[Vol. 8] Chapter 338: Battle of the Gods, Radiance Returns
If the first time this supreme power called [Ultimate Art] was shown, most equal-ranked beings were caught off guard and unable to react, then this time, as it appeared once more, almost every being capable of understanding it was shaken in their hearts.
To change heaven and earth with one’s own strength, this is what it means to be a God!
Some gathered power secretly, preparing to protect in the shadows. Some only watched coldly, waiting for change. But some had already sensed the intention hidden in the girl’s action, and struck out at once, full of anger!
[You dare!!!]
From beyond the heavens, four vast powers pierced through the void almost at the same time, roaring from the inverted world above. This was no longer testing or playful strikes, but a true all-out attack, paying any price to stop Violet from completing her reversal!
The four powers were strange and terrifying. One flickered with extreme, unreal spiritual waves. Another was made of twisted flesh and blood, mutating even the elements wherever it passed. A third was heavy and suffocating, like being trapped in an iron cage. And the last was chaotic and mad, like a swirling nebula of void-born insanity.
They came crashing down together. Just this one combined strike already surpassed any monster or demon the priestess had ever faced. The pressure was even comparable to the appearance of Taotie long ago, and for the first time this weakened incarnation of hers felt true danger to her life!
This—this was the true display of the World Sustainer’s top power, the ultimate clash of supreme beings!
“Good timing!”
The Dragon God, who had been waiting, did not hesitate. She flew straight into the sky, placing herself in front of Violet. Golden flames erupted instantly as she punched at the strongest chaotic wave among the four powers!
“BOOM!!!!!!”
Flames scattered in all directions. The impact, with no tricks or evasions, made the little dragon girl’s body tremble slightly. The chaotic wave and her fist collided three times, each time fiercer and stronger. Space itself cracked into nothingness, and all concepts shattered piece by piece. But she never took a step back. At the final moment, her fist burst out with sudden force, completely tearing apart the chaotic wave!
“Hmph!”
She didn’t bother adjusting after clashing directly with that mysterious lord’s power. The enemy’s strength and pressure not only failed to scare her. Her golden eyes instead shone with a burning fighting spirit she hadn’t felt in a long time!
A shining platinum battle armor instantly covered her body. Her aura soared upward, and just as she was about to strike again against the other incoming powers. Suddenly, a golden light and a green light came crossing the distance from two faraway worlds, crashing against the remaining two powerful waves!
“BOOM!!!!!! BOOM!!!!!!”
The two lights were completely different. One was domineering and blazing like fire, while the other overflowed with life and vitality, as if endless green trees were sprouting within it. Yet both carried the supreme authority that only the highest laws could hold. Their force was no weaker than the full-powered strike of the lords!
Now the four lights clashed two against two, neither side giving way. Though they could not destroy their opponents as quickly as the Dragon God herself had, they completely blocked and restrained them, preventing them from advancing even half a step further!
“...?”
Recognizing at once the familiar laws behind those two lights, the dragon girl froze for a moment. Her expression turned slightly strange, but she did not waste time at such a moment. Taking advantage of the opening they had created, she rushed straight toward the last terrifying spiritual wave to strike it head-on!
But at that very moment… something changed again!
“Whoosh!!!!!”
In an instant, a brilliant silver light cut across from beyond the sky, carving a majestic line as if splitting heaven and earth apart. What kind of overwhelming power was this? Even the marks of time and space shattered under that slash. The spiritual wave, the one that even the dragon girl found tricky to deal with, was cut clean in half, collapsing into nothingness in a blink!
“Huh?”
The Dragon God, robbed of her target, was left staring in confusion. Even Violet, who was chanting her [Ultimate Art] spell, showed a flicker of surprise. Her voice slowed slightly as her heart wavered.
Others might not recognize what it was, but how could she mistake it?
That blade of light, strong enough to cut through even a Supreme Lord’s strike, was clearly infused with the pure laws of [Time] and [Space]. And only by combining these two supreme laws could such world-shaking power burst forth.
In Violet’s knowledge, there was only one being who could command both laws at once, Hen!
Sure enough, in the next moment, a familiar mental wave erupted again from the inverted world above, full of unwillingness and fury!
[Damn you, Twilight Council! One day I’ll erase you all completely!!!!]
Yet the will of the [Lord of the Void] received no answer. After delivering that slash and buying just enough time, the one who struck from beyond the sky vanished without a trace, like a bird flying into the endless void.
“……”
Even though countless questions still filled her mind, Violet was now sure of one thing.
Hen… had indeed been watching her all along. Otherwise, there was no way she could have picked such a perfect moment to strike and help her.
A faint warmth rose in her heart. Looking at the traces left behind by all those who had stepped in at the same time to block the four supreme lords’ attacks, Violet suddenly realized with surprise. She had always been surrounded by reliable companions quietly protecting her.
From standing alone when she first crossed into this world until now, maybe most of the time they did not show themselves. But at moments like this, at the true turning points, no matter how hard it was, no matter the distance of thousands of miles, they still became the strength that supported her!
So what if the World Sustainers were powerful? Gang up on her? Ha! On her side, allies were far from few!
With that thought, Violet’s spirit felt completely clear. Her divine power surged like a storming sea, endless radiance shining as her nearly completed spell was instantly pushed to its peak. Her voice rang out as she recited the final chant:
[…By the supreme and holy light of the Beginning, gather here, gather here, gather here!!!!!]
The divine nation shrank suddenly into a singularity. The light of the entire world poured into one point. And in the absolute darkness of twilight, the most sacred brilliance of creation burst forth!
[Ultimate Art: Radiance!]
But this time, it did not turn into a world-destroying light meant to crush everything. Instead, it spread in all directions, carrying the name of protection.
The light merged into the earth, purifying the rules already tainted by invading corruption. Then it rose into the skies, forming an unbreakable barrier and seal.
The massive [Ring of Heaven and Earth], which even divine power could not drive away, was finally forced upward by sheer might, pushed higher and higher with a humming sound of unwillingness, until it rose beyond the blazing sun’s limit and disappeared into the other inverted world!