"This Hero Is Ruthless."

At that moment, Shien only felt a slight dizziness in his head, while a burning sensation spread through his body, gradually turning into pain.

Moreover, the dizziness and pain seemed to worsen little by little with every breath Shien took.

Realizing this, Shien's expression changed. The sensory ability granted by Outer Perception of Heaven instinctively spread to its fullest extent, reaching out in every direction.

Only then did Shien discover that, unnoticed, a harmful gas had appeared in the air.

There was no doubt about it—it was poison.

And it was an incredibly potent poison, powerful enough to break through the defensive effects of Inner Fate of Heaven.

The moment he realized that, Shien immediately reached for the Holy Sword at his waist and, with a thought, completely released its seal.

"Clang."

A holy ripple emerged from the sheath of the Holy Sword, which had not even been drawn.

Under that holy ripple, the dizziness in Shien's head immediately cleared, and the burning pain in his body rapidly subsided.

Clearly, the power of the Holy Sword had cleansed the poison Shien had unknowingly been afflicted with.

The Demon Lords all turned to look.

"That ripple..."

Lyd's expression grew grave.

"Impressive?"

Milu looked at Shien in surprise as well.

"So this is the Holy Sword of this generation's Hero?"

Sera's eyes flickered.

Only Shafna watched everything with a smile, as though she was not worried about Shien at all.

As for the Demon girl who had appeared out of nowhere, her gaze also shifted toward Shien's waist.

"That's quite a powerful Holy Sword." The girl said, neither praise nor mockery clear in her tone, "It can resist my poison before undergoing Transcendent Class evolution. No wonder it could cut through my aura."

Hearing that, Shien looked straight at her.

"Poison Demon