The terrifying tornado and the massive fireball were in a stalemate in the air. The situation looked like time had frozen, but in reality, those ultimate attacks were trying to push each other. However, due to having similar strength, those attacks were not able to push each other.
Karishma sneered, "Look, old man, your attack is unable to advance, let alone kill me. What a joke."
Although the situation was in a stalemate, Karishma currently had the advantage because Xiao Chen would die after using this attack, regardless of the result. However, she would not die after using her attack because she was not completely burning her royal blood power and life energy.
She forcefully sealed some amount of her royal blood power and life energy beforehand, so that she wouldn't be able to use it even if she wanted to. The reason she was able to equally fight with Xiao Chen's final move, which would cost him his life, was because she was using a treasure—a hidden treasure.
That treasure could only be used once and could strengthen any attack. She had just used it against Xiao Chen's final attack. Despite her sneering, it was clear that she had never underestimated Xiao Chen and used her full brainpower to deal with his final attack.
Xiao Chen didn't reply to Karishma's mockery, but he took out an item from his spiritual space. It was in the form of a shining blue box about one meter in length.
Xiao Chen, holding the shining blue box, spoke with a determined tone, "Karishma, this battle has caused enough suffering. It's time we find a way to end this without further destruction."
Karishma, still in her fiery phoenix form, retorted, "End it? Do you really think a mere box can change the course of this battle? This is war, and war demands sacrifice."
Xiao Chen, undeterred, responded, "This is not just a box. It's a relic passed down through generations, a symbol of hope and unity. If we continue down this path, both our kingdoms will suffer irreparable damage. It's time to reconsider our choices."
Karishma scoffed, "Hope and unity? Those are just words. In the end, strength is what matters. I won't be swayed by your empty rhetoric."
With a swift motion, Xiao Chen opened the shining blue box, revealing a dazzling array of ancient symbols and intricate mechanisms. A soft, ethereal glow emanated from within, casting an otherworldly light in the midst of the battlefield.
Xiao Chen spoke with conviction, "This array contains the essence of our Xiao Kingdom's royal family ancestors, and it will provide me the strength to kill you."
After saying that much, he threw the box towards his transformed form's mouth, where that blue ball was located and the tornado was generating.
When the array inside the shining blue box merged with that blue ball, the size of the blue ball increased, and its color became deeper. Electric currents like things started to circulate around the blue ball.
After the merging of that array with the blue ball, the strength of the tornado started to increase slowly, and the stalemate broke. Now, the tornado began to push the giant massive fireball.
Karishma cursed, "Damn it."
She already felt uneasy when she first saw that shining blue box but chose not to show her uneasiness. Now that her ultimate attack was being pushed back, she became a little panicked.