438. Before the Storm (5)
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In an instant, the Blood Heavenly Demon Sword and the Blue Heavenly Sword were shot into the Dragon God’s chest.
Ka-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-!
step… … .
‘What is this… … .’
In the face of the overwhelming divine power wrapped around the Dragon God’s skin, even the countless powers contained in the Blood Heavenly Demon Sword and the Breaking Heavenly Sword could not easily break down its defenses.
‘It’s a lie… … ?’
It was creepy.
Centered around the divine <Death>, the divine <Evil Consciousness>, and the divine <Incarnation>, the deadly strike that devours even the opponent’s divinity is blocked by pure divine power?
All the Dragon God did was to surround his divine power like a protective shield and raise his basic protection against divinity to the limit.
‘Is something like that possible with just divine power?’
If that were the case, the converting blow that we unleashed with all our might could not even reach the Dragon God’s skin, but was blocked by the divine protective shield.
Damn it -.
However, just for a moment.
Tjooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
For a moment, he was blocked by the divine shield wrapped around the Dragon God’s skin, but it was literally only for a moment.
From divinity to mythology, skills, powers, and even items, it was not a power that could be blocked, even if it blocked a fatal strike that had poured countless amounts of power into it.
Unlike the Pacheon Sword, which was still blocked by divine protection, the Blood Heavenly Demon Sword quickly broke the dragon god’s divine protection and then pierced the heart in one go.
Sizzling───!
Doesn’t that mean only one thing?
“The Dragon God looks down at his chest as if he can’t believe it.”
[ … … What is this-. ]
It’s no different… … .
[ … … Ugh-! ]
It was a death sentence.
Sigh-.
[ … … !! ]
The supernormal power of divinity <death> that this side has is the power to destroy even the ancient gods who have achieved immortality by becoming the concept of divinity itself.
‘… … Yes, no matter how strong the Dragon God is, he can’t just block this.’
My one and only power that even the Tower of Trials, which is evaluated as the closest being to a transcendent in this universe, could not obtain in the end.
‘… … ‘Whether it is divinity, soul, or magical power, if you are stained by my divinity <Death>, it is impossible to avoid extinction.’
In an instant, the divine <death> penetrated deep into the heart of the Dragon God, and she could no longer float in the air and fell to the ground.
Kuuuung-!
But it is not instant death.
Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo co!
Even after falling to the ground, the Dragon God seemed to make various attempts to revive himself by consuming the divine power remaining in his incarnation.
Tsutsutsu.
step… … .
Kwajajajak-!
[ … … Pfft!! ]
No matter how much of the Dragon God’s overwhelming divine power was poured into restoring the incarnation, nothing changed.
Because the divinity and soul of the Dragon God have already been seriously polluted by divine supernormal abilities such as divine <death>, divine <evil eating>, and divine <rebirth>.
In fact, the divine <death> alone would have been a serious fatal injury, but since the divine <evil consciousness> and the divine <incarnation> were mixed together, no matter what was done, it was no longer possible to survive.
‘I feel that most of the divine power in the dragon god’s incarnation is within my control.’
Moreover, perhaps thanks to the divinity <Embrace> obtained from the God of Epiphany last time, I was able to partially control the vast sacred power contained in the incarnation of the Dragon God.
‘Divine <Death>, Divine <Evil Consciousness>, and Divine <Incarnation> are creating better synergy than I thought.’
Even the God of Epiphany, the original user of the divinity <Incarnation>, would have been close to impossible to infiltrate the supernormal abilities of a divinity into a higher-level deity or an ancient deity.
Therefore, didn’t the God of Epiphany also fight by forcibly raising the potential power of sacred relics with his divine <Embrace>, or by manipulating the terrain with his divine power?
‘No matter how much that dragon god is only an incarnation, he can pollute and even dominate the sacred power of an ancient god close to the transcendent… … .’
But there was no need for this.
If you succeed in giving the opponent absolute divinity, soul, and magical contamination using the divinity <Death> as the base, the story will be very different.
At best, it is possible to gain control over the opponent’s divinity or body just by doing what is done now, without even having to use the divinity <Embrace> as an attack weapon in a roundabout way.
‘Depending on how you combine sacred <rebirth> with divine <death>, isn’t this something that can be used more highly than you can imagine?’
It was fun.
Perhaps, if we succeed in combining the powers we have, we will be able to forcibly dominate and control higher-ranking gods or ancient gods.
