However, this sword strike didn't inflict any damage on Baier, causing Baier, who had been prepared to endure pain, to freeze in surprise.
"Putting on a show!"
Baier snorted coldly and attempted to pull out the sword that had pierced Theresia, intending to attack her again. However, he discovered that his hand was firmly grasped by Theresia.
At this moment, the golden beam sword that had pierced Baier transformed into endless light, completely integrating into Baier's body.
Baier was greatly alarmed.
"Boom!"
Faced with something he didn't understand, Baier chose to unleash his power directly.
Powerful law energy emanated from Baier's body, an endless stream of azure light carrying streaks of sharp white energy, pulverizing everything in his surroundings.
Even Theresia was repelled, and new, not-so-shallow wounds appeared on her body.
However, while Baier's outburst repelled Theresia, it had no effect whatsoever on the golden beam sword within him.
In just a few breaths, the golden beam sword had fully merged into Baier's body.
"How is this possible?"
As the Sword of Prayer, formed from the wishes of countless beings within the Divine Wind Dynasty, fully integrated into Baier's body, his aura plummeted significantly.
No, not just significantly.
His aura was at least a hundred times weaker than it was a second ago!
Baier's exclamation drew everyone's Spiritual Sense.
It was precisely because of this that everyone witnessed the scene of Baier's aura drastically decreasing.
Incomprehensible.
At this moment, Baier's face was filled with terror.
Upon the Sword of Prayer entering his body, the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit within his soul had been severed from its connection to him.
In other words, Baier had been stripped of his Heavenly Emperor realm by the Sword of Prayer, leaving him only at the Quasi Heavenly Emperor realm.
What terrifying power was this?
The long sword, condensed from the will of all beings, had actually stripped Baier of his Heavenly Emperor realm!
"Hahahaha, Baier, this is the power of the ant you looked down upon!"
"This sword, which gathered the most sincere prayers of countless beings within the Divine Wind Dynasty, its greatest purpose isn't to replenish my energy or to attack you."
"What it attacked was the connection between the Dao Fruit and you!"
Theresia, covered in blood, burst into laughter.
Having spent over ten thousand years in the Sun Dynasty, Theresia knew very well how much Lord Roy cherished humanity in the Starry Sky Universe.
"The hearts of the people are the heart of Heaven," this saying was no mere jest.
When the will of all beings reaches a certain level, let alone a Heavenly Emperor, even an Immortal would find it difficult to remain unaffected by the collective will of the people.
Theresia had gathered nearly ninety percent of the collective will of the Divine Wind Dynasty. While fighting Baier, she had ignited their sense of crisis, collected their will to survive, and condensed it into the Sword of Prayer.
This sword was meant to sever Baier's Dao Fruit.
Without the enhancement of his Dao Fruit, Baier's strength was far inferior to Theresia's.
Seeing this, Baier, enveloped in azure light, attempted to flee.
He had also realized that although the connection to the Dao Fruit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao had been severed, this was not a permanent blockage.
With every passing moment, the golden barrier separating him from the Heavenly bestowed Dao Fruit dimmed slightly.
According to Baier's calculations, at most a quarter of an hour would pass before this barrier completely dissipated, and his connection to the Dao Fruit would be restored.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
As the user of the Sword of Prayer, Theresia naturally knew the duration for which it could suppress Baier's realm.
Therefore, Theresia didn't dare to delay, transforming into a streak of azure light and pursuing Baier.
As both were at the Quasi Heavenly Emperor realm, Theresia's overall strength was dozens of times greater than Baier's.
Within a few breaths, Theresia caught up to Baier, her long sword transforming into a colossal azure sword ten thousand meters in length, slashing down at Baier.
"Haa!"
Baier roared, his immense law energy manifesting as a massive tornado, seemingly attempting to defend against Theresia's attack.
Unfortunately, the dozens-fold difference in strength caused Baier's storm to be sliced into fragments by Theresia's greatsword.
The aftershock persisted; this single strike, as it descended, cleaved Theresia directly in half from her abdomen.
"Ah!"
Baier cried out in agony.
Under Theresia's attack, Baier was directly and severely wounded.
At this moment, the situation between Baier and Theresia had completely reversed.
Previously, Baier's strength was superior to Theresia's.
But now, Theresia was crushing Baier.
The biggest difference between them was that Theresia possessed a body approaching Lord God Artifact level, which could withstand Baier's attacks, only sustaining minor injuries.
Baier's physical strength, however, couldn't endure Theresia's attacks at all.
With just one strike, Baier was heavily wounded by Theresia.
"Damn it!"
The berserk law power pulverized Baier's lower body.
As for his upper body, Baier had gathered powerful law power, clearing Theresia's law power from within his body while simultaneously recovering.
Next, Baier didn't linger and continued his escape.
He knew very well that within the same realm, he was no match for Theresia.
He only needed to hold on for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, waiting for his connection with the Dao Fruit to be restored. At that point, he would be the victor.
