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So there I was, watching Dongyoung’s almighty three divine beings in utter disarray. Seriously, I wasn’t expecting them to look this pathetic!

‘Who did this…?’

While I was observing the unfortunate state of Susanoo, it hit me—something seemed off.

‘What’s with those… divine auras clinging to Susanoo? They feel oddly familiar…’

Like, super familiar. It could be a power I know…?

But I don’t possess the ability to handle divine auras, which means I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was. Despite feeling a bit underqualified, I kept pondering.

‘If Susanoo keeps resurrecting, what’s the reason behind it? Is it because of those divine auras? Nah… there’s no way those chaotic divine energies are strong enough to withstand Tezcatlipoca’s flames. The source of that resurrection ability must lie somewhere else.’

I closely examined Susanoo. Then, as I observed, I suddenly noticed something sparkling and shining inside Susanoo’s eyelids.

“Hmmm.”

That’s gotta be something significant.

That thought crossed my mind, and I looked over at Dongfang Sak beside me.

[We need to check Susanoo’s eyes. Help me out.]

“Are you sure? Even in this half-dead state, that being is a highly dignified god. One wrong move and we’ll be shattered to pieces.”

[Trust me, I know what I’m doing. Just need a tiny window to wiggle in.]

“Well, if you say so…”

Clink!

Dongfang Sak pulled out the autclérette.

“Come forth!”

Chichi-ching!

Then she raised a sword with the Invincible Sword technique, concentrating all her energy into it. As her intent started merging with the sword, it began radiating this insane power, and even the color of spirit energy deepened considerably.

Kugugugu!!

I had never seen anyone pour this much energy into an Invincible Sword. No kidding, just moving one sword consumes a ton of energy, and if you’re quick enough to wipe out enemies, you wouldn’t want to waste it like this! In the past, I was shocked by Yeodong-bin’s Sword Flying Technique solely due to the ridiculous energy consumption of the Invincible Sword. But now, I was beginning to think Dongfang Sak might be able to use only her energy to perform Sword Flying.

[……!!]

Wait, how can she have that much internal power?!

I was no slouch either when it came to internal power, but this felt like it surpassed my own by dozens of times…?!

I finally started to grasp the amount of energy Dongfang Sak was pouring forth, and my eyes widened.

‘…So much…’

The amount of Qi that Dongfang Sak has… might even surpass all the Qi present on Earth!!

This is madness!!

Moments later, Dongfang Sak began chanting a spell.

“O Ancient God Osiris, imbue this sword with all the blessings of the spirit world… engrave the symbol protected by the demon god of a thousand heavens… I dare to speak its name: Balor… the name of the king sealed in ancient times.”

I could see ancient blessings being inscribed along the blade of the sword. When the last syllable of the white ancient language was etched, Dongfang Sak reached out, firmly grasped the sword, and with a fierce shout, she struck with a righteous slash.

“Uaaaah!!”

Soul of the Evil God

Secret Technique

Three Thousand Cosmic Mountain Breaking Sword!

Kaboom!!

It all happened in an instant. With the ancient blessing of Osiris, the righteous slash easily tore through dimensions and shattered everything in its pathway, effortlessly cleaving through Susanoo’s divine body without any resistance.

[Krooooh!!]

Susanoo, who was just trying to get up, let out a scream and fell back down. I realized the sheer power behind Dongfang Sak’s strike and was taken aback.

‘Is such overwhelming energy even disrupting a divine being’s recovery…!!’

Normally, divine power would have perfect superiority over physical force or qi, so the Three Thousand Cosmic Mountain Breaking Sword must have clobbered the divine energies and surpassed them momentarily. With this style, it might even be possible to take down a god using raw power!

This is Three Thousand Cosmic Dongfang Sak…

The one who spent countless years training the Soul of the Evil God based on an extraordinary level of internal power that reached the demonic Dantian!

Pakkagack!!

