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But it was as resilient as sand and stone, and the figure immediately rose into the sky from the water, enveloped in holy light.

The two were thousands of meters apart, but they arrived in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the man's heroic figure appeared in front of her.

He wielded the holy lance and swept it across, the light shooting from the tip of the lance cutting through the earth like a sharp scalpel.

However, his spearhead stopped just a few millimeters away from Ella's fair cheek and could not go any further, because Helios had somehow grown more than a dozen thick tentacles that forcefully grabbed his arm as he swung the spear.

Helios paused for a moment, then immediately summoned holy light from his body, burning away the proliferating tentacles.

But at that very moment, Ella raised a finger and gracefully touched the tip of Helios's nose.

Spatial Slash.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment, and invisible ripples burst forth from those slender fingertips, disappearing into Helios's head in an instant.

Half of the man's head flew off, covered in blood, and the tips of his golden wings, which had spread out behind him, were also cut off.

But Helios, who had lost half his head, did not stop moving. He immediately turned his arms and swung his spear at the waist.

It can still move?

Ella's eyes widened in surprise, but just as the spear struck her, her body suddenly disintegrated, transforming into dozens of cawing crows that vanished abruptly.

The Holy Lance missed its target again, only managing to slice the towering Rossia castle in half like a cake.

Helios's remaining half of his head trembled slightly, and flesh buds grew from the wound, quickly solidifying into a new head.

Behind him, a flock of crows swarmed, and Ella's figure emerged from among them.

Hmm, an enemy that can't be killed is indeed troublesome.

Now Ella can probably empathize with those who were once her adversaries.

Helios, now fully recovered, quickly turned around, twisted his waist, raised his hand, and thrust his spear at Ella.

The gun was aimed at the girl's chest, but before the golden light of the spear could even get close, her chest instantly dissolved into countless tiny tentacles, creating a hole in itself.

The spear tip pierced through Ella's chest but missed. Then Ella pointed back and struck Helios in the chest.

The spatial slash erupted once more, but this time, a golden barrier formed on Helios's body simultaneously blocked the invisible, spreading ripples.

The spatial slash, powerful enough to split gold and shatter stone, struck the golden light barrier, only to produce several sparks and cause the space to tremble, emitting a piercing sound like a stone cone rubbing against glass.

The barrier shattered instantly, and Helios was hit by a massive impact, flying into the sea like a cannonball and creating a splash.

But his body wasn't cut open; instead, it was just left with a deep bloodstain.

Ella's hollow chest immediately returned to normal, and she looked at Helios, who was slowly rising from the sea with his four wings spread again, her eyes sparkling.

This guy... is actually growing?

Helios was initially thought to be nothing more than a manipulated puppet, but his soul seemed to retain the essence of a genius. He gradually gained experience in battle and slowly learned to adapt to and find ways to counter Ayla's attacks with holy light magic.

If this guy were still human, he would have killed him directly, but he just won't die.

Although Ella was quite curious about what Helios would become as he grew up, the Holy City was still being ravaged by floods, and she didn't have time to waste on this guy.

Immortality is definitely not something this guy can do on his own. Ella glanced discreetly at the half-remaining Rosia family castle in the distance. Helios was intentionally drawing her away from that area. If nothing unexpected happened, Isabella's underground flesh and blood kingdom was the key to Helios's body's continued regeneration.

Chapter 141 Black Fire Burning Spear

Just as Ella was pondering, Isabella, the head of the Rossia family, who was underground, watched the battle between Helios and the silver-haired girl on the ground. Her throat moved slightly, and she swallowed deeply.

Now that she had calmed down, a sense of unease arose in her heart.

This Holy Maiden of Light... is truly as powerful as a monster.

The Dark Shepherds were not without information about Ella Hevie, but there was never a definitive conclusion about the true level of her strength.

Although I knew this guy would be strong, I didn't expect that Helios, the Lord of the Holy Temple and one of the five saints of the human race, who wielded the supreme holy artifact, the Holy Lance of Light, would be beaten up like a ball by this guy.

While corrupting Helios's soul and manipulating his consciousness certainly reduced his strength, it's still absurd that he was being beaten so easily.

If it weren't for her ability to sacrifice the gods hanging in the cocoon to restore Helios's life, Helios would probably be dead already.

It's likely that only the highest-ranking members of the sect can deal with this monster.

Isabella realized that the situation was not good. Her tens of thousands of people were ultimately limited, and she could not find a way to suppress the Holy Maiden of Light. In any case, continuing to fight would definitely be at her disadvantage.

