Chapter 69: with translation of chapter title

Cocoelia also didn't want to waste more words; after a roar, she raised her right hand. Cold air condensed above her head into a sharp solid, like a rain covering the sky and earth.

The next second, ice crystals burst forth, continuous and unending like hurried arrows, shooting violently toward everyone.

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Xing raised her head to the sky, the blizzard tossing her long hair and the flames at the spear tip; she lifted her flame spear high, a red barrier formed around her, intense strong light radiating in all directions.

Countless transparent ice cones fell from the sky, then instantly turned into melting snow water and evaporated as they neared Xing.

That was precisely Xing's personal, unshakable Preserve Guard.

She closed her eyes, feeling the temperature transmitted from the flame spear. Bronya, Seele, Jepard, Xiluwa, Na Ta Sha, Clara… each person seemed to stand beside her, gripping the flame spear together with her.

The connection with everyone, everyone's memories…… at this moment all seemed to turn into fuel for the flames.

Flame Spear

Like an arrow leaving the bow, Xing wielded her flame spear forward without hesitation; in this instant, the surrounding air seemed to be driven by her, whirling into a fire dragon that bared its fangs directly at Cocoelia.

Fire God Kagura

Tanjirou blurted out instinctively, but soon he calmed down, saying, "Not right… the move doesn't match at all, the weapon is also different, but its momentum is far stronger than the Fire God Kagura."

The Kamado family's Fire God Kagura dance has twelve forms; as long as the breathing method is performed correctly, the Kagura dance can be waved continuously. Tanjiro first saw his father dancing this dance, which was exactly a night of heavy snowfall.

The surging vitality contained in the dance…… is exactly the same as Xing's.

And on Muzan's side, although Xing's this heaven‑burning, earth‑scorching spear made him feel a slight threat, after all they wouldn't really pierce the light curtain with a single spear to cause him trouble, so Muzan merely wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

This spear, on the other hand, made Upper Rank Three Akaza tremble all over.

The blazing flames, the fire dragon dancing wildly…… reminded him of that man who would rather die than yield, who wouldn't retreat even if his lungs were pierced through.

He was also the only man who forced him to flee before sunrise.

Flame Pillar, Kyojuro Rengoku

"It's a pity you're dead…… otherwise, seeing this move, your skills would probably become even more exquisite," Akaza lamented.

Over the past few centuries he has killed several wielders of Flame Breathing Hashira, and Kyojuro Rengoku's bravery left a deep impression on him…… now Akaza has a certain understanding of the six forms of Flame Breathing.

These six sword techniques are all all‑out, sweeping assaults. When clashing with the Flame Hashira, Akaza finds it troublesome to deal with, but since humans are ultimately flesh and blood, the demon's regenerative power ultimately lets him gain the upper hand.

But if Kyojuro Rengoku were still alive, gaining insight from Xing into some Preserve Guard revelation and developing a defensive technique…… he might not win that battle, but he could at least hold out alone until dawn.

"The flames engulfed Cocoelia's body, triggering a violent explosion."

"After the flames died down, she in the ashes was not seriously injured; she raised both hands, a sphere like a star core gradually expanding and condensing in her palms. The sphere seemed to draw in the surrounding flames, and for a moment the piercing cold wind regained the upper hand."

"It seemed as if a faint savage grin could be seen from Cocoelia's deep, dark face."

"——The power bestowed by the star core is not limited to this."

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"It seemed she recalled something; Cocoelia suddenly stopped her motion and jerked her head up!"

"But it's already too late; accompanied by the machinery's dull roar, the iron fist of the Creation Engine, bearing the force of thousands of jin, has already come crashing down heavily upon her!"

"In an instant, the sky‑wide wind and snow suddenly ceased."

"How do I feel…… I'm starting to feel a little pity for Cocoelia?"

Xiteer Li Li looked at that mechanical giant fist larger than her house, and couldn't help but shiver.

Relying on the millennium‑old covenant of the Mistveil Sovereign, she can deploy the Dawn Shield at any time to protect herself; over hundreds of years, Xiteer Li Li has never encountered anything capable of breaking her shield.

But if that big guy landed a straight hit on her, probably not even ten Dawn Shields could hold up……

"Traveler, you've been to so many countries, experienced many adventures—have you ever fought a large entity of this size?" Xiteer Li Li suddenly asked.

"Of course I have." Ying recalled a wind‑system boy in Sumeru who once obsessed over piloting a Gundam.

Speaking of which, the Creation Engine should be larger than the True Machine God, but the latter also possesses the Electro elemental energy from the Gnosis, so overall their combat power should be about equal.

"Then you must have won, right? How did you win?" Xiteer Li Li leaned over, eyes sparkling as if stars were popping out.

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Ying was momentarily at a loss; although she wanted to boast in front of Xiteer Li Li, the reality was that she kept her head down the whole time, picking up elemental fragments on the ground, and after picking up enough she could rub them into a big light ball, then with a "pa‑chi"…… she knocked down that guy who kept saying "I have ascended to godhood" one bite at a time.

Recalling that battle, Ying couldn't help but feel moved.

As expected of a divine creation, it's really tough to beat……

""The power of the star core is with me!""

"Cocoelia, who took a punch head‑on, suffered heavy injuries; struggling to rise from the ground, she still hadn't given up, but instead raised both hands and once again condensed a massive amount of star core energy."

""You… are merely the death‑struggle of the old world before its collapse!""

""I will personally forge a great new world!""

"Just as his words fell, a strong surge of music suddenly rose from the light curtain——"

"Willfindtheirwayback, backontrack"

"We】vemadeachoice"

"Gofightagainstyourfate!!"

"???"

Below the stage of the Yunhan Society, Yun Jin, who had just finished rehearsing the "Eight Wonders Alchemy Peach Capital", was about to rest, and while pondering the key music therein, a sudden burst of passionate vocals struck her, jolting her whole body awake as if shocked by electricity.

"'No…… why do they have music while they're fighting?' a master responsible for pulling tunes at the Yunhan Society exclaimed in surprise."

Moreover, this music is oddly exhilarating!

However, Yun Jin's eyes lit up, and she quickly had the several senior teachers in charge of music in the society write down the score of this piece.

""Yun Lady, this……"" several teachers wore troubled looks, ""This piece differs too greatly from our opera's style.""

""Oh? \"\" Yun Jin smiled faintly, humming along to the light curtain with one hand while beating time with the other.

"I actually think this song is quite suitable; the Eight Oddities Refining Peach.. the key is to make one's heart and spirit stirred. Although I don't understand the meaning of these lyrics, we can change them, change them to Liyue's style—what do you think?"