Within the Resource Palace, vast stretches of the ground split open, and countless blood-colored rays erupted forth, colliding against the revolving stars. The two astonishing forces held each other in check, neither able to gain the upper hand for the moment.
Veronica—no, she should now be called Quiliana—had seen her pupils turn from their original azure blue to blood red. Her sharp claws swept out fierce streams of energy, tearing apart the ring after ring of rippling, water-like waves among the stars. Yet after ripping through the ripples, the energy streams were already at the end of their strength. Swept by the sharp force of the Origin-Breaking Blade that followed, they immediately vanished into nothing.
The Origin-Breaking Blade did not slow, bearing down on Quiliana's head. Quiliana raised her claws to block it. Sparks flew in all directions, accompanied by the clang of metal striking metal, leaving a shallow mark across her nails.
Blazing radiance surged from Quiliana's arms. Countless interwoven beams of light appeared around Chen Rui. From afar, they resembled a gigantic claw composed of innumerable fine "blades," holding him at its center.
Chen Rui dodged at high speed. In a space where such terrifying powers crisscrossed, using large-scale movement or teleportation recklessly would be no different from voluntarily ramming his own neck into the blades. He could only evade through ordinary movement. Half a beat too slow, and several bloody cuts immediately appeared on his face.
Those "claws" did not even need to touch the body. The terrifying sharpness they emitted through the air alone could slice through everything.
Quiliana's combat style followed the path of "sharpness." Her attacks were highly concentrated, breaking surfaces with points and lines. It was similar to the Origin-Breaking Blade's attacks, yet even sharper and more varied.
Logically, after Chen Rui used