Divine power surged around her, radiating a faintly glowing light. Without uttering any flying incantation, Liliana's body floated up.
Facing Perseus across from her, her silver eyes shone with fierce battle intent. At this moment, Liliana felt stronger than ever before!
"Witch, do you think that receiving the Godslayer's blessing allows you to fight me? Step back; I have no interest in you."
Although Liliana's aura was now no less than that of the gods, in Perseus's eyes it was just a boring trick, and he didn't take the girl seriously at all.
"Hmph, Perseus, you once hurt my king. Now, as the king's knight, I will make you pay!"
With a cold snort, Liliana retorted harshly to Perseus.
Every time she thought of how Perseus's divine arrow pierced her king's heart to save her, the girl felt a surge of guilt and anger. Now, she could personally punish this arrogant fellow with the power granted by the king!
"Oh… interesting. Then I shall play with you for a while, witch."
Seeing Sora below still not making a move, Perseus's eyes flickered strangely. Since the other side wanted to play, he would oblige.
Without further words, the two transformed into streaks of light and charged at each other in the sky…
…
Clang! Clang clang clang!!! Boom! Boom boom boom!!!
In the sky, fireworks-like bursts continuously exploded as the two streaks of light clashed and intertwined. Countless sharp sword energies scattered repeatedly. The sky wailed, the earth trembled, and the waves surged…
The last time Liliana fought Perseus, she dared not engage in close combat and could only attack from afar with limited magic. At that time, her human body could never withstand Perseus. Even a simple collision could have shattered her fragile human form.
But this time, Liliana was fearless. The king's blessing gave her power rivaling a god's. Though temporary, at this moment, she was a god!
On the ground, Sora watched the battle in the sky, nodding occasionally, clearly pleased with his knight's performance.
Although Liliana had not gained the upper hand against Perseus and was gradually being suppressed as time passed, all this was expected by Sora.
Liliana, though temporarily possessing godlike power, was still not a god. She was young and naturally lacked the combat experience and skills of the mythic hero Perseus, who had existed for millions of years.
But for Sora, none of that mattered. What mattered was that Liliana was growing and improving rapidly in battle—that was what he truly needed!
Clang!!!
Another clash of swords sent Liliana flying back hundreds of meters before she stabilized in midair.
"Hahaha… Witch, I must admire your courage, but this is where it ends!"
Perseus laughed loudly, pointing his longsword at her. As a god, he could clearly feel the dwindling divine power within Liliana.
"Ha… ha… so this is a god."
Panting heavily, though deeply shocked by the gods' strength, the girl showed no fear. Instead, her expression was filled with unparalleled excitement and passion!
So what if they are gods? As long as I keep working hard, one day I will surpass them!
"Liliana, that's enough. Return."
Sora's voice came from below.
"Yes!"
Without hesitation or doubt, the girl landed and returned to Sora's side.
"Sorry, my king, I still cannot defeat Perseus."
She saluted like a knight, a hint of self-blame in her voice.
"Hehe… Liliana, if you really think you can defeat Perseus now, that would be arrogance."
"You've done very well. Now it's my turn."
Patting the girl's head, Sora smiled.
"Dimensional Formation, activate!"
Knowing that Perseus could counter the power of the God of War, Sora wisely refrained from using it. Instead, he used the king's sword to activate the Teigu Dimensional Formation [Shambhala]. Instantly, a three-dimensional array sphere pattern spread out from Sora, enveloping the nearby space!
"What is this…?"
Perseus frowned deeply, feeling uneasy despite the lack of any offensive power.
"The power of the Dimensional Formation [Shambhala]. Sa, Perseus, enjoy it well…"
Suddenly, the Godslayer's voice whispered in his ear, making Perseus's body hair stand on end and his pupils contract sharply.
"When—!"
In endless shock, he hadn't noticed that in just an instant, the Godslayer had appeared right beside him!
Perseus's body instinctively tried to dodge, but it was too late!
…
Boom!!!
