NOVEL NEXT Chapter 807: The Brutal Battle!
"A perfect example of using someone else's knife to kill."
Sterl's gaze was indifferent. From the scene recall, he deduced that the rulers of Orichalcum clearly didn't want to risk the fall of a powerful deity.
In addition, the Legion of Hell had been growing too quickly, and with the power of the city's defense formation, even two or three powerful deities wouldn't have been enough to break the royal city's defenses.
Having taken such a significant loss, Orichalcum was not going to let it go easily. They had sent a team of assassins to attract the silver-white creatures, their goal being to bring the calamity to Alpha 8 world prematurely.
It turned out, they had succeeded.
The true culprits of this catastrophe, whether or not you considered any conspiracy, saw the entire Transcendence world as their target for invasion and consumption. The idea of manipulation didn't even enter their minds.
"It seems the great calamity has already arrived. Transcendence isn't just about Alpha 8 being invaded; or perhaps... this disaster began when Hell itself was first invaded," Sterl said calmly.
Thinking back to what he had seen in the Endless Void, he realized that Transcendence contained many worlds like Alpha 8. When Hell was invaded, the seeds of this great disaster had already been planted.
However, it was the actions of Orichalcum that caused this catastrophe—one that shouldn't have occurred yet—to arrive prematurely in this world.
"Since that's the case, let's eliminate this hidden threat first," Sterl said, his gaze unwavering. Compared to this Silver-white Torrent, the terrifying armies of the Dream Spirit Empire had left a much deeper impression on him.
Moreover, even in Hell, he had been able to destroy the invading forces on his own, and now, it would be even easier.
A terrifying glint flashed in his eyes, and his aura was released without concealment.
Suddenly, the vast Realm of the Undying trembled. A terrifying aura, tinged with a faint blood-red hue, surged out like a tidal wave, sweeping in all directions!
From an omniscient perspective, one would see a faint red light appear over the Alpha 8 world. The light then expanded at a visible speed, rapidly engulfing the entire world.
...
Beneath the royal city.
Tens of thousands of divine-level powerhouses, in coordination with several hundred thousand demigod soldiers, were desperately fighting to hold back the massive wave of silver-white creatures.
Kun stood in midair, each hand gripping a long spear made of malevolent spirits, fighting fiercely against a monstrous group of creatures, all of which were covered in countless horns and spikes.
Every strike from Kun was enough to kill several of these monsters.
Apart from him, another dozen or so core high-ranking members of the upper-level divine authorities also fought fiercely against these strange, powerful creatures.
Some of these monsters resembled insects, others looked like land beasts, and some were utterly indescribable.
Furthermore, as the battle progressed, these monsters—whose strength was comparable to upper-level divine authorities—were continuously evolving, becoming more resistant to Kun and the others.
Under these conditions, their defeat seemed all but inevitable.
"Get away!" Kun roared, sweeping away dozens of monsters surrounding him. With a single thrust of his spear, he hurled it toward the royal city below, annihilating all the silver-white creatures that had breached a defensive gap.
However, under the immense pressure, even Kun could only provide this level of reinforcement.
Since the invaders had completely breached the formation's defenses, the tens of millions of troops had only managed to hold out for less than an hour before being effortlessly overrun.
Especially when these silver-white creatures fused together, their immense size and terrifying strength made them a brutal slaughter against the ordinary soldiers, whose average power was only third-class.
If it weren't for Kun and the others intervening and disrupting the monsters' offensive, the tens of millions of soldiers would certainly have perished here, with no room for escape.
After the army retreated into the royal city, even with all the defensive mechanisms of the city firing at full force, they only managed to slow down the monsters' advance by half an hour.
The most critical issue was that even the weakest of these silver-white creatures possessed an eerie gray mist that could corrode all energy and matter.
Every time they attacked, the royal city's towering, thick walls suffered tremendous damage.
If it weren't for the protection of the city's defensive formation, the royal city might have already been completely destroyed.
Though the royal city still stood, it was now covered with deep, jagged scars, making it look utterly devastated.
Blood mixed with silver-white liquid covered the ground, forming a twisted and bizarre pattern.
Thud! Thud! Thud!!
At that moment, rhythmic tremors echoed through the earth.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the source, their eyes locking onto the far end of the Silver-white Torrent. Their gazes widened in disbelief, their expressions hardening.
