Pur did not hesitate or stop because of his previous accidental injury to Tangs. He once again swung his fist, striking toward the areas that showed obstruction during the water flow process.

His fist seemed to traverse several meters of distance in an instant, yet also appeared to move normally.

"Clang!"

A collision sound rang out as a barrier that seemed to isolate everything appeared, blocking Pur's punch.

Holy Magic·Sanctuary Barrier.

Compared to Divine Art·Sanctuary, the Sanctuary Barrier limited the protective range against damage, thus providing strong defensive capability against frontal physical attacks.

Most of the force was absorbed by the barrier during this process, and there was even a rebound force. Fortunately, Pur possessed the Tough Skin trait, so this rebound couldn't harm him.

A collision sound rang out as a barrier that seemed to isolate everything appeared, blocking Pur's punch.

Breath flowed, and the blade changed accordingly.

No special techniques, just a basic sword swing.

When the blade struck the barrier, the force transmission reached its limit, and the spell was consequently cut open.

Spells that protect against physical attacks are inevitably interfered with by physical attacks.

Therefore, with proper targeting, the Sanctuary Barrier is just a matter of one sword strike.

Most of the force was absorbed by the barrier during this process, and there was even a rebound force. Fortunately, Pur possessed the Tough Skin trait, so this rebound couldn't harm him.

"When you fought Isabella, you would conceal your form in the illusions you used."

"So, have you truly seen yourself clearly?" Naimes stood in the seawater, the water flowed past his knees but unable to significantly interfere with his movements.

"Yet in this Illusion Domain full of spatial dislocations, your presence here more resembles a kind of self-deception."

"You..."

"Do you truly believe in your heart that you can enter heaven?"

Blade clashed with blade as the petitioner angel that was originally behind the old priest now appeared before him, its sword intercepting this strike.

But following the force of Naimes' blade, ripples appeared on this 'petitioner angel'.

When the blade struck the barrier, the force transmission reached its limit, and the spell was consequently cut open.

"Jacques?" Although the black lines completely enveloped it, with just one sword strike, Naimes recognized the other's true identity.

Spells that protect against physical attacks are inevitably interfered with by physical attacks.

This type of swordsmanship was like a palm print, full of personal characteristics, easily recognizable to a swordsmanship expert like Naimes.

"This disguise is as laughable as your self-deception."

Facing Naimes' series of statements, the old priest chose to remain silent.

Because he himself actually understood that he was deceiving himself, yet admitting this would be equivalent to tearing off his final layer of fig leaf.

"You watched my battle with Isabella, right?" So instead of choosing defense, the old priest chose offense, seizing on the information revealed in Naimes' words.

"You intentionally left Isabella alone at the church precisely to use her as a tester."

"To obtain more information about me."

"You are not a Saint, nor are you righteous."

"At this moment, I smell your disgusting ambition."

"Yet in this Illusion Domain full of spatial dislocations, your presence here more resembles a form of self-deception."

"Emmm, could your attacks be any stronger?" Naimes listened to the old priest's words and was momentarily speechless.

He had already attacked the very meaning of the other's existence, yet the counterattack was just calling him a little bad guy.

But Naimes also understood the reason for the old priest's attacks.

What he needed was never to break Naimes' defense, but to give himself some excuse to firm up his beliefs.

This was also a kind of sophistry reasoning, which Naimes was equally skilled at.

Blade clashed with blade as the petitioner angel that was originally behind the old priest now appeared before him, its sword intercepting this strike.

For the old priest it was like this - he couldn't solve his own problems, couldn't answer his wishful atonement, so he picked out Naimes' issues.

But following the force of Naimes' blade, ripples appeared on this 'petitioner angel'.

He who fought against evil was righteous and without error.

Its image wrapped entirely in black lines subsequently emerged, yet quickly restored to its angelic appearance afterward.

They cannot accept imperfect victims, nor can they accept flawed righteous messengers.

Unable to seek truth from facts, their minds only contain opposition relationships.

The old priest was like this now - his life was already full of leaks.

From being a fearless priest willing to sacrifice himself to save others, to a bishop who could tolerate small mistakes.

Then to a bloodstained researcher, and now wholeheartedly repentant, wanting to atone. The rightful source is NoveI(F)ire.net

The evolution of his life was complex.

Because of this complex and leaky life, he could only rely on opposing viewpoints to forcibly support himself.

"This disguise is as laughable as your self-deception."

Recognizing this, Naimes knew this mentality was the old priest's biggest flaw.

Once his mentality collapsed, no matter how strong his power, he would enter a state of self-destruction under these circumstances.

"I judge you in the name of God!" The old priest widened his eyes and bristled his beard as another petitioner angel 'Isabella' released Divine Art·Commandment Technique.

Because he himself actually understood that he was deceiving himself, yet admitting this would be equivalent to tearing off his final layer of fig leaf.

The Commandment Technique was the core among them.

It had strong versatility - could be cast on oneself to accumulate power through commandments, or cast on enemies to restrict them.

For example now, Naimes felt some restriction - his movement range was limited to about ten steps.

Within a certain time, he could only move ten steps;

after taking ten steps, he would be restricted and difficult to move.

"Hmm? The cost is that the caster cannot move either, right?" Naimes looked at the old priest and quickly deduced the answer.

When Commandment Technique is cast on enemies, the restrictions imposed come with corresponding costs to the caster.

This cost is usually strongly correlated.

Anyone with understanding could quickly guess this.

Movement restriction was also a conventional usage of Commandment Technique.

But the old priest was quite cunning - he didn't cast it himself but through Isabella, so the casting cost naturally fell upon Isabella to bear.

Thinking of this, Naimes smiled and stood still without moving, using only the sword in his hand to counter the continuously attacking Jacques.

The old priest used Nest Beast blood vessels combined with illusion magic to forcibly control Jacques and Isabella as helpers.

But he himself was not alone either.

As the barrier broke, Pur once again charged forward, preparing to attack.

Simultaneously, some dark aura had now begun floating around.

Around the previously struck-away Tangs, several magic arrays full of ominous aura had appeared.