Chapter 666: Chapter 400: Death of the Twelfth Apostle
"This is everyone’s graduation battle, and also your final graduation ceremony at the academy over these years." In that summer of hundreds of years ago, at the age of 16, he heard his teacher’s words during that graduation ceremony.
"So, everyone can fully demonstrate their techniques, as part of this graduation battle of academy life. As for the final chief graduate, I will grant them any wish within my power." Faust said with a smile.
And in that graduation ceremony, the final victor was Mephisto, who was deservedly crowned as the chief.
"Mephisto, my most proud student, your future achievements will certainly surpass mine." Faust looked at his student with satisfaction and said, "So, what is your request? As long as I can fulfill it, I certainly will."
"Teacher, I want to have one last battle with you, expanding our fields, a true battle of modern mystics." Mephisto stated his request.
Faust was taken aback for a moment, and asked: "Why? Would you use this wish, exclusive to the chief, for this?"
"I know, if I proposed a battle under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t be serious, so now, I want to personally experience the power of the strongest modern Mystic Scholar, and likewise, as my graduation duel."
After speaking, Mephisto placed his index and middle fingers together in front of him, a posture for field expansion.
Faust looked at this student silently, but the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, showing his good mood.
"The child wants to fly high, so let the teacher give you the final lesson." Faust said with a smile, looking at Mephisto.
"Field Expansion!"
In an instant, Faust’s pseudo-omniscient field was immediately suppressed; he looked at his student and wondered, just now, in terms of field mastery, was he already being surpassed by this student?
But Faust was indeed especially happy, smiling like a child, no longer the polite gentlemanly smile, but a true smile from his heart.
"Mephisto, in some respects you’ve already surpassed your teacher, but it’s not enough yet. The teacher will now teach you another layer of battle among mystics."
"Technique·Release!"
...
"Buzz!"
In Mephisto’s astonishment, the refraction technique he had just set up crumbled instantly. On the other side of the technique was Faust with that mad smile—a teacher who had taught him everything when he was at his weakest, a mentor and paternal figure.
Yet now, on the teacher’s broad face, there wasn’t any feeling towards him, only the most penetrating hatred remained.
"Teacher, you have no idea about the weight I bear, the weight of over 180 cities across the world is on my shoulders, and what do you know!" Mephisto shouted angrily.
But clearly, neither Faust nor Xue Dili cared to listen to his nonsense.
A towering beam of annihilating light descended, the terrifying energy of destruction erupting against the power supply of the Divine Tree Greatsword, fully unleashing the Giant God of Destruction’s power.
The ground of the Consciousness Space also trembled and shook under this world-ending light beam. If it weren’t for the roots of the Divine Tree reinforcing this subspace, Xue Dili wouldn’t have considered using this place as a battleground.
"Teacher, you only know I destroyed this world, but you never knew that back then, it was the only thing I could do. Only by doing so could I save this world; you simply don’t know the real enemy we face!"
"It was merely a last resort, preserving our strength, so that one day we could entirely free ourselves from the control of the Fourth Apostle, and you know nothing! You understand nothing of what I’ve sacrificed!"
Mephisto’s angry voice came through.
At this moment, she had entirely transformed into an energy state, the annihilating light beam destroying her original physical form, nearly eradicating her soul, and most notably, every defense technique she deployed was dismantled by Faust.
Her techniques all originated from Faust himself!
Yet Faust still only looked at her coldly and maniacally, without any wavering in his heart, his purpose remaining unchanged from the start.
Xue Dili, meanwhile, did not give her any room to prepare, the Giant God of Destruction without any pause, discarded the Divine Tree Giant Sword damaged by annihilation energy, and the next moment, switched to wielding an Annihilation Greatsword composed of the Divine Tree.
Another towering light beam ascended, continued light cannon assaults, likewise, this was also Xue Dili’s last strength!
The energy stored within the Flowing Light Sand was consumed at a rapid pace; now Xue Dili’s condition relied solely on this power to summon the Giant God of Destruction.
This was his final strike.
And evidently, Mephisto also realized this was the last power; if she endured this strike, she could break free from this space.
Here, her ability was severely crippled, absolutely locked in place, her power reduced to less than a tenth, especially as almost every defense technique she had would be dismantled by her teacher.
"Technique·Conceal!" She immediately released her survival ability.
"Concealment·Release!"
"Surrogate Technique·Scarecrow!"
"Surrogate·Release!" Faust, with completely opposite engravings, dismantled another layer of Mephisto’s technique.
"Teacher, there’s a misunderstanding between us; I can also love the world, and I can love people too, but my position does not allow it. Our world has already been discovered by another Apostle; only by offering up the population can she grant us enough time to breathe!"
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