Volume 2, Chapter 71 – Sealed Domain

This black cat that had been standing on Miss Mengxi’s shoulder was the Guardian Beast of the Duke Family, the eighth tier beast known as Lei Jie.

Ever since it nearly attacked Yumo, Lei Jie had been in a constant state of anxiety, fearing that Yumo or her children would settle the score one day and turn it into canned cat meat. To protect its precious little life, Lei Jie had completely transformed into a creature that did nothing but act cute, incessantly trying to win over Lady Yumo.

As the saying goes, sincerity can move mountains!

After its tireless efforts, Lady Yumo finally gave it a chance! It was a perfect opportunity to latch onto her favor! She allowed it to stay by the silver-haired girl’s side to protect her safety. If it protected her well, the previous debts would be wiped clean!

Thus, in its ecstasy, Lei Jie transformed into a small black cat and silently followed Mengxi. Protecting Mengxi’s safety became its primary mission!

However, this task was not very easy. According to Lady Yumo’s instructions, there were limits to its protection. If it were an enemy Mengxi could handle, she had to deal with them herself! It could only intervene when she faced an exceptionally powerful existence!

Seeing Wilt attack Mengxi so insolently and sensing the terrifying power contained within those deathly wind blades, Lei Jie decided that now was the time to strike! The moment to demonstrate its value had arrived!

‘Look at me, Lady Yumo! This old one is useful, meow!!’

Accompanied by a surge of lightning power, the small black cat leaped into the air under Xiumu’s astonished gaze!

In an instant, lightning erupted! A vast and powerful magic power burst forth from Lei Jie’s body, instantly colliding with Wilt’s dark green aura of death and creating a stalemate! Under the protection of the purple lightning-attributed magic power, the aura that had been suppressing Xiumu and Mengxi was immediately dispersed!

The two were able to stand up as if a heavy burden had been lifted. Facing the oncoming wind blades, Lei Jie’s body expanded rapidly! Amidst the majestic roars of a fierce beast, Lei Jie transformed from a black cat into a thunderous beast nearly ten meters tall, boasting a sturdy physique covered in cool purple tattoos!

In the next moment, a powerful lightning aura gathered in its mouth.

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‘Thunderbolt Cannon!’

The lightning exploded as a purple beam erupted, colliding head-on with Wilt’s deathly wind blades!

‘Boom!!’

Accompanied by a world-shaking explosion, the dark green light and the purple lightning clashed violently! An indescribably terrifying shockwave burst forth, and the horrific aftershocks reduced everything in the vicinity to nothingness. The former Duke Manor ceased to exist, leaving behind only scorched earth!

Xiumu and Mengxi, under the protection of Lei Jie’s power, were not affected much by the impact. As the clash continued, the energy contained within the purple lightning and the dark green wind blades rapidly depleted until the two terrifying techniques completely neutralized each other.

Seeing his attack neutralized, Wilt remained calm as he silently looked at the massive thunder beast that had appeared before Xiumu and Mengxi.

‘Oh? So this is Lei Jie?’

Wilt narrowed his eyes slightly. As Benjamin’s collaborator, how could he not know of Lei Jie’s existence? To destroy the current Duke Family and help Benjamin rise to power, facing this Guardian Beast was only a matter of time. The only thing that surprised Wilt was that this Guardian Beast was actually protecting the Chosen Maiden.

The Guardian Beast of the Duke Family had turned into a small black cat to act cute in front of the Chosen Maiden and was even protecting her?

‘What is going on?’

Admittedly, this left Wilt somewhat perplexed.

While Wilt was thinking, Xiumu slowly stood up and looked at the giant thunder beast protecting him.

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“Guardian Beast! Please, please be careful!”

Lei Jie merely glanced at him out of the corner of its eye before returning its full attention to Wilt. Seeing the Guardian Beast so vigilant, Xiumu’s heart grew heavier. He gripped his sword tightly and looked warily at the green-haired man.

Under normal circumstances, the destructive power of Lei Jie’s lightning magic should certainly exceed Wilt’s wind attribute! At the same time, the magic power capacity of a magical beast was much greater than that of a human of the same level! Yet, in this situation, Wilt had managed to neutralize Lei Jie’s ‘Thunderbolt Cannon’ head-on.

