The Holy Sword That Makes the Impossible Possible / The Serpent's End

"The fact that your brother is still alive suggests that your father was somewhat incompetent as the clan leader, Miss Tohno Akiha."

Upon hearing Gwen's words, Tohno Akiha's breath caught in her throat—

Even within the Tohno Family themselves, very few people remember that the eldest son of the Tohno Family is Tohno Shiki, not the Tohno Shiki as he is known. How would Gwen know this?

Did the Holy Church already have its eyes on the Tohno Family?

While Tohno Akiha was stunned by the news she had just heard, Gwen continued—

"Furthermore, in my perception, there seems to be some special level of connection between you and another person who is not here..."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Upon hearing Gwen mention Tohno Shiki, who had not yet returned home, Tohno Akiha instantly became alert, casting aside all her distracting thoughts and looking at Gwen with a wary expression.

"Just reminding you that there are people more worthy of your attention than him."

Gwen spoke, he shook the spirit of Tohno Shiki in his hand again—

"As the price for demanding power from non-human beings, most Exorcist Family have the problem of Inversion Impulse. They mostly symbolize the bestiality that is opposed to humanity—desire, killing, bloodshed, violence, and so on."

As someone who had Inversion Impulse that erupted in childhood, and who should have been executed but was instead kept here and raised for so many years, Tohno Shiki's soul has become twisted, as you can see.

Our target for this journey, Serpent of Akasha Roa, is hidden within the negative emotions arising from the Inversion Impulse.

With that, Gwen tossed the spirit of Tohno Shiki into the air, then joined his index and middle fingers, which were wreathed in the Corpse Qi, together and poked at the soul.

Just before Gwen's finger struck, a red light suddenly shot out from Tohno Shiki's soul, heading towards the body that was so close at hand.

Seeing this, Gwen did not stop him, but simply watched the body that had gained consciousness with a leisurely air.

Beside Gwen, Arcueid's gaze toward Tohno Shiki on the ground suddenly turned murderous, her crimson eyes faintly revealing a golden light.

On the other side, Ciel also sensed the connection from Roa and placed one hand on the Seventh Holy Scripture behind him.

Further back, the Sajo Sisters and Kihara Kishou-in watched this scene as complete spectators.

Tohno Shiki, whose soul had just been extracted, started moving again.

Slowly raising his face, which was covered in grime from lack of washing, the previously distorted and ferocious expression vanished, replaced by a radiant smile. His gaze fixed directly on Arcueid—

"It's been a long time, Your Princess, we meet again."

"Roa..."

Hearing that familiar tone, Arcueid, whose eyes had turned golden, uttered the other person's name slowly and deliberately.

However, before Roa could give Arcueid a chance to provoke her further, Gwen interrupted their conversation—

"You haven't even taken over Tohno Shiki's soul yet, and you're just controlling the body with your consciousness. Don't you find that difficult?"

Looking at Tohno Shiki at this moment, or rather, Roa, Gwen asked curiously.

Just now, in order to avoid his attack, Roa withdrew his consciousness from Tohno Shiki's soul and entered this body.

"Shallow..."

Facing Gwen, this strange man who was holding hands with Arcueid the whole time, Roa's face revealed undisguised disdain.

"How can the soul be such an inconvenient thing?"

How do you know that there is no soul in this body?

"Hmm... Using the Inversion Impulse slowly divide and devour Tohno Shiki's soul, while using this as a cover to conceal his own whereabouts?"

Good idea.

Gwen nodded, confirming Roa's current condition.

Although it hasn't directly devoured Tohno Shiki's soul yet, it has managed to separate a portion of Tohno Shiki's soul through this period of concealment, which is why Roa, who is only a reincarnated consciousness, is able to control this body at this moment.

"Snort..."

Seeing that Gwen had seen through his actions, Roa snorted and turned his gaze back to Arcueid.

But before he could say anything, Arcueid leaned closer to Gwen and whispered—

"Gwen, can you kill him completely?"

Chapter 576 The Holy Sword That Turns the Impossible into Possible

"Of course, I promised you I would kill this scum..."

Seeing Arcueid's expectant yet slightly apprehensive expression on her little face, Gwen smiled and flicked her nose with his finger. The slight tickling sensation brought a smile to Arcueid's face.

However, seeing this scene, Roa's forced smile completely crumbled—

Why?

Why is there such a man by Arcueid's side when he was only reincarnated once, and Arcueid should only have awakened from the Millennium Castle after his reincarnation?

And...

Sensing the intertwined aura between them, Roa's crimson eyes turned even more bloodshot, and a bloodthirsty aura, even more terrifying than that of Tohno Shiki, suddenly rose from his body.

"Oh..."

While being affectionate with Arcueid, Gwen, who hadn't forgotten to observe Roa, merely chuckled, a cold glint flashing in his eyes—

With a wave of his hand, the Black Keys in Sister Noel's pocket, who was watching Roa with a mixture of hatred and fear, suddenly flew out and pierced Roa's limbs with a dazzling golden light, instantly pinning him to the ground.

Subdued in the blink of an eye, his strength, far from fully recovered, was suppressed. Roa recovered from the rage that had risen from the depths of his soul and realized that he was probably in grave danger this time.

However... as long as his reincarnation cannot be ended, then for him it is simply another reincarnation.

"Heh... why don't you just kill me?"

A mocking smile appeared on his filthy face, Roa said.

Reason regained its footing, and setting aside personal emotions, Roa felt that the man who could stand beside Arcueid must have some skill.

Therefore, although he did not believe that Gwen could break his Infinite Reincarnation Art, Roa still tried to provoke Gwen into killing him so that he could begin his next reincarnation.

