Yugudora, Her Majesty the Queen of the Kingdom of Ventecenia, was a young woman of only twenty. She not only shouldered the heavy responsibilities of her kingdom but was also renowned as the "Holy Sword Holder."

From a young age, she had received the favor of the Deities and was granted two rare Divine Gift abilities, making her an existence that embodied both royal and divine power.

Divine Gift Ability: Absolute Instant Death!

[Talent—Beneath the Holy Sword, There is Justice: When Yugudora equips the Holy Sword, her attacks will break through all of an enemy’s defenses and life-preserving measures. As long as one of her attacks theoretically possesses the power to slay the target, that attack will trigger the "Absolute Instant Death" effect, causing the target to perish completely. (Note: This Talent is essentially a Level 1 Power of Authority and has an absolute suppressive effect on other "life-preserving" Level 1 Powers of Authority.)]

Divine Gift Ability: Blood Lock!

[Talent—Guaranteed Victory in Duels: In a pure duel with no outside interference, Yugudora will automatically enter a "Blood Lock State." In this state, no conventional attack, regardless of its power, can deal fatal damage to her, let alone kill her. (Note: This skill is a Level 2 Power of Authority and can only be broken by an "Ignore Blood Lock" type Power of Authority of Level 2 or higher.)]

It was precisely the existence of these two Divine Gift Talents that made Yugudora certified by the Void Realm as the "strongest duelist."

Even a supreme expert like Qin Feng, whose combat power was enough to crush others of the same tier, would ultimately find it difficult to win if caught in a duel with Yugudora, facing her dual abilities of "Blood Lock" and "Ignore Blood Lock."

However, the Void Envoy "One" was unaware of this. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

It simply brandished the Void Sword in its hand, casually unleashing several waves of "Void Power: Dark Slash" at Yugudora, intending to end the duel with the simple, brutal beauty of overwhelming stats.

And while Yugudora had many more combat skills, only one, "Summon Phoenix," could be effective at this moment.

[Master of the Holy Sword Skill—Summon Phoenix: Consumes Magic Power to summon the Phoenix Spirit Body dwelling within the Holy Sword to fight alongside its master. If there are no other allies and only one enemy, Yugudora is still considered to be in a duel... The Phoenix possesses an attribute panel and attack characteristics similar to an Ancient Giant Dragon. All of its basic attacks are large-scale AOEs, and it can strike the ground from an extreme height, up to a maximum of 200 meters (still within conventional range, unlike the heaven-defying altitude of the Evil Dragon Jinli after its Abyssal Erosion).]

And so, the battle devolved into a simple, brutal exchange of basic attacks.

The bronze Holy Sword in Yugudora’s hand carved a sharp arc, its blade wreathed in fine golden light as it chopped toward the Void Envoy "One," only to be precisely parried each time by the inky, mist-wreathed Void Sword.

With each crisp clang of metal on metal, a wisp of black smoke would creep up the Holy Sword to Yugudora’s arm, leaving behind a searing black mark.

The Void Envoy "One’s" assault was overwhelmingly powerful. Every swing of its sword sent a numbing shock through Yugudora’s wrist, and the Dark Energy emanating from the Void Sword surged forth like a tidal wave.

It first sidestepped Yugudora’s diagonal slash, sweeping its Void Sword toward her waist. The sharp blade tore right through her armor, and dark red beads of blood rolled down from the wound.

Then, taking advantage of Yugudora’s stumble, it smashed the hilt of its sword heavily against her shoulder, slamming her into the rock wall behind her. Stone dust rained down upon her blood-streaked golden hair.

Yugudora gritted her teeth and pushed herself up, using the Holy Sword as a crutch to steady herself. Blood still seeped from the wound on her chest, but there was not a trace of fear in her eyes.

Just as the Void Envoy "One’s" Void Sword pierced her left shoulder again, she seized the brief moment the blade was still. Her Holy Sword flicked upward, and though it didn’t wound her opponent, it forced the Void Envoy to take half a step back.

Black blood dripped from the fuller of the Void Sword, but the wound on Yugudora’s shoulder was already staunching at a visible rate. Even when the Void Envoy’s horizontal slash cut open her thigh a second later, she was still able to grip her Holy Sword and charge forward once more.

At that moment, Yugudora was like a weed caught in a gale—bent and broken, but never toppling. No matter how many new wounds the Void Sword carved into her body, she would never truly fall, and the Holy Sword never once loosened in her grip.

However, as a "replica" possessing an attribute panel identical to that of the Evil Dragon Jinli, the Void Envoy "One’s" survivability was terrifying.

It not only had a heaven-defying Passive that restored 5% of its Life Value per second, but also a monstrous Talent that reduced all damage by 99%.

Even when Yugudora’s Holy Sword sliced a wound deep enough to expose bone on its shoulder, inky Void Energy would instantly envelop the injury, and in the next moment, the flesh could be seen healing at a visible rate.

Meanwhile, a heavy blow from Yugudora’s Holy Sword, struck with all her might, felt like little more than a gentle pinprick against its body, lacking even the force to make it stagger.

Thus, the damage Yugudora dealt was completely negligible—like trying to scrape stone. When her blade swept across the Void Envoy’s body, it could only cut through the surface layer of Dark Energy, making it exceptionally difficult to even draw a single drop of blood.

On the rare occasion she managed to strike a vital point, the damage would be instantly nullified by its terrifying healing rate.

The two remained locked in a stalemate on the battlefield. Every one of the Void Envoy "One’s" strikes inflicted a new wound on Yugudora, yet it was never able to completely defeat her while she was in her Blood Lock State.