"What time is it, and you're still spacing out!"
The Principal, holding the giant golden cross in one hand, shouted angrily at Ming Yu, her clear eyes filled with reproach.
"Uh, I'll pay attention."
Smiling apologetically, Ming Yu once again shifted his attention to the girl in the air.
After Theresa's reminder, Ming Yu also realized how critical the situation was, and he couldn't help but tighten his grip on Jizo Mitama and the Xuanyuan Sword.
Hmm? Xuanyuan Sword...
Thinking of this, Ming Yu couldn't help but look down. What he held in his left hand was indeed an ancient golden sword with a restrained divine light.
After a moment's thought, Ming Yu remembered that after he had used this sword to defeat Dark Xuanyuan, the Principal had entrusted it to him to maximize the Divine Key's value.
The white-haired girl standing in the air had a cold expression. She announced in an impatient tone, "It's time for this boring farce to end."
With that, the Herrscher's right hand waved gently, and dense wormholes opened behind her. A swarm of Honkai Beasts, like locusts, poured out of the wormholes and rushed madly towards the humans on the ground.
In response, a large number of Titan mechs charged out from behind Ming Yu and the others, meeting the Honkai Beast swarm.
Glancing at the battle between the mechs and the Honkai Beasts, Ming Yu's brows furrowed slightly.
Although the individual combat power of the mechs was about the same as the Honkai Beasts, the Honkai Beasts clearly had the advantage in numbers. Even if the mechs could temporarily hold them back, they would sooner or later be overwhelmed by the beast tide.
But even so, Ming Yu had no intention of helping. He knew very well who the main characters of this battle were. If they didn't defeat the resurrected Herrscher of the Void, killing any number of Honkai Beasts would be useless.
To achieve this goal, he had to conserve enough strength.
"Give Kiana back!"
Shouting, Mei charged towards the Herrscher, endless lightning flashing on her tachi. The Honkai Beasts along the way were all blasted into atoms by the stray lightning.
Facing Mei's attack, the Herrscher just smiled faintly. A wormhole quickly opened in front of her, swallowing the pouncing Mei before closing up again.
At the same time, a brilliant azure bolt of lightning suddenly lit up within the Honkai Beast swarm.
"Big Sis Mei!"
Bronya couldn't help but cry out, her gaze towards the Herrscher becoming even more solemn. The Star of Eden mounted on Project Bunny's right arm fired several jet-black energy spheres, attacking the Herrscher from different angles.
On the other side, Theresa, clad in her Luna Kindred battlesuit, also brandished Judah, and several golden chains extended out, coordinating with the black energy spheres to attack the Herrscher.
Looking at the incoming energy spheres and chains, a hint of interest appeared in the Herrscher's golden eyes. The two Subspace Lances behind her slowly turned and transformed into two gray ribbons to meet the attack.
The jet-black energy spheres struck the ribbons but could only leave a few shallow dents before quietly dissipating. Even Judah's chains broke inch by inch in their struggle against the ribbons.
Evidently, compared to the Key of Devouring and the Key of Binding, the Herrscher of the Void's power wielded by the Herrscher was much stronger. The ribbons formed by the Subspace Lances also possessed the power to pierce through space, giving them astonishing strength.
Watching the others fight, Ming Yu silently praised Mei and the others for their growth, yet he had a nagging feeling that something was wrong.
But the situation did not allow him much time to think. The battle with the Herrscher was the top priority.
With that thought, Ming Yu stomped his left foot heavily on the ground, and his body shot towards the Herrscher like an arrow released from a bow.
Noticing Ming Yu's movement, the Herrscher's pupils constricted. She swung her right hand forward forcefully, and a massive wormhole instantly formed. A white dragon roared as it emerged from the wormhole, its wings shining with blue and purple lightning.
"Roar~"
The dragon roared, and a five-meter-thick beam of Honkai Energy shot out from the Honkai Beast's great maw, attacking the rapidly approaching Ming Yu.
Facing this breath attack that could completely engulf a Titan, Ming Yu's calm eyes showed no emotion. With a gentle flick of his wrist, he swung Jizo Mitama towards the dragon's breath at a leisurely pace.
Zzzzz—
In stark contrast to its appearance, the thick breath attack was split in two by the ink-black longsword. The massive amount of Honkai Energy flowed to the sides like water hitting a boulder, bringing equal destruction to the Honkai Beasts and mechs on either side.
Glancing at the Titans affected by the battle's aftershocks, Ming Yu felt not a single ripple in his heart. After all, he wasn't paying for these mechs.
Sensing that Benares's breath attack was gradually weakening, a fierce glint flashed in Ming Yu's eyes. He tapped the shoulder of a Templar-class Honkai Beast with the tip of his foot, causing the beast to nearly stumble and fall, while he himself shot forward again.
Noticing that its breath attack was completely ineffective against this human, the demon dragon roared again. With a heavy flap of its wings, dozens of massive lightning balls emerged from its wings, thundering as they surrounded Ming Yu.
And after the lightning, the demon dragon flapped its wings again, and crimson flames replaced the lightning, covering its body. The next moment, dozens of huge fireballs were thrown by the demon dragon towards the human below.
But even so, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast had no intention of stopping. It flapped its wings once more, and a biting cold aura swept across the battlefield. Clusters of ice spikes shot up from the ground, following the fireballs to attack the enemy.
Although it did not recognize the human before it, its beastly instincts, engraved in its DNA, were frantically warning it, telling it just how dangerous this seemingly tiny human was.
The roaring lightning suddenly fell silent, the scorching flames were abruptly extinguished, and the advancing ice pillars shattered. Only the figure of that human still stood proudly, the ancient golden sword held high in his hand, wreathed in flames, ice, and lightning simultaneously.
His cold gaze measured the demon dragon in the air, and a hint of disappointment flashed in Ming Yu's black eyes.
To this day, even a Judgment-class Honkai Beast like this could no longer pose any obstacle to him. The only thing that could pique his interest were beings on the level of a Herrscher.
"It's time to end this boring battle. Disappear, Bei-Wangcai~"
As he spoke, the flames, ice, and lightning on the Xuanyuan Sword simultaneously spun and extended, transforming into a hundred-meter-long Elemental Greatsword. As the last word fell, the giant sword in Ming Yu's hand swung down fiercely towards the demon dragon.
Boom!
The hundred-meter greatsword fell heavily, annihilating everything in its path like a destructive force. Even the Floating Island trembled, making one worry whether this crystallization of Schicksal's technology would collapse.
Fortunately, the Floating Island was not a shoddy piece of work and stubbornly withstood the blow.
Glancing at the demon dragon shrouded in dust and smoke, Ming Yu no longer cared about the outcome of this strike. If Benares could really escape from this attack, then it could only be considered its good luck.
Shifting his gaze to the distant Herrscher, a faint sword light flickered in Ming Yu's eyes. His originally black pupils began to change to a deep blood-red, and a set of ferocious-looking Crimson Demon Armor began to replace the Soul-Etching Armor covering his body.
Noticing Ming Yu's piercing gaze, the Herrscher seemed to sense it too. Casually flinging a Subspace Lance to pin Theresa to the ground, she turned her head, her extremely oppressive golden eyes meeting Ming Yu's without yielding.
After sensing Benares's predicament, a deep anger emerged in the Herrscher's once-calm eyes. Her uniquely penetrating voice rang out: "Human, prepare to meet your death!"