The magical girls of South China are far more warlike than those of other places.
The reason for this is naturally related to the fact that South China fell into the hands of the Land of Mirrors.
The Land of Mirrors allowed the Mirror Beast to wreak havoc, and even once planned to kill all the people in South China and occupy the South China.
The psychological trauma inflicted on the people of South China is far greater than that of the Witch Association.
Not only in the Land of Mirrors, but all sorts of strange disasters always seem to first appear in South China before spreading to other regions.
Before the Land of Mirrors, there were many disasters and calamities; after the Land of Mirrors, there has been no peace.
For a long time, South China was also known as the source of disasters.
Ultimately, it all comes down to the fact that the Land of Mirrors's space technology was made public to other Remnants of the Old World.
This led many from the Old World to seek the origin of the New World, and the first place to do so was South China.
That's why so much trouble has arisen.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration for people from South China to say that they are locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Land of Mirrors.
Because they are constantly on guard against the return of the Land of Mirrors and fighting against the Witch Association and other World Ghost from the Old World, most of the magical girls in South China begin to participate in various battles and even fight to the death as soon as they become magical girls.
Any magical girl who has been famous for a long time can be said to have been through countless battles.
In the battle against Jiangming in the Beihai East China, the Witch Association joined forces to defeat two A-level Calamity Beast, eight B-level Calamity Beast, and countless Calamity Beast below C-level. She even resisted two regional leaders of Qingluan Witch Association who were far more troublesome than A-level monsters, fighting continuously for a total of forty-eight hours.
She is one of the best magical girls in the South China region who can stand on her own – ranked tenth on the South China Disaster Countermeasures Bureau's Calamity Beast Extermination Ranking and tenth on the Disaster Countermeasures General Bureau' Calamity Beast Extermination Ranking!
There are countless competitions and duels of all sizes here, so even the magical girls who haven't joined the official Disaster Countermeasures Bureau have a lot of combat experience.
After their fierce and tough folk customs took shape, even now, without any competitions or enemies from the Witch Association, the magical girls of South China will still play a game when they have nothing else to do.
This has led to a very famous custom in South China.
Once eyes meet, the battle begins!
When Keke and her group arrived, they ran into a magical girl from the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau and immediately started fighting.
Although Susan ultimately prevailed, her opponent possessed a strong fighting spirit and considerable skill.
It's clear they're experienced, but their skill level is still a bit low; they're just New Sprout.
Therefore, Keke was very cautious from the very beginning.
Although she has the personal guidance of Shion- sensei, giving her a unique advantage over other magical girls, she should never underestimate others.
After waving goodbye to my older brother, we lined up to enter the competition venue.
Then someone tugged at her clothes from behind.
" Keke, Keke Coco?"
Keke turned her head and saw that the person pulling her was a girl dressed in a panda-like mascot costume with a panda headband, obscuring her face. "My name is Huanhuan, want to team up?"
"I already have teammates."
"As you saw, the teams were scattered when we entered. The magical girls had to find their original teams. We can form teams before they find their own."
The panda girl then unleashed a set of military-style boxing moves, exclaiming, "I'm very strong!"
Keke n't help but facepalm. "No need."
After registering, you basically have to stay in your transformed state. Keke understand why a magical girl would turn her magical costume into such a doll-like thing...
It all seems rather unreliable.
"And how did you know my name?"
"If you're willing to team up with me, I'll tell you."
Keke looked around and, since the team had been scattered, couldn't find Yiyi and senior Susan anywhere. "Let's form a temporary team."
"Okay." The panda girl chuckled, the expression on her panda head changing accordingly. "The magical girls of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau in South China all know you, the legendary Disaster Countermeasures Bureau that nurtured the legendary Azure Cloud Sect and the Magical Girl Shion. The Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, everyone is very curious about your strength."
"So before you arrived, the magical girls at the South China Disaster Countermeasures Bureau went through all sorts of internal documents about the Beihai. Many people are waiting to see how you perform."
