Seeing that Phantylia wanted to escape, Levi's eyes sharpened and he threw Kiana behind him.
They were already at a safe height anyway, so even if she hit the ground it wouldn't be a big deal for a Valkyrie like Kiana.
Besides, Levi had thrown her toward the sea.
"Levi!"
Kiana burst out from the ancient sea, having been forced to taste the Xianzhou's local "specialty," and glared at Levi in fury.
'This damn bastard!'
She had even been thinking about thanking him, and the very next second he threw her away!
It wasn't even some special situation.
He was standing on land himself. Even if he was in a hurry to deal with Phantylia, couldn't he just put her down?
Did he really have to throw her?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Kiana almost wanted to use the Spear of Subspace to stab Levi hard in the b*tt.
Seeing that Kiana was safe and unharmed, the people on the back of the Spirit of Origin finally relaxed.
Levi stepped forward. Before anyone could react, he appeared beside the azure flames.
He reached his hand toward the fire, trying to grab that wisp of flame.
Seeing this, Phantylia let out a cold laugh.
"I admit you've got some skill, but trying to stop me… maybe in your next life!"
She didn't even have a physical body.
Those bodies used in battle were nothing more than toys she molded herself.
What a pity she didn't get to wait for the Ambrosial Arbor to revive. Just how powerful would a body created by combining Abundance with Destruction have been?
Thinking of this, Phantylia couldn't help but feel a trace of cold displeasure toward the Disciples of the Medicus and Dan Shu.
The things she arranged took forever to complete. With such low efficiency, no wonder they were driven into hiding by the Luofu authorities.
Looking at the large hand reaching toward her...
"Well then… goodbye!"
Levi's eyes lit slightly, and the outstretched palm was instantly covered in flames.
The seemingly ordinary fire wrapped around Phantylia. No matter how she struggled, it was useless.
Well, not completely useless. If she forced her way through, she could still get out.
But that would leave her shattered into pieces.
For Phantylia, that was something she absolutely could not accept.
At that moment, realizing things were going wrong, her mood instantly sank to rock bottom.
The confident expression she had before completely vanished.
"You!"
Hearing Phantylia's terrified voice, Levi picked at his ear. "How many 'you's have I heard by now?"
"How did you do this?!"
During the earlier fight, she hadn't noticed that this simple flame possessed such terrifying power.
She was trapped inside it. To get out, she would have to pass through the flames.
And those flames contained endless power. In her current state, if she forced her way out, she would probably end up as countless fragments.
Levi replied casually, "I just increased the output of Honkai energy… want to try and see if you can break free from the flames of the real Herrscher of Flame from this world?"
'Break free? Do you think I'm an idiot?'
Although she was trapped here, Phantylia's power itself wasn't affected.
The azure flame wrapped in blazing fire swayed slightly, and that invisible force descended on Levi again.
But this time it was different. Just as it tried to interfere with Levi's consciousness, another unseen force turned into a blade, cut it apart, and even left that portion of her power inside Levi's body.
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Pain originating from the soul was different from pain of the body. It couldn't be relieved and would only disappear after healing.
And injuries to the soul were incredibly hard to heal.
'This system just keeps getting more and more awesome!'
Looking at the trembling flames, Levi sneered. "You're like a stray dog now, Phantylia. Why not grow a backbone and just force your way out?"
"You survived that kind of attack anyway. You won't die, so why not show some guts."
Seeing that Phantylia wasn't weakened to the point of losing her voice, Levi found it rather boring.
He curled his lips, then with a backhand motion summoned the Greatsword of Blazing Resolve and stabbed it into the ground, slapping Phantylia toward the blade.
A deep blue glow lit up on the sword. After sucking Phantylia inside, it vanished.
"Aether Editing really is easy to use!"
'A technology said to make anything you imagine come true, plus a Herrscher with nearly endless energy. It just feels ridiculously good!'
'As for how Honkai energy could be used to power Aether Editing… well, Honkai energy's full name might as well be, Honkai: The omnipotent!'
In the Honkai world, Honkai energy can be converted into any form of energy known to humanity.
Naturally, supplying Aether Editing with it was no problem.
Levi didn't know the exact conversion principle. Anyway, you just shove it in and it works, so he didn't bother thinking too much about it.
After putting away the Greatsword of Blazing Resolve...
After finishing all that, Levi walked to the seaside and thoroughly washed the hand that had touched Phantylia with seawater.
Just in case he got contaminated by her bad luck.
"Levi!"
Hearing Kiana shout his name emotionally, Levi smiled and looked in her direction.
"What? Are you finally going to properly thank me for saving your li..."
Pfft!
"Kiana Flying Kick!"
Ninety-eight jin of weight, concentrated onto the size of a single foot.
Under such an attack, Levi, who hadn't even stepped back while facing Phantylia...
Flew backward like a kite with a snapped string for several hundred meters, then slammed heavily into the ground and slid dozens more meters before stopping.
Finally, he lay face-down on the ground, his life or death unknown.
Only the index finger of his right hand remained raised straight up, leaving a long mark across the ground.
As if trying to say something.
"Ah?!"
Kiana covered her mouth and cried out in shock, as if she hadn't expected things to turn out like this either.
"H-he… why didn't he dodge?"
Her movement had already been very slow. With the strength Levi had just shown, how could he possibly fail to dodge?
"Maybe he just never expected you to attack him from behind."
Getting down from the Spirit of Origin and looking at the unconscious Levi, Stelle spoke quietly.
Elysia patted the Spirit of Origin, then looked at the flustered Kiana. "Kiana, you hit a bit too hard."
He had just barely defeated Phantylia, and then took a completely unguarded hit from Kiana. Levi definitely wasn't feeling great right now.
Though compared to going to take care of Levi, Elysia was more interested in building a better relationship with the Spirit of Origin.
So she could find a chance to coax it over to her side.
Qingque jumped down from the Spirit of Origin. Her feet landed on solid ground. Seeing Levi lying there like he was dead...
Her face showed no emotion. This guy was obviously playing dead.
That might fool people who didn't know him well yet, but it wouldn't fool Qingque at all.
Lumine was the last to come down. She glanced at Levi lying on the ground, and at the long skid marks left behind, as if she could feel how much that must have hurt.
Seeing that Kiana still wasn't moving, Lumine couldn't help but say, "You're not planning to go check how he is?"
After all, Kiana was the one who caused Levi to end up like this. Checking his injuries and the follow-up treatment naturally should be her responsibility.
They were just bystanders, the kind with absolutely zero responsibility.
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