But maybe because she packed in too much power? The moment she swung that sword, it shattered into a million pieces!

Dongfang Sak summoned another sword from subspace and shouted.

“What are you waiting for? Move!! No matter how great the sword, once it’s used, it’s guaranteed to be wrecked!!”

[Got it!!]

Clap

Seizing the opportunity created by Dongfang Sak, I swiftly approached Susanoo with the Soul Removal Technique. Truth be told, even if Susanoo was defenseless, he would normally have been cursed and died, but thanks to the Three Thousand Cosmic Mountain Breaking Sword suppressing the god’s powers, I was able to get close without a hitch.

Swish

I jumped into the air and looked inside Susanoo’s eyelids. As I quickly recognized the glowing entity inside, I couldn’t help but murmur.

[Hmm.]

Is that… a blade?

Without hesitating, I swiped my hand.

Technique of All Things!

With a sound as I grasped the blade lodged in Susanoo’s eye, I examined it briefly. And then it hit me what this blade was.

‘This isn’t… the blade of Susanoo’s unique weapon, Totsuka no Tsurugi!’

Of course, I assumed it’d be the Totsuka no Tsurugi since it fused with Susanoo, but I was wrong. This blade bore a completely different nature than the divine power of Totsuka no Tsurugi. In fact, I instantly recognized the divine energy attached to this blade.

This is a fragment from the [Axe]’s blade.

And the divine energy bestowed upon this axe fragment is…

[……!!]

How, how could this even happen?

As I was frozen in shock by the sudden realization, I heard Dongfang Sak’s Lion’s Roar from afar.

[Baek Woong!! Susanoo is regaining consciousness!! Get out now!]

[…….]

Crap… This isn’t the time to be thinking!

Clap

I quickly activated the Soul Removal Technique to escape from that place. When I returned to Dongfang Sak’s side, I saw Tezcatlipoca had set Susanoo ablaze again, as if waiting for us.

Hooahh

Tezcatlipoca probably thought that even if immortality persisted, he could keep burning Susanoo to a crisp. It was a simple way to subdue Susanoo, but seeing him burning from afar, Dongfang Sak remarked chillingly.

“If we had tried to deal with Susanoo without Tezcatlipoca, it would have resulted in tremendous damage. With my Three Thousand Cosmic Mountain Breaking Sword, I could inflict lethal wounds on a typical demon king, but it seems all it did was merely hold him for a bit… A lot of Daera gods and humans would have perished.”

[…….]

“Baek Woong. Did we achieve anything?”

I hesitated to respond to Dongfang Sak’s question. After a long silence, I finally said.

[I need to sort my thoughts. Could it really be that Susanoo was turned into this…?]

Kraaah!!

Then, Susanoo, still under siege by Tezcatlipoca’s flames, suddenly erupted in rage, releasing massive energy that sent enormous ripples through the space. The overwhelming force of the ripples sent Berus and the other Zodiac members tumbling as their protective barriers shattered in an instant. Moreover, it wasn’t just their barriers that broke; they appeared to have been drenched in blood, suffering grave injuries.

“This is bad!!”

Dongfang Sak rushed over to assist them. I wanted to help her as well, but at that moment, I heard the voice of divine prophecy echoing to me from somewhere.

[… Ba… Baek Woong… is that you…?]

…….

Susanoo?!

That presence was definitely Susanoo. As I quickly turned to face him, the bedraggled Susanoo appeared to be regaining his senses slowly but surely. But it seemed like he still hadn’t fully returned to his senses as he desperately tried to talk to me in fragmented words.

[Ru, run… run… away… here… you… it’s a… trap….]

A trap?!

[Kraaah!!]

The next instant, a dark light surged from within Susanoo, creating cracks all over his body as he let out a horrific scream. It was a sign that another force was crawling and attempting to emerge from his body, meaning something dreadful was about to happen to Susanoo.

But I quickly realized it wasn’t the time to leisurely observe Susanoo’s changes.

