IUD-Chapter 777 Different Stakes

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"Ugh…!" A muffled groan escaped from the Scarlet Blazing God.

"So heavy…!"

Indeed, it was heavy.

At that moment, she felt an overwhelming destructive force surging toward her. Despite activating her superpower ability to defend herself, it wasn't enough to fully block the onslaught. Pain coursed through her body as she cried out.

The massive tornado seemed relentless, determined to break through the barrier of her power, crashing against it with unyielding force.

Boom, Boom, Boom—!

The sound of explosions echoed as the tornado drilled into her protective shield like a colossal auger.

Crack, Crack, Crack—!

The ground beneath her began to fracture, inch by inch, threatening to collapse entirely.

In this dire situation, the Scarlet Blazing God could only summon all her strength to fend off the terrifying attack before her.

Unbeknownst to her, a dark figure had silently appeared behind her, like a ghost and his ice-blue Mystic Eyes locked onto her back.

Shlick—!

In an instant, the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out in the surroundings.

"—!"

The Scarlet Blazing God's eyes widened in shock as she struggled to resist the overwhelming force in front of her.

Behind her, a crescent-moon-shaped dagger had plunged into her body, piercing through her defenses.

Her eyes widened further, and her neck stiffened as she slowly turned her head to see who had attacked her.

There stood Fang Li, holding the Moonlight Dagger. His ice-blue Mystic Eyes met hers, devoid of any emotion.

Shlick—!

Another slicing sound echoed as Fang Li withdrew the Moonlight Dagger from her body.

"Ah… Aaah—!"

The Scarlet Blazing God let out a scream filled with agony.

Crash—!

The superpower ability barrier that had been holding back the massive tornado shattered instantly, vanishing from existence.

The unstoppable tornado tore through the space where she had just been, ripping apart the ground, smashing trees, and parting the sea of flames. It seemed intent on piercing the heavens, cutting through half the island before plunging into the ocean.

Finally, it whipped up a wild surge of waves before disappearing beneath the horizon.

…

No one knew how long it took for silence to return.

Shirayuki, holding Sun in one arm and Habi in the other, with the Irokane Slayer in hand, stood frozen, staring at the scene before her, unable to react for what felt like an eternity.

Before her lay a massive ravine.

It stretched from the open space all the way to the other side of the island, reaching the sea.

In its wake, aside from shattered trees and broken rocks, there was nothing left untouched.

As its name suggested, a tornado had passed through, leaving this devastation behind.

"Huh... Huh…"

Heavy, ragged breaths broke the stillness in the air.

At the edge of the ravine, Fang Li stood with Bo Xie in one hand and the Moonlight Dagger in the other with his head lowered, his ice-blue Mystic Eyes fixed on the ground before him.

The Scarlet Blazing God lay there.

"Ugh… ugh…"

Low, stifled groans escaped her lips.

Upon closer inspection, there were no visible injuries on her body.

Fang Li had been mindful of her original form, and when the berserk tornado was about to strike, he had moved her away from the original spot.

Yet even so, the Scarlet Blazing God could still feel it.

I could feel that her existence was slowly fading from this physical body.

She understood.

Clutching her chest and enduring the pain of her essence gradually being erased, she finally looked at Fang Li with a gaze full of resentment.

More specifically, she was staring into his ice-blue Mystic Eyes.

Three months ago, she had nearly perished under those very eyes.

Now, after being directly struck by their lethal power, which could even kill space itself, she knew survival was impossible.

At the very least, it was impossible for her to continue existing within Aria's body.

At that moment, Fang Li's voice reached her ears, slow and deliberate.

"Don't feel humiliated. That last strike, even in its imperfect form, once defeated the ancestor of the body you're possessing. It's my strongest technique. I can't say if it surpasses your Ruyi Bang, but the fact that you pushed me this far is impressive."

——"Extreme Death- Nanaya (Seven Nights)."

The ultimate secret of the Nanaya Assassination Technique: a skill that guarantees death to the opponent once executed.

In the past, even when Fang Li hadn't fully mastered it and was still only at the Fifth Rank, he had used it to defeat Sherlock.

Now, he had not only perfected it but also improved upon it.

Originally, the Extreme Death-Nanaya involved throwing a weapon while simultaneously leaping into the air. The opponent would be forced to defend against one attack while the other delivered the fatal blow. The outcome would either be a weapon piercing the heart or the user snapping the opponent's neck from above.

But Fang Li had adapted it to suit his own circumstances, transforming it into a powerful killing move.

By incorporating all the techniques from the Flashing Scabbard, the thrown weapon's power was strong enough to rival a massive tornado.

Instead of jumping into the air to break the opponent's neck, Fang Li now combined the Flashing Dash technique, moving as if by teleportation to appear behind the opponent and deliver a death-dealing strike.

As a result, the opponent would either be pulverized by the terrifying tornado or killed by the fatal blow from behind.

This was the ultimate secret born from pushing the Nanaya Assassination Technique's Flashing Scabbard and Flashing Dash to their limits, a true killing technique unique to Fang Li.

Understanding this, Scarlet Blazing God felt a deep unwillingness.

"Why… why…" She groaned painfully.

"This body… was so perfect… the ability… fully unleashed…"

"Why… did I still lose…"

Upon hearing this, Fang Li, still catching his breath, spoke softly as he looked at the agonized Scarlet Blazing God.

"Because you were just hiding behind someone else's body, fighting for your own amusement."

"But I… I fought with my life on the line."

In other words, the stakes were entirely different.

"You're indeed strong. Even in a world filled with extraordinary beings, you stand at the highest level. Even when you weren't in a complete form, like with Sun and Habi, you were nearly invincible. A complete form would have been even more terrifying."

"But no matter how many times you've appeared in history, in the end, you've always lost."

"To Himiko in the second and third centuries."

"To Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period."

"And, seven hundred years ago, to the Hotogi Shrine Maiden and the Tohyama family's samurai."

"In the end, you lost every time."

"That's because you were only playing for your own pleasure, while others were fighting with their lives and beliefs on the line."

"And that's why, no matter how many times you try, you will always lose."

(End Of Chapter)