I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Even when dealing with S-class mutated species, an armored rhinoceros that excels at defense was reduced to a skeleton in less than twenty seconds!

Even the skeleton decayed within seconds, as if buried in the loess soil after thousands of years.

Mu Mu was no longer overconfident. He took a step back more than a hundred meters away, and then reached out and tore a crack in the air, creating a crack less than ten feet high.

"You still want to devour my attack? This size is far from enough!"

Fia thought coldly to herself, but the next change still exceeded her expectations.

Instead of the overwhelming suction force, something seemed about to burst forth from the spatial rift.

Space Storm!

That was a violent energy that existed only in the chaotic void, a power that Mu Mu did not directly control. Mu Mu had merely established a channel to guide them.

A silver torrent emerged from the crack, tearing everything apart. Nothing remained in its path; the super alloy ground vanished as if made of paper.

And that enormous black wind blade also faced its greatest challenge yet.

This is a process of mutual erosion.

It must be said that Fia is quite skilled; her decaying aura can even penetrate spatial abilities, and the torrent was partially neutralized by it.

But that was only a portion, less than a third. The rest surged forward all at once, tearing the wind blades apart from the middle section of the torrent, then shattering them completely, and disappearing with the last wisp of silver torrent as an energy storm.

The result seemed evenly matched, but Fia was sweating profusely.

What Mu Mu just used wasn't exactly a domain technique, was it?

They didn't even expand the boundaries!

And what about myself? I've used almost every trick in the book to barely get this far!

"Was that Mu Mu's first path—the fracture...?"

Yan Ziming thought to himself, Mu Mu herself seemed to have said that her second path was called 'isolation'. Unlike the first path which was mainly offensive, the second path was mainly defensive. Both paths were good at both offense and defense.

But I still have to say, it truly lives up to its reputation as a spatial ability!

Why was Fia so badly suppressed when they were both at the eighth rank?

It's just that their superpower attributes are inferior to others!

Wind is just a relatively common elemental ability, far inferior to the renowned lightning or spatial abilities.

Based on Bai He's previous assessment of superpowers, Yan Ziming and Mu Mu's ratings are at least S+, while Fia's superpower rating is at most A+. This is the constraint on superpower potential.

There are also such examples in daily life—

An ordinary person puts in many times, even ten times, more effort to study than the average person, while your deskmate, who plays games all day, masters everything in the time it takes you to eat a meal. That's the difference.

Just as the human species can never compare with mutant species in terms of physical fitness, the gap between geniuses and ordinary people is real and cannot be overcome through hard work.

Perhaps Fia's talent is indeed remarkable, having reached the eighth rank at such a young age.

However, her high level of talent cannot be translated into her potential for special abilities. The potential of the Phoenix type is only so high, which means that her combat strength at the same level cannot be compared with special abilities such as spatial lightning.

Unless her wind element mutates to the point where it can sever space, she has no chance of turning the tide.

"Holy crap, no way, I was right?!"

While still marveling at the difference in superpowers, Yan Ziming suddenly leaned forward, looking incredulously at the scene unfolding on the arena.

Chapter Ninety-Five: The End of the Wind

The situation on the field has changed.

A dozen or so cracks suddenly appeared on Fia's body, and blood spurted out, turning her into a blood-soaked figure in the blink of an eye.

Mu Mu said that she hadn't done anything and that it was all Fia's fault.

The black wind grew even thicker, and visibly, it carried a hint of pale blue as it swept through the air, causing instability in space.

Mandala below the stage clenched his fist.

Knowing Fia well, she knew that Fia was pushing her body to its limits to fight!

She tried this forbidden technique once when she was at the seventh level, but she only lasted for a little over ten seconds before she almost died. She has kept it sealed ever since.

Because of the pressure and humiliation Mu Mu brought her, she finally made up her mind.

Compared to the last time she used it, she has already crossed a level. Although she will still suffer severe injuries, it is all worth it.

Facing Mu Mu, a high-level spatial ability user, this was a golden opportunity for her to break through her limitations. Such an opportunity was rare and precious, and she had to seize it.

She was unwilling to have her wind-type ability potential exhausted and end up being suppressed by Mu Mu and Yan Ziming to the point of being unable to lift her head.

She wouldn't know her limits unless she pushed herself to the limit!

The best way to test yourself is in real combat, constantly struggling on the edge of death, climbing out of piles of corpses, and breaking through your own limits!

