Confident?
Luo Shuangyue felt that her vocabulary was a bit lacking.
This went far beyond mere confidence; her mother’s combat power was simply too terrifying.
To hold back the majority of the evil intent outside the world all by herself—was she a human or a god?
“But she has a limit after all, and that limit is coming soon.” The Holy Sovereign handed a small, sword-shaped pendant to Luo Shuangyue.
“To help me, she sent her weapon here, which will cause her to reach her limit even faster.”
A Magical Girl’s weapon is a vital component of her combat strength.
Losing it would cause her power to drop by at least twenty or thirty percent.
Even if White Night was not a standard Magical Girl, such a decline in strength at this critical juncture was absolutely deadly.
But there was no other choice. If the sword hadn’t been sent over, people really would have died.
‘Then isn’t this a huge problem?!’
“Yes, so I must trouble you to return the sword to your mother’s side.” The Holy Sovereign nodded. “Only you can accomplish this.”
Hearing those words, Xia Mo instinctively wanted to protest.
She wanted to say that Luo Shuangyue had only just woken up from a coma and shouldn’t be assigned such a crucial mission yet.
Who would ask a severely injured person, who had just taken a walk along the edge of life and death, to participate in another lethal mission the moment they woke up?
Was this really the attitude one should have toward their own daughter?
“This is also a form of protection for you, Yue. Have you noticed that the evil intent on your body has not been completely eliminated?”
The Holy Sovereign naturally did not ignore Xia Mo’s dissatisfaction, but she had her reasons for making such a seemingly heartless decision.
The white light from one month ago had only purified the evil intent within Luo Shuangyue’s body.
On the surface, it seemed she was now the same as the other Demon Emperors who had their evil intent stripped away, but this was merely a superficial harmony.
The Little Butterfly fused with Luo Shuangyue had already been thoroughly eroded by evil intent at that time.
Consequently, after the fusion, Luo Shuangyue’s soul was naturally affected by that portion of malice.
It was only because Luo Shuangyue was currently using her own power to suppress those dark thoughts that they hadn’t continued to cause trouble.
However, as time passed, this evil intent would still exert a subtle influence, causing Luo Shuangyue’s personality to gradually shift in an unfavorable direction.
“Your soul has completely fused with the evil intent. This is no longer a problem that ordinary purification can solve. If we force a purification, your soul will be severely damaged again, your memories will become fragmented, and you might even completely forget the past.”
The Holy Sovereign’s tone was indifferent—the tone of someone stating a fact, telling Luo Shuangyue that this wasn’t a mere guess, but an unavoidable reality.
“How could this happen…” Xia Mo couldn’t help but cover her mouth. Didn’t this mean that Luo Shuangyue was already terminally ill?
“But I don’t feel like I’m being influenced by evil intent.” Luo Shuangyue was also bewildered.
She had indeed discovered remnants of malice within her soul, but they were all being very well-behaved.
She didn’t feel like she was being affected by them at all.
The Holy Sovereign sighed.
“Because you are now the transformation of the evil intent itself. You are the leader of all malice. Destroying this world has become the very meaning of your existence. As long as you remain here, the Black Calamity will continue to descend, centered around you.”
This was the most difficult problem to solve.
Now that it had a physical form, the descents of the Black Calamity had become increasingly frequent, and the quality of each wave was far stronger than the previous disorganized attacks.
The current Black Calamity had changed from random, disordered bombings into targeted demolitions.
Everything was contributing toward Luo Shuangyue’s eventual destruction of the world.
The descending Demon Emperors would become Luo Shuangyue’s most loyal subordinates.
Even if a descent failed, Luo Shuangyue could absorb the remaining residues to increase her strength.
As long as these descents happened enough times, even if they failed every single time, Luo Shuangyue would gain enough power to sweep this world clean in a very short period.
Even the Holy Sovereign would be unable to stop her.
“They will unconsciously gravitate toward you, constantly influencing and tempting you, turning you into a death scythe used to destroy this world.” With a soft sigh, the Holy Sovereign’s expression held an indescribable regret.
“I have no way to solve this problem, but perhaps your mother does. Furthermore, in that world, the influence of the evil intent on you will be much smaller.”
This world was not suitable for Luo Shuangyue to reside in long-term.
Her presence here would continuously attract the Black Calamity and draw evil intent toward her.
Once the gathered malice exceeded her threshold again, she would turn back into the way the Little Butterfly had been.
