Chapter 1581: Chapter 1163: Executing the Angel

The Kingdom of Senluo has entered the rainy season.

Heavy black clouds surged across the sky like tidewaters, with massive forked lightning threading through them, while deafening thunder trampled the earth. Ash sensed something was amiss as they set off. Diya and Vishi each unleashed wonders to disrupt the celestial phenomena, but the storm arrived as scheduled. Highly corrosive, black oily raindrops reshaped the earth like chisels, as gusts of wind swept the rotting mud and stones skyward, blurring the distinction between heaven and earth, turning the entire world into a dirty mire.

Only that ray of silver light piercing the night continued to support this teetering world, like a lighthouse.

Felix and Dedarose trailed behind Ash. Their Holy Domains weren’t enough to withstand such ecocide-level celestial phenomena, so they had to seek shelter beneath the wings of the Demigod. Though it wasn’t explicitly stated, the two Holy Sanctuary Mages were generally accompanied by Ash—not only because Ash excelled at healing and protection, but more so because—others had no interest in protecting the weak.

Vishi was naturally excluded; imagining her protecting others was hard. Weiser was unfamiliar with them, so it was impossible for her to care about them. Diya became emotionally unstable when tense, caring only for herself. Sonia had a good relationship with them, but her combat style was to relentlessly pursue enemies, focused on killing without distraction. So how could she look out for others during that?

After careful consideration, only Ash, sitting in the central army commanding the overall situation, could provide them protection. Thus, their flying sequence typically had the Sword Witch in front, flanked by Silver Lamp Vishi on either side, with Ash in the middle.

Felix was watching Ash’s Void Wings. Indeed, when Mages fly, their wings don’t flap extensively; the more skilled the flying technique, the more elegant the flying posture. Ash was, without doubt, the only one in the group who could match Vishi as a flying master, even surpassing the Sword Maiden, flying like a king inspecting his territory, with airflows converging around him.

The turning point for Ash’s rapid advancement in flight techniques was when he obtained the Supreme Tail Feather—adding a tail, his sharp turns and maneuvers became more agile and quick, making it easier to adjust his weight mid-air, rapidly leaving other operators behind and catching up to the Ghost Prophet with a millennium of battle experience. The Sword Maiden and Witch envied him, expressing desires for their own tails. Though Ash didn’t express anything verbally, Felix knew he was quite willing because Ash loved her nine-tailed fox selfie gallery.

Hence, the Void Wings that most attracted Felix’s attention was precisely Ash’s swinging Supreme Tail Feather. No matter how many times she looked, it always remained stunning, with each feather flowing in gradient variegated colors. The only flaw was the tear of stars in the center, which was the starlight trace left by the Supreme Star for Ash... Similarly, Ash left the Supreme Star with a colorful Sword Trace.

Felix glanced at Dedarose beside her and extended her hand to touch the Supreme Tail Feather. Sensing her ill intention, it sensitively swung to the other side, and Felix had to use both hands to catch it. It felt different from the indistinct and tangible Void Wings, fluffy and soft, as if Ash truly had a tail.

Every journey, Felix eagerly anticipated these moments, as only during this time could she indulge in Ash’s tail. Moreover, from her eavesdropping these days, Felix discovered no one else knew the joy of the Supreme Tail Feather. Realizing this was Ash’s solitary unexploited treasure that only she knew, Felix felt a deep-rooted satisfaction in her heart, and she fondled it with increased obsession.

Dedarose suddenly hummed a tune at that moment, causing Felix to immediately let go, as expected, Vishi glanced in their direction. Once Vishi turned away, Felix resumed the chase after the Supreme Tail Feather, inevitably resulting in it becoming soft and fluff beneath her grasp.

"We’re almost there," Ash suddenly said, "Silent Spiral, right ahead."

The surrounding wind and rain gradually subsided; the closer to the silver light pillar supporting heaven and earth, the more normal the celestial climate became. Felix looked toward the ground and discovered the stark desolate earth had sprouted patches of silver grass.

Although Felix had never seen silver plants before, compared to other places in Senluo, this area was indeed the most life-rich.

