I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

Using the momentum of the first punch, Duanmu Lian pressed Shenwei's face down and slammed him into the ground, creating a huge crater in the sand.

Boom! ! !

Before Shenwei, who was slammed to the ground and was dizzy, could retaliate, a burst of green flames suddenly erupted from the palm of Duanmu Lian's hand that was gripping his face!

The cyan flames were incredibly terrifying. At the moment of the explosion, Kamui's head seemed to disappear without even a trace of ashes, as if it hadn't even burned.

The enemy's head was blown to smithereens, and he should be dead, but Duanmu Lian's face remained serious.

because--

"boom----!"

The headless Shenwei on the ground suddenly kicked out, striking Duanmu Lian directly in the stomach.

Although Duanmu Lian, who had hardened herself in time, was not injured, she was kicked into the air a hundred meters high by this force.

Sizzle!!!

At this moment, the lightning power on Kamui surged, and his severed arm instantly healed.

His head should have regenerated in the blink of an eye, but the bluish-green flames burning on his neck were terrifying.

His super-fast regeneration speed in the blink of an eye is not even as fast as the speed of flames burning.

Therefore, Kamui immediately and decisively cut off and discarded the burning parts of his body.

"Roar----!!!"

Without the burning of the flames, Shenwei roared as his head instantly recovered and summoned the Thunder Claw Universe Slash, slashing thousands of lightning sword energies towards Duanmu Lian in the sky in the blink of an eye.

Faced with the crisscrossing lightning sword energy, Duanmu Lian calmly used the 'Yin Yang Great Shift' to deflect it all away.

Buzz————!

Lightning flashed!

As Duanmu Lian deflected the lightning sword energy, Shenwei instantly arrived behind her at a terrifying speed.

The Demon Sword Thunder Claw Universe Slash unleashed a dense barrage of electric snakes, slashing directly at Duanmu Lian, aiming to tear him apart with a single strike!

Duanmu Lian, suspended in mid-air, made no move. He simply smiled, amused by the monotonous attacks and tactics of the man behind him!

Waaaaaahh ...

Just as the Thunder Claw Slash was about to touch Duanmu Lian, an extremely eerie and terrifying ghostly wail suddenly emanated from his body.

Before Shenwei's incredulous eyes, fiery skull demons emerged from Duanmu Lian's body, roaring as they bit down hard on the edge of his Thunder Claw Universe Slash Sword with their fangs.

Nine Deaths Evil Technique: Protective Evil Spirit!

Duanmu Lian has now cultivated her Nine Deaths Evil Technique to the eighth level, the Avici Hell.

Reaching this level means that the power, movement techniques, and explosive force are more than ten times that of the seventh level.

It is as if it is protected by evil spirits, so it is not afraid of strong attacks and fierce blows, and it is difficult to be penetrated by swords and spears, as if it has an immortal body!

Nine Suns Extinction - Blazing Sun Scorches the Sky!

Combining the Nine Deaths Evil Art and the Nine Yang Divine Art, Duanmu Lian unleashed a powerful and fierce kick, slamming it into Shenwei's abdomen.

Then, with a loud 'boom', the dazzling and scorching blade energy exploded directly on Shenwei's body, blasting him away with only his upper body remaining.

"What a great opportunity!"

When the Mechanical Saintess saw this, her eyes lit up. She instantly flew to the spot where Kamui had been knocked away and revealed a cute, childlike smile.

The next moment, a dense barrage of missiles surrounded Kamui from all directions, and he was hit squarely by the blast.

The series of explosions, combined with the explosion triggered by Duanmu Lian's kick, caused the entire sky to be engulfed in fiery clouds.

"This is a good opportunity for me too."

The Holy Maiden of the Prison chuckled and seized the opportunity, unleashing her full power to cast her magic.

In an instant, enormous cages, each carrying various negative effects, suddenly sealed off the very center of the explosion.

This is an ultra-large composite cage composed of dozens of stacked cages.

The Holy Maiden of the Prison could clearly sense that her prey had been completely captured in her cage.

"Mmm~~~ Detention complete."

The Saintess of Time, sitting in the cage, smiled happily and then nodded to the Saint of the Sun.

Above the sky, after the fire clouds from the explosion dissipated, only the mangled upper body of Shenwei remained, struggling frantically in his cage.

