I was originally leading, but after someone donated enough to crown me, I got blown away again—cry! Heartache and pain, begging for votes… … Games and reality are always different.

Many abilities that seem low-damage in a game would become inescapable finishing moves if translated into reality.

The Phantom Killer Ghost in the Foggy Night, among Sakuya’s throwing knife techniques, should be considered her strongest ultimate move.

Unlike other moves that rely on sheer volume to stack damage, nor does this one excel in speed.

Its true power lies in its exploitation of time and space.

The instant all the throwing knives are loosed, they vanish into the time and space Sakuya commands.

They cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Of course, the person being attacked will never know when the knives will appear, or where, and by the time they notice, the enemy has already been pierced.

Lin Luo possesses neither time nor space-based abilities, and his Light of Fantasy cannot penetrate space.

Therefore, he naturally cannot block Sakuya’s Phantom Killer Ghost.

In reality, even some space-manipulating ability users might be helpless against this move; as long as Sakuya surpasses them in spatial control, they absolutely cannot evade it.

Perhaps the only ones capable of dodging this move would be Jewel Incarnation escaping by opening space, or like Suigintou, by creating spatial currents to disrupt Sakuya’s control to a certain extent.

Of course, Evangeline’s inverted space could also evade it with ease.

But Lin Luo cannot utilize any of these three powers.

Fortunately, he has sufficient speed and an almost omniscient Perception Domain; as long as the knives do not directly pierce his body, he is confident he can evade them.

However, merely dodging is insufficient.

It is hard to say exactly how many throwing knives Sakuya has, but certainly not few, as she is a bullet-hell specialist; she would never allow a situation where there is no barrage to attack with.

This would leave him completely on the defensive.

He must find a way to break through.

In fact, if he could just grab Sakuya, prevent her from hiding, and then attack her with extreme speed techniques so she cannot activate her time abilities, he would have a chance.

Although Sakuya’s abilities appear to be cast arbitrarily, this is not entirely true; it still requires a certain amount of time—even 0.1 seconds is a casting process.

So, if he can deny her even 0.1 seconds of reaction time, she absolutely cannot win against him in close combat.

Fierce Zhang Fei can have his head easily severed while sleeping; Sakuya's strength would naturally be greatly diminished without her time manipulation...

The problem is, how can he find Sakuya? Whether it is Rule Power or ancient magic, at his current level, he cannot affect space.

If there is anything he can try… well, he might as well try it.

While dodging the countless throwing knives Sakuya cast, Lin Luo contemplated countermeasures.

Finally, with no other recourse, he decided to use his final measure—Reverse Rule, the Flame of Destruction! The power of the thrice-evolved state of points and lines is an extremely dangerous force; it can easily incinerate even Rule-level powerhouses, or peak Spirit-rank experts.

To be honest, if it weren't absolutely necessary, Lin Luo really didn't want to use this power against Sakuya, as it is too dangerous.

With his current strength, controlling it freely is extremely difficult, and one careless move might lead to irreversible consequences.

But things had come to this pass; he had no other option.

Otherwise, if Sakuya were to use an ability even stronger than the Phantom Killer Ghost in the Foggy Night, he might truly be defeated.

As long as he controls it carefully, Sakuya’s abilities should keep her from being burned...

Lin Luo thought to himself.

Then, with a swish, black flames began to burn in his hands.

He flung them forward, and scattered sparks of fire flew out.

When they reached a certain spot in mid-air, they suddenly burst forth, and that patch of space ignited.

“What is this…!?” Al, watching from the sidelines, saw this and his expression instantly changed.

He had seen Lin Luo's black flames when he used the power of Lakan, and while he thought the ability was somewhat dangerous then, he hadn't paid much attention.

But now he realized he had underestimated the opponent's ability; it could actually burn space itself.

This was no longer describable as a single ability or power; it was an encroachment upon the destruction of fundamental laws—a difference in realm! One must know that although space exists, it cannot be grasped.

Anyone can sense the existence of space, and some powerful individuals can even utilize and control it, but… no one can grasp space! Just like time, it exists but remains untouchable.

Yet, Lin Luo’s black flames could incinerate space.

How could this not be shocking? In fact, it wasn't just him; Sakuya herself felt the danger now.

If space were burned away, it would become a vacuum… No, a vacuum is still a form of space.

