Chapter 167 : What she ultimately wanted to sever

And this led to the final collapse of the Divine Imprint!

Boom—!

The Divine Imprint finally shattered.

And at that moment, the body of the Divine Shadow exploded completely.

The blazing sun formed by divine power also collapsed with a thunderous roar.

It wasn’t just him.

The weathered greatsword behind Lu Mo and the divine patterns above her head began to crumble bit by bit.

The vast divine power turned into a rain of light, scattering down.

Falling into that sea of flowers.

Lu Mo had lost all strength, falling from the sky.

Finally, she landed in the flower sea.

With the death of the Divine Shadow, the flower sea was no longer burning.

Now, it carried a hint of serene, beautiful atmosphere.

The woman was trapped in a long shock.

Even now, she hadn’t snapped out of it.

What had she just witnessed?

The Divine Shadow died?

This girl actually…

truly killed the Divine Shadow!

Using a mortal body, she accomplished slaying a god!

“With the Ninth Fusion Sublimation Power…”

the woman murmured.

She didn’t know.

Whether the Ninth Fusion Sublimation Power had succeeded or failed.

But when she came back to her senses, she also noticed that several cracks had appeared on the blade of the Final Annihilation Sword.

In just a single moment.

It had turned the Sinful Emperor Weapon into this state.

“How terrifying…”

the woman said quietly.

A girl killing a god.

Like a miracle.

But now.

It seemed everything was about to end.

Because—

Lu Mo was dying too.

She could clearly sense Lu Mo’s life force rapidly fading.

Her entire body was a bloody mess.

Fragmented bones exposed outside.

Blood ceaselessly flowing.

Her long hair and skirt had long been dyed bright red.

And now.

The flowers blooming around her were also slowly turning red.

The rain of light.

Scattering petals.

And the spreading crimson.

Like a grand, quiet funeral.

Standing in the flower sea.

The woman felt a touch of sadness.

But before she could even mourn.

She suddenly sensed—

Lu Mo moved again.

She gripped the Final Annihilation Sword.

Trying to stand once more.

Her body trembled violently.

She tried to get up again and again.

But failed every time.

Yet she never gave up.

Even if it made the pain clearer.

Even if it made her life drain faster.

The woman’s heart trembled, but she said nothing.

From Lu Mo’s fragile, broken body, she felt an even stronger will.

No one knew how long passed.

The girl finally stood up shakily.

“It’s not… over yet…”

She held the Final Annihilation Sword.

Gazing toward the direction of the golden thread.

She had one last thing left.

To sever.

***

The girl stood before the Divine Shadow.

And the Divine Shadow, at that moment, paused for an instant.

As if glitching.

It seemed he simply had no protocol to handle this situation.

No mortal had ever stood before him against such terrifying divine suppression.

And no mortal had ever been qualified to fight him head-on.

But today, the girl succeeded.

After a brief pause.

The Divine Shadow quickly resumed operation.

He swung the ancient longsword, knocking away the Final Annihilation Sword.

Divine power erupted once again.

The burning divine force turned into a torrent, slashing toward the girl.

Lu Mo’s expression remained unchanged.

She similarly covered the sword’s blade with the Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power.

Meeting the Divine Shadow.

Boom!

Boom!

Divine power and pitch-black force clashed violently.

The surrounding burning flower sea.

Even space itself.

Was constantly collapsing at this moment.

Several exchanges.

The Divine Shadow did not retreat.

And Lu Mo…

Did not fall behind either.

But…

Gaining the qualification for close combat with the Divine Shadow also came at a cost.

Boom—!

The Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power fused into her body finally reached its limit.

Countless fine cracks appeared on Lu Mo’s surface.

The Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power exploded directly inside her body.

Blood mist sprayed from the wounds.

But soon.

Lu Mo forcibly suppressed her injuries.

The Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power formed again.

Flowing once more within her body.

This power was inherently extremely unstable.

If used only as a blade aura to slash, it could barely be endured.

But if fused into the body.

Once it collapsed.

The damage to the flesh would be severe beyond imagination.

Yet Lu Mo had no other choice.

This was her only chance.

Her only method to continue fighting the Divine Shadow!

“The majesty of a god… seems to be nothing more than this.”

Lu Mo said coldly.

Her gaze locked onto the Divine Imprint faintly visible on the Divine Shadow’s chest.

After a brief respite.

She gripped the Final Annihilation Sword again.

Crushing the burning flower sea underfoot.

She thrust toward the Divine Shadow’s chest!

The Divine Shadow expressionlessly.

Swung his sword to meet her.

Boom!

Thus.

Twilight and pitch-black.

Mortal and god.

Sword against sword.

Clashed once more.

The sound of sword singing echoed throughout the illusory divine kingdom.

