"Hmph! Don't think I'll be afraid of you just because you've evolved into a Legendary Ship Girl," Illustrious shouted, gripping her silver sword.
Seeing Illustrious sweating, Dorsetshire sneered, "Oh? Is that so? But you seem to be sweating a lot!"
Illustrious wiped away the fine sweat. "It's hot! Isn't it natural to sweat a bit? Please don't pay attention to such details. I'm definitely not sweating because I'm afraid of you. Don't flatter yourself."
"Hehehe... Seeing how scared you are, how about this? I'll use only ten percent of my power to deal with you, so you won't say I'm bullying the weak." Dorsetshire said confidently.
"Don't get ahead of yourself! Die!" Illustrious, with her high pride, couldn't stand Dorsetshire's look of contempt. She raised her sword and lunged at Dorsetshire.
In the blink of an eye, Illustrious was in front of Dorsetshire. Gripping her silver sword, she swung it horizontally. The strike was like silver lightning, beautiful to the extreme, but this beauty carried the scent of death.
This strike was too powerful. Wherever it passed, low sonic booms echoed, dull and eerie.
Because Illustrious used her full strength for this strike, the air under the blade was instantly cleared. The powerful wind from the blow made Dorsetshire's clothes cling to her body, outlining her exquisite figure.
Facing this strike, Dorsetshire's expression remained unchanged. She watched the sword get closer and closer, and only when it was half a foot away did she move, taking a slight step back.
The sword swept past, grazing Dorsetshire's stomach without causing any damage.
The moment the sword passed, Dorsetshire reached into the void, and a blue longsword appeared in her hand again. Looking at Illustrious in front of her, she raised the longsword and slashed down.
This strike gathered the Ship Qi of countless Three-Star Legendary Ship Girls. The blade erupted with a blazing red light, causing the surrounding air to flow unevenly. Space began to vibrate, appearing incredibly powerful.
Against such a powerful strike, Illustrious gripped her longsword and held it in front of her, trying to block it.
However, how could she block such a strike? Dorsetshire's longsword struck Illustrious's silver sword. In an instant, the powerful force contained in Dorsetshire's sword surged out, finally pouring entirely onto Illustrious's silver sword.
Because Dorsetshire's strike was too terrifying, Illustrious was unable to block it even with all her strength. Ultimately, she was sent flying back by Dorsetshire's slash.
"Bang!" While flying back, Illustrious immediately used Silver Prayer Qi to stabilize herself, her eyes looking at Dorsetshire not far away with a solemn expression.
She hadn't expected ten percent of a Legendary Ship Girl's power to be so formidable. Gripping her silver sword, Illustrious charged at Dorsetshire once again.
Seeing Illustrious charging with her sword, Dorsetshire looked on with contempt. Gripping her blue longsword, she leaned forward slightly, kicked off the void, and quickly left her spot, shooting towards Illustrious.
Illustrious and Dorsetshire's swords collided. The two clashed like meteors, sending out massive shockwaves of energy. The energy waves crashed into the sea, causing the surface to become turbulent and swift.
Their swords clashed and then quickly separated, then clashed again. The two turned into streaks of light, constantly colliding. Each strike produced intense sparks, and the loud sound of the clashes continuously spread outward from the point of impact.
After clashing with Dorsetshire over a hundred times, Illustrious retreated a great distance. She raised her silver sword with her right hand, and Silver Prayer Qi constantly circulated within her body, gathering an immense amount of Silver Prayer Qi onto the silver sword.
The silver sword erupted with a blinding silver light. The light grew more and more dazzling until it was like the sun, making it impossible to look at directly.
With a cold face and eyes fixed on Dorsetshire not far away, Illustrious swung her sword down.
"Heavenless Sword Strike!"
A low shout echoed through the sky, and a ten-meter-long silver energy crescent blade shot out from the silver sword.
The power of the crescent blade was terrifying. Once unleashed, the entire space around Illustrious began to vibrate.
The crescent blade sliced through the sky with an unstoppable and powerful momentum, as if it could split a high peak in two.
Looking at the lightning-fast crescent blade, Dorsetshire's eyes were full of disdain. "Hmph! Petty tricks!"
Raising her right hand slightly, over thirty water swords appeared around Dorsetshire. Looking at the crescent blade, she swung them down fiercely.
