The Pope's pupils suddenly contracted like pinpricks, and she felt a chill run down her spine, for the voice came from behind her!
She immediately realized that the Emperor of the Summer Kingdom had, in the blink of an eye, completed a swap in position and launched an attack from behind her!
Like that swift slash, the entire movement was seamless, without any trace, almost ghostly.
The moment the two clashed, Fang Yuan instantly exerted unimaginable speed, bringing immense pressure on the Pope!
But it was futile. Her [Holy Comet] could counter all of his attacks!
This card, both a divine power and an equipment, required no active activation. Once attacked, it would automatically activate, reflecting the attack back in its entirety!
"Your so-called killing move is nothing but dust before my Holy Comet!"
The Pope sneered, unmoving, as the comet's light suddenly flared. Fang Yuan's slash was once again ruthlessly reflected.
Fang Yuan had anticipated this. The moment he slashed, his left hand had already formed a hand seal.
The [Shared Misery and Mourning Law] quietly activated, and an invisible chain shot out from his heart, like lightning, locking onto the Pope!
The invisible chains shot out from Fang Yuan's heart, aiming for the Pope!
"Hmm? Heretical magic!"
Despite Fang Yuan's covert movements, the Pope noticed, and a card instantly flew from her fingertips, named: [Sacred Purification]!
The blue glow emitted by the card formed a protective shield around the Pope. In an instant, the invisible chains created by the Shared Misery and Mourning Law vanished without a trace, dissipating into nothing!
Boom!
Fang Yuan once again took the full brunt of his own reflected slash. His body trembled slightly.
"Nice little tricks, but still, they cannot tarnish the brilliance of my crown!"
The Pope looked at Fang Yuan, who had already taken two hits in the beginning, and regained her earlier composure.
[Holy Comet] could reflect all damage, and [Sacred Purification] could nullify all negative statuses.
With these two trump cards in hand, the scales of victory had tilted toward her from the very beginning. No matter how fast Fang Yuan was, as long as he couldn't harm her, everything would be in vain.
"Change your mind now, lick my toes, and it might still be time!" The Pope's lips curled up into a mocking smile, her words dripping with arrogance and disdain.
Facing her provocation, Fang Yuan showed no signs of discouragement and raised his hand again.
An invisible slash erupted once more, but just like before, it was reflected back!
The Pope's face remained the same, and she was about to mock him again: "Still not understanding the situation? Your attacks..."
However, her words were abruptly cut off, as if an invisible hand had tightly seized her throat.
Before her, the world was suddenly engulfed by a dazzling golden light, a blazing sword energy raging violently, so bright it was impossible to look at!
The words she had just spoken hadn't even finished drifting through the air before they were ruthlessly shredded by the oncoming slashes, vanishing into nothing!
At that moment, an endless number of slashes, like a boundless sea of swords, completely enveloped the Pope!
Each slash carried the overwhelming force to destroy the heavens and earth, and Fang Yuan had unleashed thousands of them!
"You madman!" The Pope's face turned grave as she could no longer react in time. A radius of several miles around her instantly became a terrifying golden inferno!
The Pope couldn't understand Fang Yuan's intentions. Her [Holy Comet] had the heaven-defying ability to reflect all attacks, so Fang Yuan's reckless onslaught would only hasten his own death!
For a moment, she even wondered if Fang Yuan was seeking death?
Would he rather die than become her dog? Fang Yuan... you lunatic!
But in the next second, the Pope noticed something strange. Every reflected slash was actually absorbed by Fang Yuan without a hint of dodging.
He stood like an unshakable war god at the center of the storm of slashes, as everything in the world was reduced to dust under the devastating power!
The earth, under the relentless bombardment of slashes, seemed to be slowly stripped away by invisible giant hands, sinking at a visible speed!
Yet shockingly, Fang Yuan, who had endured such a torrent of slashes, remained full of vitality, his momentum unwavering!
The Pope's expression turned serious once more. So this is it, he seems to have mastered a miraculous divine power that can immune all attacks?
Her fleeting thought had just crossed her mind when she heard a series of spine-chilling "crackling" sounds. It was the sound of her trump card [Holy Comet] straining under the pressure, emitting a painful hum!
Although [Holy Comet] was extraordinarily powerful, it was not invincible. The reflective effect certainly had a limit.
As one of the Pope's ultimate techniques, [Holy Comet] had an extremely high threshold, and until today, no enemy had ever come close to reaching this red line.
But at this moment, Fang Yuan had done it. The thousands of slashes he had unleashed in an instant were so terrifying that, within less than two seconds, [Holy Comet] was on the verge of collapse.
The Pope understood now. Fang Yuan was relying on some form of immunity to attacks, and was attempting to wear down the effects of her [Holy Comet]!
And he was about to succeed!
What a brilliant move, but can you match the centuries of foundation that the Church has built?
The Pope raised both hands sharply, and in an instant, more than ten cards shot out like arrows, floating steadily in front of her.
Looking closely, every card bore the same name: [Holy Comet]!
"In the long span of thousands of years, I have condensed quite a few [Comet] cards. Do you think you can outlast me?!"
The Pope laughed arrogantly. With her extraordinary talents, divine support, and surviving for thousands of years, what could Fang Yuan possibly use to compete with her?
Seeing the Pope once again throw out so many identical cards, Fang Yuan's eyes gleamed coldly. The Pope had guessed right; his thoughts were exactly as she imagined.
As long as she wasn't cheating like him, no divine power was limitless!
Fang Yuan's goal was to overwhelm her with an attack that would exceed the limits of what she could bear!
At this moment, seeing the Pope once again release dozens of [Comet] cards, Fang Yuan did not feel worried, but rather delighted!
Because this proved that his judgment was correct: her cards were not infinite, they would eventually run out!
Let the battle begin!