A Simple End

Michael had lost his former arrogance. Aside from his initial triumph, afterwards... he was like an angel on the verge of execution, merely clinging to life under Tang Miao's tyranny...

Michael had lost all his power. Even though he still possessed the strength of Beginner Mage, he was like a cripple. He even fainted several times from the pain and then woke up, feeling as if he had died many times over...

But neither of the angels stood there like porcelain dolls, showing no intention of going up to help.

That makes sense; even if they wanted to offer assistance, the Ancient King here was a powerful deterrent...

Movement means death...

Who dares to move?

The Golden Dragon summoned from that plane, though initially evenly matched, ultimately couldn't match the black dragon's explosive power. Under the black dragon's suppression, it too was left battered and bruised...

What was supposed to be a war to vanquish demons turned out to be a battle against cruel angels.

The Judgment Mage, priests Katz and Reid, were both here, but they hadn't dared to cast a single spell today...

This stems from fear of Tang Miao...

This fear has not subsided today; instead, it has intensified...

No one understands Tang Miao's growth better than the two of them!

The last time Tang Miao was powerful, after using this evil technique, he was only at the level of the current Ancient King.

But now...

That's absolutely pushing the limits!

Others may not understand how difficult it is for them to advance even a little after reaching this level, but given that they were born with forbidden spells, how could they not understand?

Tang Miao's growth is absolutely an anomaly among humankind throughout history...

If they could kill him, the two would definitely help without hesitation, but right now, they have absolutely no confidence.

Such an opponent is simply beyond their ability to handle. Therefore, remaining on the sidelines is their only option.

The angels are powerful; if they don't intervene, they will be in danger. But if the angels are defeated, what difference does it make whether they intervene or not?

That's just how the world is. If you're strong, everything's fine; if you're weak, well, sorry, your subordinates won't be loyal at all!

The Sky City shattered, Tang Miao landed on the ground, stepping on Michael.

The Holy City residents who had previously glared at him angrily were now terrified...

The Ancient King remained suspended in the sky. To be honest, after their first encounter, he felt that the angels were really nothing special.

Even with the magical array in the Holy City, and even with Michael's Sixteen Wings, they are nothing compared to Middle Emperor.

While orthodox Emperor may not play a decisive role in this war, beings like Tang Miao, who surpass orthodox Emperor and even those of Middle Emperor, will have a place in this world.

"You have won, but if you dare to kill Elder Michael today, even if you die in battle, you will not leave this Holy City unscathed." Uriel looked at Tang Miao with some helplessness, displaying the last dignity of an angel.

If it had only been about dealing with the Ancient King from the beginning, Tang Miao might have spared his life.

But now?

Knowing they were targeting him, how could he spare his life?

The reason they didn't deliver a fatal blow for so long was simply to make these angels understand that the world had already changed.

Not all humans are still living a life of mere survival under the authority of angels!

"Boom!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than flames erupted from Michael's body!

The sun-like temperature instantly reduced Michael, the Sixteen-Winged Angel, to ashes.

They didn't even give him a chance to stay.

Uriel was instantly enraged upon seeing this, but before he could utter any arrogant words, Tang Miao appeared before him, and a blade formed from Lightning Fire pierced through his heart in one strike...

"Uh~"

Uriel stared blankly at Tang Miao before him, unable to utter a single word, before slowly collapsing to his knees...

With the deaths of Uriel and Michael, no one in the Holy City dared to speak anymore.

"Anyone else who wants to destroy this heretic? Come at me! I'm giving you your chance today!"

Standing before the crowd, Tang Miao's voice resounded throughout the entire Holy City.

Possessing Sound Element abilities, he can project his voice to every corner of the Holy City.

Shaka has now come to stand before Tang Miao. At this moment, apart from her, an angel with little real power, it seems that no one else dares to stand here.

"That's enough..." Shaka said softly, looking at Tang Miao.

She didn't know if she could stop Tang Miao, but it would be such a waste if so many powerful people died here like this.

Several Great Demon kingdoms are now poised to invade. These people may not seem like much to Tang Miao, but sending them to support any of these countries would be a powerful asset!

She couldn't allow these people to die here, so she stepped forward.

Shaka wasn't confident she could dissuade Tang Miao, after all, she also belonged to the Holy City and was the Archangel Lord Gabriel there.

She wasn't sure if Tang Miao would stop because of their past relationship, but she had to step forward.

