Chapter 311

But in only a few seconds, the Holy Flame once again spread, engulfing the entire space.

This guy...

He’s probably not an 8th-tier Ascended.

All of his offensive capability relies entirely on that single divine artifact.

Under normal circumstances, within this space, a body should dissolve uncontrollably.

And yet—

Kanzaki Rei remained completely unaffected.

CLANG!

At that same moment—

Rei reappeared in an almost eerie flash. By the time Lomor reacted, the blade had already struck.

Infinite speed. A body immune to all laws?

And a divine artifact.

Aside from that weapon, there was nothing about him that resembled an 8th-tier Ascended.

Why was his combat power so... abnormal?

His body was severed repeatedly by the Holy Flame—but that wasn’t his entire form. Any portion burned by the flame was instantly discarded, like shedding skin and regrowing fresh flesh.

Rei realized—

It wasn’t that Holy Flame had no effect.

Lomor feared it.

But just like Rei, it could sever parts of its own body to eliminate the burning.

[Time of Death — 1302 years]

The method of cutting away lifespan was still effective.

Lomor’s voice echoed throughout the heavens.

"I see that you are filled with killing intent... Why do you hate me so much?"

CRACK—

Rei’s neck was suddenly lifted—

Gripped in Lomor’s hand.

Yet the instant he was caught, Rei vanished again—

Phasing into the void.

Within that brief exchange, their figures flickered repeatedly across the sky!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!

Like fireworks, brilliant golden explosions bloomed across the heavens.

Magic had negligible effect.

Conventional combat techniques weren’t much better.

Only by acting during time-stop could he reliably land hits.

Fortunately—

As long as he remained in a sustained combat state,

Rei had plenty of methods to act within frozen time.

Seems like in the future, I’ll need to maintain combat state as much as possible.

The only method that could significantly reduce the enemy’s lifespan—

Was still this divine artifact.

Yeria... your sword really is something else.

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG!

The moment Rei saw Lomor appear, he rushed in and unleashed a full sequence of combat techniques!

[Karmic Sinflame Style — Sixth Form: Scorching Sacred Cataclysm][Karmic Sinflame Style — Second Form: Sin Severance][Karmic Sinflame Style — Ninth Form: Blazing Judgment Radiance]

BOOM!

Countless spheres of light erupted across the sky!

Every strike was infused with massive quantities of soul energy!

The entire domain burned with blazing golden flames!

Rei’s current form radiated brilliance—

A golden, angelic figure of overwhelming splendor!

Again and again, Lomor clashed with Rei, attempting mutations, probing, testing—

But no matter what it tried, Rei remained immune to all interference.

And Rei’s attacks—

Left sword, devastating.

Right sword, equally devastating.

Instead, it was Lomor’s body that ignited in relentless Holy Flame.

Rei calculated calmly—

If this continued, victory was only a matter of time.

[Time of Death — 904 years]

Lomor’s lifespan was being shaved down steadily.

"Tch... troublesome brat."

"There’s no point continuing this stalemate!"

SNAP!

Suddenly—

Lomor vanished from Rei’s perception.

The surrounding domain disappeared instantly.

His detection range was too limited.

Darkness swallowed everything.

He could no longer see Lomor’s position.

However—

Through [Hidden Origin], he could still lock onto the target’s location. With this talent, losing track of an enemy was no longer possible.

Still—

This abyssal darkness was disadvantageous.

Rei raised his hand and cast a light spell.

Daylight burst forth!

[True Daylight (Tier 5) (LV: 501)]

A Tier 5 illumination spell.

He avoided Tier 6 magic—

Because it would be mutated and slip out of his control.

Tier 5 spells, however, could be perfectly controlled through Root Magic via the Pillars of Calamity.

The space brightened completely.

"I told you—you can’t kill it!"

Ansu’s voice rang out in his mind.

"Let me take over!"

"Even if it can’t harm you, you still have no way to catch it! Unless it stands still and lets you kill it, you can’t hold it down!"

"Give me your soul—now!"

"I’ll handle it. You’ll be safe!"

Rei clenched his teeth.

"Rei!"

His perception shifted—

Suddenly, countless black, blood-like tendrils erupted around Kumironi!

She raised her emerald staff slightly—

And the black tendrils withered instantly.

But—

Lomor’s figure appeared behind her.

"I truly underestimated this one."

"But if I can’t deal with him... I can take you instead."

"There’s a secret of immortality within you."

"As for that one over there..."

"I don’t know what you are—but I’m not like those lesser creatures."

"I won’t fight to the death without reason."

"Since you can walk away from me unharmed... I won’t make things difficult for you."

"You may leave."

WHOOSH!

As its voice faded, Lomor lightly tapped Kumironi’s shoulder—

And the two vanished together.

THUMP—THUMP—THUMP—

Rei’s heart pounded violently.

It just... ran?

Just two more minutes...

If the fight had continued for two more minutes—

He could have reduced its lifespan to zero and killed it completely!

Chase?

The speed gap was too great.

Even with his current speed—

He was nowhere near the level of an 8th-tier Nest Lord.

Do I really have to give Ansu my soul?

"Don’t worry. Dealing with that little one won’t require much..."

"Just a tiny amount."

"Give me a little soul, and I’ll finish it completely."

"One million. Just one million is enough."

"Look at how wasteful you are—using hundreds of billions of souls for a single attack."

"That’s not how souls are meant to be used. You’re squandering them."

"If you gave me those hundreds of billions instead, forget Lomor—I’d flatten this entire abyss for you!"

"Relax. Just ten billion souls."

"I still wouldn’t be anywhere near my full power. I can’t break free from your control."

Rei clenched his fist tightly.

If possible—

He didn’t want to give Ansu even a single soul.

His instincts warned him—

If Ansu obtained enough souls, something very bad would happen.

But right now...

Rei wanted to kill Lomor.

More than any enemy he had faced since arriving in this world.

"Fine..."

His expression darkened as he prepared to agree.

But suddenly—

CRACK!

A sound like shattering glass rang out from above!

"Oh ho~"

"Didn’t expect such a strange space hidden beneath the deep abyss."

Rei looked up sharply.

A man with brown, curly hair descended from the sky.

This person...

He recognized him.

An 8th-tier Ascended he had seen during the first simulation.

Chaos Trickster: Roya.