Skyfire Avenue - Chapter 839

Chapter 839

Chapter 839: Deadlocked

The Pharmacist’s ethereal sword was set in stark contrast against bleak aura of the aliens . Two opposing beams of light issued forth and collided in space with a blinding flare .

The Pharmacist grunted . Her eyes dulled as she focused on defense, and her dharmic image appeared less corporeal . However, their clash also forced the Violet Prince to be pushed back and set him off balance . The simple fact she wasn’t instantly destroyed was an incredible circumstance when one considered the vast gulf in power between them .

The Violet Princess joined the fight . She splayed her arms wide, and her fingers wiggled in a strange rhythmic motion . Strands of light, thin as spider silk, appeared in space around her . They coalesced into a net of light .

Lan Jue appeared within the net, but he seemed unperturbed by the situation . Slowly and without concern he lifted Captus and drew it through the air . Its blade was an unsettling void that flashed with color – the light of five lightnings .

His Boundless Starlight Domain reemerged, cutting a stark boundary between himself and the radiance of the Princess’ power . Bolts of lightning fired in quick succession to blast away the net of light that contained him, all while Lan Jue was manipulating the arc of his Banishing Blade .

Pockets of existence began to collapse, creating barren fields that stood out against the starry backdrop . The Princess’ net was devoured into nothingness – as well as Lan Jue and the Pharmacist .

They’re trying to flee!” The Prince hissed . With a grunt he thrust reached out, and a hand a thousand meters long groped for his prey . Lan Jue and the Pharmacist leapt from the obfuscating fissure in disarray .

A sinister laugh rattled from the Princess’ throat . The radius of her domain surged as she attempted to swallow the humans within it .

Lan Jue spun around and lashed out with Captus . In a flare of red light, dozens of images of himself appeared splayed throughout space . Once more his Domain reached out, but instead of lightning its interior was dotted with brilliantly shining stars . Beneath their light each of Lan Jue’s mirror images became more real .

Thousands of Lan Jue’s sliced the air with thousands of Captus’ . Their myriad beams of power coalesced into a single column of light that smashed into the Princess’ expanding Domain .

A ripple tore across space and time as the conflicting energies destroyed one another .

Surprise once more revealed itself upon the aliens’ faces . Both of them were interested in this human’s potential, but until now they didn’t consider him a match for their power .

The first time the Princess encountered Lan Jue she thought him weak . Her interest in him came when he tried to diffuse the conflict they found themselves in . She found his approach novel and curious . Through the traits she inherited in consuming human DNA she knew of human emotion, including affection .

Of all the humans she’d encountered Lan Jue was the only one to catch her eye in a way that pleased her . He would be very suitable as a mate, she thought, and from that point forward she was loathe to kill him . At least, not until they had an opportunity to couple .

No matter what creature she devoured, the desire to mate was strong, and came with many pleasant sensations . She found herself fascinated by the concept .

All of the aliens were fragments of the home worlds, but the Prince and Princess were special . They were the only creatures to receive a true inheritance of genetic material . In a way they were the planets’ only true children .

The Violet Prince was the result of genetic material from Monarch and Queen . The Princess, on the other hand, was borne from the Queen and Consort . They were the true commanders of the alien army while the home worlds underwent evolution .

His last attack proved Lan Jue as an equal, a fact almost inconceivable in the mind of the Violet Princess . It had taken her millenia to cultivate herself to this point, but it had taken this man only a few short years . If this trend continued he would soon rival Monarch!

The potential of humanity truly was something to behold .

It served to only deepen the Princess’ desire to couple with this extraordinary man . She spread her hands and once more the flood of purple light was born, thicker than before . It surged like a flood toward Lan Jue .

A pallor had come over his face . After all, Lan Jue had only just stepped over the threshold into Nirvana and it’d taken his full strength to deflect the Princess’ attack . He could feel it already, the pressure of her influence was more than he could contend against .

He flicked his wrist and Captus carved a circle in the air in front of him . Its edges were red but its interior was infinitely black, as though the sword had birthed a miniature black hole . Somehow, small though it was, it forced the wave of violet power to break off .

Lan Jue heaved a sigh of relief, but did not stop . One after the other he drew out circles of all sizes around him, crackling with motley colors . His many copies followed suit and they combined to create layer upon layer of circles .

Captus and the secrets of Taiji sword melded well . Without Qianlin by his side this was Lan Jue’s strongest defense . In combination with his Domain, he managed to ward off the Violet Princess’ violent attacks once after the other .

As they fought the Princess wracked her mind for whatever human knowledge she’d accumulated . Suddenly a sentence crossed her mind, one that she felt suited this situation .

Every dog had its day!

It felt not so long ago when she first met him, so frail . To have grown to where he can repel her attacks so quickly was more than impressive . How strong would he grow, given more time? If there was a next time they met, she was unsure she’d be his superior . The only option was to capture him now and make him her mate .

As the thought roared in her head the Princess’ eyes took on the same violet red as her brother . Her crushing will came at Lan Jue like a deluge, all purple fury .

Nearby the Harbinger Faerie was under fire .

He was too strong . He’d been shaken by the Beheading of Three technique but the gulf in power between them was too great . She valiantly fought against the onslaught of his domain, but she could feel her sword getting heavier . It was like she was caught in a mire that was growing sticker by the minute . Her dharmic image was less effective in defense .

The poison golden light in his eyes darkened, like he saw all . He was always a step ahead of her sword .

She bit her tongue, and her face flushed with an unnatural red . Occisus flared with intense light . As the golden etched into the metal began to flicker a murderous will burst forth, and she was thrust forward .

The Harbinger Faerie’s target was the Prince and she launched herself forward with abandon . Her image shrunk, but also became more material . In the moment before she reached the Prince her image was about the size of a normal person .

She, along with Occisus, shrunk so acutely that they slipped passed the enormous hand . Her timing was impeccable . She released the condensed power of her image and allowed its energy to pour into the Prince .

All of a sudden Occisus expanded to twice its size and channeled a beam of golden light from the tip . It was aimed right between the Violet Prince’s eyebrows .

Ting! Just as it seemed her attack would land his middle finger knocked the golden ray away . It shattered majestically, hiding the Pharmacist as she followed through . Suddenly she was right in front of him .

The Violet Prince’s hands came up with a bestial sort of instinct . He clapped them together in front of his chest as though in prayer . Caught between his palms was the cutting edge of Occisus .

Her murderous qi fought against his control, pushing hard to bring that blade even closer . Yet she failed, the power of the Prince traveled through the black back toward the Pharmacist .

Occisus flickered as it struggle against the invasion . It fought to rid itself of the corrosive power of the Birth and Destruction domain but to no avail . The Prince was more than the Pharmacist could handle . She could only watch as her blade was swallowed up by the cancerous power .

Her ruddy expression drained to pale white . She’d given it all she had but the difference between them was insurmountable .

Lan Ju was fairing slightly better, but not by much .

The Violet Princess’ full strength was nothing short of terrifying . After absorbing so much human genetic material she was more like her prey than any other alien . Her crudeness was gone, as was displayed in her alluring form as she fought . Then her body changed .

Lan Jue’s transformation summoned pieces of himself in many places to diffuse her attacks and empower his own, yet it proved no use . The pressure of her strength began to close the circles of Taiji energy he’d created . There were few styles more suited for disarming overwhelming strength, but this was almost more than he could deflect .

The Violet Prince grunted . Suddenly the Pharmacist felt a jolt of psychic energy rock through her head like a hammer, strong enough to knock her head back .

Everything went white .