The tall monster trembled, and the swords and blades embedded in its body were pulled out, revealing its six arms. Its bulky head had six irregularly placed eyes, and its overlapping faces stared at the intruders, its gaze fixed on Bamuta, "You returned."

Bamuta nodded, "I have returned."

The monster glanced at Batty and the others behind him, its expression suddenly a mix of anger and anxiety, speaking in a deep voice, "You came too early, I was not done with the inheritance!"

Bamuta straightened his body and moved his arms, "Master, it’s not too early. It’s been over twenty years now, and I can’t progress any further without entering decline. However, we have obtained better inheritance, just like you told me back then. It’s hard to explain with words; only experiencing it can make one understand."

The ugly face twisted sharply, as if something pressed it down, transforming into a grotesque grin, "Hehe heh, what’s the point in arguing? You cannot change anything. Delicious, very delicious, so much deliciousness. Hungry, hungry, hungry~~~"

Accompanying the roar, terrifying Spiritual Ability exploded forth, this was angel-level power. Facing this terrifying Spiritual Ability shock, everyone was pushed away. Yaramu and others instantly stood in front of Batty, the violent Spiritual Ability swept out like a reckless hurricane, seemingly endless. At this moment, a large Rune Array appeared beneath the monster’s feet, the top of which was the chains overhead, yet it still covered a vast area.

Confronting the Spiritual Ability hurricane, Bamuta remained unmoving, his body radiating a ghostly blue glow. At some point, a long spear blazing with blue flame appeared in his hand, and his small frame transformed into a tall figure nearing two meters, the spear sweeping away the oncoming force.

Batty stared dumbfounded at Bamuta; this... was nothing like the elder he remembered, who was humble, timid, only constantly urging them to endure and wait, and wait again.

Boom...

But it didn’t end there. With the burning blue flames, Bamuta’s clothes completely tore apart as his body rapidly grew to three meters, his feet sinking into the ground, a pair of blue wings unfurled.

Antique pathway–Lamp-Burning Angel.

Bamuta’s strength reached the same level as the monster, their Spiritual Abilities clashed head-on like two hurricanes, a moment of explosive flashes streamed terrifying Spiritual Ability, blasting Batty and the others against the door.

Floating, Bamuta reverted to a youthful state, spear ablaze with blue flame attacked the monster. Yaramu and the others looked at Bamuta with excitement and awe, this was truly a battle. Lamp-Burning Angel, the highest realm a Lightkeeper could reach, had not been achieved for a long time, and it took Elder Bamuta over twenty years to reach the peak of Lamp-Burning Angel, regrettably unable to enter the Great Angel stage.

The monster’s blood-red Spiritual Ability met with blue flames, causing intense burns, yet this stimulation made the monster even more deranged, abruptly red waves of blood burst open, sweeping out fiercely. Even Bamuta, who was an angel, had to dodge and avoid. Although both were angel-level, the monster’s Spiritual Ability was about three times stronger than Bamuta’s, but the monster could not exert overwhelming pressure to suppress Bamuta’s mobility.

Batty and the others were in a miserable situation, under absolute level pressure, their bodies found it difficult to move, facing forthcoming waves of Spiritual Ability, they had no way to escape, yet the terrifying waves dispersed when nearing Batty and them.

It was that barrier, the barrier could block the monster’s power overflow!

Bamuta dodged the attack, elegantly spun in mid-air to attack the monster, the monster’s six arms wielded all kinds of weapons smashing up, direct collision, Bamuta’s left hand suddenly released a huge blue flame pillar, the monster roared, a blood-red Spiritual Ability convergence beam crushed the flames directly and scattered them. The body was giant but not clumsy, and the arms seemed to have independent consciousness allowing unhinged attacks without interference, causing Bamuta significant trouble.

Bamuta’s agility was exceedingly nimble. In the mining district, he practiced every day, from physical to will, but Lamp-Burning Angel was the limit of his inheritance, also the highest he could reach. His talent was not considered good; advancing to an angel was too late, though he indeed had one last fight left, even if defeated, he could pass down the Lamp Lighting Church inheritance, completing his mission.

