(TL/N: So, 2 days ago, i had an issue with the bank and my line of my work which forced to drive around my city for almost entire day (Was so exhausted that i slept in less than 5 seconds on my bed). And yesterday... well my laptop fan stopped working, which resulted my laptop to overheat so much to the point it's going to explode. So i immediately went to get it fixed asap which also why i haven't uploaded any chapter. So today, as a compensation, im going to upload 3 chapters. Thank you for your patience 😊)
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"You absolutely must protect yourself."
"The people of Inazuma, and Kitsune Saiguu and the others, are all relying on you."
"Ei, I'm sorry. I can no longer stay by your side."
Her sister's final words remained vivid in her mind.
How could Ei possibly tolerate seeing Inazuma reduced to scorched earth?
Terrifying lightning bloomed between heaven and earth.
The blade that had not been drawn for hundreds of years was finally unsheathed.
The world itself trembled and hummed.
"My body can't move."
"So this is the pressure of a god?"
There was not the slightest restraint.
The pressure from a deity was truly overwhelming.
Since there was no other choice.
Then he could only fight with everything he had.
Although Su Han did not want things to come to this.
The moment Raiden Ei drew her blade, Kitsune Saiguu, far away on Mt. Yougou, immediately sensed something was wrong.
She hurried onto the rooftop.
Looking at the flashing violet light in the distance, Kitsune Saiguu gritted her teeth and said, "Not good, Ei and Su Han are fighting. Miko, come with me!"
"Yes, Lady Saiguu."
The two rushed toward the coast together.
But the explosive roar of sword energy rapidly spread from that direction.
They had already started fighting.
At the seaside.
Su Han tightly gripped Enma as a strand of blood slid down from his fingertip.
"Relying on Haki, I finally broke through the suppression."
"Although I got injured a little, at least I wasn't instantly killed."
"I can still fight."
Su Han judged his own condition and felt completely capable of fighting her. Since that was the case, then he would stop holding back.
Gravity enhancement.
Haki enhancement.
Reverse absorption of the Flame of Longing.
After obtaining the Flame of Longing, Su Han had gained a special ability, but before today he had never used it.
That was the ability to absorb all power back into his own body in reverse.
Although doing this carried risks.
In order to defeat Ei and shatter her unrealistic dream.
No matter what, he had to keep fighting.
"Ningguang."
"Jean."
"Shenhe."
"Kitsune Saiguu."
"Please lend me your strength!"
Four streams of power responded through the red threads.
Su Han's strength instantly multiplied several times over. Looking at the figure descending from the sky, he roared:
"Let me destroy your unrealistic dream!"
A single slash erupted.
Space itself nearly twisted apart.
Raiden Ei sensed danger and immediately halted her charge, countering with a slash of her own.
The collision of the two attacks completely turned the beach into ruins.
And the battle had only just begun.
Ei's power was not limited to a single slash, and this place was too close to Inazuma City. She did not dare use that kind of supreme technique recklessly.
Even when unleashing power, she had to suppress it.
But Su Han had no such concerns. His attacks focused on precision, and even his bursts of Haki were directed toward the sky.
Watching Ei destroy his attack.
Su Han immediately stretched out his hand.
"Universal Pull!"
Boom.
Terrifying gravity descended upon Ei.
Forcing her uncontrollably toward the ground.
"Petty tricks."
Lightning erupted from Ei's body, effortlessly breaking Su Han's technique.
"So it still doesn't work."
"Then try this move!"
Su Han put away Enma and threw a strange sphere into the sky.
Almost instantly.
Everything around them began flying upward.
Looking at the gravitational sphere, Ei immediately realized it was the source of the disturbance. With a casual slash, she destroyed it.
Again and again.
Every technique was neutralized.
Su Han finally felt the pressure brought by Ei.
What did it mean to crush all techniques with pure strength?
He had now experienced it personally.
"Looks like fancy tricks won't work. Summoning meteors probably won't accomplish anything either."
Before absolute power.
All flashy techniques were meaningless.
In that case, he would fight with Haki.
Su Han devoted all his strength to support enhancement, gripping Enma as he wrapped the blade completely in Haki.
Unexpectedly, at that very moment, Raiden Ei's eyes lit up.
Musou Isshin was raised high.
At that instant.
Su Han was immobilized once more, but a scene appeared within his mind.
[Lightning pierces through his body. Kitsune Saiguu's sorrowful scream echoes from the sky.]
"So this is seeing the future..."
"But why can't I laugh at all?"
Su Han did not want to die. All his fighting spirit exploded forth at that moment.
Under the impact of Haki, his locked body finally broke free.
But in the next second, the slash descended.
Although it was not as powerful as the strike that slew Orobashi, the power contained within this attack was still absolutely terrifying.
"If he survives this strike, then I'll acknowledge him."
Standing high in the sky, Ei murmured softly.
She was stubborn, but not foolish.
As the man who had once been involved in rumors with Kitsune Saiguu five hundred years ago, how could Raiden Ei truly bear to kill him?
Yet at the same time, deep inside, she did not want to accept the failure of Eternity.
That was how things had reached this point.
The ultimate slash.
Heaven and earth cried out.
Although Su Han had regained his freedom, the attack had already arrived.
At that moment, every ounce of power within his body was mobilized.
