Before he could even scream, he was sent flying into the forest like a streak of light by a single strike from Illustrious.
Having sent Kardan flying, Illustrious flashed and appeared behind Kaga. Sensing Illustrious behind her, Kaga immediately performed a whirlwind slash.
But before Kaga could even finish her swing, Illustrious slashed her away first. Kaga turned into a streak of light and crashed into a mountain peak.
Because of the violent impact, half of the mountain collapsed, and the falling debris took Kaga with it as she crashed into the ground.
"Oops! I accidentally didn't hold back my strength. You'd better not just die like that!" Illustrious landed gently and then gave a faint smile.
In mid-air, Akagi flashed into appearance. There was a trail of blood at the corner of her mouth, and her clothes were in tatters. It seemed she had been seriously injured by Illustrious's earlier strike. However, even so, she did not stop; instead, her determination to kill Illustrious deepened.
"This woman is terrifyingly powerful! If she cannot become a Ship Girl of our Atlantic Governors Mansion, then if she becomes our enemy in the future, Illustrious will be a real problem!" To avoid such trouble later, Akagi absolutely could not let Illustrious leave alive today; she had to be killed here.
Having made up her mind, she looked at Illustrious not far away. Akagi's Aura circulated to the extreme, and then she suddenly swung a hundred-zhang-long sword Qi toward Illustrious.
This sword Qi was like a celestial being flying from beyond the heavens, cutting through the blue sky. Its unstoppable momentum seemed as if it would split the earth in two.
Looking at that sword Qi, Illustrious raised her ship-slaying great sword high. Countless amounts of Aura rapidly gathered, and a point of light appeared at the tip of the sword. The point of light grew larger and larger until a fifty-zhang-wide golden energy orb suddenly formed.
At a certain moment, the space around Illustrious instantly solidified, and then she swung the ship-slaying great sword down fiercely.
"Great Radiant Silver Emperor!"
With a cold shout, the golden energy orb left the sword and slowly moved toward the massive sword Qi in the distance.
The golden energy shell carried an aura of destruction; its terrifying power made it impossible for ordinary people to even conceive of resisting.
The golden energy shell streaked across the sky, and under the watchful eyes of Illustrious and Akagi, it collided violently with the red energy sword qi.
In an instant, a thunderous roar erupted in the azure sky, and a terrifying energy shockwave surged from the explosion, spreading out in all directions.
The massive pressure directly crushed the surrounding trees, toppling them to the ground.
After the aftershocks of the two terrifying attacks vanished and Illustrious was found to be still alive, Akagi couldn't help but shiver inwardly. This Illustrious was truly difficult to kill!
"In my life, I hate it most when others stand above my head and look down on me, so you should just get down there for me!" Standing on the ground, Illustrious looked at Akagi in mid-air, and with a flash of her body, she appeared behind Akagi.
With her azure eyes fixed on Akagi's slender waist, Illustrious had no intention of showing any mercy. She followed up with a fierce side kick to Akagi's waist.
Realizing Illustrious had disappeared, Akagi, who was just about to defend herself, was kicked directly, her body turning into a streak of light as she crashed violently into the ground of the island.
A huge crater appeared on the ground. In the center of the crater, Akagi slowly stood up and looked at Illustrious in mid-air with a cold face, saying, "Illustrious! Enjoy your moment of pride. Once you fall into our hands, I'll make sure you taste the Eighteen Torture Instruments of our Atlantic Prison Island."
"Fine! But that's provided you have the ability," Illustrious said with a look of disdain in her eyes.
Akagi didn't waste any more words. She stepped onto the void, her Aura circulating to its limit, and then shot toward Illustrious.
Halfway through the flight, Akagi vanished instantly, and then dozens of Akagi clones appeared in all directions around Illustrious.
These Akagi clones glanced at Illustrious and then swung their blades at her.
Among these dozens of Akagi clones, only one was the real body. Illustrious quickly sensed the location of the original.
"Flashy but useless! Take this!" Flashing in front of one of the Akagi clones, Illustrious gripped her ship-slaying great sword tightly and then swung it down with force.
"Boom!"
This Akagi clone was smashed into the ground, while all the other Akagi clones turned into powder and vanished in mid-air just as they were about to hit Illustrious. From this, it could be determined that the Akagi clone Illustrious had just hit was indeed Akagi's real body.
After knocking Akagi's real body to the ground, Akagi lay in the center of the crater with a grim expression. To make Akagi lose her combat capability, Illustrious flashed in front of her. Taking advantage of Akagi's inability to move, Illustrious raised her right foot, gathered countless Aura into it, and then stomped hard on Akagi's stomach.
