Uma Musume Girl, I'll tell you about my Santa Hat special move too?

Six enormous crimson eyes suddenly lit up from the ice pillar, their gaze filled with savagery and destruction.

Far away yet seemingly close at hand, it exudes a sharp, murderous aura as if pierced by a thousand knives, foreshadowing the terrifying consequences of destroying heaven and earth if released.

This is……

This is……!

Dong Shang Bian Bian stared blankly, his mouth agape.

She understands the situation, yet she doesn't want to understand it...

This world is undoubtedly a sign that the domain is unfolding, a region that racehorse girls will descend upon when they break through their limits.

But it wasn't her.

Having experienced several transformations in the Eastern Merchants' territory, he understood everything. This world was not a sign that he was about to open up a new domain.

All those wild thoughts I had just had were utter nonsense. Facing the back of the Stardust Illusion that had already rushed into the final bend, I could only be lost in the strange vision she had summoned.

failure.

This concept suddenly jumped into the minds of Dongshang Bianbian.

She shook her head violently, trying to banish the terrible thought from her mind, but no matter how hard she tried, it was like a persistent, intractable disease, making it impossible for the Eastern Merchants Reform to escape...

A witch who wants to reject reality, but can't reject her own thoughts!

We can't lose... How can we lose...!

She could no longer even imagine herself defeating the Stardust Illusion.

The illogical monster proved with irrefutable facts that she was no longer a runner she could catch up with.

The Eastern Merchants' reforms, no matter how much they resist, cannot achieve anything more at this moment.

Even the icy, snowy illusion before them couldn't be escaped; they could only watch helplessly as the frost gradually spread upwards from their hands and feet.

Until, covering her entire body...

Chapter 289 (plus 41) (8k) The Emperor is your only one!

[The third turn is over! Stardust Illusion maintains its lead, while East Commerce Reform attempts to catch up, but the distance remains unclosed and Stardust Illusion holds the lead!]

[Ladies and gentlemen, Stardust Illusion, currently in the lead, has entered the final corner. The race is nearing its end, and the climax is about to begin. Who can stop Stardust Illusion's escape...?!]

Seeing that Dongshang's reform, which had just begun to show some promise, had also failed to catch up, the host sighed inwardly, and then began to enthusiastically introduce the current situation of the competition.

However, just as she was looking at the runners at the front of the track and preparing to explain the current situation to them one by one, she suddenly noticed something was wrong with the entire track hidden by the rain.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out among the large group of female racehorses at the back, and this commotion quickly spread. One by one, the runners began to change their strides, and many even fell to the back of the pack.

Immediately afterwards, a crimson shadow of azure flame burst forth from the encirclement, smashing through all obstacles, and striding after the people in the leading echelon.

Before anyone could react, in the blink of an eye, the figure had already passed the slowed Narita Shirahito and arrived behind the Sky Shrine.

Before she could even process what was happening, the host was almost speechless with shock at the unusual scene. Fortunately, her excellent professionalism allowed her to instinctively start shouting:

[Emperor! Emperor! Emperor! It's the Emperor of the East Sea! The Emperor of the East Sea is here! The Emperor of the East Sea has caught up!!!]

[Such swift footsteps! Her figure was like lightning, remaining silent from the very beginning of the competition, hiding in the 14th or 15th positions to accumulate strength, and finally breaking through the fierce encirclement, catching up with a speed that exceeded everyone's expectations!!!]

[This is the same fighting style the East Sea Emperor displayed in the previous Wakaba Tournament—a terrifying final strike using a central running position! She's caught up! She's almost neck and neck with the Sky Divine Palace! Can she succeed? Can she succeed—!]

Stunned, the Sky God Palace stared at the petite girl approaching in front of him.

Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from the Emperor of the East Sea, the aerial palace seemed to be engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

All around her, flames raged fiercely, completely engulfing her...

No, this is an illusion caused by the activation of the domain...!

Startled, the aerial palace suddenly rallied, and the environment before them instantly transformed back into the arena under the rain.

No longer having time to care about anything else, gritting his teeth, the aerial divine palace suddenly increased its speed and pressed forward.

How exactly did the Emperor of the East Sea manage to catch up with her without her noticing? And why is her running style so different from before?

No matter how much data they collected, the Sky Shrine was unable to arrive at the correct answer.

Unable to understand, unable to calculate, unable to analyze!

Then I'll stop thinking about it.

The Aerial Shrine, which never blindly relies on theoretical analysis, instantly abandoned the option of understanding.

Since we can't understand the current state of the East Sea Emperor at all, let's just fight her.

Now we're about to enter the final corner, and here we must try our best to fight for the possibility of victory—

With water droplets streaming down his face, the aerial shrine gasped for breath, trying to clear his mind of all distractions. His face contorted in a grimace as he forced his body to fully unleash the power of "that" he had absorbed before the match.

With a sudden stomp, water splashed everywhere on the ground. The East Sea Emperor's footsteps roared like a series of explosions, violently tearing the air apart, as if even the sound barrier was broken in that instant.

(Don't think about her, don't think about anything else... If you can't find a weakness, then use these feet to create one!!!)

The moment she reached the third bend, the female horse completely adjusted her condition and began to stride forward with all her might!

