Chapter 52

The birth of the ice cocoon caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.

Everything within a ten-thousand-meter radius was frozen.

At the same time, the ice cocoon erupted with bone-chilling cold winds, sweeping toward the surroundings.

Along with it came 'Ice Flowers' that bloomed one after another, crazily destroying everything around.

"Yo~, second stage already?!"

Lu Shu didn't stop it.

Instead, he crossed his arms and watched leisurely.

Ten-odd breaths later.

Amidst a series of crisp 'crack' sounds, the ice cocoon erupted with blinding golden light.

As the cracks grew larger and larger.

Finally.

【Bang!】

Shattered ice chunks exploded in all directions.

The Signora, transformed into the 'Crimson Witch of Embers', roared at the sky!

After unlocking the seal of the Delusion, she wore a red trailing gown, with two ribbons hanging from her waist like burning flowing fire.

Her face was covered by a red butterfly-shaped mask, and her features could no longer be seen at all.

Those were the embers accumulated over long years, which, after breaking through the frost seal of the Delusion, painted a distorted makeup for her!

"Let's have some second-stage 'fun'."

"I hope this appearance can bring you some pleasure!"

As the Signora's voice fell, the temperature on the field climbed sharply.

The originally frozen ground turned into a scorching hell in an instant.

She raised her hand and gripped the air.

A whip formed by the interweaving of flowing fire danced in the air, snapping loudly, with a terrifying momentum.

"This posture... there's no pleasure at all."

Lu Shu shook his head and sighed.

Tsk tsk.

She's really ruthless to herself.

Even the 'Signora' in the 'Crimson Witch' form found it hard to endure the pain brought by the burning of that terrifying liquid fire.

It could be said to be painful and happy!

Ecstatic.

Awoo!

At the same time, Rosalyne's adrenaline was also soaring!

Excited! Excited! In the midst of excitement!

"You!"

"You deserve to die!"

Recalling the scene of being ridden and spanked earlier, flames of anger erupted in Rosalyne's eyes.

She danced the fire whip in her hand and was about to smash it down on Lu Shu.

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, Lu Shu raised his hand, pointing his index finger at the sky!

"What?"

"Have you changed your mind and want to join the Fatui?"

"I'm sorry."

"I don't allow it right now."

"But don't worry, I won't kill you, just let me spank you!"

Rosalyne snorted and laughed.

Pfft!

Who gave you such blind confidence?

Did someone sing "Courage" for you?

"You're overthinking it."

"My dear."

"I meant, the time is up!"

Lu Shu looked up at the sky.

Acting cool!

Start!

"What time? What kind of mystery are you playing at?"

Rosalyne felt she was being humiliated.

She wanted to lash out with the fire whip.

But just then.

A terrifying aura surged from Lu Shu's body!

His figure kept rising, rising, rising, and kept rising...

Becoming as tall and towering as a mountain!

That sky-piercing aura was even more chilling!

If she was a scorching hell at this moment, then Lu Shu was the brilliant sun capable of destroying hell!

In an instant, the pressure he brought her was simply too strong!

A long-lost sense of fear rose from the bottom of Rosalyne's heart.

For a moment, she actually wanted to run?

But she wouldn't run!

She had already endured this feeling once.

She chose to face it, chose to turn her life into flowing fire to burn all the monsters in this world.

Lu Shu's aura kept climbing.

He joined his five fingers together, pointing remotely in a 'hand blade' shape!

Illusory sword shadows burning with golden flames condensed beside him.

This move.

Was exactly the holy sword that pierced through the Thunderhelm Lawachurl last night.

He couldn't feel any elemental power!

Rosalyne's pupils shrank.

The hand holding the fire whip was trembling.

You know, in the entire Teyvat continent, even the Seven Archons standing at the pinnacle of the world use elemental power.

And now?

What surged from Lu Shu's body was not that!

It was a complete sense of having no elemental power at all.

But!

That power was higher-level, purer, and more soul-captivating!

The elemental power that Teyvat people were proud of was nothing in front of it.

And?

It also strangely gave her a feeling as if she were facing an entire world.

No!

It was a sense of powerlessness suppressed from the depths of the starry sky!

"Time is up!"