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Fortunately, as the battle progressed, Jingliu discovered that Gwen, the visitor, seemed to be stronger than expected.

Even though she was now only a hair's breadth away from completely removing the restrictions, Gwen remained unmoved, showing no sign of strain.

"Who exactly are you?"

Standing still, Jingliu did not continue his attack. He simply looked at Gwen, whose aura was still stable. Even though his aura had completely transformed into that of a dangerous beast, his tone had returned to calm, and there was no trace of the madness in his laughter just now.

"To the Xianzhou Luofu, I should be considered a friendly guest."

Gwen shook the shattered sword in his hand, casually tossed it aside, and looked at Jingliu, who was on the verge of madness—

Even the Xuanyuan Sword, which he had hand-crafted with enhanced durability, couldn't withstand the ravages of the Jingliu and had completely collapsed.

"You seem to be holding back?"

Is it because you're worried this space can't withstand your rampage?

That's unnecessary.

According to my two friends from the Genius Club, my current strength is not weak at the Emanator level.

One of the purposes of my trip to Luofu was to find the Great Annihilation Lord and test my skills.

"The Annihilation Lord?"

Upon hearing Gwen's account, Jingliu, who could already sense that the Mara-Struck was on the verge of exploding, forcibly suppressed the urge to unleash everything at the last moment.

"That's right. The current turmoil in Luofu is mainly due to the schemes of the Annihilation Lord, Phantylia, and she is my target as well—"

Gwen nodded, looking at the Jingliu that was still holding back, yet seemed like a volcano about to erupt. The longer it held back, the more terrifying the eruption would be.

"How?"

"...

"Then let me see what kind of strength you have to challenge the Annihilation Lord!"

Hearing Gwen's confident tone, Jingliu had a lot to say, but in the end, all his words were reduced to a single action—

He raised his hand, ripped off the black veil covering his eyes, revealing his fierce eyes that were now glowing with an eerie red light.

The moment the black veil was torn off, it was flung to the heavens by the tenfold, even hundredfold, ferocity suddenly erupting from Jingliu's body.

An endless, Cold Wave erupted along with its ferocious power, instantly engulfing this relatively small alternate dimension. At that moment, Gwen felt an even more terrifying Cold Wave than the one emanating from the star core on Everwinter Peak—

Because compared to the Cold Wave of Yaliluo VI, the icy power emanating from Jingliu carried her own will.

Even though this will was not entirely clear, it still made this chill stronger than the Cold Wave that covered an entire planet in some respects.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

With a maniacal laugh, Jingliu, wielding a sword formed from converging ice and moonlight, unleashed its full power and launched a fierce attack on Gwen, suppressing Gwen for the first time since the start of their fight.

The icy sword energy no longer contained the self-restriction that bound it; instead, under the influence of the Mara-Struck, its power was even greater.

Even though Jingliu had let go of all restrictions and was going all out, he still couldn't gain much of an advantage in the repeated clashes of their blades. Occasionally, he would gain a slight advantage by breaking Gwen's sword, only to be punched back by Gwen.

This all-out, unrestrained battle only intensified Jingliu's ferocity, making the fierce light in his blood-red eyes almost ghostly.

"Tsk..."

Has he completely fallen into the Mara-Struck?

Seeing Jingliu's eyes completely consumed by madness, Gwen whispered, kicked Jingliu away, whose Jingliu was covered in eerie ice crystals like those Cloud Cavalry who had fallen into demonic darkness, threw away his twelfth broken sword, and clenched his fist.

The sword forged with the Authority of Reason can't withstand the attack, and directly wielding the Holy Sword would be a bit too much, plus there's the risk of actually getting slashed by the Jingliu. So, it's better to just use my fists; it's easier to control the force.

"I have mastered your swordsmanship; it is truly amazing."

Next comes the treatment—

The first step is to knock you down.

Faced with the increasingly frenzied Jingliu's outstretched hand unleashing countless sword energies that nearly engulfed this alternate dimension, Gwen also suddenly threw a punch—

"Now I should show you... the ultimate level of speed and power—the Overlord Chasing Wind Fist!"

With a single punch, as powerful as the heavens themselves, all the sword shadows in the sky were shattered.

Another punch Jingliu, who was in Mara-Struck energy, to the ground, unable to get up again.

"The second step, Sword God!"

