轩辕 leads the demonic torrent, the original water urges wind's trace.

One peerless swordsman, two distinct sword techniques.

Under the dense offensive, Mad Trace Sword Shadow was clearly at a disadvantage.

"Just now, he was clearly beginning to dissipate into light... what exactly is going on..." Although Sword Shadow was not weak, against Ruoyu in her current state, he was almost entirely on the defensive.

From his perspective, it felt as if he was being simultaneously attacked by two swordsmen, and... the pressure was even greater than facing two opponents at once.

"Heh... Mad Trace unseen, Sword Shadow sparse..." Between moves, Ruoyu even mocked her opponent with ease, "'Blade Sword Laugh', is this all you've got?"

Mad Trace Sword Shadow knew that his opponent was provoking him, trying to make him use his trump card; but he didn't mind doing so, because... he was already being forced into a desperate situation.

"You want to see my ultimate move, is it..." Sword Shadow replied, with a resounding shout, "Fine! I'll grant your wish!"

As his voice fell, the ultimate move appeared.

Mad Trace Sword Shadow channeled his inner energy, focusing it on his sword.

Instantly, a beam of red light shot up from his sword, causing the wind and clouds to change color.

"【Blood Stains the Jianghu】!" Sword Shadow's shout and his sword move arrived simultaneously.

【Blood Stains the Jianghu】 was incredibly powerful and unpredictable, transforming into ten thousand forms in a single move, and condensing ten thousand forms into one.

Seeing this, Ruoyu smiled, but her eyes were filled with indifference.

She was like an interested gambler who suddenly lost interest in the game after seeing her opponent's hand.

"Not bad..." Ruoyu said, but her tone seemed to convey the words "nothing more than this," "Then I'll give you a quick end..."

As she spoke, her two swords combined into one, dual streams merging into one, and a move 【Residual Wind Sword Shadow · Demonic Sword Torrent】 emerged in response.

The black and white energies from the Xuanyuan Sword and the Original Water Divine Sword merged into an unparalleled sword radiance, instantly shattering Mad Trace Sword Shadow's red sword energy.

The remaining force of the ultimate move struck Sword Shadow squarely...

At this point, the victory or defeat was clear.

As their figures passed each other, Ruoyu didn't even turn her head to look at her opponent, but headed towards another killing formation where Feng Bujue was.

And Mad Trace Sword Shadow could only fall... and swallow the bitter fruit of defeat.

"Feng Bujue!" Two seconds later, Ruoyu, who was striding forward, shouted.

Not only was Brother Jue, who was using 【Moon Steps】to escape into the sky, but also the three people who were chasing Brother Jue, and the surrounding other players and NPCs, were attracted to her attention.

"Demon God Descent!" Ruoyu didn't waste any more words, and immediately announced these four words.

Brother Jue naturally understood what she meant, even if she didn't say it, Brother Jue was almost ready to activate this title skill.

"Hmm... something feels a bit strange..." Before activating the skill, Feng Bujue was thinking about something else, "What's with this 'domineering female CEO' feeling..."

He didn't have time to think too much, seeing that the enemies were approaching him at an even faster speed, he quickly activated 【Demon God Descent】.

Instantly, demonic flames appeared in the sky, and demonic energy surged.

Feng Bujue, wrapped in demonic fighting energy, tore through the erupting black fire, and disappeared from everyone's sight with a step in the air.

"So fast!" At this moment, Oda Ai and Sasaki Mei exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

The next second, Brother Jue's figure reappeared, standing next to Ruoyu.

"What's the situation?" He didn't waste any words and asked a very efficient question.

"Remember that special skill of mine with the mysterious triggering mechanism?" Ruoyu continued.

"【Phoenix Dies, Phoenix Arises】?" Feng Bujue replied almost without thinking.

"Yes." Ruoyu said, "Although I still haven't figured out its triggering mechanism... but from the current situation, I can be resurrected, thanks to this skill."

The skill they were talking about, Ruoyu had learned as early as in the "Super Dimensional Melee"; it's just that the skill description was also in the style of "Heaven and Earth Reverse God Art," giving only two lines of words—Phoenix fades, blood stains the dust, phoenix arrives, illusion is also true.

In fact, until now, Ruoyu still didn't know the specific effect of this skill. She only saw the skill entering a cooldown state through the skill bar, and then inferred that her "full-health resurrection from the dead, and the basic abilities (strength, speed, energy limit that can be erupted each time, etc.) have all increased by more than 50%" was due to the skill's effect.

