Go to work, and then educate magical girls.

Chapter 166 Divine Descent

Shura stared in utter shock at the magical girls who had appeared there. "You... how could you possibly have found this place?"

He had been preparing for this ceremony for a long time, taking all sorts of situations into consideration, even the possibility that the kite might leak the secret.

He has never fully trusted the kite, and it's fair to say that he doesn't trust anyone now, except for the demon god who gave him life.

Therefore, Shura did not tell Yuan the time and place beforehand. He simply asked her to bring Tang Feng with her, and then used "divine guidance" to sever all magical connections with the outside world and directly ferry her to this place.

As he passed through the outermost magical barrier, he confirmed that there were no traces of tracking magic on Iris.

Therefore, Shura was extremely surprised that Sakura and her group had managed to find this place.

Sakura raised an eyebrow slightly when she saw Shura's shocked expression.

"Oh, so you didn't know phones had a location tracking function?"

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As Shura watched Yuan slowly take the phone out of her pocket, his expression froze instantly, like a petrified wax figure.

He quickly flew into a rage, shouting, "What a joke?!"

He diligently followed the Demon God's instructions and meticulously arranged the ritual. How could it possibly fail because of such a ridiculous reason as a mobile phone having a location tracking function?

"Of course it's a joke." Sakura's expression was quite animated as she laughed heartily. "Shura, has your brain shrunk so much that you actually believe something like that?"

Sakura's smile faded. "The gods on your side are very unreliable."

Shura's pupils contracted upon hearing this. "You mean...?"

Even the magical girls have divine assistance?!

Just then, Tang Feng's voice came from the side, "Hey, if you keep dawdling, you'll be widows."

Upon hearing this, Moko angrily kicked Tang Feng, "Show some respect to Sister Ying. We finally managed to persuade her to come and rescue you."

Tang Feng was taken aback. "Wait, how come you're still in the dark? Is this sisterhood made of plastic?"

Sakura, suppressing a smile, walked towards Tang Feng and extended a slender, white hand.

Shura stared at Sakura, his voice chilling, "Give up on that idea. Even if you kill me, you can never stop this ritual, because this is the Demon God..."

Before Shura could finish speaking, he witnessed an unbelievable scene, and the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat.

He saw the fluorescent white light emanating from Ying's hand, flowing into Tang Feng's body like silk threads. Tang Feng absorbed this energy, and his body slowly emitted a faint fluorescent light, isolating him from the aura of the demon god.

Tang Feng stood up and, guided by Ying, walked out of the center of the ritual without any hesitation.

Shura's eyes widened. What kind of ability was this? It could actually isolate the power of a demon god? Had Sakura become this powerful?

He quickly dismissed this ridiculous idea; no matter how powerful a magical girl was, she could never compare to a god.

Shura keenly sensed that the white light in Sakura's palm was quite peculiar, capable of contending with the power of the Demon God.

It seems that's where the key to the problem lies.

Shura narrowed his eyes and began desperately thinking of a solution.

With the combined efforts of four powerful magical girls and Tang Feng, even at his peak, he would have no chance of survival.

Fortunately, he has a god behind him, so he still has hope of turning things around.

After escaping the danger, Tang Feng stretched his arms, which had almost been drained dry, and asked, "Why did you keep this operation a secret even from me?"

Sakura didn't speak, but pointed to the top of her head.

The walls of the secret chamber had already been breached. Tang Feng looked up and saw that the sky seemed to be shrouded in a thick gray veil, with dark clouds churning and light struggling to penetrate the clouds, like the last breath of a dying person.

A thick, viscous atmosphere hung in the air, creating a heavy, oppressive feeling. The distant thunder rumbled low and distant, like the roar of an ancient beast.

—Something extremely terrifying is about to descend.

Sakura calmly explained:

"The Demon God exists; he is the source of power for monsters. You are also a monster. If we tell you our plan of action, we will be observed."

Sakura paused for a moment, "But don't worry, there's a deity on the magical girl side too. She's guiding this operation from the shadows, and her goal is to completely destroy the demon god from this world."