Just as she was about to stomp down, Kaga, who had transformed into a fifteen-meter-tall Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, swiped her left claw fiercely at Illustrious.
Seeing the massive fox claw striking toward her, Illustrious reacted immediately. She gave up on stomping Akagi and kicked her right foot toward the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's left claw instead.
The foot and claw collided violently, and a low sonic boom suddenly erupted at the point of contact. A shockwave ripple that caused space to fluctuate surged out and spread in all directions.
Seeing the giant claw block her kick, Illustrious couldn't help but praise Kaga, "A Four-Star Legendary Ship Girl actually blocked a full-power kick from me, a Five-Star Legendary Ship Girl. As expected, holders of Fantasy-type Unique Abilities are all monsters."
"What? Are you scared? Then hurry up and kneel down, apologize properly to me, and perhaps I can leave you an intact corpse," the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox spoke in human tongue.
"Hehehe... I give you a little praise, and you get carried away!" Illustrious shook her head and then sneered, "Since my base physical strength is a match for you, then take on my power after it's been boosted by my ability!"
"Despicable! You only know how to use your Unique Ability! If you have the guts, don't use it!" the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox immediately cursed.
Only a fool wouldn't use it. With a heaven-defying Unique Ability like 'In all of Heaven and Earth, I alone am honored,' Illustrious wouldn't stop using it just because the enemy cursed at her.
Clenching her fist, Illustrious then flashed to the right side of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox. Countless Aura gathered frantically on her fist, which she then punched out fiercely.
With this punch, Illustrious used 'Gaze' on Kaga, making the strike contain power that crushed Kaga. This punch was incredibly powerful, and Illustrious believed Kaga would definitely not be able to block it.
Her divine sense perceived Illustrious appearing on her right side, so Kaga suddenly turned around and swiped her massive left claw fiercely at Illustrious.
The punch and claw collided, but this time, Kaga could not block Illustrious's attack like before.
Kaga was sent flying backward like a streak of light by the punch, finally crashing into the base of a mountain peak.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of fresh blood was spat out. Feeling Illustrious's powerful punch, Kaga's eyes were filled with horror!
Seeing that Kaga still had combat capability, Illustrious immediately shot forward, wanting to completely beat Kaga back into her original form.
Just as she was halfway there, Illustrious felt a dangerous fluctuation descending from the sky. She came to a sudden stop and looked up at the sky.
In the sky was the Atlantic Governor. He hadn't fallen earlier from Illustrious's Crushing Slash. Although he was lightly injured and his right arm had been turned to powder, he hadn't lost his combat capability.
"Appear! Violent Destroyer!"
"Thou! The Palace of the Army Breaker that crushes all things!"
"Its name is! Secret Art of Thunder Authority—Palace of Raging Thunder!"
Kardan's expression was slightly solemn as he slowly raised his right hand. In his palm, a palm-sized purple palace composed of thunder began to form abruptly.
The purple palace flew fifty meters above Kardan's head. Then, under the enhancement of Kardan's gathered thunder Prayer Qi, the purple palace instantly transformed into a hundred-zhang-large structure.
The purple palace was filled with countless violent bolts of lightning.
A single bolt of this violent lightning was enough to make a Five-Star Legendary Ship Girl feel extremely endangered.
If a Five-Star Legendary Ship Girl were to take this move without defense, she would at best be heavily injured and at worst be turned to ashes.
Looking down at Illustrious from above, Kardan's face was cold as he shouted, "Illustrious, you are indeed powerful, but you absolutely cannot withstand this move of mine! It's time for you to vanish. Go to hell and repent for your stupidity! In your next life, never oppose our Atlantic Governors Mansion."
At a certain moment, the air around Kardan instantly solidified, and he then swung his right hand down fiercely.
The massive thunder palace slowly descended toward Illustrious's position.
The destructive power of the thunder palace was somewhat terrifying. Everywhere it passed, it shattered the void, and countless air currents continuously flowed toward the destroyed void, hinting at the palace's fearsomeness.
"Is this the legendary Palace of Raging Thunder? It truly is this terrifying!" Looking at such a powerful thunder palace, Illustrious did not retreat but instead shot toward it.
After flying halfway, Illustrious flashed to within thirty meters of the Palace of Raging Thunder. She then gripped her ship-slaying great sword tightly, and countless Aura surged out of her body.
When her Aura reached its limit, Illustrious concentrated it into the ship-slaying great sword. The sword erupted with a blinding light that became increasingly intense until it was like the sun, making it impossible for anyone to look directly at it.
Her Unique Ability 'In all of Heaven and Earth, I alone am honored' began to activate. By gazing at Kardan, Illustrious's strength and speed surged again in an instant. When they reached a level that could crush Kardan, Illustrious's face flushed red, and she let out a furious roar!
