Immortal Creed

Instance.

The scene shifted.

Liens returned to the battlefield, and at this moment, a distant, profound voice resonated in his mind.

"Sword!"

Liens looked up at the sky, gazing at the giant sword standing in the center of Mirror Lake.

The giant sword glowed with a mysterious and profound dark blue light, its blade wide, with the dark blue light flowing like ripples across its surface, resembling runes containing endless power and mystery.

Liens's gaze was serious; he indeed sensed a familiar power on that giant sword—belief.

Earlier on the battlefield, he had already sensed the strong power of belief contained within the colossal energy sword that Alfred had condensed in the sky.

He was naturally very curious about this, but the situation at the time did not allow him to investigate thoroughly.

Now that he was in the Instance, he finally had the opportunity to properly investigate the secret of the giant sword in the sky; perhaps he could find a way to counter Alfred's ultimate move.

Without much hesitation, Liens flew directly towards the sky, closing the distance between himself and the giant sword.

This scene made Balder and the others, who were preparing their defensive moves, a little stunned, wondering if Liens's action meant he had found a flaw in this move.

Alfred also didn't know the reason for Liens's actions, but he could see that Liens had no hesitation, as if he had been waiting for this moment to arrive.

Therefore, he was also very much looking forward to what Liens would do.

In an instant, that giant sword also plummeted rapidly towards Liens's position.

Wherever it passed, the air was instantly cut open, making a "hissing" sound, as if proclaiming its arrival to the world.

Liens's expression was indifferent, without the slightest fear of facing death, and he made no attempt to resist, merely sensing the structure of the giant sword with his whole being, constantly seeking its secrets from heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous roar, the clouds were torn apart, and a huge shockwave spread outwards in circles across the sky, stirring up gusts of wind, sending sand flying, and obscuring everyone's vision.

As the impact subsided, Robert used Wind God Arts to blow away the dust, allowing the scene in the sky to reappear in everyone's eyes.

In the air, two figures at the center of the impact were particularly striking.

Liens glanced at the figure standing in front of him, blocking the giant sword for him, then averted his gaze and continued to meticulously analyze the traces left by the scattered giant sword.

On the other side, after clearly seeing the appearance of the figure standing in front of Liens, Lucrezia suppressed the power she had already activated.

Ralph looked at Lucrezia, whose aura had suddenly changed, with an exceptionally serious gaze; he didn't know if that was truly an illusion Lucrezia used to confuse him.

But the aura he felt just now was truly terrifying, as if a certain existence had descended upon Lucrezia at that moment.

Alfred gazed at his former student, then looked gravely at the figure who had blocked the attack for Liens.

"You finally made your move, Elthorp," Alfred said in a deep voice.

"Retreat!"

God of Absolute Fairness Elthorp, whose consciousness had descended upon a priest, did not directly respond to Alfred, but instead gave orders to Balder and the others.

Balder did not resist Elthorp's command; after a moment's thought, he ordered the Rebel Army to retreat.

"Whoosh…"

The horn of retreat sounded, and the Rebel Army orderly withdrew from the battlefield. The Kingdom's side did not make any attempts to block or pursue them; the generals all looked seriously towards the sky.

Alfred had already revealed the name of the existence standing in the sky; that was an evil god, even a deity worshipped by millions thousands of years ago.

Facing such an existence, no amount of preparedness was too much.

Moreover, the two powerful figures were still in a standoff; before Alfred gave a clear order, the generals of the Kingdom naturally dared not act rashly.

Balder and the others finally looked at Liens, who remained motionless, unresponsive to multiple telepathic messages, as if he were foolishly standing in the air.

If it weren't for the current tense situation, and his aura showing no signs of abnormality, Balder and the others would have probably gone up and pulled him away.

If his aura hadn't shown as normal, they would have thought something was wrong with him.

"Don't mind me, you all leave first, I'll be there in a moment."

Liens, who was being overwhelmed by a flood of information, saw Balder and the others' telepathic message after a while and spared some attention to respond to them.

Although this "be there in a moment" was likely a fact that would never be achieved.

Upon hearing the telepathic message and confirming that Liens was indeed fine, Balder and the others felt relieved and followed the army in their retreat.

After responding to Balder and the others' telepathic message, Liens no longer paid attention to external information, continuing to verify the ideas he had gained from the giant sword.

On the other side, Alfred also ordered the Kingdom's army to withdraw into the city. Afterwards, once both armies had retreated, only the three of them—Liens, Alfred, and Elthorp—remained on the battlefield.

"Elthorp, you should know my thoughts, so, let's fight! Let me see what I still lack to reach that realm."

Alfred's previously calm aura changed, now exuding intense battle intent. Then, a lake appeared beneath his feet, and a giant sword phantom emerged behind him.

Although similar in appearance, this was not the energy giant sword that had previously plummeted, but Alfred's Spirit Phase—Lake Aquillis.

Spirit Phase Lake Aquillis, upon materializing, transformed into a long sword in Alfred's hand, and simultaneously, an immensely powerful aura erupted from his body.

If Liens could spare a bit of his attention to sense it at this moment, he would find that the long sword in Alfred's hand was very similar to that energy giant sword, both filled with strong power of belief.

Looking at Alfred in this state, 'Elthorp' knew that the other party was getting serious.

Honestly, he truly didn't want to fight someone like Alfred, who had forged his own path and was already very close to the Legend domain.

This would only worsen his already not-so-good condition and might even affect his ritual to shed his Godhood and transform into a Legend.

Blocking Alfred's move just now was pretty much all the power he could muster.

"Alas, I hope you are worth the price of my intervention… 'Fate' shouldn't have allowed you to join this war for no reason."

Looking at Liens, who seemed to be immersed in some kind of epiphany, 'Elthorp' sighed softly.

Then, his eyes narrowed slightly, his aura and the surrounding heaven and earth energy and elements resonated with each other, and several bright stars appeared in the sky, connecting with each other, forming a faint phantom of scales.

In an instant, a deity symbolizing judgment returned to his original Godhood.

At the same time, in a remote village far away.

A young man in a black priest's robe suddenly looked up at the sky, gazing into the distance, his eyes revealing a profoundness not belonging to his age, lost in thought.

Furthermore, certain hidden existences on the continent also cast their gaze towards the direction of the Hartwin Kingdom at this moment.

"Judgment."