"Why would gods suddenly appear?" Tang Feng scratched his head. "This is unheard of."

Sakura also spoke with a sense of helplessness, "It was only after I came into contact with an evil god from outside the world last time that I gradually came to realize the existence of gods in our world."

"There are two gods in this world, just like magical girls and monsters. They are mortal enemies. In other words, it is perhaps because of the opposition between the two gods that the magical girls and monsters who inherit their power become mortal enemies."

"So the magical girl's power, which originates from the heart, is actually a gift from the gods?" Tang Feng asked in a deep voice.

Sakura sighed. "You could say that."

After a long silence, Tang Feng spoke in a low voice, as if talking to himself, "Why do I feel so uncomfortable?"

Sakura did not answer.

She knew that Tang Feng would be unhappy after learning the truth.

Not only because his own power comes from the demon god, but more importantly, the magical girl he has always been obsessed with also has power that comes from a certain god.

The magical girls' courage, friendship, hope, and redemption—their admirable spirit seems like self-indulgent sentimentality, ultimately amounting to nothing more than a tiny, insignificant act of divine favor.

Those dreamlike, beautiful figures are like burst bubbles, leaving only a fleeting and empty splendor that makes people laugh.

Tang Feng found everything he had pursued in the past laughable, and he subconsciously clenched his fist.

The next moment, a soft hand gently covered Tang Feng's fist. "Don't worry, the goddess on the magical girl side is a kind and righteous goddess. She will destroy the demon god and bring love and peace back to this world."

Tang Feng remained silent. He gazed at the dark, oppressive sky, feeling the oppressive atmosphere in the air. His expression was grim. "Wasn't the ritual suspended? Will that so-called demon god still descend?"

"Won't."

As the strongest magical girl, Sakura, who can communicate with the God of Magical Girls, seems to know a lot. She patiently explained, "Gods usually reside in the ethereal realm of the divine, and their true forms are hard to find. However, if they want to descend into the mortal world, they will be noticed by their opponents."

"Then why would the demon god risk being annihilated to descend upon the human world? Wouldn't it be better to just keep hiding?" Tang Feng asked.

"Because the Demon God also wants to eliminate his rival," Sakura said softly. "The Demon God can increase his strength by collecting negative emotions. He created monsters for this purpose. But now the monsters are declining and magical girls are rising. If the world is allowed to develop like this, the gap in strength between the two gods will widen. When the balance is completely broken, his mortal enemy will find his true form and destroy him."

"Moreover, this world is filled with extremely abundant negative emotions: anger, fear, sorrow, jealousy, and sin. If the demon god were to descend in his true form, his strength would increase dramatically after absorbing these negative emotions. At that time, this world would probably face an unprecedented crisis."

"World crisis and stuff..." Tang Feng wanted to say that he didn't care about these things. He didn't have any good feelings towards either of the two gods. Strictly speaking, he belonged to the side of the demon god. After the demon god descended, he might be given a regional governorship to play with. After all, gods can't stay in the human world forever.

But considering that the magical girls might be wiped out after the goddess's defeat, Tang Feng decided to temporarily side with the goddess.

To hell with powerful regional officials!

"What do we need to do?" Tang Feng asked.

"There's no need to do anything. Before the true form of the god descends, the impact he can have on this world is very limited," Sakura said. "Now that the demon god's position has been exposed, the goddess must have already approached him."

"Is there another minor character over there?" Tang Feng casually pointed to Shura in the corner.

Sakura smiled. "It's been a long time since we fought side by side."

"I feel that such a big fuss is unnecessary."

"Be careful, he might have some hidden tricks left by the demon god."

"I know." Tang Feng nodded.

The two worked in perfect unison to encircle and flank Shura.

Upon seeing this, Shura roared in fury, "Don't be so smug!!!"

He slammed his fist into his chest, and his entire body exploded instantly. A violent roar and a raging shockwave swept outwards. When the smoke cleared, a gigantic flesh and blood puppet appeared on the open ground.

His skin, or rather the fleshy outer layer covering him, was an eerie dark red, covered with gnarled veins like ancient runes, and every movement of his contained a chilling power.

Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the enemy, Sakura's expression remained largely unchanged. "Attack together, everyone, and finish this quickly."

Upon hearing this, Yuan, Zhi, and Mei immediately moved closer, forming a pincer movement around the flesh and blood puppet.

Tang Feng launched an attack with a cold expression, and the four most powerful magical girls in the world attacked in perfect unison.

An earth-shattering battle erupted in an instant.

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Fifteen minutes later, the incredibly powerful flesh and blood puppet collapsed to the ground.

The enormous, fleshy body was dismembered into pieces, and blood gushed out like a waterfall, forming small red rivers on the ground that meandered and spiraled into the distance as the rain washed over them.

Is it raining? Tang Feng wiped the blood off his face and looked up at the sky.

Dark clouds surged, shrouding the sky in a dense, oppressive atmosphere that showed no sign of abating.

Above the clouds, in an unknown dimension, two gods are engaged in a fierce battle.

Tang Feng was unsure, but he felt a strange, inexplicable feeling about it.

If there are truly two gods in the world, a magical girl and a monster as their respective representatives, and the origins of these two powers are completely opposite, like fire and water, then what is the primordial source that can bring these two powers together?

You must know that these two powers originated from the gods. Could the power of the primordial origin possibly surpass the gods?

And what about the calamity beasts, creatures that don't belong to this world? Why does God allow them to invade this world?

Tang Feng felt that all the mysteries and clues were constantly intertwined, forming a huge vortex that was slowly and steadily rotating. What truth was reflected in the deepest part of the vortex?

Just as Tang Feng was lost in thought, he suddenly heard Sakura's warning, "Watch out!"

Sensing the approaching danger, Tang Feng instinctively dodged to the side.

A line flew past his ear.

It was a jet of blood.

It gathered the essence and blood of the flesh puppet, condensed the most refined energy, and a terrifying and dangerous magical aura swirled around the blood arrow, creating black spatial rifts.

Its power is indeed extraordinary, but even if it hits, it is not enough to be fatal.

As Tang Feng was pondering, he suddenly realized what was happening when he saw the direction the blood arrow was heading. He shouted sharply, "Stop it!"

At the same time, Tang Feng gathered his magic power and blasted it towards the blood arrow. Although the magical girls didn't understand why, they followed Tang Feng and attacked the blood arrow.

But it was too late; the incredibly fast blood arrow had already reached its true destination.

One of the key points of the magic circle.

The magic circle continued to operate even after Tang Feng left, and some mysterious substance contained in the black swan's corpse was being continuously extracted. Unfortunately, there was no corresponding energy on the other side, and Tang Feng was no longer at the original core of the circle.

At that moment, the blood arrow filled the void of lost energy, and the magic circle roared to life, radiating dazzling light. "Didn't expect that, did you?! I am also an emperor! I too can be a sacrifice of 'life' to summon the true form of the demon god!!!"

"I won this battle!!! Hahahahahahahaha!!!"

Shura's shrill, mournful laughter came from the depths of the array's core. As the magic array continued to operate, Shura's voice grew weaker and weaker until it finally disappeared.

As a sacrifice to the demon god, even his last trace of life was completely stripped away.

The light emanating from the magic circle grew stronger, and suddenly, a dazzling beam of light shot out from the center of the magic circle, soaring straight into the sky.

The beam of light pierced through the thick black clouds, and the drizzling rain stopped at that moment.

Even the slightest breeze stopped, as if it were the calm before a storm.

Tang Feng watched this scene with a solemn expression. At this point, he was powerless to stop it.

If gods truly exist, then even the strongest person is merely a mortal before them.

Suddenly, an indescribable terrifying aura spread from the sky. The powerful spiritual pressure made everyone feel as if a huge boulder was pressing down on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.

Ordinary people, however, are completely unaware of the strange phenomena in the sky and continue to live their normal lives, except for feeling puzzled by them.

"It's really coming..." Tang Feng stared at the sky and muttered to himself.

If the true form of the Demon God were to descend, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe for this world, and no one could stop him.