Of course, she herself also activated the second-stage Soul Intent state (extreme efficiency plus limited burst) after her resurrection, so she could easily kill Mad Trace Sword Shadow and Cai Bu Pa Ni.

"So... how long can your state last?" Brother Jue asked again.

"I don't know." Ruoyu said, "Maybe it's like your Demon God Descent, after a period of time, there will be some side effects, so..."

The two had no need to continue, the rest was understood between them without a word.

Just then, He Yang Xinci and Zhan Guo arrived...

To use a vulgar analogy, the three of them were like three scantily clad, sexy women rushing towards two strong men who had just taken Viagra and whose potency hadn't worn off yet.

This is called "walking into the barrel of a gun."

Feng and Li didn't need to speak to know what moves to use at this moment.

Brother Jue channeled his energy with one hand, gathering the Mad Demon Poker cards into a blade, and demonic power wrapped around the edge like flames.

Ruoyu merely displayed her dual swords, and the sword energy, demonic energy, and killing intent... surged forth like a vast sea of stars.

At this moment, at a high point far from the battlefield, Xu Huai Shang, who had just worked with Fang Jin to kill He Yang Zhiyan... had already recognized this move, and murmured, "Saint Demon Flashing Radiance Slash, is it..."

Indeed, the basic mode of this "linked attack" had not changed, but the effect of the move... had become completely different due to the growth and changes of the two users.

This style was no longer "Saint Demon Flashing Radiance Slash"; the new move given by the system was called—【Demonic Art Aligns the Universe】.

And the first people to run into this newly born combination technique... were Oda Ai and Sasaki Mei.

In an instant, the demonic move appeared.

The two who were rushing in felt that the surrounding space had suddenly changed. Time and space seemed to be covered with a layer of gray-black shadows, and their movements... slowed down with this change.

"What's going on?" Oda Ai was shocked, and her neck suddenly broke open.

Then, her head detached from her body and flew up... the cut surface of her wound was extremely smooth, but not a drop of blood flowed out, revealing a mass of black, gaseous shadow-like material.

"How can... this..." Sasaki Mei didn't even manage to finish a complete sentence before being cut into several pieces. Like his teammate, black matter overflowed from the wounds of his separated limbs.

The scene was truly bizarre... to describe it, it was like filming a slowly changing ink painting with a high-speed camera.

In the nearly black and white scene, the two bodies were cut apart, and a black ink-like substance slowly stained their bodies, erasing them from the picture...

It was unknown how long had passed before the bystanders came back to their senses from this illusion-like scene.

At this time, Oda Ai and Sasaki Mei had both fallen to the ground, leaving only silence, witnessing their ending as they turned into white light.

"That was really close..." A few seconds later, He Yang Xinci's voice rang out again, "I didn't expect... there would be monsters like you in this world."

Yes, he was still not dead.

He dodged the positron cannon, crossed the barrage attack, and withstood the whistling cannon...

Just now, at a distance of only one step away from the effective range of 【Demonic Art Aligns the Universe】, he had stopped in time again.

He Yang Xinci retreated from attacks that were enough to kill or severely injure a script Boss again and again. This was obviously not a coincidence.

"I see... I think I know your secret." Feng Bujue, who had just released his skill, turned his head and looked at He Yang Xinci.

"I see it too." A second later, Ruoyu, who was next to Brother Jue, continued in a more masculine tone than Brother Jue, "This guy... can see 'death', right?"

The "death" she was talking about was not a state, nor was it the noun we are familiar with, but an abstract concept after being materialized.

For example, an ordinary person standing on the edge of a building's roof looks down and sees the street scene; but He Yang Xinci standing in the same place looks down, in addition to the street scene, he can also see an invisible, shadow-like filling... and the range of this substance happens to cover the place where he would fall to his death if he stepped out.

That... is the materialized "death," which can also be regarded as "a realm of death that, once touched, has a very high probability of leading to death."

For He Yang Xinci, as long as he doesn't touch that kind of substance and doesn't step into the "realm of death," he is safe. He has been able to live to this day and become an almost invincible swordsman. This ability to "see death" has undoubtedly been invaluable.

"Heh... I thought no one would ever be able to see through my secret..." He Yang Xinci was also candid, he replied with a sneer, "That's right, I can see the entity of death a moment before it approaches... over the years, I have relied on this ability to walk on the edge of life and death countless times, honing my martial arts to this invincible realm."