The previous elder did the same, challenged the Greedy Angel at the peak of their power but was defeated. The corrupted Greedy Angel converted them into part of its own body, and over time, many followed, upon absorption, consciousness could still remain for a time before being digested completely, ultimately becoming part of the monster.

Calculating time, Bamuta figured it was about time, based on various reasons, he came.

Bamuta was fighting, with rich resilience and combat experience. As the mining district’s elder, he had great freedom within Roto, spending most time exploring and practicing, knowing they couldn’t breach here; it was meaningless. He was extremely familiar with those mines after decades, daily suppressing his impulse for adventure, save for one last chance.

Batty and others were pressed against the door, anxious. Among the group, Yaramu was the strongest, with Four Lives, and Original Embryo formation, indicating strong combat talents, intended as the next inheritor until Batty’s emergence.

Batty’s Spiritual Ability continuously adapted to the overwhelming pressure from the angel, understood Bamuta had self-sacrificing intent, yet such sacrifice was meaningless!

As a Roto, he grasped Roto’s thinking, yet with the understanding of the Round Table Conference, though brave and tragic, it wasn’t the best choice, he must intervene!

Batty had only Two Lives, but his Spiritual Ability strength and reaction were just slightly inferior to Yaramu, attempted breaking the suppression, his Mother Blade cooperating, yet the great disparity immobilized him.

Bamuta’s battle with the Greedy Angel intensified; this was no duel spar, from the start aiming to defeat the adversary. Bamuta’s endurance couldn’t compare to the Greedy Angel, blue flames inflicted harm but the Greedy Angel’s recovery was formidable, whereas Bamuta’s body lacked such immense regenerative capacity. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Batty could see, keeping this up, Bamuta would die without a doubt. During this period, Batty had continually suspected Bamuta, pushing Bamuta to bring them here, but now self-blame was futile, Batty tilted his head, soul entered the Twelve Zodiac Star Disc.

This moment called for Mr. Gemini’s aid, past Roto elders all possessed self-sacrifice spirit, but Batty viewed such sacrifice as an ill-fated gridlock, incessantly repeating past hardships.

Li Xin responded to Batty’s call.

"Sir, I urgently need your assistance." Batty said anxiously, "We are exploring an escape path, confronted by the corrupted Greedy Angel."

Li Xin was not hurried; anxiety brought no benefits in solving issues, instead made erroneous judgments.

"Batty, first briefly explain the situation there to me, don’t overlook key points." Li Xin said.

Listening to Mr. Gemini’s words, Batty calmed, briefly summarizing their situation within the cavern.

Li Xin roughly understood this trip’s risks, not that he did not wish to aid Batty, soul state was extremely perilous, many unpredictable factors. The situation they faced closely resembled the Broken Angel state he encountered in Celestia’s Holy Land.

After weighing it, Li Xin decided to assist, Batty’s soul returned.

Li Xin rolled the dice: the action was safe.

The dice gave a valid judgment: seven points.

Essentially, no rash moves mean no issues.

On the other side, Yaramu and others were deeply anxious, Batty suddenly lost consciousness, unable to aid Bamuta. Bamuta was being consumed by the Greedy Angel, Yaramu knew more, every Lamp Lighting Church generation inherited similarly, each intended to break through here. If Bamuta was devoured, they would be spared, for the Greedy Angel required them to mature before returning, generations of Roto proceeding.

Bamuta was unsure who imprisoned this monster here, guarding the door, but it persisted throughout ages. Previously ascending to an angel, Bamuta was confident, yet that battle resulted in his master being devoured by the monster, exchanging for his chance to leave. Yaramu and others, due to insufficient strength, weren’t anxious, but the newcomer Batty was different. He had many ideas, unconventional, which was good, but due to divine favor and youth, he constantly desired attempts, unwilling to wait.

Bamuta could empathize, he once felt the same, no matter his master’s words, he wouldn’t believe, thinking he could, he was different, he was the one who could change this.

As if a cycle.