"The Solar Saint Bloodline was broken?!"
"Sacco lost!!"Cardinan and the others trembled as disbelief filled their voices.
"With just one strike!"Disapiel felt his heart almost stop beating.
Even the gentle mass of holy clouds above them rippled violently, a reflection of the horror spreading within.
"Holy Son—Your Highness!"Clement and Teresa roared in fury and panic.
Boom—!
A burst of holy light inscribed with intricate divine patterns erupted from Sacco's body, forming layer after layer of tortoise-shell-like barriers that forcefully held back the remainder of the killing blow.
The Solar Saint Bloodline's power spun out of control; blazing energy turned into countless rays of scorching sunlight sword-qi that slashed wildly in every direction.
At that very moment, an even greater pressure—one belonging to a peak master rank—descended from the heavens, enveloping Aurek.
It sought to freeze not only the space around him but even the very flow of time itself.
