Machine City, Training Ground.
The sharp smacks rang out without pause. They were the sounds people made when they engaged in the most primitive form of hand-to-hand combat.
But it didn't last long. A muffled thud brought it to an abrupt end.
Qingxue had lasted just one minute in the boxing ring before Ye Yuqing easily knocked her down.
Seeing her sister get beaten up, Tsukikage Hatsuka sprang to her feet, snacks in hand, and clapped hard. "Yeah!!"
Everyone else watched from below the ring, and none of them seemed surprised.
Qingxue had done all right. Takeda Masumi and Nangong Saya, on the other hand, had been defeated before they could last even a few moves.
On the ring, Ye Yuqing strutted over to the edge, grabbed the ropes with both hands, and shouted down, "Who's next?"
She wore a tracksuit, but her forearms and hands were clad in silver armor. It was the power of Tsukimi Mei.
No one below said a word. Fang Cheng and Kamikawa Takumi hadn't taken their turns, and Kanzaki Rin had refused on the grounds that she was busy with work and exhausted. Everyone else had already been thoroughly trounced by Ye Yuqing.
Ever since she'd become a bona fide Saintess, Ye Yuqing's physical attributes had grown stronger, and she'd gained a wealth of fighting techniques. She could also draw on Tsukimi Mei's power whenever she wanted—even summon her to descend upon her again.
Tsukimi Mei was a god, yet Ye Yuqing could summon her at will and treat her like a daughter. She had absolutely no dignity.
Izanae, on the other hand, behaved like a true Evil God. She made excuses whenever he asked for help, corrupted him whenever he borrowed a little of her power, and ran at the first sign of