She looked at Pandora, doubt swirling withinthis woman's aura was far too mysterious, as though bound to the laws of heaven and earth themselves.
Rei Ao merely spread his hands and smiled easily at Luo Hao. "Relax. We bear you no grudge."
His eyes swept over the raging Monkey Deity, then the power surging around Luo Hao.
He seemed instantly to grasp the situation.
"You're handling the 'trouble.' Carry onpretend we're just here to watch the show."
With casual air he blinked away with Pandora, clearly uninterested in intervening.
The earth-shaking battle before them, in his view, was nothing more than a trivial spectacle.
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Chapter 735: A Match with Luo Hao!
LuoHao gave Rei Ao a long, probing look.
The man before her might speak with an almost languid air, yet the unfathomable pressure rolling off him warned her not to treat him lightly.
Since he had no intention of taking a hand in the matter, all the better.
Clenching her pearly teeth, she turned away from Rei Ao and forced all her attention back onto Monkey King. In the next instant, her aura surged to its absolute peak.
"Rooaar!"
Monkey King charged again.
"Hah!"
With a crisp shout, LuoHao pressed her palms together before her chest. Scarlet battlearmor flared around her, erupting in tenthousandfold radiance. Myriad arcane runes gathered in midair and fused into a gigantic golden sealone of her Authorities.
"Boom!!"
The seal fell with worldshattering might and smashed down on Monkey King.
Howling in despair, the deity tried to raise its great cudgel to block, but in the face of LuoHao's fullyunleashed Authority, any resistance was futile. The golden seal swallowed the god in a blink.
A violent flood of power swept across the entire MountFuji Area, turning scores of 500meters of space into a maelstrom of raw energy.
When the light at last subsided, Monkey King's enormous body had vanished, leaving only flecks of golden motes drifting in the air.
Yet unlike every previous godslaying, LuoHao did not sense that familiar force dragging her soul into the Netherworld for judgment.
She frowned, did not depart immediately, and instead turned toward Rei Ao and Pandora, her eyes full of puzzlement. She strode through the sky toward them, phoenixeyes fixed on Pandoraespecially the free, lively aura around the girl that was no longer shackled by the Netherworld.
"You are" LuoHao's voice quivered with disbelief. "Each time I slew a Heretic God, the one who bestowed new Authorities upon me?"
Pandora planted her fists on her hips, grinning with delight. "Ya~ You recognized me, LuoHao! That's right, I'm Pandorabut I'm no longer that old crone trapped in the Netherworld!"
She pointed at Rei Ao. "HeRei Aoshattered every seal. I'm free!"
"And" She deliberately drew out the word, "from now on, this world will never see another Godslayer born~"
LuoHao's expression changed. No more Godslayers? She knew all too well what that implied. Her gaze swung to Rei Ao, as though studying some unprecedented existence, shocked and searching.
Just then, Pandora lifted a hand; a golden orb of light condensed at her fingertipthe remnant Authority of the slain Monkey King. With a casual flick, she sent the orb into LuoHao's body.
"The Netherworld may be gone, but leftover Authorities still need sorting~" Pandora said with a bright smile. "This one's Monkey King's. It's yours!"
Instinctively absorbing the power and feeling fresh strength bloom inside her, LuoHao's look toward Rei Ao grew yet more complicated. After a long silence she finally spoke, her tone grave yet burning with fighting spirit.
"You are strong, Rei Ao-sama." She paused, meeting his eyes headon. "Would you care for a match? I relish challenging the mighty."
Rei Ao's lips curled in amusement. "A fight? Certainly. But fighting for nothing is dullshall we add a little wager?"
"A wager?" LuoHao arched an eyebrow, clearly intrigued.
Rei Ao's gaze raked boldly over her, appreciation undisguised, his words almost domineering in their frankness: "Simple. If you lose, marry me."
""
LuoHao froze. She had imagined wagers of gold, authority, even priceless treasuresnever this roguish demand. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, yet instead of anger her lips curved in an odd smile. This man's unfathomable strength, brazen manner, and disarmingly direct speech she found she did not dislike them.
"Oh?"
She laughed softly, brushed a lock of hair from her brow, and flashed a dashing grin. "You want LuoHao? Very wellif you have the skill."
With a beckoning gesture, crimson battleqi erupted around her. "Show me what you've really got, man who set me free!"
