The Cornflower Witch Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Moonlight Breathing Technique

Under the night sky, Hylial’s body twisted unnaturally, moving like a puppet on strings.

Her once crimson eyes gradually turned pitch black, and her formerly dazzling golden hair dimmed, becoming increasingly dark and profound.

Just when Hylial thought the other party had completely lost consciousness and turned into some kind of monster, there was another invisible pulse wave.

Then Hylial’s stiff body gradually softened, kneeling on the ground. A sobbing sound then echoed through the forest, and when she looked up again, black tear streaks slowly flowed from under her eyes.

Black and purple纹络 spread across her body, consuming the original Blazing Sun within her. Even the ‘Blood Discipline’ affinity in her blood was eroded and twisted.

A strange sensation, Hylial’s consciousness awoke again.

She felt as if her body had been completely replaced. The accumulated fatigue, soreness, and exhaustion had all vanished. At this moment, she noticed the shadow on the ground.

It was her shadow in the moonlight. Although it was just a shadow, it had a strangely familiar feel, along with a sense of weariness and injury.

Her body became as light as a feather. She gripped her sword again and easily leaped up, almost instantly appearing behind Hylial.

She had become so strong! A wave of joy washed away her doubts. She immediately thought of her goal for the night, her gaze fixed on the lantern at Hylial’s waist.

She didn’t know what changes had occurred within her after the Solar Eclipse Ritual, but to resolve the side effects, she had to go to the Hidden Grove. There, many scholarly traditions and various knowledge were easily accessible. Only there could she continue on the path of a transcendent.

Her former Blazing Sun path had been cut off; from now on, she could only walk the path of ‘Nightmare’.

On the other side, when Hylial realized Hylial had passed by her, a chill ran down her spine.

So fast! This speed had surpassed the limits of a normal person. Or rather, it was impossible for Hylial to achieve such speed with her current abilities. This was probably close to the strength of a ‘Second-Order Nightmare’.

There was no time to ponder what changes had occurred in Hylial. Another exchange of blows began.

Hylial brandished her sword with one hand. Though the sword arc lacked its former fiery intensity and power, it was now incredibly light and swift, far exceeding

its previous speed.

Under such bizarre and nimble swordplay, Hylial’s previously perfect defense was no longer so. The strange and swift blade easily found openings and gaps, penetrating her blocks and parries.

During their several clashes, a few thin scratches were left on Hylial, drawing specks of blood. Though not deep, the pain made her frown.

Her black hair fluttered. The short-haired Hylial’s hair was now growing wildly, and her entire demeanor was slowly changing.

Her eyes became slightly elongated and sharp, and her voice gained a hint of coldness.

“Lia, I won,” her voice was chilling.

She turned back again, an invisible ripple expanding from the blade in her hand, trailing black threads. The trees cut by it began to deform, exuding an eerie and sinister feeling.

This situation made Hylial recall the monsters in the Shadow World.

Such a ritual, after transformation, could probably no longer be considered a pure human.

The two paused their fight. Hylial stood in the cold moonlight, slowly turning around.

At this moment, Hylial’s eyes were pitch black, and some murky tear streaks flowed from the corners of her eyes. Not only that, but her body was also covered with strange black and red blood vessels.

Although the Blazing Sun Eclipse ritual could transform Blazing Sun into Nightmare, this transformation was not meant for betterment from the start, but rather to destroy the Blazing Sun Corona Dragon of that time.

Therefore, even after transforming into a Nightmare, Hylial’s body was full of distorted traces. That Nightmare affinity was also full of strangeness and instability, a world of difference from the affinity obtained through true self-cultivation and training.

In Hylial’s eyes, Hylial’s fate had been contaminated. Her once golden [Girl Awaiting Morning] now had a purplish-black wrapped frame, containing a blurry figure. Instead, outside the frame, fragments of vivid human figures lay shattered.

This eerie scene sent a chill down Hylial’s spine, portending something very bad.

Sure enough, the opposite Hylial’s fingers began to deform, like dark, purplish tentacles, coiling around the longsword in her hand, and charged forward again.

The originally golden sharp blade turned pitch black, striking the emerald jade sword. Some of the [Distortion] affinity seeped in, seemingly intending to infect Hylial as well.

Hylial was wary of this, quickly retreating, but the opponent continued to pursue relentlessly.

“Clang—”

Hylial once again swung her blade with all her might, clashing with Hylial’s black sword, and sent the longsword flying.

After losing her sanity, Hylial’s sword skills plummeted; now, she probably only had some crude instincts left.

Taking advantage of Hylial’s momentary retreat after losing her weapon, Hylial decided to temporarily avoid the bizarre Hylial and return to the foot of the mountain first.

But the opposite Hylial even abandoned her lantern and continued to pursue her.

She even gave up the Blood Odd Flower in the lantern, so it seemed Hylial had completely lost control, Hylial thought to herself.

Indeed, anything involving the distorted affinity is never a good thing, otherwise, why would those higher races build Heavenly Courtyards? It was to stay far away from the Twilight Sea, which was polluted by the ‘distortion’ affinity.

There was nothing Hylial could do but fight and retreat, but after Hylial’s transformation, although she lacked skill, her speed was much

faster than before.

Along the way, Hylial had sustained many sword wounds.

I can’t run anymore, I must confront Hylial head-on. Hylial decided to stop in a clearing.

Surrounded by twisted, withered trees, the two began their final decisive battle in this clearing.

Both of them now had long black hair. In their turning and fighting, their sword edges intersected, black hair flew, metals shattered, bringing forth sparks.

Continuously adjusting her breathing methods, accelerating her circulation, bursting with power, and enhancing her speed, Hylial felt that she had never so truly experienced how the circulation of blood could bring about such clear changes to her body.

At this moment, the moonlight fell upon her, also bringing ripples.

As if suddenly enlightened, just as the Dew Prayer Method utilized the power of the Blazing Sun to transform into Emerald Honey, could she also utilize the power of the moonlight to transform into Blood Discipline?

As this thought arose, the details in the inherited book “Merelankah Praying in the Lake,” which she had directly seen in the Shadow World and previously hadn’t quite understood, now became clear.

So that’s how it is, Hylial swung her sword again, separating Hylial by a short distance, then leaped up onto the treetops, soaring into the air.

At this moment, the moonlight bathed the entire clearing, and an invisible white aura appeared around her.

[Breathing Method Lv.4] (Blood Discipline) → [Moonlight Breathing Method Lv.3] (Glorious Moon)

[Moonlight Breathing Method Lv.3] (Glorious Moon): A new ability formed by the fusion of ‘Moon Dew Method’ and ‘Breathing Method’, which can restore physical strength with the help of moonlight, greatly enhancing the endurance of the breathing method and reducing side effects such as internal injuries from the breathing method.

(End of this chapter)