At that instant, Shane felt as if he had been targeted by a terribly frightening entity.
Those amethyst-like eyes opened amidst bursts of light and fixed on Shane immediately, sending chills down his spine.
Because inside those eyes, there was neither gloss nor emotion, only endless darkness.
Being stared at by those eyes felt like being watched by parasitic bugs, making one’s skin crawl.
Ai Yi had once said that, in the past, merely making eye contact with the Evil God Lilith and being glanced at by her would instantly drive one into madness and turn them into evil creatures.
Now, Shane finally understood what kind of feeling it was.
Looking into those eyes truly felt like staring into an unfathomable abyss, as if a great terror had snatched away one’s soul. If it weren’t for the "Supreme God’s Blessing" and the protection of the Holy Sword, perhaps Shane would have already gone mad.
And as Shane involuntarily trembled at this thought, amid the burst of light, the fallen Goddess began to move.
A burst of evil energy, completely contrasting the dazzling burst of light and immeasurably dark and sinister, surged explosively from Lilith.
If the celestial body emitted white bands of light and bursts, then the evil energy triggered by Lilith was a black halo and dark explosion.
The most profound darkness was summoned by Lilith, turning into a horrific black hole-like entity that not only instantaneously devoured the burst of light but also consumed all incoming bands of light, eventually enveloping various celestial bodies and shaking them to their core.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
One by one, the celestial bodies could not withstand even a second and were utterly crushed by the profound darkness.
This scene made Shane’s pupils constrict.
It was upper-level Celestial Magic, already impressively powerful. Implemented by an individual like Shane, with nearly inexhaustible magic power, the effect of this magic was predictably immense.
Coupled with the amplification from Grant Magic and the enhancement from the Holy Sword, bluntly put, this magic could flatten the fortress city of Cosmos in the blink of an eye if directed downwards.
But now, in the hands of the Evil God Lilith, they did not last even a second before being negated.
This set off deafening alarms in Shane’s mind. Without hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light, retreating explosively from the scene.
That choice was the right one.
The moment Shane made his explosive retreat, the evil energy surrounding his previous location suddenly became violent, likewise morphing into profound darkness and triggering a pitch-black burst of light that devoured the space around it.
Had Shane still been there, his fate would be imaginable.
Of course, he was not yet out of danger.
At this moment, all the evil energy went into a frenzy, forming a terrifying black hole that continuously spun and stirred.
"Crack crack crack...!"
The earth was pulverized.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Buildings twisted into spirals, instantly exploding.
In that very moment, Cosmos, the historically significant fortress city, truly became history under the riotous surge of evil energy, completely leveled to the ground.
Atop the building, Anima’s face changed, and with a stretch of her hand, a brilliant halo burst forth with a brilliant light, blocking the disturbing evil energy.
Both Laischa and Lasha showed looks of shock, utterly in disbelief that such a scene of destruction had descended so suddenly.
Even Ai Yi couldn’t help but curse under his breath. A tremor of magic power enveloped him, lifting everyone present into mid-air, leaving the building to fall under the devouring evil energy, disintegrating into dust in a second.
This scene unfolded in every corner of Cosmos, causing this ancient fortress city to now truly become part of history, nonexistent anymore.
Shane naturally witnessed this scene and couldn’t help but curse loudly.
He knew that with power rivaling that of a Demon, the Evil God Lilith could sink a continent; destroying a city was merely a matter of minutes.
However, he truly hadn’t expected that this Evil God would act without even a hint of hesitation. Without moving, all was well, but once she acted, she literally razed a city to the ground.
Others, even if possessing such power, would control it, channeling it towards their enemies to inflict maximum damage or deliberately restrain it, subconsciously being mindful of the surroundings to avoid causing such massive destruction.
But the Evil God Lilith had no such concerns, not even a slight consideration. Once she acted, it was utter devastation, releasing her power into the surroundings as if not just Shane but all the world and every living creature were her enemies, utterly devoid of humanity.