"Crushing Slash!"
Looking at the incoming thunder palace, Illustrious gripped her ship-slaying great sword and then swung it down fiercely.
This slash was like golden lightning cutting through space. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it collided violently with the slowly approaching thunder palace.
"Bang!"
Although the thunder palace was powerful, upon encountering Illustrious's Crushing Slash, it immediately disintegrated into fragments and vanished in mid-air.
The powerful slash generated a massive sword qi. After crushing the thunder palace, its momentum remained unabated as it struck fiercely toward Kardan.
"What! How is this possible! Ah! Pfft!" Kardan was struck by the massive sword qi and then plummeted from the sky.
After striking Kardan, the massive sword qi did not stop its pace and continued to soar toward the sky.
One-third of the clouds in the entire planet's sky were split in two by this Sword Aura, a sight so magnificent and grand when viewed from outer space that it couldn't help but inspire awe.
After a moment, Illustrious flashed into existence beside Kardan.
Seeing Kardan lying on the ground, unable to move, bleeding from the corner of his mouth and severely wounded, Illustrious immediately stepped on Kardan's head, then smiled faintly and said, "Alright, hurry up and hand over the book of creation! Otherwise, I'll use one last strike to finish you all off completely."
"No! The book of creation is the Treasure of the Mansion of our Atlantic Governors Mansion. How can we hand it over to someone else?" Kardan insisted stubbornly.
"Why won't you hand it over? I truly only want to borrow it for a bit, and I will definitely return it to you tomorrow," Illustrious said in a gentle, soft voice.
Hearing Illustrious's tone become so gentle, Kardan couldn't quite handle it. Honestly, if someone else threatened him to hand over the book of creation, he might still refuse, as he was, after all, a proper Man.
But even if someone was gentle with him, he still wouldn't hand it over. Are you kidding? If he did, Akagi and Kaga would definitely castrate him!
"Dream on! Don't even think about it. I absolutely will not hand over the book of creation to you."
"Hehehe..." Illustrious laughed in extreme anger, "You really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"
Stomping hard on Kardan's head, Illustrious continued, "Are you handing it over or not?"
Kardan, aching terribly from the stomping, said angrily, "Hand over your sister! I warn you, I am still the dignified Atlantic Governor of the Atlantic Governors Mansion. If you stomp again, when you fall into my hands later, I will definitely make your life worse than death."
"How dare you! You have the audacity! You dare to threaten me even while I'm stepping on your head? Watch me stomp you to death."
"Stop stomping! Stop stomping! heroine! Spare my life! If you stomp any more, my head is going to explode."
Akagi and Kaga flashed into existence in front of Illustrious. They were severely wounded but still stumbled as they walked toward Illustrious.
"Illustrious! Take your foot off the Governor's head, or don't blame us for being impolite," Kaga threatened weakly.
"Exactly! If you harm a single hair on the Governor, we definitely won't let you off easily," Akagi said with an angry expression.
Illustrious stopped stomping hard on Kardan, but her foot remained firmly placed on Kardan's head. "Don't come any closer. If you take another step, I'll stomp your Governor's head until it bursts."
"Let's talk this out nicely. Please don't be rash. You must know that impulsiveness is the devil," Akagi said, immediately stopping upon seeing Illustrious's serious demeanor.
Seeing Akagi stop, Kaga also stopped and continued, "That's right! We can give you anything you want, as long as you let our Governor go!"
"Exactly! Whatever you want, we will absolutely give it to you," Akagi nodded frantically.
"I was waiting for you to say that. You should know what I want. I want to borrow your book of creation for a while. Don't worry! I'll definitely return it the day after tomorrow." Illustrious stopped stomping hard on Kardan, but her foot remained firmly fixed on him, preventing him from moving.
"Wait! Didn't you just say you'd return it tomorrow after borrowing it?" Kardan reminded her.
"Will you die if I borrow it for one more day?" Illustrious retorted, stomping down hard with her foot.
"Stop stomping, stop stomping! It's going to burst! It's going to burst!" Kardan pleaded for mercy.
"Alright! Stop stepping on the Governor. We'll lend it to you." Seeing Kardan suffering, Akagi quickly agreed.
"Hey! You jerk, we've already agreed, so why haven't you taken your foot off?" Kaga said angrily.
Illustrious stretched out her hand and said, "A trade of person for goods!"
Akagi and Kaga exchanged a look, then Akagi said to Illustrious, "The book of creation isn't on us, it's on the Governor."
Illustrious tapped the Kardan under her foot. "So it was on you, you guy! That makes sense, since it's the Treasure of the Mansion, it should naturally be kept by the Governor."
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