Magic Prohibition

"You still seem to harbor some fantasy about Ehit's return, don't you?"

Noticing the fervor and pride in Jarlb's eyes when he mentioned Ehit, Eriri raised her golden eyebrows slightly and mocked, "You don't really think that Ehit is peacefully slumbering within Arifureta, do you?"

"What do you mean?" Jarlb frowned slightly.

Eriri smiled faintly but didn't answer his question. Instead, she turned to Arifureta and signaled, "Yue-chan, I'm going to take a little stroll through your mind now."

"Go ahead!" Arifureta didn't hesitate in the slightest. When it came to Eriri, she had complete trust.

With Arifureta's permission, Eriri didn't delay. She extended her right index finger and lightly touched Arifureta's forehead. Immediately, a gentle energy flowed through her finger into Arifureta's mind, traversing every corner of her consciousness.

In the blink of an eye, Eriri had a thorough grasp of everything in Arifureta's mind, including the chat group located in the center and a silver-white, lifeless light cluster hidden deep within.

Without probing into any unnecessary information, Eriri directed a small amount of energy to encase the silver-white light cluster. As she withdrew the energy, the light cluster followed, leaving Arifureta's mind. The entire process took only a few seconds and didn't cause Arifureta any discomfort.

Holding the silver-white light cluster above her fingertip, Eriri displayed it in front of Jarlb, saying with satisfaction, "You know what this is, don't you?"

Recognizing the familiar aura emanating from the light cluster, Jarlb was momentarily stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief. He never expected that his invincible master could be so easily detected and extracted by Eriri. Wasn't the human mind supposed to be extremely complex and fragile?

In desperation, Jarlb frantically unleashed his aura towards Ehit's soul cluster, hoping that Ehit would automatically awaken upon sensing his presence. However, as time passed, Ehit showed no signs of awakening.

Just as Jarlb was about to lose all hope, Eriri's voice suddenly rang in his ears: "Are you trying to wake it up? Want me to help?"

Without waiting for Jarlb's response, or caring about the look of shock on his face, Eriri directly revived Ehit's soul cluster, though still keeping it bound in its light form.

"Haha, I've finally awakened again." A voice, indistinguishable as male or female, came from the silver-white light cluster. But almost immediately, the voice shifted to one of shock and anger, "What's going on?"

The newly awakened Ehit, seeing Eriri in front of him and realizing his bound state, furiously demanded, "Who are you?"

Suspended in the air and bound like the silver light cluster, Jarlb's excitement was palpable as he shouted, "Master, you're finally awake!"

"Hmm? Jarlb? What's going on here? Where's the vessel I prepared?"

"Master, I deeply apologize. It was this person before you who interfered with your descent plan. She is an unknown anomaly that suddenly appeared in this world. I was no match for her, and all the apostles were wiped out by her."

"Hmph, useless fool. I'll deal with you later." Ehit snorted coldly, then turned his attention to Eriri, speaking with fervent arrogance, "Woman, your body is the most perfect I've ever seen. Be honored, for your body will become the sole vessel of the Creator God Ehit."

Ehit then shouted at Eriri, "I command you in the name of Ehit—'Release the binding.'"

But after his command, nothing happened. He remained bound in the form of a light cluster, suspended in the air.

"What's going on? Why didn't it work?" Ehit muttered in disbelief.

Seeing the mocking expression on Eriri's face, Ehit grew even angrier and, unwilling to give up, shouted again, "I command you in the name of Ehit—'Cease.'"

"I command you in the name of Ehit—'Disperse.'"

"I command you in the name of Ehit—'Be crucified.'"

"…"

"How is this possible? Why aren't my divine commands working?" After several failed attempts, Ehit was forced to confront the terrifying reality.

Ehit's divine commands were a form of godly incantation that could impose divine judgment on all beings. If someone could forcibly resist, Ehit might have accepted it. But the current situation was as if his divine commands hadn't even been activated.

Divine words, spoken to influence reality, only affect those with lesser power. If the power disparity is too great, as it was with Eriri, the divine words have no effect, just as Ehit's commands did.

"What are you babbling about? With your pathetic incantations, it would be surprising if they actually worked." Eriri sneered, her face full of disdain.

Then her tone shifted, "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll show you what real incantations are."

Eriri waved her hand, removing the bindings from Ehit and Jarlb. But before they could make any moves, Eriri softly uttered two words.

"Magic Ban."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire planet of Tordas lost all its magic, becoming a world devoid of magic. All the advanced life forms on the planet instantly lost their supernatural powers, reduced to mere ordinary beings.

The magic-dependent monsters also immediately collapsed into dormancy. Without the intake of magic, it wouldn't be long before the magical beasts on this planet faced extinction.

As it happened, just moments before, Kaori Shirasaki and Hajime Nagumo had been fighting for their lives against a six-headed serpent monster in the deepest level of the Orcus Labyrinth. Eriri's 'Magic Ban' lifted them from the brink of death, allowing them to bypass the dormant six-headed serpent and reach the Liberator's chamber. It makes one wonder, was this really just a coincidence?

As for Ehit, in his spiritual form, he vanished completely the moment the magic disappeared, erasing the Lord of Creation Ehit from existence.

Jarlb, filled with despair, plummeted from hundreds of meters in the air, his body smashing into a bloody pulp upon impact, leaving no trace behind.

Only Eriri, Arifureta, Shea, Reina, and the ship behind them remained unaffected by the changes.