The originally quiet and peaceful Exalting Sanctum instantly became the battlefield of the Destruction Legion, and Takatsuki also engaged in battle with the Antimatter Legion Ravager Phantylia.
As an Antimatter Legion Ravager, Phantylia naturally possessed immense power. Although she disliked personally destroying things, it didn't mean she was weaker than other Antimatter Legion Ravagers.
At least, during the battle, Takatsuki noticed that her strength surpassed any enemy he had ever fought before.
The fan in her hand looked light and airy, yet it blocked Takatsuki's Haki-clad blade.
"If my benefactor's friend only has this much skill, you won't be able to defeat this little lady."
Tingyun did not possess exquisite martial arts, but her terrifyingly vast Void Energy could stand against all sorts of martial arts, leaving people with no way to resist.
But she certainly had a playful mindset. She could have directly unleashed immense power to destroy everything, but instead, she continuously used her destructive energy to revive the Voidranger who were constantly being killed.
"The Xianzhou's crisis is not just the Stellaron, but this Antimatter Legion Ravager. Takatsuki, if you can drive her away or even kill her, then the Xianzhou's crisis will naturally resolve itself."
At this moment, Kafka also began to explain from above. Their original purpose was to make the Xianzhou owe them a favor, and the prerequisite for owing a favor was to make the Xianzhou realize what they were facing.
"The crisis of the Xianzhou is not merely the Stellaron, but this Ravager. Takatsuki, if you can drive her away or even kill her, then the crisis of the Xianzhou will naturally fall apart on its own."
At this moment, Kafka also began her narration from above. Their objective in the first place was to make the Xianzhou owe them a favor, and the prerequisite condition for owing a favor was to make the Xianzhou realize what exactly they were facing.
The appearance of a Ravager was already enough to make many people realize the gravity of the situation. As long as one wasn't a fool, they could realize that the Xianzhou Alliance, which had been constantly pursuing Yaoshi the Abundance, had already been targeted by Destruction.
As long as they could expel the Ravager, then at least the Luofu would owe the Express crew a favor.
"She's not wrong, but do you have that kind of strength?"
Phantylia opened her folding fan and waved it in Takatsuki's direction.
A huge storm instantly blew away the surrounding buildings, but it had no effect on Takatsuki, who was enveloped in Armament Haki.
The black-red Conqueror's Haki Haki entanglement reappeared. To defeat Phantylia, ordinary Armament Haki entanglement was far from enough; he had to rely on Conqueror's Haki Haki entanglement.
"Divine Departure!"
Facing Takatsuki's Divine Departure, Phantylia fully displayed an attitude of 'I don't avoid Divine Departure, I'm more awesome than a god'.
"Was this the move that injured this little lady before?"
The Path of Destruction instantly erupted. Phantylia seemed to have been waiting for this move all along. Perhaps the reason she stayed was to witness the power of Takatsuki's so-called Divine Departure once more.
Both sides unleashed their strongest attacks, but there was no contact between the folding fan and the blade. In the middle of the two weapons, black-red Conqueror's Haki Haki and purple Destruction energy continuously intertwined and collided.
Boom!
Impacts continuously erupted from the two energies, constantly altering the surrounding terrain.
"What is this!"
The impact generated by their moves even surpassed the storm from Phantylia's previous attack.
As a result, everyone fighting nearby was affected.
Leaving the Astral Express crew aside for now, the weaker Cloud Knights were directly sent flying by the constantly erupting shockwaves.
Compared to those who still knew to retreat, the Voidranger awakened by Phantylia's infused energy had no intelligence whatsoever. Without any defense, they were sent flying by the shockwaves erupting from behind them. Some unlucky ones were even directly blown out of Exalting Sanctum, falling from high altitude.
"Waaah! Stelle! Old Yang! Hold on tight!"
March 7th tightly hugged Stelle's waist and shouted loudly, while Stelle could only plunge both guns into the ground to stabilize her body. However, as the terrain continued to change, she also began to totter.
Yang looked at the surrounding Cloud Knights who were already being blown away and gritted his teeth.
"Star of Eden!"
A gravity sphere was instantly released by Yang, pulling back the Cloud Knights who had been sent flying.
"Old Yang! What are you doing!"
Stelle and March 7th, who were about to be blown away, were instantly sucked upwards due to the sudden change in the direction of gravity.
Yang, in mid-air, saw someone about to be sucked into the gravity sphere and instantly canceled it. Then, a huge gravitational force appeared from below, pressing everyone down onto the ground. Although it was uncomfortable, it at least stabilized their bodies under this deadly shockwave.
"It's not... over yet."
