Holy Radiance shimmered around Mo Fan, and the healing power of Holy Light allowed her to recover in a very short time. The damage previously inflicted by Lu Luo's eye beams had completely dissipated. Even the notch on the bridge of her nose had miraculously healed at this moment.

If it were an ordinary person, despair would have likely set in by now. Mo Fan was already incredibly powerful; to possess such strong recovery abilities on top of that meant lower-tier Transcendents could only despair.

Actually, Lu Luo was quite familiar with this typical tactic of fighting while healing! As time passed and Church members further developed the use of Holy Radiance, once someone's Constitution improved to a sufficiently robust level, the tactic of fighting while healing was bound to emerge—it was inevitable. Perhaps Mo Fan's Constitution was weak, but her agility and strength were genuinely formidable. This method of combat healing had already started to provide a very noticeable enhancement to Mo Fan's strength.

However, Mo Fan did not feel happy about her recovery; after releasing the Holy Radiance, her expression was far from pleased. Moreover, Lu Luo saw from the Observer's hint that some of Mo Fan's attributes had decreased. Although not by much, they had indeed decreased.

Does using Holy Radiance accelerate her weakening? Like the aftermath of aerobic exercise post-Enhancement?

Lu Luo was focused, while Mo Fan, on her end, had now fully recovered. Her gaze locked onto Lu Luo again, her lips curling slightly upward. "Impressive."

This was already the third time she had praised Lu Luo; her previous praise had merely been appreciation for a promising youth. But this time, her praise was for an opponent. Lu Luo had injured her with his eye beams, which, at the Fifth Tier level, was truly unbelievable. Moreover, Mo Fan was no ordinary Seventh Tier. She was a Life Holy Knight, one of the former reigning champions, considerably stronger than the Seventh Tiers of the council. It was for this reason that Mo Fan held Lu Luo in such high regard.

"The more impressive part is still to come." Lu Luo also grinned, his expression and attitude amusing Mo Fan.

"Can you use that move from earlier again?"

In Mo Fan's view, the Thousand Eye Demon that Lu Luo had used was an unprecedented technique. For a Fifth Tier to perform such a technique was simply inconceivable. Even for top Sixth Tier experts, the Thousand Eye Demon could be considered one of their most powerful ultimate moves—perhaps even *the* most powerful.

But now it seems Lu Luo still looks like he's not done yet, Mo Fan thought. What is he planning?

"You'll find out soon."

"Oh? I don't like waiting when I'm fighting!" Mo Fan's tone suddenly shifted, and her speed surged significantly.

This was also the most difficult issue for Lu Luo to deal with. Speed! With agility over 400, plus the amplification from Seventh Tier Life Energy and Holy Radiance, Mo Fan's speed had increased to a level Lu Luo simply couldn't handle. It was a gap in foundational strength between the two, and even though Lu Luo had recognized the problem, he had no way to solve it.

Right now, my only hope is the Devourer!

SIZZLE!

Just as Mo Fan took off, her figure faltered unnaturally for a moment. She felt something had grasped her foot. The spikes on it were even stealthily attacking her protective Holy Radiance. Mo Fan, with her ample combat experience and intuition, did not turn her head to look at her ankle at that moment. She knew this was an obstacle Lu Luo had set up for her during the fight. She could simply power through such an obstacle.

Mo Fan's ankle suddenly exerted force, and a massive burst of Holy Radiance erupted from the spot. Only then did the thing entwined around her ankle shatter with a bang. Upon closer inspection, one would realize it was a tentacle! A tentacle covered with sharp barbs and mouthparts.

"Child's play." Mo Fan's body accelerated once again, rushing towards Lu Luo.

However, Lu Luo, standing in the sky, smiled. His wounds had mostly stopped bleeding, as the Fusioner continuously consumed Life Energy and began to repair his body. Mo Fan had been incredibly imposing just moments ago. But after crushing that tentacle, her speed had decreased just a little. And to Lu Luo, that tiny decrease was completely enough.

As expected, women are terrified of slimy, soft things like tentacles! Today, I'll dare to show off in front of a master, Lu Luo mused.

The Thousand Whiskers Demon had already spread out soundlessly in the space; this time, Lu Luo used a form he had never tried before. Fine, translucent threads began to appear in Lu Luo's Sequence Space.

As Mo Fan charged towards Lu Luo with unrelenting momentum, and because her speed was so great, she flew right into the incredibly dense threads. Inevitably, many of these threads snagged onto Mo Fan's body. Unfortunately, Mo Fan, with her dimming sight, did not realize what these threads were, as the threads offered little resistance. Therefore, Mo Fan chose to tear them apart violently.

