Volume 3, Chapter 104 – A Shattered Confidence

Ignoring the massive swarm of Abyssal Demons pursuing them with a sky-toppling ‘murderous intent’, Miss Mengxi’s gaze remained fixed on Yumo’s pretty face from start to finish.

‘Sister Yumo…’

As she allowed herself to be pulled along by Yumo, Mengxi narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

‘Should I… expose her?’

To be honest, Mengxi was quite looking forward to the embarrassed and blushing expression Sister Yumo would make after being exposed, and she had even fantasized about it countless times in her mind.

However, she did not plan to expose her cute sister right now, but instead continued to use her specialty and played along. Besides, the feeling of being pulled along by Sister Yumo’s hand was actually quite nice.

Sister’s hand was so soft and warm.

Feeling the warmth of Yumo’s palm, Mengxi couldn’t help but smile. However, despite the smile, Mengxi still turned her head from time to time to look at the pursuing swarm of Abyssal Demons to match Miss Yumo’s acting, revealing a look of ‘unease’.

Yet, while the warmth of Yumo’s palm and the black-haired girl’s cute movements and expressions enchanted Mengxi, they did not make her lose her ability to think. Unconsciously, Mengxi raised her eyebrows and cast a deep look at the surroundings and the swarm of Abyssal Demons constantly chasing them.

‘Strange…’

After meeting Sister Yumo, those Abyssal Demons that had been chasing her earlier and seemed to want to scare her had suddenly vanished. Did the actual controller of those Abyssal Demons not dare to attack her in front of Sister Yumo?

The existence hiding in the shadows and controlling the Abyssal Demons was clearly an Abyssal Demon of the demon king tier. And that demon king tier Abyssal Demon seemed quite wary of Sister Yumo…

As everyone knew, demon king tier existences were stronger the older they were. For example, Inferno and the Sword Demon were on a completely different level of strength compared to the recently born Nightmare.

Sister Yumo was a newly born demon king tier, so why…

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Could it be that Sister Yumo was not a newly born demon king tier, but an ancient existence? Or perhaps some even higher-level existence?

…

For a moment, such a hypothesis surfaced in Miss Mengxi’s mind.

Of course, Miss Yumo could not have imagined Mengxi’s current thoughts. The Abyssal Demon big sister only had one thought in her mind: to take Mengxi away from the ruins of the court as quickly as possible. Her reason was simple—she wanted to prevent Mengxi from noticing the issue with Bai Yanluo, as after thinking carefully, Yumo realized her disguise was not perfect.

While fooling a pure child like Mengxi should not be a problem, she still had to be safe. Moreover, Yuan’er was nearby…

The fact that Yuan’er could endure the magic power of the slumbering Marquis and his wife was indeed a relief to Miss Yumo. But the child was an Abyssal Demon after all, and once she met Mengxi and sensed the divine power within her, it would likely be difficult for her to remain calm.

Once Yuan’er launched an attack, Yumo feared she would have to act and be forced to ‘reveal’ herself. Furthermore, if Yuan’er lost control and attacked, the trust the child had managed to regain with Marquis Xiumu would likely vanish instantly.

Because of this, it was better to leave with Mengxi as soon as possible. To that end, Yumo had even specifically summoned the distant swarm of Abyssal Demons to coordinate with her.

‘This girl is gripping my hand tighter and tighter…’

Feeling Mengxi’s increasingly forceful fingers, Miss Yumo raised her eyebrows.

‘Is she nervous?’

It makes sense; after all, so many terrifying sixth and seventh tier Abyssal Demons are rushing toward her. Although she is the Chosen Maiden, facing so many Abyssal Demons alone is likely very stressful. It is normal to feel uneasy.

‘Whatever, I’ll stay with this child until Xiao finishes educating the Chosen Son and the Abyssal Demon swarm retreats.’

Originally, Miss Yumo, who knew that Mengxi could passively trigger Divine Miracle, would not have needed to worry so much, since even if Mengxi were caught in the AOE attacks of the Abyssal Demon swarm, the girl with the Divine Miracle would be fine. But considering that the divine power aura might cause Yuan’er and Karina in the dungeon to lose control, Yumo decided to play it safe.

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Moreover, to be honest, for some unknown reason, she didn’t really want to see the child get hurt…

‘No, no, no!! What am I thinking!!’

At that thought, Miss Yumo shook her head frantically and desperately warned herself in her heart that she must not soften. The growth of a protagonist required cruel tempering! Getting hurt was inevitable. If she kept protecting Mengxi, how would this child ever become a female lead who could stand on her own?

‘In the future, how would she kill me? Is she going to kill me with her cuteness?’

…

Miss Yumo pursed her lips, feeling somewhat conflicted.

