The next moment, with a boom, Mu Guyue slammed into the stone wall behind her.
What she had not noticed was that her body had struck straight into the enormous blade mark she had carved earlier.
While still in midair, Mu Guyue had been greatly alarmed. She hurriedly drew upon the power of her demonic core, intending to unleash it.
But she suddenly felt a force envelop her body, followed by a flash of light before her eyes.
The glare made her instinctively narrow her eyes. Then, everything before Mu Guyue abruptly brightened.
She thought she had been enveloped by her opponent's power and that he meant to deny her even a final chance to strike back. She fiercely bit the tip of her tongue. A burst of sharp pain shot through her, and she gave a low cry.
"Lecherous thief, die!"
At the same time, mana surged within her body as she tried to break free from her opponent's restraint. The crescent blades on her gauntlets no longer held even the slightest defensive intent, instead slashing in all directions in an instant with the resolve of mutual destruction.
Yet to her surprise, amid a series of bang, bang, bang explosions, she was the first to realize that she did not feel any restraint at all.
Moreover, wherever her blade edges swept, there was none of that crushing retaliatory shock from her opponent.
Only then did Mu Guyue's eyes fully adjust. Through the exploding clusters of light, she saw a sight that made her feel as though she were dreaming.
The scenery around her had completely changed. Light shone down from above, cast by three massive moonlight stones emitting a soft radiance.
The force of her attacks had all struck something hard, like walls, splashing bursts of light. The entire