The blinding, dazzling light seemed to scorch our eyes.
A muffled sound could be faintly heard emanating from inside the sphere of light suspended in mid-air.
"Thump..."
"Thump..."
Like the slow, beating heart of some enormous life form.
Each tremor seemed to act directly on the depths of the soul, causing one's consciousness to instinctively tremble.
That was not a display of power.
Instead--
Signs of impending disaster!
At a certain moment...
"Snap--!"
A crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out.
The next moment.
Instantly, countless cracks spread across the entire surface of the sphere, resembling glass about to shatter.
From within the crack, even more dazzling light surged forth wildly, as if some terrifying being was breaking free from its restraints.
--boom!!!
It was accompanied by a deafening explosion.
An extremely domineering power suddenly erupted.
A terrifying energy storm swept across the land, seemingly about to tear everything in the world apart.
Even the defensive magic circle on Rudeus's body activated automatically the moment it sensed danger.
A moment later.
The violent shockwave gradually subsided.
He slowly opened his eyes and finally saw the figure that had emerged from the sphere of light.
She was a tall, beautiful woman.
She looked completely different from her previous petite appearance.
At this moment, Kishirika had transformed into a mature and alluring older sister.
but...
Right now, he doesn't have much time or inclination to pay attention to those things.
What truly captured his attention were her eyes.
Those eyes were like two colorful gems set in the world.
Brilliant...
eerie...
Strange and unpredictable...
The radiant light within was so captivating that it was impossible to look away.
Ah~~
"This feeling..."
"How nostalgic..."
Kishirika looked down at his hands and slowly clenched his fists.
A sickly smile appeared on her face.
"I really have to thank you for your magic~~"
"Although..."
I actually quite like you.
"But there's nothing I can do."
"I still have no choice but to send you to your death!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
Her maniacal laughter echoed between heaven and earth.
Rudeus's brow furrowed slightly.
(Oh no, oh no, this is great...)
(If this continues...)
(Even the Dragon God might be attracted here.)
(We must find a way to finish this quickly.)
Kishirika was still basking in the excitement of regaining her strength.
Rudeus, meanwhile, calmly opened his system inventory and took out a pre-exchanged Saint Rank magic power expansion potion.
He tilted his head back and drank it down.
The next moment.
A vast amount of magical power began to surge within his body.
Immediately afterwards.
A surge of purple magical energy emanated from Rudeus's body, instantly covering an area of hundreds of miles in radius.
Purple light intertwined, eventually forming a huge square barrier.
[ Emperor Rank Sealing Barrier ]
"Oh?"
Kishirika looked around at the barriers with great interest.
"What's this?"
"A barrier that isolates space?"
She tilted her head, then gave a mocking smile.
"Hmph~"
"No way?"
"You don't actually think this thing can trap me, do you?"
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Rudeus pursed his lips.
"There is no obligation to inform."
"Oh?"
Kishirika was taken aback.
Then, a slow smile slowly spread across his face.
"Then prepare to die!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Her eyes suddenly shone with a dazzling light.
The next second.
Hundreds of enormous magic circles simultaneously appeared in the sky!
boom--!!
Fireballs rained down like a meteor shower.
Densely packed, blotting out the sky and the sun.
Faced with an attack of this scale.
The so-called "avoidance".
It has become a joke.
(Are you kidding me?)
(Was Kishirika really this strong?)
(This is completely different from the Demon Emperor I remember... isn't it?)
However.
This is the true Demon Emperor.
After all, it was a being that had twice instigated Human-Demon War.
How could it be just an empty reputation?
Faced with that overwhelming rain of fire.
Rudeus maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.
There was no panic, no retreat.
He simply raised his hand slowly, and demonic light gathered in his palm.
Then--
He swung it down suddenly.
Emperor Rank water magic--
[ The Wall of Sighs ]!!!
Rumble--!!
In an instant.
A blue ice wall, thousands of meters high, rises abruptly from the ground.
Heavy and substantial.
Cold.
It exudes a terrifying chill capable of freezing the soul.
The giant wall slowly advanced, as if it were about to crush everything in its path.
Fireballs falling from the sky kept crashing into the ice wall.
However...
There was no explosion, no fire.
Not even a ripple was stirred.
The terrifying flames were completely frozen the moment they touched the ice wall by the extreme cold power it contained.
"Heh~"
"A boring trick."
Kishirika chuckled softly.
The next moment.
Her body was gradually enveloped by a layer of purple light.
Then, surprisingly, he made no attempt to dodge.
He let the thousand-meter-high wall crash into him.
