"I must admit that you are all powerful enough now... I am already aware of your will...
But... the march of the Honkai can no longer be stopped... Fighting the Honkai with the Honkai has been a joke from the very beginning...
Mei... let us sound the final dirge for the end of the world together."
Kiana and Mei raised their hands together, their hands crossing.
Light passed from their crossed hands to their entire bodies. As the light spread, Kiana and Mei were now in a new set of clothes.
Kiana wore a pure white princess gown, while Mei wore a dark purple formal dress.
There was no need to wear battlesuits anymore, as there was no longer a need to fight. Kiana and Mei, as the divine envoys of the Honkai, would ring the death knell of destruction and welcome the glorious radiance of ruin together.
Kiana: "In the name of Finality, I shall pass divine judgment and return this errant civilization to nothingness."
Mei: "I shall cast the light of death upon the earth and ring the death knell for all living things."
Kiana & Mei: "Let us together bring destruction to the pitiful race of humanity. All cycles of reincarnation and all embers of hope are extinguished here."
Kiana and Mei each held a giant golden sword and a giant purple sword, respectively, and charged towards Ryn and his companion.
Mei leaped onto Kiana's greatsword. Kiana used this to accelerate her charge, then came to a sudden halt, flinging Mei towards Penglaiji Ryn, while she herself charged forward again, slashing at Ryn.
Penglaiji Ryn raised a hand towards Mei. A portal instantly appeared in front of Mei, and she charged through it, emerging from another portal right under Penglaiji Ryn's greatsword slash.
Mei spun and swung her sword, her Thunder Soul Greatsword clashing with Penglaiji Ryn's Phased Weapon Array greatsword.
*Boom—*
Ryn reached out and grabbed Kiana's Finality Greatsword, crushing it with his grip, while his Star Sword simultaneously slashed across Kiana's waist.
The shattered Finality Greatsword instantly reformed. Kiana's sword strike split Ryn in two, but at the same time, Ryn's Star Sword also cut across Kiana's waist, separating her upper and lower body.
The next moment, they were both unharmed, clashing swords once again.
Flashes of blades, explosions and roars.
The shockwaves from their battle spread throughout the entire Imaginary Space created by Penglaiji Ryn. Occasionally, when Ryn or Kiana got carried away and lost control of their power, they would accidentally punch through the Imaginary Space. The aftershocks would pass through the cracks between worlds and blast countless stars into dust in the outside world.
Bronya, Theresa, and the others waited at the top of the Tower of Finality for the battle to end. They didn't know what was happening inside the Imaginary Space, but the space at the top of the tower would occasionally be torn apart, splashing out destructive light that filled them with fear and worry.
Ryn was like a relentless dog, chasing Kiana and fighting to the death. Kiana showed no mercy either, every move a killing blow. The existence of both had already transcended the conventional definition of life; they were beings who couldn't die even if they wanted to.
Ryn and Kiana fought without holding back, which made things difficult for Penglaiji Ryn and Mei. Although one was empowered by the world and Sirin's power, and the other was empowered by the Herrscher of Thunder and power transferred from Kiana, both were still within the realm of normal living beings. If they were killed, they would die...
So, Penglaiji Ryn opened a portal, and Ryn pushed Kiana through it, splitting the battlefield into two zones. Kiana versus Ryn, and Mei versus Penglaiji Ryn.
There would be no conclusion to the fight between Kiana and Ryn; they could only hold each other in a stalemate.
But it was a different story for Penglaiji Ryn and Mei.
Without Kiana, Mei's various abilities were severely limited, and she even had difficulty using her Authority.
Firstly, she was an existence created by Kiana through a Stigmata. Secondly, she was also a part of this world... Facing Penglaiji Ryn, the master of this world, Mei was simply unable to fight her.
Whenever Mei used her Authority to control Honkai energy, Penglaiji Ryn would issue a command to the Honkai, overriding Mei's command.
Penglaiji Ryn took advantage of her special connection to this world, continuously draining the energy from Mei's body and transferring it to her own.
*Boom—*
After an unknown amount of time, the weakened Mei finally revealed an opening that Penglaiji Ryn seized.
There was no time to lose. Penglaiji Ryn threw her greatsword, which carved a black gash in space as it flew towards Mei. At the same time, Penglaiji Ryn instantly appeared behind Mei, landing a cross-slash on her back with two curved daggers.
What to do when elementalization is too broken? Just disable it.
As Penglaiji Ryn slashed at Mei, she sealed the flow of Honkai energy within Mei's body, causing her to freeze for a moment, unable to react in time.
"It's over..."
Penglaiji Ryn sheathed her daggers, confidently flicking her hair as she turned to leave.
Mei gritted her teeth, ignoring the pain in her back, and shot bolts of lightning from her hands at the confidently retreating Penglaiji Ryn.
But the next moment, the greatsword Penglaiji Ryn had thrown earlier suddenly appeared behind her...
"I said it's over... so it's over..."
Penglaiji Ryn reached out behind her and caught the greatsword that had passed through Mei, without giving Mei another glance.
Mei wasn't Kiana; she couldn't be cut in two and still be perfectly fine, jumping around...
*Boom—*
Penglaiji Ryn suddenly spun around. Where she had just been standing, Ryn now stood, holding the Finality Greatsword that Kiana had thrown.
And beside Mei, Kiana had appeared, catching the falling Mei and healing her wounds.
"You idiot, who taught you to look away so confidently?" Ryn tapped Penglaiji Ryn on the head, then looked at the emotionless Kiana.
"It's over, Kiana. There's no point in continuing this fight!"
Kiana didn't say much, just quietly looked at Mei. Then, a flash of purple lightning appeared, and Mei's body transformed into a large purple sword, which Kiana held in her hand.
Kiana gripped the greatsword and stood up. Raiden Mei's Stigmata, the Lightning Soul Sigil, flashed on Kiana's body, and bright purple lightning crackled around her.
Without any angry accusations or a trace of sadness, Kiana raised the Thunder Soul Greatsword and charged at Ryn and Penglaiji Ryn again.
"Anything I say now would just sound hypocritical... Kiana! Let's settle this in one move!"
Ryn swung his sword to parry Kiana's Thunder Soul Greatsword. Although he felt he could crush this sword, he had a feeling that if he shattered the sword that Mei had become, Kiana would definitely stop holding back...
"Penglaiji Ryn, watch closely now. This move! It's going to be really cool!"