Chapter 715: The Second Origin Spirit

"It seems the other party has already arrived." Lingyun felt the Protective Array he had set up around the Mysterious Shop being shattered at the very first moment, and spoke slowly.

"The Origin Spirit, Takamiya Mio?" Tobiichi Origami looked at Takamiya Mio in the sky, her eyes filled with gravity.

"I think it would be better if you all didn't make a move. Your powers all originate from the Origin Spirit, which means she can manipulate your Angels to attack you yourselves at any time. Moreover, as the first and strongest Spirit, even though she split her own Spirit power to create Spirit Crystals, her strength is still greater than all of you combined! Leave the matter here to me for now!" Lingyun said indifferently.

"But aren't you a Spirit too?" Itsuka Kotori asked.

"We are different! And don't forget, I said before that Takamiya Mio borrows the body of a human girl to refine her Spirit power, but I am not a woman!" Lingyun said.

"You?" Itsuka Kotori looked at Lingyun, a trace of surprise in her eyes.

"Hum—"

A ripple appeared in space, and Takamiya Mio's figure appeared several dozen meters away from Lingyun and the others, startling everyone except Lingyun.

"This is, a Spirit power barrier?" Takamiya Mio frowned slightly, seemingly not having expected that her teleportation would be blocked once again.

"Ding ding ding—"

The Band of Light behind Takamiya Mio thrust forward, striking into the Void and splashing out sparks. At the tip of each Band of Light, a small Light Shield appeared; the Light Shields vibrated continuously like ripples, completely discharging the powerful Spirit power on the Bands of Light.

"Swordsman? I never imagined that a Spirit outside of my plans would appear in this world!" Takamiya Mio said, looking at Lingyun.

"I don't seem to have ever said that I am a Spirit!" Lingyun chuckled, "I am merely an ordinary person who possesses Spirit power!"

"An ordinary person who possesses Spirit power?" Everyone present felt a toothache; someone who could easily block Takamiya Mio's Band of Light claimed to be an ordinary person—who would believe that if it were told to others!

However, Takamiya Mio clearly had no intention of wasting words with Lingyun. She opened both hands, and a giant flower suddenly emerged from the Void; the pistil surrounded by layers of petals was a young girl offering a prayer. Subsequently, countless light particles drifted out from the petals and fell toward the direction of Lingyun and the others.

"This thing is dangerous!" Yatogami Tohka manifested her Limited Spirit Dress at the first moment, staring fixedly at the falling light particles.

"As expected, she resorts to force without a word. Can a woman in love not be judged by her normal state in terms of both IQ and EQ?" Lingyun sighed helplessly, and powerful Spirit power erupted from his hands, enveloping the entire Mysterious Shop.

The pollen landed on the barrier formed by Lingyun's Spirit power, but no terrifying explosion occurred; instead, they eroded each other. The power of death and the power of time were intertwined; although it looked magnificent, it carried a lethal murderous intent.

"Ugh—" Takamiya Mio frowned, clearly very dissatisfied with this situation.

Her plan had clearly reached the final step, but now someone was standing in her way, making her unable to complete this step, which made her somewhat angry. On her body, Spirit power began to boil once again; the next instant, the earth trembled, and a giant tree appeared behind Mio. A portion of the trunk split vertically, and from within, one could glimpse something resembling a young girl that looked like a tree spirit.

The moment this great tree appeared, countless roots began to spread, tightly surrounding the entire Mysterious Shop, seemingly wanting to completely annihilate the Domain formed by Lingyun's Spirit power. However, the Domain formed by Lingyun's Spirit power seemed extremely powerful; the roots surrounding the shop were forcibly imbued with the power of time, and their movements became extremely slow.

"Takamiya Mio, do you think that even if Takamiya Shinji were truly resurrected, he would approve of your current actions?" Lingyun's voice echoed leisurely in Takamiya Mio's ear.

The Spirit power on Takamiya Mio's body stalled, and her gaze stared fixedly at Lingyun, who was located in the Mysterious Shop: "What do you mean by this?"

"I just want to know, when Takamiya Shinji discovers that his resurrection is built upon the corpses of countless innocent girls, will he approve of everything you have done for him?" Lingyun's figure appeared before Takamiya Mio.

Hearing Lingyun's words, Takamiya Mio's breathing stalled involuntarily. Although she had not spent much time with Takamiya Shinji, she had a deep understanding of Takamiya Shinji's personality. If he were to know exactly what foundation his resurrection was built upon, he would absolutely never forgive her.

"No, I can seal Shinji's memories; this kind of thing is something I alone can bear!" Takamiya Mio said, gritting her teeth.

"Then, there is another very important question now: is the Takamiya Shinji you resurrected truly Takamiya Shinji?" Lingyun pointed at Itsuka Shido below. "You have been in contact with him for quite a while, haven't you? But you should be clear that even if he possesses Takamiya Shinji's memories, it is impossible for him to truly and genuinely become Takamiya Shinji. His essence is still that Itsuka Shido, isn't it?"

Takamiya Mio gritted her teeth, only to find that she was completely unable to refute Lingyun's words. Even if Itsuka Shido possessed Takamiya Shinji's memories, he was still Itsuka Shido, not her former lover Takamiya Shinji.

Just as Takamiya Mio was about to say something more, Lingyun's gaze suddenly looked into the distance: "I think our conversation must end for now; ill-intentioned guests have already arrived!"

"Hm?" Takamiya Mio frowned, simultaneously looking into the distance.

In the distant sky, one giant figure after another emerged; they were aerial warships. The ferocious appearance of the warships already explained their identity—DEM Industries!

The moment these aerial warships appeared, the entire world suddenly began to vibrate, as if everything in the world had become distorted.

"What, what is this thing?" Looking at this bizarre scene, Itsuka Shido could not help but let out a cry of distress.

Seeing this scene, Takamiya Mio also frowned, withdrawing her own Angel of Death, Ain Soph Aur, and Angel of Law, Ain Soph.

"Is this feeling, the Spirit Formula that created me thirty years ago?" Takamiya Mio murmured.

"The Spirit Formula that created Takamiya Mio?" Tokisaki Kurumi suddenly emerged from Lingyun's side, looking at the beginning-to-distort sky with a grave expression.

"It seems this is Westcott's grand move. Looking at him now, could it be that he wants to create a second Origin Spirit?" Lingyun raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes filled with amusement.

"A second Origin Spirit?" Itsuka Kotori could not help but gasp. "Is, is this possible?"

"If it were before, the possibility would naturally be infinitely close to zero, but in the current state, he might actually have succeeded!" Lingyun said, looking at the sky.