Just as Rudeus was wondering how she was going to deal with it...
A bizarre scene unfolded.
Kishirika's body...
They actually passed right through the ice wall!
(What?!)
Rudeus's mind went completely blank for a moment.
A word came to mind almost instinctively.
--Intangibility?
(wrong.)
(It's likely just a similar ability.)
(but...)
(Is this really Kishirika?)
(Isn't that a bit too outrageous?)
"You..."
He stared intently into Kishirika's eyes.
"What kind of magical eye is this?"
Why have I never heard of this before?
"Aren't there only twelve types of Mystic Eyes?"
Upon hearing this, Kishirika's smile grew even brighter.
"Hmph~"
"Pathetic humans."
What you know is just the tip of the iceberg that I'm willing to show you.
Do you think I'd be like those foolish demon kings in hero stories, willingly revealing my trump cards?
"Ha ha ha ha!"
(Tsk.)
(They couldn't trick them out of it.)
(etc...)
Rudeus quickly calmed down.
(Why didn't Kishirika choose to absorb the ice wall?)
(Instead, they chose to go through?)
(If it can be absorbed, why expose another ability?)
(Could it be...?)
(She can't absorb the ice wall?)
(But why?)
"How could you be distracted during a fight?"
Kishirika's voice suddenly came.
She had already passed through the ice wall, which was hundreds of meters thick, and stood proudly in mid-air.
Between the hands.
Two clusters of dark purple energy are frantically coalescing.
Are you considering your last words?
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
The sky was once again covered by a magic circle.
More than a hundred purple energy attacks came from all directions.
[ Magic Devouring ]!
A black vortex instantly unfolded in Rudeus's palm.
All incoming magical attacks were absorbed the moment they made contact.
"Hmph~"
"You're not the only one who can Magic Devouring ~"
"Roar?"
"Interesting."
"That's really interesting."
How many more surprises can you possibly give me?
Kishirika dispelled the numerous magic circles.
The next moment.
Two pale red streaks of light suddenly shot out from the seven-colored eyes.
Red energy continuously coiled around her arm.
Ultimately, they coalesced into two crimson energy swords.
Rudeus's gaze sharpened slightly.
However, it remains in the [ Magic Devouring ] state.
because...
He needed to confirm one thing.
"Prepare to die!"
Kishirika roared.
The figure vanished in an instant--
A fierce wind howled.
She charged towards me with terrifying power.
She looked at Rudeus, who was still standing in the same spot, with a hint of disdain.
"Court death!"
Double-edged swords.
A perfectly precise cross slash cleaved fiercely towards the opponent's chest.
boom!!!
The next moment.
Rudeus's body flew backward like a cannonball.
Fragments of the shattered protective shield glittered in mid-air.
Fresh blood slowly dripped from his chest...
"Puff!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood, as if spitting out phlegm.
Then, with a somewhat deranged expression, he slowly raised his head.
"I see..."
"I see."
Hahahahaha...
( Holy Light Strike is an active attack spell, so it will be absorbed.)
(But ice walls are different.)
(It is not an offensive magic.)
(Therefore, Kishirika cannot absorb it.)
(She chose to pass through the ice wall rather than swallow it.)
(The reason is that her abilities cannot be applied to non-offensive magic.)
"Did you get stunned?" Kishirika said disdainfully, twirling the energy sword in his hand.
"As long as I don't unleash any offensive spells..."
Rudeus simply stood up slowly, muttering to himself and ignoring the other person.
"But..."
"That's the mindset of a loser!"
The next moment!
The magical power within his body began to surge wildly.
[ Emperor Rank Attack Boost ]
[ Emperor Rank Critical Hit Boost ]
[ Emperor Rank Defense Boost ]
[ Emperor Rank Self-Healing Boost ]
[ Emperor Rank Perception Boost ]
[ Emperor Rank Speed Boost ]
[ Emperor Rank Mental Boost ]
The next moment...
red!
orange!
yellow!
green!
green!
blue!
purple!
Seven magic circles of different colors appeared around him one after another.
With each light that illuminates a new spot, the momentum rises a notch.
A seven-colored magical light surrounded it.
This moment.
One can clearly feel the terrifying power, enough to easily tear the earth apart, surging through one's blood.
It was as if every single cell was cheering.
Rudeus clenched his fist slightly.
"Smack!"
The robes she wore could not withstand the surge of power instantly.
It exploded with a deafening roar.
It turned into countless shredded strips of cloth, slowly drifting away in the air.
Like a dazzling display of fireworks.
Declaring--
The birth of yet another god...