Fu Hua delicately lifted Fenghuang Down, projecting her power into the Divine Key.
Guided by a faint light, Fu Hua's consciousness traversed a short distance and encountered another version of herself.
She was clad in a beige windbreaker and a scarf of gray-brown hues, it was an outfit she had worn before.
However, this "Fu Hua" seemed somewhat amiss. With her head hung low, she allowed the gusts of the grassland's wind to tousle her hair and the hem of her windbreaker as she stood there blankly.
What's happening? Why am I behaving this way?
Fu Hua vividly remembered anxiously boarding the transport plane upon learning that Cheng Lixue had gone out to confront the pseudo-Flame Herrscher, rushing non-stop to the battlefield upon landing in the Qincha Grassland, and barely making it in time to rescue
Cheng Lixue!
The class monitor couldn't help but urge, "Move, Fu Hua!"
Yet, the figure in the beige windbreaker remained motionless, seemingly lost in thought. Fu Hua gritted her teeth, wanting to punch the other version of herself in the face, but she was like a ghost now, not able to influence... huh?
Fenghuang Down emerged from the other Fu Hua's body, waving excitedly towards the glowing Divine Key in Fu Hua's hand. The class monitor hesitated for a moment, extending her mental power towards the Fenghuang Down of the other Fu Hua—
"Hmm..."
The figure in the beige windbreaker seemed to wake up from a dream, taking a deep breath. "Is this... I can control this body?"
Sensing the constant flow of Edge of Taixuan within her, Fu Hua looked at the two floating feathers in her hand with a complex expression, then reached out and clenched them in her palm. In the depths of her unseen pupils, a flash of deep blue light passed.
The next moment, Fu Hua cast aside those distractions as she blurrered into a phantom and rushed towards the battlefield!
"I'm here!"
...
"I'm here!"
The pseudo-Flame Herrscher also uttered such words, smiling as she hovered in the air. She suppressed Cheng Lixue's attempts to support herself with fireballs, while watching Luo Lin below struggling to evade her flames.
"Just some strange magic, my flames cannot be extinguished by this bit of water!" Agata casually dispersed the water column controlled by Cheng Lixue, squinting as she extended her hand whose seemingly playfully grasping nothingness, using visual displacement to make it appear as if she had caught Luo Lin in her palm in her own field of vision.
Then, Agata activated her core, generating a giant hand composed of substantialized deteriorating flame according to the pseudo-Flame Herrscher's will, fiercely grabbing Luo Lin!
"Ugh!!"
The assault rifle in Luo Lin's hand was a mimicry modeled using the Key of Revelation, but it still couldn't withstand the hand's impact. The gun was covered in fine cracks, but under the control of the girl, it continued to fire until it finally shattered.
Hiss, it hurts a bit, but the rate of HP loss isn't so exaggerated!
"Too bad, your little toy broke!" Agata completely relaxed, smiling as she approached using one hand to hold down Luo Lin's arm attempting to pull out the short sword carried on her back, and said in a gentle voice, "Stop struggling, I admit that you two are formidable among ants, I will remember both of you."
Luo Lin raised her head, looking at the pseudo-Flame Herrscher who was close at hand, then stretched her hands in the air in the smae similar fashion as Agata earlier...
"You... huh?!"
The girl expressionlessly gripped a golden spear and plunged it into Agata's abdomen.
——This was something from the Oath of Judah, a light spear with only offensive capabilities!
Without hesitation, Luo Lin threw herself at the pseudo-Herrscher. A second and third light spears slowly forming at the same time, grabbed by Luo Lin and firmly nailed it into the pseudo-Herrscher's chest!
"Ahhhh!!!"
The pseudo-Flame Herrscher seemed to feel agonizing pain the moment the light spear entering her body, she screamed in agony as light filled Luo Lin's field of view, and a strong shockwave sent her flying out.
The girl rolled on the ground in a sorry state.
In her blurred vision, she saw Cheng Lixue advancing with her sword, while the injured and furious pseudo-Flame Herrscher hurled fireballs, causing the blue-haired girl to disappear into the flames.
——Next time I'll use this thing to stab you to death!
Luo Lin thought fiercely, then relaxed and lay flat on the ground, waiting for death to come...
"?"