Lingering for a long time.

Even the golden thread connecting Cecilia to the being beyond the heavens swayed slightly.

The world began to tremble.

Twilight and eternal night madly alternated.

The woman inside the Final Annihilation Sword grew more and more frightened.

She couldn’t stop trembling.

Crazy.

Utterly insane!

Not just because Lu Mo, a mere mortal, was fighting the Divine Shadow head-on.

But also because—

Lu Mo actively fused the Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power into herself.

The Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power.

In the woman’s view, was a terrifying yet extremely unstable force.

The first time she felt that power.

Even the Final Annihilation Sword instinctively trembled.

Using such power as a blade aura was one thing.

But Lu Mo…

Had put it into her body!

This was gambling with her life!

Every collapse.

Inflicted severe damage to her body.

Her realm power violently fluctuated.

If this continued.

She would undoubtedly die.

Moreover.

Beyond the Fusion Sublimation Power.

The divine poison planted by the God-descendant also resonated with the Divine Shadow’s power.

Constantly eroding the girl’s body.

At this rate.

Even if the Divine Shadow didn’t act.

The Fusion Sublimation Power and the divine poison.

Would be enough to kill her.

“Run…”

The woman wanted to advise her.

She was truly scared.

And she really didn’t want Lu Mo to die here.

But she knew.

No matter what she said.

Lu Mo wouldn’t listen.

This was the girl’s choice.

This was her will.

She would carry out her will to the end.

Boom!

Boom!

Another clash of swords.

Divine power and pitch-black exploded.

Lu Mo retreated.

Steadying herself.

And the Divine Shadow.

Had taken a few more steps back than her.

What Lu Mo excelled at.

Was never just the Fusion Sublimation Power.

Nor just that sword intent that could sever all things.

Her swordsmanship.

Had also reached a very distant realm.

Fusion Sublimation.

Swordsmanship.

Two paths.

Finally, at this moment, merged before the Divine Shadow.

Using Fusion Sublimation to counter divine nature.

Using her own swordsmanship.

To counter the god’s swordsmanship!

The Fusion Sublimation Power exploded inside her body again.

Blood mist surged.

Blood leaked from the corners of her mouth.

But Lu Mo paid no attention.

The next moment.

She charged at the Divine Shadow again.

Unyielding!

Meanwhile.

Far away.

Though the major top powers could not see the battle.

They could feel the terrifying fluctuations coming from the illusory divine kingdom.

Twilight and eternal night constantly alternated.

Divine nature and Fusion Sublimation Power clashed.

Everyone’s hearts pounded.

They had originally thought.

Lu Mo would soon be suppressed and killed by the Divine Shadow.

But that wasn’t the case.

“Lu Mo… isn’t dead yet?”

Someone couldn’t believe it.

The time she had survived was already approaching the record of the strongest Demon King in history facing the Divine Shadow.

“How did she do it?”

“Fortunately, we discovered her early. Otherwise, if she truly grew up and escaped the Great Barrier, the human world would only be more dangerous.”

“But in any case… she will definitely die under the god’s sword today.”

“The outcome is already set.”

“No one can contend with a god.”

“No one can escape the fate arranged by a god.”

“And even less can anyone surpass the will of a god.”

The Divine Shadow wanted her dead.

The major powers also wanted her dead.

Countless malicious intents.

Countless gazes.

Enveloped the sword-wielding girl and the saintess she protected.

This scene.

Was shockingly similar to the Holy Sanctuary’s mural The Sacrifice of the Saintess.

And the girl.

Was still fighting the god alone.

The Divine Shadow was certainly powerful.

But in the end, he was just a shadow left by a god.

Lacking variation.

Lacking spirit.

While Lu Mo’s brain was operating wildly.

Constantly analyzing the opponent’s attack trajectory.

Searching for weak points.

She succeeded.

In the most recent exchanges.

She shattered part of the Divine Shadow’s armor.

And even left a penetrating wound in his abdomen.

But she herself was injured even more severely.

The Fusion Sublimation Power continuously exploded inside her.

Blood splattered.

Every swing of the sword.

Further cracked her body.

From head to toe.

All wounds.

She was nearly completely soaked in blood.

The speed of her body’s collapse far exceeded recovery.

Broken and fragmented.

Every swing of the sword.

Was excruciating pain.

Yet those eyes, streaming with tears of blood.

Remained clear.

Cold.

Firm.

Filled with killing intent.

The woman fell silent.

No matter what the final result.

Lu Mo could no longer recover.

She was walking step by step toward death.

She didn’t understand.

What kind of obsession supported this girl to come this far.

And what kind of conviction allowed her to dare challenge a god.

Was all of this… really worth it?

The next instant.

The girl and the Divine Shadow closed in again.

Swords crisscrossed.

