A Divine Strike Against the Sun / Acheron: A Miracle Happened?

The blade was slowly pulled out, but only a short section remained, leaving nothing behind. This instantly extinguished the tremor in Izanami's heart, leaving him utterly empty...

Chapter 707 Special Attack on the Immortal God

The broken Broken Blade, with only a short section remaining, left Izanami feeling utterly empty.

However, the broken blade caused those faded, blurred, and even nonexistent Remembrance in Izanami's mind to flash back, making her increasingly empty heart more restless.

However, as Izanami's Gwen Broken Blade awakened and revived her past memories, the colors on her body began to fade rapidly.

Her purple hair quickly turned grayish-white, and her already pale skin almost resembled a withered tree trunk stripped of its bark in the rain.

Above this empty gray-white space, a strange red bloom quietly emerged, like fungi growing on dead wood. The alluring red flowers quietly grew, the buds trembling slightly, as if something was about to burst forth from them.

Then--

Bang!

A palm wreathed in flames struck behind Izanami, and the Light of the Mind that Gwen named the First Flame ignited instantly, like wildfire touching dry wood.

The bright flames instantly engulfed Izanami's entire body, adding a touch of fiery color to the ethereal gray-white. The Ji Zhen Chi that sprouted from Izanami's withered tree also quickly lost its bewitching aura, as if it would die upon exposure to light, becoming an inconspicuous red flower in the flames.

However, even though his body had become like withered wood, fuel for the flames, Izanami still gripped the broken blade tightly as if he didn't realize it, letting the Remembrance, whether faded or completely forgotten, assault his mind, determined to remember them deeply.

However, while Izanami remained unmoved, other things here were drawn to him—

On the gloomy sea in the distance, one after another, the phantoms that looked like unwilling and resentful spirits seemed to be summoned by something, and they all stopped their repetitive actions and looked at the shore, at that flame that was not very intense, but incredibly alluring.

The illusory figures continued to repeat what they were doing, but under some strange attraction, they unconsciously walked towards the shore, like moths to a flame, approaching that bright flame.

On the beach, the withered old man noticed the strange movements of these phantoms. He slowly turned around and looked behind him, only to see a scene that seemed to be burning people to ashes as firewood.

In an instant, a sharp glint flashed in the eyes of the old man who looked extremely old and half-buried in the ground. Beneath his seemingly decaying sleeves, his hands quietly gripped Dual Pistols. With swift steps, the old man rushed towards that direction.

"..."

Although Gwen was surprised by the strange chemical reaction that occurred when his Light of the Mind came into contact with the Izanami, he did not ignore the commotion in the distance.

He naturally didn't take those ghostly things on the sea seriously. When he was training in the underworld of the neighboring Saint Seiya universe, he had seen the wandering ghosts that the Seventh Sense experts had transformed into. These ghosts were not enough to move him.

Instead, it was the aged figure, already tainted with an aura of decay, that surprised Gwen slightly—

The sense of decay emanating from the other person was genuine; it couldn't be faked.

But the fact that such a person could unleash such a pure and fierce fighting spirit moved Gwen.

However, despite the unexpected turn of events, Gwen was determined not to let the other party disturb his relationship with the Izanami.

The telekinetic power immobilized the decaying body of the old man, causing this battle-hardened warrior to abruptly stop in his tracks, unable to move an inch.

Then, before the old warrior could even attempt to break the deadlock, Gwen's words reached his ears—

"This young lady is caught in the influence of nothingness, and I am trying to help her."

The fire on her body wasn't a real flame, and wouldn't cause her any serious or devastating harm.

The gentle words caused Tirnan's attempts to resist to pause for a moment. At this moment, he was not far from Gwen and the Izanami, and his cloudy eyes reflected the flame that pierced this dark world with its warm light.

After a moment's hesitation, the renowned Sea Ranger gave up the struggle and chose to trust Gwen.

The flames he felt... were hard to warm, unlike the explosive and dangerous flames of some of the Pathstrider he had encountered before.

Seeing that Tirnan had settled down, Gwen stopped paying attention to him and shifted his focus back to the changes in the Izanami.

The fact that he reacted that way to the Final Sword he took out basically confirms that the person in front of him is Izanami.

The Izumo Country, where Izanami resides, is a planet shrouded by the Void Star God X.

After experiencing a brutal battle similar to that of Honkai world, they defeated their opponent with a similar, or even more tragic, outcome than the pre- Honkai Previous Civilization.

Then, the shadow of nothingness enveloped Izumo, and everything returned to nothingness, even Izanami herself, who was still Raiden Mei, was dragged into nothingness.

However, unlike her hometown, she was not swallowed by nothingness. Instead, she survived tenaciously and became a traveler on the Pathstrider of Path of the Void, a Self-Destructor would eventually destroy herself.

However, even so, Izanami never gave up in despair. Instead, she struggled in this endless River of the Void, doing her best to help those affected by the nothingness, and became the Guardian of the Underworld — Raiden Yomotsuhirasaka Mei.

The X of the Void will not actively glance at any existence, much less bestow almost all of its power upon an insect like a certain God of Merriment. Therefore, theoretically, the Path of the Void will not produce Emanator who receive power from the Star God.

However, Izanami, who walked alone in the void, relied on his own abilities to go very far in his destiny and reached the level of Emanator.

In other words, although it does not conform to the broad definition of Emanator, the power in Izanami's body is definitely at the level of Emanator.

However, the price of this power was that she was ultimately dragged into the boundless void along with herself.

The strange phenomena that appeared on Izanami's body originated from this.