Upon seeing Shaka step forward, he initially intended to dissipate his power. After all, he had originally planned to establish Gabriel's authority.

It wasn't just because she was related to him; the main reason was that Shaka was different from Michael; she was genuinely willing to sacrifice for the world.

But at that moment, he sensed a being even more powerful than Michael, though this power was nothing compared to Tang Miao's.

"Tang Miao, Michael is already dead, and now you've killed Uriel. Do you really intend to uproot the Holy City? Do you know that the source of magic is inextricably linked to this Holy City?"

A sound rang out, and all the mages of the Holy City looked toward the source of the sound.

Then, another Sixteen Wings angel appeared!

Furthermore, this Sixteen-Winged Angel of the Holy City seems to be even more powerful Michael!

Shaka stared blankly at the newcomer. To be honest, even after all this time, she had no idea that Uriel was so powerful...

But this powerful man actually stood under Michael's command, never disobeying him in the slightest...

"I didn't intend to kill everyone here, but since Michael wants to harm me, why should I tolerate it? Does being powerful make you a heretic? In this world, those with Innate Talent and great strength are the targets of your Heterodox Court. But I want to ask, which of the mages in your Holy City is ordinary?"

"Don't give me that high-sounding lecture. If you want to fight, then come at me. Whether I kill one or three angels, it's all the same. If you don't want to fight, then quietly admit your mistakes, and we'll call it a day."

But even if he's stronger Michael, so what?

The Holy City's power has completely collapsed. Even the Sixteen-Winged Angel, even Uriel who surpassed Michael, are nothing in his presence.

Since the intention is to provoke, there's no room for humility or subservience.

Uriel looked at Tang Miao and sighed, "Perhaps I have no way to deal with you outside the Holy City, but this is the Holy City. Do you really think the Holy City can't do anything to you?"

Perhaps he didn't want to continue fighting, but since it concerned the face of the Holy City, he had no choice but to step forward.

His existence was solely for the purpose of protecting the angels and the Holy City.

"You're not thinking of taking advantage of your numbers, are you?" Tang Miao looked at Uriel in front of him with amusement.

Her expression showed that she completely disregarded what he said.

Uriel did indeed intend to use all the mages of the Holy City, along with the various ancient formations of the Holy City, to deal with Tang Miao.

He didn't try to hide anything and continued, "Do you know why the Emperor of the Roof of the World doesn't personally slaughter humans? It's because of our existence, because of the Holy City's existence, that they dare not. Do you really think you alone can handle the entire Holy City?"

"Did I say I was all alone?" Tang Miao said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, darkness suddenly enveloped the entire Holy City!

He had also reached the forbidden level of Dark Magic!

As the Dark Domain fully unfolds, Shadow Fiend warriors and commanders appear one after another!

Since the darkness transcended the forbidden spell, the Dark Legion he could summon was no longer merely formed from his own power, but evolved from his own Dark Power!

The Dark Legion that appeared in an instant almost occupied the entire Holy City, numbering in the tens of thousands!

Furthermore, the endless stream of Dark Power seemed to be telling the entire Holy City that it was inexhaustible!

Tang Miao's individual strength might not be enough to make the entire Holy City back down, but the power of the Shadow Empire is something the Holy City cannot underestimate.

Some Holy City mages, seeing the Dark Legion appear beside them, were already ready to attack, but without exception, every Holy City mage with fluctuating magical power was pierced through the heart by the ethereal shadow spear...

This is something that's impossible to guard against!

They didn't even know when it appeared!

Those Judgment Mage who stood there dumbfounded without making a move were fortunate enough to have their lives spared...

Seeing this, they finally understood that in this darkness, taking action would only lead to their deaths!

But if we don't take action, can they survive?

All these decisions rested on the choice of the Sixteen Wings angel Uriel...

The Ancient King, hovering high in the sky, was slightly shocked to sense the intense dark power—not the power of the Dark King, but originating from one of the oldest Dark Magic.

An individual with a single magical system might become so powerful that they become invincible within that system, but if one magical system after another is overwhelmingly suppressive, then... can that person truly be called a human?

Michael believed he had reached the level of a "god," a view not only that Tang Miao found disdainful, but also that of the Ancient King.

If the realm of a god were merely this, would he still be in his current state?

Uriel felt utterly powerless; he felt that the Holy City had lost all hope... Michael had indeed brought a "person" that the Holy City should not have provoked!

Ultimately, this world is about strength.