"Aaaaaah—!"

Her entire body was subjected to a desperate, furious roar, and a strange rhythm was generated from her feet.

Energy was generated from every cell in the body, and the aerial divine palace could sense it. After the speed increased, it immediately narrowed the gap between itself and the Eastern Shang revolution ahead.

But... there's no way to shake off the Emperor of the East Sea!

Then, the host's voice echoed throughout the arena:

[Stardust Illusion successfully entered the final corner, while East Merchants Reform seemed to be tiring out, and its speed began to slow down!]

[Next up is the Sky Palace! The Sky Palace contestants are neck and neck with the East Sea Emperor who just emerged! The two are accelerating for their final sprint! It's not just about surpassing the Eastern Merchant Reform! Their goal is to be at the very front, against the Stardust Illusion!!!]

[Is everything alright? Is this speed okay?]

Large raindrops were smashed by runners speeding past, and the ground groaned as if it were completely shattering beneath their feet.

Each step forward felt like a direct trampling on the hearts of all the competitors. Stardust Illusion's eyes were blank as it stared intently at the front of the track as it continued to move forward.

Two warm currents flowed into his body almost simultaneously, their unstoppable momentum instantly spreading throughout the entire arena—

[Skill 777, activated.]

[The unique skill "Miracle Runner of the Holy Night" has been activated.]

The pursuing Dongshang Reform has fallen, and Stardust Illusion instinctively realizes that what follows will be the final showdown of this competition.

Who will catch up? Narita Shirahito? The Sky Shrine?

Or perhaps it's you... the Emperor of the East Sea!

[The Emperor!!! The Emperor is faster! The Emperor has surpassed the Sky Palace, and the Emperor of the East Sea is catching up!!!]

The host's scream instantly brought the consciousness of the Sky Palace back to reality. Her proud logic had no effect whatsoever in front of the Emperor of the East Sea.

The Sky Shrine is known for its ability to identify an opponent's weaknesses and then exploit those weaknesses to increase their chances of winning.

But at this moment, the East Sea Emperor, who was running beside her and gradually overtaking her step by step, with only the phantom of stardust in his eyes, could not find any flaws in her.

Perfect, perfect running form!

In the mind of the Sky God Palace, only this concept remained.

Without even blinking, almost the instant she realized this fact, the runner named Emperor of the East Sea had already trampled her deep into the flames!

(This speed...this speed—!)

Subconsciously, the Sky Palace adjusted its running style again, trying to get closer to the East Sea Emperor's back and attempt to use the wake turbulence to follow up and pursue him.

[Unique skill: Ultimate Emperor's Dance Steps, activated!]

However, the moment this thought formed in her mind, the Emperor of the East Sea changed his actions before she could.

The powerful steps that once slammed into the ground became light, and with each step, the knees were raised high, further increasing the speed in this strange posture.

Yes, the Sky Divine Palace finally witnessed the familiar steps. This was the ultimate imperial dance of the East Sea Emperor, which she had thoroughly analyzed and understood before the competition.

However, the price of realizing this is being completely surpassed by the other party!

[She surpassed them! She surpassed them! The Emperor of the East Sea has completely left the Sky Palace behind!!!]

[Amazing, absolutely amazing! In that case... only the Stardust Illusion running at the forefront remains!!!]

As the competition neared its end, it became increasingly intense, with even the slightest changes keeping all the spectators on the edge of their seats.

People were amazed by the exaggerated speed of the Emperor of the East Sea at this moment, as he overtook more than a dozen runners in one go on this short track of several hundred meters!

Then, this racehorse girl, known for her indomitable fighting spirit, once again ignited her entire body with flames.

As if to sweep away all past failures and humiliations at this moment, they rushed towards the stardust illusion in the foreground!

(This is... the Emperor of the East Sea!)

No matter how hard they tried to persevere, the Eastern Merchants' reforms could not withstand the overwhelming power of the emperor's domain at this moment.

She could only watch helplessly as the other person's figure receded into the distance, chasing after a figure she could never reach.

(How could this be... My nemesis is supposed to be me, why is this happening... Domain, activate it, my domain!!!)

No matter how much they called for it, the miracle did not happen again.

Only the East Sea Emperor remained. She stepped forward, overwhelmed by the unwillingness and determination of all the runners she had surpassed, and began the final runner's showdown!

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The cry of the phoenix echoed throughout the arena, and the icy, snowy environment was instantly shattered by these bold footsteps.

Wielding such immense power, and using the power of his domain to completely shatter the Holy Night illusion of the Stardust Illusion, the Emperor of the East Sea accelerated and leaped forward.

In the blink of an eye, she shortened the distance to the extreme, her gaze focused, and she overcame all the opponents blocking her way.

The flames of vengeance from hell swept through the track in an instant, appearing in the area behind the Emperor of the East Sea.

"—"

Whether it was the Eastern Merchant Reform, the Sky Shrine, or Narita Shirahito, they could only stare helplessly at this domain belonging to the Emperor of the East Sea.

It was as if one or two particles, existing only in their imagination, floated past their eyes. This was the true force that caused the Emperor of the East Sea to appear in front of them in an instant.