148: Chapter 148 Divine Sanctions and the Formation of Contracts

"Since you swapped the contract, why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Johnny's voice rose an octave; he had just rushed in with genuine emotion and took three beatings, almost losing his life.

"Because you've acted in too many bad movies," Qin Ming retorted bluntly.

Johnny was stunned: "Huh?"

In the center of the square, a harsh, raspy cough interrupted their pointless conversation.

From the charred remains blasted by holy light at close range, the Witch-Heart Demon stood up shakily.

His sophisticated black trench coat was reduced to ashes, and the skin across his body was heavily carbonized, revealing churning black demonic blood within.

His aura was significantly weaker than before, but that pure hellish malice had become even more intense.

"You all... shall die!"

The Witch-Heart Demon roared at the sky.

He completely abandoned his human disguise, as countless viscous black demons crawled out from his torn body.

The entire abandoned Saint Van Gonza Village shook violently. Dark energy buried underground was forcibly extracted by him, merging with his own body to form a massive black mist that blotted out the sky.

The black mist contained hundreds of howling demonic faces, carrying destructive kinetic energy as it crushed toward Qin Ming and Johnny's position.

Johnny's expression changed drastically, instinctively wanting to summon Hellfire again.

Qin Ming didn't even bat an eyelid.

He raised his right hand and made a grasping motion in the air.

The golden physical halo floating behind his head instantly elongated and transformed, turning directly into a broad and heavy Greatsword of Holy Law. The blinding golden light instantly illuminated the night sky.

Qin Ming flipped his wrist and swung repeatedly without any flourish at the oncoming black mist.

"Heavenly Light Slash."

Countless golden sword qi composed of highly compressed holy light poured out.

The air was crudely torn apart, producing ear-piercing sonic booms.

The moment the sword qi hit the black mist, it was like red-hot iron thrown into a snowdrift, erupting in a series of shrill screams.

The volume of the black mist was forcibly reduced by a third.

But the Witch-Heart Demon had fallen into a complete frenzy. Using the remaining momentum, the foul-smelling black mist locked onto Qin Ming's position, less than ten meters away.

Qin Ming gripped the hilt of the greatsword and raised it high above his head.

The massive Holy Light Power within his body poured unreservedly into the blade.

The light became blinding to the extreme.

"I am the sun."

Qin Ming spoke softly, then gripped the hilt and slashed down fiercely.

A massive fan-shaped golden holy attribute shockwave, like a tsunami in the ocean, swept across the entire Saint Van Gonza Village.

All the ruins, dead wood, and debris along the way were instantly annihilated into ash under this absolute pure divine violence.

The black mist that crashed into this golden tsunami let out an extremely desperate howl.

"No!!!!!"

As the last shrill cry fell, the black mist was completely vaporized.

A crisp electronic notification sounded in Qin Ming's mind right on time.

[Ding! Killed the Son of the Demon King, Witch-Heart Demon. Points +1000.]

The light faded, and a breeze blew through the empty square.

Johnny stood there, looking at the dozens of meters of fan-shaped scorched earth in front of him, and swallowed hard: "It's settled just like that?"

"What else?" Qin Ming put away the greatsword. "Did I have to wait for him to absorb all a thousand fallen souls, transform into an invincible ultimate form, and then let you walk over slowly to burn him to death with your Penance Stare?"

Johnny was momentarily speechless.

With the deadly threat completely resolved, Johnny's ex-girlfriend stumbled over.

Having survived the disaster, the two looked at each other, their emotions instantly reaching a peak.

They embraced tightly and kissed passionately, oblivious to others.

Qin Ming reached out and covered Emma's eyes.

Emma pouted unhappily, her two small white fingers prying open the gaps between Qin Ming's fingers. Her large, round eyes were wide open as she peeked with great interest.

Just then, the air temperature around the square dropped sharply, and puddles on the muddy ground instantly froze into ice.

An old man in a sharp black suit, leaning on a silver cane, appeared silently at the edge of the ruins.

It was the Lord of Hell, Mephisto.

"Excellently done, Johnny." Mephisto looked at Johnny with a hypocritical smile. "You have exceeded the contract. Now, I will take back your spirit of vengeance, and you can live out the rest of your life as an ordinary person."

Johnny stopped and shielded his girlfriend behind him. He turned and glared at the old devil who had changed his life, "No! I don't plan to give it back to you. I will take this power and cleanse the world of more demons, including the trash under your command."

Mephisto's face darkened, veins bulging on the hand holding the cane, just as he was about to lash out.

Qin Ming took a step forward and interrupted him: "Old man, isn't it time to fulfill the contract between us?"

Mephisto paused and took a deep look at Qin Ming.

His gaze lingered on the extremely divine power remaining in the air for a moment, a rare trace of wariness flashing deep in his eyes.

"Hmph, I acknowledge your strength." Mephisto said nothing more, turning into a cloud of black mist and vanishing.

[Holy Light Power: Summoned Servant added — Mephisto.]

Looking at the new name that lit up, Qin Ming smiled with satisfaction.

He turned to look at Johnny, who was on guard: "How about we sign a contract too?"

Johnny instinctively took a step back, shielding his girlfriend firmly.

The scene of this young man killing the Witch-Heart Demon in seconds was still fresh in his mind, and now he had even forced Mephisto back.

"Who exactly are you?" Johnny was on high alert.

Qin Ming didn't speak, his mind moving slightly.

"Swish—"

Two pairs of pure white, broad Angel Wings instantly unfolded from his back.

The physical halo behind his head reappeared, emitting a majestic light that was impossible to look at directly.

A hymn of praise that struck the soul echoed directly in the air.

Then, ripples appeared in the void behind Qin Ming, and the spiritual body of Archangel Gabriel slowly emerged. An absolute pure supreme divine authority descended from the sky like something tangible, suppressing the entire scene.

In the face of this power, Johnny's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground completely out of control.

This was absolute submission to top-tier divine authority, engraved deep in the souls of living beings.

Qin Ming looked down at him: "Do you want to sign now?"

"What... what do you want me to do?" Johnny asked hoarsely.

"It's simple."

Qin Ming glanced at the woman hiding behind Johnny. "Continue to eliminate demons, vengeful spirits, and all evil forces appearing in the human world. In return, I can guarantee that the spirit of vengeance within you will never go out of control, and you can stay by your girlfriend's side like a normal person. However..."

Qin Ming paused, his tone carrying a hint of teasing. "Last time you two went on a date, were you late or not?"

Johnny looked up suddenly, his face full of disbelief: "Last time... you were the one who sent me there?"

"Of course!" Emma poked her head out from behind Qin Ming, smiling brightly. "If it wasn't for Brother's help, you would have messed it up long ago!"

Johnny took a deep breath. He glanced at his girlfriend behind him, his gaze gradually becoming firm.

He turned back to look at Qin Ming.

"I am willing."

"Believe in me."

Johnny clasped his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes, and whispered the prayer of oath.

[Ding! Faith Connection established successfully.]

[Obtained Believer: Johnny Blaze (Ghost Rider)]

[Detected target possesses extremely high occult attributes; obtained special feedback reward: Fire Enchantment.]

Qin Ming looked at his fingertips.

A cluster of orange-red Hellfire leaped cheerfully there.

"Share it with Emma."

Standing to the side, Emma was suddenly stunned. She felt a surge of hot power emerge from within her out of nowhere.

The little girl curiously raised her hand and swung it hard toward the open ground.

"Boom!"

A highly destructive orange-red fireball smashed out directly from her palm, blowing a rock into powder.

Emma jumped up in excitement, her eyes turning into little star shapes: "I love this so much! Brother is the best!"