The gray ray, condensed from all the Twin Gods' power, touched the tip of Sin and Punishment: End Judgment.
There was no earth-shattering explosion. Not even a sound.
Time seemed to freeze.
The gray ray, powerful enough to rot space and wither laws, stopped before the sword tip. It could not advance another inch.
It had not been destroyed or blocked.
It had been brought to judgment.
Countless tiny Sin Runes lit up along the blade of Sin and Punishment: End Judgment. Like instruments of perfect precision, they began analyzing the laws contained in the ray.
Plague, withering, hatred, destruction...
Every negative concept that made up the ray was broken down and classified by the laws on the blade, then branded as sin.
The next moment, something uncanny happened.
Starting at the sword tip, the gray ray rapidly faded.
Its vast energy no longer surged outward. An irresistible pull drew it backward into the blade.
This was compulsory confiscation following judgment.
"No... no... how could this..."
The fused Twin Gods let out a confused, terrified roar.
They could feel a higher power locking their connection to the ray in place.
They tried to cut off the flow of energy, only to find that the power they had fired had become an unbreakable chain linking them to that terrifying sword.
Their Divine Origin was being drained through a channel they had created with their own hands.
"This... this is..."
In the distance, Dawn stopped his slaughter and stared at the silent scene.
He had imagined countless ways this clash of attacks might unfold. This was the one outcome he had never considered.
Mirror saw it more clearly.
Night Cherry Tangle's sword had become a converter of laws.
The instant the Twin Gods' Withering and Plague Laws touched its tip, the Divine