Nonetheless, the heavenly lightning of the universe is still the heavenly lightning of the universe. It was not something that a person should underestimate
Just how powerful a streak of lightning that was created with the aid of the universe itself?
The heavenly lightning only has one target and that is none other than the Serpentine Empress
Kruggg!!
The heavenly lightning was accompanied by a loud screeching sound. It was as if the universe itself screamed in anger and wanted to erase a heretic
Aside from the realm's chosen, the heavenly lightning would make any other person no matter what their race was fearful
Its presence even brought a sense of oppression as if you angered the universe itself no matter if you are its target or not
The earthling has not recovered from the abnormalities of the realm momentarily losing all of its mana yet the seed of fear already sprouted in their hearts
They felt like they are facing the fury of the universe and that there was nothing they could do against it
No matter what level a mage reached and no matter how weak a realm's chosen was, once the latter mobilized the heavenly lightning, the former's power would still be suppressed though the scale of oppression still depends on the personal strength of both parties
If this was an intact realm and the Serpentine Empress is not injured, after using the power of her 'imprint', the power suppression would be negligible due to the difference of power between her and Claude
However, she is not in her healthy state and the broken realm is not letting her utilize her real power as she was affected by its laws
Even before the barrier met the heavenly lightning, the barrier already started to crack and it was not only the barrier that started to crack
On the Serpentine Empress's arms, spider cracks could be seen. It was as if she was a piece of highway that is suffering from an earthquake
The cracks spread really fast and if this goes on, she would definitely die
After a short period of time, the heavenly lightning finally landed on the barrier with snakes swimming on it
Boom!! Bang!!
The collision was accompanied by a loud sound, loud enough to throw a person's blood flow in disarray
As soon as the heavenly lightning landed on the barrier, the latter cracked even further and the Serpentine Empress gritted her teeth
The woman further used more of her power to the point that her imprint was almost completely destroyed
Even her arms were sacrificed. The cracks spread up to her shoulders before it stops
These cracks were not ordinary injuries as the arms of the Serpentine Empress collapsed into broken piles of flesh and these injuries of hers are not something that she can heal
As long as she is still living in the earth realm and she is a 7th rank mage of it, her arms would never regrow again
That's how big her sacrifice was just to block the heavenly lightning of the universe
Not to mention, she even threw up a bucket of fresh blood and even if she wants to mobilize power that is above what the broken earth realm could tolerate, she wouldn't be able to do so
Perhaps, the only good thing was that looking at Claude and knowing how much he sacrifices, it was definite that he cannot use the heavenly lightning again
It was not only the Serpentine Empress that suffered, Claude was the same. He used a significant amount of origin energy that he amassed over the past three months
While heavenly lightning is a high-level power, it was also not something that could be used as if you were merely breathing
Both sides have suffered but as for who suffered more? It was definitely the Serpentine Empress!
The heavenly lightning was not easy to block and the Empress was forced to use a hint of her power despite the heavy consequences!
The realm itself is her enemy and using powers above what the realm could tolerate would make her suffer from recoil!
Both Claude and the Serpentine Empress rested for a moment. They floated opposite sides from each other while throwing daggers with their eyes
One side loses her arms and her 'imprint' suffered so much that she cannot use it anymore. As for the other side, he lose a significant amount of origin energy and was in a state of exhaustion
However, no matter what state they are in now, there is only one absolute thing and that is they cannot stop fighting!
Surely enough, after some time, the two moved again to fight each other once more. Their clash might only stop if one of them dies or the realm finished purifying the Blessed Lands
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Time passed and whether it be Claude or the Serpentine Empress, both of them continue to use up their strength
Both of them are now low in origin energy to the point that if their injuries were not significant, they would choose not to heal them
As such, both of them cut a sorry and bloody figure. They have cuts and burns all over their bodies
It was as if they would collapse any moment from now yet their fighting intent has not lessened in the slightest
One side wanted to save the realm and the other side wanted to escape it no matter what the means she has to use
They floated opposite sides from each other again when they sensed something. From a distance, the bubbles stop clashing and colliding against each other
The realm has finally finished purifying the Blessed Lands!
The bubbles only left a single golden ball of energy as if it was a miniature sun. It was incomparably pure and powerful in the earth realm
With this amount of origin energy, Claude would have a higher chance of succeeding in his mission and destiny and the Serpentine Empress could finally shed the broke realm's hold on her and once again enter the universe
Claude and the Serpentine Empress glanced at each other and the former was about to fly and approach when the latter did something that he never expected
All this time, the Serpentine Empress kept the dark fog covering her face as if no one in this world is worthy enough to see her face
However, at this crucial moment, she decided to remove the dark fog which has an effect that people would not expect
It was as if the world itself lose its splendor. Even the beautiful golden ball of origin energy paled in comparison to the face that the Serpentine Empress has showed
It was a level of incomparable beauty. An out of this world appearance that would literally make both men and women crazy
It was the kind of face that could not only cause the collapse of a country but also an entire realm with no exaggerations!
Even the words beauty and charm is an understatement to describe such a work of art
It was as if the gods themselves slowly and carefully carve such a beautiful face, leaving no room for any error and flaws no matter how minute it was
If beauty is a person then there was no doubt that is the Serpentine Empress
It was even hard to describe her appearance as the moment a person laid their eyes on her, they would be stunned and astonished. Their mind would short circuit
One's brain would recognize her otherworldly beauty but it was as if her face was so beautiful that one's mind cannot register it completely
The Serpentine Empress glanced at Claude with disdain. Clearly, she was already used to this kind of reaction whenever people saw her face. There was a reason why she always covered her face with a dark fog!
She never expected that the face that brought her much trouble would actually be used by her in this way
Truly, beauty is the deadliest weapon!
Even someone like Claude Preston was not immune to the beauty that the Serpentine Empress possessed and he was stoned on his position
Without wasting even a fraction of a second, the Serpentine Empress moved. A brown human-size gourd appeared as she approached the golden ball of origin energy
Claude knew what the Serpentine Empress was about to do but it was as if his brain was fried by something. His body is not moving as he wants to as the Empress's appearance still affected him
If this goes on, it would be the outsider that would obtain the origin energy of the realm, and instead of using the energy to save it, she would use it for her own selfish desire
It was at this moment that the space in front of Claude twisted and from it, Rezen appeared
H has an ashen expression on his face as he too suffered from the beauty of the Empress
It was only with the aid of the fairy of his farm that he was able to recover this fast
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