Chapter 703: Chastity

The crimson rose turned to a mournful, pale white.

Her emerald eyes scrutinized Luo De with sorrow and fury; silently, the lofty Daphne had descended to the ground amid transformation.

The filamentous black substance turned into pure white roses the moment it touched her flawless feet.

And this transformation continued spreading outward, carpeting the entire area with flowers at visible speed—immaculate and pure.

“Impure one! Die!”

The body wrapped in white roses knelt down in tragic elegance; the ground cracked beneath it, silver thorns surging like living snakes toward Luo De.

The silver thorns came too fast, but Luo De could react—he simply had no room to dodge, with the girl behind him.

As he raised [Dragon Scale Art], his foot slammed down in a combined technique: [War Trample] + [Steel Vine Rush].

The ground shattered in layers, countless steel vines bursting upward through the fissures.

Thorns and the shockwave-strike combined with steel vine Jiaosha tore through the steel vines in an instant.

“A nature domain?”

Luo De’s [War Trample] and [Steel Vine Rush] received no domain amplification, putting him at a clear disadvantage against domains.

But the shock and strike effects successfully disrupted the thorns’ rhythm, scattering them chaotically—by the time they reached him, only a few remained.

The pitch-black, foul-smelling [Foul Fly Swarm] erupted in vast numbers as he swung his [Sacrificial Body Sword] transformed into black-gold.

They collided with the thorns and exploded in crackling bursts.

[Triggering Domain Collision Panding !]

[Plague Domain · Foul Fly Swarm (Luo De): 75 (+5)]

[Nature Domain · Stinging Thorns (Daphne): 93]

[Result: Failure!]

Generally, when two offensive domain skills collide, it’s not merely a matter of raw domain strength.

The domain’s authority range is also part of the confrontation.

Just as the plague domain naturally suppresses the nature domain, the “(+5)” bonus reflects this.

If a water domain clashed with a fire domain, the correction would be even greater.

Puff—

A single remaining silver thorn pierced through the exploding plague flies and wrapped itself around Luo De.

The “Daphne” amid the white roses gazed lovingly at Vivian and Callista behind Luo De.

“Poor children, don’t be afraid—come to me, I’ll free you from this demon’s control.”

Vivian showed no reaction, utterly indifferent.

Callista frowned, flinging the fairies behind her and began casting consecutively.

Tally blinked, pointing at herself: “What about me? Why aren’t you saving me?”

The “Daphne”’s loving gaze vanished instantly; she regarded her coldly: “Ugly, lustful wretch—you deserve death, just like this man.”

“I’m ugly?! You fucking bitch! My master says I’m the most beautiful! Even prettier than this stinking elf!”

The girl burst into laughter, and shadows centered on her surged from two dimensions into three, flooding toward “Daphne.”

I never said that.

Luo De erupted with strength, snapping the thorns apart.

This involved no domain collision—after all, the domain’s authority did not encompass “binding” or “resilience,” so Luo De’s breaking free and tearing apart faced no authority resistance.

Afterimages of [Moon Shadow Step] lingered, crackling with electric distortion; his true form had already flashed before “Daphne.”

At that moment:

Vivian’s [Vine Bind] and Callista’s [Rainbow Spray] + [Withering Wave] struck in tandem.

The elf lady knew Luo De was the deadliest among them; she had secretly coordinated with Vivian to focus on debuffs and control.

As vines climbed upward and two debuff spells struck “Daphne,”

The eccentric god trembled slightly, gazing at the two girls with sorrow.

“He controls you, doesn’t he? Just as he once controlled me.”

Hum—

The lowered blade trembled and hummed; initially, only a few strands of lightning curled along its edge, then instantly became a roaring vortex of light.

Behind Luo De, the colossal war-soul of the Celestial Tree, connecting heaven and earth, appeared and instantly reduced the trembling white roses to ash.

The next instant:

The black-gold sword, once no taller than a man, suddenly shed all restraints in a flood of sentience, transforming into a radiant blade spanning heaven and earth, its surface flickering with blue-white flames and plasma, piercing straight into the sky.

The power of [Celestial Tree’s Blessing +10] surged again, far greater than any previous time.

“Daphne” froze, expression blank.

“No domain? How can you wield such power?”

She raised her hand to counter, but her right half-face suddenly calmed, eyelids closing, contrasting sharply with the arrogant, judging expression on the left.

“Huh?”

In shock, white roses surged upward, engulfing her entire body.

Along the path of the slash, trailing a violet-red ionized tail, the front row of roses melted and vaporized before even touching.

When the blade’s radiance finally struck, there was no sound—

—all sound was swallowed by the energy tide, collapsing violently inward.

Only blinding white light exploded in a ring, parting the crystal rock layers like butter; lava-spewing chasms extended forward Fengkuang with the blade’s momentum.

Powerful shockwaves hurled shattered stones skyward, carving hundreds of fiery meteors across the night sky of the flawless crystal ground.

The entire wasteland was split in two!

The light curtain faded.

In Luo De’s hand, the [Sacrificial Body Sword] remained only as a half-length, red-hot, softened hilt.

On the horizon, a crystalline canyon spanning over ten kilometers steamed with dark red embers, rising with warped heat waves that quickly oxidized into blackened char.

“Are you going to destroy the whole labyrinth?”

Callista gasped, unable to help herself.

“Huh? Isn’t this labyrinth already on the verge of collapse?”

“Well, true.”

“Master is awesome~~~”

Heat surged.

The white rose sphere, once held together by petals, was split open by a massive crimson gash; within it, “Daphne” winced in pain, her right shoulder to chest torn open by a horrific slash.

Nearly half her right side hung limply, grim and gruesome.

[Triggering Domain Collision Panding !]

[Plague Domain · Decay as One (Luo De): 70]

[Life Domain · Regeneration (Daphne): 92]

[Result: Failure!]

Though the collision showed failure, the plague domain’s power still drastically slowed her recovery.

Both domains exceeded 90, yet from their names, they were both domains within Daphne’s body.

“Not strong—Daphne is fighting for control of her body.”

Luo De laughed wildly, then drew a deep breath, instantly replenishing the spiritual essence just spent.

“Let’s see how many more sword strikes you can endure!”

The blade crackled with lightning, ready to strike again.

“Daphne” snapped her head up, one eye blazing like lightning—then split into four, striking all four of them at once.

[Triggering Domain Collision Panding !]

[Moon Domain · Basic (Luo De): 72]

[Chastity Domain · Sorrowful Purity (????): 112]

[Result: Failure!]

What the hell?! 112!?

(End of Chapter)