Her speed was fast, and the threads covering her body grew more numerous the closer she got to Lu Luo. These translucent threads, much like a spider's web, began to wrap around Mo Fan continuously. And precisely because of this entanglement, her speed gradually decreased.

What the hell is this? Spiderwebs? Mo Fan wondered. As far as she knew, no spiderweb capable of slowing her down had ever existed. Unless it was from an Exotic Species spider above the Seventh Tier. And yet these threads felt like they had a lingering connection, even when broken. "Spinning vortices on these threads?"

"That's called Qi He!" Lu Luo called out.

"Hmph. Crude energy manipulation," Mo Fan scoffed. To those who wield Holy Radiance, all other energies were crude by comparison. It was an arrogant, yet understandable, perspective.

As she spoke, Mo Fan reached out to tear the threads. Just as she grabbed the translucent threads, the corners of Lu Luo's mouth inadvertently curled up.

SIZZLE!

The moment Mo Fan's fingers tightly gripped the threads, Qi He, carrying the Devourer's energy, erupted in her hands. As a Seventh Tier Transcendent with ample combat experience, Mo Fan released her strongest defensive Holy Radiance in a fraction of a second. Yet even so, the sensation of her energy being absorbed and her limbs being stuck still sent chills down her spine. Her body couldn't move anymore!

SPLURT!

A gush of thick blood spurted out. This was what Mo Fan found most incredible: even under the protection of Holy Radiance, she had actually been cut, and her body immobilized. It was simply outrageous. Mo Fan felt these silk-like things enter her bloodstream through her small wound. Then they began to tear and wreak havoc within her veins.

"What? How is this possible?" Holy Radiance was recognized as the most powerful energy by everyone. Even Mo Fan and Fan Zhen, who had jointly developed Life Energy, had to admit this.

My Holy Radiance is among the strongest in this world! Yet, even with my fingers enveloped in Holy Radiance, they were cut by this spider silk-like substance? And now this thing has entered my body? What on earth is this? What is this absorption ability?

"Holy Resurrection Light!"

Under the illumination of Holy Radiance, Mo Fan's body slowly regained mobility, as if the power of these threads had reached its limit.

Meanwhile, Lu Luo knelt on the ground, almost exhausted. "It failed! The recovery effect of the Holy Resurrection Light is absurdly strong. What a shame."

Mo Fan looked at the threads, then channeled energy into her eyes, and her blurry vision finally cleared somewhat. Only then did she realize that these translucent threads were not spider silk at all. They were, in fact, writhing translucent tentacles. These tentacles were covered with translucent spikes and suction cups.

So my Holy Radiance was absorbed by those suction cups! After absorbing some of my Holy Radiance, the spikes on the tentacles would immediately thrust out, attacking my remaining Holy Radiance protection. That's how my finger was cut!

"Lu Luo, you really are full of surprises. What exactly is this ability?"

"This move is called the Thousand Whiskers Demon, also known as the Devouring World Core!"

Indeed, Lu Luo's Thousand Whiskers Demon at this moment was significantly different from the one he used in his fight against Wan Jing. Previously, Lu Luo's understanding of the Devouring World Core was insufficient. Habitual thinking had led him to use the Thousand Whiskers Demon conventionally: releasing thousands of giant tentacles to attack. That indeed was a conventional use of the Devouring World Core, and in itself was entirely correct. But what kind of person was Lu Luo? His mind was a fertile ground for unconventional ideas. When it comes to developing his own abilities, Lu Luo was arguably second to none in this world. Therefore, after he used the Devouring World Core once in his battle against Wan Jing, he gained a newer, deeper understanding and insight into this move. He realized he could freely change the tentacles' size, form, and power.

A thousand giant tentacles might seem powerful and imposing, with plenty of attack power, Lu Luo had thought. But what would happen if I really unleashed thousands of such tentacles against Mo Fan? The outcome would likely be: Mo Fan relying on her exceedingly strong Holy Radiance protection and incredible speed to bypass most of the tentacles. Her Holy Radiance would repel a small portion of them, and then she'd be right in my face. One punch, and my brains would be splattered. That was the most probable outcome I'd face.

Anticipating this, Lu Luo carefully considered how the Thousand Whiskers Demon should be used to be effective against an expert like Mo Fan. The speed of this move was in no way comparable to the eye beams'. The eye beams attacked wherever his gaze fell. But the Devourer's tentacles couldn't do that; their attacks were more conventional. And being conventional meant they could be dodged and defended against.

