The Price of Gaining Power

"Call out----!"

The Three Pillars, who were blasted away by the white shockwave, were all turned into cannonballs and crashed heavily to the ground with a sharp whooshing sound.

"Bang----!"

With a muffled thud, the ground of the Starry Sky Palace suddenly trembled, and thick dust rose from three corners, gradually rising and spreading in all directions.

In the thick sandstorm, the ground, struck directly by the sand, sank and spewed up clumps of rubble, causing cracks to spread like a spider web, breaking apart inch by inch.

When the dust settled, three craters appeared on the ground, as if it had been hit by a meteorite.

"Ugh...!"

Hecate fell into a crater and let out a miserable cry.

"Cough...!"

Belphegor collapsed into a pit, coughing with a pale face.

"Pfft...!"

Shudenan struggled to his feet, but before he could even stand firmly, he knelt on one knee and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

After a fierce exchange, all Three Pillars were seriously injured and unable to rise again.

"General!"

"Great Miko!"

"Your Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff!"

Around the Starry Sky Palace, everyone who witnessed this scene cried out in grief.

At the top of the castle in the center of the Starry Sky Palace, two other people also witnessed this scene.

"Impossible..."

Fekir uttered a blank, speechless sound.

"The Three Pillars... actually lost...?"

And to lose to a human?

This is absolutely impossible.

Those were Three Pillars.

The three pillars of the Crimson World, the most powerful and oldest Demon Lord since ancient times.

How could such an existence possibly lose to a human who appeared out of nowhere?

Not to mention, all Three Pillars of the alliance possessed special Treasure Tool made by the Alliance Leader, greatly increasing their strength.

These three beings, working together, were still unable to defeat a single human?

"Tsk..."

Beside him, Sabrac, dressed in black, also clicked his tongue in amazement, staring intently at the figure at the center of the slowly burning white phosphorescent light in mid-air, and spoke in a low voice.

"You were hiding such power while fighting me?"

This made Sabrac extremely unhappy.

In terms of strength, although Sabrac is also at the Third Level, he is absolutely no match for the Three Pillars.

At the very least, if the Three Pillars were to join forces, then Sabrac would have absolutely no chance of winning.

Moreover, putting aside Hecate and Belphegor, Shudenan alone would be enough to defeat Sabrac.

If Fang Li were to unleash this level of strength when fighting himself, what would that be like?

Thinking of this, Sabrac couldn't help but tighten his grip on the hands he was holding in front of him.

"Is this true power?"

Under Sabrac's murmurs, Fekir also grew anxious.

"Lord Sabrac!" Fekir said anxiously, "The Three Pillars have been defeated. That human will surely try to wipe them out. We must rescue the three lords!"

This was an extremely reckless decision.

Even the Three Pillars joined forces and were defeated. What could Fekir and Sabrac possibly do?

After all, in the Starry Sky Palace, although Fekir and Sabrac are the strongest besides the Three Pillars, they are still some distance behind the Three Pillars.

Under such circumstances, even if Fekir and Sabrac intervene, it wouldn't be able to salvage the situation, would it?

"Um?"

Just as Sabrac was thinking this, an anomaly suddenly caught his attention.

"Lord Sabrac!"

Unaware of Fekir was simply anxiously watching from the sidelines.

Sabrac ignored Fekir and stared at the figure in mid-air. After half a second, he finally made up his mind.

"So that's why he suddenly became so powerful?"

Sabrac's words startled Fekir.

Seeing this, Sabrac didn't explain, and simply said this.

"We don't need to do anything."

"It's over."

It was as if it confirmed the truth of Sabrac's words.

In mid-air, a low groan filled with pain suddenly rang out.

"Hmm..."

As the low murmur began, the white phosphorescence that had been burning like a flame in mid-air suddenly faded away at a visible speed, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

At the same time, the immense presence that permeated the entire sky above the Starry Sky Palace suddenly diminished until it disappeared completely.

Everyone was stunned when they noticed this change.

This includes the apostles and phosphorus scattered around the Starry Sky Palace.

This also includes the Three Pillars in the various pits.

Everyone looked up at the sky at the same time.

There, the white phosphorescence that had been burning like flames around Fang Li had completely disappeared.

He himself was suspended there, his body swayed, and he actually knelt down on one knee in mid-air, his face pale and panting.

His breath was extremely faint.

Upon seeing this, the Three Pillars immediately understood.

"I see..." Belphegor struggled to her feet, staring at Fang Li mid-air, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth as she smiled sweetly.

"Is this the price for possessing that terrifying power?"

Hecate's eyes flickered slightly as she struggled to her feet.

As for Shudenan, he let out a sinister laugh, like a wounded wild beast, and said this.

"What a boring ending."

After saying that, Shudenan directly picked up the heavy steel spear in his hand, swung it, and unleashed a turbid purple flame that shot into the sky like Tatsumaki.

Fang Li witnessed this scene.

However, Fang Li was powerless to help.

Just as the flame-like white phosphorescence receded like a tide, Fang Li felt a wave of weakness and excruciating pain surge towards him from his soul, causing his head to throb violently, his face to turn pale, and he immediately knelt down on one knee, barely managing to maintain his flight.

In that instant, Fang Li knew.

"This is terrible..."

This sign is obvious.

The duration of the Holy Mark has ended.

As for the side effects, they hit Fang Li all at once, causing Fang Li to lose his ability to move.

Therefore, Fang Li could only watch helplessly as the turbid Tatsumaki flames swept towards him. He tried to get up, but the weakness and pain originating from his soul made him unable to move.

Therefore, Fang Li could only do his best to raise Bō Xié in his hand, pour most of his remaining Star Pulse Energy into it, and hold it in front of him to meet the direct hit of the fire Tatsumaki.

"Boom—!"

The turbid purple flames exploded in mid-air, transforming into rolling waves of fire that surged forth.

Inside, a figure enveloped in murky purple flames fell to the ground, rolling away like a gourd, accompanied by a cloud of smoke and dust, before finally stopping after a long while.