Chapter 1047: You Take a Strike from Me Too

The clash between the two had begun.

Lan Moqian's sword grew faster and faster, countless dense sword lights flying in a frenzied manner around Mei Gongzi. But Mei Gongzi continued calmly wielding the Asura Shadow Sword; every stroke of hers was imbued with the essence of Star Shift, redirecting the sword lights aimed at her toward empty space.

One fast, one slow; one in motion, one at rest. Both were top masters of the sword

and

masters of top swords. The audience was dazzled and thoroughly exhilarated. Witnessing such a peak-level duel was without a doubt the fortune of a lifetime.

Lan Moqian launched wave after wave of attacks, but Mei Gongzi was like a spinning marble—everything slipped by her, unable to strike head-on. At the same time, Lan Moqian also dared not truly clash Grief against the Asura Shadow Sword. So while it seemed she was the one taking the initiative, as she was attacking nonstop, in reality, she held no advantage, and her consumption was even greater than Mei Gongzi's. Though at their level, such depletion was quickly recovered, in a contest between masters, sometimes victory or defeat was decided in a mere instant.

Seeing Mei Gongzi's composed demeanor, Lan Moqian realized that without doing her absolute best, defeating this Peacock Demon clan leader would be exceedingly difficult.

Before this Battle for the Throne began, Mei Gongzi hadn't garnered much attention. After all, she'd only been a Great Demon King for a little while. Meanwhile, the other participants were almost all peak Great Demon and Great Nymph Kings, some with years of renown.

Lan Moqian herself was a famed princess of the Behemoth clan, and it was Ning Chen'en's luck of a lifetime that she had married him. The two were an excellent couple, both hailed as possessing the bearing of an Emperor.

Lan Moqian had always held herself in high esteem, and she was determined to break through all barriers and seize the Emperor's throne.

In the semifinals, Jin Anguo had already lost two matches, while she had won two. For the coming matches, surely she had the better chance to reach the finals! But she hadn't expected Mei Gongzi to be this difficult to deal with, far more troublesome than she had imagined.

She could no longer afford to hold back.

Lan Moqian's eyes suddenly shone brightly. In the next moment, as her sword lights flickered, she rose into the air. And then... a second heavy sword appeared in her left hand.

Yes, another heavy sword. But unlike Grief, which looked dark and dull, this one glowed with a blue crystalline light, the shimmering radiance like flowing water upon its surface.

Yet this heavy sword was not simply a water-attribute item. With one simple swing, immense pressure descended from the heavens.

When Mei Gongzi tried to use Star Shift to redirect it, the space energy failed to deflect the blue sword at first contact. Instead, the heavy blade broke through the spatial power and continued crashing toward Mei Gongzi.

At the same time, Grief unleashed another Ninefold Shock, and nine sword lights slashed at Mei Gongzi from another direction.

Divine Sword Heavy Water! This divine sword contained within it a hundred tons of heavy water. Only its master would not feel its weight. This was no weaker than Grief, a true trump card! In fact, the true core divine item of Lan Moqian's sea of consciousness was not Grief, but precisely this Heavy Water.

Grief's shock force was too hard to control, but Heavy Water was perfect for guarding and striking head-on. At this moment, Lan Moqian was finally fighting with all her strength.

Mei Gongzi, caught off guard by her opponent's sudden change, instantly fell into disadvantage. The sheer weight of Heavy Water, combined with Lan Moqian's strength, brought crushing pressure, tearing the surrounding space apart.

At the same time, Lan Moqian stomped down with full power. It was the innate ability that all elephant and mammoth clans, as well as the Behemoths, shared: War Stomp. But this was a far cry from what Tang San had experienced back in the day. At the Great Demon King level, the shock didn't just affect the ground, but the entire space. Space around them shattered, eliminating Mei Gongzi's chance to teleport away.

Since Lan Moqian had brought out the Heavy Water Divine Sword, this would be settled in one blow!

