Louis was still wondering who dared to launch an attack in the academy.

The next moment, a stream of light lit up in this still world.

The bricks on the ground shattered instantly, a red-gold spear tore through the stagnant force field, and the light that shot up into the sky directly blew up the entire ceiling.

The horrific impact dispersed the dust in the sky.

The one who did it was Lumi.

There was unreserved murderous intent in her eyes, which instantly tore apart the stagnant stance.

This scene, reflected in Louis's eyes while his body was still, made him realize something.

Steel Soul Style·Level 9 Martial Arts·Time Stop.

As one of the most powerful martial arts of the Steel Soul Flow, to outsiders, it seems as if the whole world is trapped in a time freeze at this moment.

However, the person launching the attack can move freely in it, causing huge damage to the enemy.

But now, Louis felt more clearly the secret of this unique skill.

He had previously jokingly said that this martial art reminded him of Sword Twenty-Three used by the Sword Master in "Feng Yun".

Now it seems that what he said hit the nail on the head.

It is so difficult to stop time.

Even if there is a being who can use this kind of power, it should be an individual, not a high-level professional of the Nine Swords.

Therefore, the ultimate secret of the Steel Soul Flow is essentially similar to Sword Twenty-Three.

This is actually a Yin-Ba technique that creates a stagnant space and inflicts physical destruction on the enemies in the space. It is an ultra-advanced application based on the spirit.

If ordinary people encounter this skill, the only way out is to wait for death.

However, the person performing the martial arts was facing a half-elf who had also worked in the Unther Empire for many years.

The head maid must have fought against strong people who mastered this skill many times, and she also has ways to deal with it.

So in a flash, she broke through the limitations of the [Time Stop] field.

Looking at the golden spear that seemed to pierce the sky, Louis was still frightened.

He wanted to see which madman launched the assassination in public.

But the next moment, he heard the scream of the little swan.

Louis looked back.

I saw a patch of black ink under the little swan's feet, and the little swan was slowly sinking into the ink.

Although Alice didn't know what it was, she immediately reached out and grabbed the little swan's wrist, trying to bring her out.

But the flowing shadow ink suddenly surged, expanded, and directly pulled Alice into it.

It took Louis less than half a second to identify the true identity of the "ink".

That is the passage to the Shadowless Underworld.

Hiss, why open it now? The head maid was very calm, still holding her spear high to face the enemy, and just said: "Your Highness Louis..."

Louis responded: "I'll pull her out!"

Lumi said anxiously: "No, I mean..."

The next moment, Louis was swept up in the ink.

“Fuck!”

He only had time to grab Grace who was beside him.

This Libra Saint is the key to dealing with the forces of the Shadowfell Underworld.

Grace blinked but didn't struggle.

Before he was swallowed by the shadow, he shouted: "William!"

A few seconds later, a heavy armor wrapped around the Iron Guard William fell down with a loud bang. As soon as he landed, he felt something was wrong.

"Fallen Shadow Underworld? Oh no, we chose the wrong landing location!"

William looked at the shadow that climbed up the armor and immediately shouted, "Lord Lumi, save me!"

It has an abstract feeling of "the calabash brothers save their grandfather, one after another".

Lumi, who originally wanted to twist off the attacker's head first, looked at the group of people being swallowed up and her veins bulged with anger.

"Are you making it more difficult for me?"

Originally, there would be no danger for Olivia and Prince Louis to go in.

Now, she has to go in and protect others.

She gritted her teeth, recalled the weapon she had thrown, and dived into the Shadow Underworld.

Not long after, another figure dropped from the sky, and without saying a word, rushed directly into the ink.

It was the attacker who had just activated the time stop function.

A young girl nearby waved the cloak behind her, and the blood energy wrapped around the cloak shattered the falling glass.

Sandra looked at the person who was disappearing into the shadows with a shocked expression, and whispered, "How is it possible? Why would it be Mr. Roger?"

