Starting as a Magical Girl, I Alone Shall Rule for Eternity

In a sea of molten iron and glass, Shion landed atop the charred, coal-like building.

Creating an independent space in the real world using some kind of power—this technique now seemed more similar to a Mental Landscape.

However, since her trip to Beihai's Disaster Control Bureau, she had already mostly figured out the weaknesses of these independent spaces.

To find the way back, all independent spaces must have one or multiple connection points with reality, ensuring that even if something unexpected happens, there's still a way to return.

After all, while independent spaces sound safe, once completely sealed off, they become true dead ends where one experiences the most hopeless ways to die.

So, as long as the entire space is continuously heated and destroyed, when the connections between the independent space and reality begin to melt away...

For self-preservation, no matter what independent space it is, it will definitely open an entrance.

This strategy was originally intended for Beihai's Disaster Control Bureau, but unexpectedly, it was used in Jiangming City.

Scanning her surroundings, she found Chilian wasn't there.

One after another, over a dozen Magical Girls gathered from the surroundings.

Qingluán and Iris were naturally among them.

At this moment, Iris was completely paralyzed, having been bitten twice by gu insects earlier and unable to move, but Qingluán still forcibly dragged her over.

Of course, it wasn't that Iris wanted to come, nor was it Qingying who wanted to drag her.

After all, she was dragged face-down along the ground the whole way. Holding the already polluted seed, she complained the entire time, "Ouch, ouch! Be gentler, be gentler!"

Since she was controlled by the soul-confusing gu, Qingying had no choice. When they reached the outside and saw Shion standing on the building above, she couldn't help but hold her breath.

"Shion!"

Beside her, the bruised and battered Iris shouted loudly, the injuries on her face all sustained from being dragged over.

So it really was her, the Sect Master of Azure Cloud Sect.

Looking closely, she was really so tiny...

But combined with the rising purple flames around her and the shattered, distorted sky,

it made it even harder to breathe.

"My fated rival! You've finally come!"

Fated rival?

Qingying thought for a long time in her mind, coming up with various methods and clever tricks for Iris.

But she couldn't figure out how Iris could be a fated rival to someone like that under such magical power.

Height, perhaps?

That was a super monster who could instantly spread magic throughout the entire Beihai, and even concentrate it onto a single building without shattering a single piece of glass in the surrounding area.

Even if Qingluán exhausted her imagination, she couldn't picture the two of them fighting on equal terms.

Shion tilted her head slightly, her beautiful, cold face showing a trace of confusion. "Who are you?"

Qingluán's eye twitched. She felt laughing now would be somewhat impolite to Iris, and the situation was so tense...

But she still couldn't hold back.

She laughed twice.

However, Iris didn't mind at all, just waving her hands: "It's me, it's me! Iris, Beihai's strongest Magical Girl! Anyway, all the Magical Girls in Jiangming City have been controlled by Chilian! You need to be careful! They're serious! Don't hold back!"

Qingluán was stunned for a moment, about to retort.

But four Magical Girls had already charged forward before Iris even finished speaking!

Colorful magic emanated from their bodies as the four Seedling Magical Girls used their respective Masterpieces!

Scissors, hounds, lightning, and giant rocks hurtled toward the petite figure on the tall building from four different directions!

Four purple flaming fingers pressed down from the sky.

The four who had leaped up simultaneously slammed into the concrete ground, their transformations dispelled.

Qingying glanced over; the four Magical Girls were only unconscious, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Scolding irritably, Qingying's body, no longer under her control, drew a card. The other Magical Girls also used their magic respectively.

As she inserted the card, Qingying watched Shion above, who was still looking around for something, with trepidation.

Meanwhile, Iris said carelessly, "What does it matter? Shion will control her strength anyway; she won't kill anyone. Relax, relax."

After saying that, she shouted loudly again, "Shion! Don't worry about us! Quickly resolve us with full power and go find Chilian! She might have run away!"

Qingying was horrified, her mind recalling the purple magic that had spread throughout Beihai.

Is this really okay?!

But as soon as the words were spoken, the card was already inserted into the Magic Wand, and the magic was used uncontrollably.

A melodious, hypnotic flute sound began to play.

[Stellar Mark Descends: Final Judgment.]

