Knights and Magic Wand

The Demons were swept back into the past by the torrent of time, the gigantic nebula vortex above like a giant eye, observing the rapid reversal of time from the spires and towers of the Crystal Land, while the unchanging scene in the Demon Spirit Palace seemed eternal.

Suddenly, the time reversal came to an abrupt halt.

The dimmed Sun Holy Sword fell from its vanished base position with a clatter.

The massive magical array screen surrounding them shrank rapidly, until it dissolved into fragments completely.

The two staggered back into motion from the condensed space-time.

Leon propped himself up on Garner, steadying his exhausted body from the severe pain.

The residual impact of the spell Leon had previously blocked for Olivia inflicted significant internal injuries; fortunately, the Boiling Heart was still able to stimulate his life potential, supplying him with enough strength to move continuously.

Olivia picked up the Holy Sword, swiftly turning around to support the staggering Leon.

She glanced at her husband's black hair, which had abruptly grown to shoulder length under the white halo, accustomed to this special magical phenomenon, Olivia did not let herself be distracted by doubt at this moment.

"Did we succeed in turning back time?"

'Thankfully, it seems so....'

Leon looked towards the huge crystal pillar that had transported Divine Soul Power in the "future."

"The Great Magic within your sword didn't keep turning back time continuously; its sudden halt means Gaia's power has disappeared within this Spirit Realm domain, hence the magic failure suddenly.

We must now be at a moment before 'Claynien' and 'Gaia's Divine Souls have fused here."

As for the exact timing, it was unimportant in the Spirit Realm, what mattered was successfully reversing the Divine Soul fusion outcome, causing the "cause" of the complete fusion of the two planes in the Spirit Realm to disappear temporarily, meaning now that back in the material domain, the "effect" we feared would occur won't happen.

Though time reversal might only affect this Crystal Domain under Valary's rule, he had done everything they were capable of.

"...We must quickly leave here." Leon reached into the waist pouch, fumbling for the Blood Demon Card.

Considering Valary had always operated through mages' hands, Leon assumed before achieving the final goal, Valary would still personally maintain the extraction of Divine Souls.

However, here it was evidently still unsafe; besides demons, there are countless demons under Valary's command in the Spirit Realm, and according to their struggles in the Great Magic's time flow, Leon suspected even if time reversed, they might still perceive everything that happened in the "future," just like the mysterious Galliard.

Besides, according to destiny, Valary was likely about to successfully fuse the Divine Souls of the two planes; if no one could further prevent that demon, current methods only delayed destiny's arrival.

Before Valary in this time frame reacted and dispatched demons to chase him and Olivia, they must escape the Crystal Magic Domain now!

He pulled out the few remaining Netti Cards from his pocket.

The next moment, Leon's pale face changed dramatically due to his injuries.

Apart from the Holy War Knight and Canis lost in the Claynien Plane, and the Boiling Heart now active within, he should still have Callisto, Blood Demon, and two empty Netti Cards at hand.

But now, except for Callisto, the remaining three cards are all blank!

The projection of Blood Demon Skush vanished from one card.

Leon's heart instantly chilled.

After hiding his form and following Olivia into the Vortex Gate, he had no way to check the Netti Cards in his pocket, and now he didn't know if the Blood Demon deliberately removed its power from the card, or if it was due to the Sun Holy Sword's Space-Time Magic or other factors.

But regardless, without Blood Demon creating a transport portal, would he and Olivia have to fight through Valary's Crystal Maze?

Looking around, regardless of whether they could confront the demons in the Demon Realm, they were clueless about how to leave the Crystal Domain.

Leon glanced at the Void Compass floating on his shoulder, then withdrew his gaze.

The magical power needed to drive this powerful artifact through the Domain, even draining both Olivia and himself, was far from sufficient.

"...Thank you, warm sun."

A sudden voice made Leon and Olivia raise their weapons in alarm and aim them backward.

Without any detection, a giant spherical phantom, intertwined with countless blue arms and tentacles, floated nearby.

Leon hesitated, but he seemed to recognize the familiar blue arm phantom: "Are you...Kleinian?"

"Indeed."

The sphere's arms and tendrils, like flower petals, unfolded layer by layer, revealing blue star brilliance within.

The dazzling blue light pulsed gently, rippling a soft voice, indistinguishable as male or female:

"...They call me so, you can call me likewise, I learned from 'His' dreams, you can save me...and you have indeed done so."

The blue Star Soul shadow slowly drifted down from the air, heading toward Leon.

"What are you going to do?"

Leon frowned, protecting Olivia with his raised hand, retreating a few steps.

"You saved me, I remain to repay your help."