Ryn could clearly feel that Tianqi's strength was enough to smash him to bits with a single punch, yet this punch didn't cause him much pain.
Oh, it's because he was directly blown to smithereens.
Never mind then.
"The hell, 'never mind'!"
Because the consciousness immersed in the Stigmata Space had been smashed by Tianqi, Ryn's consciousness returned to the real world. He stomped his feet angrily, then charged back into the Stigmata world, puffed up with anger.
He proclaimed that he would teach Tianqi a lesson, but less than three seconds later, Ryn was once again punched out of the Stigmata Space by Tianqi.
"Damn it, isn't this my Stigmata Space? Getting beaten up on my own turf, I can't accept this!!"
Ryn composed himself, then once again immersed his consciousness and returned to the Stigmata Space.
This time, Ryn didn't run straight to Tianqi. Instead, he hid in a corner of the Stigmata Space and used the Authority of Life and Death to create many miniature Ryns.
The normal Authority of Life and Death could create real living organisms but couldn't create their consciousness. But that didn't matter; Ryn had no interest in creating self-aware life forms.
Ryn lightly tapped his forehead, separating a sliver of his consciousness and distributing it among the mini-Ryns.
The eyes of the mini-Ryns began to sparkle with life, and they started to move like normal people.
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"It's been so long, why isn't he here yet... If he doesn't show up soon, I'm going to sleep." Tianqi rested her face in her hand, bored, sitting opposite Stigmata Kiana. From time to time, she would poke Kiana's cheek.
[Mmmph! Mmmph!] Stigmata Kiana remained defiant, but she was powerless before Tianqi.
Darn it, I'm the administrator of this Stigmata Space, why am I being so humiliated!! Where's my original self? Come save me! Oh, my original self blacklisted me long ago to prevent the Will Coordinator from noticing my world and Ryn's. Ryn, help me! [Mmmph! Mmmph!!]
"Noisy."
Tianqi raised her hand and gave Stigmata Kiana a flick on the forehead.
Just then, a mini-Ryn ran over from the distance and hugged Tianqi's calf.
"Oh, you've learned your lesson this time, sending a puppet first."
Tianqi reached down, picked up the mini-Ryn, and curiously squeezed its body.
"But I'm very curious, why are you making something with so much energy inside?"
The mini-Ryn's previously expressionless face suddenly broke into a smile.
"Can't beat you, so I'll annoy you."
Boom—
The mini-Ryn self-destructed, catching Tianqi off guard. Then, a dozen more mini-Ryns ran out and self-destructed in succession.
Tianqi waved her hand, creating a protective shield for the nearby Stigmata Kiana, while she herself remained seated, tanking the mini-Ryns' self-destructions head-on.
"Not bad, the power is quite impressive, but it's not enough."
Not even the corner of her clothes was singed. Tianqi grabbed a mini-Ryn that hadn't exploded yet and seemed to see Ryn directly through its eyes.
"Stop with these little tricks. Get over here and see me."
"Not coming."
Tianqi was so amused by Ryn she burst out laughing, then reached out and grabbed at the empty air.
Far away in another part of the Stigmata Space, Ryn suddenly felt someone lift him by the back of his collar.
Before Ryn could react, he felt space shift, and then he saw the smiling Tianqi in front of him.
Tianqi pinched Ryn's cheek, angrily pulling it outwards.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? You completely ruined my grand entrance! And now you're pulling these annoying little tricks!"
"This is honesty! And brave resistance against tyranny!"
"Tyranny, is it? Brave, is it!"
Tianqi went from holding Ryn with one hand and pinching his cheek with the other to pinching both his cheeks with both hands, kneading his face into a large pancake one moment and stretching it into a long strip the next.
[Mmmph! Mmmph!] Let me pinch him too!
Stigmata Kiana tiptoed over and joined Tianqi in kneading Ryn's face.
Tianqi's pinching already hurt a lot, but when Stigmata Kiana, who was just as disrespectful of seniority as Kiana, joined in, it hurt even more.
"That's enough! It really hurts when you pinch so hard!!" Ryn protested weakly.
"I'm bored of this, it's not fun anymore."
Tianqi put on the same disgusted look Ryn had earlier and threw him into Stigmata Kiana's arms, simultaneously un-muting her.
"I'm going to rest. Scram."
[This is my house! You should be the one to scram!] Stigmata Kiana shouted defiantly.
Tianqi glanced at Stigmata Kiana, then at Ryn.
"I am you. Is there a problem with me staying with you?"
"By all rational metrics, there's no problem, but..."
"No buts. I'm going to sleep. Keep your voices down." Tianqi interrupted Ryn and went back to Stigmata Kiana's bed, falling asleep just like that.
Ryn and Stigmata Kiana squatted in a corner, whispering.
"Aren't you the administrator of the Stigmata Space, the Stigmata Consciousness? How come you seem completely useless..."
[What can I do? Like you said, I'm just a Stigmata Consciousness, the Stigmata Space administrator. This Stigmata is yours, so of course, your permissions are the highest... Tianqi said she is you, so naturally her permissions are also above mine...]
[Also, Tianqi is so domineering and assertive! How come you're not domineering at all! You're such a weakling.]
"That's just my personality, what can I do... Besides, Tianqi said she's my opposite, so isn't it normal for our personalities to be opposite... To be honest, opposite personalities, opposite genders, I can accept all that... but why is there such a huge difference in strength!!"
[You're a weakling, so the opposite would be overwhelmingly strong... Besides, there's the saying, 'Going dark makes you ten times stronger, being redeemed makes you three parts weaker.' It should be something like that...]
"Get outta here, no way..."
"Forget it, I'm done thinking about it. Anyway, the Sea said Tianqi is my power, and the Stigmata Space has acknowledged her existence. So be it. Little Kiana, you do your best. There's still big trouble waiting for me in the prime world! Bye-bye!"
Ryn stood up, patted his butt, and turned to leave. From the moment he saw Tianqi, Ryn knew she was a part of him, but this part didn't listen to him right now.
[Yeah!!! You're just leaving like that? What about me!!] Stigmata Kiana yelled in a panic. Don't leave her alone to face Tianqi!
"You're really noisy."
Tianqi, woken up by Kiana, grabbed her out of thin air and made her a pillow by her side.
"Let's sleep together, until the Finality of the world..."
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