One, two, three, four—a total of four targets that could make her feel threatened.
As for that purple light just now, it came from another tiny, ant-like purple maiden.
That light was too weak, so weak that even a sneak attack couldn’t cause her a single bit of damage.
But Manzhu still felt angry because of the emotion contained within that light—that bright, stinging emotion.
The red light in her pupils flared intensely as Manzhu’s gaze locked onto that smear of purple; the other four targets were no longer in her consideration.
She wanted to erase that purple from this world; that damn color shouldn’t exist in this world!
“Die, all of you die!”
Black-red light lunged toward that purple, but it was intercepted by the other four halfway.
In an instant, an unfair four-on-one battle began.
Surprisingly, despite it being a four-on-one situation, the one held the advantage.
Frantic, reckless, trading injury for injury, Aizhu forcefully took control of the battlefield with a combat style so irrational it could only be described as maddened.
She didn’t care at all how many attacks she took. Her body became unrecognizable from the repeated wounds, and her originally beautiful appearance gradually turned hideous.
A monster—she had completely turned into a monster.
To fight more efficiently, she grew countless bizarre limbs.
Sharp black spikes protruded from her skull, tearing that face with its eerie smile into several pieces.
The Demon Emperor named Manzhu vanished from this world, leaving behind nothing but a mindless lunatic.
“Evil Intent… this is our innate Original Sin.”
Black-red sludge surged within the Abyss before the grey-white maiden, emitting a Spirit Wave capable of making one lose their mind in an instant and turn into a beast that only knew how to destroy everything.
This was something Demons could not resist, and the best weapon for destroying this world.
If the Evil Intent on one Demon wasn’t enough, would the Evil Intent on ten, a hundred, or even ten thousand Demons be enough?
She didn’t know.
“Whether it succeeds or fails, my mission is considered complete.”
“Hope… if such a thing truly exists, then let her try to change all this.” The maiden closed her eyes and leaned forward, falling into that invincible black-red Abyss like a butterfly with broken wings.
Then, the Abyss began to boil.
As her consciousness slowly cleared, Luo Shuangyue once again felt the tangible sensation of controlling her body.
The residual Evil Intent in her mind still tried to influence her thoughts, but now, she would no longer be affected by these intentions.
She stripped the black-red aura from her body bit by bit. They wanted to re-invade Luo Shuangyue’s body, but they were ruthlessly driven away by Luo Shuangyue’s Demonic Energy.
Despite coming from the same source, her Demonic Energy seemed to be very much at odds with these auras.
Opening her eyes, Luo Shuangyue saw total darkness.
She was wrapped in a massive black Cocoon. Countless pitch-black threads extended from the Cocoon, piercing into her body and continuously pumping a massive amount of Demonic Energy into her.
She had replaced the Demon Emperor who should have existed here and absorbed all the power of the Black Calamity.
This power allowed her to complete the path of advancement that had once been interrupted due to insufficient energy, making her a true ruler among Demons.
What was even more subtle was that she didn’t suffer severe mental pollution after her advancement. She could be certain that her current self was still herself.
She had successfully protected her self-awareness and had not become a puppet of Evil Intent.
“Thank you for this time.” Reaching out to touch her chest, Luo Shuangyue softly thanked the other consciousness within her body.
Without Little Butterfly’s help, she couldn’t have defeated that Evil Intent.
This victory over Evil Intent was a victory for both of them.
Luo Shuangyue resisted the invasion of Evil Intent from the front, while Little Butterfly worked hard behind the scenes to undermine it. If either had been missing, the result would have fallen into the true Abyss.
Little Butterfly had accumulated all of Luo Shuangyue’s Evil Intent, so she couldn’t hold out for long against its invasion.
Meanwhile, Luo Shuangyue had to devote herself entirely to the confrontation and couldn’t make an effective counterattack.
An emotion full of tsundere energy came from her mind; Little Butterfly said she just didn’t want her body to fall into the hands of some other weird thing.
Luo Shuangyue was hers, and Luo Shuangyue’s body was also hers. She didn’t want anyone else laying a finger on her things.
“Alright, alright, I know what you mean.” Luo Shuangyue smiled helplessly, then took a deep breath. “Now, it’s time to find someone to practice on.”
Reaching out to pierce the pitch-black Cocoon in front of her, she forcefully tore it open to both sides, announcing her arrival to the world.