And at that moment—

Lu Mo’s sword.

Surpassed the Divine Shadow’s!

Whoosh!

The Final Annihilation Sword grazed past the ancient longsword.

The next second.

It directly pierced into the Divine Shadow’s shoulder!

Boom—!

Energy exploded.

The shoulder was instantly pierced through.

The Divine Shadow immediately mobilized power to repair it.

But with the shoulder injured.

The hand holding the sword violently shook!

Lu Mo didn’t withdraw her sword.

Instead, she madly poured the Fusion Sublimation Power into the Final Annihilation Sword.

Making its power surge even more!

She swung it down fiercely!

Both sword intent and pitch-black exploded at the same time!

Rip—!

Accompanied by a tearing sound.

The arm of the Divine Shadow holding the sword—

Was severed on the spot!

And at the same time.

Crack!

Lu Mo’s own arm also came with a breaking sound.

The Fusion Sublimation Power collapsed.

Her forearm exploded.

Flesh and blood mangled.

Divine blood spilled.

Worsening her injuries further.

The Divine Shadow quickly retreated.

Trying to repair his arm.

But after losing the arm holding the sword.

His defensive ability plummeted.

The Divine Imprint on his chest.

Was completely exposed.

And this.

Was the opportunity Lu Mo had been waiting for!

“Did I say you could leave?”

Lu Mo spoke.

The next moment.

She immediately pursued!

Pitch-black force erupted under her feet.

Tearing divine nature.

Crushing space.

She turned into a blur!

Crack!

The Fusion Sublimation Power collapsed again.

Her leg bones shattered.

Her body grew even more bloody.

But she no longer cared.

In her consciousness.

Only one thing remained.

The Divine Imprint!

Closer!

Closer!

She could no longer swing the sword with one hand.

So she switched to holding it with both.

At the same time.

An unprecedented will.

Spread outward from her.

Sever all things.

Annihilate all things.

The entire illusory divine kingdom began to distort.

Golden flames trembled.

Fled one after another.

As if the whole world was making way for her sword intent.

The Divine Imprint on the Divine Shadow’s chest flickered madly.

The divine kingdom trembled.

The blazing sun dimmed.

Countless divine powers were forcibly drawn out.

Finally coalescing into an ancient, weathered longsword.

Dazzling.

Scorching.

As if it could burn away all darkness.

The power of the god’s position erupted without reservation.

As Lu Mo approached.

That sword also came crashing down!

The falling sun.

The retrograde blood-colored meteor.

Divine wrath.

Mortal sword.

Divine judgment.

Rebellion.

Fate.

And the will to sever everything.

Finally collided!

Though divine power was strong.

The Divine Shadow was, after all, just a shadow.

That sword’s intent was empty and ancient.

It had no self.

No soul.

It could not compare to Lu Mo’s sword intent at all!

Crack—!

A clear sound of breaking.

Suddenly rang out.

A blood-black thin line crossed the sun-like brilliant greatsword.

Growing longer.

Growing faster!

Shiiing—!

The blood-black sword scar finally reached the tip of the sword.

The next moment.

The entire greatsword was cut clean through!

And Lu Mo’s figure.

Rushed out from above the sword edge.

Holding her sword.

Thrusting toward the Divine Shadow’s chest!

Rip—!

The Final Annihilation Sword, wrapped in the Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power,

Pierced through the chest!

Straight into the Divine Imprint!

Power erupted.

The Divine Shadow trembled violently.

His chest exploded.

Cracks appeared on the Divine Imprint.

But…

It still hadn’t completely shattered!

“How…”

the woman lost her voice.

So close.

So close!

The Divine Imprint would have been completely destroyed.

And Lu Mo would have accomplished a feat no one else had ever done.

But in the end…

Had she failed?

The woman fell into despair.

After all, that was a god.

A mortal could never surpass a god.

But at that moment.

Lu Mo spoke again.

“No—”

She could barely even speak.

Blood and internal fragments kept spilling from her mouth.

But still, a faint bit of power flowed from inside her into the sword.

The Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power reappeared.

But it was too weak.

It could only widen the cracks.

Not enough to completely shatter the Divine Imprint.

And right then.

Another sacred power.

Flowed out from within her.

Merging with that Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power.

That was—

The ninth attribute power!

Ninth Fusion Sublimation Power!

The divine power and the Eightfold Fusion Sublimation Power forcibly merged!

At this moment.

Even the woman couldn’t tell whether Lu Mo had succeeded or failed.

She only felt.

That the already extremely unstable power became even more violent.

Even more chaotic.

But those powers did not immediately collapse.

Instead, for an extremely brief moment.

They achieved balance.

And in that instant of balance—

An even more terrifying,

Even more transcendent power.

Was born with a roar!