“…Lu Mo?”
The waves of holy power spread out. What surprised her even more was that Lu Mo was actually holding the Annihilation Sword in her hand at this moment!
Solaris is dead.
Rumina spoke with difficulty at this moment.
Thus, the last thread of connection between her and the Annihilation Sword was completely severed.
And because Lu Mo had received Cecilia’s sacrifice and Yuxia’s last trace of God-blood, at this moment, Lu Mo naturally qualified to wield the Annihilation Sword.
Of course, she didn’t have Solaris’s exaggerated holy talent, nor had she established a soul connection with the divine artifact.
The power she could display was far inferior to what Solaris had just shown.
But for Lu Mo—
This level was already enough.
Why was Lu Mo here?
Why was she holding Solaris’s Annihilation Sword?
And what had happened to Solaris?
Rumina had too many questions.
The young girl’s entire body rippled with a layer of pale gold holy power. She knelt on the ground, looking at Lu Mo from afar.
In ancient legends, the hero who ended the dark ages held aloft the divine sword symbolizing annihilation. At this moment, Lu Mo almost overlapped with those legendary figures.
The pale gold reflected off the girl’s perfect face and cold, clear eyes.
She looked more like a hero than Solaris.
And even more like—a monarch.
Even… more like the Demon King.
The Demon King no longer paid attention to Rumina.
A dying person was not worth any of his attention.
He turned around at this moment and looked at Lu Mo.
“A hero? Human… are you the strongest hero of this era?”
He spoke, his voice indistinct and cold, without joy or sorrow.
He stared at Lu Mo.
Although she was just a young girl, she gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.
Like a sword… with its edge hidden.
Without a doubt, this girl should be the most talented hero of this era.
But then, Lu Mo’s answer stunned him.
“Hero?”
The girl gently shook her head.
“I’m just a passing knight.”
“Knight?”
The Demon King’s pupils suddenly contracted, and for the first time, a hint of confusion appeared in his tone.
In his understanding, knights had always been the lowest rank in the Holy Sanctuary.
They were merely servants of the Saintess, without any presence.
Their talent and cultivation were also the weakest.
As time passed, the gap between them and other ranks only grew larger, until they were left far behind.
In battles against the demon race, they were often easily killed.
No one would remember them.
They were merely consumables.
No one would collect their bodies.
The Demon King naturally did not believe Lu Mo’s words.
Was this girl trying to lower her own status to make him let his guard down?
But such rhetoric was too foolish.
It was practically an insult to his intelligence.
The Demon King said no more.
He walked step by step toward the girl.
And at this moment, the pitch-black mist around Lu Mo gradually changed.
It became deeper and colder.
As if turning into a distant deep space.
Black meteors gathered in that deep space.
The next second—
They suddenly crashed toward Lu Mo!
The enormous black meteor arrived in front of Lu Mo almost instantly, as if to crush her.
But almost at the same time—
Hum—
A golden sword light suddenly blazed, cutting through the darkness.
The black meteor was sliced open on the spot, then exploded.
And Lu Mo’s figure also rapidly closed in on the Demon King at this moment.
She brought her sword down fiercely.
That cold, extreme sword intent that seemed capable of cutting through everything erupted completely at this moment!
The Demon King had already prepared to defend.
“What—?”
But the moment he sensed this sword intent, his expression changed drastically, and a hint of disbelief appeared in his tone.
The next instant—
His defense was actually directly cut through by that sword light!
Boom!
The Annihilation Sword struck heavily on his shoulder.
Armor shattered, flesh torn!
Shards and blood splattered together.
The Demon King staggered back several steps, his eyes filled with both surprise and fury.
‘What terrifying sword intent!’
‘Even a human Star Realm powerhouse might not be able to master this kind of sword intent, right?’
‘If not for the girl being only at the Heaven’s Guard realm, her power limited by her cultivation… otherwise—’
“This sword intent… what exactly is going on?”
The Demon King murmured, his gaze falling on the sword.
“Wait, that sword—”
He suddenly realized something.
He had received intelligence: among this generation of young heroes in the Holy Sanctuary, someone had gained the recognition of the Annihilation Sword.
An existence ranked in the top five among the Holy Sanctuary’s divine artifacts.
Three hundred years ago, it had slain a Demon King—Annihilation Sword: Celestial Crown Cleansing Dust!
