Volume Three: The Academy's Full-Scale Rampage - Painful Spiral (3)

"Golden Moon· Thunderous Moon!!!"

The crackling golden runes transformed into dazzling lightning balls, hurtling towards Raosen at breakneck speed. Raosen remained completely still, and the lightning balls were distorted into nothingness by the force of distortion when they approached within a meter.

It doesn't matter, though. Thunderous Moon's first lightning ball was just for positioning.

"Ah, be a good boy and learn from me, now you're done talking!"

Raosen smiled and extended his fingertip, a tremendous twisting force gathering at it, forming a twisted spiral larger than any of the previous ones.

Boom!!!

Just then, a giant golden lightning bolt, tens of meters in diameter, descended from the sky and struck Raosen directly on the head! The aftershocks of the golden lightning continued to scatter, shattering everything around it!

However, after the lightning finally dissipated, Raosen was completely unharmed.

The distortion within a meter of his body could even dispel Thunderous Moon's lightning.

But--

"The spiral that just formed is gone..." Haoyue murmured to herself.

Just as the giant spiral was halfway formed, lightning struck down, and Raosen immediately used his twisting power to defend himself.

Then the spiral disappeared.

"Just as I thought..."

Haoyue's guess has now been largely confirmed.

It can directly exert a twisting and rotating force within a one-meter radius around the body.

And the forces of twisting and rotation that propagate through the medium.

The two are different.

The former can not only distort solids, liquids, and gases, but also light and space. It can be released within a one-meter range without physical contact, making it more powerful. However, it cannot be transmitted through a medium and is mainly used by Raosen for defense and movement.

The latter can only be transmitted through media such as solids, liquids, and gases. Although its power is terrifying, it cannot act on light or space. Just like the lunar maria, although they are liquid, they are essentially condensations of light, so they cannot conduct the second kind of power. Moreover, this second kind of power, Raosen, can only be released through direct contact—contact with air, contact with water, or contact with solids.

More importantly, the Thunderous Moon just now proved that these two powers cannot be used simultaneously.

When using the first force to distort lightning that approaches within one meter of oneself, one cannot use the second force to contact the air and create a spiral that can conduct electricity. Therefore, although the lightning is defended, the spiral that is forming disappears.

These are the limitations of his superpower.

If these limitations didn't exist, and if he could unleash the power of distortion and rotation regardless of distance or medium, Raosen would definitely be qualified to enter the upper echelons.

"But even if we knew, it would be difficult to change anything..."

Indeed, even if the limitations of his superpower were exposed, as long as Raosen continued to use the first power as if he were cheating, Haoyue would never be able to hurt him.

If he were to use his second power even slightly during a gap in his defense, he could force Haoyue to flee in terror, and if he were to be even more serious, he could definitely kill her.

But--

"No, I still have a trump card..."

Since his attacks could not reach Raosen.

Let's aim to defeat Raosen without harming him.

Haoyue also has a trump card up her sleeve, which, if used just once, can completely exhaust her.

But before using his trump card, Raosen...

Wow!

The air around Haoyue suddenly turned icy cold, filled with a chilling aura. Beyond the Gold Silver Orange halos beneath her feet, liquid darkness began to condense, forming a fourth, eerie ring—

"Black Moon..."

An extremely complex and obscure purplish-black rune emerged from the black ring and quietly adhered to Snow Moon, instantly turning the snow-white sword blade pitch black!

"Eclipse Devour!!!"

"Um?"

Raosen was startled. He saw a crescent-shaped, exceptionally dense liquid darkness sweeping towards him, eroding even the air and space in its path! The liquid darkness continuously emitted a chilling aura, lowering the temperature of the entire world!

"It really is! Oh, look at the little one..."

Raosen stretched out his arm, using his entire arm as the center, and activated a second type of power to condense a spiral transmitted through the air. A massive spiral, several meters long, roared out, stirring up the air in the entire sky and transforming into a giant tornado that hurtled towards the Black Moon.

Without a sound of collision, the moment they made contact, the spiraling tornado was tainted by darkness, turning into countless black particles that vanished into nothingness! The overwhelming darkness was unstoppable, destroying the powerful spiral before rushing straight towards Raosen!

However, just as it approached within a meter, the liquid darkness was suddenly distorted, as if it were being gripped by a pair of invisible giant hands, and was easily dispersed without even a chance to struggle.

"Even the Black Moon--!?"

The first force acting within a meter of him—even the Eclipse Devour Might be powerless against it?

"You're still far behind in terms of ability, but I've already sensed that you're somewhat limited, young lady. What a pity..."

Raosen laugh, spread his arms, and with his movement, the air currents in the entire sky became chaotic. He wanted to use the second power to create a super-wide distortion, to wipe out the bright moon and everything within a radius of several kilometers!

"Black Moon - Touch of Naraku!!!"

The second purplish-black rune exploded, transforming into black raindrops that struck the ground. In the next instant, countless solidified tentacles of darkness emerged from the earth, reaching towards Raosen in the sky—

The second power cannot interfere with darkness—Haoyue was so certain that as long as the dark tentacles got close enough to Raosen, he would have to stop using his skills and switch to the first power to defend!

"True Heaven!"

Raosen waved his hand, and a storm containing destructive power crashed directly into the tentacles. Although the second type of twisting and rotating force could not directly affect the dark tentacles, the destructive storm affected by it could! Upon impact, several tentacles were instantly shattered and could not recover for a short time!

"Tsk--!!"

