"Using our full strength."
This phrase didn't seem to be mere words.
"Balance Breaker."
A pure white aura burst forth. The man inheriting the bloodline of the Old Maou raised his arm, and the wings of light behind him emitted a low, deep voice.
"[Vanishing Dragon Balance Breaker]."
This was the voice of the Heavenly Dragon sealed within Divine Dividing.
At this moment, the pure white aura transformed into pure dragon waves, enveloping Vali's entire body.
A white-glowing armor began to appear on Vali's body, gradually spreading until it became a flawless, pure white armor that firmly covered him completely.
Looking closely, this armor's appearance resembled the one Azazel wore when activating his Balance Breaker, having a dragon-like silhouette.
Wings of light spread open, and a pure white, chain-like tail appeared behind the armor. Vali thus transformed into a small white dragon, radiating dazzling brilliance.
That flawless posture, that immaculate appearance—it was so sacred it made one doubt their own eyes.
"I see..."
Seeing this scene, Sirzechs seemed to understand something and looked at Azazel beside him.
"The Balance Breaker of your artificial Sacred Gear was modeled after the White Dragon's Balance Breaker, wasn't it?"
Anyone who had seen Azazel's artificial Sacred Gear's Balance Breaker would immediately realize this after witnessing the White Dragon Emperor's Balance Breaker.
"Something like that," Azazel didn't deny it, smiling as he said, "Placing a dragon within a Sacred Gear—this method of creation itself was originally inspired by Divine Dividing and Boosted Gear."
"The souls of the Two Heavenly Dragons were sealed into these two Longinus. This inspired me to form a contract with the Golden Dragon King, Fafnir, allowing it to be the sealed dragon inside my artificial Sacred Gear."
"The principles are similar, the forms of existence are similar, even the operation is similar. Naturally, the Down Fall Dragon Spear's simulated Balance Breaker state needs to closely resemble the original Balance Breaker to achieve the greatest stability and the highest chance of successful activation."
"Vali's Sacred Gear indeed gave me quite a lot of inspiration. For that, I should thank him."
As they spoke, Vali had already launched an attack against Kaiser on the ground.
"Haa!"
He raised his armor-covered hand, gathering immense Demonic Power. Multiple magic circles expanded, releasing countless magic bullets like torrential rain, bombarding Kaiser below.
"Bang!"
Kaiser immediately converted his own aura into Touki, erupting white light that surged outward, covering his entire body.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom..."
The torrent of magic bullets mercilessly bombarded the entire field, causing destruction amid continuous explosions, ripping apart the ground, blasting soil and rock into the air, sending waves of dust and wind everywhere.
"Careful!"
The people standing at the edge of the field immediately trembled. Some activated barriers, some raised their weapons to block, preventing the incoming dust wave and wind from reaching them.
"That kid Vali, is he really this aggressive right from the start?"
Azazel activated a defensive magic circle in front of himself, blocking the debris as he spoke helplessly.
"Damn White Dragon... To dare to wreak havoc in my academy..."
Rias joined hands with Akeno Himejima and the others to deploy a barrier, blocking dust waves and shockwaves, anger filling her expression.
"Are you alright, Asia?"
Kuroka was naturally present as well, using her Demonic Power to build a defensive barrier, shielding Asia behind her.
"I'm alright..."
Asia shook her head, looking at the arena worriedly, and said: "But, Kaiser-san..."
"Don't worry about him." Kuroka flicked her tail behind her, saying nonchalantly: "An attack of this level won't pose any threat to him."
As if confirming Kuroka's words, amidst the continuously surging dust waves and swirling wind, the raging white light suddenly swelled explosively.
A vast Touki blew away the dust waves and wind engulfing the entire field, causing Kaiser's figure to appear within the cratered playground.
The entire playground had already become riddled with holes due to Vali's previous wave of attacks, yet the area where Kaiser stood remained completely unharmed.
Naturally, Kaiser himself was also completely untouched, without even a speck of dust staining his clothes.
"What impressive Demonic Power," Kaiser raised his head, looking at Vali who was floating in midair, and said: "Even without the Divine Dividing, relying solely on your own Demonic Power, you'd still rival an Ultimate-class Devil."
Vali didn't answer this question, but instead unfolded several pairs of wings behind himself.
They were Devil wings shaped like those of a bat.
There were four pairs of wings in total—eight wings.
Vali Lucifer, the White Dragon Emperor who inherited the bloodline of a Satan, had clearly reached the rank of an eight-winged Devil.
And eight wings corresponded precisely to an Ultimate-class Devil.
"That guy..."
Seeing this scene, Rias seemed somewhat shaken.
She was a High-class Devil, originally corresponding to six wings. However, meeting the standard in terms of power was one thing; whether her Devil rank itself could be raised was another entirely.