His originally multicolored dantian rapidly fused together into a single mass.
Haki.
Internal energy.
Spiritual power.
Pure Yang Flame.
Everything merged into a completely new power.
In the next instant.
The Golden Light Curse barrier shattered.
The Haki armor shattered.
Although it delayed the strike for less than half a second, it gave Su Han the chance to counterattack!
"So-called ultimate techniques, as if you're the only one who has one!"
Between heaven and earth.
Throughout all of Inazuma.
Every weapon trembled.
The moment the thunder descended.
A silver slash collided directly against the ultimate technique.
In the next instant, lightning exploded across the sky.
The overwhelming ultimate technique had illuminated heaven and earth.
But Su Han's slash struck first despite being launched later!
"Shatter it, Second Form!"
The silver slash destroyed Raiden Ei's ultimate technique, its roar echoing throughout the sky.
Countless thunderclouds were split apart by that strike.
Su Han stood within a crater. Although all his clothes had been destroyed, his actual body remained unharmed.
This battle had brought surprise after surprise.
The various powers within his body had fused into one, transforming into a slowly rotating silver aura.
In terms of quality, Su Han estimated it was at least three times stronger than before.
"If we're talking battle power now, I should be able to defeat the Adepti of Liyue."
Just as Su Han was immersed in the changes within his body, lightning sounded overhead once more.
His face instantly turned green.
"You're still coming?"
Raiden Ei raised her blade, preparing to unleash another strike.
But suddenly, a purple arrow pierced through the sky and struck her sword with perfect accuracy.
"Who?"
Raiden Ei turned her head and instantly froze.
Those eyes.
That figure.
Aside from lacking the white fox ears and tail, she was practically that person.
"Kitsune... Kitsune Saiguu..."
"Have you caused enough trouble, Ei?"
Facing her old friend's greeting.
Kitsune Saiguu showed absolutely no kindness. Instead, she slapped her directly across the face.
Smack.
The crisp sound of the slap echoed throughout the night sky.
Musou Isshin returned to Ei's body.
Meanwhile, Yae Miko hurried to Su Han's side and asked worriedly, "You weren't injured this time, right?"
She was genuinely frightened.
If Su Han got hurt again, those women would definitely scold her to death.
Looking at the sky, Su Han shook his head.
"I'm fine, but why did you all come here?"
"If we didn't come, Ei would've killed you."
At a time like this, who cared about plans anymore?
Surviving came first.
Su Han also knew some plans would have to change. He put away his weapon and sat cross-legged on the ground.
That battle had truly exhausted him.
Now that Kitsune Saiguu had appeared, he could finally rest for a while.
In the sky.
Ei lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.
Meanwhile, Kitsune Saiguu aggressively pressed forward.
"Come on, where's all that spirit you had earlier? Why don't you just kill us all? I heard everything, didn't I? If Eternity is really what you want, just like Su Han said, then stab me right here! Then you won't have to worry anymore!"
Kitsune Saiguu grabbed Ei's hand and pressed it against her chest.
But the moment she let go.
Ei immediately withdrew her hand.
"Y-you... don't do this..."
Ei was terrified.
She truly did not know how to face her old friend anymore.
Angry?
How could Raiden Ei dare?
This was her best friend, someone as close to her sister as family.
And on top of that, Kitsune Saiguu had once died for her.
That debt alone made it impossible for Ei to raise her hand against her.
Ei had become afraid.
But the more Kitsune Saiguu thought about it, the angrier she became. She even sneered coldly.
"What are you afraid of? If you've got something to say, then say it to me directly! Weren't you acting so impressive just now? Running your mouth about Eternity over and over. Then go on, show me your Eternity!!!"
"..."
Ei lowered her head without speaking.
She practically wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it.
Seeing this, Kitsune Saiguu laughed from sheer anger and immediately continued:
"So now you're scared? Then where were you back then? Do you think what Su Han said earlier was just angry nonsense? Those were my true feelings!"
"Makoto entrusted Inazuma to you, and this is how you ruined it?"
"Let's not even talk about Watatsumi Island. That place was manipulated by others."
"Let's just talk about Seirai Island. What exactly were you thinking? Not even birds go there to lay eggs anymore! And what about Tsurumi Island? Say something!"
One question after another.
Left Ei utterly overwhelmed.
If her old friend were not standing right in front of her, she would have already wanted to run away.
But now she had no choice.
She was completely numb.
Raiden Ei slowly descended from the sky to the beach, then went from standing to squatting on the ground while clutching her head.
That adorable appearance.
It was Su Han's first time seeing it. He asked in shock:
"Raiden Ei has a side like this?"
The little fox yawned and nodded.
"She was always like this before. Don't even mention it. We should just stay quiet and watch honestly."
Five hundred years ago.
Although Yae Miko had still been a child.
She still remembered Ei's behavior very clearly.
Basically, anyone could lecture her.
It wasn't because Ei was stupid, but because she truly understood nothing about the mortal world.
And Makoto had believed that as long as Kitsune Saiguu remained, even if she herself died, nothing major would happen.
After all, Inazuma would only lose one strategist, not any combat power.
But the actual result.
Was that the last strategist was gone as well.
Ei treated Yae Miko like a child.
She rejected all of Miko's suggestions and focused solely on pursuing Eternity.
And so.
Things became exactly what they were now.
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