After launching the “Singularity,” it immediately grabbed the two companions beside her and began a rapid retreat.
Her attack did not distinguish friend from foe; once released, anyone except herself would inevitably be affected by the “Singularity.”
Therefore, after unleashing this strike, she had to withdraw with her two partners.
Regardless of whether the attack achieved the desired effect, this was a necessity.
The three Magical Girls quickly fell back, and the monsters did not pursue.
The Demon Emperor clearly understood that these three departing Magical Girls posed no threat.
What it had to do now was to do its utmost to withstand the small black orb that the Singularity had released.
The monsters lunged at the seemingly minuscule black dot, attempting to block it with their physical bodies.
But the moment they touched the orb, those who attacked were sucked inside, vanishing into nothingness.
Once their master moved away, this magic finally revealed its truest and most terrifying nature.
A bizarre dark zone appeared in the starry sky, slowly advancing toward its target.
Nothing could stop its steps.
It was an abyss of darkness; even the hideous monsters that looked like they crawled out of hell were no more than grains of sand blocking its path, easily crushed underfoot.
The Demon Emperor was well aware that the first two attacks wouldn’t affect its plan, but this last strike could absolutely destroy the teleportation gate it had set up, severely injuring it as it surged through the Sea of Magic.
It had to be stopped!
Even if it couldn’t be stopped, enough time had to be bought for it to break out of the Sea of Magic.
This kind of thing could never be resisted by flesh and blood alone.
The Demon Emperor now had only one option: to use magic power, to stop the “Singularity’s” advance.
The monsters began to contract their formation, unleashing all the magic power within them.
Following the Demon Emperor’s command, they blocked the Singularity with a cosmic-level spell.
The monsters were not Magical Girls; their magic was not as refined or effective.
But with such overwhelming numbers supporting it, achieving a powerful blocking effect wasn’t too difficult.
In terms of quality, their magic power could not compare to the Singularity’s.
Even their desperate efforts only slightly slowed its advance.
Only the Demon Emperor itself had the power to halt the Singularity, but at this moment, it was struggling through the Sea of Magic.
It had already abandoned the useless bulk of its army, absorbing their strength to accelerate itself.
Thanks to these selfless fuel contributions, the Demon Emperor’s speed far exceeded its original limit.
Even the spatial channel began to tremble under its velocity.
Wherever it passed, the spatial channel cracked bit by bit.
This was a one-way path with no possibility of retreat.
After descending into this starry sky, the Demon Emperor would no longer be able to use the teleportation gate anytime soon.
In other words, this coming battle would be either its victory or its death. It had cut off its own escape route.
However, the concept of retreat did not exist in the Demon Emperor’s mind. Until it was truly shattered, it would not contemplate defeat.
Monsters were beasts. Even the Demon Emperor, which appeared to possess intelligence, was just a smarter beast.
Their existence was destruction and slaughter, the annihilation of all in this world. When defeated, they fled only to wreak havoc again in the future.
Before defeat, monsters did not think about retreat or fear—this was their nature.
So now, the Demon Emperor unleashed all its power to rush to its destination.
As long as it arrived before the Singularity destroyed the teleportation gate, the battle would be its victory!
Faster, even faster!
The Demon Emperor “saw” that black orb, as deep as an abyss, gradually closing in on the teleportation gate it had laid down. Time was running out.
It had to move faster.
But if it sped up any more, the already unstable spatial channel would shatter violently, and then even without the Singularity’s intervention, it would be lost in the Sea of Magic.
All because of its enormous size.
After a brief moment of thought, the Demon Emperor made its final decision.
With a tremendous roar, a cloud of black mist suddenly exploded from its body.
It threw the mist into the Sea of Magic, where it was instantly shredded and devoured by the endless magical waves, boosting its speed further.
If its size was too large to accelerate, why not shrink itself?
Monsters’ bodies were made of high-density magic energy. They could discard unnecessary magic to reduce their size.
But generally, no monster would choose to do this.
It was akin to cutting one’s own flesh, and the magic energy the Demon Emperor discarded now was impossible to reclaim.
It was exchanging strength for speed, hoping to arrive at that unfamiliar starry sky before the Singularity destroyed the teleportation gate.
Clusters of magic energy peeled off from its body, shrinking its massive form to half its original size in a short time, while its speed increased several times.
Now, it only needed a little more time to reach its destination.
But… it no longer had any time.
The Singularity broke through the Demon Emperor’s magic power barrier, the pitch-black orb touching the monster-formed teleportation gate.
Then, in absolute silence, more than half of the teleportation gate instantly vanished.
It was as if a terrifying invisible beast had taken a bite.
The gate immediately became unstable, and the deep spatial channel violently trembled, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
But ultimately, it did not collapse.
The Demon Emperor used its own strength to sustain the gate, blocking the Singularity’s pull with magic power.
This was an incredibly draining act, but to avoid being lost in the Sea of Magic, it had no choice.
Two sharply defined black forces entangled each other: the Singularity’s black orb swallowed half the teleportation gate, halting there to prevent its restoration.
The Demon Emperor forcibly maintained the spatial channel’s existence with its magic power, buying precious time.
As if only a blink had passed—or perhaps countless years—these two forces of darkness could no longer hold their fragile balance and silently dissolved into nothingness.
Darkness swallowed everything: the black hole, the teleportation gate, the spatial channel. In this horrifying extinction, all traces disappeared.