One Silver Lamp, piercing the night.

A looming sense of inferiority suddenly weighed upon Felix’s mood, sapping her interest in tail fondling altogether. She wasn’t unaware of Ash’s lovers’ prowess—the positional gap alone was a chasm she, a small Holy Domain, could never overcome in her lifetime. But after months of daily interactions, Felix had seen the operators’ mundane sides, gradually forgetting her sense of awe.

Only after witnessing this lamp’s power to destroy or save worlds on a whim did Felix realize from her shadow that she remained so small. Vishi was a millennial Demigod who had wandered through three lives, Weiser had once destroyed one realm and now sought to revive it, Diya was the Empress governing the Kingdom of Gospel, only Sonia was a student like her, but Sonia had risen blazingly, while she? Couldn’t even fulfill her vendetta against her father.

Two months of indescribably rapid progress in their magical advancements, and you? Still can’t dare enter the unformed Dream Stairs, stalling at the Holy Domain. Your gaps keep growing, and there’s nothing you can do about it. You only avert acknowledging this reality, immersing yourself in self portraits... Even in this aspect, you fall short compared to them; you only dare present your most beautiful moments to him, while they willingly offer their most beautiful selves to him.

Now they’re preparing to go to the Kingdom of Gospel, which is the domain of the Witch and also the world of civilization. Days of braving the elements are nearing an end, they won’t be restricted to tents anymore. Awaiting them is a spacious bath, a soft luxurious bed, and exceedingly extravagant living.

Then there will be plenty of folks attending Ash, naturally rendering a Dazzling Star of Four Pillars God Sect Holy Sanctuary Mage unnecessary.

Shouldn’t you be relieved? You so dislike turbulent romantic lives, and you’re a Holy Sanctuary Mage whose abilities should bring disaster or boon to all beings, not for preparing beverages or delving into culinary arts... Aren’t you most afraid of arranged marriages? Don’t you detest serving others the most?

Then why aren’t you happy in your heart?

Cannot let go, cannot grasp...

Simply as cowardly as your father.

Suddenly, Felix felt a tickle on her face, discovering it was the Supreme Tail Feather gently brushing against her cheek. She looked at Ash in front of her; Ash didn’t turn back in the slightest, yet the tail feather kept swaying before her, as if saying ’come play with me.’

Felix chuckled helplessly, reaching out to grasp the tail feather, pulling it to her face and rubbing it, as if trying to capture his scent—

Thud!

With a distant rumble of thunder, Ash’s head exploded like a watermelon, with everything above the neck completely gone. Felix froze, staring blankly at the scene. Her mind completely shut down, only the heart-wrenching pain instantaneously spread throughout her body—

Fangyuan Cicada·Cicada Transformation!

With a flash of silver light, Ash returned to his state a moment prior, entirely unharmed. Beside him, Weiser held the Silver Tome, where a plump Golden Cicada appeared. It was one of the most absurd Technique Spirits in the Kingdom of Senluo—capable of advancing or rewinding time, the Fangyuan Cicada!

With the enhancement of the Silver Tome, the Fangyuan Cicada barely reached the level of Divine Being but remained inadequate for work on Demigods. After all, mortals are like water droplets, Demigods like gemstones, the Fangyuan Cicada could manipulate water droplets to rewind three seconds forward or backward, but for heavy gemstones, the Cicada gave everything to only just move an instant.

That’s right, using Fangyuan Cicada at the exact moment of being wounded is the only way to avoid harm. Yet even with such limited effectiveness, using it just once leaves the Fangyuan Cicada drained, evidently unable to be used multiple times in the same battle.

But as long as it works once, it is enough to overturn the battle!

In fact, even if Ash got a headshot, he wouldn’t die; the Demigod soul body has no fatal weaknesses; the heart and head can both regenerate. However, losing the head that houses thought, the Demigod essentially loses all combat ability.

"Ah?"

