Chapter 572: The Only Hope! Catherine's Divine Descent!

Whoosh—

On the arena stage, twelve pure-white wings fanned out behind Catherine.

Boundless, dazzling and scorching golden holy light swirled around her, 【spreading across】 the arena floor.

Su Yu's body had already been annihilated by the holy light, leaving behind only a single battle saber resting on the stage.

A testament to Su Yu's existence moments ago.

"What a spectacular battle! Let us congratulate Catherine! Congratulations on her advancing to the Grand Finals!"

The sudden kill plunged the entire stadium into dead silence.

The commentator's impassioned voice rang out, and at once it was as if a massive boulder had been hurled into a placid lake, suddenly whipping up towering waves!

"She won! The Saint won!"

"Twelve-winged angel form! Truly worthy of America's SS-rank, she's incredible!"

"Daxia's Su Yu was also very strong — Taiyin Candle Dragon, all laws inviolable — but unfortunately, Catherine was still a step better."

"......"

Spectators from every nation buzzed with discussion.

Both Su Yu and Catherine were very strong; whoever advanced to the Grand Finals would surprise no one.

The only thing that struck them as astonishing was that Catherine's ultimate trump card could actually boost her strength by two or three times!

And that was what ultimately finished the kill.

"Saint! Saint!"

"Catherine! Catherine!"

"......"

Excited cheers and chants rose one after another like waves; the voices—

—were mostly Western, white faces, and quite a few of them were even spectators from the European Union.

The Holy See had established churches in every Western nation.

Compared with Daxia's Su Yu, they naturally supported Catherine, who came from the Holy See.

Especially with her twelve-winged angel form — she was practically the spokesperson of the gods!

"Daxia still wants to sweep first and second place? They're dreaming. Grabbing second would already be pretty good!"

"YES! Exactly right. Daxia's Xu Jingming is only sixth-rank lower-tier — he's going to lose for sure!"

"The Saint is a kind, radiant angel. If she doesn't take first in the Peak Tournament, who could?"

"......"

The faces of the Western spectators were all beaming with smiles.

By contrast, the spectator section on Daxia's side had fallen utterly silent.

With Su Yu defeated, Daxia's only hope of competing for first place was Xu Jingming.

But Xu Jingming was already a minor rank lower to begin with, and Catherine now possessed such a terrifying unknown amplification.

The probability of Xu Jingming winning was extremely low!

"The game isn't over — any of us could be the dark horse! The Grand Finals haven't even started yet; Lei Di might not lose!"

Some Daxia spectators raised their arms and shouted, which finally managed to salvage a little of the morale.

"Twelve-winged angel — what form is this for Catherine? How can it provide such a terrifying boost to her strength?"

"Not sure. We've never seen a combat technique like this before."

"Su Yu was already the strongest combatant at his tier, yet Catherine still had a trump card to raise her power.

How exactly does America train them? This is absurdly overpowered."

"......"

Inside the VIP hall, a group of high-rank ability users were also buzzing with discussion.

Whether in the era of ancient civilizations or now, SS-rank abilities were exceedingly rare.

Basically, every SS-rank ability that appeared had extremely scarce documentation on it.

And Catherine's enhancement-type, phantom-god-class SS-rank ability, "Sacred Angel," was no exception.

Outsiders knew nothing beyond the fact that it was a fusion of enhancement-type and element-type — there was simply no further information.

So there was no way to analyze why Catherine had suddenly grown so much stronger.

"This isn't some combat technique — it's an ability attached to the Saint's 'Sacred Angel' ability itself."

At that moment, a white man wearing a white-and-gold Jinsezong Sect robe explained in English.

Jeff McMike, the Chief Bishop of America's Holy See, ranked as high as ninth-rank mid-tier.

Seeing him speak, the powerful figures in the VIP hall all turned their gazes his way.

Jeff didn't play coy either, and continued:

"The SS-rank ability 'Sacred Angel' can absorb the faithful's power of belief.

When unleashed at a critical moment, the more power of belief absorbed, the stronger the burst.

This state has been named by the Saint as 'Divine Descent,' meaning the power bestowed upon her by the gods' arrival."

When Jeff finished speaking, the many powerhouses immediately understood.

So this wasn't some combat technique — it was an ability attached to the ability itself!

Attached abilities like this were actually not all that uncommon.

Take Su Yu's 'All Laws Inviolable,' for example — that was also a kind of attached ability.

The only difference was that Catherine came from the Holy See, so the power of belief she absorbed was naturally endless.

That was why, once 'Divine Descent' activated, it brought her such an enormous boost.

Without those devout believers, "Divine Advent" would have no power-boosting effect at all.

"We can only say it's fortunate that Catherine was born in the West. If she'd been born in Great Xia, where religions are scarce,

this added ability would basically be useless."

A powerhouse shook his head and sighed.

But this also means Catherine's augmented state can be kept permanently active.

For Great Xia's Xu Jingming, this is hardly good news.

"Divine Advent, the added ability of an Extraordinary Power..."

Having obtained the intel, Su Qingli's eyes flickered. She opened the virtual world's chat interface and sent Xu Jingming a message.

"The two semifinals are over! The two advancing fighters are Xu Jingming of Great Xia, and Catherine of the United States!

The final match of the Championship — the showdown between the two of them — will begin on time in one hour!

Ladies and gentlemen, please stay tuned!"

The commentator announced loudly. The holographic projection above the stadium began cycling through footage of Xu Jingming's and Catherine's previous battles.

In the stands, quite a few people left temporarily, while plenty of others still waited there.

An hour's time was not long for them.

"Catherine actually has a trump card like that."

In the stands, Xu Jingming's eyes flickered.

Inwardly he compared his own Thunderstorm Form with Catherine's Twelve-Winged Angel Form.

The result was — he couldn't tell which was stronger...

"Judging by their auras, the two aren't far apart. To see who wins and who loses, we'll still have to fight to find out."

Xu Jingming said silently to himself.

When overall strength is roughly equal, the outcome of a battle is influenced by many factors.

He didn't dare claim for certain that he could beat Catherine.

"S-rank, Teacher Su Qingli is looking for you."

At that moment, Eva in her little-spirit form leapt out of the void and reminded him.