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Ying's attack had indeed caused harm to "Lady," but that harm was quickly replenished by the eternally burning pale fire in her heart.

The "Lady's" current life form is actually no different from the "Formless Flame," and as long as the core remains intact, it can exist forever.

But being forced to this point by her former defeated foe, and even having to transform into a fiery tornado to escape, made the "lady" feel an unprecedented humiliation.

Behind the "lady," butterfly wings fluttered high, and countless "red lotus butterflies" converged towards the sky, while a giant fireball began to condense above her head.

The fireball touched the general's barrier, and the barrier actually began to melt.

"Until...everything...is burned to ashes!"

The lady roared to the sky.

This is her ultimate move, "Avenging the Flames of Hatred".

The fireball contained not just ordinary fire elements, but also the resentment she had harbored for five hundred years, seeking revenge for her lover Rustan.

It was this resentment that sustained the flame in her heart, allowing it to burn for five hundred years, never extinguishing even as it consumed her flesh and blood.

When this burning hatred is released, it will devour everything it encounters like a leech, not only Ying, but the entire castle tower will also be destroyed in the flames.

The Thunder General on his throne placed his hand on his chest. Such flames must be extinguished with a "thoughtless strike".

Just then, the general heard Ying whisper: "When the snow blows and the egrets are wet, my thoughts are as heavy as frost, and my heart is filled with sorrow and pity."

When Ayaka Kamisato arrived at the castle tower with her brother, the first scene she saw was the battle between Ying and "Lady".

She saw the "lady" holding a fireball as bright as the sun, about to smash it down; she also saw Ying holding the bladeless sword horizontally beside her face, assuming the "flat-eyed" stance.

"This, this is...!" Linghua exclaimed in surprise, completely disregarding her ladylike demeanor.

In the next instant, Ying's figure flashed and she was already in front of the "lady".

The sword in her hand, carrying a frost that could freeze everything, pierced the "lady's" chest.

"Divine Flow - Frost Annihilation!"

P.S.: Why is someone still up all night updating on Christmas? Oh, it's me!

Chapter 191 Rustan, I'm tired, please hold me. [4k]

The flow of the gods, the extinguishing of frost.

This is the ultimate strike that Ayaka mastered after ten years of diligent swordsmanship practice, and it is also the strike that the Kamisato family has created that is closest to the realm of gods, in their pursuit of "a strike without thought" throughout generations.

Ayaka's mother, Kayo Kamisato, once described this move to Ayaka like this: "With a single strike, it is as swift as thunder and as cold as ice. When the blade reaches its peak, a single blow can decide the outcome. After a thousand refinements, no one can withstand Suzhen."

The essence of the "Frost Annihilation" move is actually just the most basic "thrust" in swordsmanship. But just as an ordinary bullet propelled from a gun barrel by the kinetic energy of a gunpowder explosion will produce powerful destructive force, the thrust of "Frost Annihilation" will also produce terrifying destructive force when combined with extreme speed.

Combined with the "Snowflake Step" secret technique of the Kamisato family, the final completed form of "Frost Annihilation" is known as "One step beyond sound, two steps without gap, three steps with a deadly strike"—meaning that the speed has already broken the speed of sound when taking the first step, there is no gap between the second step and the enemy when taking the third step, and the fatal strike has arrived when the third step is taken.

While it may not reach the level of "a single slash without thought" that can cut through space, the supersonic sword tip and the shockwave it generates are things that ordinary armor cannot withstand.

However, this power has nothing to do with elemental power.

"Swift as thunder, chilling as ice" is merely a description of this sword technique; it doesn't mean that just anyone who uses "Frost Annihilation" will inflict ice elemental damage.

The frost accompanying Ayaka's "Frost Annihilation" is an ice-type spell she adds using the power of her own Ice-type Divine Eye. When she draws her sword, the tip of the sword gathers "Frost Encounter Snow Gate," which, as the name suggests, is a gate blocked by heavy snow, burying everything in front of her with frost.

This was a deliberate modification of the move towards "icy coldness" to echo her mother's description of the sword technique.

If it were her brother Ayato who used "Frost Annihilation," the tip of the blade would likely be imbued with water elemental magic. But if an ordinary person without the Eye of God were to use this move, "Frost Annihilation" would just be a simple thrust.

Having only seen "Frost Annihilation" once during a sword sparring session, Ying was able to perfectly replicate the move. This was already an indescribable genius, even making Ayaka, who had been practicing swordsmanship for many years, feel a little jealous... But what puzzled her the most was the frost attached to Ying's sword.

Ayaka knew, of course, that Luminous possessed a special constitution that allowed her to wield elemental power without the Eye of God, but she also knew that Luminous currently only mastered three elemental powers: wind, rock, and lightning…

Where did the frost on her sword come from?