The panda girl pointed to the audience seats and said, "See those twenty-odd girls over there? They're all magical girls from our Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, here to see you."
"..."
Keke suddenly felt immense pressure.
While they claimed to be there to see them, the real reason this group wanted to know was probably to see just how powerful the magical girls connected to the Azure Cloud Sect really were.
Keke was aware that the Azure Cloud Sect's influence had grown significantly recently.
Simultaneously, the sect expanded in three directions: South China, West China, and North China. The disaster relief bureaus in each region were notified not to resist the policy, but instead to assist the Qingyun Sect's expansion.
Many people in South China participated in the disposal of the Mental Image Remnants, so they naturally had a clearer understanding of the Azure Cloud Sect.
It's probably because they believe that the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau nurtured the Azure Cloud Sect, but later treated them as vassals of the Azure Cloud Sect. They feel that their strength represents the level of the Azure Cloud Sect to a certain extent, which is why they are so curious and expectant.
Thinking of this, Keke took a deep breath.
We absolutely cannot let Professor Shion down!
"But Keke, just how powerful is that legendary Magical Girl Shion?"
Keke smiled slightly, " Shion- sensei is the strongest!"
Wow, I really want to see that...
The skill level here is far beyond what Ms. Shion would need to demonstrate; you'll likely never see it.
"All contestants, please enter the competition venue."
With the reminder, the two of them fell silent.
Before entering the forest as arranged by the organizers, Keke made a point of looking back.
The audience seating for this competition is a specially constructed semi-circular observation hall—reportedly the Masterpiece of a civil engineering magical girl who returned from studying in the Beihai. Each level is arranged like theater seats facing the forest, allowing viewers to directly observe the magical girls' battles through the glass walls, as well as watch the live broadcast on the ceiling and the screens on both sides.
Thankfully, the guy is still in the audience.
I definitely need to perform well.
It reminds me of when my parents came to my elementary school sports day when I was a kid...
Taking a deep breath, Keke decided to first use her Magic Sense to search for Senior Susan and Yiyi.
However, the moment the Magic Sense was unleashed, it was suppressed.
Keke grabbed Huanhuan next to her and threw her away.
Two magic cannons exploded instantly at the feet of Keke and the panda girl!
" Keke!"
The panda girl was clearly startled, never expecting to be surrounded and attacked by three Full Blossom magical girls!
This is absolutely shameless! They're all just New Sprout!
He immediately got up and looked, only to see a magic circle resembling flower petals slowly rotating in front of Keke.
The magic cannon only created ripples on the surface, failing to cause any damage.
"Uh." Keke looked up at the three magical girls who were attacking her. " Full Blossom?"
He suddenly pressed his finger down on the three people!
" Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger!"
Teacher Shion once said, no matter who the opponent is, the first move should be the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger!
Of course, Keke also thought that she could win with the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger.
When she fought Dandelion, the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger was weak in power, lacked momentum, had loose magic, and was not fast enough. It either couldn't hit her at all, or even if it did, the damage was insufficient. It was just a greeting at the beginning.
However, the vast forest was instantly flattened by those three fingers, turning it into flat ground, and the three Full Blossom were instantly pressed to the ground, their transformations canceled!
A gasp of surprise erupted throughout the hall.
Not to mention Keke, even Jiang Si was stunned.
He was still thinking that Keke's Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger technique was not yet up to par, and that Dandelion's blades could be caught 100% of the time, so this attack probably wouldn't be able to cause any damage.
Being entangled by three Full Blossom magical girls might be getting into trouble.
But it's also a good opportunity for me to see Keke's progress lately.
I didn't expect it to be sold in seconds.
Are these magical girls in Full Blossom reacting so slowly? Keke's Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger isn't instantaneous; it has about 0.065 seconds of wind-up before she can even set up her magical defense.
What do you usually fight against? Are you just playing house?
"As expected of the magical girl from the Beihai."
