「 Cocolia was also unwilling to say more, and after a roar, she raised her right hand. Cold air condensed into sharp entities above her head, like an overwhelming rain.
The next second, ice crystals exploded, continuously like rapid arrows, shooting towards everyone.
"Here they come!"
Stelle looked up at the sky, a blizzard stirring her long hair and the flame at the tip of her spear. She raised her Blazing Spear high, and a red barrier formed around her, radiating intense light in all directions.
Countless transparent ice cones fell from the sky and then evaporated into snow water the moment they approached Stelle.
That was Stelle's unique, unshakeable "『Preservation』."
She closed her eyes, feeling the warmth transferred from the Blazing Spear.
Bronya, Seele, Gepard, Serval, Natasha, Clara… everyone seemed to stand beside her, gripping the Blazing Spear with her.
The connection with everyone, the memories with everyone… at this moment, they all seemed to turn into fuel for the flames.
"Blazing Spear, Charge!"
Like an arrow released from a bow, Stelle wielded the Blazing Spear fearlessly. At this instant, the surrounding air seemed to be drawn by her, wildly swirling into a fire dragon, revealing its fangs directly at Cocolia! 」
「 .....」
~Demon Slayer World~
"Dance of the Fire God!"
Tanjiro blurted out subconsciously, but he quickly calmed down,
"No… the moves don't match at all, and the weapons are different, but the momentum is much stronger than the Dance of the Fire God."
The Kamado family's "Dance of the Fire God" has twelve forms. As long as the breathing technique is performed correctly, the Kagura Dance can be continuously performed. Tanjiro first saw his father perform the dance on a snowy night.
The surging vitality contained in that dance… was exactly like Stelle.
As for Muzan, Stelle's earth-scorching spear strike made him feel a slight threat, but since she wouldn't actually pierce the light curtain to trouble him, Muzan merely wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
This spear strike, however, made Akaza, Upper Rank Three, tremble all over.
Raging flames, a fire dragon dancing wildly… reminded him of that man who would rather die than surrender, who refused to back down even after his lungs were pierced.
And the only man who forced him to flee before sunrise.
"The Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku."
"It's a pity you died… otherwise, after seeing this move, your technique would probably be even more refined, wouldn't it?"
Akaza lamented with regret.
Over hundreds of years, he had killed several Hashira who used Flame Breathing, and coupled with Kyojuro's bravery, which left a deep impression on him… Akaza now had a certain understanding of the six forms of Flame Breathing.
These six sword techniques were all wide-open, fierce assaults. While dealing with the Flame Hashira was troublesome for Akaza, humans were flesh and blood, and a demon's regeneration would eventually give him an advantage.
But if Kyojuro were still alive, and understood some "『Preservation』" enlightenment from Stelle, researching defensive moves… then perhaps in that battle, even if he couldn't win, he could have resisted alone until dawn.
—
「 Flames enveloped Cocolia's body, causing an explosion.
When the flames dissipated, she, in the embers, was not severely wounded.
She raised her hands, and a sphere like a Stellaron gradually expanded and condensed in her hands. The sphere seemed to attract the surrounding flames, and for a moment, bone-chilling cold wind once again gained the upper hand.
A sneer seemed to appear on Cocolia's profoundly dark face.
—The power granted to her by the Stellaron was not limited to this.
However…
As if remembering something, Cocolia suddenly stopped her movements and sharply looked up!
But it was too late. With a dull mechanical roar, the Iron Fist of the Construct Engine, carrying immense force, slammed heavily towards her!
An instant later, the swirling snowstorm abruptly stopped.」
「 .....」
~Genshin Impact World~
"How do I feel… a little sorry for Cocolia?"
Citlali shivered as she looked at the mechanical giant fist, which was larger than her house.
Relying on the secret pact of the Thousand-Year Heritage of the Smokescreen Master, she could activate a White Radiance Shield at any time to protect herself. In hundreds of years, Citlali had never encountered anyone who could break her shield.
But if she were hit head-on by this giant, even ten White Radiance Shields probably wouldn't save her…
"Traveler, you've been to so many countries and experienced many adventures. Have you ever fought against a giant of this size?"
Citlali suddenly asked.
"Of course,"
Lumine recalled a certain Anemo boy who used to be obsessed with piloting giant robots in Sumeru.
Speaking of which, the Construct Engine should be even larger than the Shouki no Kami, but the latter also possessed the Electro element from the Gnosis. Overall, their combat power should be similar.
"Then you must have won, right? How did you win?"
Citlali leaned closer with a curious expression, her eyes seemingly sparkling.
"Uh, about that…"
Lumine was momentarily speechless. Although she really wanted to brag in front of Citlali, the truth was that she spent the entire battle looking down, picking up elemental shards on the ground.
After collecting enough, she could form a large glowing orb, and then "splat"… she knocked down the guy who kept saying "I have ascended to godhood."
Recalling that battle, Lumine couldn't help but sigh.
As expected of a god's creation, it sure was tough…
—
「 "The power of the Stellaron is with me!" Cocolia, having taken a direct hit, was severely wounded. She struggled to her feet, still not giving up. She raised her hands and once again condensed a massive amount of Stellaron energy.
"You… are nothing but a dying struggle before the collapse of the old world!"
"I will personally create a grand new world!"
As soon as her words fell, a powerful music suddenly echoed from the light curtain—
"〽 Will find their way back, back on track."
"〽 We've made a choice."
"〽 Go fight against your fate!!"」
「 .....」
~Genshin Impact World~
"???"
Under the stage of the Yun-Han Opera Troupe, Yun Jin, who had just finished rehearsing "Eight Wonders of the Peach Blossom Capital," was about to rest and contemplate the crucial music.
Suddenly, an impassioned human voice stimulated her, making her instantly alert as if struck by lightning.
"No way… why do they have music when they fight?"
A master responsible for playing music in the Yun-Han Opera Troupe was astonished.
And this music was surprisingly inspiring!
However, Yun Jin's eyes lit up. She quickly asked several old masters in the troupe responsible for music to transcribe the score of this song.
"Madam Yun, this…"
Several old masters looked troubled,
"This song's style is too different from our opera's…"
"Oh?"
Yun Jin smiled slightly. While humming along with the light curtain, she tapped her hand to the beat.
"I think this song is quite suitable. Eight Wonders of the Peach Blossom Capital… the key is to make people's hearts surge. Although I don't understand the meaning of the lyrics, we can change them, right? We can change them to a Liyue style, don't you think?"
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