If even a vacuum ceased to exist, it would be the Void! In the Void, there is no existence of space, nor the flow of time—it is purely a black expanse.

With her current abilities, she couldn't reach a domain as profound as the Void.

But how could the opponent possess such a high-level power? Burning space away—this was simply preposterous, almost no different from a change in realm.

The only difference was that a change in realm was a combination of creation and destruction, whereas Lin Luo’s black flames were purely destructive.

Although he vaguely understood some principles related to this, how exactly did it burn space? It was utterly baffling.

This was, of course, understandable.

The Flame of Destruction does not burn matter; it burns existence! Beings that exist can be burned by the black flame, objects that exist can be burned by the black flame, and similarly, space that exists can be burned, though it requires slightly more effort.

However, what Lin Luo was burning now was not the original space, but the space Sakuya had altered.

As for the original space, he could burn it, but he could also choose not to.

Once the altered space was burned away, only the original space would remain.

At that point, it would be impossible for Sakuya to make further alterations, because the black flames would still be present.

If she forced her control, she would risk setting herself ablaze, and then even she couldn't escape.

This is a problem! Seeing space burning away, patch by patch, Sakuya finally felt the crisis.

If all the space she had manipulated was incinerated, not only would hiding become impossible, but even a place to stand would vanish, leaving her with no choice but to await death.

“Found you.” At that moment, she heard a voice from across the way.

Behind the space that was burning like confetti, stood a person, smiling at her—it was Lin Luo.

“I was careless.

I didn’t expect you could do something like this.

If I had known earlier, I would have used my strongest power against you.

But it’s not too late yet.

You can burn space, but… can you burn time?!” Saying this, Sakuya bent low, then suddenly spread her arms wide.

With a sharp crack, the entire venue was frozen… The boiling cheers, the intense music, the sound of lapping lake water—all vanished.

The entire world fell into absolute silence.

Everyone inside and outside the arena seemed petrified, motionless.

One person was mid-fall, his face nearly touching the ground, yet he was completely frozen at that instant.

Even the wind stopped in the air.

This was Sakuya’s strongest technique—Sakuya World! It completely stopped the flow of time in the world, putting everyone and everything except herself into a state of temporal stasis.

The area covered was not just a region, but the entire world! Outside the arena, everything was still.

Inside the arena, the black flames ceased their burning.

Although they still existed, there was no movement, not even Lin Luo.

He was motionless, a petrified smile fixed on his face, frozen.

“Success?” Despite her extreme confidence in her ability, Sakuya was somewhat astonished to see this scene.

Her opponent’s previous attack was too unconventional; he could even burn space.

She had worried that he might be able to burn time as well, but it seemed that worry was unnecessary.

Now, all she needed to do was throw him out of the ring and then accelerate the flow of time outside the stage—turning an instant into ten seconds, and victory would be hers.

“Hehe, it’s quite nice to be able to admire your cross-dressing,” Sakuya mused, smiling easily, and began to walk towards her opponent.

But just as her first step landed, she heard a swish, and the time she had stopped in a certain spot began to flow normally again! Sakuya’s face instantly contorted in shock.

She reflexively looked towards that spot and saw, not far behind her, a cluster of black flames gently flickering.

It was moving! It was burning! It hadn't been stopped! “This… how is this possible? It was clearly stopped!” If it hadn't been stopped from the start, that would have been understandable; after all, there were people like that in Gensokyo.

But something that had already been stopped—no ability should be able to affect it further—how could it possibly break free from stopped time? Even someone like Yukari Yakumo couldn't do that! “Impossible, it's impossible!” Sakuya could not comprehend what that black flame was.

It was too foul play! And just then, she heard that swish-swish-swish sound again.

Countless black flames erupted and burned beside her—it was the black flame she had managed to freeze, now completely unshackled.

“You really scared me.

I didn't expect that even after using the black flame, you could still stop me for so long.

Fortunately, your ability has a huge flaw, or I really would have lost.” A voice sounded nearby.

Sakuya knew who was speaking without even looking, but she instinctively turned her head.

What her eyes beheld was her opponent, whose state had returned to normal, walking towards her.

A strange sense of panic welled up in Sakuya’s heart, and she instinctively retreated backward.

“Easy there.

That thing behind you is very dangerous,” Lin Luo instantly appeared before her, taking her hand and pulling her closer.

He wrapped one arm around her waist, smiled slightly, “I suppose this means I won, right?”