Roar...
The giant black snake let out a roar and raised its head again.
Being suppressed by Shinji was one thing, but it never expected that a mere Six Rings World would actually have other creatures that could confront it.
However, it was not in the mood to settle scores with Hikari and Shion now. Just like the grayish-white mist was desperate to escape the Six Rings World, it was also desperate to return to its main body because the two Hegemons' main bodies in the universe were already fighting furiously.
At this time, as long as it could return to the main body one step ahead of the grayish-white mist, the Reproductive Hegemon might win the great battle in the universe, thereby reversing the situation in one fell swoop!
"Not good!"
Seeing the giant black snake about to use the headbutt to slam into the Mage Tower again, Hikari and Shion were both pale with fright.
Hikari was inferior to the giant black snake in realm to begin with. Coupled with the prolonged entanglement, her chakra was severely polluted, and her condition further deteriorated.
Shion, a 'Six Paths Level' Supreme Mage, although much stronger than the other five Supreme Mages of the Six Rings World, was similarly unable to resist the giant black snake. Blocking one headbutt from the giant black snake just now was already her limit.
Moreover, due to the contact just now, her chakra was also polluted by the giant black snake, leaving her somewhat unable to fend for herself.
So seeing the giant black snake slamming headfirst towards the Mage Tower, both were terrified. Shion even closed her eyes in fear.
However, after waiting for a second or two, the expected earth-shattering quake did not appear.
Shion plucked up courage to open her eyes, only to find that the giant black snake seemed to be frozen in place by some force, its headbutt just a meter or two away from the Mage Tower under her feet.
"Shi... Shinji!?"
Shion hurriedly looked into the air, and sure enough, she saw that dazzling figure.
Shinji, who arrived just in time, praised the two: "You did well!"
Undoubtedly, it was Shinji who took action, using 'Goshingu' to freeze the flow of time for the giant black snake.
After sealing the grayish-white mist with 'Chibaku Tensei', Shinji didn't rest for a moment and immediately rushed here. Only then did he barely make it to prevent the giant black snake from destroying Shion's Mage Tower.
If he had been a step later, allowing the giant black snake to crash the Mage Tower and destroy the magic barrier constructed jointly by all Supreme Mages, the war situation would have collapsed instantly.
Seeing Shinji arrived, Hikari deactivated 'Susanoo' and landed on the ground.
Her chakra was now severely infiltrated by the giant black snake's pollution. The delay just now was all about gritting her teeth and persisting.
Noticing the terrible condition of Hikari and Shion, Shinji immediately activated the 'Lamp', purifying the pollution on Hikari and Shion one by one.
This was the disadvantage of non-'Lampbearers' confronting Hegemons.
Even someone as strong as Hikari, a 'Kekkei Mora', couldn't resist Hegemon pollution. Once the battle dragged on, it was easy to lose combat capability due to pollution, and finally even possibly mutate into a distorted monster.
Roar...
At this time, the giant black snake broke free from Shinji's 'Goshingu' imprisonment and let out a roar.
"Hmph!"
Shinji snorted lightly and immediately activated 'Bansho Ten'in' to pull the giant black snake from in front of Shion's Mage Tower into the air.
The giant black snake still wanted to struggle, but facing Shinji's 'Bansho Ten'in', it had almost no power to resist.
After pulling the giant black snake high into the air away from the Mage Tower, Shinji wasn't polite at all. Raising his hand, he slashed down fiercely on the giant black snake's head with a sword strike, cutting another notch into its huge head.
The giant black snake was furious but helpless.
After heavily injuring the giant black snake, Shinji didn't continue swinging his sword. Instead, he deactivated 'Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion', then clasped his hands together, activating 'Chibaku Tensei' just like sealing the grayish-white mist earlier, preparing to seal the giant black snake as well.
Whoosh...
Instantly, the earth crumbled, and countless broken stones soared into the air, surging towards the giant black snake in the air, swallowing its body.
The giant black snake was no stranger to 'Chibaku Tensei', so it struggled frantically, attempting to escape the fate of being sealed. However, Shinji's strength was no longer what it used to be. Even though the giant black snake's strength had improved after swallowing the grayish-white mist, it still couldn't escape the seal of 'Chibaku Tensei'.
Thus, in just the blink of an eye, the giant black snake's massive body completely disappeared into the increasingly gathering broken stones.
A moment later, another 'moon' appeared in the starry sky of the Six Rings World.
Having successfully sealed the grayish-white mist and the giant black snake successively, Shinji finally landed on the ground and asked Hikari: "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Hikari shook her head gently.
Her face was pale, obviously showing signs of excessive chakra consumption. Fortunately, Shinji arrived in time and helped her purify the pollution, otherwise she would really be in danger now.
Returning to Shion's Mage Tower with the weak Hikari, Shinji asked Shion again: "Are you okay?"
Shion put her hands on her hips: "Of course I'm fine!"
"So smug, seems like you're really fine!"
Shinji chuckled, then he looked up at the two moons in the sky that he created with his own hands.
Shion leaned over, followed Shinji's gaze, and asked: "Shinji, why did you seal them all? Is it possible that even you can't completely destroy them?"
Hikari also looked at Shinji curiously.
Shinji explained: "If I finish them off, although it would feel good, the Six Rings World would be finished."
Shion was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Shinji sighed: "They are just parts of the Hegemons. Destroying them now would at most only make the Hegemons suffer a big loss. But if we keep them, they might become the amulet of the Six Rings World!"
Shion was somewhat disbelieving: "Really?"
"Let's wait and see!"
Shinji deactivated 'Divine Sovereign Mode', recovering chakra while sensing the universe outside the spatial barrier.
In the universe, the great battle between the Plague Hegemon and the Reproductive Hegemon was still ongoing.
They didn't determine a winner immediately, which meant that in their specific states, their strengths were roughly equal.
Hikari understood something and whispered: "Shinji, do you want to use them sealed in 'Chibaku Tensei' to blackmail the two Hegemons?"
"En!"
Shinji nodded.
Now the balance within the Six Rings World had been achieved. Both the grayish-white mist and the giant black snake had been sealed by Shinji. If a balance could also be achieved in the universe, where neither the Plague Hegemon nor the Reproductive Hegemon could do anything to the other, then Shinji's 'Blackmail Plan' would have the possibility of implementation.
And this plan was simple. If the Plague Hegemon continued to erode the Six Rings World, he would release the giant black snake to attract the Reproductive Hegemon again. And if the Reproductive Hegemon eroded the Six Rings World, he would release the grayish-white mist to let it attract the Plague Hegemon...