Shadow Knight: Moonblade

If it had been an S-rank or A-rank Valkyrie, she could have temporarily driven back Jizou Mitama with these three moves alone. But Feng Chen was not one of them. If his combat power were ranked among the Valkyries, he would only be at the very bottom of B-rank.

This level of damage had only affected Jizou Mitama slightly. It was nowhere near enough to injure her.

"System, haven't I completed Mission One? Where's my reward? I want to draw!"

"Host has received ten mixed supply draws as a mission reward. The favorability of the trio has increased by 5 each. The mixed draw will now begin and take approximately five seconds. Please hold on."

"Five seconds? Jizou Mitama isn't affected by Time Fracture. How am I supposed to last five seconds? I feel like she's going to cut me down the next second!"

The reason Xiao Yun had not used Death Force Breaks the Sea earlier was that she feared injuring Yae Sakura inside Jizou Mitama. But after discovering that she could not inflict any effective damage on Jizou Mitama, she began using Death Force Breaks the Sea repeatedly. Although it could not cause damage, being able to affect her somewhat was still a good thing.

"Boom!"

Jizou Mitama stabbed both katanas into the ground, and a massive amount of Honkai Energy began to gather.

Three seconds left!

The massive amount of Honkai Energy began causing one small-scale explosion after another, and Feng Chen could feel the Honkai Energy within his body being absorbed as well.

Two seconds left!

Jizou Mitama pulled out both katanas, and a pale violet shield appeared around her body.

One second left!

Jizou Mitama began spinning rapidly, generating a tremendous suction force, as though invisible hands had appeared and were pulling at Feng Chen.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the S-rank Valkyrie armor, Blood Knight: Moonbeam."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the four-star weapon Judas' Embrace of Blood, which can evolve to a maximum of five stars."

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the S-rank Valkyrie armor data—actually Valkyrie fragments, but seeing the fragments hurts, so I came up with a data system: Shadow Knight: Moonblade. You can temporarily obtain Shadow Knight: Moonblade's abilities."

"Data activated. Fourth-generation God-Slaying Armor, Shadow Knight: Moonblade, initiating."

"Additionally, due to Shadow Knight: Moonblade's special nature, while the armor is active, Xiao Yun's will cannot use the Host's body. Please prepare for battle."

"Whoosh!" High above Changkong City, Feng Chen, clad in black-and-blue armor, leaped into the air.

"Eclipse Mode, activate." Beside Feng Chen's ear, a mechanical female voice even more emotionless than the system seemed better suited to the situation.

A visor appeared over his face. The areas protected by the armor gradually decreased, replaced by golden patterns.

"Bang!" A stronger suction force than Jizou Mitama's, fiercer attacks than hers, and faster speed than hers.

"Death Force Breaks the Sea!"

This armor was too fast—so fast that the first palm strike could not be seen at all. Only when the following punch connected could one make out a blurry shadow.

The pale violet shield shattered instantly, and Jizou Mitama's body leaned forward slightly.

After all, Jizou Mitama contained the consciousness of the Herrscher of Erosion and wielded the Twelfth Divine Key, Jizou Mitama. If she lost to an attack of this caliber, it would be far too humiliating.

She swung three more slashes, but Feng Chen dodged them all.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Another set of Death Force Breaks the Sea battered Jizou Mitama's body, breaking it apart again and again before it recovered. She wanted to engage Feng Chen in a war of attrition and see who could last longer. No matter who endured longer, she had already gained a certain amount of time. As long as Feng Chen did not appear here for the moment, Yae Sakura's body would belong to her.

"Host, take a good look at what's displayed on the visor in front of you! It contains part of Hua's martial arts!" Sure enough, a series of images was projected onto the visor. Although Feng Chen did not know who the person in them was, the attack style did indeed share similarities with Death Force Breaks the Sea.

Most of the techniques displayed there were difficult to master in a short time, so Feng Chen chose one that looked powerful yet easy to learn.

After dodging another leaping slash from Jizou Mitama, Feng Chen struck first and leaped into the air.

"Dao Gives Birth to One, One Gives Birth to Two, Two Gives Birth to Three, Three Gives Birth to All Things. All Things Bear Yin and Embrace Yang; the Flowing Qi Harmonizes Them..."

"Upper Clarity: Still Water, Tranquil Wind."

"Upper Clarity: Still Water, Tranquil Sword."

Before Jizou Mitama could prepare her next move, Feng Chen had already reached her.

He struck Jizou Mitama with a palm, then followed with an upward punch to dispel the recoil from the first strike, and finally delivered another fierce punch, smashing through more than half of Jizou Mitama's body!

"Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" With only one arm remaining, Jizou Mitama covered her head and crashed from side to side. The area, already reduced to ruins, was filled with flying dust and sand.

Sunlight shone onto one corner of the black box in the ruins behind Jizou Mitama, and the reflected light was exceptionally conspicuous.

"Host, grab that box! That box can seal Jizou Mitama!"

It turned out that the black box had fallen out of Jizou Mitama's body earlier.

Feng Chen circled around Jizou Mitama and flew toward the ruins.

This armor was incredibly reassuring. To the point that Feng Chen temporarily achieved "Shangqing Zhishui, a heart as still as water." Put plainly, the power of Xiao Yun's stigma depended on one's state of mind. With a good mindset, one could use it freely; once the mindset collapsed, trouble would follow.

A small house was thrown directly at him, and Feng Chen shattered it with Death Force Breaks the Sea.

Enraged, Jizou Mitama directly used her Herrscher abilities.

"Host, be careful! The Herrscher of Erosion can erode all things with her consciousness and make them serve her!" The system's warning came too late. A rain of stones had already begun falling over the area.

"What the hell am I supposed to do against this!" Feng Chen used Time Fracture to slow the rain of stones while simultaneously activating the Power of Lightning from the Lightning Empress armor.

"Warning! The Host's physical condition is currently insufficient to use the power of two sets of armor simultaneously. Immediately withdraw the Power of Lightning from the Lightning Empress armor."

"Withdraw my ass! Time Fracture is about to end. If I don't use the Lightning Empress armor now, I'll be crushed to death!"

"Warning! Warning! The Host's physical load has reached 70%. Life status is about to become critically injured."

"Crack!"

Feng Chen finally understood what made Jizou Mitama so terrifying. Even an S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal would probably have a hard time dealing with her.

The world within Time Fracture, originally dyed purple-black, suddenly revealed two enormous hands.

From this angle, it was clear that Jizou Mitama's other hand had already grown back, and she was trying to tear open the space within Time Fracture!

"Crack!"

The opening grew larger, and the effects of Time Fracture gradually weakened.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

The entire Time Fracture was actually torn open by Jizou Mitama!

The world turned red. This was what Time Fracture looked like when it flowed backward.

Had the rain of stones and Jizou Mitama sped up? No, Feng Chen had slowed down.

"Host's life status: critically injured. Unable to use Valkyrie armor and stigmata."

"Bang!"

Feng Chen's body soon fell to the ground, his fingers only a few centimeters away from the black box.