"Is this how you treat a lady?" Senti took a few steps back, shaking her sore arms, glaring at Yun Fan with dissatisfaction.
"Huh?" Yun Fan was momentarily speechless, then looked at Senti with the kind of expression one might use when dealing with a particularly slow child.
If you can call yourself a lady, then there's no such thing as a shrew in this world.
"What's with that look?!"
The moment their eyes met, Senti reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her entire body bristling.
That look, that look it made her want to punch him!
"Nothing, just your imagination," Yun Fan replied dismissively, shaking his head.
"You..." Senti gritted her teeth, then her pupils suddenly dilated. A golden feather reflected in her eyes, causing ripples of energy.
Ding! Senti has modified your consciousness. Now you think she is a graceful lady.
Hearing the prompt in his mind, Yun Fan was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected Senti to secretly use the power of Fenghuang Down for something like this. Was it really necessary?
Of course, modifying his consciousness was impossible. After all, he was the holder of the Transcended Fenghuang Down, Thousand Feathers Extinguish the World. Senti's bootleg Fenghuang Down couldn't possibly affect him.
"Hmph, now answer me again. Am I a lady?" Senti placed her hands on her hips, confidently waiting for Yun Fan's response.
"Yes... yes, sure you are."
"Huh?" Senti was taken aback by Yun Fan's answer. This wasn't the script she had written! But she quickly realized something and looked at Yun Fan with disbelief.
"You're not affected by Fenghuang Down?"
"Fenghuang Down?" Yun Fan smiled mysteriously. "Let me show you something cool too." With a flip of his left hand, a beautiful 'lotus' appeared in his palm.
"This can't be!" Senti exclaimed upon seeing Thousand Feathers Extinguish the World. She immediately summoned her own Fenghuang Down and compared it to the 'lotus' in Yun Fan's hand.
"This..." After a quick comparison, Senti noticed that the 'Fenghuang Down' in Yun Fan's hand was more refined and powerful than hers. The energy of light and darkness on it was almost tangible.
Could it be that her Fenghuang Down was fake, and his was the real one?
"Fenghuang Down, release!" Senti shook her head, dismissing the thought. She wasn't going to admit defeat.
Thick Honkai energy flowed from her arm into Fenghuang Down. In an instant, the feather glowed brightly, and a beam of pure consciousness energy shot toward Yun Fan.
Yun Fan didn't dodge. He stood still, waiting for the attack to hit.
Hum—
The red light hit him but quickly dissipated like spring snow, leaving no trace.
"Tch, of course it didn't work. Hey, what is that thing of yours?"
"What thing? This is Fenghuang Down," Yun Fan said with a smirk, his tone teasing.
"Don't joke around. What I have is Fenghuang Down. Yours might look similar, but it's definitely not the same," Senti said fiercely, her expression menacing.
"Actually, there are two Fenghuang Downs. You just didn't know," Yun Fan shook his head, speaking with a straight face. "The one I have is the male version, and yours is the female version. When the female Fenghuang Down meets the male one, it stops working."
"R-Really?" Senti was momentarily fooled by Yun Fan's words and actually started to think about it. But she quickly realized the truth.
'No, there's only one core of the Herrscher of Sentience used to forge Fenghuang Down. How can there be male and female versions?'
"You... you're lying to me again!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Senti swung her spear and charged at Yun Fan again. The two clashed, and with her anger fueling her, Senti's strength had clearly increased. For a moment, she even seemed to have the upper hand.
Feeling the force from her attacks, Yun Fan thought to himself, 'As expected of the Herrscher of Sentience who has lived from the Previous Era to the present. Her martial skills are even stronger than Zhongli, who's only lived for five thousand years. Fifty thousand years of experience is no joke!'
Senti, having inherited Fu Hua's memories, was proficient in all forms of martial arts. After attacking with her spear for a while, she transformed it into a sword. But this time, the black-and-red sword was different. Upon closer inspection, it was coated with a faint golden light.
'Taixu Sword Qi!' Yun Fan immediately recognized the power Senti was using. It was Fu Hua's ultimate technique, a derivative of the Taixu Sword God.
"Thunder—strike now!" Knowing the power of Taixu Sword Qi, Yun Fan didn't dare to be careless. Lightning energy surged within him, coating his blade.
Martial Skill: Sparkling Flash!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang...
The sound of metal clashing echoed again. The two's auras climbed to their peak, sweat dripping onto the gray ground, creating ripples like a lake. The battle had reached its climax.
"Your name is Yun Fan, right? I, the Herrscher of Sentience of Mt. Taixuan, acknowledge you," Senti said during the fight. Since being tricked by that old fossil and losing her Herrscher core, she had been forced into labor reform at Mt. Taixuan. It had been a long time since she had such a thrilling battle.
"The honor is mine," Yun Fan replied with a smile. The two exchanged a glance, then retreated, standing opposite each other.
Boom—
Flames erupted around Senti as she formed a seal with her left hand. She soared into the air, standing above the void, black-and-red flames covering half the sky.
"Taixu Sword God!"
As Senti's voice fell, the flames in the sky condensed into a sword energy larger than a mountain, descending from the heavens. The terrifying force was enough to shatter the mental defenses of a Vision holder.
"As expected of the Herrscher of Sentience. It's been a long time since I've felt this exhilarated. Divine Sovereign, I leave it to you!"
Yun Fan raised his weapon, and ten thousand bolts of lightning appeared behind him, forming the towering figure of the Divine Sovereign.
"By the mighty spirits, heed my command, Slash—Without—Mercy!!"
At Yun Fan's command, the Divine Sovereign swung its massive blade, meeting the Taixu Sword God in the sky. Bound by the Primordial Laws, the two were evenly matched. Thus, this final clash would determine the victor.
"Hahaha... this battle was exhilarating. Yun Fan, until we meet again!" In the end, Yun Fan's 'Radiant Body' proved superior. After a stalemate, the Divine Sovereign's lightning blade cleaved through the Taixu Sword God. The explosion's shockwave illuminated the entire space.
Senti disappeared amidst laughter.