He wanted to heal himself, but the magical lock attached to the cage hindered the flow of his magic.

Furthermore, with the raging flames bursting forth from his body requiring suppression, Shenwei simply didn't have the extra power to resist.

"Didn't you say you were going to attack him? It seems you have other plans."

Duanmu Lian landed steadily on the ground, glanced at Shenwei who was trapped in the cage with no way to escape, and then turned her head to look at the Sage of the Sun.

Even if Shenwei, trapped in the cage, didn't make a move, the Mechanical Saintess could finish him off with a single blow.

However, they have not yet taken any action, which suggests that the Sun God Cult has other plans.

“We will eliminate him, but he has caused incalculable damage to the religion over the years, and we need to seek some compensation from him.”

The Saint of the Sun looked at the Thunder Beast, which was trapped in the cage and unable to break free, then nodded in satisfaction and directly explained the reason for not killing Kamui for the time being.

"Heh, mass-produced clones? Whatever."

Duanmu Lian had guessed what the Sun God Cult was going to do to Shenwei, but he didn't care or want to get involved, since it wasn't his business.

This time, offering help is simply a mutually beneficial arrangement.

"Kill the Thunder Beast and cleanse all the corrupted Karura. In this way, the Church can finally move forward again."

The voice of the Sun Saint nearly drove Karula to a mental breakdown.

For Karula, Kamui was a ray of light in her life.

He had sworn to himself that one day he would liberate her and free her from God's bondage.

(Was it me... who caused Kamui's downfall?)

Karula never imagined that Kamui would die; the two of them almost died when Duanmu Lian went berserk.

But they relied on and helped each other, and in the end, they survived.

No matter what kind of injuries that person might suffer, Karula could not imagine the scene of that person dying.

Or rather, she didn't want to see that kind of scene.

(Will Kamui... also die?)

(Kamui...don't die...don't die...don't die in front of me!)

(God! God! Please punish me for my grave sins. I am willing to bear the consequences of your divine power as well, so—)

"Please save him... God..."

A hysterical voice, thick with sobs, came from Karula's mouth.

Along with the sound of weeping, Shenwei's roars and howls became even more intense, but immediately afterward, he sensed a commotion that caused Duanmu Lian's expression to change drastically.

"——————!"

The world lost its color; the world fell silent.

It's not a description, but rather the literal meaning.

The world lost its color and fell into an unprecedented silence.

The Saint of the Sun, the Saintess of Machinery, and the Saintess of the Prison all lost their color and froze in gray silence.

This silence was very familiar to Duanmu Lian.

Because from the nauseating sense of déjà vu he knew that time had stopped.

This time stop was far more devastating and disgusting to Duanmu Lian than the time freeze of the Time Saintess Karula!

"Ugh—"

The knowing, primordial poison stirring from her very soul caused Duanmu Lian's expression to contort slightly, her head feeling as if it were sinking into a blender.

He glared fiercely at Carla!

In this utterly silent world, besides himself, only Karula could move.

Even though he knew this wasn't time stop initiated by the other party, he also knew it was closely related to them.

"babble---"

Duanmu Lian's terrifying and fierce gaze made Karula tremble with fear, and she couldn't help but recall the terrifying appearance of the other party when she went berserk last time.

Although she didn't understand what had happened, Karula was quite afraid that Duanmu Lian would lose control again like last time.

"Huh? I was summoned by my older sister's prayers, but you seem more special and more suitable~~~~~"

Suddenly, in this world where time stood still and all was silent, a 'familiar' voice rang out in Duanmu Lian and Karula's ears.

Karula heard the little girl's voice, while Duanmu Lian heard her own voice.

Upon hearing the sound, the two immediately turned to look.

Then a familiar figure came into their view.

In Karula's eyes, it was a little Karula who looked exactly like her, but much smaller.

In Duanmu Lian's eyes, it was someone who looked exactly like her, but with much longer hair.

"...Who are you!?"

Looking at the person in front of her who looked exactly like her, Duanmu Lian's expression was extremely ugly and gloomy.

Because although the other person looks like me, it's the kind of person I hate the most.

Especially her long blue hair reminded Duanmu Lian of the mercury snake she hated the most!

To be honest, Duanmu Lian really dislikes looking in the mirror.