Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 385 - 381 "Just watch carefully.

Chapter 385: 381 "Just watch carefully.

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The atmosphere suddenly quivered, as if the very fabric of the world was on the brink of trembling, manifesting an overwhelming sense of oppression and heaviness.

Ai Yi and Anima faced each other, one expressionless, the other silent, yet both emanated a terrifying aura.

That aura was like a star on the verge of exploding, a black hole about to collapse—only those present could sense it, causing Laischa and Lasha to hold their breath.

They were well aware that once this aura erupted, it would bring forth terrible consequences and astonishing disasters.

And if Laischa and Lasha knew this, naturally Ai Yi and Anima were no strangers to it.

Especially Anima, who could not afford to be as reckless as Ai Yi.

One was one of the Three Great Goddesses.

The other was one of the Six Great Demons.

If the two were to engage in battle directly, it would not only be the Mitra Kingdom at stake, but the neighboring Ragna Empire would also be engulfed and suffer the consequences.

A battle between beings of their level signified just that.

Of course, what mattered most was that if a real fight broke out, in the end, Anima would surely lose.

One must remember that in the final battle a thousand years ago, it was Ai Yi who single-handedly subdued two of the Three Great Goddesses, almost slaying them on the spot.

And the Life Goddess was one of them.

Thus, Anima was all too aware of just how terrifying the power of this seemingly underage girl was.

She was one of the current pinnacles of the Demon Clan.

She transcended the concept of the Demon Clan, existing in a state very close to that of the Demon King.

In a Demon Clan renowned for strength, a demon like her signified the strongest.

On the other hand, among the Divine Race, high status did not equate to strength; Anima, though much stronger than the average Divine Race and Human Race, was not the pinnacle of the Divine Race in terms of power.

Within the Three Great Goddesses, only Lidas, the Goddess of Fate who was in charge of destiny, could truly reach the zenith and overshadow even the fame of the demons.

As for Anima, the Life Goddess, and another who was the Nature Goddess, in terms of strength, they were definitely not second and third in line.

Without going into further details, even Artemis, the Justice Goddess hailed as an extraordinary being among the Upper-level Gods, was stronger than Anima and the Nature Goddess, strong enough to even contend with demons.

Further, Evil God Lilith, who was born at the same time and opposite to Artemis, was no weaker than her.

Strictly speaking, these two goddesses were the second and third of the Divine Race, immediately followed by the Life Goddess and the Nature Goddess among the Three Great Goddesses.

During the war a thousand years ago, when Anima and the Nature Goddess were being overwhelmed by Ai Yi, Artemis fought the Ghost Demon Dom to a standstill on her own, which was telling.

So, Anima was acutely aware of the demons’ strength and that she was no match for Ai Yi.

This was the nature of demons.

Apart from the Demon King and the Supreme God, only the Goddess of Fate, revered as the strongest in the Three Realms, could defeat them in single combat.

Had it not been for Artemis exhibiting her astonishing power during the war, standing alone against the Ghost Demon, and the Goddess of Fate battling alone against the first and second daughters of the demons—the Moon Demon and the Enchanting Demon—with the God trio in charge of time seen as a trinity contending with the Poison Demon, coupled with the Hero’s allies and the various strongest beings of the Human Race forming a legendary team of thirteen Level 95 and above, to fight the Beast Demon in a group battle, then the Divine Race and the Human Race would have long been annihilated by the terrifying power of the demons.

As for Anima and the other of the Three Great Goddesses, they were completely dominated by the Dragon Demon Ai Yi throughout the battle, truly having a brush with death.

Under such circumstances, Ai Yi uttered those words, "I hope you can bring forth much more power than you did a thousand years ago."

Otherwise, Anima would indeed face a threat from Ai Yi.

And if Ai Yi decided to stir up trouble, Anima dared not imagine the consequences.

While Evil God Lilith was terrifying, Ai Yi’s threat was certainly no weaker.

Moreover, behind Ai Yi stood the Demon Clan and five other demons; a real fallout with her would truly be a disaster for the Three Realms.

Even though the war a thousand years ago ended in victory for the Divine Race and the Human Race, with the demons merely the defeated party, the present day was different. With the Supreme God in retirement and the Hero having passed away, if a war were to break out, the Divine Race and the Human Race would likely revert to being dominated by the Demon Clan, as in the past.

Thus, while the Demon Clan pursued peace and wished not to be seen as enemies by the Divine and Human Races, wasn’t it true that, including Anima, both the Divine Race and the Human Race also hoped that the demons would cease instigating wars?

Peace can never be achieved by the maintenance of any single power.

The existence of peace is due to the balance and mutual checks among all forces.

