"So cool!"
Guinevere said again. The object of her praise was, of course, not the already-dead and hideously ugly Asura prince. She was praising Artoria, or to be precise, Artoria Alter, that is, the personality-altered Saber Alter.
"Although the pure and kind Lily was also very cute, this form of Lily is also very domineering. As expected of the child I support! So beautiful!"
Guinevere's eyes sparkled, her expression full of words like "my baby has grown up".
Faced with this praise, Saber Alter's expression was extremely unnatural. She pursed her lips and gave Guinevere a cold glance.
"Don't be a freak here!"
After speaking, she secretly glanced at Su Mo. If the one who praised her for being beautiful was Su Mo, the treatment might have been completely different from Guinevere's.
"Ooh, even when she's scolding people, she's so cool!"
Faced with Saber Alter's coldness, Guinevere held her cheeks. Not only was she not angry, but she was full of admiration.
"Lord Su Mo has such good taste, otherwise I would never have known Lily had this side."
"Eek!"
Seeing her like this, Saber Alter's eyes became even more disgusted. She silently moved closer to Su Mo, only then did she feel at ease.
"Actually, Saber also has an even younger form, Saber Lily, but there's no need for her to appear for now."
Looking at Guinevere's surprised expression, Su Mo shook his head. Guinevere's orientation was fine, and her feelings for Artoria were also quite pure, just seeing her as her own child. However, with her way of expressing it, it was understandable that Saber Alter would resist, and Su Mo had no intention of interfering.
"How could this be..."
Guinevere was a little disappointed.
Just then, an immature and beautiful young girl's voice suddenly sounded.
"Hey! You guys, how long are you going to keep holding me like this!"
Hearing this, Saber Alter only then remembered the spoils of her trip.
Looking down, she saw a girl of about ten years old, whose collar was held by her and was suspended in the air, her limbs hanging down like a kitten's, shaking her body and grinding her teeth in dissatisfaction.
The girl's figure was extremely slender, and holding her in her hand felt as light as a small cat. Her appearance was very immature, but there was a hint of enchanting beauty in her eyes that made it impossible to look away. One could imagine that when this child grew up, she would definitely be a peerless beauty.
"Let go!" the girl let out a low roar like a tiger cub.
At the same time, a pure golden flame suddenly appeared, rising from her back like a pair of wings. Although it was just a small spark, it was no different from the Sun-Wheel Golden-Wing Flame of the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird clan on the main battlefield, and its purity was even higher. It was a rule-breaking level Gift.
Without a doubt, the little girl Saber Alter was holding in her hand was the princess of the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird clan, and also the youngest sister of the Seven Great Demon Kings, the Roc Demon King, Garling.
The pure golden sparks burst out, only to retreat upon touching Artoria's palm. Evidently, Garling had deliberately held back. Although she didn't know the origin of these strange people, they had, after all, killed the Asura prince and rescued her. This alone was enough for her to retain her gratitude and patience.
Of course, gratitude was gratitude. With her proud personality, she was naturally unwilling to be held and carried around like a cat or a dog. In her expectation, Saber Alter should have let go due to the burning, thus giving her a chance to escape her control.
However, what she hadn't expected was...
"Hmm?"
After noticing Garling's movement, Saber Alter not only did not let go, but instead gave her a threatening glare, and at the same time increased her strength, firmly imprisoning her neck.
After inheriting the spiritual rank of the King Arthur of Little Garden, Saber Alter, based on the legacy of the Red Dragon of Britain, possessed a body strength equivalent to that of a Pure-Blooded Dragon. Simply put, it was a physical quality that could easily crush a star with one punch, a strength that far surpassed that of the Divine Spirit race.
Therefore, she only used a little bit of strength, and Garling almost instantly felt suffocated, unable to make any more small movements, and was pinched in her palm like a chick.
As for the so-called Sun-Wheel Golden-Wing Flame, she directly ignored it.
"What's going on?"
After a few violent coughs, Garling unwillingly raised her hands in surrender, only then did she get a chance to breathe.
