Pastor's Tantra

St. John grabbed Aiwass' clothes from behind and threw Aiwass back without thinking.

While making physical contact, she also dispelled the darkness in Aiwass' eyes.

At that moment, Aiwass felt like it was dawn - although the distracting thoughts and desires in his heart did not fade away, he suddenly woke up.

Although this untimely dispersal also relieved Aiwass of the negative state...but this kind of thing no longer matters. Because his body is not digital...even Aiwass himself cannot fight with all his strength while enduring three layers of superimposed "corruption".

Among these people, I am afraid that only Saint John, Mu and Ligeia can do it... and the three of them combined have no output at all.

This is why Aiwass asked the Great Guardian to leave with Cardinal Favna, Cardinal Galatea and Master Insect Po. The four of them have "inner demons", and their special obsessions may make them unable to bear even one "fall". It would be the same if Zhu Tang was here.

"Find a way to stop him, Aiwass."

St. John's voice was gentle and calm: "I feel very uneasy about the power he is gathering..."

"……I know."

Aiwass responded in a deep voice: "I have a way."

That should be the instant kill spell.

Now it seems that... its mode of expression should not be to "kill" everyone, but to use the power of law to directly "fall" and enslave all existences on this land. Today's "power accumulation" is actually just following the passage opened by the "Linking Ring" ceremony, leaking out power bit by bit, and trying to break through the wall of balance.

"Then leave it to you."

Saint John smiled happily.

There was no hint of timidity or sadness in her eyes, but she was extremely calm...even a little impatient.

Aiwass understood her.

——As a devotee, now is the "time of highest devotion."

Saving the world and all sentient beings by sacrificing oneself... There is no better ending than this. Far better than the ordinary and mediocre endings of "exhaustion of life span" and "death of old age"!

Facing the second wave, St. John did not retreat at all.

"If I were a torch..."

St. John chanted in a low voice, and the long white hair behind him slowly floated.

Starting from the corner of the clothes, then the long hair, and then the skin.

Her whole body was on fire——

This is the most powerful healing magic of the "Torch Burner", [Ultimate Sacrifice] that should have been mastered at the seventh level!

Once activated, it cannot be terminated - by continuously burning your own life limit, causing periodic healing and dispersal to all surrounding friendly forces!

——The brilliant white sun is blocked in front of everyone!

Behind [Degenerate] there is a black, ugly heart like a heart or a placenta, which is constantly sending out dark ripples; and the white sun blocking them is also constantly sending out weaker but higher frequency white waves. ripple.

When the white ripples swept through their bodies, their hearts instantly became peaceful. His physical fitness and vitality immediately returned to their peak state.

And without thinking, Heleqin launched another charge! That was not based on Aiwass's command, but his own actions.

He charged again and emerged from the void.

Just one shot completely penetrated Fallen Sky Si's heart!

But this time, blood burst out and flesh and blood shattered... However, Fallen Sky Si's expression did not change at all.

After the blood collapsed, his chest was filled with pitch black energy.

And he just glanced at Heleqin, and the "black sun" on the back of his head instantly pierced a black illusory spear, flew out and penetrated Heleqin's chest!

Although the spear is solid black, it can be seen that it is exactly the same shape as Heleqin's dragon spear!

This is a new mechanism that appears in the highest difficulty version called "Annihilation War".

——[At the beginning of the fall, evil is repaid with evil]!

The human heart can be a mirror that reflects back the malice it receives - and the "malice" that continues to spread and intensify with the refraction forms the original "sin".

Any damage sustained in [Corrupted] form will be reflected.

This means that the healer must be retained even at this stage, and cannot use the simplest way to pass the level, otherwise the bullet will kill himself.

If Heleqin hadn't been an undead, this blow would have been enough to kill him.

But even after encountering such a heavy counterattack, Heleqin did not retreat at all.

He didn't even take a step back, he just stood there and fired one shot at a time, constantly launching a violent storm of attacks on Fallen Sky Division!

That would have ushered in a counterattack that would have shattered him to pieces——but the attack he made would be repaired instantly.

This is not a fair fight.

However, Heleqin already held the brand of rage after being sealed by Aiwass.

Now, under the catalysis of [Fall], just thinking of Favna who was bound by chains, he became so furious that he couldn't control himself, and he couldn't control any of his actions at all!

He has completely lost control and no longer obeys Aiwass's command.

But at this moment.

Cardinal Galatea, who had basically done nothing because of the Fallen Sky Division's superior illusion resistance, finally took action.

