Chapter 383: Finally Willing to Use It?

Chapter 383: Finally Willing to Use It?

Chapter 383: “Finally Willing to Use It?”

“I’ll stop her.”

When these words left Shien’s mouth, Elise couldn’t help but feel a tremor in her heart.

Shien’s tone was so natural, as if this was the most natural thing in the world, that it made her heart tremble.

But Elise still wanted to say,

“Don’t… don’t go…!”

Elise unconsciously gripped Shien tightly, her face pale, still struggling against the erosion of the evil aura, shaking her head desperately.

“That’s the strongest evil god! A being comparable to a Demon Lord! You’ll die…!”

Elise shouted at Shien.

Unfortunately…

“Die?”

Shien blinked and suddenly smiled.

“Don’t worry.” Shien said again in an extremely natural tone, “I’ve already died once.”

Elise was stunned.

Shien took this opportunity to loosen Elise’s grip on him.

“I might not win, but I probably won’t die. You can rest assured.” Shien said to Elise, “Your situation is worse than mine. Think about what you should do.”

Shien tried using [Celestial Breathe] to heal Elise, but it didn’t work.

Unlike the residual evil aura from thousands of years ago, Elise was now being eroded by Lilith’s power itself. Using just magic was truly difficult to be effective.

A god’s power was equivalent to an ordinary person’s Unique Skill, a power that defied common sense.

Goddesses of the Divine Race didn’t have Unique Skills, or rather, their powers were their Unique Skills.

If this Unique Skill wasn’t powerful, then it wouldn’t be a problem. But the title of the strongest evil god wasn’t just for show. The evil aura released by Lilith’s power, let alone ordinary magic, even Unique Skills specifically designed to dispel negative statuses might not be effective.

If that weren’t the case, why would the Three Goddesses have sealed those ancient beings who had fallen and become evil beings along with Lilith?

It was precisely because Lilith’s power was so formidable that once the corruption was successful, it was almost irreversible, making it extremely dreadful.

Therefore…

“I can only use drastic measures.” Shien looked at Elise, then smiled after a moment. “Don’t tell anyone, okay?”

Saying so, Shien raised the Holy Sword in his hand.

“Unseal (Heresu)!”

With a short incantation, the Holy Sword in Shien’s hand began to glow brightly.

“This is…!?”

Elise’s eyes widened.

She watched as a layer of steel on Shien’s Holy Sword, as if gaining sentience, suddenly detached from the blade and folded, eventually transforming into a ring that attached itself to the hilt of the Holy Sword.

A brilliant light radiated from the now golden Holy Sword, causing Elise, bathed in its radiance, to shudder. The negative emotions surging within her rapidly receded.

As a saintess, Elise knew very well what this holy light symbolized.

Or rather, anyone in Omnipotence would know the source of this light.

It was the most sacred power in this world.

It was also the miracle that a Hero from another world could bring forth.

It was the natural enemy of the Demon Race.

It was also the trump card of the Divine Race and humans, their most reliable partner.

“The Holy Sword…”

Elise looked at Shien with shock.

…

At the same time, on the rooftop of that building, everyone saw the brilliant light.

Their expressions changed.

“That is…”

Leisha murmured.

“The Holy Sword…”

Anima also seemed to see the light, speaking with mixed emotions and nostalgia.

“Finally willing to use it?”

Airi’s lips curled into a rare, happy smile.

As for Lasha, she silently gazed at the holy light, her ruby-like eyes flickering with emotions that others couldn’t understand or perceive.

…

“You… you are…”

Elise looked at Shien, her voice trembling.

Shien just shrugged at Elise, saying nothing, and stood up.

“Bang!”

The next moment, Shien shattered the floor beneath his feet, creating a gust of wind as he dashed out of the building at astonishing speed, towards Lilith.

Elise could only stare blankly at this scene, unable to recover for a long time.

Elise didn’t notice that in another direction, a girl was running forward at a speed no different from an ordinary child.

Wherever she passed, the evil aura automatically parted, and even the evil beings seemed to make way for her.

…

“Boom!”

Above where the dark temple once stood, the small goddess with twelve black wings continued to release her evil aura recklessly, the aura becoming increasingly violent and turbulent, surging in all directions with roaring sounds.

