Volume Six: What She Lost, What I Gained - Chapter 605: Moon of Holy Spirits (3)

"But... don't underestimate me!!!"

The pure white crescent moon, which had been quietly suspended behind the bright moon, suddenly burst forth with dazzling light! Silvery-white light particles exploded and scattered in all directions, rapidly expanding outward from the moon in a spherical shape, instantly evaporating all the water bullets!

"Gah... woo... hold on...!!!"

Haoyue whispered a pep talk to herself, even though her beautiful face was contorted in pain.

After activating the power of the Truth Incantation, the moon that appeared behind her was no mere decoration. From the new moon to the half-moon, and then to the full moon, each stage represented a powerful skill.

However, this was the first time she had used it in actual combat, and the burden and consumption it brought far exceeded her expectations!

(This is just a new moon... No way...)

At the very center of countless particles of light, the flawless crescent moon emitted a seemingly soft glow, hazy and ethereal like the moonlit night mist. But the instant this soft light touched the moon's body, she began to tremble violently, beads of cold sweat dripping down her face. Yet, she gritted her teeth and endured it, gathering the soft light into her left hand—

Meanwhile, the air currents around the Planet Will grew increasingly violent, with one massive tornado after another swirling around her. On the ocean, where friction is low, the power of a tornado far surpasses that on land! And these were no ordinary tornadoes; golden-pink light continuously emanated from her butterfly wings, mixing into the air currents and staining them! The storm of light flowed continuously around the Planet Will, gathering in her hands, and then compressed into a tiny sphere of light no bigger than a fingernail!

"... Finish!"

A pure white sword appeared in Haoyue's left hand—only the blade, no hilt or guard, formed from the seemingly soft light flowing from the crescent moon! The moment her hand grasped the blade, her fair skin was instantly shredded by an unknown force! In an instant, her left hand, along with her wrist and arm, became like a peeled tomato, dripping with blood! But not a single drop of blood was wasted; it was all melted into white light and merged into the blade, making it even sharper!

Holy Sword - New Moon's Radiance.

It is almost the strongest weaponry she can currently construct.

Meanwhile, the storm of light in the Planet Will had been compressed to the size of a grain of rice. The light rain and hurricanes around her seemed to have been paused, leaving only the energy refined to its extreme!

"Erase!"

From utter stillness to extreme motion, the Planet Will will moved at an astonishing speed; where it had been, only a halo of light remained, and it was now less than ten meters from the moon.

(I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, Little Butterfly!!!)

"Cut!!!!!!!"

With a roar, Haoyue swung down the New Moon's Radiance, and the immense energy condensed swept across the void. Wherever the pure white blade passed, even the space itself trembled and resonated!

However, hiss...

A transparent ripple suddenly appeared around the Planet Will, and she disappeared into space once again. It turned out that the previous move was just a feint! Haoyue immediately turned around, but it was too late. She could not perfectly control the New Moon's Radiance. Just swinging it required a great deal of strength and willpower. Her previous missed swing prevented her from immediately using the New Moon's Radiance to block!

"-- Annihilate them!"

Less than five meters apart, at extremely close range, the storm of light in the Planet Will's hand suddenly expanded! It wasn't a sudden, all-encompassing outburst, but rather a precisely controlled attack! Haoyue seemed to see every detail in slow motion. Planet Will held was a tiny flower bud, now it opened and blossomed, revealing exquisite petals. But each petal that expanded was a blade between wind and light. Dozens upon hundreds of storms compressed to their extremes, coupled with the massive infusion of golden-pink light, meant that a single strike at such close range was enough to annihilate everything!

(I'll risk it all!! Fallen Angel, I'll sacrifice my arm!!!)

Boom!!!!!!

The first burst of "Budding Flower" did not cause widespread damage because all the energy was concentrated and aimed solely at Bright Moon! Not to mention Bright Moon, even if Xiao Wu were to withstand this attack head-on, she would probably be torn to pieces!

But--

"Waaah... waaah... this... is really... cough cough cough!!"

The bright moon, with great difficulty, managed to block it.

It wasn't with the Holy Sword, New Moon's Radiance.

Instead, he used the Snow Moon he had been holding in his right hand.

Although the name "Snow Moon" is no longer suitable for this sword.

It has turned completely black.

It's not as simple as being possessed by the darkness Eclipse Devour; it's a transformation from the inside out into pitch black, a qualitative change.

The indestructible blade formed by the storm of light vanished like sparks the moment it struck the black Snow Moon.

"Huff... huff... really..."

Haoyue's voice was filled with pain, yet she persisted.

The right arm holding Snow Moon had completely lost its color and was covered with cracks of all sizes. Darkness, which had the texture of both liquid and gas, kept emanating from the cracks, creating a strange and desolate beauty. The emerging darkness did not disappear; most of it flowed into Snow Moon, while a small portion was used to pull (force) the right arm, which was essentially necrotic, to move.

The Golden Moon series has the powerful buff of the Moon Emperor, but it is clearly no longer sufficient to meet current needs.

That's why Haoyue used the strongest buff that she had never dared to use before.

Black Moon·Falling into the Sky.

