Thoom! Thoom! Thoom! Thoom! Thoom!
The five Permanent Void Gates suddenly flared with divine radiance. Under everyone's stunned gazes, the final point of the hexagram once again lowered a curtain of Galaxy.
A sizzling sound came from space again, as if it were being torn apart, and Star Bridge Hall was once more covered in a dramatic oil-paint filter. A tall, graceful mature woman in luxurious blue-and-white robes stepped out from the curtain of Galaxy, deep-blue bangs covering half her face, a staff in her hand. She looked at Sword Law's head, beckoned casually, and under Starlight's connection, Sword Law's severed head and Soul Body joined together again.
"Our lord's far-sighted wisdom is beyond the likes of us," she said calmly. "If we had spared no cost to descend from the very beginning, you would not have fallen into such a state. Unfortunately, only after detecting your defeat did we understand our lord's brilliance."
"I am ashamed," Sword Law said.
"There is no need. Since you were able to win our lord's favor and stand beside us, I do not doubt your ability. Losing to the Heaven Vice Lord whom our lord values so highly is no disgrace."
Only then did she finally look at Ash and the others, introducing herself. "Under the throne of Multistar Supreme, Star Law Celestial Number. As for why I have come, Mr. Ash, you should know perfectly well."
She stepped aside from the passage formed by the Galaxy curtain and extended a hand. "Please."
Ash breathed shallowly and quickly, his heart pounding like a war drum. He knew Felix and Daedalus were watching him, and he also knew Sword Maiden and the others were trying hard to recover, but there was no way out of this situation anymore... His Source Power was drained, while