Chapter 149: Purifying the Tear-Sealing Frost
The crackling of snapping iron chains echoed incessantly. A shimmering aquamarine sword flash vanished, spreading to the far reaches of the city at a speed barely discernible to the naked eye. Ji Huaisu struck the ground with a single blow, freeing the entire city from its constraints. She struck the ground with the tip of her sword, and the swirling rain froze into frost.
"A thousand miles of ice."
The water froze into ice in an instant, and frigid mountains rose from the ground, lifting those on the battlefield high into the sky, far above the city. Countless piles of ice and snow piled up, creating another expanse of pure white land in the sky. That was the battlefield of the decisive battle, created by her own hands.
A chill wind blew between the ice peaks, and several ice houses emerged from the snow, automatically protecting Qingye and the others. Ji Huaisu stood on the top of the iceberg, sword in hand, looking down at the child-like demon.
"Don't you dare to attack, Olek?" Ji Huaisu said coldly, "Are you still using those despicable methods to play with garbage? Is that the full force of you, the great devil?"
"Want to see the real thing?" Olek clenched his fists, squeezing the water droplets in his palms. "Then it's as you wish."
He slapped the sky with his palm, and the raindrops in his palm transformed into irregular, spiky balls like hedgehogs. The rain, which had been stagnant, suddenly fell fiercely. Amidst the howling wind, the raindrops fell like knives onto the snow. The color of the raindrops was turbid and colorless. The power of doom was woven into each drop, transforming the rain itself into an extremely dense attack.
Stiffness, poisoning, confusion, blindness... Every drop of rain carries a different "possibility". Non-existent probabilities are created by the powerful demon. This sudden rain is a collection of misfortunes.
Ji Huaisu walked indifferently in the rain, letting the water pummel her body. The murky water, falling onto the ice armor, unexpectedly became as clear as a stream. Malevolent magic was purified by the ice crystals, and the waters were once again pure by the knight's will.
Pure spiritual elements need to be combined with matter to be effective, and the Knight of Discipline is the master of matter and elements. She is now the "Blue Armor Army" of Sephiroth 3, and all bodies of water are her domain.
She drew her sword and struck, slashing downwards, breaking through the rain curtain. The wind from her sword created a vacuum in the rain, and the blown rain splashed onto Orlek's face. After the iron chain governing the surrounding probability broke, the unfortunate transfer could not be activated instantly.
Starting from the point where the greatsword sank into the ground, a triple-circle formation emerged, representing the colors of the three elements rising and blending, forming the most stable seal in the world. The rain in Orlek's palm suddenly fell to the ground, and he lost control of the rain curtain. Under the influence of this formation, he could not even transmit a trace of spiritual power to the outside world.
The Discipline Seal, the Holy Trinity Formation. This seal isolates the enemy from external influences, including ritual artifacts, allowing only the physical body to be used in combat. This is an extremely targeted killing move against the illusionary demons who can only exert their power by inhabiting the bodies of others. However, the Holy Trinity Formation's potent power comes with stringent conditions for release. This advanced seal requires the combined efforts of at least three experienced knights, as it involves the incompatible elements of water, fire, and earth.
Ji Huaisu single-handedly unleashed the seal instantly, completely violating the rules of the low-mass range. Yet, she appeared to have exerted no effort at all. She raised her sword and charged forward, like a line of murderous intent sprinting towards the center of the formation.
"You're three thousand years too early to use such outdated tactics against me." Orlek clapped his hands, and a drop of black blood fell from his palms. That drop of blood was engraved with tiny words invisible to the naked eye. As an old demon, he was always fully prepared. After the forced contract was completed, the curses for special situations were already prepared and stored in the body of Moon Blood.
Black blood fell into the formation, burying half of the Holy Trinity in pitch black. Ji Huaisu, at that moment, entered the formation. Her shadow blades and light shield vanished, leaving only pure elemental power in her fists. Orlek's hands transformed into foul sickles. This was the curse of the demon of doom, "sharing the burden." After this curse tainted the Holy Trinity, Ji Huaisu, who had entered the formation, was unable to use her own spells.
None of her spells were of any use. She ran with all her strength, condensed the water element into a straight punch to break the sickle and stabbed it into Orlek's abdomen!
"cough--!"
Olek was knocked off the ground, the exorcist water element and the force of his fist pounding into his body, causing the undead moon beast to scream inwardly. Ji Huaisu backhanded a blow to the side of his face, his handsome features nearly crushed under the immense force, half his head twisted to the right, and a right hook followed, snapping his head back into place.
Orlek's head turned into a ball of black blood and rushed towards him. Ji Huaisu ducked low, dodging the attack, and then immediately delivered an uppercut that pierced the demon's heart. She spun around and launched a spinning kick, hitting Orlek's right arm as it was about to strike, sending him flying into the distant iceberg!
The demon struck the iceberg, hissing in agony as it was repelled and sent flying. However, he was still within the sealing formation, unable to unleash his magical powers. Before he could dodge, Ji Huaisu was already in front of him. She grabbed the demon's head with one hand and swung it hard, forcing Orlek to strike the same spot again! And then a third time! And a fourth time!
Elemental power surged through the demon's body, and the continuous burst of punches made him unable to control his body for a moment. After the fifth rebound, the punch smashed into his face. This time, it smashed through the iceberg and rolled like a stone on the snow!
Qing Ye, who was watching the battle from afar, was stunned: "Sister Huaisu, isn't she the Supreme Path?"