The mere expansion of this Dark Domain, the mere appearance of this Dark Legion, was enough to wipe out a quarter of the Judgment Mage...

This even includes top-ranking mages!

Even the ancient power of light in the Holy City was completely rendered inactive under the suppression of this darkness...

"What do you want...?" Uriel finally asked, sounding somewhat weak.

Everyone understood the implications of his question.

The Holy City compromised.

This is a force they cannot resist...

"Tang Miao, the Holy City Angels are indeed wrong, and many of their decisions were flawed, but the Holy City cannot simply disappear... Moreover, enough people have already died. Now, Demon Beast empires from all over the world are rising up to attack. Do you really intend to continue to deplete humanity's own strength? Let's stop here..." Shaka fearlessly approached Tang Miao, speaking with an unusually serious expression.

"Are you sure that after today, these pampered good-for-nothings in the Holy City, who only know how to fight amongst themselves, will step onto the battlefield to fight Demon Beast?"

Tang Miao naturally harbored no hostility towards Shaka.

Moreover, he never intended to destroy the Holy City.

He is a person with little sense of responsibility and is completely incapable of shouldering the burden of the entire world.

He simply had no choice but to come and do it.

"Of course, we have always agreed with Archangel Gabriel's decisions. Now that the biggest opponent has been killed, I don't think anyone will oppose any of her decisions." Seeing that Shaka and Tang Miao's words did not encounter any rebuttal, Uriel hurriedly took sides and said.

He realized that there was something going on between Tang Miao and Shaka.

No wonder Shaka defended Tang Miao...

No wonder Asia attracted the Dark King, yet Shaka was able to return unscathed...

Tang Miao didn't respond. Instead, he casually dispelled the Dark Power, and the Dark Legion that had appeared earlier disappeared from everyone's sight at that moment.

Seeing that Tang Miao didn't speak, Shaka was quite flustered... It wasn't that she was afraid of death, but she didn't want all these powers to die at the hands of their own kind.

But after the darkness dissipated and the black legion disappeared, her tense heart finally relaxed.

Although the Ancient King didn't understand Tang Miao's actions, he had achieved his goal and then turned and left.

From beginning to end, he never once looked at Qin Yu'er...

There was no other way; Zhan Kong's soul had long since been completely consumed, and what brought him here was merely a lingering obsession within his soul.

Tang Miao had accomplished what he wanted to do, and naturally, he wouldn't get involved in anything else.

In the Holy City, the most warlike angels have all perished. As for that Patrolling Angel, if he's smart enough, he naturally won't bother Tang Miao. If he's not smart enough, Tang Miao certainly wouldn't mind slaughtering another angel!

He stood before Qin Yu'er, looking at her and saying, "I hope you won't do something so foolish again. Zhan Kong's soul has long since dissipated. His obsession saved you because he wanted you to live, not to die."

Qin Yu'er actually felt quite guilty, because she knew that she was the one who triggered today's events...

However, without Zhan Kong at this point, what difference would it make whether she existed or not?

Although he noticed Qin Yu'er's confusion, he didn't continue to offer advice. Instead, he led her to the heavily wounded Black Dragon Emperor and took them away from there.

Tang Miao had already said everything she needed to say. If she wouldn't listen, then there was nothing more for her to say.

He came to save her only because he was not strong enough at the time. The city of millions was Zhan Kong sacrificing himself. As the woman loved by such a great man, no matter what he said, he could not truly sit idly by.

He himself hadn't expected that his trip to the Holy City would end so simply...

Clearly, he was still somewhat conservative in his estimation of his own strength.

One month later...

The world's ten largest organizations gathered in the Holy City.

The Five Continents Magic Association.

Hunter's Alliance.

The Parthenon Temple.

Clan Alliance.

Chamber of Commerce Alliance.

The colleges joined together.

Representatives from almost all the various factions have arrived here, and the reason they have gathered here is naturally only one.

That was about a month ago, the incident in the Holy City!

Tang Miao, what should we do about this problem?

As an ordinary head of a noble family, his deeds have spread throughout the world: slaughtering angels, annihilating high-ranking Five Continents Magic Association, threatening the Holy City... No matter which one, it is a serious crime!

But this was not a crime that could be determined by a single power, so they gathered together.

Here, Asha Ruiya, Ye Xin Xia, and even Yi Zhisha are all here!

The Parthenon Temple has not yet chosen Goddess, so these three candidates represent the entire Parthenon here.

