"Where is this?"
After a dizzying spin, when Lumine opened her eyes again, she found herself in a strange space. Dilapidated torii gates slowly rose around her, the sky was a sickly dark red, and a blood moon rose, making her feel incredibly oppressed.
"This is the Raiden Shogun's Plane of Euthymia."
Just then, Lumine noticed Yuto behind her and quickly ran to his side. Being in an unknown and dangerous space, having a friend nearby made Lumine feel a little more at ease.
"Plane of Euthymia? What kind of place is that?"
"It's the Raiden Shogun's true consciousness space, where she resists the erode of time."
"The true… Raiden Shogun?" At this moment, Lumine looked in Yuto's direction, only to see the Raiden Shogun holding a Engulfing Lightning, with the Eye of Stormy Judgment glowing brightly behind her.
"If it's you two, I must personally verify it to be safe." Without a word, the Raiden Shogun instantly teleported in front of them, swinging her sword down, with Electro element following close behind.
[Musou Shinsetsu!]
Yuto and Lumine quickly dodged, but Lumine was still blasted away by the subsequent Electro element, falling heavily to the ground, leaving a trail of scratches.
Lumine quickly adjusted her posture, a dull blade instantly appearing in her hand. Only then did she realize that the Raiden Shogun had already teleported in front of her again, delivering another swift and clean strike. Lumine could only block with all her might. The moment their weapons clashed, Lumine felt an unprecedented pressure, directly numbing her arms.
The Raiden Shogun immediately turned and delivered a sweeping kick, hitting Lumine's right waist squarely, sending her flying. This time, Lumine was caught by Yuto, who rushed over, but the enormous impact also caused Yuto to stumble back a few steps before he could fully absorb the force.
The Raiden Shogun pressed her advantage, another flash of Electro element, and her figure appeared in front of Yuto, intending to cut down both Yuto and Lumine with one strike.
[Earth Release: Multiple Earth-Style Wall!]
Clang! The Raiden Shogun only heard a sound that didn't belong to weapons clashing, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
In her Plane of Euthymia, three thick rock walls had appeared out of thin air. Her gaze became even sharper. The next moment, amidst the flashes of blades, the three thick rock walls were cut to pieces like tofu, but the two of them were no longer behind the rock walls.
"You just used Pyro element, and now you're wielding Geo element. Can you also wield multiple elements? Strange? This place is my Plane of Euthymia, influenced by my will. Those who enter this place, even if they possess a Vision, should not be able to wield elemental power.
You two are indeed exceptions!"
Lumine held her dull blade, Electro element flickering on the blade, and charged towards the Raiden Shogun again. However, this made Yuto have an ominous premonition. Playing with Electro element in front of the God of Thunder, wouldn't it feel like teaching a fish to swim?
"Too slow!" The Raiden Shogun snorted, then transformed into a bolt of lightning, easily dodging Lumine's four-hit combo. The moment her attack missed, she twirled the naginata in her hand, Electro element covering the blade, and delivered another swift and clean strike.
Lumine felt something was wrong and tried to twist her body, but it was clearly too late. Just at this critical moment, the Raiden Shogun felt something coming towards her. She glanced over and saw a series of ice shurikens!
[Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm!]
The Raiden Shogun had to give up attacking Lumine first and instead spun the naginata in her hand, blocking all the ice shurikens. As she blocked the ice shurikens, she suddenly felt something. The ground beneath her feet suddenly lit up with a blue light, and the next moment, a large block of ice suddenly shot up from the ground.
The Raiden Shogun quickly transformed into a bolt of lightning, pulling away, but her eyes darkened as she said, "Cryo element? That's the third one."
With Yuto's cover, Lumine quickly returned to his side. She was also surprised that Yuto could use so many elements simultaneously. Wasn't he a Pyro Vision holder? How could he use so many elements? Could it be that he, like her, also came from another world?
This time, both Lumine and the Raiden Shogun saw clearly. Yuto quickly made a few hand gestures, then suddenly took a deep breath and exhaled a large expanse of flames, like seawater, towards the Raiden Shogun.
The high temperature and vast area of the flames shocked Lumine, who was standing by, and she unconsciously retreated dozens of steps to avoid the intense heat. She felt the unbearable heat just standing by, so how would the Raiden Shogun, at the center of the flames, react?
[Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!]
This time, the purple light on the Raiden Shogun's naginata disappeared. She swung her sword upwards with force, and a huge blade aura appeared, directly splitting the surging sea of fire in two, as if cutting vegetables. Moreover, that blade aura sped towards Yuto, forcing him to stop casting and dodge to the side.
Solving the crisis so effortlessly made Lumine suddenly feel a sense of powerlessness. Is this the power of a God? She turned to look at Yuto, but found no hint of disappointment on his face. He was still calm and composed, even with a slight smile, giving off a feeling of being at ease.
The Raiden Shogun raised the naginata in her hand high, and then, a roar of thunder suddenly echoed directly above the Plane of Euthymia, covering the entire Plane of Euthymia, with a mighty and alarming presence.
Seeing the heavenly thunder about to strike, Lumine suddenly had an ominous premonition and wanted to pull Yuto to escape the place quickly, but when she turned her head, she found Yuto making some strange hand gestures again.
[Water Release: Water Prison Jutsu!]
A stream of water slowly enveloped herself and Yuto, appearing to be a defensive move. However… this water was too thin, wasn't it? Could it block the seemingly powerful heavenly thunder? Moreover, doesn't water conduct electricity, strengthening the power of thunder?
Just as Lumine was about to explain, the heavenly thunder had already fallen. Lumine could only close her eyes, bracing herself. The mighty heavenly thunder struck the Water Prison Jutsu one after another, looking a bit like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
But strangely, it was this thin layer of water shield that the heavenly thunder could not penetrate. Lumine opened her eyes and found herself unharmed. Even the Raiden Shogun, standing by, showed a puzzled expression.
"Do you know? Pure water doesn't conduct electricity; it's an insulator."
The water of the Water Prison Jutsu is pure water directly transformed from Chakra, containing no impurities other than hydrogen and oxygen ions. Coupled with the fact that the Plane of Euthymia is Raiden Ei's consciousness space and has no messy sources of pollution, this is why a thin layer of Water Prison Jutsu can withstand mighty thunder.
However, it seems that the Raiden Shogun, this country bumpkin, doesn't understand physical knowledge. Seeing her move easily neutralized, she felt a loss of face and muttered, "Is the fourth element water?"
The purple pupils in her eyes instantly flashed with Electro element, and she charged forward at an even faster speed than before, sweeping horizontally with her sword. Lumine reacted a bit slowly. The moment she raised her sword, she felt a huge impact, which directly numbed her hands. The dull blade also shattered, and she was sent flying.
Yuto quickly caught the flying Lumine, but the impact from Lumine's body also sent him flying, stumbling back a few steps before stopping. Lumine was directly knocked unconscious by that last blow.
Yuto quickly shook her body, trying to wake her up, but the Raiden Shogun clearly wouldn't give him that chance. Another electric thrust came, intending to cut down both Lumine and Yuto.
Clang! A purple skeletal torso appeared behind the young man, shielding him and the Damselette inside. The hardness of this skeletal torso was such that it could withstand her sword strike.
Then, two huge skeletal arms suddenly grew from the sides of the torso, smashing directly towards the Raiden Shogun.
This sudden change caught the overconfident Raiden Shogun off guard. She blocked with her naginata in front of her, taking both blows head-on, and instantly, dust billowed.
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