Looking at Jingliu, whose body was paralyzed and whose blue-black dress was stained dark with blood, yet whose aura grew increasingly ferocious, Gwen's gaze remained calm as he formed a sword incantation with his hand—

"God is the ultimate in transformation, the wondrous being of all things, which cannot be questioned by form."

A giant sword materialized out of thin air, carrying an imposing force that seemed to cleave the heavens and earth, and slowly descended upon Jingliu.

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Now, Gwen no longer needs to follow the step-by-step procedure to unleash the Sword God as a beginner. The reason he is reciting the sword incantation again is that this is not simply about attacking the enemy with the Sword God, but about performing some more detailed operations—

The divine is the ultimate of change; even without a sword, it exists. The sword is formed through divine power, its energy spontaneously generated, thus connecting with the Spirit Resonance. The divine is the ultimate of change, the wondrous essence of all things, beyond the reach of form. It has neither form nor needs form; this sword fills space, this sword is space itself. Therefore, it is omnipresent and invincible.

Theoretically speaking, the Sword God can cut through anything. Even the connection between Sirin, the original daughter of the Honkai, and the Honkai was severed by the Sword God used by Fu Hua after burning her Remembrance.

Objectively speaking, this was an accident. Fu Hua originally wanted to desperately send the six-core pufferfish away in one wave, but the Honkai for Sirin.

However, in reality, the Sword God is indeed able to cut through some rather special things.

For Gwen, whose Gene Lock had reached its peak and Cosmo had reached the pinnacle of the Seventh Sense, this unexpected event was already within his control.

The giant sword descended slowly from the sky, its blade piercing through the thin ice that had formed on the surface of the Jingliu due to the Mara-Struck, touching her fair skin without causing any harm. Instead, it covered her paralyzed and twisted body with a layer of shimmering light.

This is Gwen trying to analyze the current state of Jingliu's body and attempting to sever the Mara-Struck within her.

At Ruan Mei's place, Gwen also saw some research materials on the Mara-Struck. Even though they didn't go deep into the fundamentals, they were enough to give him some inspiration, making his actions now twice as effective.

As the analysis deepened, Gwen's expression grew increasingly grim.

Jingliu's physical condition is extremely complicated. This Celestial Being from the Xianzhou, who is about two thousand years old, has been living with Mara-Struck for nearly a thousand years.

During this time, she was slashed by Jing Yuan, who had just taken office as general, and wandered outside for many years fighting against the demonic forces alone, while also seeking out other powers.

In short, the situation was a delicate balance between friend and foe, which made Jingliu appear only a little cold.

Now, with Gwen's provocation and oppression, this balance has been broken, and the power of the Mara-Struck has completely suppressed the power and will of the Jingliu itself.

Fortunately, despite the invasion of that Mara-Struck, Jingliu was still able to maintain his original state and stabilize his consciousness and soul from being completely controlled.

This gives Gwen ample room to maneuver.

"Drink--"

All the thoughts deep within Gwen's eyes vanished into nothingness. The greatsword hovering above Jingliu's head was covered with a thin layer of frost, colder and purer than the solid ice on Jingliu's surface.

During their training with Crestor, Gwen and Degel both received guidance from this previous Aquarius Gold Saint, and grasped the true meaning of Aquarius's Absolute Zero—

"Freezing is not killing, but returning the boiling destiny to the clarity of the universe at its birth."

Gwen slowly ignited his ever-growing Cosmo, golden flames rising from his body. No heat dissipated, yet the swirling ice shards in this scarred alternate dimension refracted a dazzling light, as if this moment were eternity—

"When the Aquarius Saint Seiya burn their Cosmo, what you see is not ice and snow, but the last brilliance of a star before it goes out, sculpted into an eternal form."

With the Sword God who can cut through anything and the holy sword that can break through anything, cut off the demonic yin on Jingliu's body, use the flame that changes everything to completely burn away this twisted relationship, and then use the true meaning of Absolute Zero to reconcile the balance in Jingliu's body that has collapsed due to the lack of demonic yin.

The giant sword with the Jingliu on its forehead vanished into thin air, turning into a stream of light and disappearing without a trace, like a spring breeze that dispelled the biting chill in this alien space.

Having achieved his goal, Gwen, in a good mood, walked easily to Jingliu's side, releasing a soft golden light from his palm to repair Jingliu's damaged body.

"You are... treating me?"