The thirty-plus water swords immediately left their positions and surged towards Illustrious. Each water sword contained immense power, causing the space to vibrate wherever they passed.
Under the watchful eyes of Illustrious and Dorsetshire, the water sword collided violently with the moonblade that had shot toward it. A terrifying energy shockwave erupted at the point of impact, shaking the sea below into high winds and towering waves.
After a moment, Illustrious swung the silver sword with great force, completely shattering the final energy shockwave. "It seems your Legendary power isn't all that impressive. I think you should just surrender! Considering how cute you are, I might spare your life."
"Hmph! You dare to provoke me? Don't forget that I was only using ten percent of my power," Dorsetshire said coldly.
"Who knows? I think you're lying. You probably used eighty percent. Sigh! Your eighty percent Legendary power is quite lacking! I bet you're the weakest among the Legendary Ship Girls," Illustrious said, shaking her head.
Illustrious wanted to provoke Dorsetshire because people don't think straight when they're angry. If Dorsetshire made a mistake, she could find an opening and kill her in one fell swoop.
Hearing Illustrious's arrogant words, Dorsetshire was furious. She immediately stopped holding back her strength. With a loud bang, countless bursts of red Ship Qi erupted from her body.
The massive power caused Illustrious to break into a cold sweat. It seemed Dorsetshire was about to use her true strength.
"I originally wanted to play with you, but I've changed my mind. I plan to take your life right now. You shall be the first Ruler to die at my hands after my evolution into a Legendary Ship Girl!" Dorsetshire said with an icy expression.
Looking at the imposing Dorsetshire, Illustrious took a defensive stance. "Come at me if you have the ability! Anyone can talk!"
Dong!
Dorsetshire instantly appeared behind Illustrious and slashed down at her. Illustrious was quick and blocked it with the silver sword, but because this strike contained one hundred percent of Dorsetshire's Legendary Ship Girl power, the force was immense. After their swords collided, a shockwave hit Illustrious, and the sea below was split in two, whipping up massive waves.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of blood sprayed from Illustrious's mouth, and she was knocked into the sea by the strike, her fate unknown.
Seeing Illustrious knocked into the sea, Dorsetshire said haughtily, "Serves you right! You had no skill yet dared to talk back. You truly deserved to die!"
After sinking Illustrious, Dorsetshire intended to return to the Naval Base.
Just as Dorsetshire turned her head, a white figure suddenly leaped out of the sea. That figure was Illustrious; she wasn't dead.
"I... I'm not dead! Don't... don't just say people are dead whenever you like. Even if you died, I wouldn't. This little attack of yours... it's just like a tickle to me," Illustrious said, panting heavily.
"Hmph! Still being stubborn? Wouldn't it have been better to just die? Why insist on holding on? Sigh! I'll expend a bit more effort and send you on your way!" Dorsetshire spoke of killing Illustrious very casually, as if Illustrious were just a duck that could be easily slaughtered.
Illustrious remained silent. The current Dorsetshire, as a Three-Star Legendary Ship Girl, was indeed very powerful, but she wasn't impossible to eliminate. To Illustrious, Dorsetshire becoming a Three-Star Legendary Ship Girl was merely a nuisance.
The reason she thought this was because she had a move called silver sword Descent. This move was an exclusive skill of the Silver King, with power reaching the full-force strike of a Four-Star Legendary Ship Girl. It was more than enough to eliminate Dorsetshire.
However, once she used this move, she wouldn't be able to use the Silver King's power for a year, as it would need a year to self-repair.
She originally didn't want to use it, but now she had no choice. If she didn't use it, she really would be sunk.
Dorsetshire raised her right hand, and her blue longsword erupted with blinding light. Countless amounts of Legendary power condensed onto the sword, which was wrapped in countless streams of clear water. This was no ordinary water; it possessed strong corrosive properties. The blue longsword transformed into a massive water sword, growing larger and larger until a twenty-five-meter-long water sword appeared in mid-air.
Looking at Illustrious, Dorsetshire's eyes were full of disdain. Just as she swung the twenty-five-meter greatsword down, Illustrious shouted, "You're not qualified to kill me!"
"Descend! silver sword! Use your magnificent power to destroy everything!"
Illustrious raised the silver sword, looked at Dorsetshire not far away, and swung it down fiercely.
