Chapter 348: Na Yue Awakens

"Cang!" Following a sharp shout from Sentomoku Yuma, a giant blue faceless knight appeared behind her.

The knight slowly raised both hands, golden light leaking from the gaps between them, accompanied by a booming sound and dazzling thunder. Xiao Gucheng and Himeragi Yukina wore grave expressions; they had both sensed the nature of that light.

The Golden Lion, wreathed in lightning, appeared in the Void, roaring as it unleashed terrifying thunder upon the flickering Prison Barrier; the golden lightning instantly enveloped the entire barrier. However, no one noticed that as the thunder struck the Prison Barrier, a layer of golden lightning quietly appeared on the barrier, neutralizing a portion of the thunder's power.

As a familiar of True Ancestor rank, the Golden Lion would naturally not be controlled by Sentomoku Yuma; this was merely a phenomenon caused by Sentomoku Yuma borrowing Xiao Gucheng's physical memories to distort space and time, connecting a moment from his past when he controlled the familiar to this current space-time.

However, doing this was not without a price. Familiars come from different dimensions and possess independent consciousness; the Golden Lion discovered in that instant that the one driving it to attack was not its true master, and a massive force surged toward Sentomoku Yuma. Faced with such immense magic, the Technique distorting space-time was completely destroyed after maintaining for less than a hundredth of a Second. The backflowing magic scorched Sentomoku Yuma's nerves, causing her to instantly collapse to the ground, and the terrifying power nearly blasted the blue faceless knight to the point of collapse in an instant.

Having paid such a high price, it was not as if Sentomoku Yuma had gained nothing. Borrowing the massive magic of the Golden Lion, the barrier on the outer perimeter of the Prison Barrier was destroyed in an instant.

After the thunderous bombardment, the barrier outside the Prison Barrier had been completely destroyed, and the Prison Barrier broke free from the other dimension, appearing on the surface of the sea.

"But, it seems... even after completely losing the barrier, the Prison Barrier hasn't been liberated..." Sentomoku Yuma muttered. At the same time, taking advantage of the moment Xiao Gucheng and the other were stunned, she ran toward the Sanctuary.

When Xiao Gucheng and the other chased Sentomoku Yuma to the central hall of the Sanctuary, both were stunned; in the hollow hall of the Sanctuary, a chair was placed. It was a luxurious armchair covered in velvet, and a woman sat upon it, eyes closed as if in deep sleep.

"You are indeed here, the key to the Prison Barrier—the Witch of the Void." Sentomoku Yuma bowed respectfully toward the sleeping Nangong Nayue.

"Yuejiang is the key to the Prison Barrier? This, how is this possible? Then what was the Yuejiang we saw before?" Looking at Nangong Nayue, who was dressed in a frilly lace gown, Xiao Gucheng said with an expression of astonishment.

"That was merely a Phantom." Sentomoku Yuma looked coldly at the sleeping Nangong Nayue. "There is no point in destroying Phantoms, which is why the LCO has never taken action against her in the past. Unless the seal of the barrier is broken, allowing her true self to return to our world."

However, she also had some doubts in her heart; the Prison Barrier had clearly withstood a full-power bombardment from the Golden Lion, so why did Nangong Nayue, who maintained the Prison Barrier, look completely unharmed?

Sentomoku Yuma suddenly traversed space, appearing behind Nangong Nayue's chair, and behind her, the battered blue faceless knight suddenly swung its steel fist. Even a powerful Orc would be in a Near Death state when facing such an attack; if this punch truly struck Nangong Nayue, it would surely beat her into a pulp.

This attack came so quickly that even Himeragi Yukina, who was on the side, did not react. This was Sentomoku Yuma intending to cut the Gordian knot; based on her understanding of Xiao Gucheng, he would surely try to persuade her to abandon this action, and she could not be certain if she could continue with what she had to do after his persuasion.

"Yuma, stop!" Seeing this scene, Xiao Gucheng could not help but shout loudly, while lunging forward. But judging by the trend, he would never be able to intercept this attack in time.

With a "thud," an invisible barrier suddenly emerged from the Void, forcibly blocking the steel fist of the blue faceless knight.

"Th-this is?" Everyone present stared in astonishment at this suddenly appearing barrier.

"Hum, hum, hum," beside the sleeping Nangong Nayue, a brilliant silver light suddenly bloomed, and dozens of silver Space Arrays slowly unfolded around her. After the arrays unfolded, what appeared were incomparably sharp space blades.

The silver space blades sprayed out from the arrays, striking the blue faceless knight heavily. Each space blade carried terrifying destructive and Laceration power, carving hideous wounds into the blue faceless knight's body. The blue faceless knight let out a shrill wail, its entire body flying backward, crashing heavily into a pillar and shattering the entire pillar to pieces.

"Such a familiar Array, no, isn't this the style of the Space Array that Lingyun-sensei often uses?" Himeragi Yukina suddenly spoke up.

"Lingyun-sensei?" Xiao Gucheng's heart jumped violently.

Just at this moment, another Space Array suddenly unfolded, and a sharp space blade suddenly struck toward Sentomoku Yuma. Sentomoku Yuma, still in a daze, did not react at all before the space blade had already swept across her body, mercilessly tearing a huge wound on her. Sentomoku Yuma's body could not help but fly backward, and a scream escaped her lips.

As her body was attacked, the Magic of space manipulation attached to Xiao Gucheng was also dispelled, and the two's minds returned to their own bodies once again. Himeragi Yukina immediately abandoned Sentomoku Yuma, who had not yet recovered from the dispelling of the magic, and ran quickly to Xiao Gucheng's side, helping him up.

"Senior, are you alright?" Himeragi Yukina asked with concern.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, that really was a merciless attack; if it hadn't been me who was attacked, one would either be dead or severely injured under such an attack." Xiao Gucheng slowly stood up with Himeragi Yukina's support.

The Mercury of the Dragon Snake hidden in his blood quickly devoured the space power present in the wound. At the same time, the Vampire's powerful recovery ability once again showed its effect; in just a few breaths, the wounds on his body completely disappeared. If not for the huge tear in his clothes, no one would have been able to tell that there had been a wound there just moments ago that could have nearly cut him in two.

"No, it should be said that it is precisely because it is you that such an attack, which would be fatal to an ordinary person, has an effect that tends toward zero on you." A familiar voice came.

"Yuejiang?" Xiao Gucheng suddenly looked up toward the direction of the chair, and then his forehead was once again subjected to an attack from a lace fan.

Nangong Nayue, sitting on the chair, had opened her eyes at some point, looking at everyone present.

"And, that bastard who has been hiding in the dark watching the show for so long, aren't you coming out yet?"

"It seems Yuejiang has already discovered me!" The space in front of Nangong Nayue rippled, and Lingyun's figure slowly emerged.

"Lingyun-sensei?" Xiao Gucheng looked at the suddenly appearing Lingyun, his pupils shrinking, and he worried for Sentomoku Yuma in his heart.

"You, when did you discover me?" Lingyun asked.

"At the very beginning, when the Golden Lion attacked the Prison Barrier, I already felt that something was wrong," Nangong Nayue said. "The silver Space Array that appeared on me afterward only confirmed my thoughts."

"Alright, now is not the time to talk about this; let's talk about your trespassing into the Prison Barrier, Blue Witch—Sentomoku Yuma." Lingyun looked toward Sentomoku Yuma, who was crawling up from the ground.