…

【Location: Office of the Lord Chancellor】

Beatrice seemed to have noticed something and suddenly raised her head.

Her surprised expression caught Akane's attention.

Qian asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what happened?"

Beatrice says:

"Olivia has entered the Shadowfall."

Qian frowned and said:

"Do we need to ask the brothers inside to bring her back?"

But Beatrice shook her head, a playful smile appeared on her lips and she said, "It's okay, it's all the same, she will come out soon."

"For her, the Shadowless Underworld is much safer than the main material world."

"Besides, there are people waiting for her there."

…

【Location: Emperor’s Palace】

The sleeping emperor sensed something and woke up slowly.

He chuckled, "Olivia, I hope you enjoy this great adventure that has been prepared for you."

But after a while, he twitched his lips and said, "Why are there so many people? Team building?"

The legendary iron guard Rudolf, who was sitting in the shadows, raised his head.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

The emperor curled his lips and said:

"A group of young people also fell into the Shadowfall Underworld, including your grandson."

Rudolph was surprised, "He's not a Dark Crow. He would be asking for trouble if he went in there. I hope he's okay."

"Not really." The emperor shook his head, "but this will add a few more variables."

…

[Location: A corner of the Shadowfallen Underworld]

The black, white and gray ground squirmed as if it had indigestion, spitting out "foreign objects" from the ground.

The first to land was the little swan.

She fell on her butt and rubbed her body for a long time in pain.

Following closely behind was Alice, who had excellent body balance. She adjusted her stance before she even hit the ground and landed smoothly.

Then, the ground began to shake violently.

After a few convulsions, the ground let out an unbearable wail.

The Fallen Shadow angrily threw Louis and Grace several meters into the air.

Louis caught Grace in mid-air and held her to the ground

As soon as she landed, he put her down.

He said looking up with a frown.

The first thing I saw was the black sun flickering in the sky of the Shadowless Underworld.

Louis curled his lips and said:

"Look, Olivia, your father is watching over you."

The little swan walked up to Louis and hit him with a club without saying a word.

Louis couldn't bear it any longer, so he stepped forward and punched the little swan twice on the head.

The two of them fooled around for a long time before they stopped.

Louis said with a gloomy face: "Can anyone tell me what's going on? Why did the Shadowfall Underworld open without any signs?"

If Beatrice hadn't told him that this place had been cleared by the Emperor and there was no danger, he wouldn't have dared to run directly to this strange place.

After all, Beatrice said that there is a curse here that can transform others into chaotic evil shadow creatures.

But he soon discovered that this world was filled with a hidden and deep atmosphere.

As this power penetrated, Louis realized that the power unique to the Sin Dragon Armor in his body also began to surge.

For a moment, he felt that he was much more energetic under the nourishment of this power.

It's like the feeling of suddenly soaking in a hot spring in the cold winter with heavy snow.

He was so happy that he almost cried out.

Alice said with a heavy face, "Do you feel it, Louis? The feeling of that extremely dead and oppressive power eroding your body."

Louis looked back at Alice and found that she had quietly activated the blood flame.

Louis looked strange and didn't want to say anything.

He did not feel the special power that Beatrice and Alice had talked about, which could erode his body.

But Alice suddenly raised her head and said: "Louis, your face..."

"Um?"

Louis took out a mirror from his dimensional bag and glanced at it.

Then he was surprised to find that the patterns of the Sin Dragon Armor in his body had already shown faint traces.

Alice was surprised:

"You already need to rely on the Sin Dragon Armor to resist this force?"

"You seem like the type who doesn't do well with curses."

Louis tried hard to hold back the pleasure that made him want to scream out loud, and said with a serious expression:

"Yes, you're right. I need to adapt."

——Otherwise it’s too comfortable and I can’t keep a straight expression anymore.

He first looked at the little swan: "Olivia, does this curse affect you?"

The little swan shrugged and said, "No, it's not even as bad as the curse I was originally cursed with."

