Although Saint Sirius was incredibly brave and his holy light was as vast as the sea, at this moment he was like a raging lion trapped in a swamp.
His actions were constantly slowed down by Rita's time magic, and his powerful attacks were forcibly restrained by Balg through head-on confrontations.
The Abyss Saint, like a venomous snake, waited for his chance to strike. Each move contained the annihilating power to tear apart divinity, silently consuming and disintegrating the holy light barrier around his body.
He could still fight and still defend, but each parry and counterattack became increasingly heavy. The boiling holy flames were actually being suppressed by three completely different yet perfectly coordinated terrifying forces!
Just as Saint Sirius was locked in combat with the three, and the altar's protective array dimmed slightly due to the previous impact—
"Buzz—!"
A chaotic surge of divine energy suddenly erupted from outside the altar gates!
The puppeteer and nine other wise men from the Enlightenment Society seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
"Divine Resonance Impact!" the puppeteer's hoarse command rang out.
Ten legendary sages surrounded the four divine hearts suspended in the air, their hands moving rapidly, their complex hand seals drawing upon the divine essence of the four divine hearts.
The four colors of light—emerald green, molten gold, dark red, and stardust—were forcibly blended and compressed, transforming into a massive divine torrent of four colors, filled with an aura of destruction!
This torrent did not strike the final altar protective barrier guarding the Heart of Holy Light like a heavy hammer!
Boom!!!
The deafening roar seemed to rip the entire dome of the magnificent cathedral off!
The powerful barrier, blessed by successive popes and imbued with the will of the Holy Light, violently fluctuated and distorted under the bombardment of the power of the four divine hearts!
The runes flowing across the barrier's surface flickered wildly and erratically, emitting mournful cries of unbearable strain!
The "Heart of Holy Light" inside the barrier, radiating a gentle yet vast brilliance, began to resonate strangely with the raging torrent of four-colored divine energy outside!
It was as if a sleeping behemoth had been awakened by a power of the same origin, or as if a key had finally found a matching lock!
"not good!"
Saint Sirius's pupils, burning with holy flames, suddenly contracted.
The unusual resonance between the core barrier and the Heart of Holy Light made him feel even more uneasy than the combined effects of Balg's broken sword, Rita's time lock, and the Holy Son's annihilation beam!
He had already understood the intentions of the Enlightenment Society.
They intend to use the four divine hearts to forcibly pry open the heart of holy light, destroy its inherent connection with the altar, and trigger a chain reaction of collapse!
If this continues, the Heart of Holy Light will be taken away in an instant!
He alone could not suppress three powerful enemies while simultaneously stabilizing the core barrier that was being attacked from both inside and outside!
"Omadrica...is this what you wanted to see?!"
The last vestige of complex emotions Saint Sirius felt towards the Papacy's leadership vanished completely, leaving only a pure and resolute determination to be martyred for his faith.
"Holy Light...forever!"
A soul-piercing roar exploded from the old dean's chest!
This roar was not despair, but a declaration of abandoning everything!
He no longer tried to use holy light spells to fight off the three's attack, nor did he pay attention to the crumbling barrier.
He did something that astonished all his enemies, and even those secretly watching him!
Saint Sirius's arms suddenly trembled, and the vast holy light energy within his body no longer radiated outwards. Instead, it surged back in a frenzy, like a hundred rivers flowing into the same stream!
The simple linen monk's robe, which was already charred in many places, turned into dust with a "whoosh" under the impact of this violent, restrained energy!
Intense, blinding liquid holy light surged from beneath his bronze skin, enveloping his entire body!
His strong, steel-like upper body was completely exposed, every muscle bulging like a mountain rock, and the bulging veins flowed not with blood, but with burning holy flames!
Those deep scars, symbolizing the long years and countless battles, seemed to come alive under the infusion of holy light, transforming into ancient runes flowing with golden light!
The holy light in his hand disappeared, not vanished, but completely merged into his body!
At this moment, he was the purest, most concentrated, and most violent embodiment of holy light!
His fists were clenched, and his bare feet sank deep into the holy crystal ground, cracks spreading like a spider web.
Those eyes, burning with blazing white holy flames, were fixed on the three great enemies before him. There was no trace of a "mage" left, only the most primal and violent fighting spirit!
Abandoning the flexibility and ranged advantage of magic, he poured all his power, all his will, and all his life into this body that was completely ignited by holy light.
For the first time, a noticeable fluctuation appeared in the Abyss Saint's deep pupils. Rita's playful expression froze, and the soul fire in Balg's eye sockets throbbed violently.
They all sensed that Saint Sirius was now more than twice as dangerous as before!
This is no longer a spellcaster, but a holy light beast that has been thoroughly enraged and is willing to burn its own essence to tear everything apart!
Saint Sirius's body, formed from burning his very essence and condensed into holy light, erupted with a blinding white light, causing the holy crystal floor tiles to crack like a spiderweb with every step he took!
The Abyss Saint and Balg only felt a flash of blazing light before their eyes. The burning figure tore through space at a speed beyond their perception, and suddenly arrived with a pressure that could purify all things!
"die!!"
The burning giant fist pierced through the triple Time Ripple Shield hastily set up by the Time Witch Rita without any fancy moves!
Like a hot knife cutting into solidified grease, the holy flames instantly engulfed her horrified face!
"Pfft—!"
Rita's delicate body was completely pierced!
A torrent of raging holy light burst forth from her back, transforming into a pillar of light that tore through the church dome and shot straight into the heavens!
A moment of light illuminated the night sky over a thousand miles around the holy city!
Thousands of miles away, the Thirteenth Holy Knights, who were still marching through the night, also suddenly stopped when this light appeared.
Alfonso called a halt to the group, turned back to look at the slowly dissipating halo in the direction of the Holy City, and pursed his lips.
He made the sign of the cross on his chest and then ordered the legion to continue its march.
As Kyle and Ruby watched the dissipating halo, a sense of unease rose within them, though they couldn't pinpoint the reason.
We can only continue to follow the main group and move forward!
...
Countless sacred crystals embedded in the dome vaporized in the stream of light, revealing the gloomy sky outside!
Rita's screams were extinguished by the roar of the holy flames, and half of her body was almost carbonized!
"Rita!" Balger's eyes blazed with fury!
He had fought alongside the old dean and knew all too well the terror of such a life-or-death struggle.
Saint Sirius only used it for a few seconds at one point!
This is a state of "holy advent" fueled by divinity, where the soul burns every second!
It's a move that kills a thousand enemies but also inflicts eight hundred casualties on yourself!
Once this move is made, it's a fight to the death!
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