However, at that moment, a strong sensation of vibration suddenly transmitted from the distant Sky Dome palace, causing Miss Yumo to frown immediately. Mengxi, who was behind her thinking about her own problems, did the same, looking in shock at the palace enveloped in layers of thick mist.

‘That? What is that?’

In the next instant, “Boom!”

Accompanied by a world-shaking roar and an eruption of pure black magic power, a terrifying beam of black magic power broke through the mist and soared into the sky! In an instant, a terrifying aura scattered in all directions as an absolute suppression descended from the heavens, making the earth tremble and space begin to warp and crack.

The dark clouds densely covering the sky were completely dispersed by the aftershocks of the black light. The mist barrier surrounding the palace collapsed entirely under this single strike.

The aftershocks produced by the black light’s explosion instantly knocked everyone nearby, whether they were Abyssal Demons or humans, back dozens of meters. The ripples of the aura turned into surging waves that spread in all directions, sweeping through the entire Sky Dome City in an instant and causing everyone’s expression to change drastically upon sensing it.

Unsurprisingly, this wave of air also brushed violently past Yumo and Mengxi’s faces.

Upon sensing the composition of this power fluctuation, Miss Yumo’s expression turned complex.

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‘This aura? It’s Xiao’s power? Why has it become so gloomy? And this fluctuation is mixed with the power of Li Mo and Li Yu?!’

‘What?! Those two children?! They’ve been missing for half the day, so why have they suddenly appeared in the palace?! Are those two girls facing off against the Chosen Son alongside Xiao?!’

‘What on earth is going on?!’

For a moment, countless question marks appeared in Miss Yumo’s mind, leaving the black-haired girl extremely confused, with a hint of anxiety mixed in her confusion…

At the same time, inside the Grand Arsenal Hall of the Sky Dome palace—no, the current Grand Arsenal Hall, or rather the entire palace, no longer existed.

Under the ravages of the black light, a terrifying magic power vortex had swept everything in the palace into its center with the force of a decaying storm, tearing it completely to shreds. The once solemn, prosperous, and historical palace had become a field of ruins.

At this moment, as the black magic power in mid-air dissipated, Xue Tian’ao, who had been enveloped in the black light, suddenly spat out a mouthful of thick blood and plummeted from the sky! In an instant, he slammed into the ruins, creating a massive crater with a radius of twenty meters.

“Cough, cough, cough!!”

As he coughed up blood, the golden armor constructed from divine power finally buckled under the burden and disintegrated into countless golden energy particles under the relentless bombardment of the black light. The remaining black light turned into thousands of sharp blades that pierced through Xue Tian’ao’s body, instantly turning him into a bloody mess.

The intense pain caused Xue Tian’ao’s face to become increasingly distorted, hideous, and terrifying. If he had not released the triple shackles and had his body bolstered by divine power, Xue Tian’ao might already be having tea with the King of Hell.

However, the heavily injured Xue Tian’ao had no energy to pay attention to his blood-soaked, hideous body. Instead, he looked with an expression of disbelief at the Divine Sword that had been snapped into two pieces before him.

“No, this… this, this is impossible?!”

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Words filled with tremors and hysteria burst from Xue Tian’ao’s mouth.

That was a divine sword! How could it have broken?!

Not only had his strongest attack been broken by the opponent, but even his weapon had snapped. Xue Tian’ao’s confidence was smashed to pieces at this moment by the black figure not far away. A feeling of fear began to sprout wildly within his heart.

Feeling his body tremble involuntarily, Xue Tian’ao’s pale gold eyes were gradually dyed with the emotion of fear. His breathing became increasingly rapid, and he even began to mutter to himself, unwilling to accept the reality.

“No, this is impossible… I am the Chosen Son… No, it’s impossible for me to lose to you… You villains cannot possibly win against me… No… I can still explode with power, I definitely can…”

‘I am the protagonist, I am… I am the one who carries heaven’s luck! As long as I don’t give up, I can erupt with even greater power! Strong enemies are nothing more than stepping stones to make me stronger!’

Thinking of this, Xue Tian’ao’s pale gold eyes shrank violently. After propping up his body with the divine axe, he let out a roar like the wailing of ghosts and howling of gods, attempting to further excavate the divine power within his body.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

However, after a long roar, Xue Tian’ao did not gain greater power as he had expected. What he received instead was an iron fist.

“Do you… really think you can power up just by shouting a couple of times?”

As a mocking sentence reached his ears, an iron fist wrapped in dense black magic power and bolstered by an array zoomed into his horrified gaze!

“You… you’re sneak attacking again…”

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, Xiao’s fist struck Xue Tian’ao’s proud and handsome face without mercy, caving it into his skull. Along with blood and dozens of teeth flying through the air, Xue Tian’ao’s entire body flew backward under the effect of the powerful impact, smashing the distant, sturdy stone statue of the founding emperor into pieces.