A large amount of glass fragments, stones, and melted concrete rebar were all controlled by magic, converging toward the purple figure!

Iris shouted beside her, "So sneaky! Qingluán! When did this move come with its own BGM? You didn't tell me!"

"Stop yelling, it's another Magical Girl's ability..."

Somewhat helplessly brushing off Iris, Qingluán looked back.

Sure enough, it was Shui Ling, staring blankly, blowing her flute like a musical puppet.

The other Magical Girls had all collapsed to the ground before even using their magic, their transformations dispelled, fast asleep.

For a moment, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

On one hand, she marveled at how Shui Ling's magic could affect even her, not to mention Seedlings—it was truly miraculous.

On the other hand, she felt the Magical Girls from Jiangming Disaster Control Bureau were a bit embarrassing...

But it was just as well; this spared the other Magical Girls from suffering.

Thinking this, Qingluán breathed a slight sigh of relief when she noticed the various debris gathered by her Final Judgment hadn't trapped Shion.

All the rubble and fragments containing her magic were ignited as they approached Shion, turning into points of light,

gathering on Shion's delicate fingers.

Then, a small, exquisitely beautiful fire lotus bloomed from her hand.

Iris's eyes immediately lit up, and she said to Qingying with a hint of pride, "See that? That's Shion's killer move, Three-Colored Spark. It's incredibly powerful—it blew up my Mental Landscape in one hit. This one move could probably take us all out, then she can go find Chilian. Don't worry, as my fated rival, Shion will handle Chilian easily..."

Before she finished speaking, the fire lotus expanded slightly.

Qingluán inserted another card.

She was starting to feel like she wanted to die.

Because of Shui Ling's flute playing, she was currently the only one in the Disaster Control Bureau who could attack Shion according to Chilian's orders.

Me, fighting Shion alone...?

[Stellar Mark Descends: Starfall.]

In the sky, a meteor seemed to fall from the universe, locking onto Shion!

The power of this move was terrifying, but it was basically very difficult to hit. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Any enemy who knew how to dodge would never be hit by this move, so Qingluán rarely used it, only employing it to finish off opponents who were difficult to move or when someone helped control the enemy.

Following Chilian's orders wasn't like fighting personally; it was like auto-play during card games, not considering the situation at all, just using whatever ability was strong.

There's no way this can hit...

But then Qingluán discovered Shion had no intention of moving!

Startled, she quickly shouted:

"Don't try to block it! Starfall is..."

Before she could finish, Shion over there just slightly raised the fire lotus in her hand.

The fire lotus flew upward, still gradually growing larger.

The Starfall landed on the fire lotus, like a small piece of coal falling into a furnace, only splashing a tiny spark.

"So... smooth..."

Qingluán felt her face burning somewhat.

Iris giggled and patted her cheek:

"Let me tell you, when that fire lotus exploded in my Mental Landscape, although it was incredibly powerful, my Mental Landscape wasn't just for show either. I fought her fire lotus to a stalemate, only losing in the end..."

While listening to Iris boast, Qingluán's body still involuntarily went to draw a card.

The fire lotus above their heads suddenly expanded again!

The already large fire lotus now blotted out the sky and covered the earth!

The Disaster Control Bureau scene in the Mirror World was also an industrial park. When the fire lotus bloomed, everything in the industrial park evaporated and melted. The smell of scorching and the scorching air began to burn their internal organs.

Even the usually optimistic and talkative Iris fell silent. The two of them were silent, only the sound of Shui Ling's flute playing behind them.

The originally hypnotic flute music, interrupted by the heat waves, started to sound a bit like a funeral dirge.

Qingluán looked back at Shui Ling and murmured as if possessed, "Quite fitting, actually."

Iris asked with difficulty, "What is?"

"The flute music."

Iris asked foolishly again, "You mean it fits our efforts to resist Shion?"

Qingying sighed, "I mean Shion is about to send us to the graveyard here."

The fire lotus merely descended slightly, and the entire Mirror World was burning!

Licking her dry, cracked lips, Qingluán looked at Iris beside her, her tone dry: "Are you sure you survived an attack from something like this?"

"It was a little smaller," Iris said woodenly. "And had fewer colors..."

Watching the unavoidable fire lotus descending from the sky, Iris's face finally looked like she was mourning:

"Also, also no need to try so hard... Can I take back what I said earlier? Is it too late...?"

