After a brief pause, the brilliant silvery-white light stretched forward amidst crackling sounds, completely engulfing the area where Colin Iliad, Derrick Berg, and Lovia were, but was blocked by the two invisible barriers and failed to penetrate inside.
The barrier, covered in silvery-white electric snakes, shook violently, and cracks like tree branches appeared. It was unclear how much longer it could withstand the Lightning Storm.
At this moment, behind " Dark Angel " Sasrir, to the side of the iron-black throne, in an area not covered by the Thunder Forest, Klein's figure, wearing a half-high silk hat and a long black trench coat, came into view.
Like a precise, cold Robot, he pointed the " Staff of the Stars " in his hand at the side and back of the peculiar Evil Spirit without the slightest hesitation, and quickly sketched out various details related to some extraordinary ability in his mind.
-- Klein had already tested it before and found that he couldn't Roaming too far inside the " Giant King's Court " with the "Star Staff of the Stars " and could only " Blink " within a small area. Therefore, he abandoned the idea of sending the " Dark Angel " Sasrir directly outside the " Giant King's Court " to take the first " Blasphemy Slate " and open the "Gate of Departure".
As the various gems embedded in the " Staff of the Stars " lit up, Sasrir's eyes, burning with dark flames, suddenly closed again.
He was forcibly dragged into a dream by Klein!
This is an extraordinary ability belonging to Sequence 7 of the " Evernight " pathway, but Klein reproduced the version used by Arianna, the headmistress of the Evernight Abbey and " Servant of Concealment "—the Angel level of forced Dream Divination!
In the hazy dream world, the " Dark Angel " Sasrir, dressed in a black robe adorned with silver threads, inscribed with intricate symbols, and embellished with ornate accessories, appeared in a desolate wilderness.
His gaze remained cold, unlike the dazed and blank look that most Beyonder have when Dream Divination.
" Spectator " also belongs to the " Chaos Sea " related pathway, and its Sequence 5 is called " Dreamwalker " and Sequence 3 is called " Dreamweaver "!
A moment later, Sasrir's eyes turned gold and straightened.
His towering, Giant -like figure faded, and an unusually thick shadow, a "veil," appeared before him.
The shadow completely obscured Sasrir, with only a pair of eyes vaguely visible hidden behind the "veil."
In an instant, the "curtain" parted to both sides, revealing an ocean of indescribable color, seemingly containing all secrets.
boom!
Klein, who was in control of the dream, had just witnessed this scene and hadn't even had time to examine the details when his thoughts exploded like boiling oatmeal.
His lips instinctively curled upwards, his Virtual Persona crumbling more than halfway, and he nearly screamed in agony. Transparent worms, faintly visible beneath the skin of his left cheek, Distortion and crawled out one by one, while the granulation tissue on his right cheek multiplied, becoming more and more pronounced, yet also fading, increasingly resembling the " Worm of Spirit."
The artificially created dream immediately crumbled, and the consciousness of " Dark Angel " Sasrir returned to reality.
However, in the instant that particular Evil Spirit fell into slumber, as the sea of thunder faded and disappeared, the three Demigod of City of Silver simultaneously launched a counterattack.
Colin Iliad straightened up and swung his right-hand Dawn Sword forward, causing a flash of silvery-white light Blink appear on Sasrir's body; Lovia, while struggling against the limitations of her shadow "cloak," had her Grazing " Silver Knight " Evil Spirit swing its greatsword upwards, creating a terrifying Storm of light spots; Derrick conjured a blazing white " Spear of Unshadowed," sending it flying towards the " Dark Angel " with a crackling sound.
At that moment, Sasrir's figure burst forth with endless pure light, seemingly transforming into the Sun descending upon reality.
Under the " The Sun's " light, the " Spear of Unshadowed " melted, the " Storm of Light " subsided, and the silvery-white sharp light dimmed, only able to shatter the target's aura, unable to harm its body.
The scene, like a true god descending, shocked Lovia and Derrick, making them want to bow their heads in worship. The " Silver Knight " Evil Spirit melted away and evaporated completely in the intense sunlight.
Suddenly, Sasrir's eyes closed again.
Behind Him, Klein, despite the " Worm of Spirit " on his body constantly evaporating and disappearing, stubbornly endured the scorching sun and pointed the " Staff of the Stars " at the Evil Spirit that had been transformed from the Angel King.
He once again displayed that extraordinary ability, forcibly pulling " Dark Angel " Sasrir into the dream!
But unlike before, as soon as Klein Dream Divination, he immediately revealed his " Sefirah Castle " aura, transforming into that strange Door of Light stained with a bit of bluish-black. The Door of Light was composed of countless, layered, illusory light spheres, each of which was essentially Distortion worm that was both transparent and semi-transparent.
Like him, the " Dark Angel " Sasrir revealed his special origins from the " Chaos Sea." He first transformed into a deep, eerie shadow, then drew back the "veil," revealing the "ocean," which encompassed all colors and defied human language, in the dream.
Without a sound, Sasrir and Klein opened their eyes at the same time and tilted their bodies slightly upwards in opposite directions.
One of them was shrouded in a faint shadow, while the other's expression became Distortion and ferocious, with numerous " Worm of Spirit " crawling all over their bodies.
Klein's Virtual Persona shattered completely at that moment.
Taking advantage of the moment when Sasrir was distracted, Lovia, draped in a shadowy "cloak," flashed her pale gray eyes and simultaneously stomped on the ground with her two-meter-tall, writhing, fleshy legs—skinless and dripping with bright red slime—using the swirling wind to propel her towards the " Dark Angel."