Tang Feng turned to look at Sakura, "Where is our goddess of justice? Didn't she manage to stop the demon god?"

Sakura closed her eyes and entered a meditative state, seemingly trying to establish a connection with the gods.

After a long time, Sakura opened her eyes and slowly said, "The descent of the Demon God can no longer be stopped. The only way now is to have the Goddess descend in her true form as well, and have a final battle."

Tang Feng shrugged. "There's so much negative energy in this world that the Demon God can absorb. What if we lose?"

"We will not lose; justice will surely prevail over evil!"

Sakura's eyes revealed a firm belief as she held the Heart Gem in her palm and gently stroked the edges of the pink gem.

This gem had been with her through countless battles, and now she was about to lose it completely.

Sakura showed no reluctance as she tossed the Heart Gem high into the air.

"Yuan, Zhi, Mei!" Ying called out.

As if they had rehearsed it many times, the next moment, three heart gems of different colors flew into the air, complementing the pink heart gem.

The heart gems of the four strongest magical girls converged, spinning and gradually forming a huge rainbow-colored vortex, with an energy brewing at its center.

The rainbow light shone brightly, and the Heart Gem, unable to withstand such immense energy, shattered into countless fragments.

At that moment, Sakura and the others all groaned and fell to the ground, reverting from their magical girl forms.

Their efforts were not in vain. Tang Feng had already seen a graceful and charming phantom figure appearing and disappearing amidst the rain of light formed by the fragments of the Heart Gem.

Tang Feng stared intently at the blurry phantom, wanting to see just what kind of being could be a god who could be a magical girl.

He had no reverence for the gods whatsoever; he even wanted to grab them and ask why they created magical girls.

Magical girls are idealistic; they shouldn't have gods or anything like that.

Their strength comes from the purest and most beautiful aspirations, the firmest ideals and beliefs, and the most fervent hopes and love in the hearts of young girls, and should not be reduced to a gift from the gods.

In the rain of light, the hazy figure gradually solidified.

The moment Tang Feng saw the other person's face clearly, his heart felt as if it had been squeezed tightly, and the intense shock made him forget to breathe for a moment.

What a perfect face it was... as if it shouldn't exist in this world. The filth of the world would only taint this perfection, and even looking at it would feel like a desecration.

Tang Feng had seen countless beauties, each with their own strengths and advantages, but the goddess before him seemed to embody the best qualities of all women in the world, so perfect that it felt unreal.

The next moment, a holy white light enveloped the slender body, and Tang Feng realized that the goddess had just been completely naked; he hadn't even noticed that.

The goddess didn't even glance at Tang Feng. After waking up, enveloped in light, she flew straight into the sky.

Her goal was the end of the pillar of light, above the clouds, where the true form of the demon god was descending.

Tang Feng gazed at the goddess's back, his mind still replaying the stunning feeling he had when he first saw her face.

Tang Feng was surrounded by countless beauties, and his standards were terrifyingly high. Even so, he still felt a strong flutter in his heart from the other person.

Tang Feng found it incredible. Could it be the influence of a divine halo?

Tang Feng didn't think about it anymore. He concentrated and tried to recall the snow-white figure he had just caught a glimpse of out of the corner of his eye.

He was not content with merely reminiscing about the goddess's stunning beauty; he wanted to see her divine form.

At this moment, the ball of light that the goddess had transformed into flew into the clouds and disappeared at the end of the pillar of light.

Time passed second by second, but the sky shrouded in dark clouds remained unchanged.

Even Sakura, who had always been full of confidence, began to hesitate. "Can she win?"

"We'll definitely win," Moko comforted her.

The battle of gods is not something mortals are qualified to participate in, especially since they have already lost their status as magical girls. All they can do now is wait.

Another long wait ensued, until a drop of rain fell on Tang Feng's head. The group looked up and saw golden rain falling from the sky. The dark clouds receded like a tide, and light shone down on the world once more.

Bathed in a shower of light, Sakura beamed a radiant smile, "We won!"

Moko and Tokine cheered along with them. The evil demon was defeated, and victory ultimately belonged to light and justice.