As Kaiser had previously evaluated, Rias relied too heavily on her innate talent. Born with exceptionally powerful Demonic Power, she directly became a High-class Devil, yet her Devil rank had hardly improved at all, remaining at the minimum two-winged level.
In contrast, Vali's Demonic Power and Devil rank both met the standards, truly at an Ultimate-class Devil's level.
Such a guy was actually a Longinus wielder, the strongest White Dragon Emperor in history—it was like a very cruel joke.
At least, Sirzechs and Michael were unable to laugh at this.
Yet, Vali still said something like this:
"This was just the appetizer; next comes the real deal."
As he spoke, Vali retracted his Devil wings and spread out the wings of light behind him, suddenly diving downward.
His speed was extremely fast, so swift that people with comparatively weaker strength such as Rias couldn't even clearly see his figure. All they could see was a trail of light suddenly appearing in the night sky, followed immediately by an intense collision.
"Boom!"
Vali, who had swooped down at godlike speed in front of Kaiser, threw a heavy punch, colliding fiercely with Kaiser's fist, which had been thrown out at some unknown time. The impact created a thunderous roar, setting off a violent explosive wind that blew away countless dust and dirt.
The ground under Kaiser's feet instantly shattered, forming a pit with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outward, carving deep scars into the earth.
"Boom—Boom—Boom—Boom—"
Kaiser, whose entire body erupted with Touki, and Vali, whose whole body shone with white light, clashed face-to-face. They threw heavy, terrifying punches at each other, fist colliding against fist repeatedly, causing booming and explosive sounds. Each shockwave shattered the ground again and again, making it continually collapse downward.
"Where's your spear?"
Vali seemed to have fully entered his state. Seeing Kaiser blocking his attacks bare-handed, an extremely excited voice came from his helmet.
"Where is the strongest Longinus? Show it to me quickly!"
As if to force Kaiser, Vali unleashed an extremely heavy punch. His armored fist carried a sonic boom as it collided heavily against Kaiser's Touki-covered fist.
"Boom!"
A shockwave exploded out, causing the entire playground's surface to fragment inch by inch.
Kaiser's figure flew out from the billowing dust, drawing an arc in midair as he was forced backward.
"Hurry up and draw your spear, Kaiser!"
The trail of light was once more dragged across the night sky. Vali vibrated his beautiful wings of light, catching up to Kaiser at astonishing speed, charging straight at him.
If this strike hit, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The attack itself wasn't the real issue; the problem was the Divine Dividing's ability.
As long as Vali touched him, he could activate the Divine Dividing's power, halving Kaiser's strength and absorbing it into himself.
At that point, Kaiser's strength would be halved, while Vali, having taken away this portion of strength, would become even stronger. Then, the scales of this battle would completely tip toward Vali.
To avoid this, when Kaiser exchanged fists with him previously, he always used Touki to clash indirectly.
But the next attack couldn't necessarily be blocked by Touki alone.
Therefore...
"To deal with you, indeed I need to draw my spear."
Along with these casually spoken words, sacred light appeared.
Flying backwards through the air, Kaiser grasped the Holy Spear that emerged out of nowhere. Bathed in the spear's brilliance, his eyes shone brightly.
"Boom!"
Holy power transformed into a wave, erupting from Kaiser's body.
Vali, who was charging toward Kaiser trailing a long streak of light, collided directly with this holy wave. With a loud "boom," he was blasted away by the dazzling white light.
"Bang!"
Vali, transformed into a streak of white light, crashed into the gymnasium next to the field, shattering its walls.
Only then did Kaiser descend from midair, landing atop the school building. The Holy Spear in his hand continuously emitted sacred waves, making everyone's hearts surge with emotion.
"The True Longinus..."
Rias's pupils trembled.
"So that's... the strongest Longinus..."
Himejima Akeno, Kiba Yuuto, and Toujou Koneko all felt their hearts trembling.
As Devils, they could sense a deadly threat emanating from that spear—as if their instincts were screaming at them to flee immediately, almost incapable of mustering even the will to resist.
In contrast, the two Holy Sword users behind Michael looked as if they had witnessed the holiest existence in the world, encountering their very faith. Beneath their hoods, their eyes began to lose focus.
"Don't look."
Michael quickly raised his robe, blocking their vision.
He truly worried that if they continued looking, these two devout girls would have their minds captured by the Holy Spear, becoming Kaiser's captives.
Azazel glanced at the two girls, murmuring softly:
"The spear's characteristics in this regard have also strengthened—it seems it's truly become stronger in every aspect."
"This is something previous wielders of the spear couldn't achieve."
"If Vali is the strongest White Dragon Emperor in history, then without a doubt, he is the strongest True Longinus wielder of all generations."
The strongest versus the strongest.
The outcome would soon be revealed.
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