Scorching flames swept in from behind, but Zero calmly raised Holy Sword Seventy-Nine in his hand, golden light radiating outward.
Whoosh!
The flames on the sword went out, and the energy within their bodies dissipated with them. Kiana froze, while Elysia and Rosemary likewise discovered that their powers had vanished.
The authority of the Herrscher of Binding?
But wasn't Holy Sword Seventy-Nine unable to use its rated output?
"After all, this sword doesn't contain a Herrscher Core. But I think you've misunderstood something about me. I'm indeed not a Herrscher." Zero pulled three "gems" from his body as though performing a magic trick, making everyone present's pupils shrink. "That doesn't mean I don't have Herrscher Cores. Little stones like these? I have as many as I want."
He had wandered through different worlds for an incalculable amount of time. The preparations Zero had made throughout that journey were far beyond anyone's imagination.
He casually stuffed two Herrscher of Binding Cores into Holy Sword Seventy-Nine, and its form changed, becoming heavier and sharper.
"Then let us pause for a moment and witness the final chapter of the hero and demon king's story. The united hero defeated the demon king who had brought calamity upon every world."
He raised the holy sword high. Light spread from its blade, filling the entire sky and shrouding Kolosten. Every Imaginary Tree Divine Remnant ceased moving and dissolved into golden particles.
Yet the people of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy fighting them also found their bodies utterly weak, with all Honkai Energy gone without a trace.
It was as though a god had stopped the slaughter—and frozen time as well.
The instant he lowered his sword, a figure attacked once more. Zero casually slapped her down where she stood.
"Little Yan Luo, you're the one who claims to