Chapter 1596: Chapter 1172: One Divine Lord Is Not Enough

Felix and Dedarose were very fortunate, as they were the only two Holy Sanctuary Mages able to appreciate this demigod war, infinitely close to the Six-winged Boundary, at close range; but they were also very unfortunate because they were right in the middle of the battlefield.

Perhaps it was because they were too weak, or perhaps they were also considered as ’scheduled hostages,’ so the Angels did not involve them, and the occasional war shockwaves that splashed over were blocked by Ash. But even so, witnessing a Divine War is a tremendous test for mortals, not to mention the turbulent elemental flow in the air, which would destroy their respiratory systems if not for the filtering of the Holy Domain.

At this moment, Felix was lying in Dedarose’s arms, her spirit so weak that her consciousness was beginning to collapse, teetering between half-consciousness and semi-consciousness. Dedarose was not at all surprised by Felix’s state; she was so eager to see Ash’s condition that she dared to open her eyes wide to gaze at the annihilation of laws amidst the miraculous wonders, akin to an ephemeral creature of the deep sea facing the might of sunlight.

Dedarose, blessed by the Gods of Four Pillars, felt dizzy and giddy even after just a few glances, let alone Felix? Had Dedarose not stopped her in time and cradled her, singing a requiem, Felix’s soul would have been at risk of damage or worse, soul disintegration and the fall of her spirit.

Felix struggled to open her eyes, "Sword Maiden..."

"No need to look." The most beautiful woman under the starlit sky covered her eyes, speaking softly, "The All-Knowing Weaver has entered the fray; they’re beyond hope now."

If Sonia’s seizing of the ancient battlefield was a ray of light breaking through the dark clouds, the All-Knowing Weaver replacing the Angel Ling Ting was despair descending like night.

The same divine wonders in the hands of the All-Knowing Weaver were a completely different concept. If the Angel Ling Ting was an Angel infinitely close to the six-winged level, then the All-Knowing Weaver now was like a Divine Lord whose power was suppressed to the six-winged edge.

Although it was just a glimpse, Dedarose saw Sonia completely falling into a disadvantage. It wasn’t Sonia’s fault; the All-Knowing Weaver had fought against Sword Masters countless times over the millennia, and the disparity in battle experience alone was like cloud and mud, not to mention that the technique spirit system of the Angel Ling Ting was meticulously equipped by the All-Knowing Weaver, while Sonia’s technique spirit system was still relying on Ash’s scavenging. How could a village girl from the slums compare to a rich beauty from heaven?

"And... them..." Felix murmured, "They won’t let Ash..."

"Can they compare with the Sword Maiden?" Dedarose sighed, "And the Sword Maiden can seize the ancient battlefield. What World Secret Domain do they have to seize? Without a World Secret Domain, they’re just ordinary demigods, able only to play supporting roles in a divine war of this level."

"It seems this journey ends here," Dedarose held Felix in her arms, "but they’ll be fine; even without counting Ash, their talents are noted by the Divine Lords. In the stormy era to come, the Divine Lords need more power to contend against the Supreme Star. They will be favored by the Divine Lords." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Felix, you’re the most at risk. Though you’re very talented, the Divine Lords have seen too many talented mages; Holy Sanctuary Mages don’t hold much weight in their eyes. But because of this, sparing your life is of no consequence. So you must stay by Ash’s side and show your dissatisfaction with weakness..." Dedarose whispered to Felix, "You’re not the Four Pillars’ Touch; Ash has no prejudice against you. If you truly want to help him, don’t be so high and mighty—ask for power from him."

Felix slightly opened her eyes, glancing at Dedarose. The Chaos Songstress understood her gaze and smiled, "The Divine Lord won’t let the Four Pillars’ Touch live, Ash being the sole exception."

"Not that I have any regrets; my and your mother’s greatest wish was to shatter the starry sky. I have somewhat regretted dragging you into this over the years. Little Filly, you differ from us; you didn’t inherit the Lena family’s yearning for freedom, instead resembling more a love-deprived Vosloda. Your wishes are just to avenge your father and find someone to hide in their embrace. Initially, it was your mother, then me, and now you’ve found the one you want to spend the rest of your life with."

Dedarose paused and said softly, "Although I’m willing to devote myself to him, given he’s the chosen of the Gods of Four Pillars... I must admit, your taste truly is quite poor."

"No..."

Felix whispered, "Nothing will happen... and also, to them..."

Dedarose was somewhat surprised, "The opponent is a Divine Lord, do you have such faith in them?"

"What about Divine Lord? Ash refused the Dazzling Star for them; it can’t be that they can’t even handle a Divine Lord?"

Hearing this lofty tone, Dedarose was taken aback, but when she looked down, Felix still appeared sickly as if the resentful retort just now wasn’t from her at all.

Just then, the Heavenly Curtain burst with dazzling waves of bloodlight, and the Sword Maiden, suppressed for nearly a minute, finally began her counterattack!

Vishi was maneuvering around the Grieving Angel; the Grieving Angel specialized in the Water Technique Faction, but the casting effects were ever-changing, including explosions, corrosion, penetration, gravity suppression, and time deceleration, and could even switch mid-cast. The Witch and Silver Lamp, lacking combat experience, were unable to match such a demigod adept at varying offensives. Only Vishi could keep up with the Grieving Angel’s rhythm, and combined with her controlling fire technique spirit that could partially counter water techniques, Vishi, though at a disadvantage, could barely manage to maintain.

Suddenly, Sonia appeared in front of Vishi. Before Vishi could express her surprise, in the next instant, the All-Knowing Weaver gracefully descended before the Grieving Angel, playing the void piano keys with ten fingers, causing ripples to form throughout the world—from space to air, from elements to line of sight—all distorting and transforming under the music.