Lying on Stelle, March 7th looked with difficulty at the two people in the center of the battlefield.
Under this powerful impact, only four people could stand firm: the two Stellaron Hunters standing on the ruins, Welt of the Astral Express, and Fu Xuan of the Xianzhou.
However, in this situation, Fu Xuan's ability could not rescue others at all. Even if her Dharma Eye could predict some of the future, the aftermath of Takatsuki and Phantylia's battle was simply unavoidable.
"I didn't expect him to actually be able to fight an Antimatter Legion Ravager back and forth."
Kafka looked at Takatsuki below, a little surprised. She had originally thought that Jing Yuan's help would be necessary to defeat Phantylia, but Takatsuki alone was contending with the Antimatter Legion Ravager.
Blade, who was nearby, was indifferent to this.
Suddenly, Blade's expression changed.
"He's here."
Kafka's attention was also drawn by Blade's words: "Here? At a time like this?"
In the battlefield, merely the entanglement of Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki was no longer enough to defeat the Antimatter Legion Ravager. It wasn't that Conqueror's Haki wasn't strong enough, nor that Divine Departure wasn't strong enough, but rather, Takatsuki's own strength wasn't enough.
"This truly surprises this little lady, but how long can my benefactor maintain this stalemate? Or perhaps, will this Exalting Sanctum be destroyed by the aftermath of our battle first?"
Under this powerful attack, Phantylia was not injured, but the surrounding environment and others were quickly reaching their limit. This was merely the aftermath.
However, the situation at this point could not be stopped.
Boom!
Golden Nen and Demon Flames erupted simultaneously on the blade. All this time, Takatsuki had never used Nen in combat, but only the abilities Nen provided. However, when facing a truly powerful enemy, Takatsuki unleashed all his strength without reservation.
Phantylia was not like the Black Dragon, who had almost impenetrable defenses, but rather surpassed everyone in basic energy.
Just as a certain slick haired glasses captain, who wishes to remain anonymous, said, a Soul Reaper's battle is a battle of spiritual pressure. Although the two's energy was not spiritual pressure, nor even the same type of energy, the principle was the same.
"To think you still had reserves of strength. If so, this Exalting Sanctum might not be preserved intact."
Phantylia felt the sudden surge of power. Even her clothes and hair were scorched black by the scorching Demon Flame, yet she maintained her composure.
But as she said, Phantylia could still hold on for a while longer, but the others and the ground of Exalting Sanctum here were almost unable to bear it anymore.
Even so, Takatsuki had no intention of stopping. Stopping now would only lead to worse results, so he chose to trust the others.
Although it sounded irresponsible, it was the most correct approach at the moment.
"It seems we'll have to work a bit harder before the others arrive."
Kafka, who had been observing from the sidelines, suddenly waved her hand, and countless purple energy threads connected to the surrounding ground.
This pulled back the ground, which was itself somewhat precarious and about to shatter.
Although it was described as a fragile spiderweb, in reality, it was extremely tough.
But the ground had already begun to shatter, and many people lying on the ground began to fall downwards. Yang had no choice but to cancel the gravity of Star of Eden, but as soon as the gravity was canceled, people were immediately blown away by the shockwave.
However, at the moment they were blown away, large numbers of vines suddenly appeared on the ground, tying up those who were blown away and falling, pulling them back onto the ground.
"Takatsuki! Please fight with peace of mind. Leave the rest to Seele."
Seele, who had been offline until now, also rushed over, fully unleashing the power of Gold Experience. The rubble and broken ground of Exalting Sanctum quickly transformed into plants, beginning the rescue efforts.
"It seems that even if this stalemate continues, nothing more interesting will happen."
Phantylia originally wanted Takatsuki's aftermath to cause great destruction, preferably even killing some of their companions, but now that the situation was controlled, she no longer had the patience to wait.
Moreover, her current strength was also close to its limit.
"This avatar, I'll give it to you. Takatsuki, and all my benefactors, we'll meet again on the next stage… farewell."
As Phantylia's words fell, Phantylia's body was instantly struck by Divine Departure. The aftermath of the attack instantly pierced through the ground of Exalting Sanctum, and Phantylia's body also vanished instantly under this attack.
Only a flame-like object floated into the air.
"Then, please allow me to take my leave first. I await your arrival elsewhere."
A slash cut through that flame, but it seemed the opponent had already escaped. After the flame was scattered, it vanished without a trace.
However, Takatsuki didn't think the opponent was killed by him. Clearly, the opponent had escaped through some unknown means.
"No good! Exalting Sanctum is going to collapse!"
Fu Xuan exclaimed. Although Seele was fully utilizing the power of Gold Experience, she couldn't cover such a large area. In other locations, the collapsing ground caused many surrounding Cloud Knights to fall.
