[266] Useful Energy!

Whoosh~

The chain of Laeding shot out directly from the channel of the Gate of Babylon.

Such an individual had no right to wield the Laeding; it was an insult to its divine nature.

In the blink of an eye, Katerea Leviathan was bound tightly, suspended in the air by the restraints of the Laeding, creating a rather unseemly sight due to the constraints.

In just a few minutes, August had managed to neutralize this attack.

Especially Katerea, one of the leaders of the old Satan faction of demons, was instantly apprehended by August.

"Damn it, what is this thing? I can't break free."

"Don't bother. This is Laeding crafted by divine beings. A mere devil like you can't escape. Besides, daring to provoke even without enough power, you're quite audacious. But in the end, you're just small."

"You damned demon! Don't think you've won. I have a trump card. Don't forget, we're sparring with Ophis now."

Swish~

As if invoked by her words, the Snake within her surged. In Katerea's palm, a serpent representing Infinity appeared, followed by a massive eruption of magical power.

In the blink of an eye, her power surged to that of a Satan.

However, while this was Satan-class power, it was still borrowed, lacking the full essence of true Satan-class strength.

Crack~

Nevertheless, as her strength surged to Satan-class, the restraints of the Laeding binding Katerea began to shatter.

The binding strength of this weapon depended on August, its owner. Since August's strength was in Satan-class, the binding power of the Laeding was limited to this level. For a true Satan-class being, the Laeding could not completely suppress them; at most, it could control them for a period of time.

Bam~

Soon, Katerea broke free from the comfortable embrace of the Laeding, with fragments of the shattered chains scattered on the ground.

"See that? This is the power of the mighty Dragon God Ophis. With this power, no one in this world can stop me."

Katerea laughed heartily, clearly intoxicated by the power.

Can a Satan change the world?

Ridiculous. If that were true, then why haven't any of the many Satan-level beings in the world come forward to change it?

Delusions are a disease that must be treated.

"Just breaking one of my chains makes you so happy? If that's the case, then I'll give you a bit more."

Hum~

The next moment, behind August, golden ripples began to spread, dyeing the sky gold.

Then, a myriad of Noble Phantasms extended through the golden ripples. Without exception, all these Noble Phantasms possessed holy attributes.

From B-rank Noble Phantasms to D-rank Noble Phantasms, all were imbued with holy attributes.

This was the might of the Gate of Babylon; regardless of who you were, the Gate of Babylon could produce weapons to counter you.

Whether you were a god, dragon, demon, angel, or anyone else.

As long as you existed, there would undoubtedly be corresponding weaknesses.

And the Gate of Babylon stored prototypes of all the Noble Phantasms in human history or prototypes invented by humans. Let alone other things, even modern weapons like nuclear warheads were present in the treasury.

August had the ability to directly flatten a place with a Nuclear Warhead.

As Katerea looked at the countless Noble Phantasms, she faltered.

All were weapons with holy attributes, and she even saw several holy swords among them. What did this mean? They were bullying her.

Among all present, Michael was the most shocked.

His initial reaction was darkness, but how could a child of darkness possess so many holy weapons? Even the heavenly arsenal did not have so many.

"Goodbye!"

Swish Swish Swish~

In an instant, Katerea found herself like a hornet's nest, with countless Noble Phantasms aimed at her.

Katerea continuously intercepted the incoming treasures. Although they couldn't harm her for the time being, her magical power and stamina were limited, while the number of weapons seemed endless.

Indeed, Ophis possessed infinite power, be it magical or otherwise. However, her snake was not Ophis herself.

Furthermore, Katerea's strength itself was only that of an ultimate-class devil.

Splurt~

There's always a chink in the armor. Suddenly, a dagger plunged directly into Katerea's arm.

"Ah!"

This naturally created a flaw in Katerea's movements, followed by a barrage of countless Noble Phantasms.

Splurt Splurt Splurt~

In an instant, Katerea was riddled with holes, but all avoided vital points.

August sneered, his figure flashing as he appeared before Katerea.

"You bastard, I will definitely kill you and tear you limb from limb."

"Kill me? Tear me limb from limb?"

August looked disdainfully at Katerea. It's not that I look down on you, it's just that you really make it impossible for me to look up to you.

He grabbed Katerea directly, and in an instant, both August and Katerea disappeared.

"Huh? Where did those two go?"

Azazel was startled, showing some surprise.

Others were also astonished because there was a spatial fluctuation just now, but without a magic circle, how could August traverse space?

Soon, Sirzechs instructed Rias to rescue Gasper. As for the mages around, there weren't many left.

And the bodies of these mages had all been dragged into the shadows by the shadowy figures, leaving no corpses behind.

Meanwhile, August brought Katerea to the interior of the inner world. The inner world had expanded to almost twice its size in just a few days.

And the reason for such a significant change was entirely due to the presence of the World Tree Sapling.

With the support of the World Tree Sapling, the spatial barriers of the entire inner world became extremely stable. Furthermore, the roots of the World Tree Sapling had extended into the void to absorb energy.

In return, this naturally promoted the growth of this world.

"What is this place?"

Katerea looked around at this unfamiliar environment, feeling extremely puzzled.

"This is not something you should be concerned about. From now on, you're just a nutrient bottle, the one who inherits the blood of Leviathan from previous generations."

As he spoke, August brought Katerea to the location of the World Tree Sapling.

Sensing August's arrival, even the small sapling of the World Tree began to dance with joy.

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