"As you wish." Rei Ao smiled. His aura shifted. He did not unleash his full might, merely drew on a fraction of the power of his Ten Incarnations.
The battle exploded at once.
Rei Ao's figure flickered like a phantom around LuoHao; every punch warped space, yet each deftly avoided her vitalshe was toying with her. LuoHao answered with superhuman martial instincts and Authorityenhanced strikes, fist and foot weaving a storm.
"You're holding back!" she soon realized, face darkening. "Show your true power! I, LuoHao, demand a proper defeatnot your charity!"
Rei Ao shrugged. "Since you insist" With the barest effort he swept a hand.
"Rooooar!"
A terrifying red dragonclaw of pure energy materialized. Wherever it passed, space cracked, time itself seemed to stall. The claw did not strike LuoHao, but cleaved the sea behind her.
"Boom!!"
An earthshattering crash. Far out over the Pacific, a rift thousands of li long split the ocean surface. Waters heaved back to reveal the pitchblack seabed; spacetime raged within the fissure, collapsing into absolute void.
And at the claw's fringe, a scrambling, battered figure fled for dear lifethe King of Swords Doni, who had come hoping to "watch the fun," only to find extinction looming the moment he approached.
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Chapter 736: Unlucky King of Swords Doni
Doni's silhouette, poised at the edge of the crimson dragon claw, wavered like a candle in the wind.
A "King of Swords" and one of the highestranking Godslayers, he should have been unmatchedyet every bone and limb now felt bound by an invisible vice.
The riftrending claw was not even aimed directly at him, but the power it radiated made his very soul tremble.
Time flowed chaotically in front of those talons.
Space itself was pried apart.
Light and sound curled into grotesque vortices.
"Impossible!What kind of power is this?!"
Doni's pupils shrank. Blond hair whipped about in the raging currents of energy as he drew the holy sword at his hip, hoping swordqi could shield him.
A brilliant golden arc flared before himyet the moment that famed blade, said to "cleave all creation," touched the claw's aftershock, it screamed under the strain; a web of cracks raced across its edge.
"Boom!"
The residual force swept past like a tsunami.
Sword and swordsman alike were dragged into a zone where space and time were being erased. He struggled for barely half a second before his authority, his pride, and even his very existence were ground to dustvanishing without a trace.
The dragon claw faded.
Far away, the hundredslilong spatial fissure in the sea sealed shut, as though it had never been.
LuoHao stared at the spot where Doni had disappeared, her clenched fist trembling. She did not mourn himGodslayers were long inured to deathbut the casual horror of Rei Ao's power stunned her. It lay outside any Godslayer's "authority," more like power given physical form.
"Heis dead?"
Her voice quavered with disbelief. The boastful King of Swords, felled in an instant?
"Mhmdead~."
Rei Ao withdrew his hand; prismatic eyes were placid, as though he had squashed an ant. Pandora clapped mockingly at his side. "Ah~ another 'child' gone. Rei Ao, you're ruthlessstriking down your own 'kind'~"
LuoHao swung toward him. "You did that on purpose."
She recalled the claw's angle: calculated to catch Doni.
Rei Ao shrugged. "He annoyed me before. Since he walked in, I cut him down on the way."
LuoHao fell silent. In her world, strength ruled; the strong decided life and death. Rei Ao's decisiveness and dominance were precisely a true strongman's bearing. Suppressing her shock, she drew a slow breath and bowed, eyes complex yet respectful.
"I see. I underestimated you, Rei Ao-sama."
She steadied herself, voice resolute. "I, LuoHao, lost our wager. From this day, I recognize you asmaster."
The word "husband" stuck in her throat, but her posture said more than words.
Rei Ao merely nodded. "Rise. I accept your loyalty."
LuoHao stood, gaze turning toward the distant "Japan." A chill flashed in her eyes.
"Rei Ao-sama, may I borrow some time?"
"Oh?"
"The Monkey God's seal was not forged by divinity alone." Her voice was ice. "The onmyji of Japan archipelago hope to control that divine power. I will settle that debt."
Rei Ao had no objection. "Finehalf an hour."
"Ten minutes will do."
A bloodtinged smile curved across her lips; she became a scarlet streak and vanished into the sky.
What followed was calamity for the Japan archipelago. LuoHao's thunderous sweep annihilated every onmyji factionfrom the ancient Abe clan to upstart shikigami users.
