Thud!
Allfiend's head fell on the ground by John's feet, which was soaked in blood. His glazed eyes were wide open, as if he still couldn't believe what had happened. Immediately after, the Vice-Sect Leader landed before John. Blood flowed down her face, arms, and legs, as several shallow wounds were easy to see on her skin.
However, the Vice-Sect Leader ignored the wounds, as if they were not worth noticing. The aura of death around her faded as she approached John.
"Vice-Sect Leader," the two Elder's said respectfully as she approached. The Vice-Sect Leader nodded at them.
The Vice-Sect Leader nodded at them in approval of their job protecting John, before her gaze focused on John himself. Now that there was a slight bit of calm, she was able to inspect him closely.
"It seems you have made quite considerable progress. Quite impressive," she said with a slightly surprised face. The power emanating off John, even without him actively flaring his aura, was incredible.
"Thanks, Vice-Sect Leader," John replied.
"Oh?" she raised her eyebrows and replied with an amused tone. "You called me master earlier, but now you're back to Vice-Sect Leader? Am I not worthy of being your master?" she asked.
John felt a chill creep up his spine as she stared at him like a hawk. It seemed as though she truly did consider him to be her disciple now, and John knew he had no say in the matter.
"Uhhh, thank you, Master," John corrected.
The Vice-Sect Leader waved her hand in a disapproving manner at John's reply. "Don't call me master either. It makes me sound old. Just call me Lilian. Just know that you are truly my disciple now, and I your master," she replied.
John was far too tired to argue about such a trivial thing, and only nodded his head in understanding.
Lilian smiled slightly as she saw him agree. "Good."
Both their gazes focused on the head of Allfiend between them.
"As for him," Lilian gestured towards the head. "I must thank you. Without your aid, killing him would have been much, much harder to do."
"My aid?" John asked in a confused manner. "What did I do?"
"The summoning," Lilian replied. "Because you forced Allfiend to speed up the summoning process before it was ready, he was forced to use some of his own vitality to fuel the summoning process. This drained him considerably, making it much easier to overwhelm him. I would have killed him regardless, but the process would have taken much longer, and been much more dangerous," she explained.
"Oh," John replied.
It seemed as though his tribulation affected Allfiends plans more than he thought, which indirectly resulted in his death. However, John was more than happy to hear this, as he hated Allfiend.
"Take it," Lilian guestered to Allfiends head.
John glanced at the head, which still contained Allfiend's blood essence. He wanted to take it, but didn't want to do anything suspicious.
"What good will having his head do me?" John replied.
Lilian shrugged as she heard this. "Use it as motivation. Stare at it nightly, and remind yourself that without my help, you would have died today. Use it to remind yourself that strength matters above all else, and that the only strength you can truly rely on is your own," Lilian replied.
John stared at her for a moment before he nodded his head and grabbed Allfiend's head.
Boom!
Roar!
Distant sounds echoed out, catching both John's and his master's attention. In the far distance, incredibly powerful lightning smashed down on the demon, indicating that the battle between Thunderzen and the demon was still raging on.
Lilian frowned as she saw this, as she had assumed Thunderzen would have been able to take care of the demon already. John could instantly tell what she was planning to do.
"You're going to help him fight that demon?" John asked.
Lilian looked back at John with a smirk on her face. "What? Are you concerned for my safety?"
John looked at the demon before looking back at her. "Its just that...while you are incredibly strong, their strength is…"
"Far beyond that of my own?" Lilian finished John's words for him.
A wry smile appeared on John's face, and he nodded his head soon after.
"You aren't wrong," Lilian replied. "My father, as well as that demon, are far above me in strength. But...there is one thing I can do to turn the tides. Stay here and watch your master put on another incredible display."
Bang!
The earth exploded beneath her feet as Lilian shot up into the sky and towards the battle raging on in the far distance. By now, the Bloodfiend Sect was completely destroyed, and there was only the matter of the Demon to contend with.
Boom!
Lightning slammed down on the demon once again, as Thunderzen unleashed another incredibly powerful battle art on it. The attack knocked the demon back hundreds of yards into a nearby mountain. The mountain shattered as the demon slammed against it.
Roar!
The demon roared out once again, as the hellflames surrounding its body intensified. It quickly stood back up from the attack it had just received, as if the attack was not worth noticing.
Thunderzen frowed as he saw this. No matter what he threw at the demon, its defenses were incredible. Not only that, but it had incredibly regenerative abilities, and any damage he inflicted on it was quickly healed.
Thunderzen suddenly flashed to the side as a powerful attack from the demon pierced by. The attack landed dozens of miles away, and a large explosion, miles across, rocked the distant land where it had exploded.
After dodging the attack, Thunderzen glanced over in a certain direction as he watched a familiar figure approach.
"Father," Lilian called out as she arrived in front of him. She glanced down at the demon below, and a frown appeared on her face.
"Even after battling it for this long, you haven't been able to bring it down?" she asked.
"Unfortunately not," Thunderzen replied. "That bastard Allfiend summoned a demon who specializes in defense and regeneration. Its attacks are not that strong, but it's bodies defense is beyond incredible. Allfiend probably did this so that we wouldn't be able to bring it down, allowing it to ignore our attacks while it rampaged across the land," Thunderzen explained.
He was definitely stronger than the demon, but none of his damage lingered on the demon's body. Not only that, but it seemed to have a slight lightning resistance, making it even harder to damage.
"Speaking of which, I no longer feel his aura. Did you…" Thunderzen asked.
"Allfiend is dead," Lilian replied.
"Good. Then the last thing we need to focus on is this demon," Thunderzen nodded in approval. "With Allfiend dead however, the binding summoning contract between him and the demon is broken, and it will be free to do whatever it pleases. We must stop it here before it escapes and causes untold destruction to this continent," Thunderzen continued.