Jinue Gong was dead.
Lu Mo and Rumina, two Heavenly Dominion realm experts, were now dealing with Canshang Gong together.
Under these circumstances, the outcome of the battle held no suspense whatsoever.
Lu Mo gripped her sword and slashed forward. In an instant, dozens of crisscrossing sword lights erupted, slicing the massive corpse beasts into pieces!
At the same moment, Rumina stepped onto the edge of the sky, erupting with sacred power. She brought her fully-unsealed divine spear crashing down upon Canshang Gong!
Like a falling meteor.
The thick cloud layer for hundreds of meters around was burned through by the blazing sacred power.
And Canshang Gong, amidst shrill, maniacal laughter, turned to ashes.
Thus, both Dukes had perished.
The spread of the Flesh Rain stopped.
Within the Corrosive Mist, the rotting demons also came to a halt one by one, ceasing all movement.
The calamity had stopped.
But it did not vanish immediately.
Because, to a certain extent, the energy source for the Flesh Rain and the rotting corpse tide was the corrosive power gathered from the sacrifice of over ten thousand elite demons.
This corrosive power, influenced by the Heavenly Dominion phenomena of Jinue Gong and Canshang Gong, ultimately manifested as a calamity.
Now, although the two Dukes had fallen, the corrosive power still remained.
It was slowly collapsing, settling down within this area.
“To think of using corrosive power to attack the main camp… I think the demons have truly gone mad…”
Retracting her spear, Rumina murmured as she looked at the churning corrosive power below, “This stuff is dangerous for humans, but it’s equally fatal for them. To concentrate this level of corrosive power using the lives of over ten thousand elite demons… It seems the demons will stop at nothing to hold us back.”
As the corrosive power settled, it would no longer spread outward.
But humanity, faced with such dense corrosive power, still had no suitable method to handle it for now.
They could only wait for this corrosive power to dissipate naturally.
And this process might take over a hundred years.
For a long time, this place would become a no-man’s-land for both humans and demons.
“We should leave this place, Miss Lu Mo.”
Rumina glanced at Lu Mo, who stood ahead.
Lu Mo remained as quiet and reticent as ever, standing alone at the front.
The girl lowered her head, as if mourning something.
As if bidding a final farewell to someone.
At this moment, Rumina seemed to see a trace of… loneliness and sorrow in Lu Mo’s silhouette.
She knew who Lu Mo was saying goodbye to.
A long time later, Lu Mo finally turned and walked towards Rumina.
“My apologies for making you wait, Miss Rumina,” the girl spoke, her tone still cool and detached.
“It’s fine,” Rumina shook her head.
The two then turned back towards the direction of the main camp.
On the way back, neither mentioned the team within the Corrosive Mist, nor that name.
But looking at Lu Mo beside her, countless questions surged in Rumina’s heart.
“Miss Lu Mo.”
“Hmm?”
“When did you break through to the Heavenly Dominion realm?”
“Not long ago.”
“You haven’t told anyone else about this?”
“No.”
Lu Mo answered calmly each time.
But the Valkyrie’s heart was anything but calm at this moment.
The Heavenly Dominion realm!
Reaching the Heavenly Dominion realm could already be considered placing one among the pinnacle powerhouses within human forces.
As a knight, entering the Heavenly Dominion realm a step ahead of the Sequence Heroes was exceptionally rare.
Once Lu Mo announced her realm, her status and position would immediately undergo earth-shattering changes.
If it were any other person her age, they’d probably be boasting to the heavens.
They’d want to break through with the grandest spectacle, letting everyone witness their Heavenly Dominion phenomenon.
But Lu Mo…
She was excessively calm.
As if breaking through to Heavenly Dominion was the most ordinary thing, nothing to be surprised about.
“Why not tell others?” the Valkyrie couldn’t help but ask further.
“Because it holds no meaning,” Lu Mo replied.
Just like many times before.
She was like a sword with its edge sheathed.
No matter how sharp, it always rested quietly within its scabbard.
She didn’t care about others’ opinions.
She didn’t care about the voices of mockery or astonishment.
She was just waiting.
Waiting for a certain day in fate to arrive.
Waiting for… a certain existence to finally appear before her.
“What kind of Heavenly Dominion phenomenon did you manifest? Is it related to the sword?” Rumina asked again.
She thought Lu Mo’s Heavenly Dominion phenomenon couldn’t possibly be weak.
Otherwise, Lu Mo would never have been able to push Jinue Gong to that extent.
Or even counter-kill after being dragged into the Flesh Rain by Jinue Gong.
Jinue Gong was, after all, a Duke-level existence.
Even severely wounded, he wasn’t someone a newly ascended Heavenly Dominion youngster could easily challenge.
This time, however, Lu Mo did not answer Rumina.
Seeing this, Rumina stopped pressing.
Everyone has their secrets, right?
The fact was that Lu Mo had slain a demon Duke, and that was undeniable.
Rumina did not know that Lu Mo possessed demonic power and had been acknowledged by the Sin Emperor’s weapon.
Just as she didn’t know that Lu Mo had once drawn her sword, wielding it for Yuxia.
