Endless sword light freely poured out between the shattered holy city, but the shimmering light flashed, and the surging radiance also rapidly repaired the city’s silhouette. Brilliance shone, and Moon’s figure once again appeared in the blinding light.
“All beings are sinners, and I bestow light upon them. Goddess Princess, is this not what you called bestowing?”
Moon did not hide his actions. Even though he had a shard of light taken from him by Verafia in Arnoarkolon, he still obtained “Despair” from Saliyeh.
For despair before death, this was exactly what Moon called salvation, and it was the faith he desperately extracted from the followers of the holy city for his sustenance.
The light entwined with despair shone even brighter, and the materialized faith surged like rivers, endlessly tempering into pure divine power, which then flowed into the vast and boundless holy light kingdom behind the Pope.
The radiance even overshadowed Verafia’s Sword of Life that opened up the world. The Life Goddess’s golden silk threads poured down, and she fell into the endless light. However, with a slight bite of her pearl-like teeth against her thin lips and a subtle shift of her jade-like wrist, her Life Divine Sword shone brightly and was raised again, slashing towards the holy city.
“You are a deity, yet so foolish?”
Moon laughed mockingly. He stood up from his divine throne, his divine robes dancing, and countless lights shot out from the myriad lights and the gaps between his robes. However, more light rays gathered behind him, pouring in continuously from the gaps of his palms, illuminating his face. A dazzling radiance was cast behind him.
Within the light, cities, fortresses, villages, rivers, palaces, towers… these artwork-like buildings, like an entire world, appeared side by side, connected by eternal light.
In the increasingly dazzling light, countless lights converged on the immortal holy city that was resisting the Sword of Life and the Pope of Light.
Behind the holy city, it was like a kingdom of light!
“Verafia, do you see this holy nation? As long as the light does not extinguish and faith does not cease, even you, how can you possibly contend with this seat?”
His long robes waved, and along with Moon’s laughter came waves of endless light. The light transformed into giant swords, holy spears, and even towers and long walls, attacking the narrow domain that Verafia was barely maintaining with her long sword and the laws of life.
“Bang!”
Even though Verafia slashed with her long sword, even shattering the holy city, the light faith from millions of years on the continent was still reshaped at a speed that was difficult for her to control.
She was not surprised, of course.
The power Moon used to build this holy city came from the power of the God of Light, who was already the most powerful deity in the world. Even though the era of myths had ended, for millions of years, faith in light had spread throughout the world, and the gathered power in the current age was truly unparalleled.
And the light condensed before her eyes was the pure faith of this world’s millions of believers in light. To extinguish the light would undoubtedly be equivalent to challenging the God of Light himself!
“And you—foolish and ignorant goddess: this sacred nation, I will use it to cover the world, and from then on, the entire world will have only light!”
Moon swept his right hand, light surged, and he raised his divine staff, pointing directly at the goddess who was still trying to pull out her sword, laughing wantonly:
“In the light, there will be no more poverty, no more injustice, no more disputes, and no more war—this is a world of peace, and a world of equality! Verafia, is this not the world you once wished to see?”
The Sword of Life cut through the extremely viscous light that had almost condensed into its origin, and infinite laws lingered around her. Even for the Goddess of Life, she was already in a precarious situation. However, hearing Moon’s laughter, Verafia still raised her face and met his gaze:
“As you described, binding everyone with light, and only you becoming their monarch, becoming the deity of the world?”
A mocking voice escaped her lips. Verafia couldn’t help but recall the Silver Moon Goddess’s intention to submerge the world in the abyss during the Black Moon Tide.
In her eyes, the world Moon claimed to create with sacred light was far worse and more desperate than the dark world of the deep sea era spoken of by the Silver Moon Goddess.
“And what of it, Verafia? I will protect this peace—I am the King of Peace, I am the Lord of Peace!”
Amidst the laughter of light, the Sword of Life was raised in Verafia’s hand. The vast expanse of the Light Realm shattered, and before the Eternal Sword, the City of Holy Light was torn apart as if it were thin paper.
“This sword again. The Eternal Sword… Heh, is this the sword technique created by that youth you value?”
Moon turned his face and saw the sword light slashing through time. His eyes, filled with light, were once again pierced, dripping blood.
However, Moon’s eyes were exceptionally bright, and his True Sight Eye operated continuously in the dripping blood.
Compared to the previous time when he was trapped in the eternal sword light, with the immortal holy city blocking the attack, Moon was completely fearless, and a wild smile appeared on his face.
“Even I can hardly comprehend it. To be able to create such a sword technique, even if it’s not truly eternal… such talent, haha, brave one, no wonder you are willing to stay by his side as a young lady.”
Moon’s voice carried mockery. Verafia’s eyelashes twitched. Since her rebirth, although she had met many old acquaintances, only Moon at this moment mocked her current status as a young lady.
“Do you think you can’t defeat this young lady immediately, so you plan to anger me and make me reveal my weaknesses?”
Verafia had no intention of refuting, she thought to herself, her gaze towards Moon becoming even more contemptuous.
Moon called himself a god, but his realm and vision were more vulgar than the most ordinary mortals.
At the same time, above the holy city, the Pope of Light’s laughter rang out again.
“—However, Miss Verafia, as you can see, I hold the light in my hands. Even that youth, how can he compare to me? Goddess Princess, when this sacred nation stands, why not become my Queen?”
Verafia’s butterfly head and slender hands clenched slightly, and her beautiful golden eyes immediately became cold.
Even though she knew very well that Moon’s words were mostly taunts, intended to provoke her, Verafia could not help but reveal anger.
The sword lightly rang as it was raised in the young girl’s hand. Her beautiful pupils followed the slight tilt of the goddess’s flawless jade face as she gazed at the boundless, yet inwardly increasingly厌倦 (wearisome) bright light.
“Moon, you are as tiresome as Lancaster. However, compared to you, even Lancaster surpasses you by a hundred times.”
The sword edge struck the holy city in the next moment. The divine power from Verafia, the eternal sword light, poured out without reservation.
Excitement appeared in Moon’s eyes. He was confident that even Verafia’s full-power attack could not shake this holy city. This was precisely the opportunity he had been waiting for.
Time stood still, and even the eternal sword light dimmed. The Pope of Light raised his divine staff, and the light of the entire heavens surged. The sun’s flames ignited, and beams of light descended, directly targeting Verafia and bombarding her!
