Cycle

Light welled up in the darkness.

Quite literally.

This dim battlefield, which not even the illusory sun could illuminate, was pierced and swept clean by a sharp, heart-stopping radiance. It parted from the center toward both sides, like the sea opened before a sage.

All darkness vanished without a trace.

Only the light of virtue shone—

Having witnessed such a brilliant light, perhaps no one could doubt what it represented.

Even Paladin Roland, himself one of the Paladins, could not help holding his breath. His eyes widened as he stared intently at that pure radiance.

Pure, clear, and yet filled with incomparable majesty.

As though it were virtue incarnate.

It illuminated every flaw and ugliness, drew a line between justice and evil, and became the standard by which all things were measured.

After merging with Huai Shi's compassion, the Sword of Virtue, now completely transformed into Origin Essence Weaponry, ascended once more to a new realm following its Nirvana Metamorphosis.

It was even simpler than expected.

Or rather, it had possessed such potential from the very beginning.

The prince's sword and white horse had always been part of those beautiful tales. What had been accomplished now was merely their reunion.

It was a little chubby... but that did not detract from its merits!

At that moment, atop the white horse, a distant, elusive figure emerged. A face resembling Huai Shi's lifted upward, crowned in light.

The Eternal Frozen Furnace Core roared into operation, immense divinity burning fiercely within it.

Pure light gathered into a single beam in the phantom's hand and slashed toward the tidal sea ahead, whose end was nearly beyond sight!

The ocean of darkness was parted once more!

Toward both sides.

As though dawn had arrived.

There were no agonized shrieks, no terrified cries—only silent annihilation.

There