"How is this possible!"
The Fire Luminary cried out in disbelief, his face filled with shock.
"It's over."
When the dust finally settled, Benimaru unsheathed his long sword, and red flames instantly enveloped the entire blade.
Then, he violently swung the sword, pouring all the power in his body into the edge.
A red light flashed suddenly as a massive flaming sword aura slashed fiercely toward the Seven Luminaries.
"Crimson Lotus Fury Slash!"
The sword aura whistled, carrying endless destructive power as it swallowed all six old men—whose old strength was exhausted and new strength not yet gathered—into a sea of fire.
Under Benimaru's surprise attack, the group of old men had no time to prepare and met their tragic end just like that.
As the fire gradually died down, everyone saw that after the flames dissipated, those few old men were lying on the ground, their bodies charred, clearly dead.
Except for Granbell, the once-invincible Seven Luminaries were wiped out just like that.
No one would have thought that the former legends would fall here in such a clean and efficient manner... Walpurgis venue.
Everyone finished watching the final outcome of the Holy War and understood the reasons behind it.
At that moment, the maid Luminus behind Demon Lord Valentine erupted with a powerful aura.
She didn't care at all about the deaths of the Seven Luminaries; even if the entire Holy Knight Order died out, it wouldn't cause a ripple in Luminus's heart.
However.
Seeing that her Hinata had actually died, the pain and resentment swept through Luminus's mind like a flood.
"Damned scum! To actually kill my..."
Luminus's expression became distorted, and her eyes seemed to burn with a raging fire.
It was the anger of having her favored Hinata taken away by death.
All the Demon Lords were startled by Luminus's sudden outburst of aura.
"Luminus?" Guy asked with a frown.
"Granbell! Glenda!" Luminus roared through gritted teeth. "I want them dead!"
Intense resentment filled her entire heart, causing her emotions to spiral completely out of control.
The despair and powerlessness over Hinata's death became a catalyst for Luminus.
A catalyst to step into the ultimate realm.
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'Lord of Lust' was an ultimate authority capable of controlling 'Life' and 'Death'.
The voice of the world echoed in Luminus's mind, allowing her to regain a sliver of clarity.
"Wait!"
Guy reached out and grabbed her shoulder. "Draco will handle it."
"I know."
Luminus took a deep breath and calmed down. Draco had told her about the plan for the Holy War, and she knew he had a way to resurrect these people.
But seeing Hinata's death, Luminus's mood remained somewhat low.
Taking another deep breath, she knew her identity had been exposed and no longer hid it.
After a magical transformation, her original maid outfit changed into a noble and magnificent black formal dress, which, combined with her beautiful face, made her look like a flower in full bloom.
"Roy, leave things here to me. You go back."
Luminus said calmly.
"As you command, my Lady!"
Roy bowed slightly, then silently stepped into the portal behind him.
Luminus naturally sat in her own seat, her expression cold and unapproachable.
Clearly, she was in a bad mood and didn't want to say much.
This dramatic scene left the new generation of Demon Lords—Carrion, Frey, and Clayman—somewhat bewildered.
"Well~ actually Luminus is the true Demon Lord. She doesn't like appearing in public, so she had Valentine act as the Demon Lord in her place."
Milim took this moment to enlighten everyone.
Carrion and Frey were astonished. If even a servant could be on equal footing with them, then wouldn't this Luminus be... The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Clayman, however, dismissed it with disdain.
Who here isn't an Awakened Demon Lord? I, Clayman, am not much worse than any of you.
The other second-generation Demon Lords weren't too surprised; after all, they were Demon Lords of the same era and knew Luminus's true identity.
This minor interlude was quickly passed over, and the meeting continued.
"Clayman, do you have anything else to say?"
Rimuru questioned him.
Now that the evidence was conclusive, everything Clayman had said had become nonsense.
Clearly, this was a personal grudge between Rimuru and Clayman, and it had nothing to do with the others.
"Clayman, since things have come to this, let's solve it in the simplest way possible."
As the mediator, Guy spoke up at this time.
"You are also a Demon Lord, so use your own power to defeat this Majin before you."
Clayman: "..."
Then Guy asked Rimuru, "Do you intend to become a Demon Lord?"
"Yes!"
Rimuru nodded slowly. "I have already accepted the role of Leader of the Jura Forest Great Alliance. To others, I am already a Demon Lord."
"Then there is no problem."
Guy let out a light laugh. "Since the witnesses are all present, if you can defeat Clayman in front of me, then we will recognize your status."
As the words fell, Clayman let out a "Jie Jie Jie" laugh.
"Good grief, I originally didn't want to get my hands dirty, but I didn't expect things to develop this way."
"I really..."
"I'll let you understand my true strength. If that Original hadn't stopped me before, I'm afraid I would have dealt with you long ago."
Clayman smiled sinisterly. "Since that person didn't come with you, I no longer need to hold back."
Rimuru was indifferent to Clayman's confident words.
You couldn't even handle one of my subordinates, so how could you possibly deal with me?
Right, Raphael?
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Did you leave 2% because you're afraid I'll get arrogant?
"Then, let us begin."
Then Guy snapped his fingers with a "Snap." A green barrier immediately rose, and the size of the venue expanded instantly at his will.
A spacious combat arena emerged instantly, and Rimuru and Clayman stood in the center of the field.
Guy gave a meaningful look at Abaddon beside Rimuru. Combined with the word "Original" revealed in Clayman's words just now, the conclusion had already appeared in Guy's mind.
Demons are divided by color lineages; the demon before him belonged to the Black lineage.
A free-spirited, unconventional, and unique color lineage.
When other lineages see an Original, which of them isn't full of awe? Only the Black lineage doesn't give a damn about anyone, no matter who they are.
If Diablo weren't the source of the Original Black, these guys wouldn't give a damn about him either.
This is the uniqueness of the Black lineage; they act according to their whims, moving only for things that interest them.
"I didn't expect a guy like you to actually acknowledge a master. How interesting."
Guy's interest in Rimuru grew even more intense.
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