"Could she be a true disciple of the legendary Azure Cloud Sect? I've heard that true disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect are all very powerful..."
"I knew the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau was just a figurehead, probably just a backyard for the Azure Cloud Sect. How could the magical girl from the East China Disaster Countermeasures Bureau be so strong... She's just New Sprout!"
Keke stared blankly at the three magical girls who were eliminated and sent out of the forest for a moment, then immediately grabbed Huanhuan and flew back into the forest!
After all, those three fingers leveled a large area of forest, making them too easy to spot.
" Keke... you, you're amazing! Have you already reached the Full Blossom?"
"No, I'm still far from it. Senior Dandelion said I have a lot to learn..."
A strange feeling stirred within me for a moment.
After all, Keke hasn't left Beihai much, or rather, most of the magical girls in Beihai haven't left much either.
Before the arrival of Iris, the strongest magical girl in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
The only ones they could compare themselves to were the magical girls of the Azure Cloud Sect.
The magical girls of the Azure Cloud Sect range from weak to strong, making it easy for them to gauge their own strength.
None of the magical girls from the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau considered themselves very strong, since none of them could reach the level of a true disciple compared to the Azure Cloud Sect.
"Those three are famous magical girls in South China!" Huanhuan shook her panda head, looking very excited. "They've all hunted A-rank Calamity Beast, ranked seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth on the South China Calamity Beast Extermination Ranking, and are experienced veterans who have even defeated many witches. I didn't expect you to defeat them in one go. You wouldn't be pretending to be New Sprout when you're actually already that... that Higher Full Blossom, would you?"
Now that the new ranking system has been implemented, even though some magical girls don't understand it, they know that there are strict differences in rank among magical girls of the same level. Huanhuan immediately felt that Keke in front of her Higher Full Blossom.
One strike instantly killed three Full Blossom; what else could it be but Higher Full Blossom?
"No..."
They're just too incompetent.
Even Coco, with Keke personality, found it hard to say those words; she didn't like belittling others.
Especially since they are both magical girls.
She wasn't any better than her opponent; her current strength was simply the result of special training from Teacher Shion and Senior Dandelion.
The magical girls who can Full Blossom in South China have all truly experienced many battles.
However, Keke still really wanted to ask, why is it so weak...?
While the panda's expression was still incredibly excited, Keke had already started using a dazzling array of moves.
" Mediocre Work, firstly, the Reconstruction of the Flame-Ravaged Body."
" True Crimson Acceleration Modified, Magic Solidification Modified, Flowing Breath of Wind True, Crimson Heavenly Eye Modified,"
Fiery red flames instantly erupted from the panda's body, and a floating eyeball surrounded her, interspersed with tiny flashes of light. A gasp went up in surprise:
"I feel like I've gotten stronger! I'm so strong! I'm a super panda head now!"
"You've been enhanced; they're now in your hands."
After he finished speaking, dozens more Full Blossom approached.
The panda's face immediately turned embarrassed. "I, I'm going to fight a bunch of Full Blossom?"
"Just kidding. Just take care of yourself and don't get defeated too quickly."
Although Keke reacted quickly and immediately left the easily spotted plains, she was still eventually locked onto.
Forget about strength or weakness, just tell me how many of these Full Blossom there are!
Even if one were to use the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger, it would be impossible to suppress all ten at once.
Keke wasn't so arrogant as to think that the remaining Full Blossom Magical Girls wouldn't retaliate when she attacked.
Perhaps its defense isn't very strong, but Full Blossom's magic is definitely not bad. Once I use the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger to press down on someone and hit a nail, and they seize the opportunity to attack my transformed state, I'm done for.
Keke, although the New Sprout Full Blossom despite the adversity.
But deep down, they were hoping to win from a higher position and achieve victory more steadily.
First, create distance, then divide them up and take them down one by one...
" Mediocre Work, the third: The Whisper of the Pale Stamen."
