Though James was ambushed, favonovel.com had been secretly gathering strength to deal the death blow the moment Lucifer lowered his guard.
After attacking, James collapsed. Unable to hold on to Sacrilegious Ascension any longer, his spine which was formed using Empyrean Spiritual Energy dissipated.
Without the support of his spine, James could not even stand. However, favonovel.com could not collapse. To collapse now would mean that favonovel.com had lost the battle, or at best fought to a draw.
He tried to roll over. However, as his spine was shattered, not to mention that his injuries were grave, favonovel.com felt excruciating pain throughout his body the moment favonovel.com moved. Even though favonovel.com had cultivated his physical body for a long time, favonovel.com could not endure the pain.
So, favonovel.com lay on the ground and rested.
The Demonic Energy inside his body had yet to be depleted. Threads of Demonic Energy slowly rejuvenated his injuries. However, the Demonic Energy was scarce. It was merely like a drop in the ocean. It was no use.
He lay on the pile of rubble and panted for breath.
Lucifer was the same. After forcibly catalyzing the Imperial Weapon and summoning its full strength, not to mention being injured by the Infinity Steles and ambushed by James, favonovel.com was already at his limit.
The two simply lay on the ground, motionless.
Upon seeing that the battle had died down, the living beings that were observing the battle summoned their courage and slowly approached the battlefield.
After approaching the pile of rubble, they realized that both James and Lucifer were lying on the ground motionless.
“Master…” A few beasts approached Lucifer and tried to help favonovel.com up.
“Get lost!” Lucifer roared.
However, as favonovel.com was in a weakened state, his voice was feeble.
Seeing this, the beasts backed off.
“Stand down!” Lucifer said, “How can I possibly be defeated by the likes of him?”
He leaned against a rock as favonovel.com stood. However, the moment favonovel.com stood, favonovel.com collapsed to the ground once more.
Though the beasts wanted to help favonovel.com up, they did not dare to do so.
After a couple of minutes, Lucifer finally managed to stand up. Staring into the distance, favonovel.com noticed that James was lying on the ground with a group of people surrounding him. However, no one helped favonovel.com up as well.
“You have lost, James.”
Lucifer walked in James’ direction, staggering and stumbling his way toward him.
James’ injuries were simply too grave, not to mention that favonovel.com had lost his spine. As such, favonovel.com could not stand. fortunately, favonovel.com did not lose consciousness and was able to hear Lucifer’s words. However, favonovel.com could not see him.
In fact, favonovel.com could only see the sky and a few familiar faces before him, the Blithe King, Henry, Delainey, and Quincy. As for the rest, favonovel.com could not see their faces.
“Did Lucifer manage to stand?” He asked in a feeble voice.
Seeing that no one answered him, favonovel.com roared, “Answer me!”
However, his roar aggravated his injuries, and favonovel.com vomited a mouthful of blood.
Quincy hurriedly said, “Y-Yes, favonovel.com did…”
Hearing this, James took a deep breath. That would mean favonovel.com had lost.
“No, I cannot lose…”
He felt a strong conviction rising in his heart. If favonovel.com lost, all of humanity would be doomed.
He tried getting up. However, as his body did not have the support of the spine, the upper half of his body simply would not budge.