Too many things were buried deep within that Flesh Rain.
Only after walking out of the area dense with corrosive power did the communication crystal light up again.
“Lady Rumina!”
Opening the crystal, Rumina heard the joyful voice of the city lord from the other side, “Lady Rumina, are you alright? Not long ago, the Flesh Rain stopped spreading forward, but it didn’t disappear. Instead, it began to settle…”
“The crisis has been resolved. The demon Dukes Jinue Gong and Canshang Gong are confirmed dead.”
Rumina replied, “Thus… only three Dukes remain of the demons who came to this world.”
“!”
Hasty breaths came from the other side; one could sense the mix of shock and joy from the city lord and the others.
“And to unleash this blood rain, the demons paid a heavy price. At least over ten thousand elite demons lost their lives for this,” Rumina continued.
“Excellent!”
“The demons suffered heavy losses this time…”
“They tried to secretly spread corrosive power to wipe us out, but ended up getting burned by their own fire!”
“As expected of Lady Rumina, facing two Dukes alone without being at a disadvantage, killing them all!”
Some human higher-ups praised.
“You are mistaken,” Rumina replied, glancing at Lu Mo beside her.
“It wasn’t just me. Miss Lu Mo also contributed to this.”
“What? Lu Mo?”
Someone was stunned.
He remembered that not long ago, a girl had indeed suddenly rushed out of the deployed barrier.
The barrier was set to only allow Heavenly Dominion realm experts to pass, but the girl had simply walked through it without looking back, disappearing into the blood rain and mist.
They had speculated whether the girl could pass through because she had reached the Heavenly Dominion realm, or for some other reason.
But they thought she must have just broken through recently, right?
Surviving in the Flesh Rain shouldn’t be a problem for her.
But engaging the source of the Flesh Rain, those Duke-level existences, was probably still beyond her capabilities.
And now, the Valkyrie mentioned Lu Mo’s contribution in slaying the Dukes?
“She killed the severely wounded Jinue Gong,” Rumina stated.
“What?”
“She… killed a Duke?!”
For a moment, the people on the other side of the crystal were shocked.
“Alright, I’ll speak more about this when I return to the main camp.”
Rumina cut off the several people who wanted to ask more, “Although the corrosive power has settled, we must remain vigilant. We cannot stay here any longer. We need to find a new path and continue forward. Let’s push on with this momentum… charge straight to the Demon King’s Throne, behead the Demon King, and end this era of demon invasion!”
The two soon returned to the main camp.
“The Valkyrie has returned!”
“There’s someone with her… Wait, is that Lu Mo!?”
“Lu Mo actually survived?”
“Did she really break through to the Heavenly Dominion realm?”
The crowd welcomed Rumina’s triumphant return.
But seeing Lu Mo standing beside her was something no one had expected.
Rumina publicly announced that the Flesh Rain incident was over. The demons had lost two Dukes and over ten thousand elites.
This greatly boosted everyone’s morale.
When she mentioned the corrosive power settling and the forward area becoming a no-man’s-land, some suddenly realized that the team on the morning mission, except for Rozali, might have been wiped out.
Those people were buried in the Flesh Rain, never to return.
“Miss Yuxia!”
Many felt sorrow at this moment.
Naturally, Rumina also mentioned Lu Mo killing Jinue Gong.
Once the words were spoken, the entire main camp erupted.
“Killed… a Duke?”
“Does this mean Lu Mo’s strength is now comparable to a city lord’s?”
“Don’t get too excited. She only killed a severely wounded Duke…”
“But a severely wounded Duke is still incredibly strong. No, I can’t accept this!”
“She… is clearly just a knight who hasn’t awakened sacred power…”
Within the crowd, some refused to accept it, while others gasped in shock.
And among everyone, the one with the worst expression was undoubtedly Solaris.
Killed a Duke?
Just where was this girl’s limit?
The image of Lu Mo gripping the divine weapon, about to stab her head, resurfaced.
She trembled all over, cold sweat seeping from her forehead.
For some reason, she had a feeling that she might not die before the Demon King in the end, but rather by Lu Mo’s hand.
“Everyone, prepare yourselves. We must continue our advance. While the demons have suffered heavy casualties, let’s charge straight to the Demon King’s Throne.”
After delivering her final words, the Valkyrie turned and walked towards the core.
Lu Mo, under the gazes of fear and admiration from the crowd, returned to the group.
She ignored the clamor, brushing past the trembling Solaris.
Finally, she arrived before Cecilia, who had been quietly waiting.
She saw Cecilia’s ahoge, wilted from excessive tension.
She saw Cecilia’s sleeve cuffs, crumpled from being gripped tightly, and the faint nail marks on her palms.
Cecilia had been waiting for her.
Though nervous and worried, she had obediently listened to her words, standing in place without leaving.
“I’m back, you silly Cecilia.”
Hiding all those emotions deep in her heart, Lu Mo smiled, speaking softly to the golden-haired girl before her.
“Mhm, it’s good that you’re back.”
Cecilia looked up, giving Lu Mo a silly smile.