But what is swordsmanship if not breaking all arts with a single slash!

Infinite battle intent repressed by divine iaido within the sword scabbard, Sonia lashed out with one slash, carrying the awe-inspiring thunder of thousands of warriors. The blood moon shattered lake, inherently cutting through all things, now leisurely broke through; time, space, entropy, these trivial forces softened under the languid blood moon sword light. The colossal and violent destructive force was an absolute law capable of compelling the world to submit!

Blood tide and piano sound collided into a silent, splendid blaze, so blinding Vishi’s eyes bled with tears. In the next moment, Sonia and the All-Knowing Weaver simultaneously vanished, plunging into the Witch and Moon Shadow’s battlefield, continuing their world-devastating clash!

Soon enough, everyone realized what was happening: the Sword Maiden was no match for the All-Knowing Weaver and aimed to battle weaker adversaries first by settling other regular angels. While the All-Knowing Weaver tried to stop her, she was also attempting to suppress the Witch and others, explaining the ferocity and relentless battlefield invasions in their fights.

"Only recently have you been able to fully harness the battle intent of the ancient battlefield. Such astonishing brilliance, even the Supreme Star and Infinite Abyss in their day could only compare to you," within the stormy combat, the All-Knowing Weaver still had the leisure to praise, "I’m starting to regret not stopping you in advance—who would have thought the Lord of Infinite Abyss would lose in a direct confrontation to a girl who only stepped into the Void Realm over a year ago?"

"Join me, and even for your sake, I will ensure Ash’s safety, alright?"

Responding to the All-knowing Weaver was a glimmer of sword light that stirred crimson ripples. Behind Sonia, the supreme tail feather appeared once more, and with the empowerment of the variegated sword tail, her wonder had fully reached the Six-winged Rank!

Supreme Technique: Vermilion Water Moon!

"If you think that relying on this move alone can turn the tide of battle..."

The All-knowing Weaver gently played the void strings, countless petals danced around, and the melodious tune forcibly smoothed the crimson ripples that could pierce through anything, even dimming the dazzling sword light.

"...you would be underestimating the Divine Lord."

Earlier, Sonia was able to instantly slay the Lord of Infinite Abyss with Vermilion Water Moon because the Lord of Infinite Abyss was not the master of the Ancient Battlefield; he couldn’t even mobilize the Eternal Wonder. He could only use battle intent to enhance his skills. Essentially, the Lord of Infinite Abyss was akin to an unarmed mage fighting the fully armed Sonia, relying solely on skill to transform decay into wonder.

Now the All-knowing Weaver had the Secret Realm Sky Garden, the divine wonder of the Support Angel, so even if Sonia’s Vermilion Water Moon could challenge across ranks, the All-knowing Weaver still had ways to weaken and counter it. She could see that Sonia’s swordsmanship wonder had immense potential, far from reaching its power limit, but on the other hand, with Sonia’s current divine configuration, the marvel of Vermilion Water Moon was not fully displayed, even with Ash’s supreme tail feather empowerment, it barely reached the Six-winged Rank.

However, for a Five-winged Demigod, even with the empowerment of the World Secret Domain, to display a Six-winged wonder is quite preposterous — at least no angel can accomplish this.

Unless the Divine Lord intervened.

After the All-knowing Weaver effortlessly dismantled her wonder, Sonia suddenly spoke:

"The one who will turn the tide of battle...is not me."

Detecting the mockery in Sonia’s tone, the All-knowing Weaver’s pupils shrank, instinctively glancing at Ash, only to see him being brutally beaten by two major battle angels.

From the corner of her eye, the All-knowing Weaver noticed that due to their constant intrusion into the battlefield, the three support angels had inadvertently moved closer together to avoid the aftermath of their battle.... Sonia never intended to kill the support angels; rather, she aimed to gather them together!

The true tide-turner is...

Silver Lamp!

The dazzling silver light enveloped the angels, although the angels had various defense miracles, Silver Lamp never intended to attack them.

She merely wished for the angels to withdraw from the battlefield.

The silver light contracted into a massive sky gate, and the angels enveloped within it vanished instantly, then the sky gate closed.

Within moments, the three support angels disappeared without a trace!

The sky gate transfer... the All-knowing Weaver raised her eyebrow; the sky gate is a concept of magic that only appeared in the last year. Although they had begun research, it wasn’t deep, as the Divine Lords’ attention was distracted by more critical matters this year: Angel Hunt.

Actually, resisting space transfers isn’t difficult; one just needs to add space anchors or similar wonder miracles to the defense system. But everyone hadn’t updated to include the sky gate concept in battle sequences yet, causing such a major oversight, allowing Silver Lamp to solve the three angels in one move!

"Now it’s five against three, with me here, you won’t interfere with them," Sonia said coldly. "If you think changing personnel can decide the battle..."

"You’d be underestimating us too much."

Yet the All-knowing Weaver nodded in agreement: "Indeed, relying on me alone is indeed insufficient, so..."

Meanwhile, the Blood Saint and Demon Hunter Angel before Ash suddenly halted, and began to merge and overlap with the Divine Lord’s phantom.

"I thought the All-knowing Weaver would finally work for free, but it seems we can’t escape," muttered the Extreme Master of Blood Moon, cracking his neck coldly. "Did you foresee this?"

"Sorry, Ash Heath," the Imaginary Music Master said apologetically. "Please forgive our vileness, but you are far too important, the fate of the world hangs upon you alone."

"We initially planned to use a gentler approach to make you compromise, but your excellence surpassed our expectations, hence..."

The mountain of corpses and the sea of blood began to boil, concealed killing intent in Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon. Being watched by these two, Ash suddenly felt like a fat lamb awaiting slaughter.

"...we might be a bit rough from here on."