"A genius like you should be put to my use."
Qian Renxue's voice was filled with absolute confidence.
"So what if you're a Soul Emperor?"
Bai Mu slammed his fist into the ground, his battle intent surging.
"Little Softie—swarm and transform!"
"Aww—!"
With a roar, dense emerald light erupted from the earth, completely engulfing Zygarde.
When the light dissipated, the dragon-dog was gone. In its place stood a strange black-and-green giant cobra, coiled within the valley.
"What is this?"
Qian Renxue was momentarily stunned.
She could clearly sense that Zygarde's strength had leapt to an entirely new level in an instant.
Just moments ago, its aura had been weaker than hers—now it was faintly suppressing her instead.
"With your intelligence, it'd be hard to explain," Bai Mu said indifferently. "Just treat it as a martial soul self-fusion skill."
"I never expected you to hide something like this!"
Qian Renxue ignored his mockery and quietly prepared to strike.
She had no intention of holding back in this battle.
Even if Zygarde were killed, Bai Mu would only suffer heavy backlash.
As for directly attacking Bai Mu—she never considered it.
To truly conquer someone, you must defeat them at their strongest point. Only then will they be convinced.
"That's not important."
Bai Mu looked at her calmly and smiled.
"Defeat me. Conquer me. Then I'll obey your every command."
"As you wish."
The moment she finished speaking, Qian Renxue moved.
Without any probing, her first soul ring lit up instantly.
"Angel Assault!"
Divine power condensed into her pale clenched fist as a radiant shield formed around her body.
With a violent beat of the three pairs of golden wings on her back, she transformed into a streak of golden light and shot straight toward Zygarde.
Her speed was terrifying, leaving trails of light in the air.
But Zygarde was faster.
"Lightning Speed!"
Its body flickered, turning into a flash of white light that shot forward.
Arriving later—yet striking first.
In the blink of an eye, white and gold collided.
BOOM!
The light shield around Qian Renxue shattered instantly under the impact.
Her body was flung backward, completely losing control.
"Thousand Arrows Fired Simultaneously!"
Zygarde twisted its body, its tail slamming violently into the ground.
The earth exploded.
Countless beams of light erupted upward, then rained down like a storm, sealing off every possible escape route.
"A trivial skill."
Qian Renxue snorted coldly as her second soul ring lit up.
"Wings of Nothingness!"
A pale golden glow enveloped her body as she instantly entered a state of intangibility.
Immune to physical attacks.
Fifty percent resistance to energy attacks.
Speed increased by twenty percent.
The amplification was terrifying—far surpassing Xiao Wu's original Void skill.
The rain of light arrows fell without dealing her the slightest damage.
"There's a soul skill like that?"
Bai Mu frowned. He really had forgotten about this ability.
It could completely nullify Zygarde's ground-attribute ultimate attack.
But—
"Glare of the Giant Serpent!"
As Qian Renxue flapped her wings to launch another assault, Zygarde's eyes flashed with an eerie light.
A crushing gaze locked onto her, instantly paralyzing her movements and cutting her speed in half.
"What—what kind of soul skill is this?!"
Qian Renxue didn't dare hesitate. Divine power surged as she tried to cleanse the abnormal state.
"Sunny Day!"
Bai Mu revealed the move Zygarde had accidentally learned while sunbathing over the past few days.
"Gah—!"
Zygarde roared as blazing sunlight burst forth, scorching the entire valley.
"This is… a domain ability?"
Bathed in the warm sunlight, Qian Renxue—who had just purged the paralysis—felt the divine power within her grow stronger.
Especially her fire-aspected energy, which instantly became far more active.
She couldn't understand why Bai Mu was strengthening her.
Unable to comprehend it, she attacked directly.
"Angel's Holy Sword!"
Her fifth soul ring lit up.
A sword of holy flame condensed in her hand.
She slashed repeatedly, sending blazing arcs of holy fire tearing through the air toward Zygarde.
Zygarde didn't dodge.
BOOM—!
The holy flames detonated violently.
Yet Zygarde's scales were only slightly dirtied.
Not a single scratch.
"What?!"
Qian Renxue was shocked.
Her strongest single-target soul skill… did nothing?
"Sorry," Bai Mu said calmly. "My Zygarde is immune to fire."
"Next—try our Sacred Fire."
"Gah—!"
Flames erupted from Zygarde's body as it transformed into a massive blazing sphere.
Under the clear blue sky, it was like a second sun, crashing down from above.
"What kind of sacred fire is this?!"
Disbelief flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.
The holiness of this flame was no weaker than her own angelic power.
But there was no time to think.
Her instinct screamed at her to dodge.
Yet Zygarde's speed surged again—she couldn't escape at all.
"Void Wings! Angelic Shield!"
Her second and third soul rings lit up simultaneously.
Golden radiance flooded her body as an indestructible shield unfolded before her.
Bang!
The shield trembled violently before shattering under the shockwave.
Zygarde slammed straight into her.
The Wings of Nothingness activated again, nullifying the impact—only the flames remained.
Holy fire burning a holy angel.
The damage wasn't fatal—
But the humiliation was immense.
"Ah—!"
Anger flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes.
Her soul bone power erupted, her strength surging as she actually began to clash with Zygarde head-on.
For a moment, the two were evenly matched.
Zygarde felt no fear, unleashing holy fire without restraint and dragging the battle into a brutal war of attrition.
"You're really daring," Bai Mu muttered in amazement.
Every attack she made consumed soul power.
Zygarde, however, had him backing it.
After only a few seconds, Qian Renxue felt her soul power draining at an alarming rate.
She finally understood.
"Hah!"
With a powerful flap of her wings, she burst backward, shooting into the sky and forcibly creating distance.
But Bai Mu and Zygarde had no intention of letting her retreat.
"Now—Time Roar!"
"ROAR—!!!"
As Bai Mu spoke, Zygarde raised its head and unleashed a terrifying roar that seemed to twist time itself.
"What is this?!"
Qian Renxue's pupils shrank.
Her soul rings flared as she forcefully twisted her body, activating Wings of Nothingness.
At the same time, she raised the angelic shield, wielded the holy sword, and defended with everything she had.
Bang—!
The roaring energy slammed into the wings of light, producing an ear-splitting metallic crash.
Qian Renxue was blasted away, tumbling through the air several times before stabilizing herself.
The damage wasn't severe—
But—
She looked down.
Feathers of light were falling from her wings.
The six wings behind her had become faint and illusory.
This was a clear sign of massive soul power depletion—and interference with her martial soul.
"I have to stabilize myself first!"
She looked up at the blazing sun overhead, bathed in brilliant light.
Then she flapped her wings and shot straight into the sky, arms spread wide, attempting to draw upon the sun's power to recharge—
"Holy crap."
"Sun Angel?"
"Sandstorm!"
Bai Mu shouted.
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