If you're a normal person, who can smash something down with dozens of Echo the moment they make a move?
It's like it doesn't consume any Heart Essence at all!
Is it truly befitting of King's Lineage?
If you let someone else do it, let's take the example of Suyo.
Qiji doesn't need to worry about mana consumption at all.
Even if they just stand still and let Suyo do it for ten minutes, what difference will it make?
He could easily handle it.
Unfortunately, Sibel is not Suyo.
What's the difference between "Reenactment" of Time Lineage and simply "opening" it?
If Sibel were to go through another round, Qiji would likely be completely drained by this princess.
Of course, we can still win.
However, Qiji is a person with aspirations.
He not only wants to win, but he wants to win spectacularly!
Given this demand, we have no choice but to resort to some clever tactics.
Thus, the aforementioned discussion between Qiji and Sibel about "fair competition" took place.
However, when facing the cheating Sibel, mana consumption is a bit slow.
However, the initial application of the concept of "nothingness" still brought Qiji a lot of surprises.
After using it, he had a vague premonition that as long as his Heart Essence could withstand it, he could completely negate whatever kind of Echo he faced!
In fact, if there were enough blue bars, Qiji even had a strange feeling—
Even if the king comes, we'll have to fight him hand-to-hand!
To be fair, this time, Sibel will wait for Qiji to make her move.
However, the girl stood quietly on the ring for a long time, but Qiji showed no intention of making a move.
The princess, brimming with martial prowess, tilted her head in surprise. "What's wrong? Aren't we starting yet?"
She found it strange.
[Piercing Rainbow, Learning Progress --]
[91%!]
While mentally urging the system to hurry up, Qiji continued to spout nonsense to buy time without changing his expression.
This scene, witnessed by unsuspecting viewers, immediately drew a barrage of praise from fans of Qiji.
"The typhoons are as Prisoner Ji as ever!"
"That familiar smell~"
"So effortless!"
"Hilarious! Prisoner Ji won't stop fighting until he's rattled off all the ridiculous things he racks his brains to come up with every day in front of the whole city!"
"Your Highness, you said you've been seen as a monster since birth, is that true?"
Sibel didn't understand why Qiji suddenly brought this up.
I thought this excessively handsome young man would also make a big deal out of the word "monster," just like those other people.
However, the next moment, what Qiji said was completely different from what she had expected—
"Then, from now on, at least in front of me, you don't have to be a monster anymore."
"?" Sibel's eyelashes trembled slightly.
They looked at each other with some surprise.
Qiji's voice was calm and unhurried:
"Because I am the monster."
Just as the words were spoken, the system notification sounded—
[Bite!]
[Circuit - Piercing Rainbow, already learned!]
In that instant, a flood of information rushed into Qiji's mind.
Qiji saw it!
He saw himself practicing [Piercing Rainbow] day and night, neglecting sleep and meals.
Countless practices, countless failures, countless corrections!
After putting in unimaginable sweat and effort, he finally mastered [Piercing Rainbow] completely!
[Piercing Rainbow], as the name suggests, can condense the power of any spectrum into a long rainbow that pierces through everything.
A typical [Piercing Rainbow] can only be infused with the power of one lineage, condensing into a single rainbow beam.
But after systematic improvements... no, after countless days and nights of research and exploration by Qiji, he successfully improved [Piercing Rainbow]!
Make it perfectly compatible with its own lineage!
The new [Piercing Rainbow] is a super-level Echo that Qiji tailored specifically for his own lineage!
At this moment, the circuit is constructed!
Qiji slightly raised his right hand, his index finger pointing upwards.
The next instant, the illusory image of the watch face reappeared behind him.
The silver pointer begins to spin!
First, point to the [existence] half-section, to that fragment flowing with a hazy yellow light.
Dream Fragment were awakened.
A wisp of yellow light rose from the fragments, swirling and condensing at the tip of the pointer, like fireflies gathering into a cluster.
The light fog condenses and thickens, becoming brighter and brighter as it gathers.
In the next instant, a beam of light, as thick as a little finger, suddenly burst forth from Qiji's fingertip, pointing straight to the sky!
The first rainbow light has taken shape!
With a dreamlike, hazy sheen, its edges shimmered slightly, like mist that might dissipate at any moment.
This is a yellow rainbow, Dream!
The pointer continued to spin, pointing to the second fragment.
Moonlight Fragment shone quietly, their indigo glow condensing into a cold sphere at the tip of the pointer, like a dewdrop formed from Moonlight, hanging suspended.
The next instant, the beam of light at Qiji's fingertip visibly expanded.
The drifting mist took on a tangible sharpness, like moonlight condensed into ice crystals, cold and sharp.
Indigo rainbow, Moonlight!
The pointer then rotates, pointing to the third one.
The Vector Fragment, glowing like flames, poured in with a deafening roar.
The beam of light trembled violently for a moment, then suddenly expanded!
It was almost as thick as a wrist, and the space at its edges began to twist slightly, emitting a faint buzzing sound.
Three forces of different colors and spectrums collided, intertwined, and became entangled violently within the beam of light, like three raging torrents forcibly twisted together. The light pulsed unstablely, as if it were about to explode out of control at any moment.
However, the next moment—
The beam of light suddenly contracted!
The three forces merged into one under intense compression, as if being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
The beam of light collapsed rapidly from its wrist shape, eventually returning to its original form, only as thick as a fingertip.
The moment the contraction was complete, all instability disappeared.
Instead, there was a chilling silence.
It was as if the most dangerous thing in the world was quietly floating above Qiji's fingertips in the most harmless way.
Witnessing this scene, Sibel's little face instantly became extremely solemn.
She sensed danger!
Extremely dangerous!
The illusory image of a clock behind her unconsciously appeared, and the power of time spread out around her in layers.
Looking at the three-colored beam of light intertwined on his fingertips, Qiji's heart stirred slightly.
Without a doubt, this was his Echo!
A true Echo that belongs to him!
After being a blank slate for so many years, he's finally acquired a skill!
Qiji took a deep breath and looked at Sibel.
Before he could win, there was one more thing he needed to do—
Pretentiousness is like the wind, always with me.
"To avoid any misunderstanding, I'll explain it here."
Suppressing his inner elation, Qiji spoke casually,
"I am not like those foolish beasts who use all their strength just to hunt rabbits."
The principle I've always believed in is—
You don't need a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
I hate wasting money.
Unfortunately, I had no weaker Echo than that.
Qiji finished speaking...
Off the field, Kaluo, the maid and a loyal fan of Sibel, was the first to get angry!
How arrogant their words were! How presumptuous their demeanor!
"That damn masked man... no, he's not wearing a mask anymore... that damn handsome... brat!"
How dare they call Her Highness a weak rabbit?! And say things like "using a sledgehammer to crack a nut"? And "there's no weaker Echo than this"?
How dare he!
Does he mean he can beat His Highness with the weakest Echo? What a joke!!!
"Exactly! Are you kidding me?!"
As Kaluo finished speaking, Pierce and Lilith, who were sitting next to her and had also been eliminated and were waiting for their "resurrection," spoke in unison, sharing the same hatred for the enemy.
On the ring.
Rabbit... rabbit? Me?
Sibel paused for a moment.
This is the first time someone has used the word "rabbit" to describe her.
In her understanding, "rabbit" should be a word that describes something soft, harmless, and even cute.
So, am I, a monster, "cute"?
No, what are you thinking!