Well, that’s only possible if you use the power you have well, and even if you dominate the other person’s divinity and body, the scope of control will be limited.
“… … .”
But that was enough.
‘There may be quite a few variables and limitations when actually used, but in any case, as long as you hit the sacred <death> target, it is a power that allows you to temporarily control the other person’s divinity and body.’
This is because you have obtained the best weapon that can surprise your opponent at a completely unexpected moment.
‘Then it’s not a bad story.’
The moment I landed on the ground, satisfied that I had survived the fierce battle where life and death were at stake and had acquired new skills.
―… … her.
Suddenly, the blood and heavenly demon sword he held in his right hand began to tremble strangely, as if he were shivering.
―Ancient deity. Among them, the Dragon God, a being close to the transcendental who is completely different from ordinary immortals… … . Really, you won… … .
I guess he didn’t know that this side would push the Dragon God this far… … .
―I vaguely thought that one day, you might actually become stronger than an ordinary ancient god… … . Still, I can’t believe it. Isn’t this nonsense?
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It wasn’t that I didn’t understand.
―Indeed, how much time has passed since you climbed the Tower of Trials to become an Ancient Godhead? And that’s not enough, how much time has passed since you became an Ancient Godhead to defeat the Dragon God… … ?
In fact, at first, I never even imagined that I would defeat the Dragon God so completely.
―Tower of Trials. Maybe that’s why I had no choice but to choose you… … . It is not a level of talent or spirituality that can be judged by common sense. Even the words genius or monster would not be enough to describe the feats you have achieved today.
Is that why?
-Right… … . Now I can get a sense of what the Tower of Trials saw in you and what potential it felt in you.
Somehow, Dam Cheon-woo muttered as if he was talking to himself, as if he had realized something important.
―From the beginning, to you… … .
step… … .
Sussss—!
There was no time to listen to his words until the end.
This is because, before I knew it, a sacred wave was flowing out from within the sacred realm composed of the sacred <dark heaven>.
I smiled faintly as I felt the wave of divinity shaking and erupting unsteadily around the place where the Dragon God had landed.
“… … Wait, let’s talk again later.”
It’s no different… … .
“… … Now, it seems like they are slowly accepting the outcome of the game.”
The dragon god’s incarnation was slowly disappearing.
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Extinction reaction.
Suddenly, a wave of divinity was flowing from where the Dragon God was, which could only be seen as a reaction to the extinction of divinity.
Until now, the Dragon God had tried to somehow purify the contamination of his divinity, soul, and magical power by the divine <Death>, but now he seemed to have given up.
Chak-.
That was actually the case.
Has that side also acknowledged that they can no longer overturn the outcome of the game?
As she approached the place where the dragon god had fallen, she let out a helpless laugh and spoke jokingly.
“The Dragon God looks at you with a bitter smile.”
[ … … Isn’t this different from what you said earlier? He said he would destroy my incarnate body without causing any pain. Is it hurting differently than promised? ]
Perhaps because it was the disappearance of the incarnation, not the main body, the Dragon God spoke with a bright smile on his face that could not be said to be nearing death.
Is it because, unlike when we first met earlier, he displayed a light and cheerful demeanor like the dragon god he saw in the pantheon?
Somehow, looking at the light and playful appearance of the smiling dragon god, a smile naturally formed on my lips.
‘… … ‘It’s like a dragon god.’
When I saw that, I responded with a smile, matching what the dragon god had said.
“I had no choice. Well, it’s because the person in front of me is so strong. “Even though I tried to send him off comfortably without any more pain, it wasn’t easy.”
And then I looked straight into the eyes of the Dragon God and continued speaking.
“But I kept my word that I would definitely win, so please take a look.”
Is that why?
[ … … joy. Cheeky. It’s extremely arrogant for a deity from the human race who seems to have lived for hundreds of years. If I had come here as a main body rather than an incarnation, there wouldn’t even have been a fight. ]
Even though the Dragon God grumbled, he expressed satisfaction as if he felt somewhat relieved.
[ … … However, even though it is an incarnation and not my original body, this is the first time in my life that I have lost a fight. ]
Is it because in this universe, the God of Darkness, the Demon God, and the Dragon God are beings who are evaluated as overwhelmingly powerful even among ancient gods?
