan did not use his powers; instead, he transformed his strength into sword energy.
The sword energy varied in size and was countless in number. As soon as it appeared, it went straight for Kiana, forcing her to choose to defend.
The ultimate sword energy attack is all-pervasive; if there is the slightest lapse or weakness, the sword energy will seize the opportunity to penetrate.
Their speed was extremely fast, so fast that it was incomprehensible, and even seemed to defy the laws of space.
Despite the confrontation with the Void Lance, many of its attacks were actually knocked down along its path, while the sword energy continued to advance.
Kiana frowned, realizing her own problem.
Previously, some people said that Bai Yan only knew flashy moves, but now he is simple and unadorned, only possessing extreme speed and power.
However, due to his unfamiliarity with the combination of various powers, he was temporarily at a disadvantage.
What a formidable opponent! No wonder my sister has always had such high hopes for him!
Having realized this, Kiana immediately changed her approach.
The thunder dissipated, the red spider lilies fell, and the flames died down; only the power of space remained.
However.
When she used the Void Lance to counter the enemy's sword energy, and found that she could cope with the speed and power, she suddenly realized that she was gradually losing ground during the battle.
Upon closer inspection, Bai Yan's sword energy seemed to possess its own consciousness, and when Void Lance, it was like a player fighting against a bot.
Kiana was furious.
"Really!"
She clenched her fists, and the golden halos that filled the sky vanished, along with the Void Lance.
Instead, a flaming greatsword was used.
"All power can be concentrated in one sword strike... Ahhh, isn't this still Bai Yan's move?!"
I'm about to go crazy.
But she quickly calmed down, because now was not the time to let her emotions get the better of her.
We must remain calm and think of ways to solve this problem.
The sword energy whistled past, forcing Kiana to dodge awkwardly, and she was even injured.
If it weren't for his power, he would have been covered in blood long ago.
Suddenly, she remembered a scene from the past.
He sighed inwardly.
Endless sword energy, carrying the power to the Destruction all living beings and things, swept in from all directions.
Kiana snapped her fingers.
This time, instead of golden halos, there were enormous fire discs.
The fire disc appeared instantly in front of the sword energy, weakening the target to the extreme the moment it was struck, before engulfing it.
The sword energies were blocked and gradually disappeared into the fire pit.
"Oh?"
Bai Yan was slightly taken aback, then continued to swing his sword.
The sword energy reappeared, and the attack continued.
Kiana, however, moved.
The fire pits continued to appear, but Kiana no longer stayed in place; instead, she rushed forward.
The moment she got close to Bai Yan, she kicked him hard.
That kick was enough to knock a hard object off the near-Earth orbit.
Bai Yan had already sensed it, but he was still caught off guard by Kiana's move.
That's incredibly reckless.
Left with no other choice, he had to use both hands to hold his sword and block with all his might.
He kicked the sword.
Clang!
The sword energy and the fire plate above disappeared almost simultaneously, as if they had lost their master's support.
A terrifying shockwave erupted between the two of them once again.
There was nothing deliberately destroyed around them, but the two of them felt a shock to their minds, and strange hallucinations vaguely appeared before their eyes.
As their wavering emotions gradually calmed, the two looked at each other again.
I'm still shaken.
Kiana leaped into the air, then abruptly retreated, landing with a look of astonishment on her face.
A tremendous force surged into her body; she could feel it—this was the Power of Finality; however, its source was not the cocoon.
Bai Yan also noticed the abnormality in his body.
Deep within the soul, a gate appears.
Soon, two figures flashed by, seemingly having left this world.
"Master Jingliu? No, their expressions are a bit strange..."
Just as he was wondering, he discovered that the door to the depths of his soul was "walking" toward him.
The power arrived to fill the void.
And it's in no way weaker than it was just now.
Bai Yan looked up and found Kiana looking at him as well.
The latter raised his flaming greatsword and pointed it at Bai Yan, saying, "It seems you are more troublesome than I imagined. Now, I will truly exert all my strength."
As soon as she finished speaking, numerous powers manifested within her.
It was as if countless Herrscher appeared simultaneously in Setsuna and locked onto Bai Yan at the same time.
The dormant cocoon seemed to slightly open its eyes.
Kiana looked at Bai Yan with a puzzled expression.
"Your strength has not only not diminished, but is even stronger than before. Why is that?"
"The answer lies in the riddle itself,"
A smile appeared on Bai Yan's lips as he gazed expectantly at Kiana. "My current power does not come from the cocoon."
"..."
Kiana narrowed her eyes and said no more, her fighting spirit surging once more, her power manifesting throughout the void.
Upon seeing this, Bai Yan opened his arms.
The crimson longsword vanished.
At the same time, worlds gradually began to be born in the void...
Chapter 282 The Argumentation and Verification Methods of Geniuses
The void is boundless, filled with the power of the Destruction and creation.
The true Herrscher of Finality is about to be born, yet Bai Yan still stands tall before her.
"It's the same move, so why does it feel different every time I see it?"
Kiana gazed at the fictional worlds that were constantly being created and taking shape in the void, and asked in confusion.
"Unlike pure warriors like you, whose combat strength and combat understanding develop in tandem, my combat understanding has advanced before my combat strength."