She had clearly been so enraged that she coughed up blood. In Sora's imagination, the Cult Leader would surely explode with rage again and come at him without a second thought, ready to fight to the death.
But to Sora's surprise, Luo Hao gradually calmed down. The look of shame and anger vanished from her face, replaced by the queenly pride and coldness she had at the beginning.
Narrowing his eyes, Sora also dropped the smile from his face, a sense of admiration rising in his heart.
Aside from her domineering and proud personality, this woman was practically perfect. He had deliberately used one shameless trick after another to disrupt her state of mind, yet he didn't expect her to figure it out so quickly, forcing herself to calm down again.
"King Kusanagi, this palace has never admired someone as much as I do at this moment. To be able to fool this palace time and time again, you are the only one in this world!"
Gently wiping the trace of blood from the corner of her mouth, Luo Hao looked deeply at Sora and parted her pink lips to speak.
Incredibly, though a moment ago she was glaring at Sora with an expression that said she wanted to eat him alive, right now Luo Hao's face was filled with endless admiration and praise.
Luo Hao was a woman, so she would feel ashamed and angry because of Sora's actions, even wishing she could kill him. But more than that, Luo Hao was a proud conqueror, a noble queen, possessing a spirit and magnanimity that ordinary people could not.
To be able to push her to this point, to be able to fool her time and time again, this man had done something no one had ever done before. This alone was enough for her to acknowledge him!
Unlike ordinary young women, Luo Hao, as a sovereign queen, would not be pleased by your respect and flattery, nor would she be moved by your care and attempts to curry favor. She only acknowledged true strength; anyone else was like an ant in her eyes, an insignificant existence.
And Sora, at this moment, had been acknowledged by her as such a powerhouse!
"Stop playing these boring tricks, King Kusanagi. Bring out your true power and fight this palace."
"From now on, this palace will hold nothing back. I will fight you with the absolute determination to kill you. If you can still defeat this palace, then I will obey your request and will not go back on my word."
Her tone was so calm, without a single ripple; there was neither shame nor anger. However, an overwhelming aura erupted from Luo Hao's body, even stronger than when she was in her state of rage!
"Oh my, it seems playtime is over. If I keep messing around, even I will be in danger."
Feeling that Luo Hao was now like a ferocious beast ready to erupt at any moment, Sora felt an unparalleled sense of danger.
He knew that this time, the woman was truly serious!
"Cult Leader Luo Hao, since you've put it that way, then let me wager my life, and you wager your everything. Let us both bring out our strongest powers and settle this!"
With an equally serious expression, Sora now truly saw Luo Hao as an opponent, not just a woman.
Their gazes clashed, and both could feel the determination in the other. The corners of their mouths curled up slightly, both revealing expressions of excitement and anticipation.
Campiones are beings born for battle. They love to fight, enjoy the fight, and are addicted to it. For the sake of battle, they would not hesitate to gamble everything they have!
Divine power surged, and the auras of both Sora and Luo Hao grew wildly.
"Ah!!!!!"
Under Luo Hao's control, the great Vajra warrior giant once again used the [Dragon's Roar and Tiger's Howl]. This time, its power was unprecedentedly immense!
Wave after wave of sonic booms, visible to the naked eye, spread throughout the entire golden sword domain. Wherever they passed, all the swords of logos, whether floating in the air or stuck in the ground, shattered into pieces.
Not only that, but with a few cracking sounds, the entire sword domain space began to show fissures, looking as if it would collapse at any moment.
If this continued, Sora's defeat was certain!
However, Sora still did not act. Instead, he looked with some heartache at the pale-faced young woman outside the barrier, waiting patiently and believing in her.
"Miko, are you not done yet?!" Metis's voice came from outside the barrier as she urged Mariya Yuri, who had her eyes closed.
Beside them, Erica, Liliana, and the other girls also stared anxiously at Yuri. Seeing Yuri's pale face and the cold sweat constantly forming due to excessive mental exertion, they were all extremely worried and nervous.
"It's done..."
Opening her eyes, a hint of joy appeared in them. Yuri had finally transmitted the knowledge regarding the [Dragon's Roar and Tiger's Howl] to Sora. As if completely drained, the young woman's body collapsed towards the ground...