The fire lotus exploded violently throughout the entire Mirror World!

......

The moment Shion descended, Chilian died one hundred forty-six times.

The method of death was very simple: when massive amounts of purple magic poured into the Mirror World, the tall building she was in was instantly submerged.

Without time to react, Chilian had already died in the inferno.

After one hundred forty-six attempts, she finally used Qingying's ability to send herself out of the tall building.

Miraculously, it was only after she survived that she realized she was the only one who died.

Both Qingying and Iris were like they were taking a bath in those flames, completely unharmed.

Then she began frantically fleeing outward.

She used to like using "massive" to describe magical power.

But when she truly saw massive magical power for the first time, Chilian realized how laughable her previous understanding had been.

Roaring waves of flame—nothing could stop them. Steel, rock, concrete, lake water—no matter what it was, these purple flames could instantly submerge and melt it, then drag her into them.

Losing consciousness in the turbulent ocean.

Chilian tried again and again, constantly running, constantly escaping, searching every possible corner for a way out.

Although the magic surging like an ocean was unstoppable, its spread was irregular.

Some places always had slower surges, some faster.

Most importantly, from beginning to end, the other party never locked onto her.

After all, as long as she wasn't touched by the magic, all that remained was to avoid the other's sight.

Of course, once touched by the magic, it was pretty much game over.

No need to worry about being locked onto.

Although the irregularly spreading magic was unstoppable, those obstacles could slightly slow down the speed of the wave's expansion.

Six hundred times? Seven hundred? Or nine hundred?

Or maybe it was already over a thousand?

Chilian didn't know; by the end, she was dying so much her consciousness became blurred.

Constantly testing, constantly searching for an extreme escape route.

The margin for error was compressed to zero point zero something seconds.

If she made one wrong move, she would be instantly submerged by magic.

Later, finding the route became completely instinctual to her body; she could even find her only escape route with her eyes closed.

Roll at zero point zero something seconds, jump at zero point zero something seconds, turn at zero point zero something seconds.

She didn't know how many times—perhaps over a thousand, or maybe not that many, countless attempts—she finally achieved a flawless clearance route without a single mistake.

When she finally emerged from the Mirror World, Chilian even felt moved enough to cry.

Gasping for breath in large gulps, she even wanted to spread her arms and embrace the whole world.

She had never loved Jiangming so much before!

Even though it was still raining heavily outside, even though the cold wind was biting,

compared to the scorching Mirror World, it felt warmer and more comforting to Chilian.

She originally thought the Mirror World was her path to survival, but it nearly became her grave!

Walking through the ruins, Chilian continuously summoned all the Disaster Beasts in Jiangming City.

Stumbling along the concrete ground, even surrounded by a circle of Disaster Beasts, she still felt uneasy.

Although weakened from her narrow escape, she still tried calling the government department.

Fortunately, someone answered her call.

"Hello? What's happened? The Disaster Control Bureau exploded—was that you?"

"Send the military over quickly..."

"What?"

"I said send the military over! Now!"

"Okay, okay, right away. Send them where?"

"To the Disaster Control Bureau, are you blind?!"

She roared furiously, completely lacking her usual elegance and composure.

Besides Azure Cloud Sect, there was also Saint Hall.

She couldn't relax; the people from Saint Hall should still be looking for her. That Jiang the Demon Butcher wearing the fox mask who could defeat the white Magical Girl—his strength shouldn't be underestimated either.

Pushing aside her wet, dripping hair, she took a deep breath.

She shouldn't have turned against Saint Hall; now she had to deal with two behemoths simultaneously. A miscalculation.

She continued into the phone:

"And also, activate all the Calamity Eggs..."

Before she could finish, a trace of heat overflowed from the Mirror World entrance behind her.

"...activate."

As she spoke, she turned to look. The Mirror World entrance was spewing flames, like a dam.

Originally just a wisp of flame, the next moment, a torrent burst forth violently!

This time it wasn't just purple; it was mixed with white, a bit of green, and a very familiar

pitch-black Polluted Magic.

Everything around was melting. The heavy rain continuously created steam around them, becoming patchy.

The air burned their lungs, bringing pain.

The flames didn't surge in all directions to destroy all of Jiangming.

Instead, they shot straight into the sky, igniting it!