Haoyue gritted her teeth. She currently had three Black Moon series runes available: Eclipse Devour, Touch of Abyss, and Empty Wheel of the Moon. The first two had already failed, and the third, Empty Wheel of the Moon, was a simple and brutally powerful slash, probably useless against Raosen. Moreover, the side effects of using Black Moon were already showing; wisps of darkness were creeping onto her snow-white skin. If she used Black Moon again, she wouldn't be able to protect herself!

"There's no other way but to unleash our trump card—Golden Moon, the Moon Emperor!"

A second golden halo appeared, with a rune on it transforming into a rolling stream of light that enveloped her, vaguely revealing the shape of an imperial robe. The white Snow Moon in her hand also transformed into a golden Greatsword. However, this was not an attack method, but merely a buff to herself.

"The third ring..."

Haoyue gritted her teeth, squeezing out her remaining strength. Beyond the second golden halo, a third halo and three new golden runes appeared for the first time.

Which one should I use?

The first rune is almost her strongest and widest-range attack, but if she uses it now, it is very likely that Raosen can dodge it by distorting space and teleporting. Moreover, its power and consumption are too great. Using it once will most likely kill her.

Let's stick to the original plan and use the last two runes...

"Golden Moon, Gold Moon Innate!!!"

A shimmering golden rune shot through the raging storm and into the sky, exploding like fireworks above their heads. The scattered golden light coalesced into a sphere, flowing and gathering—its appearance was unmistakably—

"... Bright Moon?"

Indeed, a golden full moon appeared high in the sky, looking exactly like a real golden moon from afar. What was even more peculiar was that as the golden pseudo-moon formed, the entire sky darkened, the light blue sky turned bluish-black, and one could vaguely see the stars, as if this region had directly switched from day to night!

"What meaning do these things have, this illusion of night and moon?"

As if in response, the golden moon suddenly emitted a blazing light, releasing countless scorching rays that shot towards the spirals that were gathering and dispersing air in the sky. The spirals generated by the second force could not interfere with the rays emitted by the golden moon and were annihilated upon contact! The turbulent currents that had just formed and were about to cover the entire region also collapsed! Many rays also shot directly towards Raosen's main body, but they were still distorted and dissolved by the first force the moment they got close.

"This..."

For the first time, Raosen showed displeasure. He withdrew the first type of defense and used the second type of defense to create a spiral, but as soon as he withdrew it, a scorching waterfall of light fell on him, forcing him to give up.

This level of attack was far from enough to break through his defenses, but it also left him no opening to launch an attack... Raosen clicked his tongue and looked at the distant Haoyue. Haoyue was flying away from him at high speed, traversing a complex path—was it trying to make it difficult for him to locate it?

But...

The bright moon didn't fly towards land, but towards the sea. So that's how it is— Raosen thought. She suffered a great loss when she approached the land last time, so she wanted to escape by sea? Did she think that having this automatically sniping moon would stop him?

It's utterly ridiculous.

The space rippled, but Raosen didn't appear directly in front of Haoyue. He knew Haoyue could evade his interception by detecting the fleeting signs of spatial fluctuations, and with an automated sniper turret watching him intently from the sky, he made the best choice—

The sea!

The strongest spin is generated the moment it touches the sea surface, killing Jin Yue in one fell swoop before she can react!

Thinking this, Raosen appeared on the sea surface with a sly smile.

Because of the Gold Moon Innate, the sky has become a night sky with the bright moon hanging high.

The clear sea surface naturally reflected all of this.

The moon reflected on the water and the moon in the sky shine together.

Then, Raosen's twisted fingers touched the water's surface—

"Golden Moon--"

In that instant, Haoyue, carrying her blood-soaked body, suddenly accelerated and plunged downwards.

Even Raosen didn't expect Haoyue to take such a suicidal step as to actively approach him.

So he was a bit slow to react.

Then Haoyue's still relatively intact right hand reached out to him, and although it was enhanced by the Moonquake rune, it was still twisted to pieces the moment it reached the surface of his body.

But it still touched his skin for a fleeting moment.

With the added momentum of the rapid dive, Raosen was slightly, slightly pressed into the sea.

This sea surface reflects the beautiful moonlit night.

" --Mirror Flower Water Moon!"

Raosen's body only touched the water for a fleeting moment before passing through it.

It's as if the entire ocean has turned into a thin film of water.

When he came to his senses, he had already fallen into the moonlit night reflected on the sea.

What lies before me is no longer the sea, nor a peninsula, nor the Central United Academy.

They're not even on the same planet.

An endless expanse of gray-yellow land unfolded before my eyes.

The sky was black all around.

This is the first time I've ever seen stars so bright.

I can't breathe, the air pressure is weird, my lungs hurt, my head feels swollen, and my skin feels terrible.

Turn your neck and look to the side opposite to the gray-yellow earth.

In the pitch-black sky, a beautiful, enormous planet came into his view.

Blue sea, green earth, white cirrus clouds.

It is the place where he was born, grew up, and has lived all his life.

Spirit Star, etc.

If that is Spirit Star

Where am I now?

In less than a second of dazed confusion, his body had completely passed through the water membrane and emerged into the outside world.

Then, pulled by a much weaker gravitational pull than that of the Spirit Star, it plummeted towards the gray-yellow earth.

Above him, the film of water, rippling like the surface of the sea, gradually closed, and a beautiful face flashed by within it.

She opened her mouth and said something to him.

Although the lack of air prevented sound from traveling, he still managed to read her lips.

Welcome to the Moon.

And then, goodbye.

The water film completely disappeared.

Raosen Stroeth was left forever on the golden moon, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.

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You think only Xiao Ye has a cheat code? No, no, no Xiao Ye's cheat code is the weakest among the Ye Yue Wu trio~