National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

A thick, black fog permeated the area around the Demon Cave, like a colossal black curtain completely sealing it off from the outside world.

Eerie, dark-red lights flickered within the fog, like the eyes of demons, spying on every move of any intruder.

From the depths of the Demon Cave emanated a bone-chilling aura, where countless wronged souls shrieked in the darkness.

At this moment, Amaterasu from the White-Red Empire stood firm at a critical point in the Demon Cave. A faint golden light emanated from her body, a stark contrast to the surrounding darkness.

In her hands, she held two Divine Artifacts: the Grass Cutting Sword and the Eight-footed Jade Hook.

The blade of the Grass Cutting Sword glinted with a sinister, cold light, containing an endless killing intent.

The Eight-Handed Mirror was suspended above her head, its surface as smooth as glass, yet faintly showing the flow of mysterious Runes.

The Eight-footed Jade Hook radiated a soft glow, like a star twinkling in the night sky.

Amaterasu and Chu He were essentially in the same boat; if one prospered, both prospered, and if one fell, both fell.

However, she never imagined that those useless fools from the Great Xia Empire would fail to stop a single one of the truly powerful enemies. They had all appeared, one by one, completely unscathed.

Amaterasu stared straight ahead.

Leading them was Archbishop Beckett of the Bright Holy See. He was dressed in a magnificent white robe embroidered with a golden cross pattern, wore a Bishop’s Crown studded with brilliant gems, and held a Scepter that radiated a sacred light.

Fighting alongside him was Tota Arhat from the Buddha Country.

Tota Arhat had a burly frame and was clad in a yellow robe, holding a Seven-Colored Pagoda in his hand.

Each level of the Pagoda was inlaid with gems of different colors, emitting a magnificent, multicolored light.

The battle was about to erupt. Amaterasu was the first to strike.

She brandished the Grass Cutting Sword, and a golden beam of Sword Qi shot toward Beckett and Tota Arhat like a bolt of lightning.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, the air was instantly torn apart, letting out a SIZZLING sound.

Seeing this, Beckett swiftly waved his Scepter. A white curtain of light instantly materialized in front of him and Tota Arhat, successfully blocking Amaterasu’s attack.

The curtain of light and the Sword Qi collided, erupting in a blinding flash. It was like two meteors colliding in the night sky, illuminating every dark corner of the Demon Cave.

Not to be outdone, Tota Arhat tossed the Seven-Colored Pagoda into the air.

The Pagoda instantly grew in size, releasing a seven-colored light that formed a massive Seven-Colored Domain.

The ground beneath the domain began to turn into a swamp, viscous and muddy.

Amaterasu felt her feet sink as if into a mire, her movements becoming exceptionally sluggish.

At the same time, Beckett chanted something under his breath, and streams of golden light shot out from the tip of his Scepter, flying toward Amaterasu like a dense shower of arrows.

Amaterasu hurriedly raised the Eight-Handed Mirror. A powerful, reflective beam shot out from it, deflecting all of Beckett’s rays of light back at him.

The reflected rays shot back like homing arrows, only faster and more powerful.

Seeing this, Beckett’s expression changed slightly. He quickly sidestepped to dodge while swinging his Scepter again, forming an even more solid defensive light curtain before him.

The rays of light struck the curtain, producing a series of CRACKLING sounds, like a string of firecrackers going off.

Just as the two sides reached a stalemate, another Archbishop of the Bright Holy See, Guerrero, who had been hiding in the shadows, revealed himself. Guerrero also wore a white robe, but his eyes held a deeper, more sinister coldness.

He and Beckett exchanged a look of mutual understanding.

Without hesitation, both men slit their palms. Blood gushed out like a spring.

They dripped their blood onto the ground and began chanting an ancient, mysterious Spell.

As they chanted the Spell, the blood on the ground began to roil violently, and a dazzling pillar of light shot toward the sky.

Within the light, a Twelve-winged Angel slowly materialized.

The Twelve-winged Angel radiated a brilliant light, as dazzling as the sun, making it impossible to look at directly.

Its speed was blinding; it appeared before Amaterasu in the blink of an eye.

The Twelve-winged Angel held a blindingly brilliant Holy Sword, its blade shimmering with a sacred light that seemed capable of purifying all the evil in the world.

The Twelve-winged Angel swung the Holy Sword, and a fierce wave of Sword Qi slashed toward Amaterasu.

Amaterasu sensed an unprecedented crisis. She quickly swung the Grass Cutting Sword while circling the Eight-footed Jade Hook around herself, forming a defensive barrier.

The Sword Qi and the defensive barrier collided, creating a deafening ROAR.

Amaterasu felt a powerful force strike her, and her body was involuntarily knocked back a few steps.

At this point, Tota Arhat manipulated the Seven-Colored Pagoda again, further strengthening the power of the Seven-Colored Domain.

Amaterasu felt as if she had sunk into a deep bog; every movement had become exceptionally difficult.

The Twelve-winged Angel seized this opportunity and attacked again.

Its figure flashed like lightning, instantly appearing above Amaterasu’s head. It raised its Holy Sword high and then slashed down viciously.

Amaterasu summoned all her strength, using the Grass Cutting Sword to block the fatal blow.

The Twelve-winged Angel’s power was simply too great. When the Holy Sword struck the Grass Cutting Sword, it produced a crisp CRACK. A fissure had actually appeared on the Grass Cutting Sword.

The force from the Holy Sword traveled down the Grass Cutting Sword and into Amaterasu’s arm. She felt a sharp pain, and her arm went almost completely numb.