Chapter 695 Congregation of the Divine Senses! Part 4

"If you're that confident about yourself, then so be it."

A lotus made up of dark energy materialized behind Alina, releasing a curtain of darkness that covered the whole area.

The surrounding s.p.a.ce and dimensions s.h.i.+vered around the lotus, creating a mirage-like image that s.h.i.+mmered Alina's surroundings. Images of death, suffering, and submission appeared amongst the s.h.i.+mmering area, creating an atmosphere of despair and depression that weighed heavily on those present.

All creations seem to tremble in face of this lotus, and those who witnessed its visage had the urge to prostrate and wors.h.i.+p it.

This included Alina's allies and her enemies, who all stopped what they were doing for a second as they looked at the lotus in fear.

Alina nodded in satisfaction upon seeing the wariness on her opponents' faces, but she did not let it make her complacent. She instead maintained her control over the lotus, and she even let it grow to much larger size.

"Since your armor protects you from physical attacks, I wonder what will happen if I attack your soul. Will your armor still protect you? There's only one way to find out…."

Once the lotus reached the size comparable to an elephant, Alina let out a laugh as she pointed her finger to her opponent, an action that was a signal to the black lotus.

"Woos.h.!.+" With a speed like that of a flying eagle, the dark lotus flew straight towards Alina's foe, with its large body aimed solely for her head. The whole area trembled with this move, with those nearby feeling a dangerous suction force that threatened to pull out their souls out of their bodies.

"Huom~"

The path that the lotus took created large shards of pulsing dark crystals, all that exuded a malicious intent that made the incoming lotus look evil.

Such aura combined with the lotus' ferocious appearance made the whole attack seem unstoppable, and for a second, Alina's opponent seem to falter in fear in face of it.

"I call this attack of mine the Tri-Essence Dark Lotus. Let's see if you can do something about this…"

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Alina's reserves were once more reduced because of this attack, but in comparison to her sword slash earlier, Alina's energy consumption this time was way more manageable.

This discrepancy might be detrimental to the power of the dark lotus, but ALina knew that her sword slash and her dark lotus cannot be compared easily with one another.

The sword slash was an attack that affected the physical realm itself, while the dark lotus only affects the soul.

This difference only meant that both attacks are useful in their own ways, and they can be used in response to varying situations.

For today's case, since her sword slash did not do its intended effect, Alina had decided to rely on her dark lotus.

"Since my opponent is gifted physically, then attacking her soul might be the best approach here…"

This is the tough that pervaded Alina's mind as she unleashed her Tri-Essence Dark Lotus, and now she is eager to see what it can do against her foe.

But to Alina's disappointment, what happened after her latest attack did not go in the way that she had planned it to….

"You b***y holder of the All-Seeing Eyes. You thought that just because I have a powerful body, that I will have a weak soul? You really are an idiot to think of that…." With a sneer present on her face, Alina's foe stopped looking at the lotus in fear.

The foe instead shook her head in disdain, as if the frightening might of the Tri-Essence Dark Lotus was nothing more but a child's play for her.

"Holder of the All-Seeing Eyes, if you were an Elder of my Clan or a Demon, sure, you can damage me until I die. But for the current you… not even your strongest attack can kill me! So don't act like you have won already!"

Because of her injuries, Alina's foe seemed to have no interest on moving at all. But after she insulted Alina, this woman suddenly disappeared on the spot, and before Alina could know it, this woman was suddenly in front of her!

"As the holder of the All-Seeing Eyes, you must have seen my strengths and weaknesses now. Since that was the case… I wonder if your eyes have also shown how strong I can punch. Well you don't need to ask it, since I am here to let you taste it!"

"Boom!"

Before the surprised Alina could teleport away from her spot, her foe unleashed a sudden attack towards ALina, which is simply just a straight uppercut towards her jaw.

This punch, which seemed to be nothing more but a normal punch, looked extremely weak and insignificant in comparison to the flashy attacks that Alina had used earlier.

It did not even release any fluctuations or distortions on the surroundings, making it seem like an attack made by a small kid.

This kind of apparent weakness must mean that this punch is useless, but to the current Alina, this punch did not look weak at all.

In fact, Alina had the feeling that if this punch lands towards her head, her whole upper body will be destroyed into pieces! Even her soul will be affected too, and even her own Mental Power will be dispersed immediately!

