"Rumble..."
Three thousand meters above the ground, the Floating Garden suddenly shook for the second time, as though it were about to fall.
At the same time, within one of the Floating Garden's temples, a terrifying surge of power spread outward like ripples, light leaking through cracks in the doors and windows to illuminate the surroundings.
After an unknown length of time, this phenomenon gradually faded away.
Perhaps no one had noticed.
At that very moment, a fierce battle worthy of legend had drawn to a close.
"Phew..."
Dust drifted down from the air from time to time, its sound mingling with the rolling of pebbles struck against the ground and spreading through the vast space.
"Hiss..."
White smoke rose from a patch of scorched earth.
"Crack... crack crack..."
The floor was still splitting apart, cracks spreading in every direction.
Rocks, rubble, craters, and collapsed structures lay everywhere, creating a desolate scene of ruin.
And amid those ruins, Minamoto no Yorimitsu was kneeling on one knee.
"Hah... hah..."
Labored breaths escaped her mouth uncontrollably.
The four Gyuuki around her had already vanished, while the Treasure Tool of the Four Heavenly Kings had returned to its original place, ending its temporary summoning.
Minamoto no Yorimitsu supported herself with her katana, the armor on her body tattered and battered everywhere.
Perhaps not even in life had Minamoto no Yorimitsu ever appeared so wretched.
Yet at this moment, she felt no shame at her bedraggled state. Instead, she muttered as if she had survived a disaster.
"Did I... survive?"
That was right.
Simply surviving was already a miracle.
Thus, Minamoto no Yorimitsu wearily raised her eyes and looked ahead.
There, the charitable great hero had fallen.
Aside from the injuries caused by being struck head-on by Gozu Tenno's Divine Lightning, his body