Chapter 582: Ch 582 : A showdown of the strongest

Accompanied by that cold voice, "Xiangling" froze in place—completely motionless.

Everyone present—Baizhu, Keqing, "Xiangling," and Su Yuan—was utterly stunned, staring at the figure who had suddenly appeared at the entrance of Bubu Pharmacy: the eerie form of Furina.

No one could comprehend it.

Even if Furina had rushed from Fontaine to Liyue at top speed, it should have taken several hours.

How was it possible that in just this short time... she was already here?

Because of Furina’s arrival, "Xiangling" was immobilized.

Her body, suppressed by Furina’s eerie power, could no longer move—naturally, the attack that had been about to strike Keqing and Baizhu was nullified.

But then, as if enraged by Furina’s interference, "Xiangling’s" expression twisted with fury.

A violent surge of eerie power erupted from her body, and—incredibly—she broke free of Furina’s suppression, regaining full movement!

Even Furina looked slightly surprised, her eyes narrowing as she spoke coldly:

"You actually broke free from my restraint... I must admit, that’s unexpected."

"But don’t get too full of yourself, wretch."

"Having that kind of power doesn’t make you strong—nor does it mean you’re qualified to stand on equal ground with me."

"Now—get out of my darling’s body!!"

"Then let’s see you try!" "Xiangling" roared back, unleashing her eerie power once more and charging straight at Furina.

The moment their powers collided, a massive shockwave erupted.

The windows of Bubu Pharmacy shattered instantly, and both Keqing and Baizhu could barely keep their footing under the overwhelming pressure.

"Doctor Baizhu, have all the patients in Bubu Pharmacy been evacuated?" Keqing managed to ask with difficulty.

"Don’t worry, Miss Keqing," Baizhu replied through gritted teeth.

"When the Traveler told me that the eerie Xiangling might come here, I already ordered Gui to evacuate everyone."

"Then we should go—now!" Keqing said firmly.

"When gods fight, mortals suffer. A battle of this level isn’t something we can intervene in. The outcome... we can only leave to fate."

"Understood," Baizhu nodded, and the two quickly slipped out through the back path of Bubu Pharmacy.

The focus returned to the battle between Furina and "Xiangling."

"Xiangling’s" strength was far beyond what Furina had anticipated.

Never before had she met someone who could truly match her— Of course, if it were Su Yuan himself, that would be a different story.

But just his body, without his mind or will? Furina never believed that could defeat her.

"Enough. I’ve had enough of this little game..."

Furina’s eyes turned icy as she looked straight at "Xiangling."

"Right now, I only wish to see my darling. You disgusting parasite—get out of him!"

Sensing a mortal danger, "Xiangling" tried to retreat and widen the distance—but it was too late.

Suddenly, a pitch-black power erupted from Furina’s body.

It resembled eerie energy, yet... it was something different.

Ordinarily, eerie power was black tinged with crimson, but what Furina unleashed was pure, absolute black—a darkness so dense it seemed to devour all light.

That power spread outward, splitting into countless thin threads that coiled tightly around "Xiangling," immobilizing her completely.

"W-What... what is this power?!"

"Xiangling’s" face twisted in shock and disbelief as she screamed:

"I thought that by controlling Su Yuan’s body and wielding eerie power, I was invincible... What is this?!"

Furina gave a cold, mocking smile.

"You’re not even worthy to know."

Then, with a calm yet terrifying grace, she stepped forward, placed her hand upon "Xiangling’s" forehead, and—like pulling silk from a cocoon— ripped Xiangling’s soul clean out of Su Yuan’s body.

At this moment, Xiangling’s soul, trapped in Furina’s hand, was completely at her mercy—her life and death entirely under Furina’s control.

Trembling in terror, she cried out:

"N-no... don’t..."

"How can you do something like this... Who—who are you???"

"Why is it that even though we both possess Eerie power, you can unleash such terrifying strength???"

But the only response Xiangling received was Furina’s cold, mocking smile...

In the next instant, amid Xiangling’s anguished screams, Furina clenched her fist.

The Eerie power she wielded corroded Xiangling’s soul, completely erasing it from existence.

After finishing this act, Furina calmly adjusted her makeup, then turned toward Su Yuan, her face blossoming into a radiant smile.

"Darling, welcome back..."

"I can’t wait to see what kind of night we’ll have together."

When Xiangling had been forcibly separated from his body, Su Yuan didn’t immediately regain control.

The scene he had just witnessed was far too shocking—his mind was still reeling from it.

That pitch-black energy Furina used—was it truly Eerie power, or something else entirely?

Moreover, Xiangling’s previous fusion of the seven elemental slimes had produced a pitch-black dish—dark, ominous, and somewhat similar to the Eerie force itself.

Could there be some hidden connection between that and Furina’s terrifying power?

But now wasn’t the time to think about such things.

The immediate priority was to provoke Furina, trigger his death rewind, and find a way to prevent all of this from happening!

Just as Su Yuan was about to seize control of his body again, something completely unexpected occurred!

He felt another obstruction—something preventing him from taking control!

But Xiangling had already been extracted and destroyed by Furina, hadn’t she?

Then who—or what—was stopping him now???