"You want me to hand this over to you... just because you asked?" Henri clicked his tongue as if he had just heard the joke of the century."Very well. The hard way it is!" Harry Smith had barely finished speaking when Henri suddenly lost sight of him.'System. Activate Exclusive Skill Function.'—[Exclusive Skill Function: Phantom has been successfully activated!]—[Synch Mode is in effect!]'Synch Mode? ' Considering this was Henri's first time actively wielding the World Slaying Bow, he was puzzled by the term. Was it perhaps one of the bow's associated abilities?However, Henri didn't have the luxury of mulling over the issue for long, as he soon sensed Harry Smith's presence. Without thinking, he instinctively attempted to create distance."Oh? You are faster than I anticipated..." Arriving in front of Henri like a ghost, Harry Smith’s brows shot up when he noticed the other party had actually managed to react to his speed. "However, you are still too slow."Shaping his fingers l

"Oh?" After being silent for quite some time, the pitch of the Personage of Light suddenly rose. "I am unable to retrieve the World Slaying Bow from you... That can only mean you successfully established an ownership link via the virtue of your bloodline..."Taking a momentary pause, the voice of the Personage of Light changed. "But that should be impossible. Only the bloodline of the Soul Palace's—" The Personage of Light was suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a starry-colored axe that had materialized above him.Without warning, the gigantic axe chopped down.Snip!—[Black Empress has used Divine Teacher]Henri, who was just about to activate the power of the World Slaying Bow, was forced to halt his actions when he noticed this sudden and unexpected development. Right before his eyes, he watched as the starry-colored axe, which was roughly the size of five mountains combined, ruthlessly cleaved down on the Personage of Light.However, unlike regular physical interactions, th