Aria's voice reached the ears of Xie Qing, who smiled stupidly and ran his finger through her hair.
Behind him, black silhouettes were killing demons, and angels were helping them. But Xie Qing only looked at Aria.
She smiled and closed her eyes, sinking into sleep. The girl was too tired to even put up a fight.
Xie Qing lifted himself up and a portal formed behind him that led to a lush garden.
Lily and Nana stood there, waiting for Xie Qing.
"Take care of her." Xie Qing nodded and handed Aria to Lilia.
Lilia nodded and took Aria, and then the portal closed.
Nari and the other enemies on the demon side studied it, as if trying to find weaknesses.
Melissa looked at him and felt the changes inside Xie Qing's body. He had become much more powerful, already at the S-level!
However, a movement next to her soon caught the girl's attention. Nari crossed his arms over his chest and grinned.
"You finally made it, little one. Took you long enough to hide?"
Xie Qing slowly turned his head and disappeared on the spot, appearing in front of Nari up close.
"!!!" Nari opened his eyes wide and jumped back.
He couldn't believe his eyes. A mere S-level practitioner was able to walk up to him unnoticed?!
Melissa shook her head and activated the spell. Heavy chains chained Nari on all sides.
"Damn!" Nari kicked, trying to break free, but the burning sensation on his wrists made him stop.
The black smoke was slowly eating away at his body, leaving not a single piece of flesh intact.
Melissa turned to Xie Qing, who was watching the battlefield with a neutral gaze.
The angels were slowly but surely killing the demons, reducing their numbers. The black silhouettes were also helping them.
Suddenly he turned toward Melissa and met his gaze through his helmet.
"Who is that, Melissa?" He suddenly appeared in front of her, which startled the girl greatly.
"...Can you not do that anymore? It's creepy." She snorted and turned to Nari, who was still resisting.
"I can't completely control my body." Xie Qing replied in a neutral tone and asked again.
"His name is Nari, during the Ancient War I fought him once, but he was able to escape."
Crackle.
Something cracked. It looked like it was the pride of Nari, who looked like he had lost his soul.
After all this time, he had finally found a chance for revenge, but he had been immobilized and was now being mocked...
"But why did it take you so long to fight him?" Xie Qing crossed his arms over his chest and looked shrilly at Nari.
"The Abyss didn't respond to my challenge, so my abilities weakened." She frowned and looked at Xie Qing.
"Do you know something?"
Xie Qing told her that the Mind of the Abyss was about to disappear, so the Abyss was now unstable.
Melissa listened intently, watching Nari. At the end of the story, she sighed bitterly.
"Too bad... She's a good person, after all."
"I don't know if that's true, but I don't care. It's more important to deal with this little guy right now." Xie Qing shrugged and appeared in front of Nari, putting his hand on his head.
"You... What are you planning?!" Nari suddenly cringed, feeling anxious.
"Good night." Xie Qing grinned and activated the Devouring.
Purple smoke enveloped Nari's body, making him scream in pain. Gradually, the magical energy inside his body evaporated, causing him to lose consciousness.
Even after that, he didn't die. Still, a Z-level practitioner is very different from the rest.
Xie Qing suddenly turned around and looked at Alfred, who was standing with the silhouette of a man whose facial features were not visible.
"Alfred, this is..."
"The Biblical God." Alfred instantly answered the question.
Xie Qing nodded, and the next second his purple armor was gone, as if it didn't exist at all.
The Bible God looked at Xie Qing with a curious look, to which the latter frowned.
"Oh? Don't misunderstand, boy. I don't want to hurt you." The Biblical God smiled. "You're the husband of Cherubim and the Guardian of the Abyss, so I won't bother you anyway."
Xie Qing did not react when his real race was named. It would have been found out sooner or later anyway.
He was more interested in the identity of the Biblical God now.
But before that...
"Alfred." Xie Qing suddenly turned to the old man, who was smiling good-naturedly.
"Yes?"
"How much?"
The old man's smile froze as he realized the meaning of the question. His smile became bitter and helpless, but he answered.
"Five hours."
Xie Qing sighed heavily and patted the old man on the shoulder. Such a dramatic increase in strength naturally came at a price.
Besides, the old man had already sacrificed his life force once before.
"If you need anything, come to me." Xie Qing nodded and turned toward the demon army.
Their numbers were down to five thousand.
Xie Qing waved his hand and the sky darkened, taking on a dark purple hue.
Space distorted and the vision changed to a white world with black holes in it.
They made sounds at low frequencies, but the demons could hear it very clearly.
A strong sense of despair filled their hearts as they turned toward the black holes.
A second later, their bodies distorted under the effects of gravity and they were sucked into the black holes.
This went on until only the angels were left in the white space.
Xie Qing waved his hand again, as if he were an experienced conductor. The sky lit up with a soft pink light.
Pssh...
It began to rain. The color of the rain was pink.
Every time the raindrops fell on the angels' bodies, they were healed. But of course, it did not bring the dead back to life.
More than twenty thousand angels died during this invasion, forty thousand were wounded, and another sixty thousand were in critical condition.
The quiet sobs of women and children mingled into a single symphony that could touch anyone.
Xie Qing merely surveyed the destruction and stepped forward. A purple portal appeared in front of him that led to the Elf World.
Melissa followed silently, not looking back. Today had been a hard day.
The battle in Heaven had only lasted a day, but each of the angels felt like centuries had passed.
Alfred and the Bible God, along with the officials, were diligently trying to make things right.
For starters, they sealed up Nari and sent her to a dungeon. Not even the strongest Z-level practitioner could get out of there.
Heaven was dealt a serious blow that day, but so were the demons.
The loss of a huge army, an allied Z-level practitioner, and a bunch of high-level demons.
Lucifer was also in bad shape. Although his clone was destroyed, he suffered serious soul damage.
He would have to recover diligently for the next twenty years, but that didn't stop him from planning new things.
It seemed that each side had no plans to give up.
...
In silence, in the midst of a beautiful garden...
A handsome young man looked up into the sky, watching the clouds. He looked carefree.
His violet eyes wandered across the sky, but his thoughts were far removed from what was happening.
Xie Qing recalled his encounter with the mysterious man.
The Creator.
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There will be goals starting next week:
20 power stones - 1 additional chapter.
60 power stones - 3 additional chapters.
At the end of the week, if we get that many chapters, the promised number of chapters will be released on the same day.
Good luck to you all.