The pitch-black vortex had completely disappeared, and all the power within it had merged into Luo Shuangyue’s body.
She felt like she was in explosive condition.
Lifting her head, she saw the bright sky, white clouds, and a cute maiden crashing toward her.
Luo Shuangyue froze for a moment and was then hit dead center by the maiden falling from the sky.
The great Butterfly Monarch successfully suffered a setback just seconds after her grand appearance.
“You…” The flattened Luo Shuangyue looked at the purple maiden lying on her stomach, her face full of questions. “Didn’t I tell you to run?”
The aura on Xia Mo was a bit weak; she had clearly gone through a very difficult battle.
Facing Luo Shuangyue’s question, Xia Mo forced herself to stand up and pointed at the sky irritably. “Why do you think you could stay in there so peacefully for so long?”
Manzhu was still in the sky, fighting four opponents like a god descending to earth.
Although Manzhu’s strength had dropped slightly as the Black Calamity receded, her eerie and frantic power was truly a headache for the experts from the Sanctuary.
The monster-turned Manzhu was practically invulnerable; the damage caused by Magic had become very limited.
Only Xia Mo’s attacks could cause her some pain, which resulted in Manzhu’s hatred being locked onto Xia Mo.
Just now, Xia Mo had failed to dodge Manzhu’s sneak attack and was struck heavily in the stomach by a Whip, which was why she crashed onto Luo Shuangyue’s head.
“I was wondering where the Evil Intent I drove out went. Turns out it was all absorbed by Manzhu…” Looking at the black monster covered in red, Luo Shuangyue immediately understood.
Wasn’t this the result of those black and red Butterflies she had killed earlier falling onto a Demon?
And to deal with these guys, one truly had to use the power of a Magical Girl.
“Are you going to give me a radiant smile now and softly tell me it’s over? That the moment you finish your seclusion is the beginning of that guy’s downfall?” Seeing that Luo Shuangyue was still her familiar self, Xia Mo was in a good mood and felt like making a small joke.
Luo Shuangyue also chuckled.
Then, “Sorry, I can’t beat her alone.”
If the Evil Intent she expelled hadn’t fallen on Manzhu, and these two troublesome existences hadn’t merged into one, she would certainly have a way to fight them.
In terms of true combat power, the current Luo Shuangyue was confident she could defeat Manzhu using her diverse combat methods.
Unfortunately, the current Manzhu was corrupted by Evil Intent, which sealed away Luo Xiangyue’s most powerful abilities.
She could only rely on her mimicry ability to mimic the Magic Power of a Magical Girl to fight, and this would decrease her combat power significantly.
“I need your help, Xia Mo.” A faint white light appeared in her hand as Luo Shuangyue sent this orb of white light into Xia Mo’s chest.
Xia Mo immediately felt her largely depleted Magic Power being rapidly replenished, and the Magic Power Luo Shuangyue used had a very familiar scent to it.
It was a floral fragrance that reminded her of that lively and cute child.
“Shuang Xing’s Magic Power?”
“There are only a few types of Magic Power I can use; hers is the most cost-effective.”
“If Shuang Xing heard that, she would definitely pounce on you and hit you.”
“That would be a good thing.”
Reaching out to pull Xia Mo up from the ground, Luo Shuangyue said with a smile.
If being beaten by her sister could be exchanged for a family reunion, it would be an incredibly worthwhile bargain.
Unfortunately, the world would not grant Luo Shuangyue’s wish.
“My power has entered the Demon Emperor realm, and the mimicked Magic Power is at the same level as my realm. Which means…”
“You are now also a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl with slightly weaker endurance, right?”
“Correct, but I lack the means to convert this Magic Power into attacks.”
Driving a Magical Girl’s Magic Power with a Demon’s body was a painful ordeal for Luo Shuangyue. In this situation, she could hardly use any of the combat styles she was familiar with.
She couldn’t engage in melee combat with a Scythe, nor could she use sophisticated Nightmare Magic attacks.
So she had only one way left.
“Xia Mo, let me borrow your Cannon.”
Yes, the solution was simple: borrow the Cannon from Xia Mo’s side.
Back when she didn’t know how to release a Magic Artillery shot, Luo Shuangyue could use Xia Mo’s Cannon to fire a powerful beam. She could do the same now.
