Volume Four: Withering in the Mortal World - Chapter 353: Fury

"It's you guys..."

Tianlu narrowed her eyes, sensing the murderous intent emanating from them.

"Very well, I'll deal with you all at once—Holy Domain Praise!"

Tianlu is the only person who can unleash a massive divine Divine Word in their mind, and the recitation time is so short that it's more like pressing a switch in one's heart than reciting. With a mere thought, the already dark blue sky transforms into a blanket of white! A white light curtain descends like a thin veil, enveloping the ruined city, as if beautiful snowflakes are soothing the wounded earth—

However, this beautiful scene was destroyed in the next instant.

A destructive aura was approaching at an astonishing speed, so fast that even Tian Lu was slightly surprised!

"Xiao! Xiao! Xiao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

A piercing roar, filled with rage and madness, grew louder as it approached. Something enveloped in dazzling purple lightning rapidly magnified in the field of vision! Long, pure white hair; deathly pale skin; sharp claws and toes; eyes radiating purple light; and eerie yet beautiful horns extending from the ends of its brow bones—

"... A demon-like Oni?"

The powerful punch, imbued with the Demonic Power, crashed down like a missile, compressing and exploding the air in its path! This was the 100% Demon Transformation he had only used in his final battle against Stone Strike. With the demon power fully unleashed and his body completely aligned with the demon, his combat power was fundamentally and qualitatively enhanced!

"Go to hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like a thunderclap exploding in mid-air, purple lightning shot straight through the heavens and earth, giving everyone the illusion that the plane of emptiness shattered like a mirror! In his fully transformed demonic state, a single, powerful punch contained enough power to shatter a mountain!

However--

"A very strong opponent, not someone to be underestimated... is she?"

It was caught.

The enraged demon's fist was forcefully blocked by the Heavenly Law, whose five fingers, shrouded in holy light, gripped the demon's wrist tightly, preventing it from advancing an inch.

"--You bastard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Having failed in her first attack, the enraged demon roared and slammed her other fist down, aiming precisely at Tianlu's face! However, Tianlu merely narrowed her eyes, and a shield of light appeared out of thin air, blocking the punch in her place! The two were locked in a stalemate for a moment, then the shield cracked as the fist pierced through it—

"Light Shackles."

But that was all. The shattered light shield transformed into shackles of light, binding Tianlu's nose just before the heavy punch struck! The punch's force burst forward, tearing through the air, yet Tianlu remained completely unaffected except for his hair being blown around!

"Is this the demonic transformation of the Oni? How disgusting... How could such a vile creature defile the world that the Supreme God painstakingly created?!"

The holy light emanating from Tianlu's entire body blew Xiao Wu away. Xiao Wu immediately adjusted her posture in mid-air, roaring wildly as she tried to continue her attack! However, Tianlu simply pointed at her and softly uttered something, and an extremely brilliant golden light wave pierced through the void, striking Xiao Wu hard!

"--Gurgle!!!!!!!"

Even the demon's body was struggling to keep up. Xiao Wu let out a painful roar and was sent flying backward like a gust of wind! The golden light enveloping her continued to explode and ravage her body, even suppressing the previously dazzling purple lightning!

"Gurgle!!!!"

She was blasted through the air, piercing through the ruins of four or five buildings before finally landing, creating a massive crater a hundred meters in diameter—but that was secondary. The golden light, imbued with divine power, still clung to Xiao Wu's body, relentlessly invading her, making even her muscles and bones feel numb and unbearable!

However, thanks to this, Xiao Wu's mind, which had been dominated by rage, finally calmed down a bit.

"Hoo... Haa... Hoo..."

Try to regulate your breathing, activate the materialization of the Demonic Power —purple lightning—to dispel the rampant holy light within you, and then analyze the situation carefully.

"Analysis, situation..."

After parting ways with the Sin Annihilation, he went alone to the center of the riots.

The overwhelming holy light gave her a very bad feeling.

Then, in the distance, I saw a woman with striking orange hair—

There was also a purple-haired girl being chased.

What did the woman shout?

Then a Light Sword a hundred meters long streaked across the sky—

Then, then, then, the purple-haired girl, was...

"Xiao, Xiao, Xiao, Xiao, Xiao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Xiao was killed, killed by Tianlu. She had been a member of the club for a long time, almost like the vice-president. Although it was a little difficult to get along with at first, they became friends. She was beautiful, introverted, and quiet, not very talkative, and had poor athletic ability. She wore a long dress that looked like pajamas, always carried a book, and was somewhat timid and sometimes strange, but definitely a trustworthy person. Sometimes she would cook dinner for me, always acting as a babysitter, playing with the children, reading stories to them and me. She was also the medium through which I met Ye and the Qipao Woman. Always quiet and kind, the only completely innocent person, she was killed, cut in half at the waist, shattered into pieces. The two halves of her body were utterly destroyed, blasted into fragments, leaving not a single cell behind. There wasn't even a chance for Ye to treat her. He couldn't even hold her hand, weeping for her, nor could he offer anything as a memorial. His last words to her were those from Sadington: "I'm leaving." Why didn't he realize then that this would be a final farewell? Why didn't he spend more time with her? Why didn't he object when she came to the West Saint Continent? Why didn't he come sooner? Why, why, why did Xiao, the most out of place on the battlefield, encounter the most powerful warrior of the Holy See?

"The Papacy, the most powerful warriors...!!"

