Honestly, the feeling of using the Oath of Judah was absolutely terrible.
The Honkai energy that normally flowed through his body felt like frozen water, almost completely immobile.
The circulation of mana also became sluggish, its flow rate so pitifully slow it made one involuntarily wonder if attempting to chant a major spell with such a flow would lead to a mid-chant interruption and a violent death.
Fortunately, however, Judah's First Rated Power wasn't enough to manifest the full strength of the Herrscher of Binding; it merely suppressed Honkai energy.
Otherwise, he himself would have been half-crippled.
The young man, gripping the tachi, sighed as he felt the Divine Key in his hand, which was also clearly extremely weakened.
Judah was truly worthy of an S-rank Valkyrie; Jizo Mitama was about to kick the bucket too.
Relying on the most basic Reinforcement Magecraft to maintain a fairly normal level of mobility, the young man walked over to the incapacitated Miss Sirin, who was panting heavily.
He snapped his fingers. The Gem of Conquest, which she still held in her hand and hadn't yet had time to fuse with, was swapped for an ordinary-quality gemstone, which then floated into his hand.
Judah did indeed suppress mana activity, but Displacement Magecraft, being a low-level spell, didn't require particularly strong mana activity.
"Servant, you betrayed me!!"
Perhaps due to the influence of Jizo Mitama, which infinitely amplified her inner arrogance, Sirin roared.
An astonishing killing intent surged forth, like a stormy sea drawn by the moon, its waves churning violently.
In just an instant, her aura became imposing and dangerous.
The haughty Persian cat had transformed into a bloodthirsty lion-tiger.
The girl, her eyes a brilliant gold, waved her hand.
Spheres formed from Imaginary Power transitioned from an imaginary state into tangible objects, then differentiated into multiple Imaginary Ribbons, which then spiraled.
As an Apostle of God, even under the suppression of Judah's First Rated Power, she still possessed considerable combat strength.
"Boom—!!!"
Like a cannon bombardment, several lances formed from the spiraling ribbons shot out.
They effortlessly tore through the air, breaking the sound barrier.
There were no explosions, no blinding flashes of light. At this moment, Sirin was like a top-tier martial artist. She thrust her lances with lightning speed, and everything their points encountered was silently pierced.
No one would doubt that those few Subspace Lances could pin any enemy to a skyscraper as smoothly as a dinner knife slicing through butter.
Such an attack would undoubtedly be terrifying in the eyes of an ordinary person, like a natural disaster.
However, for a Herrscher, such an attack was indeed a bit weak... or rather, underwhelming.
Sirin wasn't the type to meticulously conserve her power.
The fact that she unleashed such a precise attack was actually a sign of her extreme weakness.
The Queen of Space, who could move freely between different continents, was now panting for breath just by creating a few Subspace Lances.
It sounded almost like a joke.
But it was the truth.
Watching the furiously attacking Subspace Lances, dark red patterns appeared on the young man's body.
Those were Magic Circuits—the foundation of a modern magus.
For a holder of the Imaginary Attribute, known as a Dimensional Walker, wielding the power of space, which was difficult for other magi to access, was as easy as eating and drinking.
Just as the fire attribute excelled at destruction, a dual attribute of wind and water could excel at fluid dynamics, and someone with dual attributes of wind and earth could simulate celestial movements.
These were all determined by one's attributes.
Sirin had already lost the power to seal space. No one could stop Li Zihan, a Dimensional Walker, from using spatial transfer again.
"Boom—!!!"
It was just like a cannonball exploding.
Accompanied by a continuous creaking sound, soil and broken tree branches were sent flying, and the earth trembled with a rumble.
The previously silent Subspace Lances, after their target vanished, continued forward, smashing heavily into the ground, creating destruction that was all show and no substance.
"It seems, at least in this world, Judah is the most suitable armament for me," the young man, who had arrived behind Sirin via spatial jump, chuckled softly.
"You traitor!!"
Sirin, whose personality was already quite volatile, whipped her head around and roared at him, raising her hand, intending to create new Subspace Lances.
However, the Oath of Judah was an armament that could be called a Herrscher-killer. Her Honkai energy, already suppressed to its limit, clearly couldn't be quickly condensed into a weapon.
The young man quite easily wrapped his arm around the Queen of Space's waist and, before she could react, lowered his head.
Hunting and blood-sucking were the fated contract for vampires in most worlds.
Li Zihan was not a vampire, but the Stigmata Dracula had changed him into a vampire-like existence.
The girl's slender, delicate neck, which looked as if it could snap with a single touch, tempted him. His pupils, now covered in a blood-red hue, glinted with an alluring light.
Li Zihan didn't think blood-sucking was a particularly problematic affair.
Mana was an energy difficult to retain; once it entered the Greater Source environment, it would dissipate.
The most effective way to preserve mana was to store it within the magus's own bones, blood, muscles, and other tissues.
Of course, those with more lewd inclinations could also use semen or sister juice to store mana.
As a magus, Li Zihan did not object to the act of blood-sucking.
After all, blood-sucking was better than cannibalism or randomly fornicating with unfamiliar female magi.
He instinctively parted his lips slightly, revealing two slightly elongated fangs. With a swift yet courteous motion, he landed a vampire's kiss on his prey's neck, his fangs slowly but accurately piercing an artery.
Blood, carrying a large amount of silenced Honkai energy, entered the young man's mouth, flowing down his throat.
Her long eyelashes trembled continuously. Only the bobbing of his throat betrayed that this was a blood-sucking creature feeding, not a handsome, romantic gentleman offering a polite kiss to a lady he admired.
Sirin's eyes widened as she was suddenly bitten on the neck. She could feel her blood draining away.
Along with it, her silenced power was also being lost.
She wanted to push away the demon-sucking her power in terror, but under the dual suppression of Judah and the act of blood-sucking, she could hardly mount any decent resistance.
She furiously swung her fists, hammering them against Li Zihan's abdomen.
The Kaslana physique possessed great strength; even without using Honkai energy, it could inflict enormous damage.
However, for someone who seemed to have already prepared his magecraft, this was not a particularly difficult attack to withstand.
"When I wake up again, I will kill you."
Sirin, feeling the Honkai energy that maintained her personality's dominance over "Kiana" disappearing, cursed in a low voice.
"That would indeed be quite troublesome."
The young man, having completed his first feeding as a member of the blood-kin, smiled and spoke to the girl whose eyes were now transitioning to azure blue.
"I hope that when we next meet, we can be a little more amicable."