Benimaru and the others, who arrived a beat late, saw Shion's fierce offensive and couldn't help but swallow hard.
""Is she bursting with pent-up frustration?""
Benimaru muttered to himself, "It really is Shion. I've known since we were young that she is someone who is capable of doing anything."
Shion was still attacking tirelessly, and the Fire Luminary stared at her, gnashing his teeth.
""This bastard, does she really have no intention of showing any consideration for an old man?""
Finally, with the last critical hit, the Flame Barrier shattered with a bang.
The Fire Luminary was so frightened that he retreated again and again.
The other Seven Luminaries saw this and immediately stopped their attacks on the Holy Knights, turning instead to pounce on Shion.
""Hahaha, come! Let's fight!""
Shion shouted in excitement, swinging Gorikimaru as she charged toward several people.
Seeing this, Benimaru stopped being a mere spectator, and the Three Beastmen, Geld, and the others behind him all sought out their respective opponents.
Unsheathing the katana Guren, Benimaru faced off against the Gold Luminary.
The demon Samael and Gobta took on the Sun Luminary, Geld and Gabiru faced the Wood Luminary, the Three Beastmen confronted the Earth Luminary, and the young lady of the Winged Race went up against the Water Luminary.
Hakurou watched the retreating Glenda with a smile; due to the barrier released by the Seven Luminaries, she was trapped inside along with them.
She thought she could just leave after the Seven Luminaries finished the battle, and could even watch the show in the meantime without any danger.
She didn't expect the tide of battle to shift instantly, leaving her side at a disadvantage.
Renard and the others finally caught their breath; although they didn't know why the monsters of the Jura Tempest Federation were helping them, they couldn't afford to care about that now.
"Everyone, get away from the battlefield! This is no place for you to stay!"
Renard shouted, telling them to retreat toward the Jura Tempest Federation's army.
The aftershocks of the battle with the Seven Luminaries were already about to spread here; staying any longer would mean certain death.
Having done this, Renard, Sarei, and the other seven "Saints" also joined the fray, causing the pressure on the Seven Luminaries to increase suddenly as they were forced back step by step.
The Fire Luminary, in particular, was driven into a pathetic state by Shion's pressure.
"Crazy woman, don't be so arrogant!"
The Fire Luminary roared in exasperation, his figure flashing as he dodged Shion's violent impact.
Immediately after, he pressed his palms together, and a massive fireball condensed in his hands.
"Sacred Flame Burn!"
The Fire Luminary shouted angrily, focusing all his magic into the center of the fireball.
The fireball hurtled toward Shion with destructive power, but she showed no fear, her eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.
The purple battle aura covering her greatsword became even more dazzling, and a powerful sword intent permeated the entire space.
"Battle God Slash!"
Accompanied by a low voice, Shion swung out a terrifying blade aura several meters long, heading straight for the fireball.
The moment the fireball and the blade aura collided, an earth-shattering sound erupted.
The violent impact kicked up a cloud of dust that obscured everyone's vision.
"Cough, cough..."
As the dust gradually cleared, the Fire Luminary appeared disheveled and pathetic, the white mask on his face having been blown off by the fierce wind.
"Gerudo!?"
Renard immediately recognized the Fire Luminary's true face. Wasn't this Gerudo of "Fire," who had lived and worked with them day and night? How did he become one of the Seven Luminaries Teachers?
Not only him, but the other "Saints" also noticed the Fire Luminary, as Gerudo had been relatively close to all of them.
Furthermore, Gerudo usually hadn't shown any particularly great strength; no one expected this man to be the Fire Luminary in disguise.
"No wonder this guy always loved to hide his true abilities; so that's how it is."
Renard realized, which only deepened their hatred for Gerudo.
"Hmph, you're all going to die anyway. What does it matter if you can see through my identity in this situation?"
The Fire Luminary's voice was full of sinister malice. "However, it's time to end this."
"Form the array!"
With his roar, the Seven Luminaries understood his meaning.
They were no match for their opponents in single combat; only by forming an array to use the powerful 'Holy Trinity Spirit Collapse Formation' could they contend with them.
"Holy Trinity Spirit Collapse Formation — Triple Spirit Particle Collapse!"
As the Seven Luminaries shouted in unison, two complex array patterns emerged, and a holy radiance of spirit particles began to condense.
Then, another explosive sound echoed across the battlefield as the two array patterns merged into a new one, sending out waves of terrifying energy.
A spirit particle storm raged in the air, snapping surrounding trees in half and even cracking hard rocks.
Countless base arrays spread across the sky, looking like a blooming flower petal.
"Such strong pressure."
Benimaru frowned; the power of this array was simply beyond their imagination.
Even the ground they stood on trembled slightly, seemingly unable to withstand the power of this array.
Just as he was about to order a retreat to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack, a black silhouette suddenly blocked their path.
"This is..."
Everyone was stunned as they looked at the young girl clad in pitch-black armor.
The girl's right hand tightly gripped a massive black halberd, and her entire body radiated a piercing chill.
"All of you, get behind me."
Albedo's tone was indifferent, yet it carried an unquestionable dominance.
"Alright."
Benimaru did not hesitate, obediently leading everyone to hide behind Albedo; the strength of this Guardian Overseer of the Great Tomb of Nazarick was absolutely beyond doubt.
Seeing this, Renard and Sarei hesitated for a moment before running over as well.
A wise man doesn't fight against the odds; he who understands the times is a hero. It wasn't shameful.
"Tch! Foolish."
The Fire Luminary looked on with disdain, thinking it was a delusion to believe a single person could block their array.
It was an absolute pipe dream.
This was the Holy Sextet Spirit Collapse Array, which had reached the ultimate realm and could rival an Ultimate Skill!
Even their Goddess Luminas would have to expend some effort to withstand it.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the person before him was an Awakened Demon Lord-level existence fully capable of rivaling Goddess Luminas.
Albedo gazed coldly at the Fire Luminary and raised her hands toward the sky. A massive amount of magic power surged out, and a dazzling black light began to bloom from her palms.
"Holy Shield: Wall of Jericho!"
A black city wall, a full hundred zhang wide, descended from the sky, blocking everyone's front.
The wall's material looked extremely heavy, with profound patterns flowing over it, appearing incredibly solid.
The Fire Luminary snorted disdainfully. "Daring to show off with a mere wall? I'll let you taste our terror!"
"Holy Sixfold Spirit Particle Collapse!"
A dazzling beam of light, carrying a terrifying and irresistible momentum, crashed directly into the black wall.
"Boom—"
The violent explosion produced a stunning shockwave, with frantic energy flying everywhere like a small nuclear bomb detonating.
The distant army was knocked over by the air blast, and many soldiers even fainted instantly.
Yet that wall, which looked ordinary but carried an ancient aura, still stood in place.
It was covered in cracks and seemed like it could collapse at any moment.
The light pillar filled with holy spirit power did not stop there; the terrifying force continued to bombard the wall incessantly.
"Crack!"
The crisp sound of shattering kept ringing out, but the wall just wouldn't collapse; in fact, the cracks upon it were slowly repairing themselves.
"How is this possible!"
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