"Blades—know no mercy!"
The silver-haired youth gripped his glaive with a reverse grip, his golden pupils glowing faintly. In an instant, golden lightning, starkly different from the Raiden Shogun's purple Electro energy, gathered around the blade. With a single slash, he unleashed it.
"Roar—!"
The "Purple Sky Thunderbolt" Yun Fan unleashed transformed into a golden dragon mid-flight, roaring toward the Eternal Guardian. Its proud roar echoed across the land.
The well-informed Eternal Guardian immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of this attack. Without hesitation, she transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the void.
Of course, this wasn't a retreat. She was preparing to unleash the pinnacle of her martial prowess—the "Musou no Hitotachi."
"The End—Eternal Calamity!"
The Eternal Guardian's majestic voice reverberated across Inazuma City and the entire Narukami Island. At this moment, no matter what people were doing, they all stopped and turned their gaze toward Tenshukaku.
"My god! What is that?!"
"Is the Shogun fighting a demon?"
"The Shogun must be furious! The sky... the sky is splitting!!"
Above, where the Raiden Shogun had been standing, a massive rift tore open the sky, as if a giant had just opened its eye.
Rip—
The slowly opening eye was suddenly torn apart, and a massive mechanical arm reached out from within, slashing down at the golden dragon.
"Is this the battle between gods? It's truly beyond what Vision holders like us can comprehend," Ayato sighed with a bitter smile. In his youth, he had wondered how powerful gods truly were. If he were to face one, what were his chances of victory?
Ayato had once visited the Musoujin Gorge, where the Raiden Shogun's blade had left its mark. He had carefully felt the residual Electro energy there, but even then, he had held onto a sliver of hope.
However, today, that last shred of hope was ruthlessly crushed. The strength he had once been so proud of was nothing more than a means to survive in the face of the Shogun's divine might.
Mr. Yun Fan, please be safe. Ayaka silently prayed in her heart, then paused. Wait, why am I praying for him? We have no relationship or connection.
"Sigh, it's come to this after all," Yae Miko, watching from afar, sighed helplessly. In just a few exchanges, the Raiden Shogun had been forced to use her ultimate technique. Yet, the Divine Sovereign still looked completely at ease. The difference in their strength was clear.
"I need to think of another way... Wait! The Gnosis!"
Back above Tenshukaku, both Yun Fan and the Eternal Guardian had unleashed their attacks. As masters of lightning, their speed had reached its peak.
In the blink of an eye, the golden thunder dragon clashed with the massive blade. Purple and golden lightning collided in the sky, illuminating half the heavens and blinding those who watched.
Despite the collision of these two immense forces, there was no deafening explosion. Instead, it was as if the sound waves had hit soundproofing material.
Silence. Complete silence.
Meanwhile, the people of Inazuma near Tenshukaku held their breath, slightly opening their hands to peek through the blinding light, waiting for it to fade.
After a while, the dazzling light gradually dissipated, revealing two towering figures standing opposite each other in the sky.
A silver-haired youth, unknown to the people of Inazuma, stood proudly in the void, a confident smile on his face.
The other was the Raiden Shogun, beloved and feared by the people of Inazuma. However, she wasn't faring well.
The Eternal Guardian clutched her chest, breathing heavily. Her divine attire was tattered, though fortunately, it didn't reveal anything inappropriate.
At this moment, everyone who could see this scene fell silent, their eyes wide with disbelief. Some even slapped themselves hard to confirm they weren't dreaming.
"The... the Shogun has been defeated..."
Someone uttered these words, and chaos erupted.
"Impossible! Impossible! The Shogun is invincible! How could she lose?!"
"That's right! The Shogun cannot lose!"
"Shogun, you can do it! Shogun, you can do it!"
"Shogun! You must win!"
"..."
The people of Inazuma City shouted in unison, cheering for the Raiden Shogun. They shouted until their voices grew hoarse and their faces turned red, but they didn't stop.
"This... makes me look like the villain..." Yun Fan, high in the sky, naturally heard these shouts. He looked down and saw the people of Inazuma, who were usually weaker than Hilichurls and avoided Slimes, now standing fearlessly, cheering for their god.
"Haha, even after the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree brought so much suffering to Inazuma, causing so many to lose their homes and families, they still harbor no resentment toward you. They're even willing to risk their lives to cheer for you in this moment. Ei, you truly have some loyal subjects."
Yun Fan looked up again, mocking Ei, who stood opposite him in the air.
Indeed, after that last slash, the Eternal Guardian's consciousness had suffered unprecedented damage and had fallen into a deep slumber. As a result, Ei had regained control of the body.
"I..." Ei didn't know what to say. Although the Vision Hunt Decree had been issued by the Raiden Shogun, she had been aware of it. At the time, she had been too focused on pursuing eternity in the Plane of Euthymia to pay much attention.
Now, she realized she had been wrong.