The scene was like a tsunami, a flood, an avalanche, a raging waterfall, incredibly powerful.

Such an astonishing release of evil aura had already become a true natural disaster, destroying everything around the goddess, flattening the land.

“Ugh…!”

Shien originally intended to rush in directly with his speed, but he was stopped by the impacting evil aura. He felt like he was going against a typhoon, like a small boat sailing on a stormy sea, tossed and turned by the storm of evil aura, unable to advance despite his momentum.

“It’s like a real storm…!”

Shien clicked his tongue.

He hadn’t expected Lilith’s evil aura to be released in such a terrifying way.

No wonder the evil god’s aura had once enveloped an entire continent.

Spreading in this way, the speed of its expansion was unimaginable.

At least, Shien believed that if he hadn’t made preparations, the entire Stalim Duchy would have already been engulfed by the evil aura.

Not only could it erode souls and drive people mad, but it could also impact everything around it in this way. It was like a super destructive typhoon raging, and every gust of wind contained deadly poison. It was truly terrifying.

“Is this the power of a being comparable to a Demon Lord?”

Shien finally understood how strong beings of this level were.

With his current strength, he couldn’t even get close. It was clear that for ordinary people, coming here would be a dead end.

“It seems I really have to go all out this time.”

Shien tightened his grip on the Holy Sword.

“Unseal (Heresu)!”

With this command, the second layer of steel on Shien’s Holy Sword began to detach, retracting into the ring and appearing behind the first ring.

Shien unsealed the second seal of the Holy Sword, releasing its even greater power.

“Clang!”

The light on the Holy Sword became even more brilliant and dazzling, and two-thirds of the blade was now exposed, the magnificent sword glowing in the pitch-black evil aura.

Shien felt a surge of immense power flowing into his body, making him stronger.

Only then was Shien finally able to stabilize himself in the storm of evil aura.

“Evolve!”

Then, Shien circulated his magic power throughout his body, using the [Limit Evolution] skill.

Shien finally felt much more relaxed, a sense of ease washing over him. He plunged deeper into the evil aura without hesitation and saw Lilith.

At this moment, Lilith still had her eyes closed, as if she hadn’t woken up yet. She was simply floating in mid-air, clad in a robe, with black wings on her back.

But Shien knew that it wasn’t that Lilith hadn’t woken up yet, but that she had no rationality or consciousness, only instinct and power remaining, like a doomsday device emanating darkness and chaos. Unless someone caught her attention, she would only follow her instincts, continuously releasing the evil aura and turning the world into hell.

Shien narrowed his eyes.

“Since you choose to ignore me, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

An immense magic power surged from Shien’s body.

“[Bestow: Amplify].”

“[Bestow: Enhance].”

“[Bestow: Expand].”

“[Bestow: Maintain].”

Shien used four magic spells in one breath.

But they weren’t used on himself, nor on Lilith, but on the magic he was about to cast.

“—With vast magic power, I summon the stars from beyond the heavens—”

Shien began to chant the magic spell.

“—Stars twinkling, flames blazing, heed the call of the one who commands the night sky, and reveal the mysteries and trajectories of the gods at this moment—”

“—That is light—”

“—That is the mighty power of the heavens—”

“—Therefore, shine, stars—”

“—And descend, light—”

The familiar incantation echoed as the vast magic power swirling around Shien transformed into starlight.

It was the advanced Celestial Magic that Shien had used against Capeline before.

“[Starry Arrays]!”

Starlight shone as celestial bodies formed around Shien.

Each of these celestial bodies was larger and brighter than the ones Shien had summoned before.

Because this time, Shien had not only unsealed two layers of the Holy Sword but also used Bestowal Magic to enhance the power and effects of the spell, making this [Starry Arrays] unprecedentedly powerful.

The celestial bodies, shining with brilliant starlight, flickered and appeared around Lilith, surrounding her.

“Attack!”

Shien pointed the Holy Sword, and the celestial bodies immediately unleashed dazzling beams of light towards Lilith.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—!”

Thunderous explosions rang out one after another.

The beams of light struck Lilith directly, creating explosions of light that were somewhat dazzling.

But Shien’s expression changed.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—!”

As the explosions continued, Lilith, at the center of the storm of evil aura, raised her head.

A pair of amethyst eyes slowly opened.