The black hole struck in an instant, forcing Fu Hua to dodge while accelerating her punches.
The black hole was slightly pushed back by the endless force of her fists, while Fu Hua herself shifted to the side.
At last, she barely evaded the black hole. It gradually flew into the distance and vanished after losing the power sustaining it.
The Void Lances followed seamlessly, shooting toward her at once.
For a time, Fu Hua was locked in a bitter battle and gradually began to lose ground.
She wanted to use Feather of Dust, but the two of them seemed to have anticipated it long ago and kept pressing her relentlessly, leaving her no chance to use it.
Moreover, they constantly maneuvered, widening the distance between themselves and her as they took turns providing covering fire.
A faint smile curled onto Clone Welt's lips. Victory was already in his grasp.
"After this battle, why not join World Serpent, ma'am? Our plan will definitely interest you."
"Hmph!"
The Herrscher of the Void merely snorted and answered nothing, continuing her attack with all her strength.
Clone Welt smiled and continued fighting.
At that moment, a strange current of air formed at his side, refracting the moonlight elsewhere.
His smile quickly froze.
The next instant, a cold gleam flashed. Rita swung her giant scythe for one final strike.
"You?!"
The clone was unable to dodge in time. The sneak attack left a horrifying wound across his waist.
How could she still move?! How had she appeared?
Rita's body swayed precariously. After staggering a few times, she slowly collapsed again, unconscious.
The clone was both shocked and enraged. Dragging his heavily wounded body, he immediately moved to take revenge.
Bai Yan moved. He flashed to Rita's side, wrapping one arm around her while drawing his sword with the other!
One Sword Startling Swan!
The clone fell into a daze, and then a short sword pierced through his chest.
When his senses returned, he stared fixedly at Bai Yan in disbelief.
"You—"
Bai Yan pulled out the short sword, then brought it down once more.
The head rolled away with a rumble, still bearing that resentful, unwilling expression.
Without looking at the corpse, Bai Yan immediately laid Rita down gently, intending to hurry over and support Fu Hua.
However.
"Looks like you aren't as weak as you appear, my other half."
The Herrscher of the Void walked over while gripping Fu Hua by the neck. Fu Hua's eyes were tightly shut; she had clearly lost consciousness.
"I really hope Kiana calls me that next time while we're in the academy dorm."
"Heh, a sharp tongue won't save you."
The Herrscher of the Void tossed Fu Hua aside, hovering in the air as she looked down at Bai Yan from the corner of her eye.
"You still want to kill me?" Bai Yan sneered.
"Give me back the gem, and I can consider making you my servant."
The Herrscher of the Void examined Bai Yan, and an oddly satisfied gleam flashed in her eyes.
Bai Yan held his sword across his chest and pointed it directly at the Herrscher of the Void.
"You can take it yourself, Kiana."
Chapter 55: You Actually Used My Gem Against Me?!
Because he had hesitated and failed to provide support in time, Bai Yan regretted everything now.
If he had known becoming a Herrscher would also...
Now that Fu Hua and Rita were unconscious together, and Bronya's abilities were limited, he could only face the Herrscher of the Void himself.
It was not all bad news. The single-core Herrscher of the Void, in her incomplete state, was not that powerful either.
She was furious right now because Bai Yan had called her a pufferfish.
Sirin had never seen a pufferfish.
But no one was allowed to call her a pufferfish!
They had to call her Her Majesty the Queen!
Bronya's skin crawled. The "Kiana" before her felt utterly unfamiliar.
The malice toward living beings, the hostility toward humanity—she was completely different from that idiot!
Bronya wanted to protect the unconscious Rita as Bai Yan had instructed, but when she saw the unconscious class monitor, her head began to hurt again.
"And Sister Xiao Yan..."
Even though Xiao Yan already knew her identity, she still trusted her at this moment. In fact, she had never regarded her as an enemy from the very beginning.
And now, Bai Yan had to face the drastically changed Kiana alone.
In the field, Bai Yan stood before the Herrscher of the Void despite his misgivings, forcing an easy expression onto his face.
But inside, he was panicking badly.
Immortal, wake up already, Immortal!
Wake up and punch her, force her back down!
But she could not wake up.
"Looks like you want me to teach you a lesson myself!"
Seeing that he had not moved for so long, the Herrscher of the Void waved her hand and conjured Void Lances.
If she killed the person before her, that vessel's heart would suffer an immense blow. Then, once she reclaimed the other gem, she might be able to return to her peak.
With the three gems of space, desire, and conquest, she might not be in her strongest form, but she was already far beyond what ordinary people could handle!
"A mere alternate personality is this arrogant? Kiana, you usually aren't like this."
