Cornflower Witch

Chapter 105 Moonlight Breathing Technique

Under the cover of night, Iona's body swayed unnaturally, moving like a marionette.

His originally bright red eyes gradually turned pitch black, and his once dazzling golden hair also darkened, becoming deep and black.

Just when Hilti thought the other party had completely lost consciousness and turned into some kind of monster, there was another invisible pulse fluctuation.

Then Iona's stiff body gradually softened, and she knelt on the ground. After that, a sobbing sound rang out in the forest, and when she looked up again, black tear tracks slowly flowed from her eyes.

Dark purple patterns spread across her body, gradually devouring the original blazing sun within her, and even the 'blood law' aspect in her blood was eroded and distorted.

A strange feeling washed over Iona, and she regained consciousness.

She felt as if her body had been completely replaced; all the fatigue, soreness, and exhaustion she had accumulated had vanished. At that moment, she noticed the shadow on the ground.

That was her shadow in the moonlight. Although it was just a shadow, it had a strange familiarity to her, and a feeling of weariness and injury.

Her body felt as light as a feather. She gripped the sword in her hand again, leaped up easily, and in the blink of an eye, she was behind Hilti.

She was overwhelmed with joy at becoming so strong, and her doubts vanished. She immediately thought of her goal for tonight and focused her gaze on the lantern at Xilutiya's waist.

She didn't know what changes had occurred to her after the Black Sun Eclipse ritual, but the only way to resolve the side effects was to go to the Hidden Woods, where many schools of thought had been passed down and where she could easily access all kinds of knowledge. Only by going there could she continue on the path of the extraordinary.

The path of 'Blazing Sun' of the past is now severed; from now on, she can only walk the path of 'Nightmare'.

On the other side, when Hilti noticed Iona passing by her, a chill ran down her spine.

Wow, that's fast! This speed is beyond the limits of a normal person, or rather, it's impossible for Iona to reach this speed with her current abilities. It's probably close to the strength of 'Second-Tier Nightmare'.

Before they could even process what changes had occurred to Iona, another battle began.

Iona wielded her sword with one hand. Although the arc of the sword no longer had the same fiery and powerful feel as before, it was now incredibly light and swift, far surpassing its former speed.

Under such bizarre and incredibly swift swordsmanship, Hilti's original defense was no longer perfect. Instead, the strange and swift blade easily found flaws and gaps, piercing through her parries.

In several exchanges, a few thin scratches were left on Hilti's body, with traces of blood. Although they were not deep, the pain they caused made her frown.

With her black hair flowing freely, Iona, who originally had short hair, now had her hair growing wildly, and her entire demeanor was slowly changing.

Her eyes became slightly narrower and sharper, and her voice took on a colder tone.

"Tiya, I won." Her voice was icy.

She turned back once more, and invisible ripples spread from the blade of her sword, bringing with them dark threads. The trees that had been cut began to deform, exuding a sinister and eerie feeling.

This situation reminded Hilti of the monsters in the Shadow World.

Such a ritual, after its transformation, can probably no longer be considered purely human.

The two paused their fight, and Iona stood in the cool moonlight, slowly turning around.

At this moment, Iona's pupils were pitch black, and some cloudy tear tracks flowed down from the corners of her eyes. In addition, her body was covered with strange black and red blood vessels.

Although the [Eclipse of the Sun] ritual can transform [Blazing Sun] into [Nightmare], this transformation was never intended to be better, but rather to destroy the [Blazing Sun] Corona Dragon at that time.

Therefore, even after transforming into [Nightmare], Iona's body was still covered in twisted marks, and that [Nightmare] aspect was filled with strangeness and instability, completely different from the [Spirit] truly acquired through self-cultivation and training. In Sylvia's view, Iona's destiny chart had been corrupted; the originally golden [Daughter Awaiting the Dawn] had now transformed into a purplish-black entwined frame, within which stood a blurry human figure, while outside the frame, lifelike fragments of a human figure shattered.

This bizarre scene sent a chill down Hilti's spine, giving her a very bad feeling.

Sure enough, Iona's fingers began to deform, resembling dark purple tentacles, which wrapped around the longsword in her hand and charged forward again.

The originally golden blade turned pitch black, striking the luminous jade sword. A slight [distorted] aspect permeated and impacted it, seemingly also infecting Hilti.

Upon seeing this, Hilti became wary and quickly retreated, but the other party continued to pursue her relentlessly.

"clang--"

Hilti once again swung her sword with all her might, clashing with the black sword in Iona's hand and knocking the longsword away.

After losing her mind, Iona's swordsmanship plummeted, and she now probably only has some kind of crude instinct left.

Taking advantage of Iona's retreat after losing her weapon, Hilti decided to temporarily avoid the strange situation with Iona and return to the foot of the mountain first.

But Iona, on the other side, abandoned her lantern and continued chasing after her.

"She's even given up the Blood Flower in the lantern. It seems Iona has completely lost control," Sylvia thought.

As expected, anything involving the Twisted Phase is not a good thing. Otherwise, why would those superior races build the Heavenly Garden? It's to stay away from the Twilight Sea, which is polluted by the 'Twisted Phase'.

With no other option, Hilti could only fight and retreat, but after Iona's transformation, although she lost her skills, her speed was much faster than before.

Along the way, Hilti had sustained many sword wounds.

There was no time to run away; she had to confront Iona head-on. Siltia decided to stop in an open area.

Surrounded by twisted, withered trees, the two began their final battle in this clearing.

Both now have long black hair. As they fight, their swords clash, their black hair flies, metal shatters, and sparks fly.

By constantly adjusting her breathing techniques, accelerating circulation, unleashing power, and increasing speed, Hiltiya felt she had never so clearly experienced the changes that blood circulation would bring to her body.

At that moment, the moonlight fell upon her, creating ripples.

As if suddenly enlightened, just as Qilufa transformed into Emerald Honey by using the power of the blazing sun, could she also transform into Blood Law by using the power of the moonlight?

With this thought in mind, the details in the book of inheritance, "Melleranko, who prays in the lake," which she had previously seen directly in the film, that she didn't quite understand before, now became clear one by one.

So that's how it is. Hiltiah swung her sword again, separating Iona by a small distance, then leaped up, bursting into the treetops and soaring into the air.

At this moment, the moonlight bathed the entire open space, and an invisible white halo appeared on her body.

[Breathing Technique Lv.4] (Blood Rhythm) → [Moonlight Breathing Technique Lv.3] (Radiant Moon)

【Moonlight Breathing Technique Lv.3】(Radiant Moon): A new ability resulting from the fusion of 'Moon Dew Technique' and 'Breathing Technique'. It allows users to recover stamina with the help of moonlight, greatly enhancing the endurance of Breathing Technique and reducing its side effects such as hidden injuries.

(End of this chapter)