After a few seconds, the girl felt something was amiss. She struggled to sit up, feeling that the surrounding flames seemed to be quieting, no longer swaying wildly, but instead bowing in submission to a certain presence.
In the direction where the flames bowed, the figure in the beige windbreaker embraced the injured Cheng Lixue, gazing at her apprentice with complex eyes.
"Master..."
"Lixue, wait for me." Fu Hua raised her head, staring at the panicked pseudo-Flame Herrscher not far away.
"Who are you?"
Agata was shocked and angry, subconsciously throwing out many fireballs, but all were slapped away by Fu Hua with one hand.
"My flames... were blocked!?"
"..." Fu Hua pursed her lips, stood up, and the beige windbreaker disappeared as Edge of Taixuan surged, her deep blue eyes gradually turning red, and a familiar outfit reappeared on her body.
Legend has it that in Shenzhou, there is an immortal who, whenever calamity befalls Shenzhou, dispels disaster and maintains peace in Shenzhou. Whether it's foreign enemies or the outbreak of collapse, nothing can harm Shenzhou in front of this immortal.
The Immortal is called "Jingwei", with white hair and red eyes, draped in flames, strolling on white clouds.
Agata naturally couldn't know the name of the Immortal Phoenix, she just screamed in terror, splashing flames at Fu Hua, "No, don't come over! No matter what kind of monster you are, my flames will turn you into ashes!"
With a wave of her hand, the surrounding flames were dispersed, and behind her condensed according to her will, a form resembling a giant bird, spreading its wings and soaring, as if she were the master of flames in this world!
Fu Hua coldly shouted, "Monster? Take a look at yourself!"
The crimson figure descended from the sky, kicking the previously arrogant pseudo-Flame Herrscher to the side.
This kick was so fast and powerful that it even stirred up white air currents.
What followed was a personal show by the Immortal Phoenix.
Her figure was agile, and the light accompanied her movements, her fist's shadows constantly striking the pseudo-Flame Herrscher, drowning out Agata's painful cries amidst the dense and heavy blows.
The flame, resembling a phoenix, protected Fu Hua's back, flapping its wings and deflecting all the heat rays conjured by Agata for counterattacks as per her will.
Finally, Fu Hua clenched her fist, and the two feathers emitted invisible fluctuations drawing Agata's spirit into an illusionary realm.
Immediately after, whether in the illusionary realm or reality, Fu Hua assumed a unified posture.
Behind her, the fiery phoenix let out a cry, gently cradling her in its embrace, soaring into the air before crashing down heavily to Agata!
"Flame Ashen Spirit!"
This time, Fu Hua wouldn't just kill her opponent in the spiritual realm like last time against the pseudo-Flame Herrscher. She intended to completely crush Agata both physically and spiritually to prevent Xilin from recycling and reconstructing the pseudo-Herrscher again!
Witnessing this scene, Luo Lin somehow felt a sense of empathy to Agata from a certain perspective.
Back in the day, she was also pinned up in the sky by Fu Hua and couldn't come down, haha!
"Master, my injuries are okay, please save my sister first!" Cheng Lixue's voice came closer, pulling Fu Hua to where Luo Lin lay.
The two locked eyes, and despite her injuries, Luo Lin forced herself to sit up, revealing a bright smile.
"Class monitor, you finally came..."
"Hmm... I'm here, Luo Lin."
The next moment, the world pressed the pause button, and the scenery of the the Grassland disappeared in the whirlwind.
[Blazing Heart - Subjugation Battle against the pseudo-Flame Herrscher Agata]
[Identity: A-rank Valkyrie - Luo Lin (Non-switchable)]
[Objective: Assist Cheng Lixue in battling the pseudo-Flame Herrscher, delay time, await Fu Hua's arrival (Completed √)]
"Phew, thankfully the class monitor arrived quickly, otherwise the mission might not have been completed..."
Seeing the prompt, Luo Lin immediately relaxed, lying back.
Suddenly, a strong hand wrapped around Luo Lin's neck, gentle energy radiating from the arm, healing her body—it was the Edge of Taixuan.
"You seem to have had quite an extraordinary encounter, Luo Lin."
"Ah, class monitor!?"
Seeing the empty system space around her, as well as Fu Hua standing nearby, carefully examining the system prompts, Luo Lin widened her eyes in shock.