In the rest area, Ning Chen'en's eyes lit up at the sight, and his fists clenched involuntarily. Victory was at hand.

Tang San, on the other hand, remained calm.

If Mei Gongzi was the kind to lose due to such a change in the opponent's strategy, he wouldn't have let her compete at all. Tang San understood Mei Gongzi's strength better than she did herself.

Facing what seemed like a desperate situation, Mei Gongzi made no attempt to dodge via teleportation. Instead, she stood firm, and her aura grew increasingly ethereal.

She moved her entire right arm from the shoulder, and the Asura Shadow Sword in her hand swept through the air in a full circle, leaving a red trail behind it—a ring of red light that lingered even after the motion was done.

In an instant, whether it was Heavy Water's power attack or Grief's Ninefold Shock, everything vanished like clay oxen entering the sea. All traces of sword intent and sword energy simply disappeared into the void.

To Lan Moqian, it felt as if the one before her was not a person but a black hole, swallowing everything she unleashed.

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Even the shattered space caused by War Stomp was rapidly healed within that red ring.

"This was a bit of my personal Celestial Dance," Mei Gongzi said softly. "Now, since you've gotten your turn already, you should also take a strike from me."

The Asura Shadow Sword blazed with dazzling red light. Lan Moqian suddenly felt that Mei Gongzi loomed taller; the Asura Shadow Sword seemed magnified countless times over, carrying incomparable sword intent as it slashed toward her.

Instinctively, she raised both swords over her head to block.

"Enough!" A deep and soft female voice rang out. Lan Moqian felt her body lighten, and the next thing she knew, she was airborne.

She clearly saw the red light slash down, and then... the giant platform was split cleanly in two, cleaved down the middle like a giant chunk of tofu.

Cold sweat broke out all over her, and she involuntarily shivered. That sword just now... If she had tried to block it directly, would her twin divine swords have held? Would she have survived? Without a doubt, the Earthshade Nymph Emperor had judged that she wouldn't have, and so had ended the match.

Mei Gongzi stood at the center of the platform, seemingly pondering something. Only after a long pause did she slowly put away the Asura Shadow Sword and bowed to the Earthshade Nymph Emperor.

"Mei Gongzi from the Peacock Demon Clan wins," the Earthshade Nymph Emperor announced.

In the rest area, Tang San and Ning Chen'en wore completely different expressions. Tang San's was one of satisfaction. That single sword was enough to tell him Mei Gongzi's entry into the finals was assured. She even had the qualifications to become one of the three to seize an Emperor's seat.

That seemingly simple strike was the fusion of Mei Gongzi's own abilities, and at the same time, it was an epiphany. An insight into the power of the Asura Sword, and also into her own bloodline power.

The Mysterious Circles of Heaven combined with Star Shift.

Star Shift wasn't merely about redirecting attacks; it could return them upon the attacker. In earlier clashes, Mei Gongzi hadn't done so because Lan Moqian's offensive power was too great, and the divine items put too much pressure on her. But in that last blow, Mei Gongzi combined the Mysterious Circles of Heaven with Star Shift. That strike was powered not just by her own strength, but also by Lan Moqian's myriad sword lights, all drawn together and unleashed through the Asura Sword.

That strike's power had well and truly reached the level of an Emperor's serious strike. If something like that was combined with the power of the transcendent Asura Sword, then it was understandable that not just Lan Moqian, but even the Earthshade Nymph Emperor herself wouldn't want to meet it head-on. Otherwise, as the referee, she wouldn't have pulled Lan Moqian away but simply blocked the strike herself.

All the Emperors knew of the loss suffered by the Endless Nymph Emperor at the Asura Sword's edge, and had already come to regard Mei Gongzi's divine item with new respect. Moreover, the power of this last strike had far surpassed the previous one. Even with her great strength, the Earthshade Nymph Emperor couldn't feel confident in completely blocking it.