Never retreat. If the Herrscher comes to his senses, he will choose to retreat immediately. If the Herrscher of Ice escapes, all of these days will have been wasted.
So Ryan chose to fight head-on. You want to kill me, right? Now I am here, come and kill me!
The muscles bulged, and the output of the honkai energy reached its limit. When the spear touched the ice star, the two powers unfolded one after another, creating a spectacular scene.
The electromagnetic field emerged, the track accelerated, and the airflow was pushed to the extreme, slapping hard.
What Ryan was holding was not just a spear but a huge palm, and he pushed with everything he had.
Thank you for the shells!
Woo-bang!
The electromagnetic track extended, and the ice ball—one kilometer in diameter—was instantly accelerated, turning into a giant shell, breaking out of the barrel at several times the speed of sound.
What speed is this? What power is this?
Even Kalpas, from a distance, looked up and saw the 1,000-meter-caliber shell flying through the sky, leaving a blue acceleration trail that didn't dissipate for a long time.
"Ha, a terrifying force! An exciting opponent!" Kalpas licked his lips, observing the nearly broken net under his feet. "You, why haven't you died yet!?"
"Sister Nia, come out and see God."
Pardofelis also saw this giant shell. In her little head, she could never have imagined that the gentle Master would be so fierce and suddenly surpass the myth.
Whoosh—
As everyone was stunned, the meteor swept across the sky, relying on its powerful kinetic energy to tear apart an ice wall, sending the Herrscher and Honkai Beast deep into the sea.
Crash!
It was like a bullet hitting glass, creating a hole and sending crystal fragments flying, with the force of the impact pushing a series of waves.
The Herrscher of Ice remained expressionless. The shell was too large, and he had no way to dodge it. He could only retreat while condensing an ice wall with seawater. Gritting his teeth, he prepared for the impact.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of breaking continued as the ice wall condensed from seawater was smashed apart. A straight water line appeared on the sea surface, stretching as far as Ryan could see, before it suddenly halted.
Yes, it paused for a brief moment before continuing to move forward, landing with a powerful force on a small island.
Boom!!!
The giant muffled sound pierced Ryan's ears, and then the tsunami, like a wall, overturned several warships that had come to investigate, making his already rapidly beating heart race even more violently.
This was like the exhaustion after a high-speed sprint. He felt a bit dizzy, and his limbs were shaking slightly, but he knew that the effect wasn't as good as he imagined.
"So your authority is to 'freeze' all describable concepts, including time, and then let the pseudo-herrscher take you out of the attack range."
The information on the Herrscher of Ice was minimal, so Ryan could only observe and fight while deducing. This attack had a good effect, giving him important information. The Herrscher of Ice had been around for a long time and had the motivation to learn, allowing him to fully master the authority.
But he wasn't the Herrscher of the End after all. Freezing itself had its flaws.
'Your own time will also be frozen. So just fight like this.'
When the massive waves came toward him, Ryan snapped his fingers.
Snap.
Condensation, shaping, convection.
"Water Dragon Bomb!"
The huge waves split unnaturally into more than a dozen water columns, each like a dragon, twisting and spiraling. At the same time, a wave exploded on the sea surface, and a giant, ice-blue beetle emerged from the water.
The repair speed of the Judgment-level Honkai Beast was incredibly fast. In this short amount of time, the head that had just been destroyed was already restored. The two pairs of blue eyes locked onto Ryan in the mountains.
"Do you know why I want to fight at the seaside?"
Ryan raised his gun, letting the gun body rotate within the vortex cloud. He watched as the water dragons twisted from all directions. Before they could penetrate the shell of the Honkai Beast, they froze into icicles in a cloud of ice fog.
This seemed like some sort of domain. Everything within this range was frozen, but the water dragons kept coming. After they were completely frozen, they resembled a crystal cosmos. The center of the countless "petals" was the Judgment-level Honkai Beast.
There were too many frozen objects, and even the beast had lost its ability to move. The four eyes shifted to the side, and it clearly saw a vortex cloud blooming above the mountains. It frantically waved its limbs, trying to break free from the restraints.
"Don't move, or it'll be difficult for me to aim." Ryan stared at it coldly, leaning back and, without much effort, casually tossing out the vortex cloud.