Under the influence of the Ring of Endings ritual, the power of other gods will be isolated as much as possible. The "signal is not good" here, so Sha Shiji cannot directly interfere with the gods, and can only rely on mortals to defeat Tiansi.

But although she cannot use the divine magic, she can still communicate with the twin mirrors at any time and use the advanced magic from the twin mirrors.

——[Mirror discarded]!

An advanced divine spell that can temporarily remove the "mirror" attribute of a specified target!

Although it sounds quite useless, it can do very scary things - such as making the sea no longer reflect color and making the sky no longer blue; for example, making people's eyes lose the ability to reflect light and become blind... Because this is not a "blind state", it cannot be dispelled.

And the target chosen by Cardinal Galatea is - the black sun behind [Fallen]!

The ability to fight back infinitely was instantly sealed.

This made Heleqin's violent attack that would have killed him instantly actually fall on Fallen Sky Si without hurting him at all!

Although the attack itself did not bring any results... it really attracted the attention of Fallen Sky.

Right at this moment.

A jet-black stream of green light came silently from the top of the Ziggurat in the distance.

It didn't make any sound and instantly penetrated the Fallen Sky Division!

That dark green beam of light directly punched a big hole in the middle of Fallen Sky's chest. It was about the size of two fists placed side by side - and dense cracks spread to all sides. The thick death aura and the extreme cold froze the wounds, exuding a dark green aura.

This is the most powerful spell that the first-generation black phase lich can master.

——Everything dies!

Using the ziggurat as the mage tower extended the casting distance... allowing this spell, which originally only had a casting distance of sixty meters, to be extended to more than ten kilometers.

If this blow hits other fifth-level extraordinary beings, it can cause them to disappear in an instant - it should not have made "a big hole", but the whole person should have disappeared like this. Whether it is living or inanimate, as long as it can be destroyed by time, it will be wiped out under the influence of that spell...

However, when it fought against Fallen Sky Division, it only opened a hole that penetrated the body.

But just this hole is extremely deadly at this moment——

The concept of [Death] itself also vaguely involves the law. The power of [Fall] cannot repair the body. Therefore, the big hole in his chest cannot be repaired and is even spreading.

Fallen Sky Si's pupils suddenly became active.

His consciousness began to gradually wake up.

And Aiwass also realized...the time has come.

If you want to take action to kill Fallen Sky Si, now is the best time!

But……

The "Lost Paradise" that was originally planned to be used to kill Fallen Sky Division had just been forced to be used once.

At that time, if Aiwass hadn't used Lost Paradise to offset Fallen Sky's Lost Paradise, Fallen Sky would have killed everyone instantly.

The power of Lost Paradise is equivalent to 666 bombardments of the current world's ultimate power - this power cannot be endured by Fallen Sky Division, and even less by Aiwass and the others.

...However, the "White Wing Form" Lost Paradise, which has not strengthened itself by merging with other mortal sin beasts through "Sin Redemption", cannot directly kill Fallen Sky with its devastating power, and will be offset by Lost Paradise with the same power.

Although "Mortal Sin Redemption" can reduce the cooldown time of Lost Paradise by one day - Aiwass now has three Mortal Sin Beasts, so it can only reduce it by three days. The remaining three days of cooling cannot be reduced in any way.

——Then what should he do?

Use the Light of the Promised Land?

Or is it the death of silence?

Or the method of pastoral care?

Three thoughts emerged in Aiwass's mind one after another, but they were completely eliminated by him.

Aiwass chose another route, which was the tip given to him by Cardinal Galatea when he used advanced divine magic:

He remembered what he had gained by assisting the Lord of Scale Feathers in defeating the Supreme Queen.

[Adaptation-Essence of Atlas: A magic potion made from the essence of Atlas, the "Supreme Sky". When you die, you will be reborn stronger (once only)]

Rebirth after being defeated by Fallen Sky Division is meaningless.

Aiwass has already thought about this point before.

Because Fallen Sky Secretary is not a "dungeon BOSS" without intelligence, he will also learn and grow. If one's own intelligence is exposed, even if it is strengthened, the winning rate will be very low.

Therefore, this opportunity for resurrection must not be regarded as a "guarantee after failure." Aiwass was challenging an enemy that was almost impossible for him to defeat. If they could kill Aiwass once, they could kill him a second time.

Instead of betting on whether this "stronger stance" can turn the tide of the war...

——It’s better to use it for last-minute damage!

“Boss,” Aiwass asked in his heart, “If I am reborn with the ‘Essence of Atlas’, will I be able to activate Paradise Lost for the second time?”

Aiwass seemed to hear a happy laugh.

"certainly."

