Inside this space, Fu Hua immediately confirmed one thing.
This was not reality.
She had indeed used the power of Fenghuang Down to enter the opponent's consciousness.
She just hadn't expected that her envisioned tactic—[Control the opponent's consciousness with Fenghuang Down, then quickly defeat them]—would fail to manifest. Instead, the tables were turned.
And judging by this man's words... he already knew her identity and the power of the 'Feather'.
In this world, few people knew her identity.
And Otto was temporarily in an alliance with her... surely that scumbag didn't guess from the start that she wouldn't want to return the Gem, and so sent this young man over?
No, no, no. Even if he were crazy, he wouldn't do that. He could have just sent someone to snatch the Gem. Why let her come? To expose his own trump card?
Incomprehensible... it couldn't be a way to warn her not to pull any stunts.
No, look at it from another angle.
This guy clearly possesses the Kaslana bloodline.
And strictly speaking, only Kevin's descendants possess the Kaslana bloodline... no, that's not right.
Kevin and Su also mastered the technology of our era. In other words, creating clones and extracting Kevin's DNA to integrate into others wouldn't be difficult for them.
But Kevin and Su... had no reason to do so.
And since they went missing, if the technology they mastered was left in some corner of the world, it's very likely someone found and utilized it.
Isn't that even worse?!
Thinking of this, Fu Hua felt her headache intensifying.
She had burned a vast amount of memories fourteen years ago, but even with the remaining fragments, she could deduce a terrible scenario.
If this person was sent by Otto as insurance or a warning, that would be fine; the situation hadn't reached a point beyond her control.
Otto and she were not of one mind; both sides knew this tacitly.
If he sent someone to fight her... *heh*, even if she discovered the issue, he would just tell lies like 'testing the Godsbane Battlesuit' or 'letting the junior practice', excuses easily poked through.
That guy knew her weak points, knew she wouldn't tear up their agreement for the time being, so he was fearless.
If he created this level of 'Fusion Warrior', the situation was still within a controllable range.
But if this guy wasn't Otto's man, then it was a major problem.
A new generation Fusion Warrior capable of semi-Honkai Beast transformation had appeared. If an organization had successfully manufactured a Fusion Warrior using this technology...
Is he really the only one?
Kevin's descendants, the [Kaslana Clan], could theoretically awaken as Fusion Warrior-like Honkai warriors if they met the conditions.
But the 'conditions' ruled out the vast majority. Even a genius like Siegfried needed an awakening serum to complete the process.
But now...
The situation is truly headache-inducing.
If this new organization acted to fight the Honkai, fine. But if their actions weren't for fighting the Honkai, then the current situation, which wasn't too chaotic yet, would eventually become incredibly messy due to the emergence of a new faction.
"Ah, clearly you're the 'invader', yet why are you standing there motionless?"
Looking at Fu Hua, Aaron took out the [Revive Hourglass] he had never used in actual combat.
Even though this was a consciousness space, Fu Hua realized she was still wearing the [Shadow Knight] armor.
The opponent, however, had deactivated his Honkai Beast form inside this space.
This place was undoubtedly within his consciousness, but this bizarre situation, coupled with the massive castle emitting an evil aura nearby, made Fu Hua feel the situation was deteriorating.
Since he knew her identity and power, and had set an ambush in advance, then now...
—If she didn't give it her all, she might really fall into this man's hands.
No choice. If she considered holding back in this situation, the one dying might really be her.
The pressure he gave her was far less than Kevin, but... her current strength was atrociously weak.
If current me fought Kevin, how many moves could I last?
Ten?
Five?
Or... not even one?
Holding the [Key of Sentience], my power in consciousness should be stronger than this man's.
Yet near this castle, I feel my consciousness is vaguely being suppressed by him?
It's too ominous.
And I can feel this pressure isn't coming from the Honkai Energy he emits.
What exactly is this power?
"Not planning to talk... fine, I don't want to waste time either."
Turning the Revive Hourglass in his hand, Aaron adjusted it directly to [Gale] mode.
"I'll finish you in ten seconds."
As the opponent tossed the hourglass, Fu Hua immediately felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.
Relying on instinct to drive her body into an emergency backflip, Fu Hua narrowly avoided his fist.
The distance between them wasn't great, but Fu Hua knew clearly that her evasion relied entirely on physical instinct.
Perceptually, her consciousness hadn't had time to complete the evasion action.
This strike was simply too fast. If his speed remained at this level, then 'ten seconds' was absolutely not an empty boast.
He really intended to finish Fu Hua within ten seconds.
As the Fourth Generation Godsbane Battlesuit Otto built specifically for Fu Hua, Shadow Knight abandoned all ranged weaponry, pouring every stat point into close-quarters combat.
And as a genius who had lived for five hundred years, Otto naturally knew how important speed was in melee.
Therefore, to complement Fu Hua's exquisite martial arts, he specially developed a combat form for [Shadow Knight].
Eclipse Mode.
Upon activating this form, the [Moonbeam] armor releases high-concentration compressed particles from its reactor at maximum rate. The two sets of wing-blade thrusters at the waist unfold completely, and the entire armor turns an orange-red reminiscent of a total lunar eclipse.
In this state, the armor's output rises drastically, and its already proud speed reaches the extreme.
Instantly completing the form switch, Fu Hua felt her speed increase significantly compared to before.
