Mo Xi gritted her teeth, barely propping up her broken body. Her gaze, a mix of grief, indignation, and resentment, pierced toward this "strongest" like a sharp blade.
"Cough, cough... You... what exactly is your goal?"
With her sword shattered, her body wounded, and her spiritual power exhausted, she clearly understood that she no longer had any chance in this battle.
Thus, she only wanted to know why the other party had attacked her.
However, the Fairy in Blue avoided the question, her gaze drifting like a swimming fish, her tone full of mockery.
"Who knows... maybe I was just clumsy and found the wrong person~"
Before Mo Xi could retort again, the Fairy in Blue suddenly looked back. A strange smile curled at the corners of her mouth. Her fingertips lightly touched her face as if stroking a flower petal, but her voice carried a bone-chilling coldness.
"Or perhaps, the target Big Sister is truly looking for... might be someone close to you?"
"You dare..."
Mo Xi roared in fury, but due to her already battered body, her knees suddenly gave out, and she collapsed completely to the ground.
Yet those bloodshot, hate-filled eyes still pierced the other woman like daggers.
But the Fairy in Blue was completely unaffected, letting out a soft chuckle to herself.
"What's there to be surprised about? Since you chose to step into the transcendent realm, you are destined to be accompanied by conflict. How could you possibly stay out of it? But dear one, your luck isn't bad; Big Sister just happened to be passing by today."
Hearing this, Mo Xi didn't relax in the slightest, her gaze locked onto the other woman like a blade.
The Blue-Clothed Woman chuckled and said indifferently,
"It's useless to glare at me; this is the path you chose for yourself, it has nothing to do with me. Unless... you're willing to give it all up, then maybe you could return to a peaceful life."
Regarding the Fairy in Blue's intentional or unintentional guidance, Mo Xi's heart hesitated for only a brief moment before her eyes quickly regained their clarity.
She spoke resolutely,
"I will never regret the path I've chosen. I only hate that I'm not strong enough—now that I'm dying at your hands, I simply cannot protect the people I want to protect."
"Oh? It seems Big Sister really did underestimate you."
The Fairy in Blue lightly brushed the stray hairs at her temples. Her tone carried a hint of exaggerated praise, though a trace of imperceptible shock flickered in her eyes.
She hadn't expected Mo Xi's heart to be so resilient—maintaining such clarity and determination even in the face of a desperate situation.
What on earth did this girl do before becoming an Ability User... Her performance just now was nothing like a novice stepping onto the battlefield! Though her techniques and experience are like those of a green rookie, her courage is like a scorching fire, and her strength far exceeds those of her age and realm...
Along with the end of the final question, the long sword in Mo Xi's hand could no longer be maintained.
It shattered into powder like cracked glazed glass, turning into a sky full of blue ice crystals that slowly dissipated like stardust into the horizon.
With a hint of resentment and powerlessness, Mo Xi's words drifted from her lips like a thin thread.
"Do it..."
Now, having to exert all her strength just to stand, she finally collapsed despondently, appearing to have completely accepted this outcome.
In her heart, she only hoped that if this person truly intended harm to her family, Sister Acheron could stop her...
But facing the Dragon Country's strongest Ability User, her reason was like bone-chilling ice, instantly extinguishing that sliver of hope.
Sister Acheron's strength probably couldn't contend with her either...
"Yo, Big Sister is truly looking at you with more and more admiration!"
The Fairy in Blue approached her in surprise, watching the scene.
Her gaze then swept across Mo Xi's gradually dimming eyes.
"Since that's the case, then goodbye, dear one. Be proud, dear one—to be defeated by the 'strongest,' you... are very strong!"
...
Crack—
However, before the sword could fall, the Mirror Space, which had been silent as the grave, suddenly erupted with an extremely ominous crack.
Like glazed glass shattering on the ground, it startled the void itself.
Mo Xi: (๑•. •๑)???
Fairy in Blue (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!: 'No way?'
Both of them immediately looked toward the source of the sound.
In those pupils as clear as glass, a purple blade light carrying wisps of thunder was reflected, enlarging at a terrifying speed with an unstoppable momentum!
Fairy in Blue Σ( ° △ °|||): 'I fcking hell.'*
The next second—
Rumble————
Mo Xi ( ˙ᗜ˙ )?: "Ah?"
Mo Xi, still standing there like a wooden chicken, blinked blankly, her eyes filled with unresolved shock.
It seemed as if even time had frozen at this moment, leaving her yet to understand what had just happened.
A second ago, Mo Xi seemed to catch a glimpse of a purple light streaking across the sky like a meteor, passing before her eyes.
Following that, buildings collapsed like houses of cards.
The sound of explosions and indescribable noise, like thunder rending the sky, erupted continuously between heaven and earth!
Once Mo Xi recovered from her shock, she immediately gritted her teeth, barely propping up her scarred body, and looked to the side.
She saw that the valiant figure of the Fairy in Blue beside her had quietly vanished.
In its place were three distinct marks left on the ground.
In the middle was a small trench, smooth as a mirror with residual electrical sparks, as if it had been split open by a sharp blade in an instant.
On either side were long drag marks, as if something had repeatedly rubbed against the ground, snaking along with the central trench toward the ruins and debris behind her.
Mo Xi (◐ o ◑ ): If I'm not mistaken... the ones on both sides should be the marks left by that woman's high heels "dragging" on the ground, right?
Drip, drop...
Mo Xi shifted her gaze from the ruins and looked toward the direction where the purple light had suddenly appeared.
For some reason, looking at that purple light tearing through the sky like thunder, an unexpected sense of familiarity welled up in her heart.
As she searched with her eyes, she saw a gap crack open out of thin air in the space that had been clear for ten thousand miles.
The space shattered like glass, instantly opening a window to the outside world.
Raindrops followed, pitter-pattering down and splashing against the ruins.
A look of shock appeared on Mo Xi's pale face, and her pupils suddenly trembled.
A purple silhouette that was etched into her memory.
Dressed in a vibrant red gown and lightly holding a red oil-paper umbrella, she was walking out of the misty void as if treading to a song.
Each step bloomed like a lotus, slowly entering this world.
At this moment, her high heels stepped onto the wet tiles, producing a series of crisp sounds like raindrops tapping on glazed glass.
Each sound fell into Mo Xi's ears like a spring breeze brushing over a lake, stirring up layers of ripples and feeling exceptionally familiar.
Mo Xi (๑꒪▿꒪)*: "Sister Acheron?!!"
Acheron's voice, as cold as frost, was like a ray of moonlight piercing through the haze.
"Mm. Are you alright?"
Instantly, Mo Xi's despondent spirit was dispelled, causing her heart to return to a state of calm for some inexplicable reason.
"Uh... Sorry, I've troubled Sister Acheron again."
"It's no matter."
As Acheron slowly helped Mo Xi up, the latter looked at her cold face with a hint of shock.
Then, she glanced at the shattered spatial gap and the debris on the ground, swallowing hard with a stiff expression.
Mo Xi (๑˙ー˙๑): 'This... was Sister Acheron always this strong?'
Although Mo Xi had the privilege of seeing Acheron take action before, Acheron's "ordinary" strike last time hadn't given Mo Xi any particularly great impression aside from its extreme speed.
She had even naively thought that after her breakthrough this time, she would be able to barely stand shoulder to shoulder with Acheron.
But now...
Mo Xi finally got a slightly clearer look at Acheron's unfathomable power.