Before Gwen could finish repairing her body, Jingliu had already woken up, her pure red eyes, which showed no trace of ferocity but rather a hint of bewilderment, looking at Gwen beside her through the golden light before her.

She could feel the golden light in Gwen's hand rapidly healing her injuries.

At the same time, Jingliu could also sense that something was missing from his body—

That was the Mara-Struck that had accompanied her since the Annihilation of the Lunar Sea, and had been entangled with her for hundreds of years.

At this moment, however, she felt immense hatred for it. The Mara-Struck that had gradually become a part of her over a long period of time seemed to have disappeared, leaving her with a strange sense of emptiness.

Even though this emptiness has been filled by another power that can merge with her, that strange feeling will not disappear anytime soon.

"Of course, I just want to spar, not kill you. I'll heal you after we're done."

Gwen smiled, seeing that there was no longer any killing intent in Jingliu's eyes, and that he had completely broken free from his Mara-Struck state, and asked with a smile.

"How about it? Don't you feel a sense of relief and freedom?"

"...

There was indeed a strange sense of ease...

Jingliu carefully sensed the state of his body, but his brows furrowed deeply.

A moment later, Jingliu opened his eyes and looked at Gwen in disbelief—

"You cured my Mara-Struck?"

Even though he had been separated from the Xianzhou Alliance for hundreds or even thousands of years, as the former Sword Champion of Luofu, Jingliu knew very well that the Xianzhou Alliance had never given up its research on the Mara-Struck, but had never obtained satisfactory results.

But now, Jingliu can't even feel the demonic energy that once drove her mad. This is equivalent to healing her Mara-Struck. How can she be calm?

The Mara-Struck she had spent hundreds of years barely suppressing was actually healed by this stranger in front of her.

Even though the duration and cost of this treatment are still unclear, it is already enough to move the entire Xianzhou Alliance.

Given her situation, even if there are other Xianzhou Alliance with more severe Mara-Struck than her, they would be extremely rare.

"I made a small attempt, but the specific results will depend on your own efforts."

Gwen smiled and withdrew the healing golden light from his hand, Jingliu.

"After all, you are the first patient with Mara-Struck that I have treated. The specific effects, whether it will relapse, and how long the effect will last are all yet to be verified."

Now, let's move around a bit and see if we feel much better.

"Um..."

Although her cool and pretty face still held a hint of disbelief, Jingliu believed her body wouldn't lie, and began to try to move her body, which felt sore from resting for too long—

!

Unexpectedly easy, without even the discomfort of lying down for a long time, everything was so natural and comfortable.

This indescribable sense of ease even gave Jingliu the illusion that she had returned to Cangcheng before its fall, and that she was still that young girl.

Slowly sitting up, Jingliu even felt a strange sense of discomfort—

Her body, which seemed thousands of years younger, seemed to be urging her, "Why are you so slow? Hurry up! Don't be as slow as an old lady!"

"Call..."

Jingliu let out a soft breath, and without probing any further, he leaped up from the ground with a shake of his body. His figure was as agile as a monkey, and his movements as light as a bird. The ice sword that had quietly condensed in his hand had become more exquisitely beautiful than before, and even the fierce sword intent had become more pure, like dust-free water.

Beside him, Gwen observed the Jingliu sword dance, comparing it with the Jingliu sword techniques in his mind. He discovered many differences: it lacked some of the killing intent and gained more lightness and freedom, but its sharpness was not diminished at all, and was even stronger.

"How?

Is your body adapting well now?

Gwen looked at Jingliu, who had put away his ice sword and stood silently, and asked with a light laugh.

"It feels great... almost never before."

Jingliu didn't hide his feelings, looking at Gwen with his clear red eyes and speaking frankly.

With his mature and seasoned experience, combined with a body that has reached its peak yet is full of vitality, even though some of the power within his body is still somewhat unfamiliar, Jingliu is certain that his current state is incomparably good.

"Hmm, it seems there's nothing wrong with my treatment."

Receiving the patient's affirmation, Gwen nodded with satisfaction.

"..."

Seeing Gwen's relieved smile, Jingliu fell into an unusual silence, staring at Gwen for a moment before speaking—

Do you need me to keep this a secret for you?

However, this might be very difficult.

My return to the Xianzhou has its own plans, and I will inevitably meet with Xianzhou higher-ups. At that time, my true state will most likely be fully exposed to them.

"Um...

What do you think will happen to me if they find out?