"Soaring Dragon's Shadow!"
Just as Takatsuki was about to go to the rescue, a cyan giant dragon flew from afar, catching the falling Cloud Knights. A figure stood on the dragon's head, but no one could recognize who it was.
Only Takatsuki, although he couldn't recognize the person either, knew that the one who had come was Dan Heng when he saw the helmet on the person's head.
"Is it him?"
Blade frowned, looking at the figure below. His instincts told him that the person was that person, and the moves were very familiar, but…
No matter how he looked at it, Blade's rationality felt that the person was very unfamiliar.
It must be said that Blade and Dan Feng's ill-fated relationship was very deep. Not only did he think about him day and night, but he could sense him just by being close. Under the helmet that interfered with perception, he actually recognized Dan Heng.
"That helmet… that's a really interesting thing, isn't it? Is it his handiwork too? However, since he has already awakened, we are no longer needed here. Let's go, Blade."
Kafka heard Blade's words and also guessed who the newcomer was. Although it was impossible to tell from the appearance, this unique move made it easy to identify the person's identity. What Kafka was originally worried about was that they wouldn't be able to intercept the isolated Dan Heng as planned and forcibly activate the power of the Vidyadhara Dragon Lord within him, but now it seemed they didn't need to act.
"But…"
"Blade, listen to me—we need to go."
Blade wanted to stay, but Kafka stopped him.
Kafka's Spirit Whisper was like a rein around Blade's neck; he couldn't disobey.
Spirit Whisper, in the end, was a mental attack, and Blade, like many Mara-Struck, had very weak mental defenses and could not resist Kafka's Spirit Whisper at all.
Dan Heng rescued the falling Cloud Knights with his water dragon, placing them on the ground, and looked at the Astral Express crew.
"Did something happen?"
March 7th looked at the person in front of her strangely: "Who… are you?"
Dan Heng: "…"
"Hahahaha, this is Dan Heng. You didn't recognize him, did you? The helmet on his head was given to him by me, and it has the effect of interfering with perception. Even the most familiar person wouldn't recognize him without knowing."
Takatsuki, driving the Chicken Talisman, landed next to Dan Heng and said. March 7th's eyes immediately widened.
"Dan Heng!? You? No… you really do have hidden powers!"
Dan Heng: "…"
"I didn't expect it to become such a big commotion?"
A rush of footsteps came, and a figure with long white hair walked over.
"Jing Yuan! You're finally here! Where did you run off to?"
Fu Xuan quickly ran over. Although she always claimed to be the next General, with such a major incident suddenly occurring, Fu Xuan felt very uncertain.
"Haha, I'm late. Thanks to Minister Fu's support along the way, I've just received the battle report. I didn't expect the Emanator of Destruction, Phantylia, to have infiltrated the Xianzhou."
Jing Yuan looked at the Astral Express crew: "Thank you all for exposing Phantylia's true form in time, preventing her from causing greater destruction. On the other side, thanks to Miss Stelle's intelligence, we have also apprehended the leader of Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."
It turned out that Jing Yuan had not appeared earlier because, upon receiving Stelle's intelligence, he immediately went to apprehend the leader of Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. After all, he originally thought the situation on the Xianzhou was due to internal strife, but he didn't expect the appearance of an Emanator of Destruction.
"This is what we should do, but for this Exalting Sanctum, we are very sorry."
Yang stepped forward and said to Jing Yuan.
"It's alright. Compared to the crisis caused by an Emanator of Destruction, this small amount of damage is already very good. And no one died because of it, which is an excellent outcome."
Jing Yuan was magnanimous, appearing completely unconcerned about the damage to Exalting Sanctum. Instead, he looked at Dan Heng, who was wearing a helmet, standing to the side.
"This person is also a member of the Astral Express, Dan Heng, correct?"
Evidently, Jing Yuan had heard the previous conversation.
"Yes, this is our…"
March 7th was halfway through her sentence when Stelle covered her mouth. Stelle hadn't forgotten that Dan Heng was a wanted individual.
"Haha, there's no need to be so wary of me. Speaking of which, he's an old friend of mine. I should also thank him for saving many Cloud Knights."
Jing Yuan chuckled twice, and March 7th actually believed him: "Really? But Dan Heng, how did you suddenly fly over from afar?"
"I sensed a very strong energy outburst here, so I flew over from the Starskiff."
Dan Heng said this…
Meanwhile, on a disoriented Starskiff, a brown-haired girl leaned on the window sill, looking into the distance.
Behind her, a blonde man smiled and said, "Perhaps, it's something important."