Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears-Chapter 190: A Surge in the Empress’s Power! Can Chu Sheng Still Stop Her?

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: A Surge in the Empress’s Power! Can Chu Sheng Still Stop Her?

[Battle countdown initiated: Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one!]

Finally.

The countdown finished, and the period of invulnerability was over!

The moment the protective light barrier fell, Gu Yuexi’s eyes flashed, and a powerful wave of Mental Power radiated from her.

Instantly, Chu Sheng felt the air around him turn viscous. It was like being submerged in invisible mercury, about to trap him completely!

’What is this stuff?’

With a single thought, Chu Sheng activated his Nether Flame Battle Armor. A crimson, ethereal armor materialized around him. As its flames blazed, the binding field immediately loosened its grip.

He broke free from the field in an instant. Simultaneously, a storm of Soul-Bursting Flame Feathers was already hurtling toward Gu Yuexi!

The game’s rendering engine had automatically converted all instances of Chu Sheng’s Soul-Bursting Flame Feather, transforming them into black, flaming spikes... not unlike the spines on a cockroach’s leg.

Soul-Bursting Flame Feather had become "Soul Fire Spike."

"This move again!"

Gu Yuexi knew this was one of Chu Sheng’s most common attacks. Unafraid, she retreated swiftly while using her Mental Power to instantly form a series of translucent barriers before her!

"The Telekinesis Barrier!"

Someone in the audience saw this and immediately cried out in surprise.

"The Telekinesis Barrier is an Earth Tier Spiritual Defense Technique! Normally, only Spiritual Mind Masters at the Middle-Grade Realm or above can use it!"

"Not only is the Empress forming the Telekinesis Barrier incredibly fast, but she actually created several at once! That’s insane!"

"Even a Fifth or Sixth-Grade Spiritual Mind Master might not be able to form so many in a single instant!"

Amid the exclamations, the dense barrage of Soul Fire Spikes struck the Telekinesis Barriers, producing a series of sharp, ringing sounds.

CLINK CLINK CLINK CLINK CLINK...

BANG!

The first Telekinesis Barrier quickly shattered, but a significant number of the Soul Fire Spikes were destroyed in the process.

A single volley of Chu Sheng’s standard Soul-Bursting Flame Feather packed the Attack Power of the Fourth-Grade Middle Stage, yet Gu Yuexi’s Telekinesis Barrier was proving to be exceptionally tough! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

At this rate, very few of the Soul Fire Spikes would be left by the time they broke through the remaining barriers.

"Heh, little mosquito. That move won’t be enough to beat your master."

A smile touched Gu Yuexi’s lips, but in the next instant, her expression changed. A sudden sense of crisis welled up inside her!

’Something’s wrong!’

’The number of spikes is wrong!’

’That stinky mosquito summoned so many spikes, but fewer of them are hitting the Telekinesis Barrier. Where did the rest of them go?!’

Gu Yuexi was instantly on high alert.

Just then, a massive, flaming spike materialized out of thin air behind her!

This black spike was larger than the normal Soul Fire Spikes, and its flames burned a deeper shade.

It was the "Soul Fire Spike Plus," a version created by fusing dozens of spikes together!

And it wasn’t just the "Soul Fire Spike Plus"—it was the "Soul Fire Spike Plus: Blink-Strike Edition!"

That’s right. The frontal assault of Soul Fire Spikes had just been a feint.

While launching the main volley, Chu Sheng had secretly siphoned off several dozen spikes, fused them into one, and then used his Spatial Ability to teleport it right behind Gu Yuexi...

’Heh heh, sneak attack!’

The massive Soul Fire Spike, radiating scorching heat and a piercing aura, shot instantly toward the back of Gu Yuexi’s head!

At such close range, the hair of Gu Yuexi’s game character began to singe and give off a burnt smell before the Soul Fire Spike even made contact!

This upgraded spike was powerful enough to instantly kill an expert at the Peak of Fourth-Grade. If it hit Gu Yuexi, her death was certain.

’Game... over?’