Crazy power. Vortex Cloud City Breaking Gun!
Swish—
A huge vortex spun and flew out, the electromagnetic track unfolding and propelling Ryan's body along with it.
The airflow uprooted the trees on the ground, stirred up giant waves on the sea, tore apart the frozen dragon into pieces, and slammed into the front of the collapse beast.
Crack.
The ice layer broke through meter by meter, and the tip of the gun was getting closer. Just when the speed slowed down, Ryan's shoulder hit the tail end hard.
The second acceleration!
Swish—
The vortex stagnated in front of him, but the storm penetrated from behind. Ryan held the gun and lightly tapped the surging waves. His eyes locked on the figure in the distance.
He didn't look at the situation behind him but just walked on the waves. After a few seconds...
Boom!!
A tornado shot straight into the sky. The ice shattered, and huge waves surged into the air. Before it could freeze into ice, a giant bolt of lightning fell from the sky.
Thunder and lightning came.
The terrifying heat seemed to evaporate the seawater, shattering the "cosmos" and forcing the central Honkai Beast to retract its limbs and transform into a sapphire blue ball, surrounded by arcs of electricity.
Ding.
When Feng touched the shell, he was bounced away. Ryan didn't stop but continued to move forward.
"You can't penetrate my followers." The Herrscher of Ice pulled the corner of his mouth, and the opponent's maneuvering trajectory would be attacked from both front and back. But this smile soon froze.
A tornado wrapped around the Honkai Beast, and it wasn't seawater that was being sucked up.
Electrolyzing water, the storm gathered hydrogen, and then—
"Explode!"
Boom!!!
A giant fireball erupted behind Ryan. Body fragments and ice cubes rained down on the sea. The more than ten-meter-tall Judgment-level Honkai Beast disappeared without a trace.
One.
Ryan wasn't happy at all. This Honkai beast blocked him for a full five seconds and used two large-scale attacks. Its mission was complete, but the shockwave from the explosion made him faster.
The Herrscher of Ice had recovered from the stiff state and then saw Ryan charging toward him, with the companion beast now vanished. A thought flashed through his mind.
Where did he get so much Honkai energy from? What happened with the explosion just now?
Just pushing back the ice star, the first three Herrschers couldn't do it. It could be said that in this level of confrontation, muscles were completely irrelevant. Every step of sprinting consumed energy, and even he, the yellow bird, was a little tired.
However, he could confirm one thing—the other party had no intention of letting him go at all. Holding a spear in hand, stepping on huge waves wrapped in hurricanes and lightning, Ryan was sprinting straight toward him.
"Fight him with all your strength. Humans can't hide for too long, and another human is about to get away."
In an instant, the Herrscher of Ice made a decision. The speed difference between the two sides had left no room for escape.
I will teach you how to use authority!
The Herrscher had no concept of death, and dying together was even more beneficial. He stretched out his hand and faced the man running toward him.
Everything is frozen. Time is sluggish.
Less than a hundred meters away, Ryan could cross in one step, but suddenly, a strange sensation hit him.
The world became very slow in his eyes, the surging waves appearing to slow down. He realized that he had stepped into a certain field.
The Herrscher of Ice wasn't the Herrscher of Ice; his authority was to "freeze" everything, including gas, liquid, energy, and of course, time itself.
Ryan didn't panic. His eyes slowly moved, seeing the normal waves in the distance and calculating the scope of the "field." He also saw the invisible giant blade slashing toward him.
'The pseudo-herrscher is indeed flawed. He focuses more on airflow and can be considered a true Herrscher of Wind.'
Ryan's authority includes all fluids, which is a level above the Herrscher's abilities. He sighed to himself, feeling lucky that he encountered this sub-authority of wind without needing to use his eyes to see it.
In this field, everything was in slow motion. His sensitivity to fluid changes made him turn sideways, seeing the sea split into a hundred-meter-long waterline.
'Oops, he restrains me very well.'
Feng widened his eyes. He, too, was slowing down. As Ryan approached, he released his honkai energy.
Wind blade, wind gun, squeeze, air wall—he used every trick in the book, but the man was still closing in. He suddenly realized that his ability was within the authority of the other party. It was like a student facing a master.
This can't continue.
