Chapter 502: Adele vs. Jing Yan
Chapter 502: Adele vs. Jing Yan
Whywakeupintears?Afeelingofemptiness,likesomethingwasmissing.Adeleopenedhereyes.heceilingwasn’twhite,butadullgray.Darknessseepedinfromthewindow.twasdaytime,butthesunhadn’tset.
Asuffocatingsilenceamplifiedthesoundofherownheartbeat,astrangelonelinessfillingher.“...Shirley,”shemurmured,butthistime,therewasnoreply.
“She’snothere~”AchillingvoicestartledAdeleawake.Sheturnedandsawthesilver-hairedgirl,JingYan,sittinginthecornerlikeazashiki-warashi,handsfoldeddemurelyinherlap,atiltedsmileonherface.“You!”Adeleshoutedangrilyatthegirlwholookedjustlikeher.
JingYanfeignedinnocence,tearswellinginhercherry-blossomeyes.venthehardestheartwouldsoftenatsuchasight.Adelerealizedthepowerofherowncuteness,herangerdissolvingintoastammer.“Y-You...whatareyoudoing?Whatsecretsareyouhiding?-’mnotafraidofyou!”
Puttingonabraveface,Adeletriedtoappearimposing,butJingYanjustgiggled,asifamused.“W-Whatareyoulaughingat!”Adele’sfaceburned,frustratedbyJingYan’snonchalantattitude.
“t’sjust...amusing.Myfoolishlittlesisterissocute.”JingYanstood,herheightidenticaltoAdele’s.heywereeyetoeye,neitherholdinganadvantage.
“’vewaitedsolong,andyoudon’tevenapologize,”JingYancontinued,ahintofplayfulreproachinhervoice.“Wakingupandbeingsorudetoyouroldersister.You’llmakemesad.”JingYan’sattitudewasunreadable.otquitehostile,butnotfriendlyeither.Adeledidn’tletherguarddown.ButJingYanhadapoint.fshehadillintentions,shecouldhaveactedwhileAdelewasvulnerable.Butshehadn’t.AndevenShirleyhadsaidsomecrypticthings...
Adelewasconfused.WasJingYanfriendorfoe?r...both?Adelewasn’tgoodatthesecomplexthoughts!JingYanapproached,stoppingjustshortofAdele’spersonalspace,asmileplayingonherlips.“Aren’tyougoingtotryit~?”
ry?rywhat...? Adele’spupilsquivered.
Seeingherhesitation,JingYansighedlightly.“Yournewpower,silly.Doyouneedmetoteachyou?”
“hatwouldbetoomuch!”
Fromanenemy’sperspective,Adelewasindeedbeingunreasonable.JingYanhadbeenmorethanfair,patientlywaiting,nottakingadvantageofAdele’svulnerability,evenallowinghertomasterherinheritedpowerfirst.ikeaknightwaitingforalateopponentandevenlettingthempracticewiththeirweapon.
Adeleblushed,ashamed.“-know!”sheretorted,maintainingasemblanceofdefiance.Perhapsitwasanillusion,butAdelefelt...JingYanwaslikeaplayfuloldersisterwhosecretlycarriedburdens,hopingheryoungersiblingswouldsucceed,evensurpassher,herloveexpressedthroughsilentactions.
“Aw~You’remakingmeblush~”
“...!”
Adelefeltlikeshehadswallowedafly.Damnit!ShealmostforgotJingYancouldhearherthoughts! otfair!Rematch! Whycouldn’t she hearJingYan’sthoughtsnowthatshewasstronger?Was“eaven’sWay,”theCreationod’ssoulfragment,stillsuppressingher,justlesssothanbefore?r...wasJingYansimplystronger?
Adelepushedthesethoughtsasideandfocusedonthepowerwithinher,thewillofanentiremythicalera.hegirltookadeepbreath,closedhereyes.Shehadfeltlostafterlosinghermagiccircuits,butnowshewasdeterminedtofindpowerwithinherself.
radually,fromnothingness,afaintlightflickeredinthedarkness,small,likeasinglesparkagainstthevastdarkness,butunwavering,persistent.hissparkspread,awildfireintheendlessnight.nreality,Adele’sbodyglowedfaintly.Fromafar,itwasasif...shewasburning!otasdramaticasaSuperSaiyan,butherhairfloatedaroundherlikesilkthreads.Adeleopenedhereyes,extendingherhand.hefaintlightrosefromherpalm,driftingtowardsthedarknessoutsidethewindow,atinystarinthevastsky.Dim,perhaps,butabeaconofhopeinthedespair,areasontopersevere.Adelethoughtsilently: ettherebelight.
Andtherewaslight.hispower,capableofrewritingtherulesoftheworld,transcendedthemagicrefinementlevels.AdelehadsurpassedtheegendaryMage,surpassedtherueAncestor.Shehadascendedtothelegendaryrealm...ofdemigod.
JingYanwatchedthelonestarfromafar,afaintsmileplayingonherlips.Meanwhile,beforetheworldbarrier,thegreatbattleragedon.hethreedemigods—thePhilosopherKing,theBlackmperor,andtheellQueen—formedanunbreakabledefenseagainsttheordofeaven.Withoutthem,theotherswouldn’tstandachance.Butitmeanttheycouldn’tattack.heothers’attacksweretooweaktoaffectYawei,creatingastalemate.Perhapseventheordofeavenwassurprisedbytheants’combinedmight.
