Chapter 432: Began With, Ended With

Chapter 432: Began With, Ended With

After the fully-formed Magic Rune Array in the sky erupted, the glowing Magic Barrier completely cut off any possibility of escape for the Undying Witch. This magic was of a very high level; even she could not break it immediately. Restraint was only the first step; what came after was the more important suppression and sealing!

“Seal!? You are thinking too much!!” A wraith-like figure opened her bright eyes and stared at the black-haired beauty in the sky. Zheng Yichen, currently using Dan Marina’s Avatar, felt extremely ashamed. Moreover, from the fluttering hair of this Avatar, he could see it was black hair, definitely not the previous image of ‘Lena’. Who knew what appearance Dan Marina had given this Avatar when she lent it to him… Or perhaps she had not changed the appearance at all, and this was just the default original look?

Whichever it was, it made his mindset somewhat collapse. Of course, collapsing could not ruin things. He had already maximized his mana output, maintaining the current intensity. With his own mana, it would probably be completely exhausted in about five seconds.

With the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, Zheng Yichen could hold on for much longer! The restraining magic was only the initial stage; what he needed to use next was something of higher quality than mana… Pseudo Divine Power!

Sensing the subsequent burst of Pseudo Divine Power, the Undying Witch’s wraith body, which was exposed due to the lack of a physical form, trembled violently for a moment. Her expression became twisted. Saintess Deya, who was sitting opposite Dan Marina, looked somewhat puzzled toward the place where the restraining magic erupted. That magic had not only restrained the Undying Witch but also blocked external detection.

However, for a moment, she truly sensed a strange yet familiar power fluctuation!

“Even if you go over now, it’s too late.” Seeing Deya couldn’t help but stand up directly, Dan Marina said with a smile from the side.

“I still need to know exactly who made a move.” Deya rushed out without hesitation. She did not think that power fluctuation was an illusion. That power fluctuation was the special power used during the Witch Hunt to transform the Blood Moon’s light into White Moonlight—a power beyond the normal level of mana.

The appearance of such power fluctuations here meant someone outside the Sanctuary Church had mastered such power… This was not a good thing. It wasn’t that the Sanctuary Church was being secretive, but this power had too many uncontrollable aspects. Relying solely on trial and error, even a power without additional harm could become something dangerous. If ordinary people mastered it, the outcome would only be death.

“Let’s get ready to leave.”

Irene said to Annie. They had already reached the final stage, so none of them were hiding their traces. Compared to them not hiding, the Undying Witch wished they would hide… Not hiding was too obvious; they had absolute confidence in this killing move…

Even if they showed themselves directly, letting the Undying Witch know who truly participated in this operation didn’t matter. For someone destined to have no chance of turning things around, knowing more was meaningless. Looking at the light pillars stuck into the ground around her, which sealed her last escape route, these light pillars were formed from Pseudo Divine Power. In a unique order, they firmly suppressed her within. Burdened with the Curse of Destruction, plus the power consumed earlier.

She truly could not break free from this suppression; she could not even muster an extra bit of power. Anger, unwillingness… But she was not truly desperate yet. She wasn’t worried about being sealed; nothing could absolutely seal her. As long as she found the slightest flaw, even if she abandoned most of her power, she could escape the seal. As for the abandoned power, she could recover it quickly. This was her confidence as the Undying Witch!

But when she saw that ‘black-haired woman’ take out a transparent sphere, her eyes widened in shock. For the first time, panic appeared on her face alongside anger and unwillingness. That thing made her even resort to self-harm methods, trying to break the Pseudo Divine Power suppressing her. However, Irene at the side was not just standing by.

When she used such methods, a small spiral sphere resembling a black hole was thrown by Irene toward the immobilized Undying Witch. Zheng Yichen remembered this thing very well too. If he recalled correctly, Irene’s explanation back then was that this thing was a mental attack, capable of shattering a target’s consciousness… It could also be controlled precisely to achieve a permanent, harmless loss of memory effect. But that didn’t mean this thing was truly a ‘forgetfulness potion’.

On the Undying Witch, it revealed its true power. The Undying Witch also sensed the treacherous nature contained within this black hole-like magic. If hit, even if it didn’t cause permanent memory loss as Irene said, her consciousness would suffer severe damage.

The consequence of severe consciousness damage was simple: if not too severe, she could quickly repair it; if too severe, she could only fall into slumber. Once she fell into slumber now, many things would be beyond her control; that would be true passivity. She could only use the power squeezed out from self-damage to eliminate that black sphere, losing the last bit of possibility to create a loophole for herself.