Was it over? Had they succeeded? Was the Demon Emperor truly blocked outside this starry sky?
The space that had just been obliterated began trembling again, shattering like glass.
A terrifyingly grotesque monster burst out messily from the dark void.
Compared to before, the Demon Emperor had shrunk to one-quarter its original size.
Only its elite Near-guard Legion remained by its side; the other legions had been lost in the Sea of Magic.
Although they still existed, returning to its side anytime soon was impossible.
“Good… very good! Little bugs, you’ve piqued my curiosity!” The Demon Emperor’s dark vertical pupil fixed on the bright star far away, unleashing a silent roar of rage.
This was the first time it had suffered such a heavy loss—and it hadn’t even truly met its opponents.
But all this farce had to end now because it was coming!
The destroyer of this world was coming!
Without lingering in a dormant state awaiting reinforcements, the Demon Emperor charged toward the place where those daring little bugs that challenged it were.
Its true blade remained intact. As long as the Near-guard Legion stood, it would be invincible!
“We didn’t stop it, but we’ve weakened its state a lot.”
The Demon Emperor’s condition couldn’t escape the Magical Girls’ surveillance. Shortly after its arrival, they obtained its data.
This interception wasn’t a total success but far from a failure.
The Demon Emperor’s power had dropped significantly upon arrival, no longer as utterly despairing as before.
The Magic Department had thrown all its cards on the table, determined to slay the Demon Emperor right here in the starry sky.
But at this critical moment, a sudden anomaly on the Mother Star caused the Magic Department some minor troubles.
Seemingly due to the Royal-Class Magic Beast’s proximity, the monsters on the Mother Star suddenly became far more active.
After the Royal-Class beast descended, the frequency of monster appearances on the Mother Star multiplied several times compared to previous days.
More terrifyingly, these newly appearing monsters seemed to share traits with those cosmic beasts.
It was as if, with the arrival of that single Royal-Class beast, this entire starry sky had become its territory.
“We can’t drag this out. We have to finish quickly.”
Standing beside a giant dragon, the silver-haired girl said coldly, “Although the modified humans on the ground can hold their own, our time is limited.”
“The Demon Emperor is weak after injury. This is the best chance to kill it.”
“And judging by its actions, that’s what it thinks too—it’s impatiently charging straight at us.”
Long Wen squinted as her gaze drifted toward the deep end of the starry sky, feeling the brutal aura drawing near.
Before the great battle, she felt no fear. Battle spirit surged and burned in her veins.
At this moment, she only wanted to charge forward and fight the Demon Emperor for three hundred rounds.
“Charging straight at us, huh? Gotta admit, that’s very Demon Emperor style.”
Another Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl chuckled, utterly unfazed.
At this point, nervousness was useless. All they could do was throw aside doubts and face the enemy wholeheartedly.
Isn’t it just the Demon Emperor? We’ve already slain quite a few of those—let’s add this one to our battle record!
“It’s here!”
Buzz!
Waves of intense magical fluctuations swept across the starry sky, causing the Initial Bloom-Class Magical Girls flying in space to struggle with flight stability.
The Demon Emperor had clashed with the Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls. Neither side sought to probe the other; their combat was full power from the start.
Their battle was so fierce that even the Demon Emperor’s own guards could not approach the battlefield closely.
Any approach would be swallowed by the terrifying, indiscriminate magical turbulence, leaving no remains behind.
But the guards still tried to aid their master. Each member of the Near-guard Legion was a powerful King-class Magic Beast, the Demon Emperor’s strongest force.
Together, their strength could defeat a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl.
“You won’t get the chance to disturb the seniors!”
Dark purple light flared among the monster army.
A prearranged magic circle was activated, and then a figure shot out from it, slashing at the monsters blocking her path.
The huge monster tried to dodge, but its colossal, ship-like size severely hampered its close combat ability.
In a mere instant, the black-clad girl’s blade descended upon it.
Black magic wound around the blade. When it touched the monster’s shell, it melted like butter under a hot knife. Its proud armor was useless against her.
The power infiltrated the monster’s body, solidifying into bloody black thorns that spread inside, devouring its flesh and magic energy.
This solo infiltrator was naturally Luo Shuangyue. With her teleportation ability, she was the fastest among the Initial Bloom-Class Magical Girls.
Soldier against soldier, general against general—the Full Bloom-Class girls tackled the Royal-Class monsters, while the Initial Bloom-Class girls dealt with the King-class Near-guard Legion.
As one of the top combatants among the Initial Bloom-Class Magical Girls, Luo Shuangyue naturally targeted the largest and most conspicuous member of this monster army and launched a sneak attack.
The result? Well, it looked pretty good so far.
Suddenly feeling a chill behind her, Luo Shuangyue quickly withdrew her scythe from the monster’s body and vanished in a flash.
The next second, multiple magical cannons struck that very spot from all directions.
This was a monster army, not lone fighters. They knew how to cover and assist each other.
With all these monsters in prime condition watching closely, Luo Shuangyue could not behead their leader.
Monsters had incredibly strong vitality; unless their root magic energy was shattered, they would not die.
“You’re too reckless!”
“Just testing the waters. But these guys are tough to deal with.”
Teleporting back to Xia Mo’s side via a pre-set marker, Luo Shuangyue spoke casually.
As long as the marker remained, she could probe endlessly without risk.
So her recent actions seemed reckless but were actually quite safe.