However, just as the Soul Fire Spike was a mere centimeter from her hair, a barrier of light suddenly enveloped her, radiating a sacred glow and covered in flowing Dao Patterns!

A powerful wave of Mental Power instantly deflected the black spike!

"An Earth-tier Upper-Grade Secret Technique—the Eternal Heart Sacred Wall!"

Another cry of astonishment rose from the crowd.

The deflected Soul Fire Spike lost its Spiritual Qi and vanished, signaling the failure of Chu Sheng’s brilliant attack.

’Tch. Not bad. As expected of my master. You even saw through that,’ Chu Sheng thought with grudging admiration.

If Gu Yuexi hadn’t noticed the discrepancy in the number of spikes, she never would have been able to react in time. It was a testament to her keen powers of observation in battle.

Across the arena,

Gu Yuexi caught the scent of her own singed hair. Even for someone like her, it was a close call, and she felt a lingering sense of fear.

’So close... just a little more! If that spike had gone a single centimeter further, I would have lost!’

’That stinky mosquito has actually grasped a sliver of the Spatial Realm? I thought his understanding of Realms was supposed to be his weak point!’

’It’s one of the Ten Great Realms! Even in my previous life as the Empress, I barely touched the threshold of understanding it!’

’Good. Very good!’

’It seems I’ll have to get serious, too!’

...

The once-roaring crowd in the stands had fallen completely silent.

What a brilliant, thrilling exchange!

The once-confident Zhao Hongwu had even forgotten to breathe during that last exchange!

In a corner of the stands, Qin Wudao, whose expression had remained placid until now, spoke softly.

"The Spatial Realm, hm? Interesting, indeed. But it seems his grasp of it is still shallow. Can he only alter an attack’s trajectory?"

Meanwhile!

The most excited of all were the faculty and students of the Beast Taming Academy, along with the gamers from the "Great Cockroach Sect."

Shepherd Mountain saw Chu Sheng’s incisive attack and was absolutely thrilled.

’As expected of our Beast Taming Academy’s Divine Locust! He’s incredible!’

’Too bad. He almost one-shotted the Future Empress.’

...

「In the arena.」

Feeling cornered, Gu Yuexi decided to stop holding back completely.

Her gaze locked onto Chu Sheng. Then, a translucent Flying Sword, condensed from pure Mental Power, slowly materialized above her head!

A powerful, destructive aura radiated from the Flying Sword!

’Holy crap, is that...’

Chu Sheng felt a vague sense of familiarity from the technique.

’Isn’t that the move? The Nameless Finger that Gu Yuexi used back in the Tri-Provincial Tournament!’

’But the execution is a little different. Last time, she unleashed it from her fingertip, attacking with Qi Blood Power fused with Realm Power.’

’But now, it’s a Flying Sword condensed from pure Mental Power!’

’No, something’s off!’

’Although the principle is the same as the Nameless Finger, the power this time is far more terrifying! There’s even more Realm Power infused into this Flying Sword than before!’

As the Flying Sword slowly took shape, an Elder from one of the Ten Great Clans, who had come to observe, suddenly shot to his feet.

"That’s... Realm Power!"

"And it’s a Realm at the Perfection Level! What’s more... she’s actually fused four different Realms, all at the Perfection Level!"

"How is that possible?!"

This Elder was an expert at the Ninth-Grade Realm, yet his voice nearly cracked with astonishment!

To have mastered four Realms at the Perfection Level while still in the Low Grade Realm!

And to have perfectly fused all four into a single technique... that was a degree of control over Realm Power that even he would find difficult to achieve!

In his corner, Qin Wudao’s expression also shifted slightly.

"The Gold Realm, Spear Intent, Saber Intent, Sword Intent, and... the Destruction Realm. Every single one has reached the Perfection Realm!"

"To think she can fuse four supremely offensive Realms like that!"

"The Future Empress, hm? Very impressive indeed."

A look of appreciation shone in Qin Wudao’s eyes, but hidden in their depths was... an extreme, possessive desire!