So her mind raced and she began to consider how to escape.

Although it's a great pity to abandon the family's power and the Blood and Flesh Divine Kingdom, which they've built up over so many years, and their plans for the Holy City, as long as they can live, there will always be a chance to take it back in the future.

Isabella thought to herself, a shadow crossing her eyes.

Since she was going to escape, she naturally wouldn't let Ayla Havie get away with it, and a sinister plan quickly took shape in her mind.

At the same time, Ella on the ground ignored Helios, splashed mud into the sky, and summoned a giant tentacle that rushed towards Rossia's castle like a drilling machine.

But Helios, under Isabella's control, naturally wouldn't stand by and watch all this happen. He raised the Holy Lance, spread his wings, and swooped down towards Ella.

Ella raised her hand, and huge tentacles rose from the sea, crashing down like heavy mountains.

But Helios was like an unstoppable meteor, wielding the Holy Lance and piercing through six raised black tentacles before reaching Ella.

Ella's crimson eyes darted around, revealing a hint of impatience. She put two fingers together, and countless tiny tentacles emerged from her sleeve, twisting into a fleshy scythe with pupils.

With the vast sky behind her, the girl unleashed a powerful slash as black flames coiled around the blade, meeting the holy spear head-on.

The pitch-black flames transformed into a curved arc that tore through the sky, meeting the Venus that pierced through the dark clouds, and instantly unleashed a fierce impact.

In that instant, heaven and earth merged into black and white, pitch-black flames burned away the clouds, and dazzling holy light engulfed the earth.

The boundless impact spread out in layers, creating giant waves hundreds of meters high, instantly leveling the surrounding mountains.

Even residents of the holy city, hundreds of miles away, could see the black and white swirling vortex rising into the sky during the storm, tearing a large hole in the dense clouds.

The impact stretched for miles, eventually turning into a gale that swept across the entire Morning Star Ridge. Citizens facing the windows were thrown about, feeling a violent gust of wind coming from the direction from which the pillar of light rose, shattering the glass in rows of windows.

As the aftershocks subsided, the clouds were broken through, and the brilliant sunlight even shone into the ruins of Rossia's castle for a moment, making it seem like the dawn after the apocalypse in this dim world.

Helios spread his tattered four wings and bathed in the glow, his upright posture like that of a god descending to earth. Even though half of his body was burned by black fire, his still standing posture had already declared the victory of the previous attack.

The power of the Holy Lance was still too great for Ella to withstand.

But as the dark clouds gathered again overhead, the sunlight was blocked, the sky turned gloomy, and a huge blood-red magic circle spread out in mid-air.

Countless black chains hung down like pythons, towering towards Helios, who was still recovering.

The latter was still summoning holy light to resist the black fire that covered its body, and its tattered wings were flapping so fast that it was too late to avoid the thick chains.

In an instant, Helios's limbs were pierced by chains, like a puppet suspended in the clouds by countless threads, firmly imprisoned in mid-air.

The Chains of Heaven, a spell that Ella had casually replicated in the training grounds, came in handy at this moment.

Although her Heavenly Locks are dark and look very different from the original, their suppression and sealing abilities are still very effective.

Thanks to the company for the morning bondage lesson for Ella; she now knows better than anyone how to deal with an unkillable target.

Helios was bound by heavy chains and could no longer move an inch. His magic power was limited, and the holy spear in his hand, deprived of its magical supply, reverted to a short spearhead lying in Helios's palm.

A flock of crows cawed and circled, gathering together. The petite girl's figure also descended from among them, summoning another giant tentacle that drilled through the foundation of the Rossia family castle, creating a tunnel that led straight into the earth.

But when Ella rode the giant tentacle back to the huge fleshy sac and cleaved it open with a spatial slash, she was shocked to find that the old figure that had been sticking out half its body on the trunk of the tree formed by the tentacles had disappeared, leaving only a hollowed-out hole.

Holy crap, so that old bastard could actually run away??

Ella's lips twitched, but before she could use her senses to search for Isabella's figure, the giant tentacle tree slowly swelled up.

Her gaze immediately sharpened, and with her magical perception, she sensed that the tree was frantically absorbing the magical power of the tens of thousands of humanoid cocoons above, compressing and condensing it all into its roots, clearly about to go berserk.

Oh no, that bastard used a dirty trick!

Ella immediately understood that this meant the tree was to be used to trigger an explosion with the lives of tens of thousands of the gods' people.

Without hesitation, she braced herself with both hands on the ground, her mind stirring slightly.

Gates of the Abyss!