Annihilation… Annihilation…
So that’s it.
‘This sword intent is because of the Annihilation Sword, right?’
Thinking this, the fear in his eyes dissipated somewhat.
On the other side, Rumina also saw the scene of Lu Mo breaking through the Demon King’s defense with a single sword strike.
But unlike the Demon King, she understood clearly—
Although Lu Mo possessed the talent for holy power, it was far from enough to awaken the full power of the Annihilation Sword.
That sword intent…
To a large extent, it belonged to Lu Mo herself!
Even though she was far away, she couldn’t fully sense that sword intent.
But judging by sight alone—
This sword strike had already surpassed the pinnacle experts skilled in swordsmanship within the Holy Sanctuary!
“Is this… the reason you could kill Jinue Gong?”
Rumina spoke, her voice trembling slightly.
Lu Mo did not respond.
She simply continued forward, swinging her sword!
After a brief moment of shock, the Demon King also quickly calmed down.
He reached into the pitch-black deep space and abruptly pulled out a heavy greatsword.
No retreat.
He met the attack head-on!
Boom—
The decisive battle between the two officially erupted!
***
The figures of the girl and the Demon King flickered wildly in the pitch-black deep space.
The Annihilation Sword and the Demon King’s greatsword clashed repeatedly.
Black stars continuously condensed and fell.
And as Lu Mo swung her sword, sword light crisscrossed, shattering the stars one by one!
The Demon King was the ruler of the black mist starry sky.
And she—
Was like the ancient tyrant who destroyed the stars!
The Star Realm, after all, was the Star Realm.
Even gravely wounded, its power still suppressed the Heaven’s Guard realm.
Soon, several wounds appeared on Lu Mo’s body.
But—
The Demon King was injured even more severely!
With every exchange, blood splattered from his body.
His armor cracked continuously.
His vitality was also rapidly draining.
If the sword intent could still be explained as the power of the Annihilation Sword—
Then what about the girl’s swordsmanship?
No pattern.
No trajectory.
Yet it erupted with extremely terrifying power!
It even began to suppress him, who was in a severely wounded state!
‘This guy… what kind of monster is she?’
A strong killing intent rose in the Demon King’s heart.
She must not be allowed to continue growing!
No matter the cost—
She must be killed!
The next instant, the two clashed again.
Swords collided, shaking the black mist starry sky.
The Demon King knocked the Annihilation Sword aside.
But Lu Mo quickly steadied her sword stance and attacked again.
But this time—
The Demon King did not defend.
He actively welcomed that sword!
At the same time—
At his chest, the power of the Star Realm erupted violently!
Space twisted and collapsed.
Countless black mists converged.
His chest turned into a massive void.
A terrifying devouring force erupted at this moment!
The void devoured the holy power, devoured the sword light—
Even…
It surged toward the Annihilation Sword and Lu Mo herself, devouring them!
The devouring locked onto the Annihilation Sword.
Under this power, Lu Mo would surely suffer a fatal blow!
However—
She did not hesitate in the slightest.
She released the sword in her hand.
Swoosh—
The Annihilation Sword was swallowed into the void, disappearing into the darkness.
After a moment, the void dissipated.
The Demon King’s figure appeared again.
He staggered, clutching his chest.
His armor was almost completely shattered, blood gushing like a spring.
Forcibly using the innate ability “Devour” caused him to suffer a huge backlash.
But—
He had successfully caused Lu Mo to lose the Annihilation Sword.
He looked at the girl again.
“It’s over.”
Having lost the Annihilation Sword, she could no longer unleash that sword intent from before.
She no longer had the qualification to contend with him.
But the next second—
The Demon King’s pupils contracted sharply.
Lu Mo had, at some unknown time, taken out another sword from her spatial ring.
It was just an ordinary longsword of decent quality.
Far inferior to the Annihilation Sword.
The Demon King even found it laughable.
“Human, you—”
Having lost the Annihilation Sword, she still dared to resist?
But the moment she raised her sword and pointed its edge at him again—
That familiar feeling descended once more.
Sharp.
Cold.
Extreme.
Exactly the same as before!
The Demon King fell into extreme shock, even forgetting to breathe.
He finally realized—
That sword intent did not belong to the Annihilation Sword.
But—
Belonged to the girl herself!