Not to mention that Xia Mo’s Cannon now housed the Spirit Weapon lady, Ye Lin. Luo Shuangyue only needed to inject Magic Power into the Cannon and leave the rest to Ye Lin.
From this, it was clear that a Spirit Weapon truly provided a significant boost to a Magical Girl’s combat power.
“Okay.” Xia Mo didn’t say another word.
So Luo Shuangyue immediately leaned her head toward Xia Mo.
“Stop! That’s not the prerequisite for a Spirit Link.” Xia Mo quickly blocked Luo Shuangyue’s approaching mouth and said helplessly, “We just need to draw the same runes on our palms.”
The first time, she didn’t have time to think of other ways and could only use that method to achieve mutual understanding with Luo Shuangyue, but now wasn’t one of those desperate times.
Quickly grabbing Luo Shuangyue’s hand, she left a rune using her own Magic Power as the raw material in Luo Shuangyue’s palm.
Xia Mo then handed her hand to Luo Xiangyue, signaling her to leave the same rune on her hand.
Realizing the embarrassing thing she had just done, Luo Xiangyue’s face turned slightly red. She quickly left the same Mark on Xia Mo’s hand and then interlocked her fingers with Xia Mo’s.
In the next moment, Luo Xiangyue experienced that familiar feeling once again.
She and Xia Mo established that unspeakable and wonderful relationship once more.
At this moment, they were the people who understood each other best in the whole world. With just a thought, they could understand each other’s thoughts and feelings.
The first time, Luo Shuangyue had a strong sense of discomfort, but now, she actually enjoyed this strange sensation.
She really liked this feeling of being intimate with Xia Mo; she really liked this feeling that I am the only one in the world who completely understands you.
A warm power slowly poured into her body, making her feel as if she had regained true life.
She had a heartbeat, she had breath, her blood began to flow, and the Magical Girl’s Magic Power no longer caused her pain.
Now, she felt exceptionally good!
“Let’s begin.”
“Okay.”
Two voices rang out at the same time. The Floating Cannon, now tinged with a dark hue, quickly decomposed and reorganized in mid-air, finally turning into a massive Crossbow Cannon.
A giant snake with colorful scales coiled around the Crossbow Cannon, turning its head to shout at the two with interlocked fingers behind it, “Send the Magic Power over! This old lady feels freaking great right now!”
Previously, Luo Shuangyue and Xia Mo were both at the Initial Bloom Class, so their strength after the Spirit Link was naturally at the Initial Bloom level.
But now, their relationship seemed to be more than just an ordinary Spirit Link, and their strength had also made great progress compared to before.
This caused Xia Mo’s Magic Artillery to undergo an evolution—a temporary but absolutely sufficient evolution.
As a Spirit Weapon, Ye Lin naturally felt this change, so she was very excited and wanted to fire a fierce shot in celebration.
A deep purple aura drifted out from behind Luo Shuangyue, coiling around the Crossbow Cannon where Ye Lin was perched.
Phantom Scythe’s figure appeared on Ye Lin’s head, holding a toy-like telescope and staring at the chaotic battlefield in the sky.
Since it was a full-power shot, Phantom Scythe naturally wouldn’t stay hidden inside Luo Shuangyue’s body.
With Phantom Scythe’s entry, Xia Mo’s Crossbow Cannon had completely changed from its previous appearance.
Dark purple Butterflies and Thorn patterns spread across the Crossbow Cannon, enhancing its various attributes.
At this moment, the Crossbow Cannon was undoubtedly a magical weapon with Full Bloom strength.
Only such a weapon was worthy of the attack the two were about to release.
The white and purple Magic Power merged into one, slowly pouring into the Crossbow Cannon.
A pale purple Magic Power bolt appeared on the Crossbow Cannon, aimed from afar at the monster fighting the enemies above.
As the bolt continued to solidify, the Crossbow Cannon gradually made slight creaking sounds as if it were overwhelmed.
Even though it had been reinforced several times, it was somewhat unable to bear the intensity of this attack.
Pitch-black phantom Thorns protruded from the Crossbow Cannon, stabilizing the unstable weapon once more.
Phantom Scythe had also put down the telescope, pinching a few vines in her hand as she flew around the Cannon, allowing the overburdened weapon to hold on for a little longer.
As long as they could fire one shot—just one shot would be enough!