Sora swung his sword directly at Perseus. Although Perseus instinctively raised his sword to block, his body was still inevitably struck and blasted away. Falling off the Celestial Winged White Stallion, his body shot toward the ground like a cannonball.
Boom!!!
Just as Perseus was about to crash onto the ground, Sora used the power of the Dimensional Formation to instantly teleport beside him and struck again with his sword. Perseus's body shot up into the sky like a meteor.
Boom!!!
Having just ascended several hundred meters, Sora's figure flashed again, delivering another sword strike.
Boom!!!
"Ah!!!"
…
Watching Perseus being struck repeatedly by Sora in the sky like a bouncing ball, emitting agonizing screams without any resistance, Liliana on the ground widened her eyes in shock, her cute little mouth forming a perfect "O." The shock in her heart was overwhelming, leaving her stunned for a long time.
"This is… the power of the King!!!"
Liliana deeply felt Perseus's strength. As the legendary dragon-slaying hero, Perseus had no resistance at all against her King's hand!
Along with endless shock came boundless pride—this was her King, the invincible King!
Boom!!!
Several hundred meters high in the sky, Sora fiercely slashed down at Perseus again. This guy had never been polite to him, so Sora naturally wouldn't be polite either. Even the surrounding air was sliced apart!
Without a doubt, Perseus let out a miserable howl as his body shot toward the ground. The power behind Sora's slash was so strong that Perseus's silver-white robe ignited from friction with the air during his fall, turning him into a fiery red meteor falling from the sky.
Boom!!!
The earth trembled as Perseus's body crashed into the beach, creating a huge crater hundreds of meters wide.
"Is it over…?"
Raising her hand to block the chaotic air, flying seawater, and debris, Liliana found it hard to believe anyone could survive such a fierce attack.
Even a god wouldn't survive, right?
"Not yet. Maybe it's because he's one of the Steel Heroes—Perseus is pretty tough!"
Sora's voice sounded as he suddenly appeared beside the girl.
Wearing a mischievous smile, his clothes were perfectly neat, his breathing calm and natural, completely unlike someone who had just been through a fierce battle!
Well, for Sora, it wasn't really a battle—just a one-sided beating of poor Perseus.
"King!!!"
Overwhelmed with excitement, Liliana completely forgot her reserve and shyness and threw herself onto Sora.
"Hey… Liliana, let's go take a look."
Holding the blushing, excited girl, Sora teleported directly beside Perseus.
At this moment, Perseus was nothing like the handsome godly figure he had been before. If one word could describe him, it would be—
Miserable beyond words!
His whole body was tattered and bleeding golden divine blood. Almost all his bones had been shattered by Sora's repeated powerful attacks. That he was still alive was nothing short of a miracle!
"This is not the power of Verethragna, nor any other god. Who exactly is this God Slayer?!"
Perseus, embedded in the ground and unable to move, looked at Sora beside him with instinctive horror and fear in his eyes.
"Because this is my own power!"
Sora replied simply, showing no intention to explain further.
"Liliana, this guy can no longer resist. Now you kill him and seize his authority and power."
Patting Liliana's delicate hip to help her down from his body, Sora instructed the girl.
"Perseus's authority and power, King, what are you…"
At first stunned, Liliana quickly understood Sora's meaning and was filled with surprise and disbelief.
As the Demon King of the Earth, the God Slayers possessed supreme authority and had almost no desires. Nothing mattered to them—except one thing: the power of the gods!
They deeply understood how powerful divine power was and constantly craved more and more, just like Marquis Voban once did.
But now, such a precious thing, her King was offering it to her without hesitation…
Even now, Liliana felt as if she were hallucinating.
"Go, Liliana. These things are trivial to me. You are my most precious treasure!"
Ruffling the girl's hair, Sora smiled warmly.
Liliana had already formed a contract with him; everything about her belonged to him. No matter what excessive orders he gave, she would obey without hesitation. So this was not some evil scheme but a genuine expression of his heart.
Seeing Sora like this, the girl was deeply moved. Without hesitation, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Sora's lips…