"Whether you are invincible or not, wait until you survive!" Feng Bujue didn't intend to listen to the other party finish speaking. After taking a breath, he immediately rushed up again and launched a combo of 【Storm Leg】at mid-range.

Not to mention how long Ruoyu's skill could last, just speaking of Brother Jue's 【Demon God Descent】, its duration was only a mere three minutes. Once the time limit was up, he would enter a half-crippled state; so he couldn't afford to waste any time... if it wasn't for the fact that releasing the combination skill made him feel a sense of exhaustion, he wouldn't even have wanted to delay those two breaths.

"Hmph... you seem to be in a hurry."

Unexpectedly, He Yang Xinci actually started to run around, using his superb lightness skill to play a cat-and-mouse game with Brother Jue.

This method, which Feng Bujue used to rely on 【Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Art - Modified】in the past, was now being used on him by others.

"Don't think that you are the only one who can see through your opponent..." He Yang Xinci said while running, "I can also see that the martial arts you are using have exceeded the limits of what you can bear. As long as I delay for a while... you will bring about your own destruction."

It has to be said that this Boss is quite difficult to deal with. Just the characteristics of "being able to yield and stretch" and "assessing the situation" are worth learning for many big shots in the main universe.

The tactics used by He Yang Xinci were very correct, in fact... they had already worked.

At this moment, only Feng Bujue rushed up alone, while Ruoyu did not follow up for a long time. The reason was that the consumption of the 【Demonic Art Aligns the Universe】 was too great; even Brother Jue, who had "infinite physical and spiritual power" in the Demon God state, had to gasp for a while after using the move. Ruoyu's situation was conceivable.

In fact, Ruoyu was already unable to stand steadily when the skill ended, but she was afraid that falling down would attract attacks from other players or become a burden to Brother Jue, so she gritted her teeth and persevered.

"Bujue..." After a while, Ruoyu finally couldn't hold on any longer. She knelt on one knee and said with difficulty, "I... I'm afraid... this is the end, I'm sorr..."

She ended this battle with an apology. This time... she truly turned into white light and left the script.

【Phoenix Dies, Phoenix Arises】 was originally a skill that "temporarily resurrects and enhances combat power," similar to the nature of a final burst of energy. Once the energy of the move was exhausted, the player would still die.

As for the change in her personality, it had nothing to do with the skill effect, it was just an accident...

First of all, the 【Phoenix Dies, Phoenix Arises】 state was very mentally taxing on the player; coincidentally, Ruoyu's Soul Intent was also a kind of ability that required extremely high mental power... under the combined effect of the two, the excessive burden collapsed a "barrier" in Ruoyu's spiritual world, creating a crack in her "seal," thereby affecting her personality.

Even if the emotions that have been suppressed for decades only reveal a fraction, they may be strong and dangerous...

Of course, how strong and dangerous it is will have to wait until Brother Jue returns to the real world to experience it. That is a story for later...

Looking at the present, the battle between Feng Bujue and He Yang Xinci had entered a rhythm that was extremely unfavorable to the former.

The time remaining for 【Demon God Descent】 was running out, but Brother Jue, who lacked skills, could not rely on his only two skills and physical abilities to solve He Yang Xinci, who was constantly retreating.

Even aside from He Yang's ability to "see death," his caution and cunning alone were enough to deal with the current Feng Bujue.

"It's over... something's going to happen..." Seeing the time passing second by second, Brother Jue's attention had been diverted elsewhere, "Juan Meng Huan, Bi Laoshi, and... Xu Huai Shang, there are three other players around..." He quickly scanned the surrounding situation with a data perspective, "If there are no accidents, they are the only remaining opponents, but at this moment I have no time to deal with them..."

Those three had naturally seen through this as well, and quietly came to a place relatively close to Brother Jue and He Yang, ready to "finish him off" at any time.

"I will definitely die when the skill ends..." Feng Bujue thought, "There's no way... pull back at the last ten seconds, quickly use 【Chuck Norris's Razor】 to..."

Just as he was thinking about this, his sight... inadvertently swept over something.

It was a figure, a figure still far away from him.

That person was leading a white horse, walking slowly from the direction of the town entrance.

In the eyes of others, that person was nothing special, but Feng Bujue, who had the data vision activated, recognized the moment he saw her... that this person's appearance would change everything.