A Girl Like an Angel

Completely ignoring the approaching molten metal, they watched as the liquid opened its blood-red maw like a murderer, ready to devour them.

The girl completely gave up on trying to survive. Instead, she shielded her friend with her body and held her tightly, intending to use her own body to withstand the attack.

At this critical moment, a transparent barrier suddenly rose up and blocked the surging waves.

"Alright, hurry up and take your child to safety."

The gentle voice made the girl look up, and what came into view was a handsome profile. His calm expression and proud posture made the girl's heart skip a beat.

My older brother is like a god...

"What, aren't you leaving yet? Planning to stay here for a swim?"

"Ah... no, sorry."

The girl immediately realized what had happened and quickly helped her friend up to leave, but she couldn't help turning back every few steps to gaze at the figure that had saved her.

"What the hell is this thing?"

The once invincible "Phalanx" is now showing signs of cracking.

If it were just ordinary shattering, that would be one thing, Phalanx could quickly generate new barriers to block it.

But right now, he could clearly sense that this sea of metal seemed to be devouring the power of the Phalanx... no, to be precise, it was assimil it!

From the crack, the same metallic color was gradually applied.

Not only that, this assimilation also felt familiar to him, somewhat like a transformation of matter.

Seeing this, Mahiro gave up trying to stop them and instantly appeared at the monastery's main gate, away from the sea of metal.

"What the hell is this thing?" Mahiro rarely swore.

He had never seen this thing before, and he couldn't find a corresponding existence in his memory.

Even Natsuki Minamiya had a rare frown on her brow.

"This is..."

"Sage's Blood"

Aye casually picked up the conversation and spoke in a light tone, her voice filled with arrogance and pride, a pride that surpassed even Natsuki Minamiya's.

Natsuki Minamiya also felt Aye's smug gaze. She glared back slightly but didn't react. Instead, she patiently explained:

"I haven't seen the spirit blood with my own eyes, but I learned from the intelligence network of the magic attackers that the spirit blood of a sage is indeed sealed inside the Aldegard Convent."

Now that you mention it, Mahiro remembered.

"Sage's Blood" is a crimson liquid metallic life form with independent will, created by the great alchemist Nina Adilard 270 years ago. It is a perfect masterpiece of alchemy.

If one could transplant their soul into an immortal metallic life form, they would not only become truly immortal and indestructible, but also possess magical power as strong as that of the True Ancestor.

No wonder it looked familiar; it's a product of alchemy!

As for those girls who were rescued by Natsuki using spatial teleportation, huddled together trembling, they were probably just sacrifices and food for this monster.

Unexpectedly, he found himself caught up in the tragic events of the Adilad monastic pilgrimage.

As for how to deal with this thing...

Just do it!

That Natsuki, he and Na Yue both took action.

Using spatial manipulation magic, Natsuki Minamiya transferred and imprisoned the surging spiritual blood in a single space.

A surge of magical power erupted around Mahiro, and the dissipated magical energy waves transformed into a torrent that collided with the spiritual blood.

The next second, the magical fluctuations transformed into a cold current, and a chilling aura instantly swept through the entire monastery. Thick white frost condensed on the walls and ceiling, and the surging, liquid-metal-like spiritual blood froze instantly.

"Demon Manifestation - Ice Storm General"

This is Esdeath's Imperial Arms.

Although it lacked the freezing power of the Ice Fog Domain, it had the advantage of a wide range and rapid casting speed. The spiritual blood flowing in every corner of the monastery was frozen in an instant.

If it weren't for the Bloodlust Riot today, he probably would have forgotten he possessed this ability.

However, the next second, the surging spiritual blood suddenly broke through the ice and transformed into an even larger wave that surged and crashed towards us!

"Fool, to destroy the sage's spiritual blood, you must destroy the Alchemical Core within its body that controls the switch."

Aye offered a gentle reminder.

"Tsk, please tell me earlier next time."

"If you don't ask, what does it have to do with me?"

Aye spoke coldly, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

She was in an exceptionally good mood today. First, she made Natsuki Minamiya suffer a setback, and now she made this man who always took liberties with her suffer a loss.

Mahiro was too lazy to argue with her, so he immediately activated "Eidos Eye" and "Multiple Observation", and even used the Alpha Stigma to analyze the surging spiritual blood.

It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't analyzed it, but once he did, he felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his brain.

Countless alchemical knowledge was being forcibly crammed into his head, including the abilities of this spiritual blood.

The magical power within his body was simultaneously amplified countless times.

If his magical power could be described as the ocean before, it is now the sea!

Is this the magic power of a True Ancestor?

Indeed, very strong!

"Found you!"

While enduring the throbbing pain in his head, he also found the Alchemical Core of the Sage's Blood, a black sphere floating in a sea of metal.

There is a similar one in a deserted corner of the monastery, but that one is a jewel-like gem.

However, just as he was about to make his move, Natsuki Minamiya was even faster.

Splash!

Numerous silver chains appeared in the space, binding the sage's Alchemical Core, but the Alchemical Core seemed to possess independent consciousness, dodging the chains' pursuit.

