Turning faith into a blade,

'Divine Thought — Heavenly Blossom Moonwheel.'

As the silent chant within her heart concluded, the killing intent in White Yama's pink eyes instantly reached its peak.

Wave after wave of pure white Holy Aura wrapped around the black sword.

Around it formed a terrifying aura of death unlike anything else.

The moment White Yama launched her attack toward the giant wolf, countless nearby Abyss Demons instinctively unleashed a torrential barrage against her.

However,

attacks capable of annihilating an entire city seemed utterly insignificant before a Sword God like White Yama.

As her speed continued increasing, most of those attacks couldn't even catch up to her.

And even those that did manage to reach her were instantly shattered by the white energy rippling around the black sword, breaking apart into countless black particles.

White Yama's advance was not something ordinary Abyss Demons could stop.

Or rather,

a battle between Eighth-Tier existences was never something these minor creatures could interfere with.

For White Yama, her attention remained focused entirely on the snow-white giant wolf ahead.

As for the Abyss Demons continuously attacking her from every direction—

she couldn't have cared less.

After activating Heavenly Blossom Moonwheel,

White Yama's speed climbed higher and higher.

In the blink of an eye, she had already arrived before the giant wolf.

At this moment, besides overwhelming killing intent and fighting spirit, White Yama's beautiful face also carried the exhilaration of imminent victory.

The Snow Devourer's continuous retreat had already convinced White Yama of one thing.

This legendary Demon King-class existence...

This Abyss Demon feared by countless generations before her...

was nothing more than a paper tiger.

Faced with a strike unleashed after she released her power, it had actually been frightened into retreating repeatedly?

Heh.

'Demon King-class? That's all?'

Perhaps...

after several centuries without confronting Demon King-class Abyss Demons, the Church had simply overestimated their strength?

Or perhaps...

their generation had already surpassed their predecessors?

Such a thought unconsciously surfaced in White Yama's mind.

At the same time,

the black sword wrapped in powerful white Holy Aura was about to collide head-on with the Snow Devourer.

Just as White Yama anticipated the sight of blood spraying everywhere—

the retreating giant wolf suddenly stopped.

?!! 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Hm?

Not retreating anymore?!

White Yama felt a trace of surprise.

Unfortunately,

that surprise was merely the beginning.

The next moment,

White Yama's pink-blue eyes abruptly contracted.

Her expression changed dramatically.

?!!

What?!

A crimson glow flashed through the giant wolf's eyes.

Then the Snow Devourer's body began expanding once more.

Growing larger.

And larger.

Strange black markings rapidly appeared across her snow-white fur.

Countless streams of black mist poured from those markings, forming layer after layer of solid armor that covered the giant wolf's body.

An increasingly violent aura and bloodthirsty killing intent mixed with overwhelming Shadow of Silence Power and erupted outward like a ferocious beast breaking free of its chains.

Feeling that terrifying pressure climbing higher and higher,

watching the giant wolf become even more savage and violent,

White Yama involuntarily sucked in a cold breath.

The disdain that had lingered in her eyes vanished instantly.

An indescribable chill and overwhelming sense of danger surged into the Heavenly Apostle's heart.

'This thing was hiding its strength?!'

However,

before White Yama could fully comprehend the situation,

the Snow Devourer's crimson vertical pupils, overflowing with murderous intent, locked directly onto her.

The sight caused White Yama's body to tremble.

'Not good!!'

The next instant,

under White Yama's solemn gaze,

the fully unleashed Snow Devourer opened her enormous maw.

The crimson Shadow of Silence Power that had long been compressed within her abdomen erupted violently at that moment.

A scarlet Desolation Cannon burst forth.

And collided head-on with White Yama's sword technique—

Heavenly Blossom Moonwheel.

"BOOOOM!!!!!"

A universe-shaking explosion erupted.

Crimson radiance and white Holy Aura collided violently.

They devoured one another.

Ground each other down.

And ultimately transformed into an apocalyptic light of destruction that swept across everything nearby, reducing it to nothingness.

Fortunately,

the giant wolf had continuously retreated earlier and dragged the battlefield far away.

Otherwise,

all of Garos Fortress would have vanished in an instant.

—

"Oh?"

Somewhere atop a pile of ruins within Garos Fortress,

a girl with flowing black hair and breathtaking crimson eyes was leaning comfortably against the back of a Sixth-Tier Abyss Demon while observing the distant battlefield with amusement.

This black-haired girl was naturally none other than Miss Yumo, who had already returned to her original appearance.

Watching the giant white wolf who had now released her power, Yumo's feelings became somewhat complicated.

No one understood the madness of Shadow of Silence Power better than she did.

Because of the nature of that power,

all Abyss Demons below the Eighth Tier were, without exception, mindless beasts.

The better ones might retain a small amount of reason.

As for Demon King-class Abyss Demons,

although they possessed intelligence, once they accessed their full power, they likewise struggled to avoid corruption from Shadow of Silence Power and gradually lost their rationality.

Therefore,

to preserve their sanity,

most Demon King-class Abyss Demons remained in a restricted-energy state.

Only under special circumstances would they release their power.

And now...

clearly qualified as one of those special circumstances.

Since she wanted to see the capabilities of a Heavenly Apostle,

she naturally had to let Limo make a bit of a scene.

Besides,

looking at things now...

"Mm, not bad."

Watching the white-haired woman burst through the scarlet beam, Yumo clapped lightly with amusement.

Even from this distance, she could still clearly sense White Yama's condition.

Although the Heavenly Apostle looked somewhat miserable after being blasted by Limo's attack—covered in dust and dirt—her aura remained powerful.

She hadn't suffered any serious injuries.

Her combat ability remained extremely strong.

She was even capable of engaging Limo in a prolonged struggle.

Compared to the previous performance of Garos Fortress and those Asumos Church knights,

White Yama's strength left Yumo quite satisfied.

At that realization, the black-haired girl quietly released a relieved sigh.

The Church's lower-level combat forces had already disappointed her considerably.

If one of the Church's ultimate combat powers—a Heavenly Apostle—couldn't even force Limo into her Released State...

then Yumo would have truly felt despair.

After all,

according to the mission embedded within her mind, certain future trials required the trial bosses to fight at full strength without holding anything back.

If a Heavenly Apostle couldn't even handle ordinary Limo,

those future trials would almost certainly end in failure.

Fortunately,

this Heavenly Apostle had not disappointed her.

Now,

all that remained was to see how far this woman could push Limo in her Released State.

Thinking that,

Miss Yumo stared at the battle between Limo and White Yama with sparkling interest, as though possessed by the Spirit of Spectatorship itself.

However,

at that very moment,

Yumo's brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

The Shadow of Silence Power she had spread outward for perception had just transmitted some rather interesting information.

As a result,

Miss Yumo smiled faintly and slowly turned her head toward the southern region of the fortress.

"It seems..."

A meaningful smile appeared on her lips.

"The Child of Destiny's side is about to decide a winner~"