Time rewound to the battlefield of the Bronze Fertile Plains.
Bai En, moving as swiftly as a hawk, arrived before the sea of flames in the blink of an eye. Holding Magic Conversion, his speed didn't decrease in the slightest as he plunged directly into the fiery prison formed by the Fire Spirit's breath.
Nine Lights flew out from the grimoire and plunged into the scorched earth. A strange, hazy purple light instantly spread from the sword's body, and in the world of falling snow, auroras like colorful clouds appeared.
Snow Magic and Nine Lights created a powerful domain that nullified the five senses.
Raia, who wielded a katana and cast Dark Magic, did not rush to attack afterward. Instead, he observed the members of the Aqua Deer Squad.
"In terms of magic power and magic intensity alone, the others… are not outstanding. Hmm, apart from the Captain and Vice-Captain, I estimate only that sword-wielding boy and the young girl with sealing magic pose a certain threat."
"That boy with the sword… is his Sword Magic like Mr. Licht's?"
He narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the figure within the sea of flames.
Bai En, having passed through the sea of flames, ascended by stepping on the giant earth spikes created by Rill's magic. Cerberus bared its claws, intending to strike Bai En, but its movements were exceptionally difficult due to the layers of impaling earth spikes.
It struggled with all its might, and the sturdy earth spikes began to sway, developing large areas of fine cracks.
Bai En swung his sword, and Magic Conversion landed on Cerberus's head. The bronze patterns on its body began to dissipate, and "Release" burst forth from the Magic-Slaying Sword, creating a long, thin streak of blood.
"So hard!"
It was absolutely the hardest thing Bai En had ever cut.
Even with Magic Conversion nullifying the magic covering its body, the "Release" attack only left a not-so-deep bloodstain on it.
"Is this what Raia meant… a Demon God that can rival a demon? Indeed, it's difficult to deal with."
"Roar!"
Demon God Cerberus roared in pain, its back-mounted scale snakes grew wildly. They emerged from the cracks where the earth spikes were impaled, all biting towards Bai En, their crimson vertical pupils terrifyingly eerie.
"Snakes, huh? It seems it has already lost a life in the battle with the dwarves and entered its second phase. That saves me some effort."
Zhan Yan flew out from the luminous white grimoire, and an extremely graceful arc flashed through the air.
The scale snakes were all beheaded, their headless bodies falling limply. Zhan Yan did not stop moving; instead, it weaved back and forth around the Demon God, and ripples of blood splattered in the air.
The injured Demon God struggled even more fiercely. Its grayish-green dragon tail, swaying, was the first to break free from the earth spikes' confinement. Then, with a flash of faint light, all the earth spikes shattered and flew apart, and the water snakes released by Francis also instantly dissipated at that moment.
Bai En was blown away by this immense commotion. The size difference between the two was simply too great, like an ant and an elephant; every move the elephant made was fatal to the ant.
The figure leaping on the shattered rocks caught Cerberus's attention. It swung its paw at Bai En; the urgent wind, preceding the giant, sky-obscuring paw, arrived first. Even though it wasn't Wind Magic, that wind was still like a blade.
The wind made Bai En's robes whistle like a battle flag. The giant paw crushed the shattered stones in its path, descending directly.
A faint light flew out from Bai En's grimoire. A small, floating sword stood before him, rotating slightly, its tip pointing directly at Demon God Cerberus's giant paw. Dark, faint magic spread along the sword's tip.
The derived immense force pushed upwards, and a faintly discernible circular field appeared in the wind, with wisps of wind surging past its edge.
For some unknown reason, Cerberus's paw swing deviated, its entire body paused slightly, swaying as if about to fall.
Bai En descended from the air, landing beside the flames.
The burning flames behind him emanated intense heat. His gaze swept across the battlefield: "General," "Nine Lights," "Magic Conversion"... and "Tian Lu (Heavenly Law)" which had just been tempered in the treasury and possessed the characteristic of absorbing magic power.
But at this moment, none of these kitchen utensils with special abilities were the optimal choice.
To tear apart a hard, colossal object, the only and best answer was—"Zhan Yan," which possessed a sharp characteristic and was used for cutting food.
However, even with the enhancement of Zhan Yan, his "Release" attack only created deep wounds, not fatal ones. In fact, looking at Demon God Cerberus now, the wounds cut by Zhan Yan were already beginning to heal under the surge of magic power.
It seemed... there wasn't a very good solution.
Even if he used his Mana Zone to unleash a full-range slash until his magic power was exhausted, it might not be enough to kill this thing.
"Phew."
Bai En took a deep breath, "It's a good thing I prepared beforehand; otherwise, this would be really tough."
The four kitchen utensils—"General," "Nine Lights," "Tian Lu (Heavenly Law)," and "Magic Conversion"—flew back into the grimoire. The only kitchen utensil remaining in his hand, a straight-bladed long knife, was naturally "Zhan Yan." One man, one knife, stood before the billowing flames.
Demon God Cerberus, whose five senses were gradually recovering, slowly stabilized its form. Its massive, hideous dog head stared directly at Bai En, its fanged mouth dripping with greenish venom. Its roar created exaggerated wind-howling ripples.
"What are you roaring about?"
"One slash, and you're gone."
The luminous white grimoire began to turn pages. The already thin grimoire seemed to grow more meager with each page turned. By the fifth page, lines of magic script already covered it. Now... only one blank page remained.
The blade of Zhan Yan lit up with the same light as the grimoire, no, a light even richer than the grimoire's luminous white.
The target of the "Mikuriya" magic, "Slash," began to expand and enlarge, no longer a fixed object, but the space, this world, where the object resided.
A Mana Zone with a diameter of one hundred meters was completely controlled by Bai En through absolute magic perception and magic control. The long knife was slowly raised, making a slashing motion, and all the magic power within the Mana Zone condensed and merged into the long knife in a single breath.
Astonishing might and brilliance flowed on the blade.
The densely compressed magic power resembled a long, trailing cloud. Demon God Cerberus felt a sudden urge to dodge and retreat. Its body shifted, then it abruptly rushed out towards the high-temperature sea of flames.
Bai En swung his knife down, and a luminous white blade light flashed, "Space Slash."
The blade light... was faster than it. A streak of light flashed between nothingness and white. The vast world fragmented for an instant, and as the blade light passed, a startling slash mark appeared in the black earth.
Immensely deep.
The slash mark extended all the way, cutting through Demon God Cerberus. With a faint glow, the Demon God, in mid-rush, was directly split in half. Its dismembered body transformed into black streams of light and began to dissipate.
Bai En sheathed his knife and quickly turned to run out of the sea of flames. His work was done; the remaining third phase was for the Captain and the Eye of the Midnight Sun group.
He crossed the sprawling curtain of fire, summarizing the first practice of his new magic, "Space Slash."
'Although the power is decent, the magic power consumption is still too high.'
'Even though I used the technique of condensing the natural magic power within the Mana Zone to cast the magic, my remaining magic power is roughly halved.'
'My magic power is still insufficient; I need to continue working as a chef to accumulate more.'
Behind him, the black streams of light dissipated, leaving behind a dark shadow, just like when the Demon God first died, suspended in the air. Before long, that mass of dark shadow began to slowly swell and grow larger...
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