So, how can I amplify the Devourer's effects to guarantee a hit while also increasing the attack area?

And that's how the current, web-like Thousand Whiskers Demon came to be.

Thousand Whiskers didn't necessarily mean a thousand tendrils; it could also be ten million or even a hundred million tendrils. These tendrils weren't fundamentally different from normal tentacles. They were just smaller and finer.

Although most women don't particularly like things that are small and fine, Lu Luo mused, I think being small and fine is precisely the inescapable snare for them.

Mo Fan was extremely fast. Her speed created an extraordinary rushing effect. Lu Luo knew she would undoubtedly use her superior speed to overwhelm him completely. It was inevitable. Lu Luo needed to use Mo Fan's speed advantage to counter her. He scattered innumerable tendrils, in the form of translucent threads, into every corner of the surrounding space. Under such conditions, no matter how Mo Fan accelerated or moved, she would encounter these tendrils. The sharp barbs and suckers on the tendrils could grip Mo Fan's body tightly.

One of the Devourer's effects was energy absorption. When enough threads had accumulated on Mo Fan's body, Lu Luo would then control the tendrils, triggering a sudden Outburst. At its strongest, the Devourer's effect could drain Mo Fan's Holy Radiance protection in an extremely short amount of time, thereby enabling an attack.

From a tactical standpoint, his strategy had already succeeded. But unfortunately, Lu Luo had underestimated the intensity of the Holy Radiance of a Seventh Tier expert. No, it wasn't that Lu Luo had greatly underestimated her. It was because Mo Fan knew her own Constitution wasn't strong enough, so during her high-speed movement, she invested more Holy Radiance into her defense. Thus, this kind of Devouring, which could almost instantly kill a Sixth Tier expert, was merely a breach of defense for the Seventh Tier Mo Fan.

Mo Fan looked at her fingers, her expression a mixture of shock and displeasure. "Your ability? It can actually absorb other people's energy? Devouring, plundering?"

As humans, the vast majority of people have an innate sense of fear towards devouring or plundering others' abilities. This is an inherent trait of humankind. Even though Mo Fan was a Seventh Tier expert, she still felt horrified by Lu Luo's ability.

Lu Luo was actually very aware of this, which is why he had often hinted that he had an Observer Sequence. But he had always remained tight-lipped about the Devourer. It was because Lu Luo was afraid that once the effects of the Devourer became public, it would cause panic and hostility from others, which was the last thing he wanted to see. So, even at this juncture, when it came down to a matter of life and death, Lu Luo still had no intention of admitting it.

"It's not devouring or plundering. Your senses are mistaken. How could I do such evil things! I and evil are mortal enemies."

Mo Fan was dumbfounded. What the hell? This guy's words are completely nonsensical!

Although Lu Luo was quibbling, she was still sure her senses weren't wrong; the power Lu Luo had just used was that of Devouring.

"The power you just used was that of Devouring. That must be a kind of high-level Sequence, right? Grade A, or even Grade S?" Mo Fan's gaze at Lu Luo held a new, unsettling intensity. The eye ability from before was definitely the effect of a Grade S Sequence. And now these tentacles were probably also Grade S. If someone possesses one Grade S Sequence, they could be called a prodigious talent. But what if a person has two Grade S Sequences? What would that make them?

The power of a Sequence grows with the increase in strength of its owner. Just thinking about how formidable Bai Qingshuang's Judicator was gave an idea of the upper limits of a Grade S Sequence.

"No, I'm not, I don't have it, you're talking nonsense," Lu Luo denied.

Lu Luo usually didn't talk during combat because he typically had the advantage. Staying silent allowed him to quickly dispatch his opponent. Then, it was time to pack up and go home for dinner. For a long time, Lu Luo fought in silence for this very reason: he was stronger than others. If I'm already stronger than you, why waste my breath? Just finish it quickly; no need to draw things out.

But the situation now was different. Mo Fan was much stronger than him, and at this point, Lu Luo was more than happy to chat. A little chat could allow him, having just used two major abilities consecutively, to recover some of his stamina and Sequence Force. The injuries Mo Fan had just inflicted on him could also be partially repaired in a short amount of time.

Although Mo Fan could also recover during this time, the combat objectives of the two were inherently different. Mo Fan's goal was to kill Lu Luo without sustaining too much damage herself. Lu Luo's aim, however, was to delay and engage, to find a way to drag Mo Fan into his own Disc Space.

Only in the Disc Space can my Sequence Force be fully unleashed, Lu Luo thought. Only then will I have even the slightest chance of killing Mo Fan.

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