The duel ended, and the Great Divinity Official slowly settled into its seat, its many students hurriedly running over to check its condition.
It waved its hand, indicating no need for concern, then looked at its own hands.
The forbidden power was indeed absorbed.
To say it was happy, it certainly was, but with the disappearance of power, the strong energies within its body also gradually dissipated, and those cards containing extraordinary, future powers also slowly vanished.
As a warrior of the duel, losing those mighty powers, no matter how relieved, it felt somewhat anxious and uncertain.
After all, as long as it had those additional powers, it could accomplish things ordinary Spirits couldn't.
For instance, this camp was slowly constructed and built through its own capabilities, and the mixed Spirits dared not attack here because the entire "base" was the manifestation of its power.
It bore the main infection for all the Spirits here and naturally absorbed power for them as well.
And now...
"Urgh... Ugh... Cough cough cough..."
"Ah Bu Si, are you alright?"
Ah Bu Si's body slowly reverted from dragon form to human shape, but although it returned to human form, it couldn't help but collapse onto the ground, coughing frantically, even vomiting blood.
Ecclesia hurried over upon seeing this, fumbling to help, yet completely clueless about what to do.
"Its condition must be that it obtained too much power not belonging to it in a short time, causing its body to be unable to bear it," Tierra casually remarked.
She then looked at Captain Crystal, Captain Crystal bowed, then stepped forward, prepared to transform forms to relieve Ah Bu Si of some pain.
Unexpectedly, when Ecclesia's hand touched Ah Bu Si's back, Ah Bu Si's body began to re-emit golden light.
In a twist, the previous Ah Bu Si began to transform, once again assuming a new posture, a dragon not bathed in silver brilliance as before, but appearing savage and frantic!
"Hmm?" Tierra wondered.
A transformation, it changed appearance??
"What happened?" "Was it infected?"
The Great Divinity Official crossed its hands, looked serious, ready to confront, but unexpectedly, after a struggle, the beast-like dragon reverted to Ah Bu Si's original form.
Not only that, the sense of pain and torment seemed to dissipate from its body, restoring it to its normal appearance.
The Great Divinity Official and Demon Eye exchanged a glance, seeing each other's astonishment.
Is this...
Ah Bu Si lowered his head to look at his hands, unable to contain his shock; beside him, Ecclesia breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Devouring Dragon Thief Beast."
At that moment, a voice suddenly sounded, the Spirits turned to Tenjo Hikari.
"Fusion Conditions are Fallen of Albaz and an LV 8 or higher Monster. Congratulations, Ah Bu Si, you have grown."
"I... I still can?" He opened his mouth wide.
"Clearly, you have more potential than you imagine."
After the episode ended, the Spirits in the resistors' base finally felt completely at ease, beginning to chat with Tenjo Hikari—of course, chatting because of the terrible state of this dimension, only their current situation could be simply discussed, and then they praised Tenjo Hikari.
Tenjo Hikari's duel indeed showed them, Spirits dwelling in Hell, something entirely different.
Naturally, they must make their current choice—a challenge to this chaotic world, striving to restore it to its original state.
But...
How difficult is that?
They don't even know what to do.
"Rest assured." Nearby, Tierra, seeing these Spirits frowning and lost about what to do, opened her arms and chuckled.
Tenjo Hikari raised his eyebrows.
"Your God can now give you guidance!"
"?"
A group of Spirits looked at her puzzlement.
Isn't it just Midrash? Indeed quite an advanced Spirit, but...
Having seen much, previously enduring the infection of the Red Light, the Great Divinity Official scrutinized closely, suddenly noticing something off: "You, you are not a Spirit!?"
Not a Spirit—
"Hehehehehe," Tierra found immense joy.
She didn't mince words, opened her arms, and behind her, an enormous machine began to gradually manifest.
Hidden Apoqliphort Towers!
Once this colossal machine appeared, the sky of the world showed distinct "double vision," simultaneously existing in four colored skies, like four different-colored transparent sheets overlapped, then in the Spirits' eyes, even everything around transformed because of this!
"Th-This this this!!!" The Great Divinity Official was so surprised upon standing that it almost toppled.
To think, to think it was solved so easily...
Their prolonged resistance had no way to change the sky, yet it changed.
Hikari indeed brought a solution!
But—
In the next moment, Tierra furrowed her brow, the gigantic mechanical silhouette gradually faded, and the world slowly returned to its initial state.
The Great Divinity Official lowered its hands powerlessly.
This won't work either...
No, incorrect.
Change has emerged!
Isn't this precisely the "change" brought by Lord Hikari!?
Yet shortly thereafter, it realized it was mistaken.
"I see, the problem is quite serious..." Tierra muttered while touching her chin, pulled Tenjo Hikari, discussed quietly for a bit, then explained to the Spirits here.