A Spar? It's Arrogance.

Herrscher...

Although Fu Hua had anticipated it in her heart, when she actually heard those two words, her heart couldn't help but sink.

From an Emperor-class Honkai Beast to a Herrscher now... this battlefield seemed to be consciously and constantly presenting situations that were impossible to grasp.

This place was like a killing formation, a bait specially set for them, luring them in, and then using the pieces that had been arranged here long ago to eat them up one by one.

If all of this wasn't a coincidence, then who was the person behind the scenes pushing all of this?

It definitely wasn't this Herrscher in front of her.

What a perfect example of two dogs fighting for a bone, and the third runs away with it.

Fu Hua tightened her grip on the Xuanyuan Sword, glanced at Kallen at the edge of the battlefield, and Rita, who was receiving medical treatment in Kallen's cockpit.

Immense pressure weighed on Fu Hua's heart. She took a deep breath, cupped her fist in a bow to the Herrscher who had been watching her from the beginning, and then assumed a fighting stance.

She was the only one here... and only she could temporarily hold him off. And it was obvious that he was here for her. If the situation was ideal... maybe she could still hold out until...

Himeko and the others rescued Rita.

As for herself? Fu Hua no longer had any hope of surviving this. Don't be fooled by the fact that he had been holding his posture, waiting for her to make a move. Fu Hua was sure that as long as she turned around and revealed a flaw, he would not hesitate to kill her.

Defeat a Herrscher?

Parvati also felt that Fu Hua couldn't do it.

It wasn't clear who moved first. Both of them rushed towards each other at almost the same time. The short distance between them disappeared in an instant. Fu Hua stabbed straight with her sword, but her opponent caught the blade.

The moment the blade was in his hand, both of their expressions changed.

Fu Hua felt an unshakable force coming from the Xuanyuan Sword, while Gu Chu frowned and glanced at the hand that had caught the blade, then took several steps back to create distance.

Two longswords flew from her sides and pierced the spot where Gu Chu had been standing. If he hadn't retreated just now, those two swords might have pierced him.

Gu Chu, who had retreated to a distance, looked at his palm in silence. Fu Hua didn't dare to pursue him directly.

That kind of strength... was truly terrifying. For a moment, Fu Hua felt as if she had returned to the first time she had swung a sword, when it had gotten stuck in a wooden stake and was difficult to move.

The two faced each other again for a few seconds. Gu Chu suddenly laughed, shook his hand, and assumed a strange opening stance. "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention just now. Let's start over."

What does that mean? Before Fu Hua could react, the next moment, Gu Chu was almost right in front of her.

Quickly sidestepping his powerful kick, Fu Hua didn't delay any longer and decisively swung her sword at his suspended body.

Gu Chu forcibly twisted his body in the air without any point of leverage. The sharp edge of the sword cut through his shirt, and Fu Hua didn't hesitate to retract her sword to block in front of her, taking Gu Chu's kick, which was released through his spin, head-on.

But this force... Fu Hua, who was retreating, felt something was wrong. This force was much weaker than she had expected.

If his strength before was at an adult's level, the force he was exerting now was like a young baby's random kicking.

While surprised, Fu Hua didn't let up her attack. Six flying swords attacked the pursuing Gu Chu in completely different styles, forcing him to give up his attack and start dodging them.

Fu Hua, who had landed not far away, stared intently at the Herrscher who was constantly maneuvering among the six flying swords. In those few moves, Fu Hua had felt several familiar sensations, but because they were too mixed, she didn't dare to confirm his origin immediately.

The combined attack of the six flying swords seemed to have interested him. After circling among them twice, he suddenly raised his hand and accurately hit the only red giant sword hidden in the dark.

As the Crimson Shadow was knocked away, a crack appeared in the sword formation. Gu Chu precisely drilled through this small gap and rushed towards Fu Hua again.

Still can't tell...

Fu Hua's heart moved slightly, and she raised her sword to block again.

The fist and the sword met. Fu Hua, who was retreating again, finally confirmed that he was not using his full strength.

It was as if a senior was feeding moves to a junior, deliberately controlling his strength so that the battle was no longer a situation where one force broke all techniques.

Fu Hua began to retreat continuously, pulling the battlefield away from Kallen's side while still observing his every move.

But he clearly had no intention of feeding her moves... The moves in a real spar were all initiators, meant to allow the other person to display their full abilities.

But every one of his moves was a killing move, every attack was a fatal one, and there were also those hidden obstructive actions... If she hadn't felt his initial strength, Fu Hua would have thought they were really in a life-and-death battle.

In their pursuit, the two soon left the range of the fire circle created by Rita. In the accumulated snow, the aftereffects of their every move were clearly displayed.

Three sword marks instantly appeared on the snow, and Gu Chu's missed punch directly blew up a snowdrift.

Six swords chased after Gu Chu from behind. Gu Chu did a quick backflip to dodge them. Taking this opportunity, Fu Hua decisively turned around and burst out with her maximum speed.

"Hmm?" Gu Chu, who had landed and was preparing to continue his pursuit, was stunned when he saw Fu Hua fleeing rapidly. Then a hint of anger appeared on his face. "Don't run!"

The next moment, his figure disappeared from its original spot, as if the scene had lagged for a few microseconds before the snowdrift was kicked up by the reaction force.

At this moment, his speed seemed to have returned to the time when Fu Hua couldn't catch him.

But it was as if Fu Hua had anticipated it. While she was fleeing, she suddenly thrust her sword back without looking, the tip of the sword pointing straight at Gu Chu's vitals.

A parting shot?! With a sword?!

In just an instant, Gu Chu understood what move Fu Hua had made. But his speed was a little too fast. By the time he reacted, the tip of the sword was already at his brow.

With a very extreme turn of his head, Gu Chu had an extremely excited smile on his face, and his charging speed slowed down.

The planned attack was seen through. Fu Hua didn't show any reaction, but instead changed direction and continued to move forward.

Not far enough... still need to go further!

Gu Chu, on the other hand, followed Fu Hua at a leisurely pace. Fu Hua's intention to lure him away from there was too obvious. He didn't even need to guess to know.

But he didn't care... was that powerless tin can more fun, or could that person who was already soaking in a medicine jar fight?

It would be better to let Fu Hua run a little further as she wished. Maybe he could even see her use that divine sword strike from before.