Swear Fealty To Me, My Subjects!

The moment the ancient dragon said that, Hela felt a ton of pressure land on her shoulders.

Her knees smashed heavily onto the lava-filled ground.

Hela knelt on the ground.

The armor that enveloped her creaked tragically as well!

Obadiah looked down at the three pathetic living beings.

A demigod and two divine derivatives.

With a single look from Obadiah, the two puppets knelt on the ground screaming like their mother.

By squeezing out the elemental ley lines of his neighbor, the Leta Empire, Obadiah's barrier was exceptionally strong.

And now, Obadiah placed all the pressure of the entire barrier on Hela and the puppets!

Hela had no chance of defeating him at all.

If not for the fact that Obadiah was shedding his skin…

Hela would most likely be killed by Obadiah before she even had the chance to approach the abyss!

In order to defeat Hela, Obadiah was now forced to stop his ascension ritual and fight with his true form.

His losses and regrets...

Everything had to be made up for by the demigod's blood and tragic cries!

The barrier was still destroying Hela and the puppets with all its might.

The bodies of the puppets had already begun to collapse. The injuries they suffered previously began to expand under the immense pressure and ruptured further…

As for Hela, she was in even more pain.

She could clearly hear the sound of her beloved battle armor and bones cracking…

She was finally in despair…

Everything was irreversible.

The moment the ancient dragon barrier enveloped the abyss, the entire space was already cut off from the mortal world.

Teleportation magic was completely useless now.

In this small world with Obadiah as the core, it was almost impossible to even gather magic power to retaliate, let alone escape.

On the other side.

In the distance, Rayne had just dodged the attack of the rain of flames. Now, he was almost crushed into sludge by the aftershock of the barrier.

Rayne was merely a mortal with a theoretical noble bloodline.

Even if Obadiah was dealing with Hela with all his might, the remnant power that was not gathered was enough to kill Rayne!

However…

This was also the opportunity that Rayne had been waiting for!

From the beginning of the battle, he was waiting for Obadiah to activate the barrier!

One of the functions of the barrier was to block teleportation magic.

The people inside could not get out.

However, on the other hand...

People outside could forget about interfering in this battle as well.

"Now, I no longer... have to worry about... Leta's demigods..."

Rayne's face was pale but he was smiling.

He used all his strength to call out to the puppets with difficulty.

"His... Histia! Do you hear me? Answer me!"

"Your Highness…"

Far away, Histia Hela caught Rayne's call with her sharp senses.

Histia tried her best to raise her hand to Rayne.

Rayne continued, "Histia, how old are you this year? If I remember correctly, you should be seven years old, right? Although you're a puppet, you've been acting with your own will since you were two years old, right?"

Histia listened carefully to Rayne's words, but she could not understand why His Highness Rayne wanted to talk about the past at such a moment of life and death.

What was His Highness trying to say…?

Rayne said, "Now, Histia, please recall how you felt when you were controlled. Hand your body over to me—trust me!"

"Your Highness…"

Histia's body could no longer withstand the burden.

Like her mother, there was nothing she could do against the full-powered pressure released by the ancient dragon.

The difference was too great, she was merely a puppet with divine blood flowing through her…

At that moment, Histia Hela already felt that it was a miracle that Prince Rayne was not killed by Obadiah yet.

However, she did not understand…

What was His Highness trying to do?

Was His Highness able to reverse this desperate situation...

With her body?

"Your Highness, I believe in you…"

Histia Hela closed her eyes.

She handed over control to Rayne who was far away.

She revealed her body to Rayne without reservations.

"Your Highness… I'll now… offer myself to you…"

"Thank you, Histia."

Rayne smiled.

"Let me help you release your true power."

A thousand years of reincarnation allowed Rayne to master all the secrets of the world. At the same time, he comprehended the ultimate technique.

Because of his useless body, Rayne could not unleash his combat techniques.

However, there were exceptions.

If he could control something, such as a puppet with divinity...

He could combine the power of the puppet with his skills.

In that case, the end result would be...

Suddenly, a silver-white glow that could match the blazing sun burst forth from Histia Hela!

Under Rayne's control, Histia's body changed in the light and underwent a divine ascension from the inside out!

A moment later.

An indescribably noble existence was reborn from a cocoon.

Countless silver-white crystals grew out of thin air on the pitch-black ground where lava flowed.

The silver-white crystals that symbolized the authority of Order replaced the lava at an astonishing speed and covered the ground! Furthermore, it extended to the walls on both sides!

The entire world turned crystalline silver-white!

Obadiah was shocked.

That was because his barrier was weakening and was being replaced by an even more terrifying power!

Obadiah panicked and looked at the puppet in the light.

At that moment, Histia's appearance had undergone a tremendous change.

Her black hair had turned dazzling long and golden.

Her figure became taller and accentuated the S curves of her body, making her look even more voluptuous.

Silver-white crystal patterns appeared on her fair skin, resembling blood vessels that were hidden beneath.

Her face had completely transformed into another person.

It was someone that Hela and the puppets were extremely familiar with.

At the side, Hela and Edaline were the same as Obadiah—they were so shocked that they were almost delirious!

It was because Histia Hela's body had already transformed into her father body from the inside out!

It was the eldest sister of the Imperial Guards, the daughter of Order and the strongest demigod in the mortal world.

Histia Haines!

With the arrival of the strongest demigod, an immensely divine influence swept away the might of the ancient dragon's barrier with absolute authority!

The dominance of the world had fallen into the hands of the purest demigod of Order.

In the world covered by silver-white crystals, the ancient dragon, Obadiah, no longer had any room to exert control…

It was as though a Main God had arrived personally!

The golden-haired demigod exuded a dignified aura that was infinitely close to the Goddess of Order's true body!

Obadiah's eyes widened.

At that moment, his soul was actually trembling.

This was the first time in his life that he felt… a deep-rooted fear!

"Hela, watch carefully,"

Rayne was still extremely weak. He leaned against the wall and panted while controlling Histia's body with all his focus.

"... This is how the Life divinity should be used."

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