Bad luck plagues him, he refuses to become a Kamen Rider.

He glanced at Xiang Le and saw that the guy was standing to the side with a smile on his face, showing no intention of interfering whatsoever.

His heart eased slightly as he looked at the overlord from another realm: "This place does not belong to Helheim. Please leave immediately."

Yu Xing's words carried a strong sense of rejection, causing the intruding overlord from another realm to take a slight step back.

"It was wrong of me to trespass into your territory. I will leave immediately."

As fellow hegemons, this one did not want to cause any unnecessary conflict.

Without thinking much about why he had suddenly fallen into this place, he swung his greatsword forward, cleaving a rift in space.

Soon, he stepped inside, and the crack slowly closed from bottom to top.

Before the rift completely closed, he extended an invitation to Yuuki: "Unknown overlord, my name is Demshu, and our king is very interested in you."

Yuuki remained silent with a straight face, while Demshu's eyes revealed a hint of regret.

He was an extreme warmonger, and Yuuki's formidable strength pleased him greatly. If Yuuki accepted his invitation, he would have another sparring partner.

"pity……"

As he looked on with regret, the rift closed completely. Yuuki withdrew his gaze and stared intently at Sagara.

At this moment, the smile on Sagara's face faded somewhat; he hadn't expected that this most warlike overlord would leave just like that.

"What a useless piece of trash, good for nothing but causing trouble."

His eyes held a deep indifference, and he shook his head helplessly.

He shouldn't have trusted these races that were destroyed in the last selection.

"In that case, you may continue the battle, hahaha!"

Sangaku laughed a few times, glanced at Yuuki, and then his body quickly disappeared into the air as if erased by an eraser.

As the embodiment of Helheim, his actions this time have already violated the rules, so he must not appear in front of them for a long time to come.

"This guy..."

Guihu frowned, somewhat unable to understand Xiangle's sudden appearance and disappearance.

"It's dangerous, he's in danger."

After Sagara left, Yuuki's tense body finally relaxed. When Takatora looked over, Yuuki's forehead was already covered in sweat.

“I used my abilities, but it had no effect on him whatsoever.”

Yuuki raised his hand, and Guihu noticed a wisp of black flame remaining on his fingertip.

"The black flames didn't even manage to burn on his body."

Extinguishing the remaining black flames, Yu Xing broke out in a cold sweat, suddenly realizing that the world was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

Even Daguba couldn't completely ignore his black flames, but the one just now was completely immune to his abilities!

"Holy shit!"

After hearing Yuuki's explanation, Guihu immediately swore.

"What kind of monster is that?"

Yu Xing shook his head; he wasn't quite sure either.

"But judging from his appearance, we probably won't see him for a long time to come."

His own black flames couldn't leave even the slightest injury on Xiang Le's body, but just now a strange force descended and wiped Xiang Le away with a wave of his hand.

Yu Xing thought that perhaps only a god could easily do such a thing.

He looked up at the sky and suddenly realized that the existence of gods wasn't such a big problem.

The people in the square fell silent for a moment, unable to imagine what kind of person Xiang Le was.

After a long silence, Eiji Hino was the first to come to his senses.

He walked over to Youxing and his gaze fell on Youxing's forehead.

At this moment, Yu Xing's forehead was still covered with fine beads of sweat, and the fear he felt was indescribable.

“That guy named Sagara is very different.” Eiji’s voice was very low. “Over the years, I have seen many incredible things all over the world, but just now he was completely different from the greedy one.”

It's neither like a monster nor like a human; it's something inexplicable!

Yuuki removed the pinecone lock from the driver, his eyes becoming somewhat profound.

“That’s something on a higher level,” Yuuki said. “Perhaps it’s God.”

But this was the first time Yuuki had seen a god in person before; his previous fate had only been subtly interfering with him.

Yuuki's words drew Takatora's attention to Kouta Kuzunoha. He remembered that Sagara had given Kouta Kuzunoha a new lockseed.

Kouta Kuzuha noticed Takatora's gaze, gave an awkward smile, and handed over the lock seed in his hand.

Guihu took the Shenghou Lock Seed and frowned, examining it over and over.

