Balladeer's face, bruised and swollen like a pig's head, revealed an extremely vicious expression.
He took out the Gnosis he had just obtained and violently pressed it against the location of his heart!
Balladeer knew he had no retreat left!
It was impossible for him to escape the clutches of an unreasonable monster like Yellow Fox!
Therefore, Balladeer decided to make a desperate last stand!
Originally, he intended to take the Gnosis back, conduct some research, make several modifications and adjustments, and then fuse with it.
After all, the energy contained within the Gnosis was not something his body could withstand.
But now, that opportunity was clearly gone.
If he didn't fuse with it now, he would never get the chance again!
Balladeer was seen pressing the purple chess piece into the cavity in his chest where his heart should be.
His body suddenly erupted with an extremely massive purple light.
Purple cracks gradually began appearing on his body, and terrifying lightning continuously flashed within these cracks.
It was as if Balladeer could explode at any moment.
This was the drawback of forcibly integrating the Gnosis into his body.
Balladeer's body was simply insufficient to contain the power held within the Gnosis.
In this state, he could sustain himself for a few minutes at most, perhaps even just tens of seconds.
When he reached his limit, if he didn't remove the Gnosis, he would instantly die on the spot.
But within this time limit, Balladeer's combat power could reach an unprecedented peak!
Due to the partial fusion with the Gnosis, Balladeer's control over lightning element power was several times stronger than before!
At this moment, Balladeer began to laugh loudly:
"Hahahahaha! Yellow Fox! You shouldn't have been careless just now; you should have finished me off immediately! Now, you can't stop me anymore!"
As his voice fell, Balladeer transformed into a purple swift shadow and charged violently toward Yuuko.
Moreover, numerous tiny bolts of lightning surrounded Balladeer!
It was clear that Balladeer's control over the lightning element had reached an astonishing level!
While charging, Balladeer raised his right arm and clenched his right hand into a fist, which was covered in dense purple lightning element.
This fist, transformed into lightning, shot straight toward Yuuko's face!
Now, Balladeer was determined to avenge the humiliation he had just suffered!
As an arrogant person, he naturally could not tolerate having his face smashed like that!
Now, he was determined to fiercely smash Yuuko's face to vent the hatred in his heart!
"First, that broken mask of yours—shatter!"
With a roar, Balladeer's lightning-flashing fist slammed toward Yuuko's face.
Boom!
A massive thunder blast erupted at the scene, and the lightning contained within illuminated everything around them.
However... after the lightning dissipated... both men were still standing in their original positions.
Neither of them had moved an inch; this was true for both the astonished Balladeer and Yuuko, who stood with his arms crossed... Balladeer's full-power punch just now failed to land on Yuuko's yellow fox mask.
Because, to inflict DMG on Yuuko, he would first have to break the Jade Shield surrounding Yuuko!
But clearly! Balladeer could not achieve this!
His punch was stuck fast against the shield.
It hadn't advanced even the slightest distance!
"Impossible..."
Balladeer was filled with shock, looking at the composed Yuuko in front of him, and muttered:
"How can there be such a tough Geo Element shield..."
Balladeer never imagined that even after fusing with the lightning element Gnosis.
And gaining a considerable boost, his full-power strike just now.
Still couldn't break the shield surrounding Yuuko... How could this not make Balladeer collapse in despair?
Yuuko, who had kept his arms crossed and hadn't moved at all, smiled softly:
"The power is decent, but it's still a bit lacking compared to the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi."
At this moment, Balladeer finally realized something, and he couldn't help but say, trembling:
"Could it be, this is Rex Lapis's... Impossible! How could that guy pass such clearance on to you!"
"Did you recognize it?" Yuuko sighed, "Honestly, I don't understand that pauper's thoughts either."
Balladeer's expression changed drastically again.
At this moment, his heart was increasingly filled with despair.
Yellow Fox himself was already an insurmountable wall for him.
But now he discovered that Yellow Fox also carried traces of Liyue's Martial God... How could this not make Balladeer despair!
At this moment, the cracks on Balladeer's body began to multiply, and the purple light emanating from them grew stronger and stronger.
Clearly, his body was quickly becoming unable to withstand the Gnosis's energy.
Balladeer's body was inherently a failed product.
It was already extremely rare that he had lasted this long.
Seeing the increasing number of cracks on his body, Balladeer couldn't help but roar again:
"It's all because of you! Yellow Fox! You monster! It's all you! You disrupted my long-term plan! You made me lose everything!"
Following his roar, intense lightning burst forth from Balladeer again.
And this lightning was even more dazzling than the previous burst.
This time, Balladeer was clearly staking his life!
His entire being was now covered by purple lightning, transforming him into an extremely unstable element Body!
Even if Yuuko didn't strike, Balladeer would automatically Decay and dissipate soon.
After all, forcibly pressing the Gnosis into his body and forcefully fusing with it leads to this outcome.
But clearly, Balladeer no longer cared about death.
He only intended, before death, to stake his life and drag the hateful Yuuko down with him!
Without a doubt, facing a madman who disregards death is the most dangerous thing!
But... the next second, Balladeer, who had transformed into a lightning element Body, had his head pressed down by an earthen-yellow hand.
Then... Bang!
With brute force, the hand gripping his forehead slammed Balladeer directly onto the ground!
Over ten meters of lightning exploded across the scene.
Even Balladeer, who was already Burning his life force, could not escape Yuuko's absolute suppression!
Balladeer, who had turned into lightning light, was stunned for a long, long time before roaring out:
"You monster!"
No matter how much Balladeer struggled, he still couldn't break free!
Finally, he stopped struggling.
He just lay quietly on the ground, even though his entire body composition had completely turned into purple lightning element.
The contours of his face were completely obscured.
But it was still discernible that Balladeer wore a deeply bitter expression.
He painfully voiced his thoughts:
"Yellow Fox, why must you obstruct me everywhere... I was only seeking a heart, is that... wrong?"
Hearing this question, Yuuko frowned and said coldly:
"You constantly inflict DMG upon others to achieve your own goals, is that not wrong?"
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