Behind the endless waves of creatures, a giant, towering into the clouds, was slowly making its way toward the royal city.
With each step the giant took, the ground groaned under the immense weight, as if unable to bear the pressure.
As the giant drew closer, its form became clearer.
The creature's body resembled a mountain, towering at a height of ten thousand meters. Even the royal city's massive walls, which were a thousand meters high, seemed small and insignificant in comparison to the giant.
As for the soldiers below the walls, they were even less significant—like ants or dust, easily crushed with a single swipe.
Kun gritted his teeth, every nerve in his body tensing, his instincts pushing him to flee as quickly as possible.
But he understood that even in death, he could not allow this monster to approach the royal city. With just one strike, the city would be torn apart!
As for the city's defense formation, it was already on the verge of collapse under the relentless assault of the silver-white creatures. The only one capable of stopping the giant was him.
Whoosh!!
The air surged, space cracked, and the colossal giant slowly raised its right hand. Its fist, hundreds of meters in diameter, descended like a meteor, heading straight for the royal city below.
"Die!!!"
Kun roared, ignoring the instinctive fear. In an instant, he gathered all of his malice and the power of evil spirits. A hundred-meter-long pitch-black spear materialized in midair.
Though the battle had only been going on for a few hours, the extreme pressure had completely resolved the disorientation caused by his rapid power increase.
He continuously drained the power within him—not just the Divine Power and Laws from the Transcendence System, but also the immense strength of his own body that he had trained for so long.
With both powers combined, Kun's body began to rapidly expand, and in the blink of an eye, he became a giant standing a hundred meters tall.
He clasped the massive spear with both hands and braced himself to meet the incoming punch.
Boom!!
The space around them shattered like fragile porcelain. Countless space cracks formed in wave-like patterns, spreading outward. Many of the nearby powerful monsters were instantly reduced to dust, dissipating without a trace.
Then, Kun's massive spear exploded like foam, and visible shockwaves of power surged into his body.
Kun felt a sharp blackness in front of him, and then he turned into a streak of light, appearing inside the royal city, crashing into the ground and creating a deep crater with a diameter of a thousand meters.
Lying in the crater, his vision was clouded by multiple overlapping images. His brain felt as though it were encased in a massive bell, the constant ringing in his ears growing unbearable.
As for his body, it felt like a toy on the verge of breaking apart, ready to shatter at any moment.
Cough cough... What the hell is this monster...
Blood gushed from him like a broken dam, spraying out uncontrollably. Even though he had devoured numerous life-restoring treasures from the royal city's treasury earlier, the flow of blood and the fading of his vitality couldn't be slowed.
He was gravely injured. Despite his strength being far greater than when he fought Fay, he had been defeated even more devastatingly by this monster.
In terms of sheer power, this colossal creature was far stronger than the Ancient Behemoth Fay!
However, his desperate strike had not been entirely in vain. At least this time, he had successfully stopped the giant's attack.
Not only that, but during the collision with Kun, the giant had also taken significant damage. Its entire right arm was nearly shattered, and several cracks appeared across its body.
Clearly, this monster's physical strength could barely handle the immense power it wielded. Every attack resulted in severe backlash.
Seeing this, Kun felt somewhat relieved, but soon, he was consumed by helpless despair.
On the ground, countless silver-white creatures quickly swarmed toward the giant's body. In the moment of impact, they transformed into streams of silver liquid and merged into the giant's form.
As these liquids merged, the giant's severely damaged body began to heal at an astonishing rate, visibly regrowing and restoring itself in less than half a minute. By the time the process was complete, it was back to its peak condition, showing no sign of the damage it had just sustained.
"Master... I... did my best..." Kun forced a bitter smile as images of his life quickly flashed through his mind.
From the moment of his birth, he had been labeled a monstrous genius. From dominating a nation to becoming renowned across the world, to transcending his own world and wandering the Endless Void to grow stronger, then being deceived by the Will of Hell and gaining access to yet another path to power—until finally being subdued by Sterl's suppression.
Throughout his life, it seemed like he had never stopped, never taken a moment to quietly enjoy himself. It was always about growing stronger or pursuing the path to strength.
But Kun had no regrets. The pursuit of power had been the greatest meaning of his life.
What saddened him, however, was that his journey of growth was coming to an end. He would never again witness the view from the pinnacle of strength.