Sushang could no longer tolerate it and coldly refuted him.
"Hmph. What a fine 'victory gives life, defeat brings death.' Putting on the appearance of a senior expert, eloquently commenting on the superiority of sword techniques."
"In reality, you're nothing more than a rotten thing that treats people as chess pieces to be used at will, exploiting others' competitive spirit to satisfy your killing desire!"
"This Xuanyuan Sword in my hand is a family heirloom. When my mother handed it to me, she said: A swordsman must not fold paper too often."
"Usually, I always wondered what that sentence really meant…"
"At this moment today, I finally understood. What she wanted to say was probably 'The sword may bend, but the will cannot be taken away,' right?"
"Yanqing the Xiaowei, we haven't yet determined the winner after those few exchanges just now. Don't go deciding on your own and declaring us the losers!"
Molten Torch couldn't help but laugh loudly. "When this little girl ignites her fighting spirit, she really is scorching hot!"
"Since she insists on fighting, young man, will you respond?"
Yanqing's expression gradually became solemn. "Yanqing will not retreat!"
"Miss Sushang, you…" Huohuo's face was full of worry.
"This is a matter between fellow Cloud Knights. Losing wouldn't be a big deal, but abandoning my comrades and bringing shame upon the Cloud Knights — wouldn't that make me unworthy of the sword in my hand?"
Hearing Sushang's resounding words, the flames on the lance in Stelle's hand temporarily extinguished.
Really now. Saying it's a matter between fellow Cloud Knights — it made it awkward for her to intervene.
But—
Well said, Big Pillow Li!
"Although I estimate that I probably won't be able to hold out for long…"
"Don't be discouraged, sister. You have to believe in yourself." Stelle offered encouragement.
Besides, wasn't she still here?
A baseball bat and a lance weren't such inconvenient weapons. Even if it came down to it, she wasn't incapable of wielding a sword.
Sushang left them with a resolute back view.
"You two go find the General quickly! Before he arrives, I absolutely won't fall easily!"
"Find what? Anyway, Yanqing has already challenged enough people. It's about time for Grandpa to… ah?"
Before she finished speaking, Ah Xian discovered she had been sent back to the Alchemy Commission dock by the black screen technique.
Isn't this… pure plot kill?
Guinaifen was extremely worried. "Sushang, my Sushang. How can she be so foolish…"
Stelle's eye twitched. "Why does that sound a bit strange?"
Guinaifen: "Foolish is foolish, but when she blocked Yanqing for us and told us to go find the General, her back view was really charming."
Huohuo: "According to the Nether Messenger's information, the General is still slacking off in Fyxestroll Garden. We need to hurry and bring him here!"
"Right now, probably only he can make little brother Yanqing recover from the illusion, right?"
①: "You two go. I'll go back to help Sushang."
②: "There's no time to lose. Hurry."
Hmm?
Ah Xian immediately perked up.
Of course she understood that this choice represented different story directions.
She had complained too quickly earlier. Now she took it back.
Stelle: "You two go and return quickly. Finding the General doesn't require three people. I'm going back to help Sushang."
Guinaifen and Huohuo were both stunned. "Eh?"
"Stop with the 'eh.' Abandoning a comrade and running away when I clearly have the ability to help — that's not my style."
Stelle turned around and left the two with a heroic and valiant back view.
"If Sushang can't hold on, watch how this Galaxy Baseball Girl deals with that Heliobus. Hmph hmph!"
"Miss Stelle, wait… take the…"
Seeing her jump onto the boat and quickly disappear into the distance, Huohuo helplessly withdrew her arm.
At the very least, she should have taken the Sympathetic Fire Bell and the Zangyue Hu and other artifacts for subduing the Heliobus…
Things had already reached this point. It was still better to quickly find the General!
...
Player perspective. Entering a cutscene CG.
Two figures, one blue and one white, continuously crossed paths above Dragonprayer Terrace. Sparks flew everywhere, showing how intense the fight was.
Stelle hurried back. Her sharp gaze was firmly locked on the two of them.
Although the two were fighting very fast, she could still see everything clearly.
In the blink of an eye, Sushang and Yanqing separated after clashing. Both their bodies slowly rose into the air, filled with astonishing sword intent.
The coldness and sword intent around Yanqing merged. The flying swords behind him quickly condensed into a massive frost-colored sword that blocked out the sky and sun.
"Heavenly River Cascade!"
Seeing this, Sushang did not dare to be careless. She formed a sword seal with her fingers, her expression grave—
"Three-foot Still Water, Capable of Cutting Clouds!"
A massive sword that pierced the heavens and earth, no less in scale than Yanqing's, tore through space and the clouds and violently collided with the frost-colored giant sword.
In an instant, the sky darkened—
The astonishing collision shockwave spread in all directions. It was fortunate that there were no ordinary people here, otherwise they would very likely have been caught in the crossfire.
[???]
Seeing Sushang's counter skill, some players were so shocked that their eyes widened.
[What the hell, Taixu Sword God?!]
[Where the hell did this come from? Is this still Honkai: Star Rail?]
[Where's the promised phoenix manifestation? How does Big Pillow Li also know this move?!]
Although the move's appearance and expressiveness had some slight differences from Li Sushang in Honkai Impact 3rd.
But as long as one was an old captain, they absolutely wouldn't mistake it.
Moreover, even the skill voice line was copied over. It was clearly telling people that she wasn't acting at all.
[You can say that Sushang got heavily nerfed in every aspect after coming to Star Rail, but you can't deny that she still has room to grow.]
[Just thinking about that ultimate from the self-character skill set makes me want to laugh… Is this SP reserved now?]
[In a sense… the move created by the ancestor in the self-character skill might be even stronger, maybe…]
[Laughed to death.]
"What a fine Taixu Sword God. What a fine Heavenly River Cascade. Truly a young hero."
A familiar voice suddenly sounded by her ear. Stelle turned her head to look. The surprise in her eyes disappeared in an instant, and her joy also turned into calmness.
She was already used to Leon appearing and disappearing without a trace.
However… the timing of his appearance was really coincidental.
"Did you come together with the General?"
"General…?"
Leon was stunned and smiled while shaking his head.
"I just finished handling an important but annoying trivial matter. I happened to be passing by Wave-Moon Ancient Sea when I sensed the commotion here."
Many players simultaneously rolled their eyes a little.
[Just happened to pass by.jpg]
[I believe it.]
[It seems Leon is also a bit insincere.]
However, the players were mistaken this time.
Leon had not lied. The hidden dangers in his body had just completed the final processing procedure.
In the short term, there was no need to worry about problems unless something unexpected happened.
The last time he came out of seclusion and encountered the Cloudtop Five Xia reuniting was something Jing Yuan had deliberately arranged.
This time, it was purely a coincidence.
Stelle wanted to say something when she saw a figure flying backward toward her. She quickly stepped forward to catch her and helped dissipate the impact force.
"Are you alright, Sushang?"
"Cough cough… I'm fine…"
Sushang's breathing was ragged. She stood up from Stelle's arms and stared straight at Dragonprayer Terrace.
Gradually, Yanqing's figure emerged from the dust.