The magnetic and deep voice of the Lord of Scales and Feathers sounded: "This is a magic potion that I refined with my own hands. You can be completely resurrected immediately after death, and all your abilities can be used again... It's just that you plan to use this medicine... Time to use it up?

"Maybe you can defeat Fallen Sky Si with other abilities. Such precious power... that is your second life. There is no second Xiong Tiansi, so you will not have a second chance like this.

"If you use it to kill Fallen Sky, it will be the same as dying once, right?"

The scale-feathered Lord's voice seemed to have some kind of bewitching power.

At that moment, Aiwass even felt that the "fallen" master was not the fallen Tiansi in front of him... but the scale-feathered master who was clinging to him for fun.

But the moment Aiwass made this decision, he had already decided not to change it.

"——I think this 'second life' is not a good thing."

Aiwass thought in his heart.

It is said that those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes... If people have assets, they will become weak, and if they have ties, they will have scruples. Only those who have nothing can move forward bravely.

In the face of "life", all living beings are in need.

No one has a second life, so it is the fairest asset.

However, the gift from the Lord of Scale Feathers gave Aiwass a second life.

——This seems to be an extremely generous gift, but it makes Aiwass’ transcendent soul no longer pure.

He always thinks - I still have one life.

There may be many enemies who can defeat him once, but how many can defeat him twice?

Without the will to ignore death and move forward...he became fragile because of this.

[——Question 1: Do you have the courage to live towards death? 】

[——Question 2: Do you have the courage to challenge an invincible enemy? 】

[——Question 3: Do you dare to give up the victory you have already won to seek a greater victory? 】

The words Aiwass used to torture the little knight in the past are now spoken back to Aiwass literally and word by word.

"...Boomerang, it really hurts."

Aiwass smiled bitterly and stretched out his hands to hold his forehead.

Only when people irreversibly walk on the path of death can they burst out with fearless courage.

"—So I'm going to give it up."

Aiwass said, activating the Soul of Dissolution: "That second life does not belong to me...!"

He stretched out his hand and suddenly tore it forward - as if he wanted to tear his head apart, and forcefully pulled all his soul out of his body!

In Saint John's continuous treatment, I am afraid that only this move can kill him instantly!

At that moment, Leah and Vines, who were temporarily separated from their bodies, and Heleqin, who was now out of control, were all shocked at the same time - even Heleqin woke up!

Following the contract, they clearly realized the death of their master!

Fear, despair, and disbelief emerged in my heart.

Aiwass fell to the ground in front of his lifeless and soulless body.

But at this moment, the golden, mist-like soul left the body.

The crimson blood mist then leached out and immediately condensed into a second Aiwass in the air!

He restored Aiwass's teenage body - and Aiwass's body was filled with divinity, almost exactly the same as the current Fallen Sky Division!

The so-called "becoming stronger" turns out to be this model!

Today, Aiwass has a stronger body and more vigorous vitality... The most important thing is that he has the same divinity in his body as a high-level phantom!

Falling Sky Si, who was gradually waking up, watched this scene with complicated eyes. But he remained silent as if possessed by "fallen".

Aiwass spread his white wings again and flew high into the sky. He held St. John in front of him in his arms to prevent her from being accidentally hurt by his Paradise Lost.

——Sin redemption!

Leah, Vines and Heleqin turned into three streams of light and merged into the white wings behind Aiwass.

Three of the six white wings instantly grew in size and turned into deep red, purple black and forest green.

"Light——"

Aiwass roared angrily, and instantly launched Paradise Lost again!

Compared to the previous Paradise Lost, there are three more smaller colorful circles on the outside of the triple circle behind him. They don't quite fit together - there are two on the left and only one in the upper right corner. Just like the distribution of wings behind Aiwass.

Falling Sky Secretary looked at everything in front of him, but he felt a little relieved.

"Light...?"

Looking at that familiar face.

At that moment, he seemed to remember the day when he first met the "snake".

Lucifer was lying under the tree, basking in the sun leisurely.

A young man with long blond hair wearing a monocle and smiling walked up to him, waved and said a silent hello as if he was familiar with it. Then they lay next to themselves, basking in the sun together in silence.

That was an era when one could understand the other person's intentions without using words.

——Speaking of which, what was the expression "Snake" looked at me that day?

A question that he had never thought about suddenly appeared in the mind of Fallen Sky Secretary.

Is it a pity? Is it expectation? Is it treacherous? Is it nostalgia?

Or...

Looking at the "Lost Paradise" that was becoming more intense and dazzling in front of him, Fallen Sky Master closed his eyes as if he was stabbed by the light.

"...The light is too bright, I can't see anything clearly."