Chu Hengkong had just been pulled out of the ground by Bingzhu and was recuperating under Gulibo's care. He drank a sip of hot water and said happily, "Her father is an incredible martial artist."
The punches were as swift as a violent storm, leaving the demons within the circle no chance to strike back. Attack, evade, defend, dodge—no need to think or expend energy, the instinct for battle already ingrained deep within her body. Ji Huaisu recalled her father's teachings. The man's words of encouragement during those fruitless evenings.
It will come in handy one day.
Yes, it would come in handy one day. That's why she persevered, even though she had no talent, even though her strength hadn't improved substantially, she never slacked off on her training. That's why she didn't fall even deep underground, and that's why she was able to stand here and fight the enemy!
"Thanks a lot, Dad."
Ji Huaisu retracted his arms, exhaled deeply, and struck out with his left fist first. The punch with his middle finger protruding shattered Orlek's Adam's apple. He then punched out with his charged right fist, piercing Orlek's chest with anger and gratitude, sending the demon crashing into the Frost Mountain!
The cries of pain had long since turned to retching, followed by the hideous roar of a vengeful spirit. The vomited black blood fell onto the snow, staining the entire sealing formation black. Five full seconds passed. It took an astonishing five seconds. After the misfortune-sharing curse was broken, the second binding took effect, disrupting the perception of self and the outside world with a confusion of doom, preventing the Holy Trinity Formation from reactivating for a short time.
The sealing array's effectiveness and the sharing of misfortune ended simultaneously, and Ji Huaisu's shadow blade and light shield returned. Orlek fell from the ice wall, returning to his unharmed human form, his eyes no longer steady, a deep glint of malice.
"Indeed, I made the wrong choice this time. I shouldn't have considered cause and effect. I should have used all my strength to crush you from the beginning... No, I should have used my true form from the beginning! Even if it meant fighting Zanshin!!"
"Are you finally regretting this, you old contemptuous bastard?" Ji Huaisu sneered, "What a pity! This is no longer the time for you to do whatever you want. You must go all out and challenge me!"
Olek suddenly opened his hands, and water droplets representing misfortune floated up and swirled, causing the heavy rain to condense again, forming a vortex of doom that swept everything in its path. He pushed the vortex directly onto the snow, cracking the ice that formed the battlefield and absorbing a vast amount of water elemental elements, becoming part of the vortex of doom.
Vortex of Disaster: Urgent!
The relentless downpour suddenly intensified, the frequency of the wash of misfortune accelerating, instantly slowing Ji Huaisu's ice armor's purification. A murky hue seeped into the ice crystals, attacking the body, while the threat of the vortex of misfortune loomed even more imminent. The mechanism of misfortune was a chain reaction of coincidences; the simultaneous presence of different attacks would only strengthen each other.
If Ji Huaisu used the sealing formation to protect herself, the collapsing ice sheet and the vortex would destroy the city together. If she focused on resolving the crisis, she would be severely damaged. This was another choice that Orlek favored, and this time there was no miscalculation, the outcome was still doomed to misfortune.
Ji Huaisu hooked his two fingers and pointed them together at the sky like a sword.
"rise."
The rain stopped, and the water began to float, rising at the knight's command. The endless torrent of water suddenly stopped, and the water flowed back like a column, rising into the sky at her command.
Her hands slowly clasped together, as if grasping a nonexistent weapon. The rain, hurled backward, gathered and condensed, unexpectedly forming a column of water as transparent as jade between heaven and earth. A long, aquamarine dragon soared from behind the knight, hovering above the column. She clenched her fist and smashed it downward. With a dragon's roar, the massive column of rain fell, piercing the snowy plains above and crushing the demonic vortex.
"Dragon Swirl Divine Art: Dinghai Divine Needle!"
Divine power emanated from the water column, transforming into cleansing water that swept across the city, eradicating all misfortune with the majesty of the guardian deity. The entire fabric of Golden Leaf City was strengthened and stabilized. Under the protection of the Dragon God, innocent civilians no longer had to worry about being swept into misfortune!
Gulibogan raised his little paw and spent a long while without saying anything: "God, divine magic? Divine magic Bo?"
Fander huddled in his pocket and said with a smile, "It turns out her adoptive mother is an ancient dragon..."
The theories he'd learned day and night in his childhood, the knowledge he'd never been able to apply even if he'd understood it... Twenty years of accumulation and endurance were sublimated in this moment, crystallizing into a crystal of strength. Ji Huaisu closed his eyes, filled with deep gratitude for his family and companions.
She grabbed the needle with both hands, lifted it up, and shook it vigorously, as if she were a mortal carrying a mountain. She shouted and threw the needle, and a column of water hit Orlek, like a liquid sky falling from the sky!
The demon raised his hand and clenched it tightly. Countless runes emerged from the black blood, forming a gloomy and ominous, misshapen scythe. He swung the scythe, tearing through the water column. The divine needle shattered under the dark slash, and the flowing water reflected the demon's gloomy face.
"A low-quality knight shouldn't have such power, even if you absorbed the undead from the underground." Orlek muttered to himself, "It's definitely not just the effect of the talisman... Whose daughter are you!?"
Ji Huaisu raised his head and shouted proudly.
"I am the offspring of Gu Long and Wu Xiu. I am the daughter of Huilong City!"
(Today is Miss Huaisu's birthday! I'm so glad I got my quality point 3 upgrade yesterday.
There is a birthday party event that everyone can also participate in. In the Qidian app - Me - Activity Center - All, scroll down and select Huaisu Birthday Party to participate and exchange for birthday badges.
(End of this chapter)
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