The strongest warrior of the Holy See, the Sword of God, a bloodless and tearless slayer, a serial killer, has murdered countless people, including comrades, fellow Revolutionary Army, and everyone else. Under the guise of holiness, she kidnapped, killed, and utterly destroyed Xiao, not even sparing her corpse. And now she's going to kill even more people, kill everyone. She won't stop until every traitor to God is wiped out; she absolutely won't stop. How can I stay calm? How can I maintain my sanity? My friend is dead, and the murderer is right in front of me—killed her, killed her, killed her! Even if it evaporates all my reason, I don't care; I must kill her!

"Heavenly Law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Li Wujiu Style: Wild Biting and Swift Strike!

A burst of violent power erupted from her feet, Xiao Wu straight into the sky like a rocket! A barrage of divine lightning struck, but only afterimages were struck, and the distance of hundreds of meters shrank to zero in the blink of an eye! With a wave of her Heavenly Law Hand, a thick membrane of light appeared before her, colliding head-on with the ferocious Xiao Wu! However, after a jolt, the membrane of light tore open, as if it had been viciously bitten by some wild beast!

"The Hundred and Ten Styles of the Inside"

With the light membrane shattered, the Heavenly Law was finally fully exposed to Xiao Wu! Xiao Wu's arms spread out like wings, and all the immense and violent power was concentrated in her arms, compressing the purple lightning manifested by the Demonic Power to its extreme!

" --Demon Feather Blazing Break!!!!!"

The two hands, like dragons emerging from the sea, tore through the air, and the burst of purple lightning, like crane wings striking space, exploded with a deafening roar in front of Tianlu! The light shield that appeared instantly was destroyed along with the explosion, but the spreading purple lightning then exploded in two, three, and four stages! The purple lightning struck Tianlu directly!

Success!

Extreme hatred transformed into savage ecstasy. Xiao Wu, her consciousness beginning to sway towards the demonic side, eroded her reason, unleashing the demon's brutal nature to its fullest extent! Pursuit, pursuit, pursuit! Tear her apart! Twist her! Crush her! Dismember her! Dismember her! Reduce every inch of her skin, every bone, every drop of her blood to nothingness!!!!!!

"Die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Divine Strike--"

However, a pair of fists shattered the bombardment of purple lightning.

" --Evil-Breaking Tremor Fist!"

The slender, translucent hand and the ghostly claw crackling with bursting purple lightning touched lightly, producing a barely audible sound.

That's all.

The outcome is already decided.

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The demon let out a shrill roar and was sent flying again. Her arms exploded into Blood Mist with the slightest contact! All the moves after the hundredth move of the Night Nether Style are extremely terrifying killing moves. They are not used unless absolutely necessary, but once used, they will definitely utterly annihilate the enemy! However, such a powerful attack could not withstand a single divine strike from Heavenly Law!

"Don't think I rely solely on divine magic, you foolish devil! Even if divine magic can't reach you, I will use these fists to utterly punish you! Divine Speed!"

A flash of golden light enveloped Tianlu, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Xiao Wu! The divine power that erupted from his arms ripped apart the sleeves of his robe, revealing arms and fists that were as clear and bright as crystal!

"Arbitration Firm Fist!"

The falling straight punch pierced through Xiao Wu's chest, spraying blood, flesh, and bone fragments, but it turned to ashes and disappeared the instant it made contact with the divine fist!

"Roarooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

But this was still not enough to subdue the demon! With her demonic transformation at 100%, the chest wound was no match for Xiao Wu; it only drove her even more insane.

"The Sanctioning Air Strike!"

A palm strike from afar left another mark on Xiao Wu, sending her plummeting to the ground like a shooting star. Tianlu snorted coldly and pointed downwards—

"Sacred Burial Flame Fall-- "

"Wait a minute, you bitch, I advise you not to make any rash moves."

A sweet but malicious voice sounded behind her.

It sounded exactly like the voice of a witch from a religious text, a curse upon humanity.

"... What did you call me?"

Without even turning around, the wings of light that had unfurled behind her suddenly spread out and struck backward!

The roar of the atmosphere and the sound of explosions arrived as expected, but there was no scream of the girl amidst them.

"... Um?"

Surprised, Tianlu turned around and looked, then his eyelids twitched violently.

What came into view was a strikingly beautiful Qipao Girl.

And, the other green-haired girl she was holding hostage.

The green-haired girl was very cute and innocent-looking, only about fifteen years old. She seemed to have just woken up and was completely disoriented by the sudden situation.

"Let's sit down and talk, bitch-san."

As he spoke, Haoyue shook the longsword pressed against Virgo Saintess's neck.

"Otherwise, I might accidentally cut off this useless Saintess's head if my hand slips."

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Well, this is the first time a relatively important character has been killed off, and the public's reaction seems a bit strong...

To be honest, I initially created the character Xiao purely to advance the plot. If you look back carefully, you'll find that she was the one who drove many important plot points. In the first volume, she brought the Si Nan Family back to their main family. In the third volume, Ye Yue and Xiao Wu formed a group because of her. In the fourth volume, she played a pivotal role in the war. And in the end, her death will become an important factor in changing the protagonist's mindset in the next volume.

This might sound a bit... well, but Xiao was originally created by me for the sake of plot progression, and I didn't spend much time developing her, so I never expected her to be so popular... but it's too late to let her live to please everyone. From the initial plot conception, the later storylines were all based on her death, so... we can only hope for a better ending, folks?