While the Divine Race and the Human Race kept the Demon Clan in check, the Demon Clan was also restraining the Divine and Human Races.

This was why Anima dared not act rashly.

She had only one question.

"What are you really trying to do?"

Anima was genuinely perplexed.

Helplessly, should Evil God Lilith break her seal, it would not only be detriment to the Divine and Human Races but also to the Demon Clan.

She was an Evil God who, regardless of friend or foe, would turn all creatures in the world into frenzied demons.

Presumably, the Demon Clan would not wish to see this Evil God break free and harm their own, right?

Then why was Ai Yi here holding her back?

What did she plan to do?

And what did that human, suspected to be the Hero, whom she was protecting, plan to do?

Anima couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

Unfortunately, Ai Yi had yet to share her intentions.

"You can just watch from here," Ai Yi said indifferently, shifting her gaze elsewhere.

There, Jade had only glanced at Anima at the beginning and had since been fixated on the direction of the Temple.

It was only when Ai Yi’s gaze fell upon her that Jade turned her head to look at Ai Yi.

Ai Yi and Jade looked at each other.

A short while later...

"Go."

Ai Yi said thus.

Jade nodded and then, without hesitation, jumped down from here.

"Wait...!"

Anima naturally recognized who Jade was; in fact, she had been secretly watching her closely. Seeing Jade leaving, she hurriedly tried to stop her.

But Anima had just started to move when a chilling gaze pierced her heart, stopping her cold.

Anima stiffened, then forced a wry smile.

She knew that she could no longer stop what was about to happen.

"...I hope you won’t regret it later."

All Anima could do was to speak these words to Ai Yi, in a heavy voice.

Ai Yi curled his lips into a smile.

"This is the best seat in the house, so just enjoy the show."

Ai Yi’s voice drifted slowly.

"Enjoy watching the real Hero, unparalleled even by Mitra, to see what he can achieve to what extent."

No one knew what kind of turmoil Ai Yi’s words caused in Anima’s heart.

Laischa and Lasha exchanged glances and then chose to remain silent together, their gazes turning towards the direction of the Temple.

The dark Temple seemed to have become even blacker, more terrifying.

The evil energy gushing forth had become unprecedentedly dense, expanding outwards at an alarming rate like a black fog.

Evil Creatures were howling, finally scattering toward the residential areas of Cosmos where people lived.

A catastrophe was destined to descend here.

...

"Crack... Crack... Crack...!"

The sound of the crystal cracking echoed through the great hall of the Temple, as if shattering the hearts of everyone present.

The crystal sealing the blemished young girl visibly cracked at a terrifying pace and soon was covered with fissures, on the verge of collapsing.

"The Seal...!"

"Dammit...!"

Mafi and Oz had completely lost their composure, one with an ashen face, the other bellowing in frustration, but they were powerless.

"Ah!"

Iris also let out a pale-faced cry of alarm, and just as she wanted to rush over, she was held back by Shane.

"It’s no use; we’re too late."

Shane stared intently at the breaking crystal seal, watching it visibly shatter, and heaved a complex sigh.

"Heh... Haha... Hahaha...!"

Danass, who was lying on the ground, couldn’t contain his laughter, and it grew louder and wilder until it became uproarious.

"Hell is upon us, everyone!"

Danass stared at the shattered Crystal Seal with a blazing look in his eyes, laughing all the while as he loudly proclaimed,

"Now, please enjoy the show!"

"Enjoy the beginning of a brand new world!"

"Hahahaha!"

Danass laughed out loud.

Then...

"Schwack!"

The Holy Sword’s slashing blow fell, and, with a crisp cutting sound, a large amount of blood sprayed forth.

Danass’s head flew into the air and, when it rolled to the ground, still bore the expression of his mad laughter.

The headless body stiffened and then fell to the ground, slowly losing its warmth.

Shane had ended the life of the leader of the Mirage, and taking the pale-faced Iris with him, looked in the direction of the Crystal Seal.

"Bang!"

With the sound of breaking, the crystal finally shattered completely, once again exposing the scarred young girl to daylight.

Tremendous magic power stirred the clouds above the Temple into a vortex.

Terrifying evil energy surged like a storm, enveloping everything in the black mist.

The girl, who had been lying there, now floated up and slowly donned clothes formed from the gathered evil energy under everyone’s gaze.

"Boom!"

In the next second, more evil energy gathered behind the girl, and twelve dark wings unfurled dramatically.

She was the Fallen Goddess.

She was the ruler of darkness and chaos.

The mighty Evil God had reappeared among humans.

Endless evil energy burst forth from the Temple, breaking out from the Evil Land, rushing towards Cosmos, and was even on the verge of surging past Cosmos, covering the whole world.

The spectacle was like the end of days.