...
"King Kusanagi, this victory, this palace will graciously accept!"
Feeling that the sword domain was about to shatter completely, a proud smile appeared on the Cult Leader's face.
"No, the one who will ultimately be victorious is me!"
A strange light flashed in his eyes. Looking at Cult Leader Luo Hao opposite him, Sora did not yield in the slightest.
"You've worked hard, my cute and capable Yuri..."
Muttering under his breath, Sora once again activated the authority of the [Golden Sword]. Instantly, a wave of divine power spread out from him as the center. To the astonishment of Cult Leader Luo Hao, the already shattered golden sword domain was instantly restored.
"Cult Leader Luo Hao, your [Dragon's Roar and Tiger's Howl] is an authority usurped from the Indian goddess Gayatri! She of five faces and ten arms—a divinity worshipped as the goddess of sacred songs..."
As he chanted the strange spirit words, orbs of light floated up from the ground and once again transformed into swords of logos, densely filling the entire sky.
"And your [Divine Might of Vajrapani] was usurped from the pair of Nio guardians, A-un. Superhuman strength, an indestructible vajra body..."
Instead of attacking immediately, Sora once again began to chant the spirit words to nullify the Cult Leader's other authority.
As Sora chanted, the original golden divine swords all turned purplish-gold, fusing the two types of logos to forge entirely new swords of logos!
Under Sora's control, countless purplish-gold swords of logos gathered and merged, once again forming two enormous Spirit-Slaying Divine Swords above his head.
"It's over, Luo Hao!"
A slight arc formed on the corner of Sora's mouth. He knew the battle was over.
Without the slightest hesitation, at Sora's command, the two massive Spirit-Slaying Divine Swords shot towards the two Vajra warrior giants with limitless power...
...
The golden sword domain had vanished, and the divine power barrier had been withdrawn by the girls. Within the dilapidated training ground, Sora stood tall, looking down at Luo Hao, who was kneeling on the ground.
Because both of her authorities had been nullified, Luo Hao appeared listless and exceptionally weak. One jade-like hand pressed against her chest as she panted heavily.
"Do you want to continue, Luo Hao?" Sora asked, admiring the Cult Leader's delicate and fragile beauty in that moment.
There was no trace of sarcasm or insult in his words, because Sora knew that the woman before him was different from all other Campiones. Even though all her authorities had been nullified, she was still that proud and unyielding Holy Cult Queen!
With her martial arts and Daoist techniques that had reached the pinnacle, she could absolutely continue to fight him!
Without answering Sora immediately, Luo Hao slowly stood up. Although she looked a bit disheveled, it couldn't hide her peerless and heroic bearing, like that of a celestial fairy from the ninth heaven.
"There's no need. I have lost this battle," she said in an exceptionally calm tone, with neither resentment nor joy. Luo Hao was an extremely proud person; a loss was a loss, and she wouldn't make any excuses for herself.
"Heh... and what else?" a wicked arc pulled at the corner of Sora's mouth as he continued.
A faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and Luo Hao's face showed the shy expression of an ordinary young girl.
Yes, it was shyness, not shame or anger. To see such an expression on the face of the legendary Cult Leader Luo Hao was something that would make countless people's jaws drop!
"H-Husband..."
Her blush deepened. After hesitating for a long time, the two words finally escaped the young woman's lips.
His heart skipped a beat. To hear this Cult Leader, whom countless others both desired and feared, call him "Husband" filled Sora's heart with an endless sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in that instant.
Lifting the young woman's chin, Sora leaned in and possessively kissed the Cult Leader's incredibly alluring cherry lips...
"Mmph..."
Her beautiful eyes widened. The pure and chaste Luo Hao had never experienced such a thing and instinctively began to struggle.
Greedily plundering the sweetness of the noble queen before him, Sora naturally wouldn't let her succeed. One hand held Luo Hao's waist tightly, while the other firmly held the back of her head, preventing her from moving in the slightest.
Without hesitation, Sora formed a contract with Luo Hao. He knew that from this day forward, this noble woman would belong to him forever, both body and soul!