Most strikingly, their figures were in a constant state of subtle overlap and separation, as if they could split into two or merge into one at any moment.

"To destroy both Mirror Runes simultaneously... indeed, you are no ordinary intruders," the blue-eyed man on the left chuckled softly, his voice echoing with a layered resonance.

The silver-eyed man on the right chimed in, his tone identical: "But the game has only just begun."

Both men raised their hands simultaneously, palms facing each other.

The surging water energy within the trench madly converged, condensing between them into a deep blue water sphere that continuously expanded. Its surface reflected countless fragmented images, as if compressing the entire seascape within.

"Gemini: Mirror Myriad Forms."

The water sphere exploded.

There was no earth-shattering impact; instead, it transformed into countless water mirrors.

Each mirror reflected the figures of Bai Cheng and the Azure Bird, but in different postures—attacking, defending, standing still, or fleeing in disarray.

Immediately after, all the "them" in the mirrors moved simultaneously!

The "Bai Cheng" in the mirrors tore through space to attack, while the "Azure Bird" in the mirrors summoned thunderbolts to crash down.

Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion, became utterly confused in this moment.

Bai Cheng's silver eyes contracted sharply.

She sensed that these mirror phantoms were not mere illusions; each carried a genuine energy attack, and their attack trajectories and methods perfectly matched their own combat habits!

"Be careful!" the Azure Bird roared, enveloping herself in lightning to forcefully withstand three incoming thunder phantoms, staggering back amidst the explosive roars.

Bai Cheng's figure flickered, dodging several spatial tears, only to find the phantoms clinging to her like shadows, their numbers still increasing.

What was more troublesome was that the Gemini bodies remained hidden behind the layers of water mirrors, their auras elusive and difficult to lock onto.

"We must find their true bodies or break this Mirror Domain," Bai Cheng's thoughts raced, her spatial perception fully expanding.

She noticed that the energy source of all the water mirrors faintly pointed to a constantly moving point deep within the trench—that should be the true core of Gemini.

But breaking through this endless blockade of mirror reflections to approach that point was easier said than done.

Just then, a calm voice came through the communication array: 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Ning Xue and I have reached the eastern entrance of the trench. We've detected an abnormal energy convergence point, suspected to be the core of Gemini's domain. We'll attempt to provide external distraction."

Bai Cheng's gaze turned fierce: "Azure Bird, clear the area with full force! Buy me three breaths!"

"Understood!" The Azure Bird let out a long cry, the lightning around her intensifying to its peak, forcibly creating a ten-meter-diameter lightning domain in the deep sea.

All mirror phantoms that entered the domain were torn apart by the violent thunder.

Seizing this opportunity, Bai Cheng locked her silver eyes on that point deep in the trench and channeled all her remaining Power of Space into her legs.

"Spatial Warp: Anchor Traversal!"

Silver light exploded.

Her figure instantly vanished from her original spot, ignoring all the intervening water mirrors, and appeared deep within the trench as if teleporting.

There, the true bodies of Gemini.

The figures of the blue-eyed and silver-eyed men had completely overlapped, transforming into a shimmering stream of light of uncertain solidity, manipulating the entire Mirror Domain.

Seeing Bai Cheng break through directly to this point, a trace of surprise appeared for the first time on their overlapping faces.

But in the next instant, surprise twisted into a fierce grin.

"Walking right into the trap."

The overlapping figures suddenly separated, one left and one right, simultaneously striking toward Bai Cheng.

The left palm contained soul-freezing extreme cold, the right palm carried space-rending sharpness.

Their attacks complemented each other, sealing off all angles of evasion.

Yet, at this moment, Bai Cheng closed her eyes.

Not in surrender, but to focus all her perception on the faint yet tenacious stream of faith warmth transmitted by that Desert Kingdom statue.

In this desperate situation, she chose to believe in that entrusted conviction.

"Protection... hope... freedom..."

A warm power emerged from the void, not directly enhancing her energy, but causing her spatial perception to suddenly ascend.

In that instant, she saw clearly.

She saw the seemingly perfectly complementary attacks of Gemini, and the negligible, thousandth-of-a-breath delay in energy transfer that occurred because the two had separated.

That was the flaw.

Her silver eyes snapped open.

Bai Cheng struck out with both palms: her left hand folded space, diverting the extreme cold palm force into another dimension;

her right hand collapsed space, creating a miniature Devour singularity on the path of the sharp palm force.

Simultaneously, her body slid like a fish through that sliver of delay with hair's breadth precision. With two fingers together, silver light condensed into a needle, stabbing directly at the overlapping-yet-separated energy core node of the two men.

"Spatial Pierce: Mirror Breaker."

The silver needle pierced silently.

There was no violent explosion, no dazzling light effects.

Only a soft sound, like crystal shattering.

The blue-eyed and silver-eyed men both froze simultaneously, their faces filled with disbelief.

The swirling light and shadow of Reality and Illusion around them began to rapidly disintegrate and peel away, like fading painted skin.

The overlapping figures completely separated, staggering back, their auras plummeting.

The Mirror Domain Then collapsed.

"You... how is this possible..." The blue-eyed man clutched his chest, while the silver-eyed man coughed up pale blue blood.

Bai Cheng withdrew her hand, her silver eyes calm: "No matter how perfect ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) a mirror is, it has two sides. And you, in your pursuit of perfect synchronization, forgot that you are ultimately two individuals."

The Azure Bird had by now broken through the remaining mirror phantoms, her Thunder Spear pointed at Gemini: "It's over."

The figures of Zi Yuan and Leng Ningxue also rushed over from the eastern entrance, their blade light and ice spikes blocking Gemini's retreat.

Gemini exchanged a glance, then suddenly laughed in unison, their laughter eerily synchronized: "Over? No... this is merely the beginning of a play."

Their figures suddenly grew ethereal, transforming into two streams of light, actually intending to abandon their physical bodies and flee into the deepest part of the trench in pure energy form!

"Trying to escape?" Leng Ningxue's icy eyes turned cold, instantly Expand her Extreme Cold Domain, attempting to freeze the streams of light.

But the streams of light were extremely fast and Uncertainty between reality and illusion, actually penetrating the ice seal and plunging straight into the abyss.

Bai Cheng's silver eyes focused, about to give chase, when she suddenly felt a heart-palpitating, terrifying Intimidation far exceeding King Rank Three slowly awakening from the deepest part of the trench.

That aura was as Heavy as the starry Dome, as ancient as the Abyss, carrying a certain indifferent gaze that looked down upon all living beings.

A voice as low as the collision of ancient glaciers resonated directly within the souls of all present, through the seawater, through the energy:

"Who... disturbs my slumber?"

Bai Cheng's pupils contracted sharply.

This aura... it's definitely not Gemini!

Could it be that something even more ancient and terrifying slumbers deep within this Abyssal Trench?

The streams of light took the opportunity to vanish into the darkness, disappearing without a trace.

And that awakened terrifying pressure had already enveloped the entire trench like a tangible force.

The seawater began to flow backwards, darkness spread from the abyss, as if an invisible giant hand was slowly closing.

"Everyone, evacuate immediately!" Bai Cheng shouted sharply.

Silver light and lightning, purple electricity and ice crystals erupted simultaneously as everyone rushed toward the surface at top speed.

Below, the abyssal darkness surged like a tide, swallowing all light and sound.

Only those slowly opening, giant eye like rotating nebulae cast a Cold glance in the endless darkness.