The remaining humanity made him not as calm as the Herrscher. Normally, he could disguise himself better, but in this life-and-death battle, the disadvantages were showing.
Swish—
But at that moment, the invisible spear hit Ryan's body surface. The burst of airflow pushed him out.
Hmm??
Ryan felt his body slowly retreating. He was confused, but soon understood why.
Intermittent time delay. Hitting my poor perception?
The Herrscher of Ice was indeed the most rational fighting machine. He quickly found Ryan's weakness. Time was invisible and intangible. Although he could only freeze and slow down but not speed up, he could make Ryan unable to react.
Ryan could have dodged it, but after time returned to normal, the attack was accelerated, and he would be hit if he wasn't careful.
The power of air cutting was significant. The external honkai energy was broken, leaving deep blood marks on Ryan's muscles. He activated his shadow ability and turned back into the black-skinned monster.
Ding Ding...
The wind blades broke through his outer defense again, causing sparks to burst. Realizing that cutting wouldn't work, the opponent switched to air cannons—a blunt weapon to deal damage.
"You want to play relativity with me, huh?"
Ryan found that he had retreated more than ten meters, but he wasn't in a hurry to counterattack. He needed to control his energy consumption carefully. In this slow-motion world, the opponent could easily dodge when launching an attack.
There's also the time stop. Let me see how you avoided the Ice Star earlier.
Ryan jumped into the sea without hesitation, using the terrain to his advantage. The pseudo-herrscher could only stare blankly as he sent high-pressure airflow into the sea to detonate it.
Boom-boom—
A group of water columns exploded, but no human figure could be seen. Fortunately, the sea was also the home court for the Herrscher of Ice.
Frozen sea.
The white ice expanded rapidly, but time gradually returned to reality. Freezing two concepts at once, 2000HW of honkai energy couldn't bear it. But it wasn't as easy as Ryan using two powers to control two concepts.
Once time was back to normal, Ryan smiled. Why did the other party freeze time?
Because I was fast, faster than they could respond!
He floated in the water. The spear created a vortex, crushing the spreading ice layer, and the undercurrent pushed him forward.
Here it comes!
The Herrscher of Ice felt the unstoppable momentum and gathered the Honkai energy. His subordinates wrapped around him as he climbed. When he reached a thousand meters in the air, he saw the sea surface suddenly arch up.
A vortex rolled up the broken ice and broke out of the sea. As long as it was trapped, even a Judgment-level companion beast would be shattered.
"I'm waiting for your madness." The Herrscher of Ice smiled, pointing his palm far away.
Everything is frozen. Time stops.
This was his core authority. The function was simple. In Feng's eyes, the world truly stopped.
A hundred meters below, the waves solidified, the broken ice stopped in mid-air, and the vortex stopped rotating. Within this range, the concept of time was frozen. The price was that the Herrscher of Ice himself stopped moving.
In the center of the stopped vortex, a black figure solidified, surrounded by water droplets and ice chips. It looked like a work of art.
This wasn't the time to admire it. He knew how much powerful Honkai energy was needed to maintain this state. He closed his palms, and the air whistled. Two violent air currents came from both sides.
Wind King Hammer.
Bang!
Compression, expansion, explosion.
The black shadow, also from the pseudo-herrscher, was tough, but still compressed toward the middle at a speed visible to the naked eye. Feng's forehead sweated, and his palms closed slowly, just like wrestling.
Like two 10,000-ton air compressors, with a light "pop," the hammer completely turned the black figure into a piece of thin paper.
Won.
He breathed a sigh of relief. He had long seen that the shadow had a strong defense against cutting and stabbing, like hard armor. The best way to defeat it was to crush it to death.
This feeling of "excitement" lasted only a moment. Then, a stronger "fear" surged into his mind.
The black shadow was crushed, but instead of flesh and blood, a large amount of seawater poured out.
Puppet? When?!
At the moment the water dripped, the Herrscher of Ice lifted the time stop mode and switched to time-slowing mode. But this moment was enough for Ryan to fly hundreds of meters high. It was meaningless to slow down the world.
The killing was approaching, so close.
The man, flashing with lightning, raised his fist. In the slowed time, the fist moved in slow motion.
Firmly and slowly, it struck the chest of the pseudo-herrscher. In his dull expression, Ryan beat him into a pile of meat scraps!