A hint of madness had crept into her eyes; it seemed that her spirit would soon be completely corrupted and spiral out of control.
However, at this moment, Lovia's gaze was filled with more rationality and determination.
She knew what she was doing, and she was also very clear about her current situation and the outcome.
Amidst the howling wind, her collapsing body, along with the shadowy "cloak," fell onto the body of the " Dark Angel " Sasrir.
The writhing flesh seeped in, and the thick shadows expanded rapidly, binding both figures together.
Without Lovia needing to speak, Colin Iliad understood her intention and immediately let out a low growl:
"Attack!"
Bang!
His two Dawn Swords simultaneously cleaved through the void, unleashing a burst of silvery light around the entangled Lovia and " Dark Angel " Sasrir.
Upon hearing the chief's words, Derrick did not hesitate, biting his lip and half-opening his arms.
The palace, shrouded in eerie shadows, suddenly brightened, and a massive sphere of light, filled with holy flames, appeared out of thin air, enveloping the " Dark Angel " and Lovia, rapidly dissolving them and igniting their flesh and blood.
Solar Flare!
Within that brilliant light, a palpable pain flickered in Lovia's pale gray eyes, and her voice echoed ethereally:
"I did not betray City of Silver..."
Before she finished speaking, the flesh and shadow "cloak" covering " Dark Angel " Sasrir simultaneously expanded.
Bang!
Lovia's collapsing body was thrown back and crashed to the ground, while her shadow was torn apart, turning into wispy veils that slowly drifted down.
The " Dark Angel " Sasrir transformed into a pitch-black, viscous "ocean" filled with the aura of Depravity, swallowing the remaining silvery-white sharpness and " Solar Flare " and dissipating them into nothingness.
He immediately returned to his previous form, still resembling Giant, dressed in a magnificent black robe with silver thread, only the ethereal black wings on his back had become much thinner.
At the same time, His eyes rose up, turning golden.
A violent but unreal wind surged around Him, carrying all sorts of thoughts to every corner of the shadow palace.
" Mind Deprivation!"
Derrick's newly formed " Spear of Unshadowed " vanished abruptly, leaving him frozen in shock. Colin Iliad, though possessing unwavering will, was also awakened by the madness, cruelty, and bloodlust inherent in his incomplete Mythical Creature Form, forcing him to divert his attention to combat these influences to prevent a complete loss of control. Klein, having just calmed himself and allowed the " Worm of Spirit " to burrow back into his body, was struck by the intense fear brought on by this " Mind Deprivation," causing his body to tremble slightly and making it difficult for him to use the " Staff of the Stars."
With her body already broken and her soul about to be completely corrupted, Lovia in even worse shape, rolling and struggling on the ground, leaving behind patches of bloody slime.
At that moment, " Dark Angel " Sasrir raised his left palm, and the golden light in his eyes was replaced by two miniature, blazing white the Sun.
One after another, beams of light, wreathed in holy flames, fell upon Lovia, obliterating her soul and Purification her flesh.
Lovia's aura dissipated rapidly, and her pale gray eyes quickly lost their luster.
Her body, which had collapsed into a mass of flesh and blood, curled up and used her skinless arms, covered in bright red mucus, to tightly hug the milky white, rather large human skull to her "chest" and press it down beneath her.
Bathed in the blazing "sunlight" and engulfed in sacred flames, Lovia maintained this posture, refusing to move an inch and ensuring the human skull remained unexposed and unharmed.
Another beam of light struck down, and Lovia's body jerked involuntarily, but she still trembled violently and curled up there.
Finally, the Distortion, disgusting, writhing mass of flesh ceased all movement, lying lifelessly on the surface of the human skull, dull, lusterless, and dilapidated.
During the process of " Dark Angel " Sasrir killing Lovia, Klein, relying on his special abilities and past experiences, quickly recovered from the effects of " Mind Deprivation " and felt an overwhelming despair for the battle.
They fought with all their might, but only managed to slightly harm the Evil Spirit. Now that they have lost a Demigod, the situation will likely become even worse.
What to do? While using " Creeping Hunger " to change his position, Klein's mind raced, searching for any possible weaknesses in his opponent.
That was essentially an Evil Spirit... Evil Spirit... Just as his figure Blink to the other side, Spirit Intuition suddenly struck him, and he turned his gaze to the gray-white stone slab on the iron-black throne!
Some Evil Spirit possess Beyonder Characteristic, but most do not. Their power originates from elsewhere, such as the Spirit World. The existence of Evil Spirit requires a vessel, which may be the "territory" where they were born, or it may be a special object. The common point is that Evil Spirit can use these objects to connect with the Spirit World or even the Underworld, and obtain the power to maintain their existence.
But where does this Evil Spirit, originating from the " Dark Angel " Sasrir and perhaps also incorporating a trace of Primordial will, derive its power?
This is Forsaken Land of the Gods, its connection to the Spirit World sealed and almost completely severed, making it difficult to utilize effectively. Klein's ability to " Teleportation " relies on the special nature of the divine kingdom or its nascent form, while the " Giant King's Court " clearly cannot provide Evil Spirit with the power of the " Spectator," " The Sun," " The Hanged Man," "one," and " Tyrant " pathways. The characteristics once possessed by the " Dark Angel " clearly belong to the " True Creator," not here.
Therefore, the answer to where the power of Evil Spirit spirits comes from is quite simple:
" The Chaos Sea!"
Inside the Shadow Palace, the " Blasphemy Slate " is directly connected to the " Chaos Sea "!
As Klein looked toward the iron-black throne, he noticed that Colin Iliad, the chief of City of Silver, also glanced at it.
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