Guihu quickly confirmed: "This lock is highly technical. Even Lingma probably won't be able to fully analyze it in a short time. The components mixed in don't seem to be something that could be made with human technology; it's more like..."

“It’s more like part of Helheim.” Yuuki continued.

Guihu nodded. Just as Yuyuki said, this lock type is completely different from the lock type that comes from the driver.

He looked at Kuzuha Kouta again, wondering what was so special about him that made him worthy of being granted the Lockseed by a "god".

Without the Victory Roar Lockseed in his hand, Kouta Kuzunoha stood to the side, lost in thought.

"what happened?"

Guihu sighed and went forward to wake him up.

Am I really... that weak?

Kuzuha Kota snapped out of his daze and murmured to himself.

The voice was very soft, but Yuuki heard it clearly. He turned around and spoke first before Guihu could.

"It's not weakness, it's a lack of awareness."

Kouta Kuzuha looked up and saw that Yuuki's expression was calm.

"You think that having power will allow you to protect others, but you never think about what consequences you will have to bear."

Yuuki tossed the pine cone lock seed back to Takatora, but her gaze never left Kuzuha Kouta.

"Is a knight's power something to be abused at will? Or is it something to show off to others?"

Have you considered what responsibilities you bear, or the consequences of using force?

Kota Kuzuha opened his mouth, but no words came out.

After obtaining the power of the Lockseed, he only had thoughts of showing off; he never thought about anything else.

"Protection that is only spoken of is not real protection."

Eiji took the red coin, broken in two, out of his pocket. The broken edge of the coin was particularly glaring in the sunlight.

This is the only relic left by his comrade-in-arms, Ankh chose to sacrifice himself to protect Eiji.

"Only through experience and encounter can one truly understand what genuine protection is."

Eiji put the coin away and looked at Kouta Kuzuha.

"You want to protect others, and that idea itself isn't wrong. But do you really understand what you're protecting?"

Kouta Kazuha's mind was in complete turmoil. Countless answers flashed through his mind, only to be rejected one by one.

Looking at the silent Kouta Kuzuha, Yuuki shook his head. This junior still had a very long way to go.

"I do not know."

After a moment, he confessed honestly: "I just felt... I couldn't do nothing."

Yuuki was somewhat surprised by Kouta's answer. He chuckled and said, "Not bad."

Eiji looked surprised but also relieved: "Having this much is enough."

When they first embarked on their journey, they simply felt that since they possessed this power, they couldn't just do nothing.

After hearing Kouta's answer, Takatora's thoughts quietly changed, and he returned the Victory Roar Lock Seed to Kouta.

"you……"

Kouta Kuzuha was somewhat confused as to why the three men's attitudes had changed.

"Now, you are qualified to use this power, but you must understand that this power is not a gift from God, but is a trade with the devil."

Yuuki raised her hand and slashed open a rift. On the other side of the rift, the Helheim Underworld was lush and green, with fruits hanging on the trees, making one's mouth water.

"The outsiders might have started out just like us, but they failed."

"Using the Helheim Fruit to create Lockseeds, we might end up just like them."

After speaking, Yuuki slowly walked to the edge of the square, his gaze fixed on the end of the street in Zeya City.

As darkness fell, the entire city seemed shrouded in a hazy veil, making it difficult for Youxing to see clearly.

The crisis brought by Helheim is far from over. What is the purpose of Sagara's sudden appearance?

Something seemed to be bursting forth from the depths of Yu Xing's mind, but it was blocked, and he couldn't recall it no matter how hard he tried.

After pondering for a moment without success, Youxing suddenly spoke:

"Guihu, do you know what Lingma has been up to lately?"

Gui Hu pondered for a moment: "He seems to have been staying in the newly built laboratory lately, apparently researching something very important."

"Go and find out exactly what he's researching."

Yuuki said, thinking of the person who had issued the report before.

"As for the Exorcism Ring Fighter, I will go there myself, so you don't need to worry."

With Kouta's situation settled, Yuuki wasn't about to let another person off the hook.

"You're also going to evaluate him?"

"Kuzuha Kouta asked."

"Kuzuha Kouta, he's not like you."