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Time froze.
Kanzaki still stood in place, one hand resting on the hilt of the nodachi at her waist, maintaining her sword-drawing stance as her gaze fixed straight ahead.
Over there, Fang Li's body, spraying blood through the air, seemed to move in slow motion as he was gradually blown backward.
(It's over…)
Kanzaki silently repeated in her heart.
Yet there was not the slightest joy in her mood, rather, it felt somewhat heavy.
(To think I had to use Yuisen three times…)
That was something truly unbelievable.
What was Yuisen?
It was an attack technique that existed solely for one-hit kills.
To achieve the effect of an instant kill, this move could only be used when Kanzaki released her Stigma and transformed into a God Breaker. In her normal state, she could not even use it. Even within the Amakusa-Style Church, no one else was capable of performing it. Its very existence belonged exclusively to Kanzaki.
Even another Saint would not easily be able to keep up with Kanzaki's slash.
In the past, relying on this strike, Kanzaki had almost never lost.
And that "never losing" was not limited to humans, but also included monsters and creatures that existed only in legends.
This was the power of a Saint, one of fewer than twenty in the entire world, beings who stood at the pinnacle of the Magic World.
Such beings could even battle Angels recorded in the Bible.
An attack technique that fully unleashed such power and achieved a one-hit-kill effect.
Yet Kanzaki had used it three times?
At that point, it could hardly be called a one-hit kill anymore.
Opponents who required Kanzaki to use Yuisen three times before defeating them could be counted on one hand throughout her life.
(To dodge one Yuisen, block another, and force me to use a third… based on that achievement alone, you would already be considered among the elite of the Magic World.)
Unfortunately, if possible, Kanzaki had wanted to avoid this battle.
To Kanzaki, Saint power should never be used against ordinary people. It should only be used against beings of equal standing.
Although Fang Li was not an ordinary person, he was neither an Esper nor a Magician. Using Saint power against someone like him filled Kanzaki with guilt.
(I only hope this can end here, and that everything will turn out well.)
However, Kanzaki's small wish was not destined to come true so quickly.
"Pa!"
A crisp footstep rang out.
"Wh…?!"
Kanzaki was finally shocked.
She watched as Fang Li, who had just been sent flying through the air while spraying blood everywhere, suddenly adjusted his posture and landed on the ground.
His footing was firm and unwavering.
"Huu…"
The sound of breathing came from Fang Li's mouth.
Fang Li simply stood there and slowly raised his head.
There was a sword wound on his shoulder.
Blood poured dramatically from the injury.
Yet Kanzaki could tell that it was merely a flesh wound. Though it had injured muscle and tendon, it had not struck bone.
In other words…
"You avoided a fatal wound?"
Kanzaki's expression darkened.
In response, Fang Li merely looked at her quietly.
"What an astonishing attack speed. Honestly, even I was startled. It exceeded my expectations to some extent."
Fang Li dipped a finger into the blood flowing from his shoulder, then brought it to his mouth, tasting the bitter metallic flavor as the corners of his lips slowly curled upward.
"However… these eyes still saw it."
The ice-blue Mystic Eyes suddenly shone brilliantly.
"......!"
Kanzaki's expression tensed, and without the slightest hesitation, she once again placed her hand on the hilt of the nodachi at her waist.
But this time, Fang Li moved first.
"Boom......!"
Amid an explosive sound, feet glittering with dense starlight slammed heavily onto the ground.
"Chii......!"
Beneath a sharp, sky-splitting sound, Fang Li's figure transformed into a dazzling meteor and shot violently toward Kanzaki.
"Qiang......!"
Almost simultaneously, Kanzaki released Yuisen for the fourth time, turning it into an incomparably terrifying icy blade-light that slashed straight downward.
The strike of a Saint shredded the air itself, as though intent on stealing away all life, descending upon the incoming figure.
It was like a laser colliding head-on with a meteor, creating an exceptionally dazzling scene.
And at that moment, Kanzaki had already returned her sword to its sheath.
Though shocked, the facts had already made Kanzaki understand that against Fang Li, one or two Yuisens simply could not determine victory.
Therefore, Kanzaki had to use one Yuisen as a decoy, just like before, forcing Fang Li to evade first, then releasing a second Yuisen the moment he dodged, leaving him with nowhere to escape and defeating him in one stroke.
Even though Yuisen was originally a one-hit-kill technique and theoretically should not require a second slash, reality was right before her eyes. Kanzaki had no choice but to shift into full combat mode and calculate every step carefully.
However, a scene that left Kanzaki stunned appeared.
"Pu chi......!"
Amid a clean and decisive cutting sound, the incoming meteor neither dodged nor avoided the attack, and was mercilessly split into two by the icy blade-light descending from above.
Within the meteor, Fang Li's body was likewise cut in half, blood spraying violently everywhere.
That was undoubtedly the instant of death.
Yet Kanzaki reacted immediately.
"No!"
The instincts born from being a Saint caused Kanzaki to abruptly spin around, raising the sheathed Shichiten Shichitou before herself.
"Shua......!"
At the same moment, a cold sword-light streaked through the sky and struck toward Kanzaki.
"Clang......!"
Sparks exploded into the air alongside the sound of collision.
Only then did the Fang Li in front, who had been split in two by Yuisen, gradually fade away like a mirage.
Flashing Dash , Connecting Lapel.
Like a cicada shedding its shell, it was a movement technique capable of creating a physical afterimage avatar to dodge any attack.
Relying on this move, Fang Li successfully evaded the fourth Yuisen and even arrived behind Kanzaki to launch a counterattack.
As for the weapon he used, it was no longer the waning moon dagger.
"This is…?"
Kanzaki revealed a surprised expression.
Because the true form of the sword-light slashing toward her was a pure white sword of light.
"Allow me to introduce it. Its name is Bo Xie."
Holding the pure white sword of light, Fang Li pressed its tip fiercely against the Shichiten Shichitou, sparks flying as it illuminated his pair of ice-blue Mystic Eyes.
"Since I'm using it, then I'll have to go all out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Li suddenly leaped backward.
"Flashing Scabbard - Ichiri Yotsuji!"
Countless sword-lights instantly appeared, forming four absolute-kill sword formations that assaulted Kanzaki.
Although the speed of the slashes was far inferior to Yuisen, their exquisite trajectories and angles completely cut off all of Kanzaki's escape routes, thoroughly enveloping her.
Combined with the fact that the slashes were launched from such close range, this time it was Kanzaki who had nowhere to evade.
However, being unable to dodge did not mean being unable to block.
"Nanasen!"
Kanzaki's hand, which had not drawn the sword, suddenly moved.
"Shua shua shua shua shua......!"
Immediately, countless steel wires spread out around Kanzaki's body, forming a cage that protected her within.
"Clang clang clang clang clang......!"
Clear collision sounds rang out endlessly.
The countless sword-lights struck the steel wires as though hacking against solid steel, and amid bursts of sparks, they were all easily deflected.
(End Of This Chapter)