“This move… is called Six Rod Light Prison?” Zheng Yichen slightly curled his lip. He didn’t know the name of this magic, only learning the related casting method from the received information. That Pseudo Divine Power transformed from light pillar form into a binding form, forcefully compressing the Undying Witch’s wraith form to its limit… Her body became smaller, and her somewhat ethereal form became as if real, yet she was reduced to the size of a figurine.

Finally, she was enclosed by the transparent sphere Zheng Yichen threw down. The Undying Witch, enclosed within, looked ashen. She never imagined that something once released by her own hand would now become the very thing that countered her in the end. Or perhaps, back then, she never thought anyone could force her to such an extent, leaving not the slightest chance for escape. Even the tiniest opportunity would have meant the sphere enclosed only an empty shell with her power, not her essential part.

Dan Marina! When she came to demand Space Fragments from her before, she had already begun some kind of scheme. Perhaps back then, it wasn’t primarily aimed at her, but the corresponding preparatory seed had been sown. Now, with the evolution into true opposition, that pre-planted seed had fully grown.

Zheng Yichen’s mana characteristics prevented her from immediately forcing a breakthrough. The magic released with Pseudo Divine Power suppressed and bound tightly.

“Not done yet?” Irene glanced at Annie and asked for the second time.

“Ah? Done, done. This thing is rare; I didn’t want to ruin it too roughly.” As she spoke, Annie put away the small humanoid figure that was not fully formed, only having a vague facial outline, clearer limbs, and lacking even gender characteristics. This thing, lacking the Undying Witch’s power to sustain it, began to collapse on its own. Fortunately, as the Witch of Life, even with different methods, she could suppress this collapse, though it took a bit more time.

“Let’s go… Where’s Qin?”

“She left ahead of time to receive us.” Irene said. With Qin’s ability influencing things, they would not be discovered when leaving.

“I see. Let’s go then.” Annie glanced at the transparent sphere in Irene’s hand. After all, it was a special tool that could completely block even the aura emitted by an Element Heart; sealing a Witch’s soul was not difficult.

Irene and Annie left one after another. Loris did not leave immediately; she still had to clean up the traces of the Curse of Destruction left behind. If even a trace remained, if someone accidentally came into contact with it later, it would spread quickly like a contagious plague.

“Really, when did all this start?” Putting away the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, Zheng Yichen let out a small sigh. The consumption just now was huge, but fortunately, the mana stored in the Magic Weapon Summoning Book was truly vast and did not affect the book’s foundation. Even after using an enormous amount of mana, its mana glow remained full and undiminished.

Not to mention Dan Marina’s extensive calculations and planning; even just taking out that transparent sphere at the end left Zheng Yichen at a loss for words. That thing began with the Undying Witch, and also ended with the Undying Witch! Hoist with her own petard? Even if it was like that.

Zheng Yichen descended from the sky. Footsteps sounded from behind: “Um… it’s over… huh?”

Not Dan Marina? He blinked, looking at the milky-white-haired girl in front of him: “Someone from the Church. You’re too late.”

“Who are you?” Deya frowned tightly, looking at the unfamiliar ‘black-haired girl’ before her. Subconsciously, she released a soul-detecting magic—not an ordinary spell, but a high-level one. The detection feedback was a normal soul, not something like an Alchemical Puppet.

“Who am I? Guess.” Zheng Yichen blinked, sensing a will appearing within this Alchemical Avatar. He simply gave up control of this body and shifted his attention back to his true self. Matters here were finished; the rest could be handled by Dan Marina for the conclusion.

Outside the Border Great Wall, a flash of magic light appeared, and four figures emerged here. Qin stepped forward first: “Since the matter is resolved, I’ll take my leave now.”

She did not make any additional requests. This was inherently an operation with each having their own needs. Moreover, Dan Marina’s scheming and planning were sufficiently smooth; the final step was completed without any errors. That was already the best reward. With the Undying Witch gone, the entire world would become much more stable. If talking about tangible gains… there were some too!

That was the gain in intelligence. The Undying Witch actually had someone she loved, and that person was already dead. All her actions were to resurrect that person. Even though the Undying Witch was now permanently suppressed, as long as she remained undead for a day, this intelligence was useful. Among Witches, she could completely use this as a foundation to obtain considerable benefits. After all, wanting to resurrect is just the beginning… Knowing this, wouldn’t you want to know what comes after?