This stems from the influence of the Star God, from the eerie power of the Path of the Void, and its rank is undoubtedly the highest level.

Therefore, Gwen chose to respond directly with the Light of the Mind.

The proof of strength and the certificate of human rights in the Main God Space are still quite valuable.

Moreover, Ryougi Shiki Gwen had already proven to Gwyn in the Type-Moon World that his Light of the Mind was indeed remarkably effective in dealing with this situation.

In other words—Special Attack.

As for failure, to the point that the Light of the Mind is contaminated in the opposite direction?

If it were a direct attack on the Star God, that might indeed be possible, but Izanami is merely a ferryman on Path of the Void, and is trying to use this power to retaliate against the Star God who sleeps in the abyss.

Gwen, on the other hand, possesses a blessing derived from the Goddess of Victory—

The Chains of Flowers appears, victory is in my hands!

Chapter 708 Izanami: A Miracle Has Occurred?

The bright flames burned for an unknown period of time before finally fading away.

After keeping his eyes closed for a long time, Izanami, with a blood-red tear hanging from the corner of his eye, slowly opened his eyes. His eyes, now more lively, stared at the broken Broken Blade in his hand, lost in thought.

How are you feeling?

Does it require treatment?

Seeing that Izanami had remained silent for a long time after regaining consciousness, Gwen finally spoke first and asked a question—

Although he had told the old man that his First Flame wouldn't harm Izanami, after burning for so long, Gwen wasn't sure if Izanami had been damaged.

No, I feel great right now—

Perhaps this is the best time I've felt in hundreds or thousands of years.

Izanami snapped out of his daze, gently shook his head, and slowly lowered the broken blade in his hand. He looked at Gwen, who had come to his side, his still somewhat empty eyes reflecting Gwen's face—

Thank you, Gwen—

If I may be so bold, could you tell me what power that flame originated from?

Why is it so... unusual?

Izanami, as the person involved, was all too aware of the danger he had just been in.

To put it bluntly, even an Emanator would not be able to get along with her.

Then, Gwen simply released the flames and pressed them onto himself, pulling him out of the abyss and even restoring some of his stats. This was truly incomprehensible to Izanami, and at the same time, a glimmer of hope rekindled in his heart.

Although he had been trying his best to fight against that nothingness, Izanami also knew very well that he could only swim across the path of nothingness and try to use the power he gained from it to resist the star god who was sleeping in the abyss. All he could rely on was his perseverance and a miracle that he did not know if it existed or not.

But now, Izanami feels that he may have truly witnessed this miracle—

The flame in Gwen's hand might be the miracle she sought, capable of pulling her back and even refilling her corrupted void with meaning.

"..."

Even Gwen felt a little uncomfortable being stared at like that by the Izanami.

Gwen knew Mei well, even though this Mei was not the Mei as before, but Gwen could still see certain emotions in her empty eyes.

However, despite sensing something amiss, Gwen still lightly tapped his chest—

"The Light of the Mind originates from the power of the soul."

"The power of the heart..."

Having received Gwen's reply, Izanami muttered to himself, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and didn't forget to thank him.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Gwen shook his head and continued to ask—

You'd better check your own situation.

I rarely apply my Light of the Mind directly to others, so I'm unsure what effect it might have on you.

"It's alright, this will only benefit me, not harm me."

Izanami shook his head, indicating that he was unharmed.

As he spoke, Izanami raised his hand, holding up the short fragment of the "End," examining it intently for a long time before slowly presenting it to Gwen.

"Besides--

Thank you for letting me see it again. It reminded me of many things I had forgotten and made me feel much better.

But—it's yours now.

Take it. I can sense your connection to it; it's very important to you now.

"Yes, I will use it well—"

Gwen solemnly sheathed the broken blade and asked curiously—

"Don't you want to ask me how I got this knife?"

"Through... this?"

As Izanami spoke, he nodded his head, indicating to the system Soul Binding.

"Yes, that's right."

Gwen nodded and sheathed the broken blade at his waist.

"First I got it, and now I've met you... I guess that's a kind of luck?"

"Luck... ha..."

Upon hearing those two words, even someone as indifferent as Izanami couldn't help but reveal a faint smile on his usually detached face. However, there was hardly any real joy in it, which stirred something within Gwen, who then decided to look away.

"Here, take it. Even if you're not afraid of getting wet, it's never a pleasant feeling..."

He bent down to pick up the red umbrella that Izanami had dropped, gently twirled it to clean it, and then held it up to Izanami's head.

"Thanks."

Izanami uttered the word again, staring intently at Gwen as if trying to see something out of his face.

"You're welcome--"

Gwen smiled, casually took out a stool for Izanami to sit down, and then walked over to the old man who had regained his freedom but still hadn't moved—

"Why don't you sit down and rest for a bit? I'll go check on the other person over there."

"Um..."

Izanami responded softly, took the red umbrella from Gwen, sat down with the umbrella in one hand and a knife in the other, and watched Gwen walk towards the old man.

"Who are you...?"

Looking at the withered old man wearing a straw hat, Gwen was unsure if this was the world where he had met Izanami in the Tirnan, so he tentatively asked—

"Sea Ranger?"

"Um?"

Completely surprised that Gwen would call out his identity so readily, Tirnan, who was about to say something, was somewhat taken aback.

"You're the only people who can muster such clear fighting spirit for complete strangers, aren't you?"

Gwen laughed.

"Oh...

"That's exactly the kind of people the Sea Ranger..."

Upon hearing Gwen's praise of the Sea Ranger, Tirnan chuckled and agreed.

"However, it's not just Sea Ranger who would do this..."