Petals fluttered everywhere, and the dozens of Full Blossom magical girls who had been flying towards Keke stopped in their tracks, looking around in confusion.
Keke immediately looked down, her face lighting up with surprise, " Yiyi!"
Yinlian, after a long absence, tossed her long hair, exuding confidence and looking incredibly dashing. "Hehe, turns out we're not bad after all, Keke!"
Along the way, besides Keke, the second one to be besieged was naturally Yinlian.
As the captain of the magical girl team of the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, Yinlian is the one who receives special attention.
Yinlian was naturally very nervous at first.
She's been captivated by Dandelion so many times that she now has a natural fear of other Full Blossom magical girls.
I feel like I'm the worst one.
After all, they went from being able to go toe-to-toe with Dandelion at the beginning to falling further and further behind, and after reaching Full Blossom, they could no longer see each other's backs.
She could even be knocked unconscious by ten punches from an ordinary boy who has no magic powers.
Yinlian naturally assumed that she was at the bottom of the magical girls in the Full Blossom Magical Girls!
It's mostly about fighting off the Calamity Beast and clearing out the smaller enemies.
As a fellow magical girl in Full Blossom, I definitely can't beat her.
Unexpectedly, the Full Blossom magical girls were easily dispatched by her as mere grunts...
Could it be that I'm very strong?
Once this idea took root, Yinlian became increasingly bold, even launching a direct offensive and defensive battle against the Full Blossom Magical Girl.
You see, after fighting Dandelion so many times, she's gotten used to taking a roundabout approach and avoiding direct confrontation.
After all, in a single encounter, the Dandelion might strip away all control of its petals, rendering it utterly powerless.
It wasn't until she crushed those Full Blossom magical girls that she realized...
It turns out that no one could control all those magical petals at once!
Wow, my petals are so powerful in direct combat! They can even overwhelm magic that tries to divide others!
Normally, the Full Blossom magical girls couldn't withstand my petal attack at all; I could even use the petals to absorb their magical power!
It's important to understand that this isn't something she Keke n't do not do when facing Dandelion; she also cannot use flower petals to absorb Keke's magical power, because Keke has excellent control over her magic.
Yinlian felt a surge of pride and a renewed sense of confidence.
Back then, she was a famous magical girl with great talent in the surrounding area of Beihai!
She's a figure who rivals even Hyacinth in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau!
This is the correct situation now.
How could I possibly be the one losing every single time! It's not that I'm too weak, it's just that the Azure Cloud Sect is illogical...
"Let's get rid of them all in one go, Keke!"
"Good!"
Because of the commotion, more and more magical girls gathered around, and they all tacitly decided to clear out Keke and Yinlian in front of them first.
After all, it's way too much!
With its wide-range control and zero-frame start, the Great Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Finger so powerful that if we don't take them out first, no one else will have a chance!
Just as Keke and Yinlian were about to unleash their full potential, they suddenly heard magical girls whispering in the crowd:
" Mental Image, unfold."
Both of them frowned.
Mental Image is a different matter altogether.
Even if my magic control is poor, even if my total magic power is low, even if my magic power is weak, I'm just a novice who has just stepped into the Full Blossom Realm.
In the Mental Image Domain, nothing should be underestimated!
It's like being pulled into a world created by someone else!
The Mental Image Domain even brought in other Full Blossom magical girls, clearly demonstrating that this group's tacit cooperation was specifically designed to conceal the magical girl using the Mental Image Domain.
Since Yinlian and Keke couldn't find a magical girl who could use the Mental Image Domain, they could only wage a war of attrition.
However, abilities within the Mental Image Domain are not so simple...
"Above!"
Huanhuan shouted from behind, Keke reacted the fastest, firing a cannon in the backhand!
However, the magic cannon was neutralized by the magic within the domain halfway through its flight and quickly disappeared.
"It's a field that directly interferes with magic itself."