Although she was curious why her Godsbane Battlesuit operated so normally in a consciousness space, now was clearly not the time to ponder such things.
Because—his fist was before her eyes again.
After entering Eclipse Mode, to avoid the situation where 'speed is too fast for the user's reaction time, leading to crashing into walls', Otto ensured that when Moonbeam activated Eclipse Mode, the user's reaction speed would also be greatly enhanced.
With her reaction speed boosted, Fu Hua finally saw the opponent's punch path clearly.
To be honest, in the eyes of a martial arts grandmaster like Fu Hua, this punch path... couldn't even be called simple.
It was practically a 'move' a street thug would throw in a blind brawl.
Under normal circumstances, sparring with such a person, she could win purely on technique, even without relying on her superior physical stats.
But the problem was, Fu Hua clearly wasn't facing 'normal circumstances'.
The opponent's punch path was simple to the extreme, but the guy was simply too fast.
Fu Hua, continuously evading, suddenly discovered two chilling facts.
First, after entering the consciousness space, the opponent hadn't used the power of 'Honkai Beast Transformation' yet.
In other words, this man wasn't fighting at full power yet.
The second fact was even more terrifying.
Even after she activated Eclipse Mode, she still couldn't suppress this man with speed.
On the contrary, his speed was actually continuously increasing!
Where did this monster come from?!
Feeling his speed climbing, Aaron could simultaneously feel that the Revive Hourglass wasn't placing much burden on him.
He had wanted to test this when he took out the hourglass earlier; after all, theoretically, this wasn't physical space.
The damage and burden the Revive Hourglass caused to the body and lifespan should theoretically be limited to the flesh.
Before this operation, he had secretly found a place to use the Revive Hourglass.
The result: before reaching the peak [1000x] normal speed of Revive Geiz [Gale Mode], he felt his body was about to tear apart.
But now, in the consciousness space, while his speed rose continuously, he felt almost no discomfort.
Oho, in that case, let's be direct.
Ittou Shura... never mind, won't open that. God knows if the cooldown for reality and consciousness space counts together.
[Lion Never Perishes] is enough.
While his speed continued to rise, Aaron relied on the Ultimate characteristic of Lion Never Perishes to once again transform into a 'monster' emitting a terrifying aura.
Fu Hua, intending to counterattack, saw the opponent reveal that trump card he used before. The expression beneath her mask turned incredibly bitter.
In terms of hard power, the opponent was no less than her... no, this pressure meant his power was already above hers.
His moves were simple, but the problem was the speed.
If this speed increases a few more degrees... can I still dodge?
No.
This was Fu Hua's final conclusion.
If the opponent's speed continued to rise, then Fu Hua, barely dodging now, would inevitably be overwhelmed and crushed by his speed advantage.
If she didn't want to lose to this unidentified man, she had to end the battle quickly!
But losing in speed meant if she wanted to end it quickly, she had to pay a price.
Hopefully, Shadow Knight's defense capabilities... are somewhat reliable...
In the next instant, Aaron noticed Fu Hua's speed slowed a fraction.
Fu Hua, charging power in place, clearly intended to make a final gamble.
But even final gambles have tactics.
Possessing the Perfect Realm, Aaron could feel that while Fu Hua seemingly gathered power in her right fist, in reality...
Her damn left fist was also vaguely gathering power.
Motherf... do all these people like playing this 'trade health and bait moves' game?
My punch path and moves are simple, but that doesn't mean I'm an idiot, okay?
Feeling a bit looked down upon.
Fine, whatever.
Magnetic Field Rotation: 200,000 Horsepower...
"Whale-Slaying Tyrant Fist!"
"Inch Force: Sky Breaker!"
The punches thrown by both sides collided in mid-air.
Fu Hua could feel the right fist she threw letting out an incredibly crisp 'scream'.
Accompanied by intense pain from her right fist, she actually became calmer.
The strike the opponent threw was too domineering.
And while such a domineering punch was powerful, the recovery motion would be larger.
Larger recovery motion meant—larger openings.
Although the opponent's speed was still rising, she had another trump card.
A card she couldn't use continuously, but one that could turn defeat into victory.
This was the ability Otto added to the Godsbane Battlesuit after studying the Second Herrscher's power: Time Fracture.
[Time Fracture System, Activate!]
In a split second, Fu Hua unleashed this incredibly powerful card.
But at the same time...
[Spirit Command: Wall, Activate.]
[Revive Hourglass, Mode Switch—Steel Mode, Engage!]
Aaron, knowing he couldn't recover his stance in time, also switched from the time-extending acceleration of [Gale] to the time-compressing defense boost of [Steel].
Of course, Hua was one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era; respect must be given.
To avoid flipping the car, he specifically cast an Iron Wall buff on himself.
At this moment, while drastically boosting his defense through time compression, Aaron also used Wall to reduce damage to one-quarter.
"You cannot avoid this strike, Sir!"
Thrusting her left fist, condensed with boundless Ki, towards the opponent's chest, Fu Hua felt victory was already by her side.
"Inch Force—Sky Breaker!"
Accompanied by a terrifying muffled sound, Fu Hua successfully struck the opponent's body.
Then—she discovered with horror that her left arm, having hit the opponent, was actually grabbed directly by him?!
"Yo, feel good hitting me?"
At the same time, Fu Hua saw the expression on the opponent's face held not a shred of pain.
And...
Her fist didn't seem to have caused serious trauma to the enemy at all.
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