Finality raised her arm.
A vortex-like golden insignia lit up on the back of her outstretched palm, and a circular doorway, engraved with unknown characters, opened behind the Monarch.
"Mimic Black Hole?"
Finality had chosen to strike directly without any hesitation. The Mimic Black Hole, which should have appeared as a vortex, had actually been given a fixed, solid form upon materialization! This was not a simple application of an Authority, but a skill evolved from a Herrscher's Authority.
Therefore—
WHOOSH!!
A darkness more profound than the starry sky surged in from all directions. Before the insignia on the circular doorway could fully light up, a black hole, large enough to completely envelop it, instantly devoured Finality's creation!
Whether it was a probing attack or a killing blow, Lu Xing had no time to determine its true purpose. "Canceling" it out with the exact same Authority was the best solution… Although the Honkai energy consumption would be greater than Finality's, it was a necessary move.
And just as Lu Xing nullified Finality's attack and prepared to return the favor—
"So fast!"
The energy loss did not affect Her attack speed. The black hole had just vanished when Finality's second wave of attacks arrived. No, to be precise, two attacks separated by less than a tenth of a second could even be considered a single move!
Finality's posture did not change. But as a second, torch-shaped insignia lit up on her arm, the surface of the Monarch's dark-gold body instantly showed signs of liquefaction!
"Molecular Manipulation."
This was the Authority that originally belonged to the Herrscher of Flame. Unlike the "weakened" external manifestation of combustion, the Molecular Manipulation used by Finality was on the level of supernatural pyrophresis—the hyper-acceleration of molecular activity would, in the process of releasing massive amounts of heat, melt solids and vaporize liquids.
Only a body like the Monarch's, composed entirely of Imaginary energy, could withstand it for a time due to its higher energy level. Had it been an ordinary lifeform, whether carbon-based, silicon-based, or Honkai-based, they would have all performed a live version of "evaporation."
TSSS!!
He met the move with a counter. A "watery mist" formed from Honkai energy spread crazily from the surface of the Monarch's body. Faced with the same Molecular Manipulation, Lu Xing decisively chose the Authority of Ice, rapidly suppressing the frantically accelerating molecular motion!
His body had extremely high "inertia." Although it had become much more "brittle" due to the drastic changes in temperature, in this exchange of energy consumption, Finality was the one at a disadvantage—
"As expected."
But this was no cause for celebration. This mutual cancellation of two Authorities was also within Finality's calculations. Finality had more energy reserves, but the strength of the "shell" She used… even after continuous reinforcement with Honkai energy, was still weaker compared to the Monarch's.
This was an inherent flaw of being "newborn," but it could also be turned into an advantage—the energy level required to construct Her body was also vastly different!
As long as he could shatter her a few more times…
VMM!!
The pitch-black space began to distort. A spiral lance shaped like a DNA helix, glowing with a platinum luster, emerged from the void.
[Subspace Lance]
This was a [Subspace Lance] created by the Herrscher of Finality. Aside from a difference in color, its energy level and destructive power were almost identical to the ones the Monarch released.
The real difference was…
They blotted out the sky.
In the third tenth of a second after Finality attacked, she finally stopped her continuous barrage of shifting Authorities and instead created a number of Subspace Lances that could only be described as insane.
A six-digit number.
One hundred thousand lances.
What was even more terrifying was… the surface of these Subspace Lances, created by the Authority of the Void, was not even solid!
This was the power of the Authority of Wind: Ideal Fluid. The vacuum of space lacked the necessary conditions for a "fluid" to be used, so the Herrscher of Finality simply created the Subspace Lances in a special form with a liquid exterior and a solid interior!
Finality still couldn't use the "perfect" Authority of Wind… even so, every single one of these one hundred thousand outrageously scaled Subspace Lances had the power to pierce through Lu Xing's body!
WHOOSH—!!!
The only option now… was to fight fluid with fluid!
Lu Xing wasn't sure if these Subspace Lances were hiding any other tricks, so it wasn't wise to counter by "turning his own body surface into a fluid" in the same manner.
But!
The Monarch had clones.
He created a large number of incomplete, liquid-state clones, imbued them with the Authority of Wind, and used them to envelop himself…
A shield that was not a shield!
TSSSHHH!!!!
A spear that ignored defense, a shield that deflected everything. The uncompromising clash between the two could only have one result…
Authority cancellation!
However—
Only the fluid Authority was canceled. The massive number of Subspace Lances that Finality had spent far more than 0.1 seconds creating were not included in this category!
DENG!!
The Divine Ring lit up for the first time since the fight began. Using teleportation to dodge was a complete pipe dream; the massive number of Subspace Lances had already sealed off all surrounding space. And to counter the ever-changing creations of the Authority of the Void, he could only use the same means to defend.
For the previous few moves, he could still rely on his few remaining Authorities to fight back.
But this time—
BANG!!!
The dense swarm of Subspace Lances all pierced into the Monarch's body!
Lu Xing did not recall the [Authority of the Void] that was currently being used by Cheche. Instead, he allowed these Subspace Lances to directly strike his body! He definitely couldn't block them by tanking the hit, but…
Huu.
A golden giant appeared directly above Finality!
Who said that what the Subspace Lances hit had to be the main body?
A clone!
While creating the clones to counter the Authority of Wind, Lu Xing had already secretly transferred his power away! That liquid shield, which seemed so fragile, was where the Monarch's true body was!
The lit-up Divine Ring was not for defense at all, but to seize the instant the Subspace Lances fell, to activate a teleport and gain the first initiative of the entire battle! The Subspace Lances, having unleashed their power, could no longer maintain their previous "lockdown"… This was the opportunity Lu Xing had been waiting for.
WHOOSH!
Twelve arms emerged from the void, instantly sealing off all of Finality's escape routes! His other Authorities were barely sufficient for defense, but when it came to "Origin" and Honkai energy…
He had more than enough!
Finality might not need as much energy as the Monarch to reform her body, but as long as she was forced to reassemble enough times, the cost would still be significant!
That's right.
Lu Xing's idea was surprisingly identical to Finality's: shatter the opponent a "few" times!
The light of a star shone on the surface of his iron fists, and the power to sunder continents and sink islands erupted from the ends of his arms!
"I've been taking your hits for long enough."
"It's about time… it was my turn!"
The purest violence, the most extreme offense—
[God Fist Pulverizer · Thousand-Hundred Combo Style]
"ORA ORA ORA ORA!!!"