All the clouds were instantly evaporated and annihilated in the torrent.

Not even steam could form. The originally overcast, heavily rainy sky became calm and clear in an instant.

Her lips moved slightly. By the time Chilian looked up again,

it was a clear sky for thousands of miles.

Warm sunlight spread down, casting long shadows on the ground. When stepped on, dry, cracking sounds could be heard.

A gentle breeze and beautiful sun, all sounds hushed.

"Tap."

As a pretty little boot stepped out from the connection between the Mirror World and the real world, the purple Magical Girl finally fixed her gaze on her.

Trembling, Chilian forcibly controlled the Disaster Beasts to charge over.

The purple Magical Girl just lightly stomped her foot, and the surrounding ground instantly collapsed!

The charging Disaster Beasts were crushed flat, Grief Seeds squeezed out, then flew into the girl's hand.

"I've found you."

A clear, pleasant voice, devoid of any warmth, like ice-cold glass shattering on the ground.

Chilian took a step back, breathing rapidly.

"Who are you, really?!"

"Sect Master of Azure Cloud Sect."

Her mind was in chaos, but she still instinctively tried to negotiate: "We... we don't have any reason to fight to the death, right? The Witch Association has always wanted to be on good terms with Azure Cloud Sect; we never intended to be enemies with Azure Cloud Sect..."

Seeing the other remain unmoved, just continuing to walk forward,

Chilian quickened her speech: "Moreover, the Witch Association has never harmed a single Magical Girl from Azure Cloud Sect! But Saint Hall! Saint Hall just killed a Magical Girl from your organization!"

Well, they didn't kill her, just took her seed, but that was pretty much the same as killing.

Not really lying.

Sure enough, the other stopped and looked at her quietly. "Saint Hall?"

"Yes, Saint Hall!"

Overjoyed inwardly—if the other was willing to communicate, there was a chance. "Saint Hall not only killed a Magical Girl from your organization but is also hostile to our Witch Association, completely looking down on us. We should join forces to eliminate Saint Hall first..."

"You mean, this?"

A tattered fox mask appeared in Shion's hand. Shion casually hooked the mask with her finger.

After swinging it around once, she tossed it away.

Huh?

Chilian looked down at the mask of that Saint Hall operative, Jiang the Demon Butcher, and was momentarily stunned.

Dead?

How so quickly?

Before she could think more, the other approached, holding a magic spear.

Chilian instinctively took a step back.

Then she shouted loudly, "Come on! Saint Hall! Saint Hall, where are you people! Didn't you want to kill me! Your Saint Hall operative has been killed! Come on!"

Shion looked at her as if looking at an idiot.

"Saint Hall!"

In her final roar, her head was instantly pierced by the magic spear.

As she fell backward, Chilian instead bloomed with a brilliant smile.

As expected, the other didn't know!

At the moment of death, the revival gu finally activated!

Feeling the revival gu trigger, her heart finally settled, calmly waiting for the reversal.

All the scenes in her eyes began to flow backward. But just as Shion slowly retreated back into the Mirror World, she suddenly paused for an instant.

"Hmm?"

Standing in the mirror-like phantom that connected the two worlds, she looked at Chilian with an indifferent expression:

"What. Are. You. Doing."

A tidal wave surged in her originally calm heart!

Just as that thread of icy fear was about to spread in her heart,

Shion ultimately slowly retreated back into the Mirror World. The original flames also flowed back into the Mirror World, and the sky was covered with dark clouds again.

Heavy rain poured down.

Coughing loudly, a surge of belated fear rising in her heart, Chilian immediately turned and ran toward the distance!

Not long after, the terrifying flames burst forth from the Mirror World again, clearing the sky in the blistering heat.

The moment before the small leather shoe stepped out, Chilian, already fleeing into the distance, sensed she was locked onto. Without hesitation, she turned around and charged toward the magic spear shot by the other.

A thousand times, ten thousand times, a million times!

No matter how many times, she would definitely survive!

"Little friend."

A soft inquiry sounded by her ear. The flying spear suddenly exploded into flames, enveloping her.

Yet that magic made Chilian feel exceptionally cold.

"What. Are you. Expecting?"

The raging flames suddenly solidified!

Turning into purple ice, freezing Chilian within.

Along with her consciousness!