"Idiot, do you actually think I'm that moron?" The Herrscher of the Void was both angered and amused.
"I won't allow you to insult yourself like that—and academically speaking, the primary personality doesn't know the alternate personality exists, while the alternate personality knows everything. So you're the alternate personality. Stop being stubborn."
The Herrscher of the Void's facial muscles twitched.
In other words: you are the product of your vessel's mental illness.
Of course, the Herrscher of the Void lacked the cultural knowledge to interpret it that way.
But to someone as proud as her, that statement was already more than enough desecration.
"Die!"
The Void Lances shot out furiously, one after another, each aimed at Bai Yan's head, heart, and lower abdomen from extremely tricky angles.
Though Bai Yan did not relent verbally, he focused with absolute concentration and mobilized all his strength to meet the attack.
A violent gale met the Void Lances and forcibly disrupted their trajectories. Then the gale swept toward the Herrscher of the Void, trying to drag her down from the sky.
Bai Yan covered himself in a Wind Barrier, entering Optical Camouflage. He kept accelerating through the air, sword in hand as he charged at his opponent.
"Hm?"
Bai Yan vanished, leaving the Herrscher of the Void briefly puzzled.
But the disturbed air soon caught her attention.
"Cunning insect!"
Having noticed the situation, the Herrscher of the Void fired a Void Lance.
Clang!
Bai Yan had no choice but to block it with his sword, but he had already reached striking range.
"Hmph!"
A gate to Imaginary Space opened, successfully blocking Bai Yan's strike.
Bai Yan withdrew his sword and attacked again.
"Tch!"
While dodging, the Herrscher of the Void summoned Void Lances to forcibly block his sword techniques.
Yet the short sword in Bai Yan's hand clung to her like a maggot on bone, following without pause.
When the Herrscher of the Void tried to evade again, she felt as though she had been enclosed within a cage forged of Soul Steel blades. No matter where she ran, she would crash into Bai Yan's sword.
Luoshen Swordplay did not emphasize sword techniques, only artistic conception.
The water of slaughter seeped into every opening like a world-ending flood.
When one first saw water, it seemed harmless. But once its level rose past a critical point, one would discover there was nowhere left to retreat.
Only then did the Herrscher of the Void realize that she had underestimated her opponent too much, allowing him to close in so quickly.
He had not been like this when he practiced with Kiana and the others before!
Sword light flashed from every unimaginable angle, and the Herrscher of the Void actually felt as though enemies surrounded her on all sides.
At that moment, Bai Yan danced with his sword beneath the moon, moving freely while concealing killing intent within every motion.
Relying on her authority, the Herrscher of the Void continuously conjured golden, disk-shaped Void Gates from thin air to absorb the attacks, while attempting to counterattack with Void Lances.
With the authority of the Herrscher of Wind, Bai Yan constantly deployed Wind Barriers to turn invisible, then used the immense speed granted by the gale to force himself close to the Herrscher of the Void and unleash a barrage of attacks.
The two figures danced across the sky like two entangled peregrine falcons, moving so fast they became indistinct blurs.
Bronya looked up at the starry sky, her small mouth slightly open as she was stunned by the battle before her.
"Sister Xiao Yan is that strong?"
This scene overturned every impression she had held before. Bai Yan in the sky was terrifyingly powerful.
One blue and one white figure flickered in the heavens, nearly blending into the moonlight, like true immortals descending from the firmament, like a beauty standing above the nine heavens.
Moreover, Bronya felt that Sister Xiao Yan possessed an indescribable charm today amid her heroic grace, and her gaze gradually became impossible to tear away.
Though the two had yet to decide a victor, Bronya only found Bai Yan's sword dance incomparably beautiful. It did not resemble a desperate fight to the death at all.
It was Bai Yan's first time fighting a battle of this level, and he was gradually gaining confidence.
His understanding of battle was improving.
Weapons had no fixed form, and water had no fixed momentum.
Luoshen Swordplay centered on water, and water was formless.
Bai Yan's original understanding had been an impenetrable net cast over heaven and earth, but during this battle, his opponent's movements became increasingly clear.
So that was it!
Like wind that slipped into the night, moistening all things silently.
It was not impenetrable. It was everywhere.
At that moment, Bai Yan's movements became increasingly fluid, light and heavy, swift and slow.
The Herrscher of the Void felt the pressure growing greater and greater. This person was actually becoming stronger in battle?
This was not an increase in power, but an evolution in his understanding of battle.
The obvious net over heaven and earth suddenly vanished, replaced by a tranquil lake.
If she did not step into it, countless water dragons would surge forth and drench her; if she attacked it, she would be inexplicably drowned instead.
Seemingly present yet absent, it followed like a shadow.
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