Under Saber Alter's distrustful gaze, she didn't dare to make any more small movements, but just stared wide-eyed and twisted her head desperately, looking at Saber Alter's arm, which was only slightly hot and had no burn marks, in disbelief.
"Aren't you a Divine Spirit and a Dragon? Why is the Sun-Wheel Golden-Wing Flame ineffective against you? This is impossible!" The young Roc Demon King's eyes were full of confusion.
The Sun-Wheel Golden-Wing Flame was a rule-breaking level Gift against gods and dragons, and it had a high special attack against these two attributes. But now, even if she hadn't used her full strength, the other party shouldn't be able to ignore it to this extent, right?
"Sun-Wheel Golden-Wing Flame?"
Hearing Garling say this, Saber Alter only then noticed something. "You mean that hot wind just now?"
"?! Even if my firepower isn't enough, calling it a hot wind is too much! Did you use some kind of defensive Gift?"
The young Garling's eyes widened, unable to tell whether the other party was telling the truth or insulting her.
Seeing her reaction, if it were the pure and kind version of Artoria, she would have apologized first, and then pierced her heart with the facts.
Saber Alter was different. She directly pierced her heart.
"With your weak flame, there's no need to use Avalon. You can't even break Master's blessing."
The blessing Su Mo gave Artoria was all-encompassing, including both mythological and celestial spirit defenses. The blessing from Zoroastrianism could protect the righteous from being harmed by fire. All Gifts of light and heat originated from the sun. Under the double blessing, even a rule-breaking level Gift could not be effective.
"Weak flame... damn it!"
Hearing Saber Alter's words, little Garling opened her mouth to refute, but couldn't say anything. From the other party's performance, her flame was indeed not enough to cause her harm.
So, she turned her gaze back and looked at the leader of this group.
"She calls you Master, which means you're this person's master?"
"Mm," Su Mo looked at the fierce battlefield in the distance and nodded absently.
The young Roc Demon King looked around, her gaze sweeping over Su Mo, Guinevere, and Artoria in turn. Then, she said with certainty, "If I'm not mistaken, you're not members of a regular community, but Devil Kings who are not tolerated by the pantheons, right?"
Hearing this, Saber Alter paid no heed. Su Mo glanced at her and said nothing. It was Guinevere who asked curiously, "Why do you judge so?"
Little Garling glanced at the gradually dissipating corpse on the ground, which was returning to mythology, and said so.
If a regular community had come to help, they would definitely not have been so ruthless. Helping would only gain temporary gratitude, but would incur a permanent mortal enemy. No one would dare to make an enemy of the entire Asura clan directly.
"As if you're not a Devil King yourself!" Hearing little Garling's words, Guinevere retorted.
She had heard from Su Mo that this little princess looked young, but she was actually a master who had rebelled against the heavenly court along with the Seven Great Demon Kings and had almost caused a great disturbance in the heavenly palace. It was only because of her good birth that she was absorbed into the Buddhist sect without being held accountable for her past. If it were a certain vampire princess, her entire family would have been exterminated long ago.
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not expressing dissatisfaction with Devil Kings. On the contrary, I'm very satisfied with your identity!" As she spoke, little Garling's eyes suddenly lit up. "Since you dare to attack the Buddhist sect, it means you also want to do something big, right? Whatever your plan is, as long as it's to resist the pantheons, can you include me!"
"?"
Guinevere slowly typed out a question mark. She had originally thought this was the girl's delaying tactic, but after seeing her excited eyes, she understood. This child really wanted to cause trouble.
"You've already returned to the Buddhist sect, yet you still dare to hang out with a Devil King?" Guinevere said in surprise.
"Hmph! I haven't returned to the Buddhist sect. I was just imprisoned at home. I finally escaped from home to find my second brother and second sister-in-law, but I didn't expect to be caught by these guys," little Garling immediately explained.
The Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird clan was heavily guarded. It was naturally impossible for the princess to be kidnapped from the main camp. The reason she was captured was mainly because she wanted to run away from home.