"Rheingold!"

Natsuki's pretty face tightened as the golden knight appeared behind her, thrusting his sword into the air.

A ripple spread through the space and instantly appeared at the location of the Alchemical Core, but it was dodged once again, and even the tip of the golden knight's sword was entangled with spiritual blood.

Just as assimilation was about to begin, the powerful magic erupting from the blade instantly shattered the surrounding spiritual blood.

A brief vacuum occurred.

"Tsk, troublesome. -- Freeze everything! Mahapadma!!!"

In the instant that the red liquid metal, which had turned into powder, gradually reformed, a terrifying magical power transformed into an extremely chilling aura that burst forth from Yotsuba Mahiro's body.

Natsuki Minamiya and Aye simultaneously sensed this powerful magical energy fluctuation, comparable to that of a True Ancestor. They instinctively turned their gazes toward him, but the moment their eyes met, they were rendered unable to move.

A pervasive chill instantly enveloped everything, freezing everything equally from the inside out.

Molecules stopped moving, particles stopped interacting, as if the entire world had been put on pause.

"That's really a freakish skill..."

In this frozen space-time, Yotsuba Mahiro around at the scene that had been paused and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

She doesn't say what she shouldn't; that's typical of Esdeath.

Even having experienced many worlds, he was still amazed by this abnormal ability to stop time.

I just don't know if it's possible to do some... hey things in this Mahapadma.

He dared not try it because it consumed too much energy and lasted too short a time.

Even for him, it could only last less than a minute at a time, not enough to do anything.

He pondered, his gaze sweeping around before finally settling on a metal candlestick lying nearby.

He bent down and picked it up, then walked step by step toward the black Alchemical Core that was also frozen in mid-air.

"Matter transformation"

With crisp footsteps, the metal candlestick in his hand gradually melted, transforming into a sharp longsword forged from black ultra-holmium metal.

Alchemy? He knows that too!

I wonder if Est will be angry when she finds out he used other swords.

Click!

The moment the Mahapadma was released, Natsuki Minamiya and Aya Sengakuji discovered that Yotsuba Mahiro had disappeared from their sight.

Looking around, they found him standing in the center of the sea of spiritual blood, holding a black longsword that had pierced through the Alchemical Core!

The crisp cracking sound just now came from the Alchemical Core!

With another crack, the Alchemical Core shattered into powder, scattering into the air.

The entire mass of spiritual blood seemed to have lost its energy and froze strangely.

The liquid solidified into a solid, like a giant ruby.

What did this man just do?

Neither Natsuki Minamiya nor Aya Sengakuji could comprehend what was happening before their eyes. They subconsciously exchanged a glance, seeing the same bewilderment and confusion in each other's eyes.

But then they all turned their heads away in unison, ignoring everyone.

However, what just happened was indeed too bizarre. Even two witches, one with a high level of knowledge and the other skilled in spatial manipulation, could not understand it.

Yotsuba Mahiro —how did this man appear next to the Alchemical Core and so easily penetrate Alchemical Core?

Even spatial teleportation couldn't match his speed; even the True Ancestor-level magic power he had just sensed had vanished completely.

It felt like a portion of time had been lost in the scene.

"Natsuki -chan, what are you planning to do with this? There's no way to Decomposition."

Mahiro kicked the hard metal block beside his feet. It had been as soft as water just moments before, but now it was hard enough to kill someone.

However, it is true that it cannot Decomposition. Even without the control of the Alchemical Core, this thing still contains magic power that is almost comparable to that of the True Ancestor. If it were to be Decomposition, the energy released would be enough to blow Itogami Island into the sky.

"It seems we need to reseal it; leaving it alive is too dangerous. However, that's not something we should be considering," Natsuki said calmly, her thoughts brought back to their senses.

"Really? How about I handle it? I promise I'll take care of this..."

"Not very good!"

Before he could finish speaking, Natsuki interrupted, "I don't know what you intend to do with it, but this thing is too dangerous and shouldn't be touched lightly."

"Huh? Why?"

He wanted to try again.

Natsuki -chan didn't give him that chance at all, glancing at him sideways and sneering:

"Don't you know why? You already have a Tier 12 entity by your side, along with a powerful Demon-Slaying Holy Sword, and now you want to get your hands on the Sage's Blood. Are you planning to gather all these dangerous things around you?"

"Well..."

Mahiro was speechless for a moment.

It seems that's indeed the case.

But this thing is truly a wonderful thing; it can store souls and reshape bodies.

I remember Nina Adilard, who lived to be 270 years old, was resurrected using something like this.

It just so happens that both Marianne and Aurora, who is possessing Claire, need this thing to shape their bodies.

But it's okay if you don't give it to me.

Anyway, he's already finished analyzing it with the Alpha Stigma, so at worst he can just copy a ball of spiritual blood himself.

Chapter 345 An Angelic Girl (5K)

In the end, Natsuki Minamiya still didn't let him take the spirit blood.

It doesn't really matter. There's no rush to use it right now, and I can make it myself. It's not worth getting into a conflict with Natsuki Minamiya over a piece of broken metal.