âMy Lady is a princess of the Extreme King, and you are the kingâs sister. You are the leader of Spring Rain. Are you really going to believe in the truthfulness of this âprophecyâ? Tell me the real reason you want to kill her,â Han Sen said coolly as he eyed Miss Mirror.
Miss Mirror didnât continue trying to attack him. She looked at Han Sen for a while before saying, âProphecies can have very real power. Not many elites can actually predict the future, but there are some. Most notably, the Very High are very skilled at prophecy. They are able to predict events in a similar manner to how the pictures on that screen seem to function.â
âBut that isnât the real reason that you want to kill her,â Han Sen said, shaking his head.
Miss Mirror didnât deny the accusation. âRight now, her body is weak, so weak that any noble could kill her. But the powers that she displayed earlier were very strong. Even Night Wind, a deified elite of the Extreme King, was brought down in a single blow. This strangely fluctuating power reminds me of someone from an old legend.â
âWho?â Han Sen raised his eyebrow.
âSacred Leader,â Miss Mirror said slowly.
âHow is that possible? Sacred Leader led so many powerful elites. If he had a weakness that was so obvious, Iâm sure he would have died many times over,â Han Sen replied skeptically.
If Sacred Leaderâs body was that weak, he would have had great difficulty keeping himself alive, let alone ruling an empire. He commanded a multitude of people with incredible power; such people would have discovered his weakness quite easily. There was no way Sacred Leader could have led Sacred for so long with such a blatant flaw.
âOf course, it is only a legend. Although Sacred Leaderâs body was sometimes weak, he was always wearing a magical set of armor. Even those closest to Sacred Leader never saw his face. Plus, he was extremely skilled with the powers of time and space. Ambushing or trapping him would have been impossible. I donât know exactly what it means, but this girlâs power is very abnormal. Maybe she is somehow connected with Sacred Leader. Even if they arenât related, I must still take the precaution of killing her. I am not risking my life for her.â Miss Mirror looked at Han Sen and went on to say, âYou should leave now, as this is your last chance. If you try to stop me, I will kill you. I wonât let you escape if you oppose me here.â
Han Sen had questions he needed to ask the girl, many of which he desperately wanted to know the answers to. He didnât want her to die just yet.
âI am sorry, but Iâd like for her to live,â Han Sen murmured quietly.
Miss Mirror said nothing. She merely slashed towards Han Sen, letting her actions speak for her. She had made a decision. And if Han Sen was going to stop her from killing the girl, she would no longer try to avoid injuring him.
Based on the power in Miss Mirrorâs attack, it seemed that she was no longer playing around. And Han Sen knew it. He took this threat seriously. His Purple-Eye Butterfly kept spinning, analyzing Miss Mirrorâs sword skill.
He could use his Dongxuan Area to stop Miss Mirrorâs area and power, but that skill was part of his identity as Dollar. If Han Sen used it in this situation, then his identity would be exposed. He didnât want to have to do that unless it was absolutely necessary.
Miss Mirrorâs sword skills were strangely unpredictable. They were not Causal sword skills, but they were still hard to dodge. As he saw Miss Mirror coming, Han Sen moved again to avoid her blade.
Han Senâs movement was fast. He was faster than Miss Mirror, but somehow, the broken sword still hit him and sliced into his arm.
Han Sen had the undying Original Water King Body, so even if his body was cut open, he could heal immediately. Normal injuries wouldnât really hurt him. When he took a strike from that broken sword, however, his Original Water King Body wasnât healing.
âIt looks like this broken sword might have been quite the infamous weapon. Even the Original Water King Body cannot stand against it. You better think about how much you really want to stop me. The next hit wonât land on your arm,â Miss Mirror promised, and then, she swung her sword. The sword arced like a rainbow, seeming to disappear mid-swing, like usual.
âI understand your sword skills.â Han Sen moved, and Miss Mirrorâs attack hit nothing.
Miss Mirror froze. She swung her sword at Han Sen again. Many sword rainbows came down, but Han Sen was like a butterfly. He fluttered back and forth, weaving between the sword rainbows. He was still holding the girl, though, and so he couldnât fight back. But he dodged each and every one of Miss Mirrorâs attacks.
âThis must be a combination of your Mirror Area and your sword skills. Sword skills that go across the Mirror World canât really be dodged. It flips the world, allowing an attack to travel through space that shouldnât exist. That keeps your opponents from discerning where a sword is coming from because they canât follow the blade along its path. It is a very powerful move, but it is useless against someone like me,â Han Sen said, continuing to speak calmly as he dodged Miss Mirrorâs attacks.
Miss Mirror finally forced herself to accept that Han Sen could see through her Mirror sword skills. Continuing to attack would be pointless, so she lowered the sword.
âCan we actually talk now?â Han Sen didnât want to fight with Miss Mirror. Doing that would lead them right into the prophesied scenario.
Miss Mirror gently laughed. âYou think you have escaped my Mirror sword skills?â
âHave I not?â Han Sen asked.
âIf you insist on getting in my way, I will let you see the real Mirror Area,â Miss Mirror said, before lifting the sword in her hand again.
Han Sen knew Miss Mirror was an annoyingly powerful woman, so he hadnât let his guard down when she stopped attacking.
âI will use this sword to blind your left eye.â Miss Mirror swung with the broken sword, but this time, no sword rainbows appeared, twisting sinuously through space itself. This power, power slammed into Han Sen with no warning.
Pain shot through Han Senâs left eye like it had been stabbed by a needle. Blood squirted from it, then the eyeball exploded. Han Sen didnât even see how she had managed to get his eye.
âThis attack will break your right eye,â Miss Mirror said simply, then she slashed again with her broken sword.
Han Sen focused, pushing his Purple-Eye Butterfly to the max. He still couldnât identify the power that was pushing the broken sword.
A ripping sensation came from his right eye, as if it had been cut by a blade as well. It exploded like the left eye, and blood poured from the socket.
Because of the broken swordâs weird power, his eyes kept bleeding. The bleeding wasnât going to stop, and his blood wouldnât crystallize, either.
âLet go of that girl, or my next strike will kill you,â Miss Mirror said in a hard tone.
Han Sen was now blind, but that didnât affect what he could feel. He still looked incredibly calm as he said, âI should have known this was the real Mirror Area. My eyes reflected you and your sword, so you could break my eyes using your mirror. Now that my eyes are destroyed, what else will reflect you and your sword? How are you going to kill me?â
Miss Mirror sighed. âYou are too young. You think thatâs all my Mirror Area can do?â
After that, Miss Mirror raised her hand, and an old mirror appeared next to her. It was as tall as she was. That old mirror was pointed at Han Sen, and it reflected Han Senâs image.
Miss Mirror thrust her blade toward the mirror. The broken sword shoved through the mirror, but the mirror wasnât broken. Han Sen felt a surge of pain in his chest, and a bloody hole appeared not far from his sternum.
âWhat a powerful Mirror Area! Thank you for not killing me, my Lady.â Han Sen knew this sword Miss Mirror wielded could have penetrated his heart or sliced his head off.