‘If it’s a trap… then I gotta run!!’

I can’t disregard those words from the briefly revived Susanoo!

This may be true, so I need to think of a way to escape fast!

I shouted urgently at Tezcatlipoca.

[Hey!! We need to bail out of here, so help me out!]

[…….]

[What’s wrong?]

Tezcatlipoca, who had been floating in the air, casually responded.

[You’ve become quite the heavyweight too. Who would have thought I’d witness those arrogant fools gather to trap us… Hehe!!]

[What?]

[It’s too late to escape now. If you can make any moves, you better do it fast.]

As I processed Tezcatlipoca’s words, it became increasingly clear something was off.

[These beings aren’t easy for me to handle while trying to protect you.]

Kuuhuuu……

Bzzt!

Moments later, Susanoo’s entire skin split open, and tons of dark tentacles burst out, transforming him into a horrifying monstrosity unrecognizable even in form. Susanoo’s mutant self suddenly collapsed and began melting into the ground, from which a vast amount of dark energy rapidly spread, staining the entire land with ominous hues.

Ziiiiing

It didn’t take long for the world to be enveloped in darkness. Soon, from the depths of that darkness, brilliant white light began to cascade down from the heavens, revealing ‘something’ emerging from it.

I felt a sense of déjà vu wash over me. It was as if I were recalling a scene I had lived through before.

Soon, amidst eight shining lights, the avatar began taking shape, and I could no longer continue my thoughts upon seeing its form.

The ruler in a coronation robe and long cloth –

One by one, as they descended slowly, I knew I had seen this sight before.

‘Heavenly Altar…….’

The view I had witnessed several times from that place.

Offering Ceremony.

The [Heaven] answering the call of the [Earth].

Also… it was beyond doubt that now, Susanoo, the three divine beings’ sacrifice, was summoned here responding to their call and descending.

Woooh

Some seats remained empty.

But even with those empty slots, I felt no relief.

Because I sensed that it meant someone had grown even stronger.

Shuuuuuck!!

Before I knew it, a few more divine beings had been summoned into the hall. Most likely thanks to Susanoo, this colossal sacrifice allowed their subordinates to appear before the real deal could!

Among them, one being emanating profound green and blue light knelt down and declared.

[Servant of Shao Hao, Green God Gu Mang welcomes the great ones!!]

That was definitely a divine being I had seen when I met the Master of the White Lotus Sect –

And mirroring Gu Mang, another figure knelt down as well.

[Servant of Shennong, Time God Yeongmyung welcomes the great ones!!]

That entity, radiating a crimson-yellow aura, also seemed to possess tremendous power, possibly belonging to the Giant Race.

Then another being kneeled and continued speaking.

That figure in ceremonial garb radiating darkness had once taught me about the power of the Small Cycle.

[Servant of Jeon Wook, Gatekeeper of the Five Demon Gate, Yeol welcomes the great ones!!]

… No way…

As Yeol was introduced, I found myself with no more doubts. I could see another glaring truth.

Among the beings appearing here to receive offerings were all powerful entities, each at least on par with, or even surpassing, Yeol.

While I was frozen in shock, yet another being kneeled down.

[Servant of Emperor Gou, Shabi God welcomes the great ones!!]

That guy too… I’d seen him before…!!

And lastly, when the fifth being kneeled, I couldn’t believe my ears.

[Servant of Fuxi, Heavenly Mysterious Woman of Nine Heavens welcomes the great ones.]

Suuuu

The being, adorned with winged garments –

She knelt towards the heavens as if it were the most natural thing to do.

Why…?

Why is the supreme being from the celestial realm, the Heavenly Mysterious Woman of Nine Heavens, who has been missing from the mortal realm, here of all places…?

While I was lost in confusion, Tezcatlipoca uttered divine prophecy that confirmed the unbelievable reality.

[The Three Sovereigns have all gathered.]