Chapter 470: Space Severing

The two figures split again, becoming four. The four golden figures simultaneously shot toward Mei Gongzi like four beams of golden light.

Mei Gongzi raised her right hand, a peacock feather silently appearing in her grasp. Then she closed her eyes.

Yes, she simply closed her eyes, as if she didn't even deign to look at her opponent.

The four golden figures quickly approached, accelerating and intertwining when they were less than twenty meters from Mei Gongzi.

At that moment, Mei Gongzi moved. Her graceful body spun in place, and a pair of peacock wings unfurled behind her, as if she was dancing. Circles of silver light patterns expanded outward, and the Peacock Crown that Tang San had seen before appeared on her head.

The dazzling crown highlighted her noble status. The silver light patterns emitted by the Peacock Plume spread in all directions. Where the light patterns passed, space seemed to split and overlap, no longer a complete whole but a number of segments. For a moment, everything around her became bizarre and fantastical.

Space Severing!

Tang San almost blurted out. Mei Gongzi had cut space into pieces, leaving only the area surrounding her intact!

The four golden figures about to rush toward her suddenly stopped, feeling the threat of the fractured space and not daring to advance further.

But unlike the golden figures, the silver light patterns did not stop. They intersected and flew out, enveloping the four golden figures.

The seemingly delicate silver lines were in fact fracture lines in space. The Golden Fox contestant didn't dare to even touch them, and she hastily retreated.

But in the next instant, she felt space shift behind her. When she turned around, she saw that silver light patterns had appeared behind her at some point, blocking her retreat.

The silver light patterns gradually closed in, enveloping a large area of space around them, making it impossible for the conjured figures to move forward or retreat.

The Golden Fox excelled in speed, illusion, and charm. But her luck was terrible today. Facing another female, her ability to charm the opponent was greatly reduced. With the space shattered, neither side could even see the other directly, making illusion attacks useless. Lastly, her physical strength could not withstand the attacks of Space Severing, so her speed meant nothing whatsoever under such a large-scale space blockade.

In conclusion...

"I surrender!" She didn't want to die and immediately screamed when she saw she couldn't fight back.

The silver light patterns silently retracted, finally merging into the Peacock Plume. Meanwhile, at some point, Mei Gongzi had appeared less than five meters behind her.

The Peacock Plume feather lightly quivered, causing layers of distorted ripples in the surrounding space. With a flash of silver light, she vanished without a trace.

Even Tang San was left dumbfounded; what more, then, the other spectators?

Tang San sensed that Mei Gongzi had perfectly integrated into space itself. Under her control, the entire space around the stage was like obedient building blocks, arranged and combined at will. The gaps between each small bit of space were her best attack methods. Compared to the sheer magnitude of her mastery, her opponent’s attacks were nothing more than a child’s play.

Has she really become this strong? How could she improve this much in just a year of seclusion....

Mei Gongzi silently appeared in the waiting area and sent a message to Asura via communicator.

—Asura, the match is over. I'm going out now.

"Okay," Tang San replied. He had originally planned to ask Mei Gongzi to practice for their doubles battle, but given the strength she had displayed today, it seemed unnecessary.

Mei Gongzi walked out of the waiting area under the strange gazes of others, her thoughts returning to the moment of her family's bloodline inheritance test.

***

A pitch-black cave.

The Peacock Great Demon King had called her back in advance upon hearing that the Ancestral Court Elite Tournament was to be held. He hoped that if she could pass the clan inheritance test, she could participate in this competition and make a name for herself. After all, she had human blood, and to inherit the position and become the next clan leader, she needed the Ancestral Court's approval. Strength had always been the quintessential way to gain recognition, so that was the way to go now as well.

Therefore, her inheritance test came early.

The cave was so dark that one couldn't see their own hands, but Mei Gongzi was not hurrying to explore. Although she was young, she always had a calm temperament. Her mother had taught her since childhood that she was to remain calm no matter the situation, as only in a calm state could she handle any crisis.

Since she couldn't see, she closed her eyes and silently focused on sensing the spatial fluctuations around her. The Peacock Demon clan's inheritance test unquestionably had to do with space manipulation; there were no ifs and buts.

At the same time, she quietly clasped the Fortune Stone in her hand. This Fortune Stone could enhance her luck, or so Asura had told her.

Holding the Fortune Stone, she couldn't help but think of the masked face.

Why wouldn't he let me see his true face? What is he hiding?

As her thoughts became chaotic, she suddenly felt the space around her tremble slightly.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Even though her eyes were closed, everything suddenly became bright. She was surprised to find herself in a silver-lit space.

It was like an altar surrounded by an endless void. In the center of the silver circular altar, Mei Gongzi felt the air around her seem viscous. At this moment, even making the slightest movement seemed excruciatingly difficult.

Suddenly, her whole body relaxed, and the altar beneath her feet erupted with silver light, shooting out like a volcanic eruption. These silver rays passed through her body, making her feel as if she had become translucent. Then, these silver lights shot toward the endless night sky, turning into large swathes of silver brilliance.

Gradually, the altar beneath her feet began to darken, revealing the pitch-black night sky, and she felt as if she were floating in it. In the distance, the boundless starry sky soaring in this dark world brought her an indescribable sense of fear.

At this moment, a point of silver light in the distance suddenly enlarged, seemingly shooting toward her. Mei Gongzi was startled for a moment, instinctively dodging to the side.

A silver line almost grazed her body as it flew past.

The silver line that flew past silently disappeared, reappearing under Mei Gongzi's feet. It was a spatial attack, and if it had hit her, it could have sliced her body apart.

The spatial power she had dodged reassembled under her feet, seemingly becoming part of the previous altar.

Before she could think more, two more silver rays shot toward her. Mei Gongzi's silhouette flickered as she dodged again. The two silver rays swept through the void, disappeared, and reappeared, merging back into the altar beneath her feet.

Is this the test?

At this moment, she suddenly understood what her test was. The altar beneath her feet was woven from countless strands of spatial power. Once she had appeared, these strands of spatial power had scattered. Now, they were returning, and she had to avoid the assault of spatial power to complete this test.

But there were thousands of strands of spatial power that had scattered earlier!

Four silver rays flew toward her at this moment, forming a grid pattern.

Mei Gongzi leaped up, passing through the center. The four silver lights disappeared, reappeared, and merged into the altar beneath her feet.