The ultimate enhancement, but the enhanced part... will be "sacrificed," resulting in complete necrosis of the flesh. Even Yu Yue and the Holy Healing above it cannot repair it. Even if Ye poured tens of thousands of lives into it, it might not be able to heal it. This is only the sacrifice of her right arm, and the pain is already approaching the limit of what Hao Yue can endure. If it were the complete form of the Fallen Angel, this pain alone would probably be enough to kill her.

Fortunately, Haoyue is still conscious.

"Bundle..."

Boom! Boom! Boom! The tip of Snow Moon's sword withstood the storm of light, even pushing it back little by little!

"Little Butterfly..."

More and more darkness emanated from her right arm, and Haoyue's face grew paler and paler, but the power she unleashed also became increasingly astonishing!

"Give me..."

A vast amount of darkness gathered at the sword's tip, reaching its limit in that instant—

"Give it back!!!!!!!!!"

Clang!!!!!!

Amidst a series of deafening sounds—slashing, colliding, and shattering—the storm of light vanished completely! It didn't explode and scatter in all directions; instead, it was directly reduced to nothingness by the darkness! Where the Snow Moon passed, a jet-black, arc-shaped gust of wind eroded all the space it traversed, even dimming the golden-pink light of the Planet Will!

Just as the Planet Will was being pushed back by the dark wind, the New Moon's Radiance in Haoyue's left hand was finally ready again. The seemingly gentle but actually extremely ferocious white light burst forth and then coalesced into a huge light blade that was hundreds of meters long!

On the other end, the light emanating from the Planet Will suddenly blaze brightly once more. A massive energy mass was brewing within her, poised to tear through the darkness and halt its retreat—

(I won't let you succeed!!!)

The brilliance of the New Moon's Radiance slashed down with a whoosh, the pure white slashing wind that pierced the heavens and earth overlapping with the pitch-black slashing wind. Black was horizontal, white was vertical, and the overlapping two formed a perfect cross shape! The fusion of light and darkness made the already ferocious energy even more unstable. Using the pitch-black slashing wind as a shield, the pure white slashing wind continued to advance, even suppressing the energy about to erupt within the Planet Will! The golden butterfly wings suddenly grew to several thousand meters long, then rapidly closed, colliding with the pure white slashing wind!

A straight shockwave swept across the sky and ocean, creating a vacuum zone 1,400 kilometers long in the atmosphere—equivalent to half the width of the Atlantic Ocean on Earth! The ocean beneath them was completely split apart, forming a narrow rift from west to east that would never merge again for years to come!

"Huff... Ahhh..."

A figure fell weakly from the sky, slowing down just before crashing into the seabed (the nearby seawater had already been drained) and finally landing steadily.

"Did you win...?"

The New Moon's Radiance had dissipated. The bright moon propped up its weary body, pulling at its bloodied left arm, and used the Snow Moon, which was gradually turning white again, to cut off its necrotic right arm. It tried to heal it with the healing moon, but as expected, it did not regenerate. This was the meaning of the so-called "sacrifice" used when the fallen celestials were attacked.

Looking up at the sky, she didn't sense any energy fluctuations from the Planet Will, but the life signs hadn't completely disappeared, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Although she had just used extremely fierce moves, she knew it wasn't enough to destroy the Planet Will —in other words, Little Butterfly was definitely not dead yet, but stripped of her mobility, she should be—

Sa--!!!!

"... Why?"

In the boundless sky, beyond the lingering aftershocks of energy, a small point of light appeared.

She suffered multiple severe injuries, with specks of crimson light slowly rising from her body. After all, the darkness of the Fallen Angel had eroded space, temporarily sealing her ability to conceal herself within it, so she had taken the blow head-on. Although it dispersed most of the damage, she still suffered considerable injuries, and these wounds were healing much slower than usual.

But it doesn't matter.

At this level, it's not that they can't fight anymore.

"No way...!!!"

Haoyue gritted her teeth and stood up, gripping Snow Moon tightly with her remaining arm.

"Danger level reassessed... Bright Moon Tartaglia, rated as a super-dangerous species, permitted to release full energy."

Then, with a ripple in space, the Planet Will appeared before her.

There was no time to attack, no time to dodge; by the time they realized it, death was already at its closest point.

She completely forgot about the Fallen Angel and the New Moon's Radiance.

Only one thought remained.

Defense!!!!!

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry! Even if my body is exhausted, even if my spirit is starting to wane, even if I just want to collapse on the ground and take a nap, I must block it, block it, block it!!! Shield of Moon Radiance, Moon Seal Moon Mist Silver Veil, Moon Sea Moon Prism, Moon Emperor, Holy Feather Robe Holy Light Shield Holy Healing, Holy Protection. Not only that, but I must also forcefully activate the power of the Truth Incantation and use Holy Blessing Embrace! At least, at least, at least I must survive this first attack that is too sudden and too powerful!!!

A tiny hand, shrouded in golden-pink light, reached out, slowly approaching me as if in slow motion. I could see it so clearly, yet I couldn't escape it, no matter what.

The Planet Will.

Please.

Stop executing that fake command.

Let's leave the small dish alone.

Please spare me, Jili.

It's all his fault.

Wake up!

Please, Little Butterfly.

Wake up! Your consciousness hasn't completely disappeared, has it?

You must still exist somewhere, right?

Please, at least--

Then, the world became a blurry mess of pain.

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Daily torture of Haoyue~ (Huh?)