Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 447 - 417 Divine Light VS Master of Divine Seal

Chapter 447: 417 Divine Light VS Master of Divine Seal

A towering figure stepped into the rocky seat area.

Anyone could tell who this figure belonged to. Even if they couldn’t discern it from the physique, just thinking about it would make clear that only one person would enter the Void Realm at this time.

The Divine Light had appeared!

At the moment he saw the figure of Divine Light, Weichi, sitting far away on the rocky seat, became tense all over, then immediately turned his head to look at the Master of Divine Seal nervously. Xuanming seemed to have noticed something from Weichi’s unusual reaction, his gaze shifting back and forth between Divine Light and the Master of Divine Seal.

Even Number Seven seemed to sense the impending storm, slightly adjusted her seating posture, and directed her gaze towards us.

I slightly changed my position, making it easier to protect Little Bowl in the upcoming moments, while also glancing at the Master of Divine Seal.

The Master of Divine Seal slowly put down the arm supporting his cheek. The seven Void Envoys were now all present, and he was evidently awake. His gaze, as solid as substance, swept over the area, finally resting on Xu Gou.

Although he had not responded when Xu Gou proposed a transaction to him earlier, he claimed to "know most of the things happening in this world," so it’s very likely that the moment he woke up, he already knew what had just occurred.

Encouraged by the gaze of the Master of Divine Seal, Xu Gou, evidently filled with his own thoughts, seemed oblivious to the subtle change in the atmosphere, directly walked forward, took out the Divine Seal Fragment, and loudly announced, "Divine Seal—"

But before he could finish his sentence, a force from behind interrupted him. Divine Light, from the moment he appeared, walked relentlessly, casually bumped Xu Gou aside, and headed rapidly towards the Master of Divine Seal.

Not only did he treat Xu Gou like this, but he also completely disregarded everyone else present, his gaze solely fixated on the Master of Divine Seal, as if within this Void Realm, only he and the Master of Divine Seal existed from the start.

I immediately realized Divine Light’s intention. He was not interested in dragging things out or wasting energy on diplomatic maneuvers; he intended to launch an assassination against the Master of Divine Seal as soon as he entered!

"Master of Divine Seal, I want to make a transaction," said Divine Light calmly.

Behind him, Xu Gou shouted angrily, "Don’t you understand the principle of first come, first served? Get out!"

However, the gaze of the Master of Divine Seal shifted to Divine Light, asking, "What answer do you wish to exchange with me using the Divine Seal Fragment?"

"You’ve sat in that position long enough, don’t you think? The ability to overlook us all this time has been your benefit until now—"

Divine Light halted before the Master of Divine Seal and raised his right palm. Xu Gou seemed to want to grab Divine Light’s shoulder from behind, yet only now did he realize something was wrong, reflexively backing away.

A white, blazing orb of light materialized in the palm of Divine Light, as he spoke in a deep voice, "And next—it’s time for you to pay the price!"

Upon saying that, a magnificent radiance erupted from him, while the white orb of light in his hand shone far brighter, exploding in an instant.

In less than a fraction of a millionth of a second, all the gray mist shrouding the Void Realm was blown away by an extraordinarily violent mana fluctuation, leaving the Void Realm backdrop in a void darkness akin to cosmic space. Yet in that exposed darkness, the white light emitted by Divine Light painted everything white again.

It was akin to a supernova explosion! In such a short interval, even I could only sense and had no time to intervene.

The most critical part of the assassination of the Master of Divine Seal was this initial strike.

Divine Light, at all costs and time, must have poured every ounce of effort into this blow, hence the overwhelming power. I have no doubt that if this strike were to hit Luo Mountain Headquarters, even with ten Great Impermanence Level powers below, it would still obliterate the headquarters and the surrounding Primordial Forest. Even Divine Light, who unleashed this ultimate move, may not have thought of any way to withstand it.

And yet, despite such a scaled and intense strike, it surprisingly didn’t cause any harm to others present. Alongside sweeping away all the gray mist, all the catastrophic power converged into an ultimate point, directed at the Master of Divine Seal.

It wasn’t just the gray mist that was swept away, the connection between the Master of Divine Seal and the divine seal must have also been severed in the recent events. The Master of Divine Seal currently was in a state where he couldn’t utilize the power of the divine seal.

Without any suspense, the body of the Master of Divine Seal was engulfed by the boundless white light. The exceedingly powerful force rendered my perception unable to probe into the details within, yet one thing I could state with certainty—the Master of Divine Seal was indeed struck by this blow.

Divine Light succeeded!

However, Divine Light did not display a victorious expression; instead, he revealed an inconceivable emotion.

"...How could it be?"

He seemed unable to control his emotion, uttering in immense shock, "You... actually are..."

