As Fu Hua placed her hand on the mural, it triggered a mechanism.
The mural slowly began to crack and crumble, eventually revealing an opening to a deeper chamber.
After exchanging glances, the three cautiously stepped inside.
This opening wasn't very deep.
Before long, Aili and the others reached a spacious area.
In the center of the space sat a young woman who looked identical to Jiulin.
A massive purple crystal floated in the middle of this area, and through it, one could see a golden longsword inside.
As they arrived, Black Jilin, who was in the center, opened her eyes, revealing a pair of dark red pupils.
Black Jilin scanned Aili and the others, then her gaze settled on Fu Hua.
"Isn't this the immortal who abandoned us back then?" Black Jilin said, a sinister smile spreading across her face.
"I never thought it would be you who opened the seal. Perfect! You'll be the perfect sacrifice for us to break free from this seal!" With that, Black Jilin charged at Fu Hua, wielding the black longsword in her hand.
"Scatter!" Sister Himeko warned, then stepped in front of Fu Hua.
As the longsword and greatsword collided, a golden lightning bolt struck down from above Sister Himeko's head.
If Fu Hua hadn't pulled Sister Himeko aside in time, that lightning strike would have hit Sister Himeko directly.
"Do immortals also help their companions?" Black Jilin's longsword, crackling with golden arcs, swung towards Fu Hua.
"You've got the wrong person," Fu Hua said with a frown, dodging to the side.
"Wrong person? Hahaha, the immortal's appearance is etched into my mind!" Black Jilin's expression grew even more twisted as she listened to Fu Hua, and her movements became much faster.
"Get out of my way, you nuisance!" Black Jilin kicked Sister Himeko's greatsword, sending Sister Himeko flying back towards the wall.
Sister Himeko slid across the ground for a bit, and just as her back was about to hit the wall, she was caught by golden chains.
"Sister Himeko, are you alright?" Aili asked, a hint of anxiety in her voice.
"Cough, cough, I'm fine. I didn't expect her to be so strong," Sister Himeko said with a grave expression.
Currently, Black Jilin and Fu Hua were clashing in the center of the area.
No matter how many times Fu Hua struck her, Black Jilin showed no emotion other than rage.
Or rather, Fu Hua's attacks seemed to make Black Jilin even angrier.
The speed of their exchange made it difficult for Aili to directly assist.
Finally, the two of them looked at the large purple crystal.
In this place, even without a Honkai Energy detector, one could tell that the concentration of Honkai Energy was exceptionally high.
The source of it all was this large purple crystal.
"Aili, keep an eye on Fu Hua. I'm going to try and smash this Honkai Energy crystal," Sister Himeko said, then let out a long breath.
Then, faint mist began to emanate from some of the vents on Sister Himeko's armor.
Afterward, Sister Himeko directly dragged her greatsword and charged towards the battlefield.
After a short running start, Sister Himeko leaped high into the air, then swung her greatsword down towards the crystal.
However, this attack didn't cause much damage to the crystal; in fact, Sister Himeko was even jolted back, almost losing her grip on her greatsword.
Only a few Debris fell from the crystal, which, given its size, appeared virtually unharmed.
Black Jilin, who was currently grappling with Fu Hua, watched Sister Himeko fall from the air.
She looked at Sister Himeko with a mocking gaze. "Chi You's heart, you people can't possibly destroy it. So, just obediently die here!"
Then, Black Jilin increased the strength in her hand, directly pushing Fu Hua back a certain distance, and a crack appeared on Fu Hua's gauntlet from the impact.
After looking at the gauntlet on her hand, Fu Hua knew it could no longer be used.
After removing the gauntlet, a pair of golden gauntlets appeared on Fu Hua's hands.
After clenching her fists twice, Fu Hua resumed her offensive stance, looking at Black Jilin with a solemn expression.
"Finally bringing out your own weapon, immortal?" Black Jilin said with a sinister grin.
Then Black Jilin whistled, and with the sound of the whistle, a warhorse with black armor leaped down from the Honkai Energy crystal in the air. As soon as the warhorse landed, Black Jilin was already on its back.
"Hahaha, immortal!" The warhorse directly leaped towards Fu Hua, and as it landed, Black Jilin simultaneously swung down the longsword in her hand.
A series of arc-shaped sword qi flew towards Fu Hua as the longsword was swung down.
After Fu Hua dodged, those sword qi continued to fly towards Aili and the others.
Because the distance was relatively far, the two of them easily dodged the sword qi.
The sword qi struck the wall, leaving deep marks on it.
Sister Himeko had no way against the Honkai Energy crystal in the air. "Aili, try using Judah. I'll go help Fu Hua."
After speaking, Sister Himeko stretched her hands, which were still a bit numb from the recoil, then charged towards Black Jilin.
Aili looked at the Honkai Energy crystal in the air and directly revealed Judah's true form.
A massive golden cross was directly impaled in front of Aili.
Although she knew she needed to break this Honkai Energy crystal, Aili looked at the height, then dutifully pulled out a golden spear from the unfolded frame of Judah.
Then, after shrinking the spear a bit, she directly used the spear as an arrow and nocked it onto her bow.
Just as she drew the bow, several illusory black longswords flew towards her.
Aili directly hid behind Judah, and the longswords shattered upon touching Judah.
After the sword rain ended, Aili made her first attack in this battle.
A golden stream of light directly struck the Honkai Energy crystal.
Then, it directly pierced through it.
A clear hole appeared in the Honkai Energy crystal, but the Honkai Energy crystal did not shatter.
However, Black Jilin's reaction was very strong.
"Hahaha, immortal, are these your companions?" Black Jilin looked at Aili, then rode her warhorse, intending to bypass Fu Hua and Sister Himeko.
"Dream on! Get down!" As the warhorse leaped, Sister Himeko directly swung her weapon in a wide arc and smashed it into the warhorse's abdomen.
The warhorse was directly smashed down from the air.
After rolling once on the ground, Black Jilin stood up, looking at the warhorse lying on the ground, her eyes softening a bit. "You go rest for a while."
"You've angered me!" Black Jilin looked at Sister Himeko.
Then she extended her hand, and many longswords appeared around Sister Himeko, surrounding her.
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