He understood, looked at Grace and said:

"Grace, are you okay?"

Grace tilted her head and said:

"Mr. Caesar, I don't feel any external force invading me."

Louis nodded.

really.

It's true.

Although it is not activated yet, the gift of glory in Grace's body is real.

This power will protect her from the curse of the Shadowfell.

The gifts of the God of glory and justice are not bestowed on others casually.

This is a rewarding power, and it is the feedback that can only be obtained after practicing the teachings of the God of Glory and Justice.

Of course, in order to contain this power, the user himself must have potential.

This is also the reason why Louis asked her to study combat nuns.

Being able to bear the potential of gifts and practicing God's teachings in words and deeds is the path that the holy sons and daughters of the Church of Glory need to take.

It is not because she received the gift of glory that she became a saint.

But because she practices God's teachings and has the potential to become a saint, she is a saint.

Louis had even heard that in history there were some people who did not believe in God but still received God's blessings.

Because every word and action of those beings is in itself proclaiming to the world that God's teachings are by no means false.

Thinking of this, Louis said:

"Grace, please pray for Alice."

Grace didn't ask why, but just gently held the cross that was stuck in her chest and released a [Purification Technique] towards Alice.

This is a kind of 0-level divine spell that can be used by priests.

The effect is to create a continuous spell that removes filth.

Just right for Grace, who had just become a pastor.

In an instant, Alice felt the oppression on her body disappear instantly.

Grace looked at Olivia.

Olivia was also a curious baby, so she was allowed to try it.

But strangely, she didn't react at all.

Little Swan said:

"As expected, it didn't work for me."

The curse on her lasted for so many years, and she finally found a way to break the curse herself.

She had already tried all the common operations on the market that could dispel curses.

Finally Grace looked at Louis.

Louis thought for a moment and said:

"Don't use continuous magic, use one-time magic."

"I want to verify my guess."

Grace nodded and released the Level 0 divine spell [Heal Minor Injuries] towards Louis' arm.

The next moment, Louis' expression twitched slightly.

Because he felt a slight pain, his skin seemed to turn a little red, but soon returned to normal.

Louis wanted to swear.

Grace's magic can work.

The only thing that is quite difficult to deal with is that this magic will first cause a certain amount of damage to his body before it will start to heal him.

It's just like poisonous milk.

Alice sighed:

"Louis, look at you. You were actually hurt by the gift of the God of Glory."

"You are indeed a sinner. Why don't you give me your gold coins? Maybe you can atone for your sins!"

Louis snorted, "Don't even think about it."

"Also, I am affected because I have demonic blood in my body."

Of course Alice knew it, but it didn't stop her from teasing Louis.

She was amazed.

Is this the blessing of the saint in the legend?

Even though it is only a level 0 divine spell, it can still produce such remarkable effects in the face of such an extreme environment full of curses.

So, Alice grabbed Grace's hand at once:

"Little Grace, join my adventure team!"

"Huh?"

"Be good and listen to me. Let me take you flying. Fly high."

"But……"

"Caesar is also in my adventuring group."

Alice smiled like a vixen and used her ultimate weapon.

Grace was a little shaken:

"Can I help Mr. Caesar in the adventure group?"

Alice said decisively: "Of course, at least in the short term it must be like this."

Louis said unhappily, "I will only be in the adventuring group when I am acting as Caesar."

Alice snorted, "Just tell me if little Grace can help you."

"You must have anticipated a situation like today, which is why you dragged Grace in at the last minute."

Louis said nothing, but silently took out a helmet from his dimensional bag and put it on:

"Hello, I'm Caesar."

Apparently, he admitted it.

Grace looked at Louis with sparkling eyes.

Obviously, she was very happy to be able to help Louis.

But this sincere look made Louis feel a little guilty.

Fortunately, he never does a job without preparation.

"Grace, take these things with you."

(End of this chapter)