Seeing Illustrious swing her sword with nothing happening, Dorsetshire was about to mock her for being crazy when she noticed a giant silver sword three hundred meters above Illustrious rapidly descending toward her.
The tip of the descending giant silver sword rubbed against the air, creating intense sparks that were extremely conspicuous in the sky.
The power of the giant silver sword was terrifying. Everywhere it passed, space vibrated, and waves of powerful destructive energy constantly rippled outward.
Using her divine sense to probe the falling silver sword, she discovered its power reached that of a Four-Star Legendary Ship Girl. Feeling that the falling giant silver sword could threaten her life, Dorsetshire's relaxed expression vanished, replaced by one of extreme gravity.
Locked onto by the giant silver sword and unable to escape the move, Dorsetshire aimed her water sword at the giant silver sword.
The twenty-five-meter water sword left the blue longsword and shot toward the descending silver sword. In the blink of an eye, the two collided violently. Instantly, the twenty-five-meter water sword turned into powder and vanished in mid-air. Although the giant silver sword was slightly depleted, its momentum remained undiminished as it shot toward Dorsetshire like lightning.
Seeing how fierce the giant silver sword was, Dorsetshire immediately deployed a Ship Qi Shield in front of her. A moment later, the giant silver sword slammed into the Ship Qi Shield.
Because the destructive power of the giant silver sword was too great, ripples appeared where the tip hit the shield! Several cracks began to appear on the Ship Qi Shield, spreading rapidly like a spiderweb. In the blink of an eye, the Ship Qi Shield shattered into fragments.
After the giant silver sword destroyed the Ship Qi Shield, Dorsetshire hurriedly swung her sword to strike it. However, because the giant silver sword was too powerful, she couldn't block it at all. After resisting for only a few seconds, her longsword was knocked flying by the giant silver sword.
Weaponless, Dorsetshire was pierced through the chest by the giant silver sword.
The giant silver sword, with Dorsetshire impaled on it, plummeted toward the sea.
Upon hitting the sea, the violent energy inside the giant silver sword began to expand, followed by a massive explosion!
"Boom!"
An earth-shattering explosion rang out across the sea. Flames reached for the sky, and a mushroom cloud rose. The energy shockwave from the explosion surged out from the center, spreading in all directions.
The sea churned with massive waves due to the giant explosion, which then swept out across the surroundings.
Standing in the sky, Illustrious panted continuously. Once her breathing steadied, she used her divine sense to probe for Dorsetshire's life aura. Finding that her aura had completely vanished, Illustrious finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She hadn't expected that while she was about to win, the enemy would suddenly evolve into a Legendary Ship Girl—and succeed at that. It was too unlucky. Fortunately, she had kept a trump card against Legendary Ship Girls; otherwise, she would have definitely been doomed.
Looking toward the location of Lin Zhentian's Naval Base, Illustrious immediately took flight and continued forward. "Unicorn! I'm coming. You must be alright!"
...Watching Dorsetshire being sunk by Illustrious, Lin Zhentian was greatly shocked. His shock didn't last long before he saw Illustrious charging over, and he immediately began to tremble with fear.
"It's over. Illustrious is coming to kill me. What do I do? What do I do?..."
Seeing Illustrious sink Dorsetshire, Atago breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this Illustrious was not simple; she had actually sunk a Three-Star Legendary Ship Girl with power comparable to a Five-Star Epic Ship Girl. No wonder the Holy Lord would implement another plan centered around Illustrious.
Lin Zhentian paced anxiously in the Admiral's office, constantly trying to find a way to deal with the trouble that was Illustrious. If he couldn't think of something, he would be killed by her!
But no matter how much he thought, Lin Zhentian couldn't come up with anything because he had no other Ship Girls who could step in to stop Illustrious. When he saw Atago, he immediately thought of a solution.
Lin Zhentian walked up to Atago and pleaded for help, "Saint Atago, please save me! Step in and kill Illustrious! I am willing to offer the map of the gold-rank Azure Island."
To save his life, Lin Zhentian was willing to offend the Vice Governor of the Pacific Ocean, Hilita. Compared to promotions and titles, his life was more important. After all, if he lost his life, what would be the point of anything else?
Seeing Lin Zhentian panic and beg her, Atago said mockingly, "Oh? Didn't you just say you didn't have the map of the gold-rank Azure Island? Why are you saying you have it now?"
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