Butinthelongrun,theordofeavenwouldwin.erdivinepowerwasnearinfinite,andherinabilitytobreakthroughthedefensewassimplybecauseshewasalsofightingagainsttheworldbarrier.hebarrier,withoutwillofitsown,simplyfollowedtheCreationod’srules,repellingalloutsiders.ikeaninvisibleshellormembrane.houghoncepartofthisworld,theordofeavenhadabandonederauthoritytoleave.therwise,Shewouldn’tbehinderedbythebarrier,orheldbackbythreemeredemigods.
ormally,thebarrier’spowerwasevenlydistributed,protectingtheworld.nlytwothingscouldallowanotherworldlyevilgodentry:asacrificeofflesh,blood,andsoulwithintheworld,creatingapassageandaspiritualanchor,bypassingthebarrier–likewiththeevilgodAin,summonedbyaampirerueAncestor–oraforcedentry,liketheordofeaven’s,concentratingpoweronasinglepointtobreakthrough.hebarrier,reacting,wouldfightback,butitspower,thoughvast,wasdispersed,unabletofocusonYawei.Still,ithinderedtheordofeaven,aidingtheworld’sdefenders.
hen,astarignitedintheskybehindthem,catchingeveryone’sattention,includingtheordofeaven’s.heBlackmperorandtheotherswereshockedanddelighted.Anewdemigodhadbeenborn!erbeaconsignaledherarrival,alightofhopefortheworld.veninthedeepestdarkness,someonewouldalwaysstealfirebacktothemortalrealm!
heordofeaven’seyesturnedcold. Shewouldn’tletthatstarshineforlong. hepressureonthethreedemigodssurged.Buttheyheldfirm,enduringYawei’sescalatingmight,waitingforthenewdemigod’said,hopingtobreakthestalemate.Perhapstheordofeaven,realizingthis,wasbecomingdesperate.
hedivinewarintensified!
BackinAdele’sroom,shelookedatthelightinherpalm,feelingthepowerflowingfromanunknownsourcewithinher. Wasthistherealmofademigod...? Shefeltshecouldmovemountainsandseas,defythelawsofphysics.Createsomethingfromnothing,makenothingfromsomething.Createelements,createspace.
Butnewtothispower,Adele’scontrolwaslimited,afarcryfromtheworld-shatteringmightofatruegod,letalonetheCreationod.Still,Adelewassatisfied.SheturnedtoJingYan,achallengingglintinhereyes.verythingwasready.AllthatremainedwasdealingwithJingYan.
AccordingtoShirley,thesuperegoreignedsupremeovertheid;eaven’sWaywouldalwayssuppressature.Adelehadnochance.Shehatedsuchdiscouragingwords,butShirley,withhermillenniaofplanning,musthaveknownsomethingshedidn’t.
Adelewouldn’tletShirley’seffortsandfinalgiftbeinvain.JingYansawAdelemutteringabout“feelings,”“bonds,”and“future”beforechargingforward.
“akethis,KittyPawStrike!”
fFirstSnowknewAdelewasusinghersimpletechniqueevenasademigod,wouldshebehonoredoramused?FirstSnowwouldn’tbeashamed,she’dprobablyjustthinkshewasamazing!Cat-Birdswerelikethat,unflappableevenwiththeskyfalling.
JingYanwasunharmed,onlyalightbreezerufflinghersilverhair.
Spatialmanipulation...butnotonherself,she’dredirectedAdele’sattack.
“...”
Adele’sfirststrikefailed.Moreimportantly,sherealizedJingYan’spower,adropofcoldsweattricklingdownhercheek.
“fKittyPawStrikewon’twork,thentrythis!”
Adeleabandonedphysicalattacks,turningtomagic.erelementalmagicwaspowerful,hermostfamiliarweapon.
AfaintlightflickeredbeneathJingYan’sskirt.
JingYangasped,coveringherskirtwithherknees,confused.
Shiningalightunderherskirt,whatkindoftrickwasthat?
ButJingYanmisunderstood.AlthoughAdelewastheewdWitch,shewasn’tlewdwitheveryone.WithJingYan,sheonlywantedtoeliminateher.Shirleyhadmadeitclear:itwaseitherAdeleorJingYan,onlyonesoulcouldprevail.Cruel,butunavoidable.Adelecouldn’tsenseShirleyinherspiritualrealmanymore,butShirleyhadentrustedeverythingtoher.Adelecouldn’tlose,notjustforShirley,butalsofor...
magesofthegirls,theirsmilingfaces,flashedthroughAdele’smind.Suddenly,thelightbeneathJingYan’sskirtbloomed.JingYansawit:aseed!heseedburstopen,amagnificenttreesprouting,identicaltotheoneintheFairyForest!Celeste,thelfrueAncestor,hadtaughtAdeleeverythingaboutelvenelementalmagic.ow,asademigod,Adele’spowerwasevengreater.
JingYan,abandoninghercomposure,dodgedthetree’sattack,butfoundherselftrappedwithinitsdomain.Calmly,gracefully,shelandedonashimmeringbranch,lookingdownatAdele,whowasnowalsowithinthedomain.Aplayfulsmile,butalsoaglintofseriousness,appearedinJingYan’seyes.
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