The power of Nihility that converted everything into emptiness collided with the light capable of destroying everything.
The angel bearing pure white wings fell from the sky, holding high the long sword burning with flames, as if bringing the wrath of the gods down upon the living beings on the ground.
Standing on a plain rendered in gray, the accidental Extraterrestrial Demon calmly watched the fall of the heavenly fire. He raised the spiral longsword in his hand, gathering a storm of the power of Nihility and sweeping it toward the flames in the sky.
Memories materialized into cold ice. Countless meteors rose from the other end of the skyline and then headed toward the angel.
At this moment, in this space, various powers were mixing and colliding, stirring up countless ripples and raising countless storms.
The angel, who had accumulated power for billions of years, could not help feeling a little surprised at this moment. Why was the strength of the person before it so exaggerated? Although he might be slightly inferior to itself, the opponent's energy seemed inexhaustible. Even when it used the power of purification to try to erase him, it had no way to target him at all.
Many other abilities were the same. Erasing the opponent's existence, modifying the opponent's characteristics, deleting the opponent's time, twisting the opponent's thinking... none of these abilities could target him. He was truly worthy of being an Extraterrestrial Demon.
That power of Nihility was still continuously devouring the surrounding world, and the Will of All Living Beings was being silently swallowed by the void. If this continued, it would definitely be dragged into a protracted war. By then, although it did not know what the final result would be, it would definitely suffer heavy losses.
This would have a huge impact on the future plan to unite the many parallel worlds.
"There is no need for us to fight. You are, after all, just a passerby in this world. Even if you defeat me, that desire to not be ordinary will eventually make me appear again. Even if this sublimation is briefly ended, the same thing will inevitably appear again in the future. Why must you do such a futile thing?"
The angel asked while fighting.
"We walk different paths, so there is no point in working together."
Caelus did not explain further. After this simple response, the Contradictory Spiral in his hand stirred up even greater power. It was not just the power of Nihility, but also Finality, where all things return to one.
A gray storm streaked with black swept forward. The angel flapped its wings, and many holy white feathers fell. The sweeping gale and the pure white holy feathers intertwined, eroding and canceling each other out.
"To walk this path, there must be sacrifices, and there must be a price. We can negotiate over this. I do not wish to exhaust too many of my reserves. If there is anything you desire, you may bring it up. We can talk."
Swords roared and clashed repeatedly. As the angel spoke, it used its flaming sword to parry the attack of the Contradictory Spiral, while simultaneously spreading its wings to disperse the flood of memories sweeping toward it. It then quickly retreated to the side, dodging the cage constructed from various path powers.
Caelus said nothing, simply landing on the ground. Cyrene, who had been fighting for a long time, ended the maintenance of her Reality Marble, returning to her previous maiden form. She then wrapped her arms around Caelus's neck, pressing her whole body against his back.
Caelus held the Contradictory Spiral in his right hand, while a crescent ritual sword, seemingly cast from crystal, appeared in his left.
Behind the two, now intertwined, appeared a gray carp and a pink carp. The two carp chased each other's tails, swimming continuously, faster and faster, forming a circular pattern of opposites.
Watching Caelus and Cyrene enter their second phase, the angel sighed, knowing that words could no longer have any effect. It immediately adopted a serious demeanor, sprouting two more pairs of wings, and a second flaming longsword appeared in its other hand.
The two clashed once more, tearing open streaks of pitch-black fissures within this space of boundless light.
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"Kotori! Tohka! Yoshino!"
Shido gritted his teeth, looking at the three Spirit girls who had collapsed on the ground and lost their ability to fight. He then looked up at Honjou Nia high in the sky, whose body was pitch-black, whose eyes were devoid of luster, and who was surrounded by countless fluttering pages.
Not long ago, the Spirit named Honjou Nia had appeared. She was also a famous writer in the industry. This Spirit had come to them herself. Although the reason was unclear, after discussing it, Shido and Kotori decided to seal her powers through love.
Although there were some twists and turns in the process, in the end, Shido finally managed to make Nia fall for him with his powerful charisma, and subsequently sealed her powers with a kiss. Just as everyone thought it was a happy ending, with another Spirit having her powers sealed...
Suddenly, Honjou Nia's memories were triggered. She remembered being captured by DEM years ago and subsequently suffering through various cruel experiments in their laboratory.
Under these circumstances, Honjou Nia's mental state collapsed instantly, and her powers spiraled out of control on the spot.
To protect Shido, the three Spirits, Tohka, Kotori, and Yoshino, reclaimed part of their powers, attempting to oppose the inverted Honjou Nia.
But the opponent's power after inversion was even stronger. Rasiel possessed the power to alter reality and also created various monsters manifested through descriptions, leaving the three Spirit girls, who had not regained their full power, with no way to resist.
And if they regained their full power, it would mean that everything Shido had done before would be in vain.
Just as the three defeated Spirit girls were preparing to release all their power and then go on a date with Shido again...
The people on the ground saw an extremely blurred shadow appear behind Honjou Nia.
Subsequently, Honjou Nia felt a chill in her chest as the Spirit Crystal inside her was forcibly ripped out.
A black-haired youth stood high in the sky, tightly gripping the fully liberated Spirit Crystal in his hand. At the same time, the power of existence spread out, plunging everything around him into an eerie pause.
"Seal is truly a practical ability. Although it cannot interfere for long, this brief time difference is enough!"
The Power of Existence buried within Honjou Nia connected with the Fire of Existence inside the black-haired youth. Subsequently, the Spirit Crystal rapidly fused into his body. The Western-style suit the youth was originally wearing transformed rapidly at this moment, becoming a set of black battle robes burning with embers.
Having obtained all of Honjou Nia's power, the youth looked at her corpse and snapped his fingers. Flames erupted, directly destroying the evidence.
"Honjou Nia's existence has been completely devoured by me. Even Takamiya Mio cannot remember a person whose existence has been erased. From Takamiya Mio's perspective, I am the original Honjou Nia."
"Then now, my opponent, it is time to take the stage!"
Black paper fluttered in the air, and the youth confidently spread open the book in his hand. He was certain that with such a major change occurring in the original plot, that guy would definitely be hiding nearby, waiting for him to reveal a flaw, and then launch a thunderous strike.
That opponent must be hiding nearby right now, observing this place from the shadows, so he only needed to filter out all abnormal existences within the City!
He then locked onto one person, a history teacher named Caelus.
"Caelus? Did this guy play Honkai: Star Rail until he went stupid, to give himself a name like that?"
The youth muttered to himself, then flipped to the next page, preparing to directly view the existence of this person named Caelus. Then, he froze.
(To be continued.)
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