At this very moment, the mages in Endymion felt the terrifying aura coming from that distant place.
The Twilight Sky Domain seemed to churn and twist within that chaotic presence.
And within the hazy, chaotic clouds, they saw it.
It was an enormous figure, as vast as the distant horizon itself.
Its pitch black and massive body seemed to hold a heart shaking sense of intimidation.
A pair of black wings stretched out from its back, the glossy black feathers giving off a solemn aura.
She held a dark, sharp blade, as if judging the justice within people's hearts.
The mages were stunned, as if they had touched something invisible, their whole bodies trembling.
The mysterious divine figure was hard to see clearly, only its outline could be vaguely glimpsed.
But they still saw it.
The deity's hands were not only holding a pitch black blade.
Her left wrist, like a soft ribbon of silk, lightly lifted a scale into the air.
Although the scale was just as black, as if stained by corruption.
It still shone with dazzling brilliance.
The noble and elegant scale looked perfectly harmonious in her hand.
Carrying an unfathomable power that left people in awe.
And behind the chaotic clouds, there was a terrifying demonic dragon covered in sharp scales, as if releasing its extremely evil power.
The third tier mages of Endymion were naturally knowledgeable and well informed.
When they saw the towering figure standing proudly in the sky, they recognized her at once.
"Th… isn't that the Goddess of Justice!?"
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At the same time, on the first layer of Endymion, ripples spread through the space centered around the core area.
Within those ripples, figures of mages appeared in the very center of the first layer.
At this moment, the place became extremely crowded.
There was no way around it. The speed at which mages passed messages was incredibly fast.
So fast that almost at the very instant the explosion happened in the Twilight Sky Domain, the news had already spread throughout the entire City of Mages.
That was right.
They had all heard about it.
One of the most dangerous floating islands outside Endymion, the Twilight Sky Domain, had experienced a terrifying explosion.
Many mages came because of this explosion. Naturally, they all gathered in the viewing area closest to the floating island.
Which was the first layer of the City of Mages.
But the moment these newly arrived mages stepped onto the first layer, they were all dumbfounded.
As always, mages were well informed. When they saw the pitch black figure in the sky, they could only respond with silence.
That existence holding the blade of justice and raising the divine scale.
Looked exactly like the Goddess of Justice recorded in the divine chronicles.
The Goddess of Justice had actually appeared.
This was simply explosive news.
Unbelievable.
All the mages of the City of Mages knew.
The Mage Council was an extremely just and moral organization.
Because from the very beginning of its founding, the Council's standards were aligned with justice and morality.
And the mages who joined the Council knew even more clearly.
To join the Council, one had to be measured by the Scale of the Goddess of Justice.
Only those who met the requirements were allowed to join.
This standard, that only those with justice and noble morality could enter the Council, had continued to this day.
So as long as someone was a mage, they would believe that the Mage Council had some connection with the Goddess of Justice.
But now?
When the image of the Goddess of Justice appeared above Endymion, who would still think the Council only had a small connection with her?
This was clearly the true orthodoxy of the Goddess of Justice, right within the Mage Council.
However, the Goddess of Justice before their eyes gave them a strange sense of mismatch.
The Goddess of Justice had always been described as pure and sacred.
A deity like that, even if there was no holy light shining, should at least be glowing in golden brilliance, right?
But the Goddess of Justice before them…
Every part of her seemed wrapped in pitch black.
Her armor, and the divine wings behind her that symbolized holiness.
Even the sharp glowing blade in her hand, and the scale that symbolized fairness and justice, were all deep black.
After struggling with their thoughts for a long time, the old mages finally reached a conclusion.
And in an instant, it was recognized by countless mages.
"Forget it, the appearance of the Goddess of Justice can't be fake."
"That's right. Even if she looks a bit dark, maybe this is her true form!"
"Exactly, after all, none of us have seen the real goddess before!"
"Hahahaha!"
Amid waves of laughter and cheerful voices, all the mages reached a firm conclusion.
A strange and extraordinary feeling surged into their hearts, and an aura of authority and nobility continuously flowed from the goddess's body.
But no one noticed...
Although the Goddess of Justice stood proudly in the sky, above her head there was a tiny black dot like a sesame seed.
It was a crow.
Pitch black.
One eye sharp and bright.
When the crow flapped its wings, the goddess with black wings seemed to move along with it.
This goddess who represented justice looked as if she was completely controlled by the crow.
Ryan's eyes widened like bronze bells, and he dropped onto the cold hard ground, clearly deeply shocked.
