Published: February 12, 2025
“Why is this happening?”
“Why is this happening?”
The Holy Maiden knelt on the ground, her hands propping up her body, forcing herself not to fall.
Above her head, wailing souls howled one after another.
They were either mournful, fierce, or insane, drifting back and forth in the hazy space.
The place she found herself in was no longer the previous room but a realm shrouded in gray.
When she hadn’t felt so suffocated earlier, the Holy Maiden had seen that at the top of the space were dark clouds, from which these souls frequently emerged.
Although the Holy Maiden had not reached the ninth level, the realm of the Holy Father, she knew she was not too far from that level. After arriving here, her understanding of space and power had clearly undergone a qualitative leap. Perhaps one day, her body would be able to sense and grasp that power that would bring change.
Previously, when she had been cornered by Zheng Xi and Duo Yan to such an extent, aside from the known reasons, the Holy Maiden had also contemplated waiting a little longer.
As long as she could reach the ninth level, whether it was Zheng Xi or Duo Yan, or even those old giants and experts whose whereabouts were unknown, they would all come running back upon hearing the news. The Temple of Dawn would once again become a force that could not be ignored. Forget about being oppressed by the Holy City; by that time, they would even have the courage to stand shoulder to shoulder with Cloud Summit Villa.
But why, now that she was just a hair's breadth away from the ninth level, did she have no means to resist these souls? She could resist a little but could not break free!
The person named Said had launched a sudden and inexplicable attack, merging with a large flag. After that, all the people of the Sanctuary were drained of energy by the ever-appearing souls.
Draining… any form of energy.
Yes, including the energy from equipment, the energy within Soul Artifacts, the energy in their bodies, and even their life force.
The appetite of these souls was astonishingly grotesque.
The process was despairing; the Holy Maiden had resisted, but her body simply wouldn’t move, allowing others to drain her energy while she witnessed the fate of nearly every person from the Temple of Dawn in the Holy City.
She had cried, her tears even being absorbed. After the incident, she had been relocated to this bizarre space. On the ground, it was as if there was a monitor showing every person from the Temple of Dawn in the Holy City. As time passed, these people were dying one by one, losing their voices on the monitor.
As the leader of the Temple of Dawn, the Holy Maiden who wholeheartedly wanted to settle and take root her people on this brand-new planet felt how cruel it was to face these scenes.
Eventually, she had grown numb, as the members of the Sanctuary had nearly all died; those remaining were all high-level evolvers, powerful individuals.
She would never forget how one by one, people were slowly turning into nothingness on the screen. Compared to severed limbs and bloody carnage, such scenes were not particularly terrifying, but the silent slaughter that penetrated to the bone would leave the observer in utter despair.
The maid who had always followed the Holy Maiden thus disappeared and died. Chilian, who had steadfastly supported her, could not withstand this torment, first losing her equipment, and then her own body.
In the end, even Zheng Xi and Duo Yan, who had just moments ago threatened and tempted her to marry the lord of the Holy City, could not escape the fate of death.
However, before their demise, they had continued to watch the Holy Maiden. She understood the meaning in their eyes.
Avenge us, kill these people, avenge all the citizens of the Sanctuary!
The Holy Maiden fell into madness, but the surrounding pull rendered her immobile, unable to make even a sound.
The Robe of Faith shattered, the crown of breaking illusions broke, the staff of glory shattered… the Dawn Divine Armory also shattered.