Chapter 977: Sun and Moon
Like the sun and the moon colliding, a strong light erupted with the impact, and the energy storm swept away the crowd like a leaf, and the boulder engraved with runes also crumbled in the wind.
The light receded, revealing two figures in the center of the storm.
Diana's Moonsilver Blade and Leona's Zenith Blade pressed against each other's eyes, holding each other.
But it was short-lived, as the sun shone on Leona's blade, injecting her strength continuously. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that in order to maintain this equal situation, Diana has paid many times more magic than Leona.
"Aren't we going to make a move? The tides and the moon are allies of adversity! Nami saw that Diana was falling behind, and came to Jeno worriedly and whispered.
"Diana said that, and we'd better try not to do it...... We're waiting for someone, and the movement of the battle might draw us in. Don't worry about something happening to Diana, Leona's purpose is to subdue her, not kill her. And with me watching, if the situation is not right, I will immediately terminate this fight and take Diana away. ”
Jeno deliberately extended the battle so that the Sun, Moon and Star Spirits would leave traces of the battle in the valley. And by following the traces, the people of the Bright Moon Sect will be able to find Diana more easily, and Jeno may be able to meet the person he wants to see because of this.
Their ultimate goal here was to obtain the Moonstone, not to fight against the Sun Cult for Diana's sake. Their time should be spent on purifying the void more meaningfully, sectarian disputes that have been going on for thousands of years are not easy to end, and sometimes faith is the most difficult thing to change.
In fact, Diana already knew that she had lost when the luna charge did not succeed, and it was early morning, and Leona would not give her a chance to drag it out until nightfall.
Sure enough, Diana didn't last long, and Leona's blade stored enough energy from the sunlight to burst out with a blinding golden light that burned her eyes.
Taking advantage of her blindness, Leona bent her knees, took a step forward with a roar, and slammed her shield into Diana's chest!
As if hit by a comet on the spot, Diana was knocked out by a huge force, ejected down the slope, and smashed several boulders before stopping, and the dust spewed out along the cracks, engulfing her.
"This!" Nami was in a hurry, and she swung her fishtail forward to rush towards Diana.
Although Diana can't give her moonstones, their friendship shouldn't exist just for the sake of trading.
"Don't go, this level of combat is not something you can get involved in. And the physique of the star spirit is much stronger than you think. Jeno stops Nami, and he's learned about it after fighting Kyle. Morgana was burned by Kyle's flames several times, and even blocked the knife for him, but in the end, it was not extinguished. Not all Star Spirits can possess such a powerful physical body, let alone a true Star Spirit.
When the smoke cleared, Diana knelt on one knee, the tip of her knife against the ground, her chin propped up by the hilt of her knife, stubbornly unwilling to bow her head.
She squinted at the dazzling Leona, her eyes bloodied, blood dripping from the corners of her mouth, and the breastplate cast by the moonlight shattered and peeled off, revealing a rough lining that could not be repaired because it was not in the moonlit night.
"Diana, I said, you can't win me in the sun. You and I both know each other's abilities, why you just refuse to be caught. Leona exhaled a breath of heat, using her will to suppress the spirit inside her that wanted to burn Diana to the ground.
She could actually stab the obstinate Diana to death directly with her sword, which was also in line with the priests' requirements for her, but she still couldn't ruthlessly let go of that friendship, and at the last moment she used a shield to push Diana away.
She hoped that Diana would go back with her, and that she would help Diana take control of her power and get the priests to accept her. Even if she goes against the will of the sect, she will do everything in her power to hold her life. She just wanted to convince Leona to stay by her side, something as important as her faith.
"Ahem." After coughing up a mouthful of choking blood, Diana squeezed out the stagnant turbidity in her lungs and gritted her teeth in response to Leona.
"Why can't you just go with me to find the truth? Why can't you tolerate moonshine and sunlight at the same time? Do you really think that after I have purged the priesthood, the surviving priests will allow me to be punished as innocuous as usual? All other rays of light are hypocritical to you, and threaten the future of the Rakul people. We never deny the greatness of the sun, we just want to be treated fairly, but your bigoted teachings have driven us to the point of extinction. Leona, we can't go back, I have no way back, if I die horizontally and vertically, then I am willing to die for my faith. ”
Anger filled Diana's chest, and the star spirit within her amplified the anger, and she embraced it.
She stood up with her scimitar in her hand, and plunged the tip of the knife into the ground, unleashing a terrifying blast of moonlight. The energy imprinted a pale mark on the earth, and the force of traction indiscriminately pulled everyone towards the center of the circle!
The tide always follows the moon, and the Tide Evoker Staff in Nami's hand suddenly pointed at Diana in the eyes of the array, pulling her to fly towards the circle. Sindra used her telekinesis to envelop everyone around her, resisting the gravitational pull of the moon heart. The Lahorak team on the opposite side did not have this kind of treatment, and they all left the ground with a light foot, and were dragged and flew towards the magic circle.
Leona would not allow Diana to let go of her mistake again in a loss of control, so she plunged her sword into the earth.
She enters the depths of her subconscious, evoking the grandeur of the world beyond the Peak. She watched the sunlight cast a shadow under the sword and held out a hand towards the sun.
She then got down on one knee and slammed her fist into the ground.
Boom –
The fire of the sun falls from the sky!
The one who was aiming at it was Diana in the circle!
The sun's fire fell with a bang, completely obscuring the glow from the circle at Diana's feet.
The dazzling bright light took over everything in the field of vision, and everyone and everything was overwhelmed by the light, and even with the eyes closed, you could still feel the light piercing the iris through the eyelids.
As the light faded, Jeno opened his eyes.
He saw Diana unconscious and lying on the ground, surrounded by the fire of the sun. The flames scorched the ground around her to a scorched black, and the pale shield of energy enveloped her, shielding her from the flames.
But as soon as her eyes turned, dark clouds covered the sun, and Leona, who was in absolute upper hand, fell down at some point. Her shoulder armor shattered, revealing a bizarre gunshot wound. A ray of moonlight shone through the circular wound, connecting to the higher peaks.