He seemed to doubt his judgment, unable to continue speaking, while in the not-yet-fully-receded white light, the voice of the Master of Divine Seal rose.

"From the start, I told you, didn’t I?" the Master of Divine Seal calmly declared, "If you are caught again, expect to be killed without mercy."

With that, the white light that originally belonged to Divine Light flowed uncontrollably, concentrating on one spot. Meanwhile, the figure of the Master of Divine Seal reappeared, completely unharmed, and the white light was entirely gathered in his palm, as if signifying that the power’s ownership now belonged to him.

Then, aiming it at Divine Light, the white light transformed into a torrent seemingly capable of destroying everything. Divine Light’s expression drastically changed, immediately turning into white light as if attempting to evade.

Yet he was too late. Not even half a sentence of last words could leave his lips as the white light he had turned into was swallowed by the white torrent of light. Once the torrent receded, he couldn’t reappear, disappearing without a trace.

Divine Light, deceased.

Both Divine Light’s attack and the Master of Divine Seal’s counterattack happened too rapidly, leaving not a single gap for intervention.

I couldn’t comprehend what I was witnessing. No, I anticipated that Divine Light’s assassination plan might fail; Divine Light himself probably didn’t think his assassination was guaranteed success, so I wasn’t particularly shocked. But theoretically, the connection between the Master of Divine Seal and the divine seal should have been severed by that strike, and the Master of Divine Seal should have been unable to resist Divine Light’s ultimate move.

Nonetheless, the Master of Divine Seal not only survived but was unscathed and killed Divine Light with a single counterattack. Although I saw everything from beginning to end, I still couldn’t understand what specifically the Master of Divine Seal did.

Is it possible that Divine Light’s assumption was wrong, that the Master of Divine Seal is not just a "mortal who acquired the divine seal by luck," or perhaps the divine seal has properties beyond Divine Light’s calculation, capable of defending even against such scenarios?

The truth is likely beyond these two possibilities. Because even just casually, I could think of these two possibilities, Divine Light couldn’t possibly be clueless. Yet, before his death, Divine Light showed such a shocked expression. This meant he, with his own insight, perceived a truth which I couldn’t.

There was someone else on the scene, possibly with vision akin to Divine Light, who might know what truth Divine Light discovered just now.

"—Little Bowl." I immediately initiated a telepathy exchange, "Did you see what happened just now?"

"I... I saw..." Little Bowl also seemed to be in shock.

"You said before that as long as the Master of Divine Seal uses his power, you could sense his connection with the divine seal, right?" I asked, "Did you sense just now?"

"Yes, I sensed... no, I didn’t sense..." Little Bowl’s words and thoughts were evidently very confused.

"Did you sense, or not?" I asked, "What exactly did you see?"

Little Bowl seemed to slightly organize her thoughts, then said, "When the Master of Divine Seal used his power just now, it felt like I sensed the presence of the divine seal... Unlike the tiny fragments we have, it’s a complete yet shattered divine seal...

"But... I didn’t sense the Master of Divine Seal!

"When I sensed the divine seal, I couldn’t sense the Master of Divine Seal in front of me. It was as if... as if he was the divine seal itself!"

—What?

I was struck by Little Bowl’s answer and then quickly asked, "You mean, the reason you couldn’t sense the connection between the Master of Divine Seal and the divine seal is that he isn’t the holder of the divine seal, he is the divine seal itself. To go a step further, he is a divine seal with self-awareness, capable of speaking and transforming into human form... Can I understand it this way?"

Little Bowl replied blankly, "I... I don’t know, but... it seems like it. This conclusion matches perfectly with what I sensed..."

This explains why Divine Light failed.

If the enemy is the divine seal itself, then there’s no point even discussing severing the "connection between the enemy and the divine seal." It’s not about whether the holder of the divine seal is a mortal or an immortal; it’s off from the very premise.

The Master of Divine Seal raised a hand towards the spot of Divine Light’s demise, only to see five Divine Seal Fragments appear out of thin air.

What appeared there might not just include the Divine Seal Fragments that were bound to Divine Light; there might also be ownerless Divine Seal Fragments. Divine Light’s inevitable strike likely incorporated the power of those ownerless Divine Seal Fragments, and because he brought them into the Void Realm, it might have allowed the Master of Divine Seal to trace and retrieve those ownerless Divine Seal Fragments.

The five Divine Seal Fragments flew towards the Master of Divine Seal, but just at that moment, another upheaval occurred, and someone reached out for those Divine Seal Fragments.

The one who struck this time was Xuanming.

Flames suddenly spewed from Xuanming’s hand, engulfing the five Divine Seal Fragments like a giant mouth!

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