Evil monsters will never appear in the world again, and kind and beautiful magical girls will not have to sacrifice themselves.

It's a beautiful ending, as dreamy as a fairy tale.

Tang Feng remained silent, still staring intently at the horizon.

Sakura noticed Tang Feng's serious expression and her smile faded. "What's wrong?"

Tang Feng remained silent for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, "The Demon God is the source of the monster's power. If he was truly destroyed, why didn't I sense anything?"

Tang Feng condensed a ball of pitch-black energy at his fingertips. "I can feel that the source of the monster and the flow of magic are as smooth as before."

Everyone present realized the seriousness of the problem and fell silent. Moko stammered, "Well, perhaps the demon god didn't have time to reclaim its power before being destroyed?"

Tang Feng shook his head and pointed behind the girls, "There's no use in us guessing, we'll just have to ask her."

The women turned around and saw a blonde girl standing quietly on the concrete rubble behind them.

The girl was dressed in a plain white dress, with no magical fluctuations or aura surrounding her, just like a girl next door passing by.

But everyone knew that the other party was not ordinary, because they found that they couldn't remember the girl's appearance at all. They were amazed one second, but couldn't recall what she looked like the next.

Because their eyes were constantly fixed on the screen, their brains automatically went through a cycle of being amazed and forgetting, then being amazed and forgetting again. This cycle repeated itself until the brains were overwhelmed. The women realized the problem and quickly looked away.

Only Tang Feng kept staring intently, and even though his brain was on high alert, he didn't blink even once.

He found that not only could he not remember the girl's face, but even the naked figure in his mind had become blurry.

Fresh blood slowly flowed from Tang Feng's seven orifices, but Tang Feng was completely unaware of it.

A disdainful smile slowly crept onto the girl's lips.

"Gods are not to be looked upon directly by mortals like you."

Sakura, worried that Tang Feng might be harmed, stepped forward to block his view. "Your Majesty, have you vanquished the Demon God?"

The girl did not answer, but turned to look at the dilapidated ruins around her and let out a soft breath.

"This world is too corrupt. I intend to destroy it and rebuild a new divine kingdom."

Sakura looked astonished. "You...you're not joking, are you?"

"Gods don't joke with mortals," came the girl's emotionless voice.

"And what about the people in this world?" Sakura asked tentatively.

"Those who do not meet the requirements for entering God's Kingdom will be completely eliminated."

"You mean..." Sakura guessed what the other person meant, but she still couldn't believe it and asked again to confirm.

"To be destroyed along with this world."

The girl's voice was very calm, as if she were talking about something insignificant. Despite the gentle sunlight, everyone couldn't help but shiver.

A long silence followed before Sakura broke it, her voice resolute, "I disagree."

"Don't worry." Perhaps because Sakura had summoned her, the girl's voice was gentler. "There are a group of people in this world who are qualified to enter the divine realm. They will become the new human race."

"Who are they?"

"Magical girls," the girl paused, "including you."

Sakura and the others' Heart Gems were meant to summon the goddess to shatter, and it is only right that they receive the gods' reward.

But Sakura clearly didn't need such a reward. Her voice turned cold. "We don't need a new divine kingdom. If you can't make this world a better place, please go back to where you were."

The girl laughed, a laugh so beautiful it was breathtaking, but unfortunately, no one could remember it.

"It seems you don't know me well enough. I created magical girls not for the so-called purpose of changing the world, but to select new humans who are qualified to follow me."

Sakura was already somewhat angry. She hadn't expected that the god of magical girls would be such a disregard for all living beings and treat human life like dirt. She raised her voice a few notches, "What you're doing is no different from what a demon god does!!"

"A demon god?"

The girl seemed to have heard something very funny, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up high.

"There was never any demon god. She was just a negative divine essence that I separated. We conducted some trivial experiments together. Now, I have taken her back. I am the one and only god."

The girl's smile faded, and she began to introduce herself formally:

"The Goddess of Magical Girls, calling her a Demon God, makes perfect sense, doesn't it?"

(End of this chapter)