Massive divine light illuminated the entirety of Kado City, as wherever the divine light shone, Lilith's crimson mist retreated as if meeting its nemesis, dissipating. The white soul mist within the crimson fog was barely visible, indicating that Lilith's corrupted red smoke had lost its effect. No more people died in Kado City, the expansion of the teleportation gate was forcefully halted.
Li Xi couldn't understand why the abyss stopped teleporting demons. Had they seen the strength here and decided to give up on conquering Kado City? The silent teleportation gate stood like an aloof, beautiful man, quietly observing the changes in the world.
The priests diligently worked to eliminate the crimson mist, while the mages possessed even greater power. Standing to the side, Li Xi could finally, for the first time, directly experience the mightiest existence among all professions.
The convoluted and abstruse magical incantations, incomprehensible casting gestures, and unknown spices were scattered haphazardly. A meteor shower of high-temperature flames rained down upon the corpses of the horned demons, the intense heat causing ripples in the air.
Combined with the large amounts of ink poured into the raging inferno, the horned demon corpses were instantly reduced to ashes.
Some mages, with even longer incantations, waited until the horned demon corpses were completely burned before their magic was ready. Streaks of white light shot from their hands, directly targeting the teleportation gate, which appeared as lifeless as a dead object, with no demons emerging. The teleportation gate, which had almost reached a height of ten meters, gradually shrank under these light beams, quickly compressing from ten meters to five.
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Upon the tall buildings, hidden in the darkness, a group observed as the demon situation, which had been escalating, was first thwarted by the Dragonborn and now was being eliminated by the high-ranking officials of Kado City. The elder, who had been mocked by others earlier, spoke again.
"My lord, aren't we going to do anything? The current strength of the abyss is far from our expectations."
"Kassero, don't be impatient. If the abyssal demons were so easily eliminated, would those hypocritical gods descend to the mortal realm and personally grace the battlefield as saints?"
"Then now..." Kassero pointed at the almost completely incinerated horned demon corpses on the crystal ball.
"No need to rush. Lilith herself intervening is not just a minor skirmish like before."
After receiving two reassurances from his superior, Kassero finally sat back down quietly, watching the unfolding events to see if they would proceed as his lord predicted.
Li Xi was also pleased with the favorable situation and deactivated his double-sized augmentation, returning to his normal physique.
However, amidst the raging inferno, the remains of over a hundred horned demon corpses were minuscule. Yet, these small remnants stubbornly refused to be completely burned.
Moreover, these black substances seemed alive, wriggling together rapidly and forming a new life within the flames.
The intense fire, which even Li Xi found hot, felt like a gentle breeze to the eyes of this lifeform composed entirely of black matter.
Seeing this, Boendi's expression changed drastically, and he immediately ordered a change in command. "Mages, restrict its actions. Priests, purify it with divine magic."
The inferno ceased. The black matter crawled and writhed, the gelatinous polymer quickly formed limbs, and facial features materialized. A stunningly beautiful, black-pearl woman, naked and with vacant eyes, appeared before everyone.
Then, with a wave of her hand, a form-fitting leather outfit instantly appeared on her body. With a grasp, a whip adorned with thorny vines materialized from the void. Li Xi gazed at the densely packed sharp thorns on the whip, thinking that anyone struck by it would have flesh and blood torn away, if not killed.
When this black-pearl beauty first formed, her aura was only around level three or four. But in an instant, it had grown to level five, and her momentum continued to increase.
As the beauty spread her arms, the remaining crimson mist in Kado City was all drawn into her mouth like a dragon's breath. Her aura then rose to level six and continued to surge forward like an out-of-control sports car.
Witnessing this, Boendi lost his earlier demeanor of confident strategizing with Li Xi. He was like an ant on a hot pan, frantically ordering the priests to speed up their casting.
The mages were the first to complete their spells. Everyone, not just Li Xi, had already guessed that this woman was the master of all succubi, a clone of the Queen of Temptation, Lilith.
While she was still continuously enhancing her power, her thorny whip was inexplicably knocked away. A highly viscous swamp appeared beneath her feet, which would surely trap anyone who sank into it, preventing escape.
Furthermore, countless chains etched with magical runes shot from the void, binding Lilith like a zongzi. A large number of runes were also fired by the mages, striking Lilith's body and rendering her immobile.
Lilith's clone, who had intended to act, now stood silently like a stalled sports car, being attacked at will by everyone.
Countless ice needles were also attached to Lilith's body, ensuring that if she moved, she would be pierced like a sieve.
All the mages unleashed their ultimate skills, stirring up energy tides like rolling waves crashing against the shore.
Dozens of weakness effects were applied to Lilith, reducing her stamina, slowing her speed, blinding her, deafening her, disrupting her mental power, and so on.
Lilith's aura, which had just reached level seven, rapidly dropped to level five like a faucet that couldn't be turned off. As the mages continued to enhance their magic, her aura continued to decline.
