The black-purple miasma shrouding Mount Osore was forcibly torn open, revealing a massive hole!
Long-absent moonlight poured through, illuminating faces filled with relief from survival and extreme shock.
The lazy, playful smile on Mizuki's face had completely vanished.
In its place was unprecedented gravity and fear.
"What... what exactly... ARE you?!" she cried out.
From Cloud, she sensed a power that didn't belong to this world—or even the Demon Realm—a force from a higher dimension entirely!
Before that power, her proud Demon God strength was like a stream meeting the ocean, a firefly meeting the bright moon!
"Me?"
Cloud raised his head and flashed Mizuki a brilliant yet dangerous smile.
"I'm here to collect your property fees. You've illegally occupied this land and created a noxious environment, affecting the community. As the homeowners' association representative, I have the authority to forcibly evict you."
As he spoke, his figure slowly faded from its original position.
Mizuki's pupils contracted to pinpoints! She sensed unprecedented mortal danger!
Without thinking, she immediately warped the space around her, trying to escape!
But it was too late.
"I told you—playing with space in front of me? You're still too green."
Cloud's voice, like a specter attached to bone, sounded directly in her ear.
He had appeared behind her.
One hand rested lightly on her perfect nape.
"Mizuki the Demon God, right?"
"Now it's my turn."
In that moment, Mizuki felt she wasn't facing a person.
But a god-demon wearing human skin.
Time seemed to enter slow motion.
Atop Mount Osore, beside that evil throne built from countless skulls, terror appeared on Mizuki's breathtakingly beautiful face.
Her proud spatial distortion ability was like soap bubbles before Cloud—effortlessly popped.
She couldn't even comprehend how he'd broken through her layered spatial barriers to appear silently behind her. It was like a top hacker cracking the world's most complex firewall, only to discover the opponent had used "unplugging the network cable"—the most primitive, most unreasonable method.
Dimensional crushing, terrifying indeed.
The hand on her nape wasn't applying pressure—it even felt slightly warm.
But Mizuki felt as if she'd been suppressed by an invisible divine mountain. All her demonic power was locked tightly within her body; she couldn't move a single finger.
Her world-overturning Demon God power was now like a phone with no signal—useless except as a paperweight.
"You... you..." Mizuki's voice trembled with fear.
"Shh, don't talk." Cloud's voice whispered in her ear, gentle as a lover's sweet nothings, but the content made Mizuki's blood run cold.
"Bosses usually have a lot to say before they die. But I think the 'villain dies from talking too much' trope is too cliché. Let's innovate—skip the final words and proceed directly to the 'collecting your lunch box' phase, okay?"
Mizuki: "..."
Not okay! Not okay at all!
She struggled desperately, trying to activate her Demon God power, trying to tear this mortal who dared insult a "deity" to shreds.
But it was all futile.
Before Cloud's embryonic "Dimensional Divine Power," all her strength had been "nerfed."
It was like a VIP user encountering the server's GM—no matter how impressive you were, they could ban your account with one click.
Below, the Subjugation Alliance members were completely dumbfounded.
They'd only seen a blur of movement, and the next second, their Alliance Leader was behind that invincible demoness, "restraining" her in a pose that was both extremely ambiguous and extremely dangerous.
"What... what kind of movement technique is this? Shrinking ground into inches? Teleportation?" Jubei's single eye was filled with "my martial arts worldview has been refreshed again" confusion.
"No... that's not it..." Ukyo stared intently at Cloud. His perception, sharpened by his restored health, had caught a glimpse of the truth. "He... he didn't move there—he arrived there. As if he wanted to be there, so he appeared there. This... this isn't martial arts anymore—it's the laws of reality!"
"Who cares what kind of law it is! Point is, Alliance Leader is badass!" Haohmaru was much simpler. He waved his fist excitedly and roared, "Alliance Leader! Take her out! Show her why flowers bloom so red!"
Hearing Haohmaru's "cheering," Cloud's mood improved even more.
"Did you hear that, Miss Mizuki?" Cloud chuckled softly in her ear. "The people's voice is strong. To not disappoint everyone's expectations, I can only... send you on your way."
"Don't even think about it!"
At death's door, a crazed survival instinct exploded in Mizuki's eyes! She bit through her tongue, sacrificing her own essence to forcibly activate her connection with the Demon Realm!
"Great Dark God! Grant me power! Demon Realm Transmigration Ultimate Art—Ten Thousand Demon Palace!"
BOOM—!!!
Demonic power ten times stronger than before erupted from within her, forcibly breaking free from Cloud's restraint!
Simultaneously, the space behind her shattered like a broken mirror! A massive black vortex, seemingly capable of swallowing the entire sky, slowly opened!
This was the gateway to the Demon Realm!
Countless grotesque, hideously terrifying powerful demon beasts were scrambling to emerge from the vortex. Every single one radiated an aura no weaker than Amakusa Castle's "Four Demon Generals"!
Mizuki's body began merging with the Demon Realm gateway. Her form became semi-transparent as her power exploded exponentially!
"Hahahaha!" Mizuki let out a maniacal laugh. "Foolish mortals! I have become one with the Demon Realm! As long as the Demon Realm exists, I am immortal! And all of you shall become part of my power! The foundation of a new world!"
She was actually trying to drag the entire Demon Realm into this world!
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