Blood Pupil Pressure

How did she disappear?

Olivia's sudden disappearance caught Thomas off guard. Even with his keen eyes, he couldn't tell how she had vanished or where she had gone.

Thomas instinctively released his domain, still acting according to his previous assumptions.

Just then, Leo's voice called out from not far away: "Watch your back!"

His back?

Before Thomas could even turn around, he felt a sharp edge rapidly approaching from behind, which then proceeded to pierce straight through his body.

It was a cross that looked like a sword—Olivia's weapon. It had run him through just like that.

Of course, as a Skywalker, he wasn't that easy to deal with.

In the very next instant, Thomas's body underwent a bizarre transformation, scattering into a vast flurry of cards with a rustling sound.

This was his ability to perform body cardification, allowing him to evade a great deal of damage.

The numerous cards converged toward one side, preparing to reform into Thomas's likeness once again.

However, Olivia had no intention of letting Thomas recover so easily.

In her left eye, the blood pupil suddenly snapped open, and a streak of eerie red light bloomed from within.

As the blood pupil flared, a massive pressure, reminiscent of Dragon Might, permeated the air.

When this pressure was released, the entire world seemed to solidify in an instant, coming to a momentary halt.

The others, who were not the direct targets of the pressure, felt a suffocating sensation wash over them in that moment, making them feel incredibly uncomfortable.

As for Thomas, who was facing this pressure head-on, even in his form as a collection of cards, he felt the agonizing sensation of being unable to breathe.

Thomas discovered to his horror that, under the weight of this pressure, his fragmented card-self was actually unable to reconverge.

Card after card drifted through the air and fell, slowly scattering across the ground.

"Do you like being a card? If you like it so much, why not stay that way forever? At least cards look much better than that face of yours."

With her right eye gold and her left eye red, Olivia walked over unhurriedly, looking at the cards on the ground with a faint smile.

At this moment, her entire being radiated a devilishly charming aura. The expressions of those watching her shifted constantly.

This was the first time Mirabelle had ever known Olivia possessed such power. Her eyes widened, falling into a state of immense shock.

As for the two princes, their reactions were equally spectacular.

What were they seeing? They were actually witnessing a Skywalker appearing so utterly powerless when facing a Domainist.

Such a scene simply tore their previous common sense to shreds.

At this critical moment, Leo made his move.

He was also surprised by the strength Olivia displayed, but no matter how astonishing she was, he had no reason to back down. He had to strike now.

A shield appeared in Leo's hand, inlaid with several gemstones. It was clearly a piece of spiritual equipment of considerable value.

Griping the shield tightly, he charged toward Olivia at extreme speed, arriving before her almost instantly. He raised the shield and slammed it down heavily toward her.

In response to such an attack, Olivia simply tilted her body slightly to evade it.

The strike missed, but Leo didn't overthink it. He swung the shield again, smashing at Olivia once more, blow after blow in a continuous offensive.

But as the fight went on, Leo gradually realized something was wrong.

He found that no matter how he unfolded his attacks, he couldn't even touch the hem of Olivia's clothes. It was as if she knew exactly how he would attack next, always able to respond in advance, making all his efforts seem completely futile.

What on earth was going on?

How could a Domainist's combat strength be so strange and unfathomable?

Leo was forced to start using all sorts of methods.

He deployed his domain to restrict Olivia's movements, but his domain was quickly neutralized by hers.

Normally, it would be difficult for a Domainist's domain to neutralize that of a Skywalker, yet Olivia was able to do exactly that.

Since his domain wasn't working, Leo used his abilities to restrict her, such as causing the gravity in a large area to increase significantly.

This didn't affect him much, but for Olivia... it also seemed to have no effect.

Seeing Olivia still moving nimbly back and forth within the zone of ever-increasing gravity, Leo's lips couldn't help but twitch.

He could only cycle through his abilities one by one, constantly locking onto Olivia and charging, desperate to land a hit.

However, as time passed, he still couldn't touch her at all, feeling like a monkey being toyed with.

An unprecedented sense of frustration welled up in Leo's heart, causing his mind to become increasingly chaotic.

How could such a troublesome Domainist exist in this world?

Meanwhile, Olivia was feeling quite relaxed.

She was treating this battle as a trial run for her blood pupil. During her previous fight with the Church's Protagonist of the Era, Guinevere, her blood pupil had undergone a mutation, gaining a pressure similar to Dragon Might.

So, in this battle, she was making good use of the blood pupil's functions.

She found that the pressure emitted by the blood pupil had many uses.

Strictly speaking, it was a form of intense suppression.

This intense suppression could prevent Thomas from reforming while under its weight, and it could also weaken the effects of others' attacks against her.

Olivia realized that with the blood pupil alone, she was strong enough to deal with a Skywalker.

And if she used the magic mirror to predict a Skywalker's movements, fighting one was no different from child's play.

Once upon a time, the high-and-mighty, powerful Skywalkers had now become somewhat beneath her notice.

Of course, there were still huge gaps between different Skywalkers, but for now, she could say she didn't need to worry about an ordinary one at all.

After finishing her trial of the blood pupil's abilities, Olivia suddenly stopped. Then, the light within her blood pupil intensified, and an even stronger pressure radiated out, slamming heavily onto Leo.

Under this immense pressure, Leo's movements halted instantly. His entire body froze in place, and fine beads of sweat broke out uncontrollably on his forehead. It felt as if a great mountain had been placed upon him, forcing him to endure a massive weight.