After dozens of exchanges, General Feixiao gradually gained the upper hand. The power of the giant Huan Long began to show signs of weakening under General Feixiao's continuous fierce attacks.
"Now!" Suddenly, General Feixiao's eyes burst with light! Seizing the opening when the giant Huan Long's attack missed, she unleashed the power within her body without reservation. Her twin gunblades tore through the sky, and at the same time, her heavy axe was raised high, concentrating all her power into a crimson slash, like the splitting of heaven and earth, striking down fiercely towards the giant Huan Long! This strike carried her pride and determination as a General of the Yaoqing, vowing to utterly obliterate this destructive Abundance monstrosity before her!
However, just as General Feixiao's attack was about to hit. The Huan Long neither dodged nor evaded, allowing General Feixiao's attack to land, while its giant fan suddenly spun, heavily striking General Feixiao's flank!
"Pfft—!"
General Feixiao was caught off guard, spewing blood from the immense force, and her body flew backward! But at the same time, her full-power strike solidly hit the giant Huan Long's vital spot on its chest! The giant Huan Long's body began to rapidly disintegrate, letting out a terrifying wail! The next moment, a mass of bluish-black flame escaped from the giant body and fled into the sky!
General Feixiao endured her injuries, attempting to deliver a finishing blow, but her attack missed, only hitting a dissipating wisp of flame. Her heart sank, and she immediately realized that the enemy had not been destroyed!
Soon, that mass of bluish-black flame, like a swallow returning to its nest, instantly merged into the body of "Orion" where you were located. You felt your main body's power return, even enhanced, and a pleasant sense of fullness. You involuntarily narrowed your eyes, your face flushed, as if you had tasted the most delicious nectar in the world.
You turned around and looked at Stelle, who was tied up nearby.
"It seems my 'clone' isn't very durable after all." You said to Stelle with a mocking tone, as if the battle that had just destroyed half a city was merely a game to you.
You looked directly into Stelle's eyes; those eyes, once pure and bright, were now filled with fear and confusion.
"Stelle, lend me your power? The Stellaron within you is so compatible with Destruction..." Saying this, you extended your hand, reaching towards Stelle's forehead.
Stelle's body trembled violently upon hearing your words.
"No! I won't agree to it!"
Upon hearing this, a smile played on your lips. "Is that so?"
"But this time, I'm not giving you a choice."
You no longer wasted time, directly raising your hand and reaching into Stelle's sea of consciousness. That hand, which had once gently touched her hair, now extended like a demonic claw.
March 7th and Dan Heng, seeing this, immediately struggled desperately, trying to rush over and stop you.
"Huan Long, don't touch her!" Dan Heng shouted, his voice becoming heart-wrenching from helplessness.
"When Uncle Welt and Himeko Sis come, you'll be dead! They won't let you off!" March 7th roared a threat, trying to intimidate you with the names of the Express crew, though she knew it might be futile.
You heard their shouts, a look of disdain appearing on your face. "So noisy."
You waved your other hand, and two invisible forces instantly struck March 7th and Dan Heng. Their bodies twitched, then they went completely limp, falling unconscious again.
The world seemed to quiet down, leaving only Stelle's rapid breathing. Your fingertips had already touched Stelle's cheek, and the aura of Destruction instantly invaded her skin, making her feel a bone-chilling coldness.
Stelle maintained her last shred of consciousness, looking at you with terror in her eyes: "Huan Long... what exactly do you... want to do?"
You leaned closer, whispering in her ear in a voice that only Stelle could hear, carrying Orion's usual tone. That voice was filled with extreme possessiveness, like a lover's murmur, yet also like a devil's curse.
"Me? I just... want you."
Stelle's eyes instantly showed extreme surprise and disbelief upon hearing your words, filled with distorted emotion. But at this moment, her brain was unable to think, and her consciousness rapidly blurred.
At your fingertip, a mass of bluish-black flame appeared—that was you, the Heliobus main body. The Heliobus Fire began to flow rapidly from your finger into Stelle's body. At the same time, the "Orion" body, which had once carried your will, became a soulless shell after the Heliobus Fire peeled away, instantly collapsing.
Within Stelle's body, the Stellaron, originally dormant, suddenly burst forth with a dazzling white light in Stelle's chest upon sensing this powerful and familiar destructive force invading—that was its instinctive resistance. However, the Heliobus Fire seemed to have found its long-lost home; it was exceptionally compatible with the Stellaron, which possessed the power of Destruction, attracting and merging with each other... The Stellaron's resistance gradually weakened, eventually ceasing to resist, and instead began to actively embrace this power. The process of possession was exceptionally smooth, so smooth that it was as if Stelle's body and the Stellaron within her were born to carry your powerful destructive force.
In the depths of consciousness, Stelle's world was collapsing. Your will surged in like a tide, rapidly devouring her self. Fragmented memories flashed back in her mind. The time spent laughing with her companions on the Express, the first time she saw "Orion," and the adventures of her trailblazing journey with her companions. And those sweet yet flustered "playing lovers" games, your gentle gaze, your occasional touches... These warm scenes distorted, burned, and finally turned to ash in the bluish-black flames. In their place were the cold, dark memories of Huan Long. The humiliation of a thousand years of imprisonment, the endless slaughter in the War Furnace, and the ruthless killings after becoming an Emanator.
Pain, confusion, struggle—various emotions intertwined on Stelle's face, and her body trembled uncontrollably. But in the end, all emotions converged into one.
The flame completely merged into Stelle's body, and an aura of Destruction began to emerge around her.
Then, "Stelle" slowly opened her eyes.
Those golden eyes, originally pure and bright, were now incredibly deep, as if they contained the darkness of the entire universe.
You wiggled your fingers, feeling the strange sensation brought by this new body, and a satisfied smile played on your lips. That smile did not belong to the former Stelle at all.