Evidently, this was also a problem child.
"Then don't you care about your clansmen? They're still fighting," Guinevere pointed to the distant battlefield and asked.
"..."
Hearing this, the Roc Demon King was silent for a few seconds and scratched her hair in frustration. "These arrogant guys don't care about my safety at all. They just won't allow a princess to be snatched away by the Asura clan... alright, alright, no matter what, they are indeed fighting for me. If possible, I'd like to help too, but aren't I being held by you now!"
At this point, little Garling looked at Su Mo and said strangely, "So, why did you come to save me?"
"If you want to cause trouble for the Buddhist sect, now is the best time. If it's just for me, I'm just a child now... wait! You're not a lolicon, are you?"
She hugged her flat chest, her small eyes full of vigilance.
In the world of Little Garden, the ownership of life could be traded. With the strength the other party had shown, if they used their host authority on her, she would surely become their plaything. Although she didn't think her figure was worth being specially targeted, she had heard from her Great Sage sister that there were many perverts in Little Garden, and she had to be careful.
Faced with Garling's vigilance and questions, Su Mo had no intention of paying attention to her, let alone proving himself. With the status gap between them, it was only her turn to answer his questions.
Looking at the distant battlefield, Su Mo suddenly said, "You said just now that only a Devil King would dare to attack the Asura prince. Does that mean everyone else is afraid of the consequences of doing so?"
"Yeah!" little Garling nodded as a matter of course.
"It's a bit shameful to say, but if someone could save me, my Great Sage sister and my second and fourth brothers would definitely give them a generous reward, and would also do their best to provide food, lodging, and security."
"But no matter what kind of security, it's hard to protect someone from a Three-Digit level mortal enemy. A Three-Digit level mortal enmity is irresolvable."
"The punishment from the Buddhist sect can still be atoned for through some means, but the hatred of killing a blood relative is to the extent of not being able to live under the same sky. With the Asura King's personality, he would definitely not mind a sneak attack."
Comparing the costs and benefits, no regular community would dare to offend the Asura King for this. But Su Mo not only dared, he had already done it cleanly and neatly, which was why Garling felt they were here to do something big.
Hearing her say this, Su Mo nodded slightly. "So, what others are afraid of is not the Asura prince, but the Asura King's revenge?"
"Mm!" little Garling said as a matter of course. "Except for a Devil King, no one is not worried about this. That's a Three-Digit level existence!"
"No."
Su Mo shook his head, drawing a surprised look from little Garling.
"Even a Devil King would be worried about this. After all, it's a Three-Digit level enemy. Once provoked, there might never be a day of peace."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Garling was a little dumbfounded. "You're not going to say you regret it now, are you? The Asura prince is already dead. Even if you regret it, it's useless!"
Faced with the Roc Demon King's suspicious gaze, Su Mo shook his head and explained, "What I mean is, since we've already provoked an irreconcilable enemy, let's just make them disappear from this sky! Instead of leaving a trouble behind, it's better to cut the weeds and remove the roots from the beginning, to completely settle the karma and send them to a family reunion."
Hearing this, little Garling was momentarily dumbfounded.
Looking at the Asura King on the distant battlefield, who was over a thousand meters tall, and who was leading the Asura clan to crush the Great Peng Golden-Winged Bird clan with the posture of a god and a demon, an extremely bold guess emerged in her heart.
Little Garling's gaze towards Su Mo inexplicably began to show a hint of awe, and she asked with a slightly trembling voice, "That, if I'm not mistaken, you... no! You, you don't mean you're going to kill the Asura King here, do you?"
That was a Three-Digit level Primordial God and Buddha, and also an elite of the Buddhist sect!
Hearing this, Su Mo smiled slightly, his tone calm and gentle.
"Since I'm going to be a Devil King, I naturally have to do something a Devil King should do."
"Coincidentally, this disturbance is too small. The head of a Full Authority Domain should have enough weight to escalate the situation."
"Let's just say they're unlucky. It's getting hot, and it's time for the Asura clan to be exterminated."