Perhaps at that time, she would feel a heartfelt joy at the destruction of the world…
“Your evil desire of destruction is only aimed at this world. You will feel much better where she is. Besides, I am indeed very worried about her and want to return this sword to her hand as soon as possible.”
After listening to her mother’s explanation, Luo Shuangyue had to admit the Holy Sovereign was right.
If everything was truly as she said, staying in this world was indeed inappropriate. Returning to that grey Kingdom of the Dead was the safest choice.
“After I handle things here, I will find you both there. She and I both have a premonition that the final and most critical moment is coming.” Finally, the Holy Sovereign leaned down and gently kissed Luo Shuangyue’s forehead.
“Whether our world can be liberated from its fate of destruction might depend on the future actions of you two children.”
“Eh? Two?” Luo Shuangyue blinked in surprise.
Then, she received a dry look from one of her mothers.
“Are you saying you want to leave Xia Mo behind and go alone?”
Xia Mo simultaneously cast a haunting gaze toward Luo Shuangyue, silently questioning if her mother had just voiced Luo Shuangyue’s true inner thoughts.
‘Oh no!’ Luo Shuangyue felt a chill run down her spine and hurriedly tried to explain, “I didn’t mean that! I just thought it might be a bit dangerous, so…”
“Can it be any more dangerous than before? Besides, I am a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl now.” Xia Mo gave a small huff.
‘You reached Full Bloom?’ Luo Shuangyue gasped. She really hadn’t noticed.
How much time had passed? How did Xia Mo jump from the Initial Bloom Class to the Full Bloom Class so quickly?
“It’s more like I used a bug. My power has the quality of the Full Bloom Class, but the total amount is still about the same as before.”
Twirling a strand of hair around her finger, Xia Mo spoke with a hint of regret.
Her current state couldn’t be called a true Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl.
She only possessed magic power of that quality; in other respects, she wasn’t at that level at all.
To put it simply, Xia Mo’s Full Bloom was crippled.
Her mana bar was still its original length, falling far short of what a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl should have.
However, because she had exploited a bug with bond magic, her magic power had undergone a qualitative change.
She had already grasped the spells that only those at the Full Bloom Class could understand.
So, in every meaningful sense, she was indeed a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl.
Until her magic power ran out, her combat strength was at that level.
The only problem was that this Full Bloom magic power ran out very easily.
“So, I’m not dead weight. I wouldn’t feel right letting you go alone.” Xia Mo stared intensely at Luo Shuangyue, her eyes conveying that she wasn’t joking.
Seeing Xia Mo like this, Luo Shuangyue didn’t have the courage to object.
She could only rub her nose and agree.
After agreeing, she shot a very resentful look at one of her mothers. ‘Do you really want your future daughter-in-law to put herself in danger that badly?’
Faced with this silent accusation, the Holy Sovereign simply smiled.
She wasn’t a fool; she knew that even if she didn’t agree to let Xia Mo go, Xia Mo would find a way to accompany Luo Shuangyue anyway.
Since Xia Mo was so determined, why stop her?
There was no point in creating friction in the future relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
“Mo, come here.” The Holy Sovereign beckoned to Xia Mo.
When a puzzled Xia Mo walked over to her side, the Holy Sovereign raised both hands.
Silver magic gathered between her palms, transforming into a bright silver butterfly pendant.
She tied the pendant around Xia Mo’s neck and nodded with a touch of satisfaction.
“This pendant contains one of my spells. Its power is roughly equivalent to what you saw when the Black Calamity was shattered. After it is released, it will absorb surrounding magic power to recover, which takes about ten days…”
The Holy Sovereign certainly wouldn’t let Luo Shuangyue and Xia Mo go on an adventure without any protection.
If it weren’t for the fact that some things were difficult even for her to create, she would have prepared a dozen such items for Xia Mo.
“Wait, what about me? Dad, I want something good like that too!”
“Your strength is greater than hers, and you want to snatch a life-saving item from her?” The Holy Sovereign rolled her eyes.
“If you want it, take it from her. I don’t have any extras.”
Luo Shuangyue’s current strength could be considered second only to the Holy Sovereign in this world.
Not long ago, this body was a “super body” capable of fighting the Holy Sovereign to a draw.
Furthermore, since beings like Demons do not easily get injured or die, the Holy Sovereign felt it was better to prepare something for her fragile daughter-in-law.
“Tell me when you are ready to leave. I will try my best to tear open a channel that is closer to your mother.”