The woman stared blankly at the wound on her chest.

Frost appeared on her chest, frost that even five hundred years of burning hatred could not melt.

The frost stubbornly spread from her chest to her limbs, bit by bit.

The flame that should have never been extinguished gradually died out under the suppression of the frost, and even the "fire of revenge" gathering above her head slowly shrank...

How is this possible?

If the "lady" could make an expression now, it would definitely be one of confusion.

At this moment, her body has assimilated with the fire element, and it can be said that she has become an elemental life form that is infinitely close to the "formless element".

In this state, the "lady" is actually immortal.

Even under the most powerful attack, she can split her body into liquid or gaseous fire elements, and then recombine them to form a new body. Although elemental reactions can damage her, that damage is quickly covered by the eternally burning karmic fire within her—in short, she now possesses virtually limitless regenerative abilities.

Therefore, the "lady" can completely disregard any self-protection and launch a full-scale attack.

During her time as the "Witch of Fire," she used her unique elemental body to incinerate countless monsters far more powerful than herself. Those monsters naturally possessed terrifying elemental power, but none of that power could truly kill her.

Even if Ayaka herself were to enter the fray and cast her "Godly Flow: Frost Annihilation" on the "Lady," the frost would be neutralized by the Lady's flames, and would never cause the "freezing" effect we see now.

However, Ying's sword "sealed" the flames within her body.

"Are you shivering because of the extreme cold, or because of fear?"

Ying returned the mockery to "Lady" without any mercy.

The woman had no way to refute it; the freezing in her chest had spread to her entire body.

She could no longer maintain her "Fire Witch" form and fell heavily from mid-air.

Upon landing, her appearance had reverted to that of an executive in a white evening gown, and at this point, the "lady" didn't even have the strength to stand up.

That sword strike seemed to have drained all the power from her body; at this moment, the "lady" was nothing more than a frail woman.

Ying raised her sword again and slowly walked towards the "lady".

The woman struggled to raise her head, looking at the blond traveler who was about to kill her: "Your power... but why...?"

Ying had no obligation to answer her question, but out of a sense of mercy to "let you die knowing why," she still gave the answer: "I borrowed the power of your Ice Queen. That power could seal your flames, so I tried it out."

As she spoke, she casually tossed out a piece of ice—a fragment of the "lady's" ice cocoon.

Although Luminous often appears as silly and cute as Paimon, that's because she has focused all her talent on combat. In terms of combat intelligence and on-the-spot reaction, Luminous is probably already the top existence in this world.

If there were any "canned knowledge" in this world, like "initiation and power transfer," which contained all the martial arts techniques in the world and could turn someone who knew nothing about martial arts into a combat master in a second—Ying would at most increase her combat power by 3 points if she obtained such "canned knowledge."

Ying noticed something was wrong when she was injured by the woman's "self-destruction".

Logically, a cocoon is similar to a turtle's shell, something created to protect a fragile body... but "Lady" deliberately detonated that cocoon.

It's like a turtle suddenly blowing its shell apart and turning into a muscular Master Roshi... No, if you were as strong as Master Roshi, you wouldn't need a shell as armor at all!

So this thing isn't "armor," but rather "weight," "restraint," the kind of "limiter" often found in light novels: the protagonist runs while carrying a heavy iron turtle shell weighing dozens of kilograms, looking slow, but once he takes off the shell, he can instantly jump three feet high and run faster than the Fontaine reporter!

Based on the power that "Lady" displayed when she transformed into "Flame Witch," Ying became even more certain of this—just as "Lady" herself said, "The powers of the Executive are a bit cumbersome."

The "Flame Witch" form is much more powerful than the "Evil Eye Form." If "Lady" had used the power of the "Flame Witch" from the beginning, Ying felt that she would have definitely suffered a great loss.

So why does the "lady" usually maintain the "cumbersome" "evil eye form"?

Perhaps it's because the power of the "Flame Witch" has some limitations, such as harming herself, or being difficult to control, or even that the appearance of this big, fluttering moth is too ugly... Well, if there were an option for Ying to choose between "being disfigured but becoming stronger," Ying definitely wouldn't choose it.

Girls all love to look beautiful.

Furthermore, before the war, the "Lady" had said something about "interpreting the power and elegance of the executors"... Ying was 100% certain that the power of the fire element was the "Lady's" own power, while the ice element was the "power" bestowed upon the executors by the "Ice Queen".

This "power" is like a "cocoon," which can restrain the "woman."

In other words, as long as she can use this "power", she can easily defeat "Lady", right?

For the reasons mentioned above, Ying secretly learned the "Lady's" ice element "power" during the battle.

The lady could hardly believe her eyes: "You actually... stole Her Majesty the Queen's power!"