Shrines toppled, wards shattered, talismans and spirits crumpled beneath her fists.
Ten minutes later she returned.
Every ruling onmyji was uprooted; the remnants could no longer threaten anyone.
Rei Ao planned to let Erica seize control of the regionprime time for Bronze Black Cross's influence to seep in. Saying no more, he tore open space and, with LuoHao and Pandora, stepped back into Bronze Black Cross headquarters in Europe.
Bronze Black Cross Headquarters, Alps
The ancient castle, hidden deep in the mountains, now hummed with a new vitality.
In the library, Shinomiya Kaguya and HayasakaAi sat side by side, thick grimoires spread out. Kaguya adjusted imaginary glasses, tracing complex runes on vellum. "Hayasaka can you decipher this?"
Hayasaka leaned in, crisp and composed. "Milady, according to Erica-san's novice handbook, we must first construct a mentalenergy circuit. Allow me to demonstrate the proper meditation posture."
Though a beginner herself, she methodically explained the rudiments of magic.
Nearby, Julis read a volume on elemental affinity, golden eyes alight with curiosity. A noble of the Starmark generation, she found this world's "mana" eerily akin to her own yet moved by entirely different principles.
"So the mana here resembles mana particles, but the way you channel it is completely different"
Unable to resist, she extended her hand; a faint red glow flickered at her fingertip.
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Chapter 737: We All Family! Teaching Magic!
Inside the castle's banquet hall, a very different scene was unfolding.
Yatogami Tohka, cheeks puffed out, was locked in a "fierce" contest with Athena, who was currently in her loli form and seated opposite her.
The table between them was piled high with delicate pastries and cakes.
A smear of cream clung to the corner of Tohka's mouth, but she didn't notice at all.
Stuffing another slice of strawberry shortcake into her mouth, she mumbled, "Athena II've eaten thirty pieces already!"
Athena blinked her clear blue eyes.
She daintily picked up another macaron, nibbling at it in tiny bites, a sly smile on her face.
"Tohkachan, eating that fast will make you choke, you know~ But my record is thirtyfive pieces."
Although she was a goddess, she was surprisingly defenseless against human sweetsespecially when goaded by a glutton like Tohka, which only stoked her competitive spirit.
Out on the castle's training grounds, the atmosphere was far tenser.
With rapier in hand, Erica moved as lightly as a dancer, her blade point aimed straight at Liliana on the opposite side.
Liliana, also wielding a sword, adopted a textbook knight's defensive stance, her expression stern.
"Liliana, you're still too weak!"
Erica laughed brightly as she lungeda deceptively tricky thrust.
"A king's knight needs more than loyalty; she needs passion and an edge as sharp as flame!"
Liliana parried steadily.
"Erica, loyalty is the foundation of knighthood.
My devotion to Rei Ao-sama is second to none."
She paused, a flash of resolve in her eyes. "And my sword will not lose to yours!"
Back and forth they went, the crisp clash of sword and spear ringing out. It looked like sparring, yet both were secretly vying for superiorityeach competing for the title of "Rei Ao's most loyal knight." Despite the tension, their movements possessed undeniable grace.
Just then, space rippled faintly.
Rei Ao appeared at the edge of the training field, with LuoHao and Pandora in tow.
"My king!"
Erica sheathed her sword at once, a radiant smile blooming as she dashed over like a kitten finding its master.
Liliana also withdrew her blade and saluted. "Rei Ao-sama."
Hearing the commotion, Tohkastill cheeks stuffed with caketried to run over, calling out a muffled "Rei Ao!" but Athena grabbed her sleeve: "Tohkachan, swallow first~"
Kaguya, Ai Hayasaka, and Julis hurried in from the library as well, all momentarily taken aback at the sight of LuoHao and Pandora beside Rei Ao.
Erica studied the newcomers curiously. "My king, these two are?"
Before Rei Ao could reply, Pandora looped her arm through his and greeted everyone with a bright smile.
"Hello, everyone~ I'm Pandora. From now on, I'll be yourcompanion."
She deliberately emphasized the word, drawing a slight frown from Erica.
LuoHao merely dipped her head. "LuoHao."
As her gaze swept over those present, a glint of understanding flickeredsothis was Rei Ao's current harem.
Suddenly, LuoHao's aura sharpened.
Her hawklike eyes locked onto Athena.
