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As Moria was completely erased by that domineering divine light of purification, the Eternal Night Domain enveloping the snowy Peak shattered and collapsed as well.
The darkness receded.
Dazzling sunlight once again ruled over this sky and earth.
Kujo Naruya stood with his hands behind his back. The artificial blazing sun floating behind him had shrunk a bit, yet it still radiated desperate heat and pressure.
In just a single encounter.
An SS-Level shadow-type Avatar on their side, possessing immortality traits, was instantly killed.
It didn't even get a chance to escape.
Is this the true caliber of an SSS-Rank Expert?
Classer closest to gods!
In the distance, Kujo Koji, who was kneeling on the ground, was already moved to tears, his eyes full of fanaticism and worship.
Those SS-Rank Experts who were once viewed as national strategic trump cards, capable of taking on a country single-handedly—
Before their ancestor, they were actually so fragile.
Unable to withstand a single blow!
This was the foundation of the Kujo Family!
This was the capital for the yamato people to rise and dominate the world!
"We won... we won..." Kujo Koji muttered to himself, already seeing the glorious future where Great Xia Nation fell and the flag of Sakura Country was planted all across the world.
On the other side of the battlefield.
Holy Light surged.
The holy sword in the hand of Gabriel, the six-winged angel, lowered as waves of gentle healing light spread out, rapidly covering all Avatars, including himself.
The deflection from yata no kagami earlier had dealt significant internal injuries to everyone.
Fortunately, Gabriel's healing skill was powerful, and everyone's health bars were recovering at a visible rate.
After this brief clash, Zhou Huai had already reached an extremely unfavorable conclusion in his heart.
Unfightable.
Completely unfightable.
Kujo Naruya had just been resurrected and was still somewhat weak, far from his Peak state.
But even so, he was still not someone his team could contend with.
The gap in quality and Level was just too vast.
This was an impassable chasm.
His trump card, Caesar, was also SSS-Level with infinite potential, but currently, he was not even Level 30.
Meanwhile, Kujo Naruya before him was conservatively estimated to be at least Level 70 or even higher.
Furthermore, what made Zhou Huai most apprehensive was—
The opponent had not yet unleashed a true Domain belonging to an SSS-Level.
What happened just now was merely a casual auto-attack.
If an SSS-Class Professional unleashed their Domain with full power, how terrifying would that be?
Taking a step back, even if the opponent hadn't comprehended a Domain, relying solely on current base stats to fight head-on, his win rate was less than ten percent.
Strictly speaking, not even 0.01 percent.
However, facing a situation of certain defeat, there was no despair in Zhou Huai's eyes as he controlled Caesar's body.
Instead, he was very calm.
His brain was spinning at high speed.
Right now, if he wanted to raise this pitiful win rate, there were only two methods.
First, rapidly raise the Level of all Avatars in a short period.
Just like Sun Wukong in Dragon Ball, if he can't beat the enemy, he suddenly bursts with energy, transforms into a Super Saiyan, and doubles his combat power.
If yellow hair can't win, turn into red hair; if red hair can't win, turn into blue hair; if blue hair still can't win, turn into white hair.
There's always a hair color that can defeat the opponent.
Unfortunately, reality is not an idealistic shonen manga.
His Avatars didn't have such idealistic power-up methods; raising Levels required actual accumulation of experience points.
This path was a dead end.
That left only the second method.
Since I can't become stronger, then I'll make you weaker!
Reduce Kujo Naruya's strength!
On this point, he indeed had a way.
This was also his biggest trump card that gave him the courage to stay and fight head-on in this suicidal battle.
The only Divine Artifact he currently possessed—the Heaven-Suppressing Seal!
That Divine Artifact obtained from the underground ruins capable of suppressing all things.
Could this legendary Divine Artifact contend against a living SSS-Class Professional?
Zhou Huai had once been curious about this question too.
Now, the time had finally come to test the conclusion.
Just as Zhou Huai was secretly calculating.
After killing Moria, Kujo Naruya did not pursue the victory.
He enjoyed this cat-and-mouse process, or perhaps his confidence in his own strength made him in no rush to execute these "ants."
He turned around, his pale golden eyes looking at Caesar with interest:
"Why aren't you continuing your attack?"
"Are you pondering tactics to deal with me?"
Hearing this, Zhou Huai controlled Caesar to nod very frankly.
The tattered black trench coat fluttered in the hot wind, looking particularly bleak, but his back remained straight.
"That's right."
"You are the strongest opponent I have ever met."
"And I am indeed thinking about how to kill you."
Kujo Naruya smiled, not minding this verbal offense at all.
"Have you thought of a way?"
"No."
Caesar shrugged, answering with total confidence.
"But we will still choose to fight you to the death."
"Your courage is commendable, but your stupidity is supreme."
Kujo Naruya shook his head, shifting his gaze from Caesar to the other Avatars standing behind.
His eyes softened, and his body began to exude an aura of "Divine Benevolence."
"Everyone."
"You are different from this Insect Master."
He pointed at Caesar.
"He is an SSS-Level, and although his current strength is lacking—he's still green—his potential is boundless."
"If he is allowed to grow, he will surely become a grave threat to my Sakura Country in the future."
"So he must die today."
Saying this, Kujo Naruya showed an expression of appreciating talent.
"But you are different."
"Although you are only SS-Level, whether it's that lightning-wielding swordsman, the angel possessing sacred power, or the big guy who could take my blow head-on..."
"You are all rare talents in this world."
"Even in that past era filled with countless experts, you would be enough to become overlords of your own Domains."
"To follow a master destined to die and perish here alongside him would be truly tragic."
Kujo Naruya opened his arms wide as the halo behind him rotated slowly, making him appear even more divine.
"As long as you are willing to surrender now,"
"kneel, and pledge your allegiance to me,"
"I will choose to forgive your offense against me just now."
"I will even grant you stronger power and a longer life."
Zhou Huai immediately heard the exaggeration in Kujo Naruya's words.
Granting stronger power remained to be verified.
But granting a longer life was pure nonsense.
Zhou Huai had seen his profile; even Kujo Naruya himself, this SSS-Level Amaterasu, had only lived until age 70 before dying.
Perhaps feeling his end approaching, before his death back then, he even had members of the Kujo Family capture 100 young boys and girls for sacrifice, hoping to live a bit longer through this method.
Yet it was useless.
Death came all the same.
In history, not a single SSS-Level had a lifespan exceeding a hundred years; no matter how powerful you were in life, it was to no avail.
This seemed to be an ironclad rule of this world.