"!!! My foe's body might look weak, but I can see it now… Inside her body resides a powerful sword will, one that gives this woman the ability to cut and sunder anything that she touches! What a scary power!" With her All-Seeing Eyes, Alina could clearly see a powerful ent.i.ty residing inside her foe's body, and it was this ent.i.ty that caused the sudden spike of power from her foe.

Whether this ent.i.ty was good or not did not matter to Alina anymore, as she knew just one thing: If Alina's foe manages to touch even just a bit of her skin, this Sword Will will instantly end her life!

"F**k! So my enemy is also a sword cultivator? Tsk, this makes things worse!"

Upon realizing the additional capability of her foe, Alina started regretting her laxness that allowed her opponent to come near.

Since this foe of hers can use a sword, this meant that fighting her in close-combat will be disadvantageous for Alina, as sword wielders can use a variety of powerful abilities that can only be employed in close ranges!

As long as a person is far away from a sword wielder, they can reduce all of his innate advantages. But once the sword wielder is near, all scales will tip on the sword's favor!

That's the dilemma that Alina realized she had just put herself in, and she knew that there is no way for her to temporarily move away from it!

[T-MANIFEST: CRESCENDO]

The time around Alina began to speed up as she casted this boot upon herself, in hopes of making her body move away from the incoming punch.

She accompanied this boost by the act of moving her neck back, further increasing the distance of her head from the punch.

[T-MANIFEST: DECRESCENDO]

Alina also applied her time magic on her foe, which slowed down her time. This essentially reduced the speed of the incoming uppercut, an effect that complemented well with her earlier spell.

"Swizz!"

With a few millimeters of distance between them, the uppercut just barely grazed Alina's chin, which then released a wave of force that rocked her neck and head.

This force was powerful enough to almost concuss Alina and make her spit blood, but that was all the damage that she received.

Alina has successfully prevented the sword will from touching her skin, a move that essentially had kept her head intact.

"Hah!" As her foe's punch sailed slowly above her head, Alina began tremble she realized that she had just a close brush with death. She was millimeters away from dying, and if it weren't for her 'timely' time magic, her headless body could be the only thing that remained in this place.

"Hah!" This realization made her feel both petrified and fearful, but since she's still alive right now, these negative emotions started to fade away too.

"Tsk, this foe of mine is just as sneaky as Alex. She actually hid her dangerous power away from me all this time! She must have been planning to sneak attack me like this since earlier!"

"You b***h… it looks like you really want to destroy me and my All-Seeing Eyes. You even dared to trick me like this? Hmph, if this is how you want to do this, then fine, I shall play with you."

"If you're being unfair, then I will be unfair too!"

Before her foe could react from the sudden miss of her attack, Alina pressed forward, with her mind now intent on overwhelming her opponent

"Hong long!"

Six green floating b.a.l.l.s appeared above ALina's head, hovering around her like candles that floated in the dark. Each ball pulsed with years and years of Time Essence, creating an archaic aura that covered the whole place.

Once the b.a.l.l.s appeared, Alina did not let them display themselves as if they were decorations. She grabbed them by her fingers before throwing them straight towards her foe.

"Sizzle…" The effects of these 6 green b.a.l.l.s are unknown at this point, but knowing that they were made up from concentrated Time Essence, getting touched by them will surely be dangerous.

Alina's foe obviously realized this, and she began to respond to it accordingly.

"Holder of the All-Seeing Eyes, so you had dodged my sneak attack . That's impressive of you. But do you think you can dodge my attacks the second time? Hmph, I doubt that! So don't waste your time dodging from me anymore. Sooner than later, I, the great Beatrice of the Sword G.o.d Mountain, shall succeed on ending your pitiful life!"

Right before the green b.a.l.l.s could touch her hair, Alina's foe, who had called herself as Beatrice, let out a shout that was laced with her very own Sword Will.

"Hah!!!!"

This shout immediately broke the spell that Alina casted on Beatrice, allowing the latter to regain her normal movement speed. It also shattered three of the green b.a.l.l.s, leaving only three whose paths were diverted because of her shout.

"Haaah!!"

Beatrice let out another shout this time, which had proceeded to dispel the time boost that Alina casted on her own body. Along with that effect was the creation of hundreds of sword shards, all that rained down on the surprised Alina.

"Shu shu shu!"

With the debuff casted on her already gone, Beatrice only twisted her body in the air to avoid the three remaining green b.a.l.l.s. This was easy for her, and she seemed to have forgotten about the b.a.l.l.s already as she went back on focusing on Alina again.