Seeing this, Li Xi realized that if he were subjected to so many debuffs, he probably couldn't even defeat an intermediate warrior. These mages were truly powerful. Li Xi had just seen only one Archmage among them, with the rest being intermediate and advanced mages. Such a combination could actually pin down and overwhelm a clone of an Abyssal Overlord. Although Lilith's apparent lack of consciousness played a role, it didn't diminish the mages' might.
If warriors of the same level and numbers faced Lilith's clone, it might be a matter of a few whips.
The mages completed their spells, and the divine arts of dozens of priests also commenced.
Overlapping pillars of light descended from the sky, striking Lilith. The intense light was like the midday sun suddenly pulled before one's eyes, stinging most people so much that they couldn't open them.
Li Xi's exceptionally sharp vision was insufficient to stare directly at such intense brightness. His eyes ached, and Li Xi had to squint, carefully observing Lilith's condition.
The originally black-pearl-like Lilith was enveloped in white flames by the dozens of divine arts. Within these white flames, Lilith seemed to be burning without sensation.
Her skin, like the bark of a dead tree, peeled off in layers and burned away. The flesh and blood on her entire body were almost instantly incinerated, followed by the instantaneous disintegration of her internal organs.
However, after her bones were exposed, the divine light pillars were powerless against Lilith's skeleton. On the contrary, white light points began to generate on Lilith's black bones within the white flames.
Li Xi felt that Lilith was absorbing the divine magic to forge herself.
Li Xi watched for a few more moments and discovered that Lilith's black skeleton quickly became translucent, as if carved from white jade.
Seeing this, Li Xi's heart sank. This was because Lilith's current skeletal structure was the same as the sealed palm he had snatched from Soros.
Aiske had mentioned that the palm possessed divine power. So now Lilith was also like that...
Li Xi felt a bit scared. Why did he always encounter high-level battles? An infernal demon had forced him to use his full strength, and now this clearly abnormal Lilith...
Boendi's earlier expression of complete understanding and control must have been wrong. This wasn't Lilith's blood-draining reincarnation magic. Sultan Novel Network.
Li Xi grabbed Boendi, wanting to tell him, but it was too late. The divine light beams disappeared, and the priests' casting had concluded.
Someone in the crowd whispered,
"Did we succeed in eliminating the demons and saving Kado City?"
"So many priests and mages working together, even a dragon would kneel, let alone a demon's clone."
As the light dispersed, everyone, who had shielded their eyes from the strong light, now looked towards Lilith's location. They saw a jade-like skeleton being further controlled by various sealing and control spells.
"How can this be?"
Many people exclaimed in disbelief, not understanding the meaning of this white jade skeleton.
The next moment, golden runes traveled across the white jade skeleton. As the golden runes appeared, a faint pressure emanated from it.
Everyone felt like a small rabbit being stared at by a top predator, a Siberian tiger. A primal fear, an inability to look directly, and an urge to submit arose from the depths of their souls.
Bishop Boendi of the Light, standing beside Li Xi, looked at the golden runes coursing across the white jade skeleton with utter disbelief. He mumbled silently, as if seeing the deity he had worshipped his entire life suddenly ravishing a young girl in front of him.
"This is impossible. This is impossible."
Li Xi felt that the situation had far surpassed everyone's expectations. He immediately needed to understand what was happening. "Bishop Boendi, what is impossible?"
Boendi pointed at the golden runes on the white jade skeleton, his trembling hand akin to discovering that his son of dozens of years was not his, nor his neighbor's, but the one from the downstairs Mr. Zhang.
"These are divine power runes. Only beings of demigod status or higher possess them. That's not important. The important thing is that divine power runes appear on goblins, never on demons."
Li Xi heard this and confirmed his suspicions. He didn't know what to say. It was as if the world was playing a huge joke on him. One moment it told him he was the richest man in the world and could do whatever he wished. Just as he was about to turn his life around, it ruthlessly cast him aside, saying it had mistaken its target and that he was just a piece of shit who didn't deserve any of it.
"Then what now?"
Never mind Lilith suddenly possessing divine power; even if she had obtained a divine position, they still had to fight.
"What now?" Boendi's eyes fell into confusion.
Seeing this, Li Xi cursed inwardly. No wonder Demanja looked down on him; with this indecisiveness when faced with a problem, anyone would.
"Your Excellency the Bishop, should we continue attacking, or continue attacking? Even if Lilith becomes a god today, she is still a heretic."
Li Xi shook Boendi's shoulders with frustration, almost dislocating the old man's fragile bones.
"Heretic?"
Boendi was initially confused, then his expression turned firm.
"She is a heretic."
He then loudly commanded the mixed-arms force.
"The gods are testing us. Facing a heretic, we must firm our faith, for our gods!"
"For the God of War!"
"For the God of Light!"
"For the Goddess of Darkness!"
"For the God of Mercenaries!"
"For the God of Contracts!"
"For the Goddess of Magic!"
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