Endless silt surged outwards from the gap between her palm and the earth, transforming into a black wave that instantly filled the underground palace. Countless dark tentacles sprouted like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, rising to the top of the sky and entwining the humanoid cocoons from which their magic was being drained.

Tens of thousands of humanoid cocoons were forcibly plucked from the rising forest of tentacles and sunk into the silt, while large swaths of black mud also enveloped the ever-expanding tree trunks.

The tree trunk, already cracked on the surface, could no longer contain the immense magical power. In the next instant, azure light overflowed from the cracks and erupted with a roar.

The entire underground area trembled, the raging magic tore the pouch apart, countless rubble collapsed, and the vast underground palace crumbled as a result.

Fortunately, a large amount of black mud filled this enclosed space, like a puddle of candy being wrapped and shaken by the turbulent earth's crust.

Most of the shockwaves from the magic explosion were absorbed and buffered by the silt. Ella checked the tens of thousands of "divine beings" she had just saved. Although some had died because their magic had been drained, the vast majority of the remaining people, despite being weak, had survived.

Agnes, Regri... several direct descendants of the Boromeo family were also among them. They were wrapped in mud by Ella and transported to the surface after she summoned tentacles to drill a tunnel leading upwards.

Chapter 142 The Legacy of Helios

Back on the ground, the continuous heavy rain began to subside.

The magical rain came from the sac that Ella had destroyed. Now that the source of the magic was gone, the dark clouds naturally began to dissipate.

The silt spread on the ground flowed to a slope where the tide had begun to recede, temporarily settling the people trapped in the human-shaped cocoons there.

Then Ella rode the wind and climbed high into the sky, where Helios was still bound by the Chains of Heaven, his head drooping.

His body was mangled, and his left arm, burned by black fire, was only half intact, charred black because he had no magic to restore it.

The dark clouds gradually dissipated, and sunlight streamed through the gaps, illuminating his massive form. Beneath the vast sky, this former patriarch of the temple, suspended high in the air by black chains, stood motionless, like a majestic statue of an ancient Greek god.

Ella sighed softly. It was a pity that she had to save people during the magic explosion, which allowed the head of the Narosia family to escape by some unknown means. Otherwise, she might have been able to avenge the former master of the Holy Temple.

"...Your Holiness."

Unexpectedly, just as Ella was about to break free of the chains of heaven, Herios slightly raised his head.

Dry, golden hair, like thatch, covered half of his gaunt face, but his once numb eyes were no longer empty; they now held a glimmer of light.

"I'm so sorry... I never expected our first meeting to take place under such circumstances."

"Your Majesty need not blame yourself; it was all caused by those cultists."

Ella smiled gently, "But rest assured, the Holy City has now been saved."

"...I knew it...the chosen one by my Lord could not be wrong."

A smile appeared on Helios's lips, seemingly relieved to finally see the weight lifted from his shoulders. "I'm sorry I can't hold a full coronation ceremony for you... Your Majesty, but I wonder if you could grant me one last wish... In exchange, I will do my best to help you one last time."

"My abilities might be able to heal your injuries."

“I know your power, Your Grace, but my soul is already as fragile as a candle in the wind…”

Helios shook his head slightly. "I know very well that he can't be saved."

Ella raised her hand and summoned some mud on Helios's body. She sensed that his soul was indeed exhausted, just as he had said, and even her life magic could not save him. She sighed softly.

"The disaster that the Holy City suffered was partly due to my arrogance... I deserved to die, Your Majesty need not concern yourself with it."

Helios then spoke slowly.

"How can you say that..."

Ella shook her head. "Is there anything else I can do for you, Your Majesty?"

“Tobias William… the third cardinal, a faithful follower of my Lord. Just in case, I gave him the key to the door… He’s hiding in the Kingdom of Saint Ara… Let someone bring him back… cough…”

Helios said, coughing weakly a few times.

Behind the door? The key?

Ella was somewhat confused, but seeing Helios's appearance, she figured time was running out, so she didn't ask for a detailed explanation of the words, thinking that she would get the answer when she found Tobias.

When she first arrived in the Holy City, she wondered why the cardinal she had met before was not there. It turned out that he had been ordered by the Holy Lord to hide.

"I understand. Leave it to me."

Ella then agreed, "And what kind of help are you referring to...?"

"...Could you unlock these chains for me?"

"Oh, of course, that's no problem."

Ella quickly waved her hand and released Helios from his restraints.

She wasn't intentionally trying to keep him hanging, but seeing how weak Helios was, she was afraid that if she removed the chains, he would fall straight down from the sky.

"Thank you."