Yinlian's expression was somewhat unpleasant. "Why are magical girls from other realms participating in this kind of competition?"
However, before they could finish speaking, the magical girls above all Full Blossom their wands!
It's their turn now, insert the card!
[ Star Pattern Descent: Final Judgment ], [Final Star Pattern Descent: Fangs of the Rending Earth ], [Final Star Pattern Descent Star Pattern Descent: Supreme Holy Sword], [Final Star Pattern Descent: Waltz of the Mask and the Fox God]... [ Star Pattern Descent: Judgment Moment]!
As if in sync, inorganic mechanical female voices rang out in unison throughout the domain!
Goodbye, magical girls of the Beihai.
"It's over!"
Mujin, who was sitting next to Jiang Si, immediately shouted, "This is cheating! How can they invite a magical girl with a domain to participate in the competition?! It's completely unfair!"
However, Jiang Si simply took a deep breath.
His eyes were filled with satisfaction and envy.
Ultimately, he had broken through too quickly, missing out on many of the ancestors' experiences. Now, seeing Keke retracing the ancestors' path, he felt both gratified and hopeful for Keke's future.
They also admired the Keke of emulating Emperor Lu.
And the magic that had permeated the Mental Image Domain was also clearly visible to him.
Surrounded by the crowd, Keke and Yinlian, due to the interference of the Mental Image Domain, finally showed signs of being overwhelmed by so many Full Blossom, and even the panda girl had fainted beside them.
However, Keke showed no sign of backing down, only revealing a determined expression, " Yiyi, stall for ten minutes."
"Only ten minutes?"
"Yes!" Keke said through gritted teeth, her face serious. "I want to break through to the Full Blossom!"
"Then you'd better hurry." Yinlian's petals bloomed once more! Otherwise, if I defeat them all, your breakthrough will have been for nothing!
Watching Keke, protected by Yinlian, begin to close her eyes.
In a daze, he seemed to see the Flame Emperor again, surrounded and attacked by a crowd in the Jia Nan Academy.
Breakthrough in the face of battle.
[A magical girl's advancement fluctuation has been detected. The Heavenly Tribulation System is activated.]
[Promotion Target Level Assessment: Foundation Establishment Peak Great Perfection ( New Sprout Peak Great Perfection )]
[ The One-Nine Wind, Lightning, and Heart Demon Tribulation is ready]
Dark clouds filled the sky, and then a huge tornado crashed down from the sky, engulfing the Mental Image Domain.
However, Jiang Si simply clapped his hands and laughed.
"What a wonderful Keke!"
Mu Jin, who was standing nearby, was startled and quickly moved back to An Shiyu, exclaiming, "An Shiyu, your boyfriend has suddenly gone crazy!"
"Don't talk nonsense."
However, seeing so many people looking over and laughing heartily made Jiang Si somewhat embarrassed.
An Shiyu shyly to those around her, looking every bit like a girlfriend apologizing.
Many people looked regretful.
What a beautiful girl, how could she have married a madman?
Jiang Si naturally didn't care. After laughing heartily, she murmured with envy and pride, "As expected of my sister, Jiang Si, she has recreated the great achievements of Flame Emperor!"
An Shiyu simply nestled beside him, blocking the view of others. She hated people looking at Jiang Si with strange eyes. "What's wrong? What happened to Keke?"
Jiang Si smiled calmly, "A breakthrough in the heat of battle."
Then, with an indescribable sense of loneliness and regret, he said, "A realm I can never set foot in."
Just as An Shiyu was about to comfort him...
A deafening roar!
The massive tornado shattered instantly!
A terrifying purple lightning bolt instantly pierced through the Mental Image Domain within the forest!
[Interference target detected - Purple Mansion Mental Image ]
[It has been determined that someone illegally crossed the border!]
[--Upgraded to maximum lightning tribulation!]
[Taiyi Thunderous Heaven Purple Heaven Nine-Nine Divine Thunder Tribulation!]
[Effort level: 200%!]
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