So she used a forbidden method she hadn't used since she almost died that time. The prelude was that her own body couldn't withstand it and burst open, with blood flowing out.

Along with this, the black wind that filled the sky and earth gradually turned azure blue, tearing through the void, with specks of starlight dotting it, and a chilling aura, like a hurricane, filled the heavens and the earth.

Even Mu Mu was moved by it.

—Has her superpower mutated?

Mu Mu's first thought was this, after all, it was impossible to cut through space with just wind elements, there must have been some fundamental transformation.

"Your Majesty, what is this...?" Sun Jie explained, then turned the question to Mo Sheng.

"All kinds of superpowers have the potential to mutate, most of which are benign and can bring the potential of the superpower to the next level."

Mo Sheng stared at Fia, who was covered in blood, and said, "There is a saying that the end of Phoenix-type abilities is space."

"There's such a saying?!" Sun Jie exclaimed in shock, he had never heard of it before!

“This is something a senior colleague told me,” Mo Sheng added.

Sun Jie quickly realized who the senior Mo Sheng was referring to was.

In China, who else but Huang Tao, the God of Wind, has gone to such extremes in the realm of phoenix-type superpowers?

Since it was said by that Grandmaster of the Phoenix Clan, it should be highly credible.

"Actually, that's not the case. To put it simply, it's just a different way of manipulating space, using the unique methods of the wind element... This is exactly the situation for the End of the Wind contestant right now."

Mo Sheng explained in detail, and added one more point:

"However, she is not currently in the process of mutation. Instead, she is forcibly overdrawing her powers to change in that direction by taking advantage of her insights from the battle with Mu Mu, in order to explore the path ahead. If she can gain some insights, her powers may really change in that direction, and her development space will be greatly expanded, instead of being limited to one level."

"Will my life be in danger?" Sun Jie asked worriedly.

"There will definitely be some. She's squeezing her own life out of herself, searching for a glimmer of hope on the edge of death."

Just as Mo Sheng said, Fia is now walking down this path, and has almost fallen into the abyss several times.

"To use the wind to cleave space... that takes some guts," Mu Mu said with a helpless laugh.

Actually, if she didn't want Fia to succeed, she could have simply eliminated Fia now, and Fia wouldn't have gained any insights and would have had to wait for the next opportunity to break through, but who knows when that would be.

It might be a few months, or it might be a few years or decades, or even a lifetime without another chance!

Mandala was also worried about this. If Mu Mu was unwilling to let Fia make a breakthrough, then everything Fia had done would be in vain.

Given that they are on opposing sides, is it really possible for Mu Mu to help her make a breakthrough?

Mu Mu answered with her actions.

"Interesting... Sister, I'll show you what a real spatial rupture is like!"

As Mu Mu finished speaking, everything around them became dreamlike.

Silver light shines through the ages. Under its glow, a starlight path stretches forward from Mu Mu's feet, connecting to dimensional space and communicating with the energy in the void through dimensional power.

Mu Mu, standing amidst it all, seemed like a god who controlled all the stars in the heavens, raising his hand to grab.

buzz-

A vast abyss of void appeared before them, connecting to endless darkness. The void rifts torn by the azure winds seemed so small and powerless beneath this abyss.

The azure wind began to dissipate, but stubbornly left behind a tiny spark, which, like a dying ember, reignited and never went out.

With a wave of his hand, Mu Mu moved the Void Abyss, which slowly descended, and an ancient and eternal pressure spread out all over the world, causing the ground to collapse.

"Ugh..." Fia was forced to kneel on one knee by the pressure, and another spurt of blood gushed from her wounds, making her injuries even more severe.

But she still kept her eyes half-closed, surrounded by azure winds that, while not tearing through space, severed the pressure from the Void Abyss, and slowly straightened up.

thump--

Ultimately, she collapsed due to overexertion, blood gushing out and pooling on the ground; the amount of bleeding was shocking.

"Aren't you going to announce the verdict yet?" Mu Mu asked, glancing at the still somewhat stunned referee.

The referee, as if waking from a dream, quickly decided the winner and notified the medical staff to carry Fia away. However, a figure was faster than the medical staff, rushing over like lightning and landing beside Fia to pick her up in his arms.

It is a mandala.

An outsider barged in and tried to take the injured person away. The referee frowned. "Excuse me, please..."

“You don’t recognize me?” Mandala asked back.

"Uh...."