"It's just that the elements responded to my prayer." Ying's attitude was as if she were stating some self-evident axiom.

Well, to her, it was indeed the same as "one plus one equals two". Although she couldn't explain why one plus one equals two, axioms don't really need any proof.

The Winter Queen is one of the "Seven Rulers of the Mortal World," a deity whose "powers" cannot be "stolen" by just anyone... but Ying can.

The Seven Statues have existed on the continent of Teyvat for over two thousand years since the end of the Demon God War, and no one has ever heard of anyone gaining elemental power by touching the statues... but Luminous can.

When Ying tried to break the "Lady's" ice cocoon, she also sensed the divine power of the "Ice Queen" contained within the cocoon.

Luminous herself didn't know why touching the Seven Gods Statue granted her elemental power. Paimon, who suggested she touch the statue, only said it was "the elements responding to your prayers." I guess Paimon didn't understand the reason either? Anyway, as long as it can be used for fighting, that's fine!

In short, Ying secretly hid a fragment of the ice cocoon, and while fighting the Lady, she tried to absorb the divine power in the ice cocoon as she had when touching the Seven Gods statues. As a result, she successfully stole the "power" that the "Ice Queen" had given to the "Lady" and used this "power" to seal the "Lady's" power.

Since this was only power she had temporarily absorbed, she could no longer use it after she had used up the divine power she had absorbed, and the seal could only be maintained for a few minutes.

But a few minutes is enough.

Now, it's time to put an end to this.

For Teppei… for Nagatsugu who lost his parents… for the people of Inazuma… and for those in Mondstadt, Liyue, and all those who were harmed by the Fatui's schemes… Luminous raised her sword towards the "Lady".

The woman watched as Ying raised her bladeless sword, a cold smile slowly creeping onto her lips.

Ying could not truly kill her.

Even cutting off her head wouldn't help.

As long as the ever-burning heart in her chest does not go out, she can be reborn from the ashes.

When Ying thinks she has killed her and becomes careless, that is the time for her to strike back!

Just then, the "lady" heard someone's footsteps.

Each step of that person's toes struck the ground with a fixed rhythm—neither fast nor slow, like muffled thunder rolling in the sky. Though it was far away, it resonated in one's ears, impossible to ignore or stop.

Ying subconsciously turned around and saw General Lei Dian holding a long sword, walking steadily and calmly towards them step by step.

General Thunder just brushed past Firefly and walked toward the "Lady" who was slumped on the ground.

The general didn't speak, but Ying intuitively understood what the general was going to do—according to the rules of the "duel before the emperor," the loser would have to suffer a blow from the Thunder General.

The "lady" also understood what the general wanted to do.

She crawled on the ground, using both her hands and feet, trying to get away from the general... but she wasn't crawling fast enough, and the footsteps of death were getting closer and closer to her.

The "lady" stopped her futile escape and, with all her might, stood up unsteadily.

She needs to buy time, to wait for the seal's effects to wear off. Even if she fails in her mission in Inazuma and cannot obtain the General's "Heart of God," she can at least escape in flames...

As long as you're alive, there's still a chance...

So she stood up, facing General Thunder directly, and tried to stop him with words—

“I am the messenger of winter, you know the implications of taking action against me…”

The general remained silent, but simply strode forward.

"I swear, if you really raise your sword against me, I will make your country, your foolish people, and your beloved Inazuma..."

The general continued to stride forward, his purple longsword slightly raised.

"Stop right there! I order you! You! And all of you!"

The "lady's" expression was almost manic, but the general remained unmoved.

The lady finally understood that the puppet general would not accept any threats; she would only carry out predetermined tasks according to "procedure."

"Me! How could I...!"

The "lady" let out her final cry.

Her hatred had not yet subsided, the short-sighted and foolish gods had not yet abdicated, the filthy and dark abyss had not yet been cleansed, she still had many things to do, and she had not yet been able to witness the immaculate white night and dawn that Her Majesty the Queen had promised her.

The general raised his knife at her.

The lady saw light, like the light of dawn.

Her pupils instantly turned crimson, and the flames in her chest burst forth in that instant.

Reflected in her pupils the crimson of dawn, she finally unfurled her fiery wings and flew toward the sunrise.

“But that is not the dawn, my dear Rosalyn, it is a sea of ​​fire that burns everything to ashes,” a voice said to her in the light.

It didn't matter, because she knew in her heart that she had already been engulfed by the flames.

The general swung his long sword down.

In that instant, Ying seemed to see an eternally burning heart turn to ashes, a butterfly of flame vanish in the ashes, and an hourglass flowing with liquid flames shatter into pieces in the flash of the blade and disappear without a trace.

"I had a very long dream."