However, while Baier understood this, Theresia was equally aware of it.
Therefore, a cyan light emanated from Theresia, swiftly enveloping Baier.
This was an ability that anyone in the Magic Universe who broke through to the God level possessed—the Divine Domain!
Theresia had directly recreated the Divine Domain within the Starry Sky Universe.
Enveloped by Theresia's domain, Baier's speed was directly reduced by thirty percent.
Not only that, but the law power within this domain transformed into powerful wind blades, surrounding Baier.
Under these circumstances, Baier could only desperately resist the storm's assault and was quickly caught by Theresia.
"No!"
In terror, rings of white light storms swept across Baier's body, exploding him into bloody mist.
Almost instantly, Baier consumed a large amount of law power to restore his body.
But this was useless against Theresia.
After dozens of back-and-forth exchanges, Baier's law power was depleted, and he directly perished.
"Boom..."
At this moment, everyone in the entire Starry Sky Universe involuntarily looked up at the sky.
Heavenly Emperors were beings who created laws for the Starry Sky Universe and deduced them to perfection, making immense contributions to it.
Every Heavenly Emperor was a hero of the Starry Sky Universe.
Now, with the Wind Element Heavenly Emperor Baier's demise, thunder served as the drum, roaring as the music, and the Universe saw them off.
Cyan raindrops fell from the heavens, nourishing the life forms on the planets within the Universe.
The heavens wept tears, benefiting all living beings.
Any newborn child born on this day would have their affinity with the Wind Element Law greatly increased, becoming the successor of the Wind Element Law.
...
The drastic change in the Starry Sky Universe caused Palhouse and the others, who had previously withdrawn their Spiritual Sense, to once again extend it towards the Divine Wind Dynasty.
Even they hadn't expected that the situation would reverse in just a few minutes after their withdrawal.
Baier, who had previously held an absolute advantage, had been successfully challenged and defeated by Theresia.
Palhouse and the others who had withdrawn their Spiritual Sense were unaware of this, but those who had witnessed the entire battle unfold had their minds racing.
They hadn't expected that the prayer power of the physically weaker humans could reach a level capable of shielding Dao Fruits.
If their numbers were even greater, what level would they reach?
Furthermore, if prayer could sever Heavenly Dao Dao Fruits, could it also accomplish other even more incredible feats?
For a time, everyone's thoughts were in turmoil.
...
"Hoo..."
Finally succeeding in killing Baier, Theresia also breathed a sigh of relief.
With a stretch of their hand, the golden prayer that enveloped the Wind Element Dao Fruit was recalled by Theresia, rapidly replenishing their law power.
After this golden droplet of prayer was absorbed into Theresia's body, two similar "Wind" character inscriptions appeared before Theresia.
These were the Heavenly Dao Dao Fruit of the Wind Element and Baier's own Wind Element Dao Fruit.
Generally speaking, when a person dies, their laws dissipate.
However, when Baier died, his Dao Fruit was enveloped by the prayers of all living beings, severing its connection with heaven and earth, which allowed Baier's Dao Fruit to remain.
But it appeared somewhat broken, and a large amount of cyan light was flowing out of this Dao Fruit.
The Heavenly Dao Dao Fruit had returned to the Heavenly Dao when the prayers of all living beings departed. What remained before Theresia was only Baier's Emperor Script, which was rapidly dissipating.
"What is this?"
Theresia was also seeing someone else's Dao Fruit for the first time. At first glance, all sorts of insights into the Wind Element Law surfaced in Theresia's mind.
"A great fortune!"
Theresia was overjoyed. Immediately, she released her Spiritual Sense, drawing Baier's residual Dao Fruit into her body, allowing her own Dao Fruit to absorb the Dao rhythm that had dispersed from Baier's Dao Fruit.
In just this short while, Theresia felt as if she had gained the equivalent of a hundred years of arduous cultivation.
If she could completely absorb the Dao rhythm within this Dao Fruit, her Wind Element Law might undergo a transformation.
The battle between Baier of the Divine Wind Dynasty and Theresia finally came to an end.
The Divine Wind Dynasty was renamed the Divine Wind Dynasty, and everyone's leader became Lady Theresia.
After reclaiming ownership of the Divine Wind Dynasty, Theresia ordered the Divine Wind Dynasty's territory to cease conflicts with surrounding powers and, following the model of the Sun Dynasty, established schools where all the children of the Divine Wind Dynasty could access cultivation.
Furthermore, the cultivation laws were not limited to the Wind Element; other elemental laws could also be cultivated according to one's preference.
However, within the Divine Wind Dynasty, everyone was most familiar with the Wind Element Law. There were no instructors for other elements, so currently, about ninety percent of the children cultivated the Wind Element Law.
As for the remaining individuals who favored other elements, they either studied on their own or were outstanding enough for the Divine Wind Dynasty to send them to territories with corresponding laws for further advancement.
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