Yasenia's muscles were enveloped in energy. Her entire body tensed up, and her body faintly leaned forward while lowering her waist. Her left leg stepped forward, her chest almost touching the ground, and then, starting from her toes, Yasenia straightened and pushed against the ground, holding absolutely nothing back.
BOOM!!!
The woman nearby got pushed back a step due to the shockwave of her lunge.
The two Golden Giants instantly locked onto Yasenia and perfectly followed her terrifyingly rapid approach. One of the two stepped forward, its giant sword rushing at Yasenia at a perfect angle. Yasenia's lips arched in a wide grin. "DRAHEART!"
CLAANGG!!!
Both sides collided, and as the swords pushed, the reaction struck both sides. The Golden Giant's sword trembled, but his feet were firmly set on the ground. Meanwhile, Yasenia felt her hands and bones tremble, and a second later, her body was thrown back.
BANG!
Yasenia landed against a distant wall with her legs bent, her head looking up. Her golden eyes instantly stained with red as her face-splitting smile showed her terrifyingly sharp teeth. "You… you pushed me back… Haha… HAHAHA!"
The world around Yasenia swelled as her aura shook the very fabric of reality. Then, pushing against the wall, space was cracked into countless black lines. "FIGHT!"
Yasenia's body transformed into a beam of light, clashing again with the Golden Giant. The result of the collision discolored the surroundings, reality cracking and collapsing around them.
The Golden Giant's firm foot was pushed back very slightly this time, and Yasenia's bloodthirsty eyes shone even brighter. They were like two luminous rubies. "[Sun Crushing Blow]!"
After separating, pressure that could only be described as world-crushing enveloped Draheart as she swung against the Golden Giant.
The Golden Giant's sword was also illuminated by a golden light as his giant sword flashed toward Yasenia.
BOOM!!!
Both sides collided once, and they stepped back several times. However, they didn't stop their assault. Yasenia's body and the golden giant's body became two rays of light, one blue and the other golden, as they exchanged blows and moved around the restricted space within the arena.
The sounds of their collisions constantly twisted the fabric of reality, black voids appearing here and there as they moved at a speed far too fast for Dune and the others to follow.
Even the girls, who had sometimes sparred with Yasenia, were currently looking with wide open eyes.
Yasenia's thrilled laughter mixed with the constant barrage of exchanges.
The other Golden Giant didn't join, looking at the group that had yet to move warily. Clearly, it had a semblance of intelligence and knew that the large group in front of it wouldn't move if it didn't.
Tatyana noticed and squinted. "Their intelligence is higher than expected."
Evelyn, her eyes following Yasenia's battle with a mesmerized look, muttered. "Such… violence. Is that Yasenia's true strength?"
Tatyana looked away from the second Golden Giant and chuckled. "She has activated most of her buffs, so she is almost at the peak of her strength… without counting trump cards."
Dune gulped, her face pale as she sweated coldly. Yasenia's current exchange with the Golden Giant was far too high level compared to anything else she had seen.
The sheer pressure and shockwaves were causing her heart to thump in fear.
Yasenia rushed toward the Golden Giant, her footwork becoming more and more refined as she brought out her strength. Yasenia's ruby-like slit eyes constantly moved as they exchanged blows.
She kicked against the ground, approaching in a straight line. As the Golden Giant swung its sword in a rising motion, her tail blasted an energy wave to the side, moving her body in a spin around the strike.
Golden light flashed in the Golden Giant's helmet, and the rising sword flicked sideways to defend. "[Celestial Sunder]!"
BANG!
Sword and sword met, but Yasenia was far from done. Celestial Sunder was, after all, a very easy-to-use skill. So, she stepped around with [Fairy Moon Steps] and released an absolute barrage of them.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
The Golden Giant used its limited yet profound skills to block the hundreds of attacks coming its way. At one point, the Golden Giant stomped the ground, and a golden pulse spread out, staggering Yasenia.
'Ah… I got hit~.'
Yasenia grinned as the Golden Giant's sword descended onto her body. Her Celestial Gown fluttered, [Celestial Aegis] activating.
BOOM!
A grunt escaped Yasenia as she streaked down and slammed against the ground, bouncing off the hard ground. She pushed with her hands, flipping up just before the golden sword thrust where she previously stood.
The long train of her dress flicked, enveloping the giant sword, and Yasenia pulled to propel herself toward it. "BREAK! [Shattering The Heavens]!"
Draheart struck the giant golden sword with a resounding clang. Her celestial energies tried to crack it, but they were not strong enough. As Draheart rebounded, the Golden Giant punched down.
Yasenia laughed. 'The sword is sturdier than I expected. I can't dodge. I will get hit again~.'
She raised Draheart right in the path of the punch.
BANG!
Her arms tingled, her bones and muscles hurting from the terrifying physical strength of the Golden Giant. As she flew back, Yasenia channeled her energy into Draheart and unleashed a powerful skill.
The approaching Golden Giant noticed and quickly clenched its fist. A golden phantom of itself covered its body, and in the next instant, Yasenia arrived while swinging Draheart down. "[Firmament Shaking Arc]."