In the shadows of the distant sky, an archer wearing winged armor appears. No quiver on his back, no arrow on the string, yet as he draws the empty bowstring again, a golden arrow naturally manifests on the bowstring, aiming at Ash who narrowly escaped death: "Time leap? Then let the Dim Arrow of Instant Light finish you off—" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

At this moment, the archer sees the red-haired Swordswoman vanish from his sight, leaving ripples of space in her wake. Surprised, he retreats swiftly, but the ripples have already reached him between breaths, as the red-haired Swordswoman descends before him.

Spectacle·Flashing Ripple. This is a new spectacle Sonia created by merging "Flashing Raid" and "Wave Trace," sacrificing instantaneous speed for greatly extended casting range, allowing her to reach wherever her sight extends in a single thought!

The Swordswoman raises her eyes, revealing ruby-red eyes filled with boiling Killing Intent, drawing her sword to unleash a torrential Blood Sea, the Sword Light slicing through the entire Senluo!

Facing the close-quarters assault of a swordsmanship Demigod, the winged-helm archer remains unfazed, for he is not alone.

Clang!

A Werewolf covered in battle patterns suddenly appears before the Swordswoman, wielding a round shield to form a sky-obscuring Absolute Barrier, blocking the Blood Sea’s Sword Light entirely!

"We are the Authority Angels under the Lord of Infinite Abyss," the Werewolf coldly announces, "now formally declaring to you all—"

Zheng.

With a harsh, ear-piercing sound of breaking strings, the Werewolf realizes the Witch’s fingers, entwined with threads, have been severed by the Absolute Barrier. Wait, when were her threads activated?

The Werewolf turns his head to see the winged-helm archer falling straight down, his expression serene, as if caught in a sweet dream.

Sole Spectacle·Warm Winter!

Using ice and snow to illustrate the heart, it makes the target feel as if they are tucked in a cozy winter blanket, lazily drifting into an irrefutable slumber! The most wondrous aspect is that it doesn’t even require physical contact; as long as the target experiences the impression of "winter," it can take effect!

Diya wove her own threads out of ice and snow, satisfying Warm Winter’s requirement for a snow scene as a medium for activation, allowing it to be deployed silently at a distance, so much so that even the winged-helm archer bearing quadruple Prison Wings struggles to resist!

At the same time, the sound of a water drop falling into the Blood Sea resounds clearly in everyone’s minds, as the Blood Sea’s Sword Light, blocked by the Werewolf’s shield, transforms into a blood-colored ripple, silently spreading through the space.

Spectacle·Water Moon Shattered Lake!

The Sword Light of the Blood Sea unleashed by the Swordswoman was merely the first wave of assault; once the Blood Sea calms, the rise of Water Moon heralds the second wave of attack, as spatial ripples formed by countless Sword Lights will surge over the enemies like a tide!

The Werewolf’s Shield Barrier indeed can obscure the sky, yet ultimately cannot sever the world. Before the winged-arrow archer hits the ground, the infinitely spreading blood-colored ripples had already crossed the Shield Barrier, breaching his final protective barrier, causing a crimson tide to crash into his soul body!

Pa!

This winged-helm archer, not even given the chance to announce his name, an angel of the Lord of Infinite Abyss, has his soul body utterly shattered into a bloom of blood, golden Divine Blood raining down in brilliant showers, nourishing the silver grass blades of the earth.

On June 21, 1669, during the rain season of Senluo, the six nations greeted summer.

The era of six nations, persisting until 1668, had ended half a year ago with the Supreme Star rising as the God King among All Gods.

The separation of heavens and humans, lasting until 1668, came to a close two months ago with the descent of Sword Law and Starlight, treading the earth.

And now the pastoral era untouched by Divine War, lasting since 1668...

... is set to transition into a new phase as the earth once again stains with an angel’s Divine Blood.

Five-winged Demigod, fallen to earth!

The Werewolf Angel turns to look at the Sword Maiden holding her sharp blade, the Witch drawing threads with both hands, Silver Lamp holding a ceremonial lamp, and Vishi wielding the Flame Trident, saying the remainder of his declaration by instinct: "... Surrender swiftly, and your life shall be spared."