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Chapter 245 Zhu Wen: Let's call it the Temple of Radiance. This is the name the captain came up with for the future~
After a private conversation with Chu Xuan, Zhu Wen left the war fortress alone, carrying a portable soul barrier generator.

Zhu Wen's destination was the deepest part of the City of Oblivion, the place where Luo Li entered the Stream of Life.

Upon arriving at her destination, Zhu Wen followed the instructions prepared by Chu Xuan and installed the soul barrier generator step by step. Then, in the form of a magical girl, she resolutely stepped into the dark river.

The moment Zhu Wen touched the river water, she felt an extremely aggressive force rushing through her skin and into her body. This force was incredibly evil, making Zhu Wen instinctively want to escape.

But when she thought of the consequences of her retreat as foretold in the prophecy, Zhu Wen took another firm step forward, gritting her teeth as she walked to the middle of the river.

Zhu Wen stood with her eyes closed in the middle of the river that symbolized the flow of life being polluted by Genova. Ignoring the black tendrils that seemed to climb and entangle her body like tentacles, she tried her best to sense the magical girl concept born from Luo Li deep in her soul. She hoped to use this special power to make contact with Luo Li and convey to her the path to the source of life that she had 'seen'.

While Zhu Wen was working hard, Zhan Lan was also making her final preparations. Having regained the concept of the sun, she stood on the altar, prepared to be burned by the scorching sun, and activated the composite grand magic, the Temple of Radiant Light, which integrates the three systems of ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, and the primordial runes.

It's worth mentioning that although Zhu Wen named this grand magic trick, her exact words were, "In the future I see, this name was decided by Captain Luo Li against all odds."

So, that's how the name of this complex magic trick was decided, and its effects...

...By activating and amplifying the divinity that Zhan Lan obtained from Horus, and with the assistance of the two sacred relics, the Spear of Judgment and the Sun Bible, the nature of a certain area in the present world was forcibly changed, temporarily transforming it into a pseudo-divine kingdom.

The moment the composite grand magic, the Temple of Radiance, was activated, divine light emanated from beyond the world, passing through the depths of the universe and falling upon Zhan Lan. Centered on Zhan Lan, the divine light rapidly spread, enveloping most of the Forgotten City in just a few breaths.

Within the Radiant Temple, all darkness was swept away, and the entire world was filled with the power of glorious, holy light. In this world, Zhan Lan could be called a 'god'.

The cost, however, is that Zhan Lan's divinity as the sun god is being rapidly depleted, the sacred characteristics of the two holy relics, the Spear of Judgment and the Sun Bible, are being extracted, and the magic power stored in the plane fragments is decreasing visibly.

Correspondingly, from the moment the Radiant Temple unfolded, within its coverage area, those intangible phantom monsters that had caused the Central Continent Team such great trouble were easily purified under Zhan Lan's power.

A sacred and peaceful radiance, following Zhan Lan's will, enveloped the phantom monsters crowding the Radiant Temple, like warm sunlight soothing the wandering phantom monsters and gradually restoring them to their original forms.

When their distorted and deformed appearances were purified, the Phantom Monsters, who were originally avoided by the Central Continent Team, revealed their true appearances. Most of them had human features, while a very small number resembled the legendary elves, dwarves, and orcs.

At first, these purified souls stood motionless like puppets, their eyes vacant. But as the sacred power of the Great Temple of Radiance seeped into their souls, a glimmer of light began to appear in the depths of their eyes, and finally, they knelt down before Zhan Lan with fervent devotion.

Faith was thus born. The power of faith from many souls was infused into Zhan Lan's divinity, providing new fuel for her soon-to-be-extinguished divine fire, and adding a seductive quality to the power of the Radiant Temple.

Outside the City of Oblivion, Jenova, who had temporarily retreated, kept a close eye on Team Middle-earth, ready to make a comeback at any moment. When he discovered that the Phantoms, which even he couldn't handle, were becoming fuel for Janran's growth, he could no longer wait. Sephiroth was resurrected once more by Jenova, who had nearly devoured the life force of the entire planet. The silver-haired, one-winged angel appeared before Team Middle-earth once more, gazing at them across the Radiant Temple.

As expected, Sephiroth has resurrected. Chu Xuan looked at the figure standing in the sky in the distance and sighed in his heart that Genova would not sit idly by and let the Central Continent Team take care of all the Phantoms.

Now, the phantom monsters scattered throughout the planet are drawn by the aura of the Great Temple of Radiance and are swarming towards this place, yearning for peace of mind.

If Team Central Continent were to interrupt the Temple of Radiance at this point, all their previous efforts would be in vain, and they would be besieged by Genova and the Phantom.

Since Sephiroth appeared, the Middle Continent team has been like a thorn in their side, with everyone's attention focused on him, on guard against a sudden attack.

However, Sephiroth simply stood outside the Temple of Radiance without taking any action; instead, the Sea of ​​Genova behind him surged towards the Temple of Radiance like a flood bursting its banks.

The incomparably dark and evil sea poured down, but was firmly blocked by the light barrier of the Radiant Temple. Wave after wave of increasingly magnificent 'waves' crashed against the light barrier, making Zhan Lan, who was maintaining the Radiant Temple, feel the pressure increase and his power was consumed at an even faster rate.

Upon seeing Genova's actions, the other members of the Central Continent Team also joined in, doing their utmost to weaken Genova's offensive and alleviate Zhan Lan's burden.

However, the damage caused by most attacks was not even a drop in the ocean for Genova, who was as vast as the sea, and could not relieve much of the pressure on Zhan Lan.

As Zhan Lan's divine power was rapidly depleted, even with the plane fragments providing more magical energy and the added boost of faith, the entire Radiant Temple remained flickering, appearing as if it might dissipate at any moment.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan had to make a choice: save everyone or just the Central Continent Team. The answer was obvious.

"Zhan Lan, gather your strength. We only need to protect the war fortress!"

However, Zhan Lan remained unmoved. She did her best to maintain the Radiant Temple, wanting to protect those purified souls who believed in her.

"Zhan Lan! If this continues, you won't be able to protect anything! Do as I say!" Chu Xuan couldn't control Zhan Lan's actions, so he could only issue another warning.

Faced with the declaration that "you can't protect anything," Zhan Lan was shaken to her core, and the Radiant Temple began to tremble. The souls who witnessed this were terrified, and they all lowered their bodies even further, giving rise to even purer faith.

With the support of this higher quality faith power, Zhan Lan temporarily stabilized the Radiant Temple. Then she made a decision that even angered Chu Xuan: she opened the door to the dimensional fragments for those souls.

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