This showed how powerful he was. Even with the Guardian Beast’s help, they might not be able to defeat this unfathomable Cult Leader of the Divine Punishment Holy Church. Furthermore, there were many members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church within the city.

‘It is a bit troublesome, but…’

Slowly raising his head to look at the sky, Xiumu’s face showed a rare look of relief.

‘They’ve returned quite quickly…’

Seeing Xiumu’s expression, Miss Mengxi also looked toward the horizon with curiosity. In the next instant, Mengxi’s beautiful light purple eyes shrank as she revealed a slight look of surprise.

‘What is that?’

In the sky, numerous black figures were rapidly enlarging in Xiumu’s field of vision! They were the more than one hundred elite members of the Blizzard Knight Order! These powerful knights, led by their commander Sikta, were riding fifth-tier griffin magical beasts and rushing over in a grand procession!

At the same time, tens of thousands of knights and the nearby garrison forces were charging forward on warhorses with soaring morale! Their powerful military presence swept toward Windward City, causing the members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church within the city to freeze for a moment. Even Wilt, sensing the approaching power, slowly turned his head to look at the distant city walls.

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From the moment the Marquis Mansion suffered the first wave of attacks, Xiumu had realized something was wrong. The Divine Punishment Holy Church usually operated in the shadows, so for them to dare launch such an overt attack meant the scale would be enormous and would include many high-level experts!

With this in mind, Xiumu had immediately used a secret code to notify the troops stationed at the nearby borders, ordering them to mobilize and return to the city at once! Their home was being raided, so he needed them back immediately!

With the return of the army, the scales of battle within the city would surely tilt! The number of Divine Punishment Holy Church members who had entered Windward City was limited after all! Once the army entered, controlling them would only be a matter of time! When the main force arrived, they could coordinate with the Guardian Beast to perhaps defeat the Cult Leader!

Thinking of this, a flame of confidence began to burn in Xiumu’s heart. However, this flame of confidence seemed short-lived.

Noticing the arrival of the army, Wilt revealed a disdainful smile as if he had already anticipated this. Then, the Cult Leader looked at Xiumu with a playful expression.

“Your reinforcements? Unfortunately, they won’t be able to help.”

“What… what do you mean by that?!”

In an instant, Xiumu narrowed his eyes as a trace of unease appeared on his face.

“Literally~”

Wilt smiled indifferently and then slowly snapped his fingers. A wave of special energy rippled from his hand and quickly spread in all directions with Wilt as the center! This was not a simple energy wave but a signal.

As the signal spread, four black-robed figures stationed at the north, south, east, and west corners of Windward City suddenly stood up, clasped their hands together, and began chanting incantations at high speed!

In the next instant, under Xiumu’s stunned gaze, a surge of blood-colored magic power spread out and covered the sky, directly enveloping the entirety of Windward City! The earth began to tremble, and the intense shaking caused countless birds and beasts to flee in all directions while the terrified wails of the citizens rose up! It was as if the land were undergoing an unprecedented transformation.

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In an instant, four towering stone pillars rose from the four corners of Windward City, piercing straight into the clouds! Then, a massive blood-colored barrier suddenly used the four pillars as focal points to seal the entire city within! The members of the Blizzard Knight Order led by Sikta were blocked by the barrier just as they were about to enter the city!

No matter how they attacked the barrier, it remained completely unmoved.

Looking at the sky covered by the barrier, Xiumu’s expression changed drastically.

‘This… this is?!’

The Sealed Domain?! A saint-level barrier magic that completely isolated the interior from the outside world?! Hadn’t this magic been lost to time?! Why?! Why could the members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church use it?!

Realizing this, Xiumu could not help but gasp, looking at Wilt in a tremor.

“You! You bastard!!”

“Hehe~”

Xiumu’s gaze of mixed anger and fear seemed to please Wilt, who looked at the middle-aged white-haired man with a mocking expression.

“Rest easy, Lord Marquis. No one can help you~”

As soon as he spoke, the magic power within Wilt was released without reservation! He transformed into a dark green meteor and rushed toward Lei Jie in an instant, swinging the Soul-Devouring Blood Scythe in his hand down violently…