And... Gwen isn't the only one here—

"Oh, isn't this my lovely Alesia?"

And this child, the one I was planning to kill last, how did he survive?

Following the connection, Roa's gaze swept to the side, where he saw Ciel, whose fingers were already white as he held the Seventh Holy Scripture, and Noel, who was staring at him with hatred on his face. He laughed without any attempt to hide his malice.

"Stop this lame trick, Roa."

Seeing that Roa was still babbling on and on, Gwen unceremoniously stepped on his face to shut him up.

At the same time, a brilliant golden light emanated from Gwen's empty right hand, and a hazy Gwen—

This is a holy sword that Gwen developed based on the Capricorn holy Tai Xu Sword Qi.

Since the objective this time was not to kill enemies, Gwen limited the size of the Holy Sword to two fingers to increase the precision of his control.

Gwen Shiki, whom he had pinned to the Tohno Shiki with his telekinesis, for a long while before wielding the holy sword between his fingers.

A flash of golden light passed by, and the soul belonging to Tohno Shiki in mid-air rolled around. Streams of red light that did not belong to this soul were released and captured by Gwen's psychic power, stuffing them into the body of Roa was nailed to the ground.

Gwen did not possess the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, but his keen eyesight and control, coupled with the holy sword in his hand capable of tearing everything apart, allowed him to completely separate Roa's soul from that of the reincarnated Tohno Shiki.

Seeing this, Ciel's grip on the Seventh Holy Scripture loosened slightly.

"How is that possible?"

She thought that subconsciously.

Neither the magical knowledge obtained from Roa nor the knowledge taught by the church could separate two entangled consciousnesses, one of which was eroding the other.

Otherwise, Roa wouldn't be so difficult to deal with.

But why was Gwen able to do such a thing?

As the holy sword continued to be swung down, streaks of red light flew out from Tohno Shiki's soul.

When Gwen slowly lowered his hand, Tohno Shiki's soul in mid-air was already extremely weak.

At Gwen's feet, Roa's aura grew even stronger.

However, this power, far from enough to allow him to fight against Gwen or even Arcueid, only filled Roa with unease.

Those roots of consciousness were deliberately left behind by him as a backup plan for resurrection, but now Gwen has cut them off completely.

The holy sword that Gwen used to do these things was completely unfathomable to Roa, who felt as if his own consciousness would be shattered.

"For the first time in hundreds of years, how does it feel to have your own consciousness so clear?"

Gwyn lifted his foot, looked at Roa's grim face, Gwen chuckled.

"You..."

Hearing these unmistakably sarcastic words, Roa couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"No rush, this is just the beginning."

Seeing Roa's expression, Gwen contentedly shut Roa's mouth again.

"Even if you separate my consciousness, what can you do? Unless you break my reincarnation technique, you can never kill me!"

Forced to remain silent, Roa still managed to get his words out through magic—

The consciousness parasitizing Tohno Shiki's soul was being severed piece by piece with each sword strike, which truly panicked Roa—

He had a feeling that Gwen might actually be able to kill him.

His words just now were merely a show of bravado, an attempt to reinforce his stereotype and make Gwen back down.

However, Gwen clearly had no intention of giving up—

"Are you panicking?"

With a cold laugh, Gwen ground his hand on Roa's face and raised the holy sword between his fingers once more.

However, this time Gwen's holy sword was pointed at Arcueid—

"It will hurt for a little while, but it will be over soon..."

Meeting Arcueid's puzzled gaze, Gwen spoke as he swung his holy sword, plunging it into Arcueid's chest.

However, Arcueid remained unfazed, curiously looking down at Gwen's fingers pressed against her skin as he plunged the holy sword into her body.

This was far less painful than the punch Gwen delivered when they first met, and not enough to change Arcueid's mind.

But the next moment, as Gwen's fingertips slid rapidly across the screen, Arcueid's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

The pain, penetrating to the very soul and essence, was almost unbearable for Arcueid.

But along with that terrible pain came power—

The immense power that Arcueid had lost for so long due to being deceived into drinking blood suddenly returned, along with the power that had been suddenly unleashed to suppress his bloodlust, caught Arcueid off guard for a moment.

Fortunately, a familiar, warm power came, helping Arcueid stabilize the situation and allowing her to calmly gather the power that had been lost for hundreds of years.

As Arcueid's aura surged uncontrollably, Roa's aura on the ground suddenly weakened—

When Roa tricked Arcueid into drinking his blood, one of his purposes was to gain Arcueid's power by becoming his subordinate.

Now that Gwen has severed the blood ties between the two, Roa has naturally lost the power he obtained through deception.

"Without the power gained through deception, how many more times can your Infinite Reincarnation Art be activated?"

Holding Arcueid's hand as she stabilized her power, Gwen looked at Roa, whose eyes were now filled with despair, and sneered.

"Cough cough..."

After a few weak coughs, Roa, who had already foreseen his own demise, looked at Gwen with a fierce expression—

"Even if you kill me and take back that power, what then?"

She's already sucked blood, and one day she'll become a pathetic wretch like those Fallen True Ancestor she's been slaying!

Regardless of the outcome, Roa, knowing he was doomed, continued to curse.

Chapter 577 The Finality of the Snake

"The howling of the loser..."

Gwen didn't care about Roa's curse at all, but to avoid him affecting Arcueid, he thoughtfully kept quiet for him.

After completely separating Roa's consciousness from Tohno Shiki's soul, Gwen once again used Corpse Poison Wave of the Underworld to extract Roa's soul from his body.

Gwen held the tainted and chaotic soul in his hand, and it struggled with all its might, but could not make a ripple.