Body energies surged at a terrifying rate, and space collapsed in the wake of her strike.
A forceful clash echoed around the place, Yasenia's attack cracking the defensive phantom surrounding the Golden Giant. "Hehe… you want to defend against me?"
Two dragon wings spread behind Yasenia's back, and with a single flap, she soared to the sky while leaning back and taking a deep breath. "[Celestial Dragon Breath]!"
ROAR!!
The world lost its color, and the Golden Giant hastily activated another defensive skill to layer it with the half-destroyed one.
The destructive Dragon Breath crushed the former defense and then collided with the secondary defensive skill. The force behind the Dragon Breath pushed the Golden Giant back, its feet sliding across the ground.
CRASH!
With a shattering sound, the rest of Yasenia's Celestial Dragon Breath struck its body. A crunching sound echoed, and for the first time, the Golden Giant was forced to slide backward as it took steps to stabilize itself.
Yasenia flapped her wings, [Pegasus Gallop]'s starlit figure merging with her dragon wings. The air around her exploded, her body appearing in front of the destabilized figure with a wide grin. "Take this! [Firmament Dividing Celestial Twilight]!"
The figures of all the times of the day manifested, showing the sun, moon, stars, and twilight hours in between. Then, Yasenia swung her sword and terrifying energy surged forward.
The celestial bodies concentrated in the slash, forcing the Golden Giant to defend again.
BOOM!
Yasenia pursued, even when the Golden Giant was almost against the wall of the circular arena. "Getting tired!? Hahaha!"
As she said that, the slit in the Golden Giant's helmet glowed. Then, its aura skyrocketed for a moment. Its destabilized figure moved with incredible agility, returning to a firm stance. Then, as Yasenia rushed at it, it became a golden ray of light and vanished.
Yasenia's slit pupils thinned to lines as the world around her slowed down to a crawl. The Golden Giant's sword moved at ridiculous speed, to the point that the girls felt their hearts leap in anxiety.
Seeing the sword approaching so quickly, Yasenia knew that she didn't have time to dodge or even cast skills. So, the best thing she could do was reinforce all the defensive skills that strengthened her body.
The sword landed on her body, the edge digging into her flesh but unable to slash through the bones. Then, the strength of the strike exploded within her, blasting her back.
BANG!
Blood splattered, but Yasenia quickly stabilized herself. Ignoring the pain, she changed Draheart's form to a pair of gauntlets. Then, when the Golden Giant approached to slash her a second time, she stomped the ground and rushed forward.
"[Seven Cosmos Martial Smites]!"
BANG!
The first punch collided against the sword, pushing her back. However, Yasenia didn't mind at all and clashed again with the second punch.
BANG!!
The Golden Giant flinched, feeling the increased strength of the second strike. It gripped its sword tightly, rushing at Yasenia quickly while she was injured.
The third and fourth collisions happened right away, two more shockwaves spreading around the arena. Yasenia, her lips stained with blood into a wide grin, felt energy surge inside her body as she rushed forward again.
"Fifth punch!"
BOOM!
The immutable golden sword trembled, the advance of the Golden Giant coming to a halt. Yasenia, using [Pegasus Gallop], flashed forward, destructive energies covering her fist.
"Sixth Punch!"
The sword was blasted sideways, and the golden light within the Golden Giant's helmet flickered. The golden sword lit up with energy, and a second later, its speed surged once more.
It was the fastest attack the Golden Giant released until that point!
Yasenia saw it and laughed. "[Grand Cosmos Martial Art, Fourth Form: Cosmic Air]."
As the sword rushed toward her chest, Yasenia's body leaned perfectly, as if air parted in the way of the sword, and she slipped by it. Looking up at the 10-meter-tall being, Yasenia stomped the ground and launched herself forward. "SEVENTH PUNCH!"
BOOM!!!
The world shook as her gauntlet landed on the Golden Giant's chest, sinking its armor inward. The force of the strike blasted the ten-meter-tall giant flying, slamming it against a distant wall.
Seeing the Golden Giant stand up without much effort again, Yasenia released Draheart and spoke with a smile. "Now… Let's start round two. Dramel, come out."
Dramel manifested in its Pipa form, and a second later, Lyra's Harmony began to echo with a fast-paced tune. Yasenia then took out the battle flag and moved her energy.
The world around her sank, the pressure within her body causing the structure to screech from strain.
The Golden Giant tightly gripped its sword, and then Yasenia and the Golden Giant disappeared, only to reappear in the middle. The flag moved agilely and clashed with the sword.
BANG!
Both weapons recoiled, separating after the clash. Yasenia used her fingers and wrist to spin the battle flag and then rushed forward again.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The clash was brutal and high paced, the long battle flag causing terrifying shockwaves in each collision. Yasenia's eyes lit up. "Fun… You are so much fun! [Heavenly Firmament Sanctuary]!"
Energy began eroding around Yasenia and rushing toward her, while Celestial Dragon Body and her other strengthening buffs healed her body as it got injured.
Yasenia laughed. "Let's see how much longer you can resist, Golden Giant!"