Time, rewinding slightly…

About half a minute ago, just as Takeda Tomo charged into the Rakshasa Jitian Pillar, Juan Meng Huan, catching a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye, immediately had the same question as Zhao Ying Wang.

That question was—when the skill disappears, leaving Takeda Tomo with only a sliver of health, facing both a Platinum Stone Golem with lower health but higher taijutsu and a full-health Zhao Ying Wang at this distance, won't she be instantly killed?

Everyone here is a professional player, a top-tier expert. Instead of thinking, "Maybe the opponent didn't think through a countermeasure before acting," it's better to consider other possibilities.

And looking at the situation at the time, "Takeda Tomo is preparing to use some kind of desperate close-quarters killing move the instant the Jitian Pillar disappears" was a more reasonable assumption.

Therefore, even though Juan Meng Huan didn't know about the Blood Rakshasa, he still decided to try and catch her off guard…

So… how should this be done?

You must know, the reason Takeda Tomo was stalling for time was that she believed her teammate had the advantage in a one-on-one situation. Looking at the actual situation, her thinking wasn't wrong… Thirty seconds, even if it wasn't enough for Ida Makoto to completely kill Juan Meng Huan, it was enough for him to beat the latter into submission.

In this situation where he could barely protect himself, Juan Meng Huan actually intended to carry his teammate, which was indeed somewhat inconceivable.

But… he succeeded, and the method he used was simple.

In the twenty-odd seconds before the Jitian Pillar disappeared, Juan Meng Huan retreated as he fought, consciously keeping himself on the edge of "momentum collapse" to lure the enemy to pursue.

And Ida Makoto, very "obediently," was led away from the Jitian Pillar's location by his opponent.

In normal times, even if Ida Makoto was still inexperienced, he wouldn't have fallen for such an obvious feint; however, having taken the Jumaru, Ida's mind was no longer normal… Simply put, he was "immersed in the pleasure of battle and unable to extricate himself."

The thought of "just a little more and I can dismember this annoying bastard into eight pieces" was too tempting for Ida at this moment, causing him to press on his opponent in a self-forgetful manner… and everything other than "killing" had been thrown to the back of his mind.

And so, before the Jitian Pillar's duration was about to end, Ida Makoto had already been led to a place far away from Takeda Tomo and Zhao Ying Wang. Moreover, because Juan Meng Huan had always been "retreating" and "escaping," he hadn't suffered too much of a loss during this time, as his opponent had expected.

When the Jitian Pillar disappeared, Juan Meng Huan immediately used his cooldown-ready Phase Shift and coordinated with a Dark Shadow Dash to kill his way back; in the "phase space," his dash efficiency would increase several times, and a distance of over a hundred meters… would be reached in the blink of an eye.

Thus, when Takeda Tomo, in her Blood Rakshasa form, made her move to instantly kill Zhao Ying Wang, she was just in time to be backstabbed by Juan Meng Huan, who had charged out of the "phase space."

Of course, in theory… with the strength of a member of the Warring States First Team, and with the added boost of a transformation skill, she would still have a way to deal with this attack.

It was just that Takeda Tomo didn't expect that Zhao Ying Wang would actually use his willpower to create a "one-second difference" for his teammate before he completely died…

In the Peak Brawl, one second is enough to change a lot of things…

…………

Time, returning to the present.

By the time Ida Makoto realized that something was wrong and turned back… the Blood Rakshasa that Takeda Tomo had transformed into had been almost completely absorbed by Chonglou. After a few seconds, Takeda Tomo also turned into light and teleported away, filled with unwillingness.

Seeing this, Ida Makoto's anger burned fiercely, soaring into the sky.

In that instant, he increased the strength in his legs, using the momentum of his charge, and drew his dual swords again!

The black sword carried a cold, sharp light, and the white sword held a powerful fighting spirit.

His moves changed a thousand times, intersecting like lightning, and the edge danced in ten thousand forms, with curves and straights in perfect harmony.

The ultimate dual-sword style, incorporating three kendo schools, every move and stance was exquisite and breathtaking.

But Juan Meng Huan… facing such a ultimate technique, only took half a step back and held out his halberd horizontally, using a basic blocking action that anyone could do.

Actually… it wasn't that he didn't want to use more complex moves to respond to the enemy, but… as he wielded the halberd, he suddenly realized that his strength was not enough.

Juan Meng Huan was naturally aware that Chonglou would become heavier after absorbing blood. He had even specifically tested the ratio between the increase in weapon weight and the amount of blood absorbed in a certain scenario. However… even Chonglou after killing nearly a hundred people was not as heavy as it was now.

Even though Juan Meng Huan's strength was enough to use weapons weighing in "tons," he couldn't wield the current Chonglou freely… In desperation, he could only make the only blocking action he could make.

Who knew…

Whoosh—

The halberd's blade swept across, making a sound like a large flag being waved.

Immediately afterward, a wall of energy unfolded and swept out from the halberd's shaft, using invisible force to forcibly stop Ida Makoto, who was charging forward, and force him back a few steps…

"What?" Ida Makoto couldn't believe it. In this exchange of offense and defense… the opponent's "power" had once again surpassed his own.

He had already given himself the equivalent of five Jumaru doses of medicine, and injected it directly through his veins… the burden brought by this self-destructive "enhancement" was so painful that even he himself found it hard to bear, and could only be relieved by the "pleasure brought by battle and killing."

Yet, the man in front of him was still able to suppress him under these circumstances… This, drove Ida's emotions into a state of near frenzy.

"Unforgivable!" In the next second, Ida roared madly, and his fighting spirit burst out from his chest.

Suddenly, raging energy spread out and danced around him like tentacles… becoming an extension of his body.

The silver-white figure, the silver-white energy, carrying pure killing intent, transformed into a ferocious beast.

Even the surrounding scenery was distorted and changed by this scattered killing intent; in a daze, the two players on the field seemed to have come to a lotus hell, with blood and fire abysses at their feet.

"Die for me!" Another fierce roar rose, and his figure moved swiftly.

In an instant, Ida Makoto unleashed his ultimate move.

Wherever the blade passed, the void peeled apart layer by layer, and the torn space shattered into scattered red fragments, flying in the air, painting a bloody and magnificent scene.

In this red scene… there were black and white, two distinct rays of light, converging into a single line.

The dual swords combined into one move, shaking the heavens and the earth, stunning the sun and the moon, attracting people's horrified gazes, and making them tremble uncontrollably.

Juan Meng Huan knew that he couldn't block this move… and he couldn't avoid it.

Whether it was power, speed, stance, change, or the power of the move itself… he was no match for his opponent.

At this moment, all he could rely on was Chonglou's unknown "upper limit" and his own equally "unclear upper limit" soul intent.

"Ha!" He didn't know if it was to give himself confidence or simply to help with the exertion of force, but when facing this deadly blow head-on, Juan Meng Huan also shouted loudly.

And activated his soul intent—Divine Power Re-Urging.