A Worthless Sacrifice

But Ajana still stood firm before the King of Radiance, guarding him with her injured body. Her gaze unwavering, she summoned every last ounce of strength to raise another Holy Light Shield. Her face was deathly pale; clearly, she had overdrawn her Essence Blood.

"King of Judgment, knock that woman away." Lei Dong was shaken by the sight. Bright King Ajana was proving to be a real headache. His Black Dragon Chant might blast her and her shield to pieces, but it surely wouldn't hurt the King of Radiance behind her. And with the meridians inside him already damaged, Lei Dong might not be able to muster a third Black Dragon Chant afterward.

"Ajana, your father's been controlled by the Mind Devourer. There's no saving him." At his words, the King of Judgment beat her wings and flew at Ajana. "Listen to me, get out of here! He swallowed a Void Refinement level Devil King Essence. If he's possessed, none of us will escape." Lei Dong had just quickly used a mental transmission to tell her about the Devil King Essence.

Ajana raised her Light Sword and slashed a beam of light at the King of Judgment, her gaze firm and resolute. "You'll have to kill me first. No one is killing my father!"

"Judgment, I'll kill Ajana. You kill the King of Radiance. Don't hesitate—you know what's at stake." Powerful Netherworld Ghost Qi gathered in Lei Dong's right hand. He knew that if he left Ajana to the King of Judgment, she might truly hesitate. His plan was the best one.

Though the King of Judgment felt terrible for poor Ajana, she knew disaster was upon them. If they didn't deal with the King of Radiance before the Devil King possessed him, this battle would claim many, many lives.