Shane even felt that if she truly wanted, breaking the barrier enveloping Cosmos and letting the evil energy and creatures continue to spread out was merely a thought away.
However, in this regard, Shane should be thankful that the opponent was a fallen Goddess devoid of humanity and emotion, not deliberately doing such things, simply dispersing darkness and chaos like a doomsday device.
"Can’t drag it out too long, can I?"
Feeling the evil energy assaulting his body viciously, as if he were being churned in a blender, Shane gritted his teeth against the tearing pain.
"Then let’s go all out!"
As he spoke, Shane raised the Holy Sword high.
"Unsealing (Heresu)!"
The last layer of Blade Steel on the blade of the Holy Sword finally fell off.
An unprecedentedly brilliant radiance shone amidst the endless evil energy, like a beam of light in the darkness.
The light was dazzlingly bright.
The light was supremely sacred.
As the third Sword Ring appeared on the hilt, Shane’s Holy Sword finally revealed its true form, awakening all its power.
The power not only penetrated the darkness but also dispersed the evil energy, making the evil energy stirring across the Cosmos seem subdued, suddenly becoming weaker, losing its subsequent force.
Shane coldly shouted and slashed downward with the Holy Sword in his hand.
As if something were being sliced apart, the radiance of the Holy Sword cut through the evil energy, splitting the beam of light in the darkness utterly, severing the darkness completely.
The evil energy within the Cosmos instantly dissipated.
Shane had cut through the evil energy enveloping the entire fortress city.
"You’re kidding...!?"
In mid-air, wrapped in a halo, Lasha witnessed this scene and cried out in disbelief.
"That Holy Sword...!"
Even Anima couldn’t help but stare, her face filled with shock, at the Holy Sword in Shane’s hand.
"Indeed, the power of that Holy Sword is even greater than that bastard Mitra..."
Ai Yi wore a grave expression.
The true power of Shane’s Holy Sword shocked everyone.
Naturally, it also caught the attention of Evil God Lilith.
The fallen Goddess looked up, turning her gaze once again towards Shane, her eyes calm yet chilling.
But at this time, Shane had already charged over.
The fully unleashed power of the Holy Sword coursed through his body, making Shane unprecedentedly powerful.
Up until this second, Shane had finally summoned all his strength, displaying his ultimate combat capabilities.
Lilith raised her hand toward such a Shane, causing bursts of evil energy to surge around her, transforming into waves of darkness that immediately rolled towards Shane like a flood.
During this, the flood-like darkness also undulated continuously, transforming into roaring beasts with bared fangs and claws, pouncing towards Shane, like a thousand beasts running wild.
With a swing of the Holy Sword in his hand, Shane cleaved an oncoming beast of dark evil energy directly in half, then continued forward without decreasing his speed, plunging into the stampeding beasts.
"Splat!" "Splat!" "Splat!"
The sounds of slashing echoed like continuous thunder, abruptly resounding in this part of the world.
Shane transformed himself into a streak of light, charging straight through the herd, his Holy Sword carrying a divine, brilliant radiance, dancing across the sky, severing each dark beast.
The dark beasts, made of Lilith’s evil energy, had no life and no consciousness; naturally, they knew no death, and they ought to have regenerated instantly, continuously attacking the enemy.
However, the Holy Sword had the effect of dispelling and purifying Evil Nature Power; with every slash and cut, the severed darkness vanished without a trace in an instant.
This seemed to make Evil God Lilith feel threatened.
Thus, amidst a deafening explosion, Lilith released even more terrifying evil energy, refilling the entire Cosmos with the evil energy in an even more dreadful force, attempting to completely destroy this realm.
The Barrier enveloping the Cosmos trembled.
At last, even Duke Sterling’s Domain experienced vibrations, alerting everyone that the fallen Goddess was getting serious.
Shane finally burst out of the endless darkness, reaching Lilith’s presence.
In his hand, the radiant Holy Sword slashed down.