The hall stood silent.
Not peaceful
But final.
No one spoke.
No one moved.
Because the decision had already been made.
Lin Mo stood at the center.
Chains of light binding him
Not just his body
But his power.
"…Begin."
The Heavenly Lord's voice fell.
Cold.
Absolute.
The chains tightened instantly.
Lin Mo's breath hitched
His body tensed
Light surged through him.
Not warm.
Not gentle.
But burning.
As if it was tearing something out of him.
"…Seal his power."
Shen Wei stepped forward.
His hand raised
Calm.
Controlled.
A symbol formed in the air.
Bright.
Unforgiving.
Then
It struck.
Lin Mo's eyes widened
Pain exploded through his body.
Not physical.
Deeper than that.
His power
Was being ripped away.
"…You will no longer belong to Heaven."
The words echoed.
Each one cutting deeper than the last.
Lin Mo's knees almost gave in
But he forced himself to stand.
Even now
He refused to fall.
"…Strip him of his rank."
The light around him shattered.
The mark of an angel
Gone.
The presence that once defined him
Fading.
Gasps echoed faintly through the hall.
Not loud
But undeniable.
Because they could feel it.
Lin Mo
Was no longer the same.
Lian Hua's hands trembled slightly.
"…Stop…"
The word barely left her lips.
But it was too late.
"…Cast him down."
Silence fell again.
Heavy.
Because this
This was the final step.
The chains shifted.
Pulling Lin Mo upward
Not toward light
But toward something else.
A rift.
Dark.
Endless.
The boundary between Heaven
And the mortal world.
Lin Mo's gaze lifted.
For a brief moment
Everything felt distant.
The hall.
The angels.
The judgment.
All of it.
Until
A single thought remained.
"…Mo Ran…"
The name slipped out.
Soft.
Unintended.
And for the first time
There was no one to stop him.
Far below
Mo Ran froze.
His eyes snapped upward.
"…Lin Mo."
The connection
Still there.
Faint.
But unbroken.
"…Don't move."
The Heavenly Lord's voice cut through again.
The chains tightened
Forcing Lin Mo forward.
Closer.
Closer
To the edge.
The rift pulsed.
Waiting.
"…You will live as a mortal."
"…You will suffer as they do."
"…And if you fail"
A pause.
"…you will disappear."
Final.
Lin Mo closed his eyes.
Not in fear.
But in acceptance.
If this was the path
Then he would walk it.
Even if it meant losing everything.
The chains released.
For just a second.
And that was enough.
Lin Mo fell.
The world shattered beneath him
Light breaking into fragments
Silence swallowing everything.
He didn't resist.
Didn't reach back.
Because
There was nothing left to hold onto.
Above
The Heavenly Lord watched.
Unmoved.
Unchanged.
"…Seal the rift."
The command fell.
And just like that
The connection was cut.
Gone.
Below
Mo Ran stood in complete silence.
His hand clenched slowly.
"…You think this ends here…"
The air around him darkened.
Violent.
"…You're wrong."
A step forward.
"…I'll find him."
Another step.
"…Even if I have to tear the realms apart."
The darkness surged.
Uncontrolled.
Because this time
There was nothing left holding him back.
And somewhere far below
Lin Mo continued to fall.
Faster.
Deeper.
Into a world
That no longer remembered him.
And so, the fall begins… 🖤🔥