Watching his lost gaze, Ying sighed softly.
"I am indeed just a mortal, but you are not a god, merely a jester unrecognized by the gods."
"Furthermore, there has never been a rule that gods are insurmountable, especially for an idiot like you who knows nothing of a god's power."
Ying's words pierced Scaramouche's heart like needles. His pupils contracted sharply, and he looked at the girl before him with a pale face, unable to utter another word.
Seeing Scaramouche's reaction, Ying nodded slightly, drew her one-handed sword, and pointed it at his head.
"Pfft..."
[1/1]
"Yay!"
"Host is awesome!"
Outside the screen, two mascots joyfully clasped their hands together, shaking them up and down.
Hearing the cheers, Scaramouche spared a glance at the screen. Seeing that he had been defeated by that Ying, he couldn't help but reveal a sneering smile.
"Hmph... It's just a mere puppet, after all."
As soon as he finished speaking, the automaton he controlled was once again seized by an opportunity by Lumine, who directly slammed it to the ground with a massive Stellaris.
Freeing her hands, Lumine first offered a smile to Ying on the screen, then looked at Scaramouche and directly exposed his sophistry.
"Heh... You speak well, but in reality, the pressure you gave me is even less than what Ying faced from Scaramouche."
"I'm starting to suspect that you are the fake Scaramouche."
Lumine's words made Scaramouche's expression stiffen, then he sneered.
"Hmph... It's not that I don't use it, but you lack her ability."
Upon hearing this, Lumine did not refute but nodded in agreement.
"You are right, I couldn't, like Ying, single-handedly change the eternity that the Electro Archon pursued and gain her recognition. Therefore, I cannot, like her, use the energy of the Gnosis within you to defeat you."
"Heh..."
Scaramouche was about to mock her, but before he could open his mouth, he was choked back by Lumine's next words.
"However... Ying has her methods, and I have mine."
Saying this, Lumine looked at Nahida in the distance. Sensing Lumine's gaze, Nahida immediately understood, took out her Gnosis, and threw it towards Lumine.
"What?!"
Scaramouche tried to stop her, but it was too late.
Lumine caught it, closed her eyes, and immersed herself completely, carefully experiencing this energy.
A faint green light bloomed from Lumine's body. In the next second, Lumine's form was engulfed by a large amount of Dendro energy. To Scaramouche's astonishment, Lumine, just like Ying on the screen, slowly rose and entered a hundred-meter-tall giant formed by Dendro.
Damn it...
Scaramouche gritted his teeth and mocked.
"Hmph... I thought it was some trump card, but you were planning to latch onto someone. Compared to your sister, you are truly a failure."
Lumine remained unmoved, replying with a calm expression.
"If I am a failure, it is only in comparison to Ying. You have no right to judge me."
"Next, prepare yourself for the same fate as your counterpart on the screen..."
Inside the Spiral Abyss...
"Hoo..."
Having successfully cleared this floor, Ying no longer pushed herself. She sat down on the ground, resting for a moment while deep in thought.
From the first seven floors, the enemies in each subsequent floor became increasingly powerful. But for some reason, the energy from the Gnosis had completely vanished during the recent confrontation.
Although she didn't want to admit it, if the difficulty of the remaining floors surpassed Scaramouche's, then with her current state, which was less than half of her full strength, she would likely be in grave danger.
That being said... could there truly be an existence stronger than Scaramouche?
Although she had been mocking Scaramouche earlier, she had to admit that the pressure exerted by that automaton was undoubtedly the strongest she had ever faced, second only to Ei. She had called him a false god because she was comparing him to a true deity.
Such a powerful existence was guarding a seemingly insignificant place like the seventh floor.
Honestly, rather than believing that all the subsequent enemies were stronger than Scaramouche, she was more inclined to believe that Scaramouche, fearing she might fail before reaching floor 12, had specifically come to the seventh floor to wait for her, although the possibility of that was not high...
Never mind, thinking about it was useless. Only by stepping into the next floor would she know whether the opponents she would face were humans or ghosts.
With this thought, Ying sighed deeply, stood up, patted her face to cheer herself up, stretched her limbs, and then headed towards the portal to the next floor.
Floor Eight...
As soon as she arrived here, Ying expected to hear the sarcastic voice of the little doctor. However, to her surprise, the voice did not come. Instead, an ice shard flew directly towards her eyes.
"Ding————"
Ying quickly drew her one-handed sword and held it horizontally in front of her, blocking the ice shard.
This was the first time she had encountered an opponent who attacked her immediately. Ying looked at her opponent curiously. The moment she saw her, she froze in place, her mouth agape in surprise.
"La-La-La-La-Lady?!"
Paimon, outside the screen, exclaimed in a stammering voice, unable to believe her eyes.
"What's going on? Wasn't Lady already defeated?!"
Paimon was also stunned by the scene before her, unsure how to respond.
Hearing their calls, the previously closed-eyed Nahida subconsciously opened her eyes. She looked at the screen, then cast a thoughtful glance at the Doctor, but said nothing more, quickly closing her eyes again.
The Doctor frowned slightly. Nahida's actions were clearly not within his expectations. Although he didn't know what she was doing, he was certain that the Dendro Archon would not abandon Ying to her fate.
Back inside the Spiral Abyss...
Looking at the real Lady before her, Ying couldn't help but pinch her cheek.
"Hiss—"
The pain made Ying let go and rub her reddened cheek, looking at Lady with a hint of confusion.
"Are you a cat or something?"
"Hmph..."
Lady snorted, her gaze towards Ying icy cold.
"Damn girl, today I shall see you perish here!"
Saying this, Lady suddenly raised her right hand and swung it towards Ying.
"Swish swish swish!"
Accompanied by the sound of the wind, countless ice shards condensed instantly and flew rapidly towards Ying.
Another Prince's tactic...
Facing the ice shards, Ying remained calm. After blocking dozens of them with her sword, she immediately teleported in front of Lady and slashed directly towards her neck.
Seeing Ying at close range, Lady's pupils contracted. She hurriedly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding this potentially fatal blow.
Ying's offense did not cease. Seeing Lady evade, she smoothly turned and swung upwards, unleashing a wind blade that accurately struck her back.