Xing Yu stared intently at Ellera, the nervous unease inside her gradually giving way to firm confidence.
The earlier test had confirmed her suspicion—the Three Worlds Ten Directions Pure Land was not without flaws.
So far, countless magical girls, including the Ten Seats, had repeatedly lost to the Aurora Witch. Was it because they lacked strength?
No.
It was because Ellera was inside the Pure Land, where only the magical girls were passively taking hits without any chance to retaliate.
The conditions were completely unequal.
If the conditions could be leveled—either fully equal or nearly so—the magical girls would have a chance.
“Give up, Ellera. The things you’ve done to other magical girls over these years will receive the fairest judgment. Otherwise… you won’t want to experience the power of First Rank Magic.”
Only Xing Yu’s voice echoed around them; the others merely watched from a distance, unwilling to act rashly.
Zero approached the aircraft with her subordinates, her eyes fixed on the two figures there, a wave of unease stirring inside her.
The peerless Aurora Witch was about to have her mysterious veil stripped away here today.
Would she fall completely?
No.
A cold sweat traced down Zero’s side profile.
She had once participated in the siege against Ellera, back then Ellera had revealed a truly earth-shaking, ghost-haunting presence.
So the source of her current unease was…
“Hurry up and start the aircraft! We’re leaving!”
Zero shouted to her subordinates.
At the same time—
“Ellera, at least give some response, will you?”
Xing Yu’s breathing grew slightly rapid.
For some reason, she also felt uneasy.
“I originally thought that after seven years of research, your countermeasures would be brilliant. But… sigh.”
Luo Youcuo sighed, “Mediocre. Far too mediocre.”
The Three Worlds Ten Directions Pure Land unfolded to its maximum extent, like layers upon layers of golden fortresses.
Inside, everything was peaceful, as if even time could stand still there.
“Hm?”
Xing Yu frowned, not understanding what she was doing.
Could her intelligence be wrong?
Was there still some hidden mechanism within the Three Worlds Ten Directions Pure Land that hadn’t been unlocked?
Luo You spread her hands.
“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t want to see the power of First Rank Magic? Come on, let me show you.”
Xing Yu grew anxious.
She wouldn’t actually kill her, would she?
First Rank Magic was powerful enough to crush even king-level dimensional beasts.
She was just a mere human body…
But there was nothing else to do!
Just before the Three Worlds Ten Directions Pure Land was about to dissipate, she unleashed the strongest magic she currently mastered.
First Rank Magic—God Said: Let There Be Light.
The waves churning in the boundary sea calmed completely at this moment.
In that instant, Xing Yu saw what looked like a beam of pure, glassy azure light blooming within the Pure Land just before it vanished.
Soon the Pure Land disappeared, and with it, the azure glow vanished too, forming in front of Luo You a blue arched barrier, upon which four large characters were written: “Facing Enemy This Side.”
Then, omnipresent light collided with the barrier, and at that moment, Luo You lifted her head.
“Azure Impact.”
***
At this moment,
Zero piloted the aircraft away from the encirclement.
A subordinate quietly approached and asked, “Captain, if we abandon Lady Ellera and run, won’t Lord Yue punish us when we return?”
Zero shook her head, saying nothing.
The subordinate could only awkwardly retreat back to his post.
But before he reached his post, he still heard the captain mutter to herself.
“What nonsense, abandon her? We’re running to avoid getting killed together with her!”
We’d get killed? The subordinate turned confusedly to look back.
Ellera herself was struggling to survive—how could she possibly kill them…
The next second, everyone on the aircraft witnessed a breathtaking scene.
From the spot they had just escaped, a colossal figure seemed to rise.
It was as if the moon was closest to Earth, and the ocean suddenly turned turbulent, raising massive waves that stretched as far as the eye could see, blue auroras sweeping across thousands of miles, causing all unreal objects in the boundary sea to vanish into dust.
Even the murky sky above the boundary sea was pierced and torn by this azure aurora, dazzling beams and high-energy particles flying in all directions, with a scorching heat hitting them.
Only the vast, endless boundary sea could contain this world-ending spectacle.
Zero hugged herself tightly, trembling.
This was it.
That woman had never truly fought seriously against the magical girls.
To avoid killing them outright, she had never used her strongest attacks.
She felt as if she were standing in a nuclear test site, watching the mushroom cloud rise, terrified she hadn’t run far enough and would be engulfed by the heat wave rushing over.
She kept running desperately, even after reaching a safe distance, continuing until the mushroom cloud was out of sight before she could calm down.
Third Seat of the Ten Seats, Xing Yu—this time, she was most likely finished.
***
“Wh-what…”
The mirage world hovering above Xing Yu’s head completely shattered, leaving only her standing there, seemingly confused about what had happened.
She looked down at her hand.
【I actually survived?】
But conversely, everyone else around her had died in the earlier impact.
A sneer broke the illusion of victory for those who had felt sure of themselves!
“This is all your fault. Who told you to speak out and let those trash hear it? Although I don’t care, that’s one of my weaknesses.”
Luo You’s playful voice sounded to Xing Yu like a devil’s whisper.
In an instant, Luo You appeared beside Xing Yu, gently stroking her earlobe and said, “Besides, even if I hadn’t done what I just did, what could you do against me at this speed?”
Xing Yu gritted her teeth and hurriedly backed away to create distance.
“Ellera! You—”
She still wanted to fight back, but the next move Luo You made stopped all resistance instantly.
The Three Worlds Ten Directions Pure Land swept lightly around in a straight line, absorbing all residual heat back into the Pure Land.
This was too cheating!
Xing Yu couldn’t help but feel despair.
She could even recycle and reuse it?
Then what? Recycle, reuse, and on repeat?
An infinite loop?
Xing Yu’s thoughts gradually froze, overwhelmed by the massive visual impact, becoming an ordinary person incapable of reasoning.
Looking back now, her previous theory about sealing off the Three Worlds Ten Directions Pure Land was simply laughable…
Indeed, Ellera’s defense was no longer invincible.
But on the contrary, sacrificing defense brought about an output increase of more than tenfold.
“If I can’t gather enough massive energy from the enemy, then I’ll generate it myself, won’t I?”
Luo You slowly approached her.
Very impolitely, she slapped Xing Yu right on the pair of indecent mounds on her chest.
Smack!
“Eh!?”
“I used to hold back so as not to injure your bodies, refraining from using overly destructive moves. Didn’t expect this kindness of mine became the reason you looked down on me. I’ll have to teach you a lesson!”