The Chamber of Commerce representative was naturally Zhao Yougan, a Chinese.

Although Zhao Yougan was not a very good person, it must be admitted that the Zhao Family's economic power was unmatched even in the whole world.

As for the elders of the Hunter's Alliance, they are powerful figures from the West.

The remaining leaders of the Academy Alliance and the Clan Alliance are naturally unrelated to Easterners.

This is the main reason why they, being of Eastern descent, are looked down upon by Westerners.

It can be said that without the Zhao Clan's merchant alliance, the Easterners would have no place here at all.

Even so, who would dare to act arrogantly in front of Easterners today?

One person alone is enough to awe the entire world!

"Now that we've all gathered here, what do you think should be done about Tang Miao's actions?" The leader of the Hunter's Alliance was the first to speak.

The chief of the European Magic Association spoke calmly, "When you want to deal with someone, you at least need to be able to subdue them. But I'd like to ask everyone here, who among you has that ability?"

He didn't actually want to come.

If the elimination of the high-ranking officials previously dispatched could be considered a targeted attack against Tang Miao, then the incident in the Holy City had already shown these powerful figures that they were utterly insignificant...

The other party simply has no interest in controlling the world; otherwise, the Holy City and the Magic Association would have undergone a severe reshuffle.

Having power means you can do whatever you want.

There has never been such a thing as fairness in this world!

Because of the Holy City incident, they realized that although the other party would take action when they felt injustice, they would not go too far, and the other party had no intention of taking on the heavy responsibility of this world.

Otherwise, how could the Holy City be a place where angels speak?

Regarding this debate on guilt or innocence, the Magic Association of the major continents are in unison; they do not wish to get involved any further.

The person who initiated this sentencing was Sariel, who had just returned from his trip.

He was immediately displeased after hearing what the Magic Association said!

He stood up and said, "Since when has the Magic Association allowed such a heretic who breaks the Magic Convention to exist? Does it mean that just because the other party is powerful, they can really do whatever they want? If this continues, the world will descend into chaos sooner or later..."

"Since Lord Sariel feels that he shouldn't continue, then I think you should take action yourself. If you can bring him to justice, then everything will be justified," Asha Ruiya's words began.

"I..."

If Sariel had that kind of power, would he need to summon all the world's top powers to this place to convict him?

Although he didn't want Tang Miao, this heretic, to continue existing, even the Sixteen-Winged Angel Michael was no match for him; could he possibly succeed?

"Sariel, I advise you to be pragmatic. Even if we did manage to gather enough men, what good would it do? Do you know how Michael died? The whole world is fighting Demon Beast right now. Do you really want us to waste our manpower dealing with someone we can't handle?"

"Hmph, Sariel, this world has changed. The Holy City has made repeated mistakes, and forbidden spells are becoming increasingly rare around the world. If this infighting continues, humanity will be destroyed by you angels..."

"..."

Immediately afterwards, one rebuke after another reached Sariel's ears.

As an angel returning from a pilgrimage, this was a situation Sariel did not want to see. How could a power that once held them in such esteem now treat them this way?

"Sariel, what do you have to say now?" Shaka, as the current highest administrator of the Holy City, asked the returning archangel.

What's there to say about Sariel?

He's talking nonsense...

Without support from either side, why did he attack Tang Miao?

He didn't know how Michael died?

Tang Miao is happy, then he'll be slowly skinned alive; Tang Miao is unhappy, then Uriel will be in the best possible situation...

A single strike to instantly kill a forbidden spell—is that something he can handle?

At the end of the meeting, Tang Miao was found innocent, and the Holy City Angels also released a statement to the world regarding their various mistakes in recent years.

When news spread that someone had provoked the Holy City, and that the Holy City had ultimately chosen to yield, it shocked all the clans, families, and various forces, large and small, rogue mages, and even ordinary people around the world...

After all, the Holy City has always been domineering and autocratic!

Even the Holy Court of Judgment and the Heterodox Court under the Holy City's command are like this.

However, neither side had any objection to this. The victor is king, the loser is villain—this has been the rule since ancient times. It's just that Tang Miao had no interest in power; otherwise, the entire world would have undergone a major upheaval.

But most of the onlookers are ordinary people, or rather, some grassroots gurus. After all, what they know isn't the real inside story...

Tang Miao was even directly appointed as a human law enforcement "judge" by ten major organizations worldwide!