Two of the three S-rank Valkyries had already made their appearance, blocking everyone at the positions Otto had assigned them.
Among them, Rita had no intention of fighting Bronya and Seele. After all, they would be colleagues in the future, and things would be awkward if they got on bad terms now.
In this regard, Rita was very good at handling people.
However, Rita was also highly professional. Since Otto had given the order, she would carry it out without hesitation.
Thus, after weighing both considerations, Rita used her methods within the Theater of Domination to hold Bronya and Seele back, preventing the two from advancing any further.
Bronya and Seele were also quite helpless in the face of this situation. Rita held the home-field advantage, and her methods of stalling people were indeed excellent. By taking advantage of the Theater of Domination's ever-changing scenery, she trapped the two in place, leaving them unable to move.
To force their way through, they would need the power to smash apart the Theater of Domination.
But if they had possessed the power to destroy the Theater of Domination, they would not have been bullied by the Thousand Herrscher in the first place.
So, the situation had reached a stalemate.
Elsewhere, the power of Taixu Sword: Divine Key surged toward Kiana.
When she saw the ancient Shenzhou sword suddenly descend from the sky out of nowhere, Kiana froze in shock.
As someone who had learned Taixu Divine Essence and, with Fu Hua's assistance, had once used Taixu Sword: Divine Key herself, she knew very well just how powerful it was. Moreover, in a sense, this move possessed a "guaranteed hit" trait. Even the Herrscher of the Void could not escape once Taixu Sword: Divine Key had been unleashed.
There were only two ways