His breathing became heavy, and even his snow white beard scattered on the ground trembled lightly from his breath.
He stared at the pitch black Goddess of Justice in front of him and shouted in shock, "Ju… Goddess of Justice!?"
After living for hundreds of years, this was the first time he had seen a ghost… no, a god.
Although she was slightly different from the descriptions and seemed somewhat dark, that natural divine presence had not diminished.
'So if the Goddess of Justice had appeared, then… the scale Viktor was holding just now was…'
"The Scale of the Goddess of Justice!?"
Damn it, this time he had really seen something unbelievable.
Where did Viktor even get that thing?
At this moment, Viktor stood with both hands in his pockets, calmly looking ahead.
Faced with this sacred aura, the Chaos Dragon King was clearly terrified.
Its massive body trembled slightly, and the chaotic magic flowing from it became unstable.
Even its eyes tightened, as if facing a great enemy.
The black scales on its body trembled uncontrollably.
That was right, divine will.
Although this Divine Scale was only a replica.
It indeed possessed the divine power of the Goddess of Justice.
In order to stop the Goddess of Justice's obsessive will from affecting more humans, the Archmage had stolen her divine power.
And built the magnificent Sky City, Endymion, among the clouds.
Afterward, the Archmage used the stolen divine power to create this scale, intending to weaken the Goddess of Justice's influence.
In truth, Viktor could not use this scale.
Because the weight of his own morality far exceeded the Goddess of Justice's requirements.
But the scale in his hand was, after all, only a replica.
Since he could not use it himself, then let Vega use it.
A replica like this, with Vega's current divine power, was still controllable.
"Knowing fear is a good thing, but unfortunately."
Viktor kept his hands in his pockets, looking at the giant dragon in the sky.
His voice was steady and cold.
"You are already too late to repent."
The moment his words fell, the Goddess of Justice in the sky raised the pitch black scale in her hand.
The scale swayed back and forth, then finally settled into balance.
In that instant, the Chaos Dragon King's body seemed to be seized by a giant hand gripping all four limbs, completely unable to move.
The bones inside its body creaked, as if grinding against each other, making a chilling sound.
At the same time, the Goddess of Justice raised the dark blade and fiercely slashed toward the giant dragon ahead.
The massive blade tore through the air, carving out a canyon like crack as it fell with fierce momentum.
Terrifying black shockwaves spread across the clouds, following the chaotic magic and dispersing throughout the entire City of Mages.
Like black flames, like black waves.
Rolling, twisting, bending.
BOOM!
The instant the blade touched the dragon's body, a dazzling white light erupted in the sky like a sun, and scorching shockwaves rolled outward in all directions.
The Chaos Dragon King's solid scales shattered completely the moment they met the giant blade.
Its tough skin and flesh split open, mixed with pitch black chaotic magic blood spraying out, a huge column of blood shooting into the sky.
White flames instantly swept across the entire Sky City, as if the whole world were flipping over.
The shining light seemed determined to wipe everything out, spreading continuously until all things were drowned in it.
White broken rocks shattered into powder under the terrifying impact and blended into the white light.
The clouds were gradually driven away, and even the sounds by everyone's ears were torn apart, leaving only sharp and single toned echoes, before sinking into endless silence.
Bringing absolute oppression and fear.
[Will of Judgment]
BOOM!
Only when the white light slowly faded, like noise gradually retreating, did calm return to the entire City of Mages.
The pure sky was clear without a single cloud, as if washed clean of filth by water.
Endless blue stretched above, as if a god had poured paint and dyed the whole sky completely blue.
The wind swayed gracefully in the open high sky, and clouds and green leaves carried from nowhere drifted lightly in the air.
The bright sunlight continued to spread its heat, trying to awaken the sky again.
The black clouds that once covered the Twilight Sky Domain had also disappeared, clearly purified.
Even the white broken rocks had mostly vanished, leaving only a few simple floating lands still swaying.
Along with the dancing wild wind.
The majestic black goddess also faded away like an illusion.
"Caw!"
A hoarse cry slowly fell from the sky as a pitch black crow flew down through the blue emptiness.
It struggled to hold the top of the scale, which was twice its size, and landed somewhat unsteadily on Viktor's shoulder.
Ryan stared at Viktor, completely stunned.
Viktor calmly looked at him and reached out to take the black scale from Vega's beak.
Holding it in his hand again, appreciation flowed in his eyes for the first time in a long while.
To Ryan, who was sitting on the ground, he seemed towering and unreachable.
"How is it."
"I told you, this thing can be used to make a staff."
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