[ I couldn’t even imagine that a lowly, short-lived species that couldn’t live for more than a few hundred years would lose a fight like this. ]
Yongshin seemed to feel refreshed at the fact that he lost the match again.
[ hmm… … . And, I don’t know why, but even though I lost because I was tricked by you, I don’t feel bad at all. Rather, it feels comfortable. ]
She muttered that and then sighed as if it was a waste.
[ iced coffee… … . Still, it’s a waste. I wanted to somehow take you with me in the war of the gods. That’s no longer possible. ]
Pagagak-.
The dragon god lay on the ground, raised his right hand, and said as if he were lamenting when he saw himself being stained and broken by the divine <death>.
[Divinity, a concept that deals with death itself… … . Even among high-level concepts, it’s a high-level concept on a different level, right? Even if he were a god of darkness or a demon god, if he had been hit by something like this, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand it with his fire body instead of his original body. ]
The grumbling, not knowing whether it was a compliment or a complaint, lasted only for a moment.
[ … … Won’t you come with me? ]
The Dragon God spoke calmly as if it were his last offer.
[After all, it would be a waste to let a treasure like you rot here. There’s nothing to be gained by staying in a place like this any longer, right? Rather than doing menial work somewhere like this, how about becoming my successor? If you do that… … . ]
“no. I also have work to do here. “That can’t be possible.”
[ okay? … … Well, it looks like he has no intention of becoming my successor, so I tried to force him to take me by force. Is it inevitable? ]
“… … .”
I was dumbfounded and looked at the Dragon God blankly. She smiled and said,
[ … … Actually, I haven’t given up on taking you with me yet. I don’t know what you want from the war of gods, but I will come to you as soon as my main body recovers the power it poured into the incarnation. Until then, please be careful. ]
“… … Ah, yes. Let’s try. But, I don’t particularly like the idea that they’re coming to kidnap me again. I hope not. “I mean it.”
[Hehe. well-? I’ll try my best too. So, be careful. In the war of gods, if you get caught by other guys, you could end up in a really terrible situation. This is no joke. ]
The Dragon God narrowed his eyes and spoke in a cold tone.
[God of time. The eerie soothsayer said that there was an impurity in there somewhere. Did you say it felt like space and time were distorted because of that? But now that I see it, I’m saying it because I think it’s because of you. ]
impurities.
Isn’t it obvious who it is referring to?
… … This does not refer to the fake gods who are merely imitations created by the Tower of Trials, but to those who come from outside the stage.
[Isn’t that right? In fact, not only is it not enough to directly control the high concept of death itself in this universe, but it is impossible for everyone to be unaware of the being who has been reborn as an ancient deity… … . When I came here, I knew you for the first time. ]
I couldn’t even say anything in response to what the dragon god said.
[Ahaha! Isn’t it strange? What would everyone think if an ancient god, not me, found out about this? Well, at least no one will look favorably on you or think you’re not suspicious. Worst case scenario, they’ll all come together to capture you and interrogate you. ]
As the Dragon God said, in real history, wouldn’t there have been no impurities like me in the war of gods?
‘… … ‘Not all, but most of the ancient gods trapped in the war of gods sensed something strange.’
It’s just that this side hasn’t been active in earnest until now, so everyone didn’t notice it quickly.
If this side reveals its power in earnest in the war of gods, the number of people who have doubts will increase.
Perhaps, those who have already sensed that I am suspicious during the War of the Gods are narrowing the siege.
[God of time. This is especially true of that very strict prophet. Well, it doesn’t matter to me anyway, but it doesn’t matter to other guys. … … So, take care of yourself. ]
and.
[Probably, from the moment the story about you leaks out, you will be chased by ancient gods until the war of gods ends. ]
Paaaa-.
The moment the dragon god finished speaking those words, his incarnation completely disappeared, turning into the light of divinity and disappearing.
“… … .”
Realized.
In fact, there is a high possibility that what I have had to risk my life to fight against the incarnation of the Dragon God will be nothing compared to what will happen in the future.
And it won’t be long before a storm completely different from before will begin to rage.
───!
But… … .
‘uh?’
An unexpected incident occurred without even having time to think deeply about this serious issue.
“What is this again… … ?”
Suddenly, the dragon god’s incarnate body disappeared, and at the same time, the divinity and soul within the dragon god’s incarnate body changed into something familiar.
「… … .」
“I have absorbed the spirits of the dragon?■ ‘Three■?’.”
“Challenger Han Seong-yoon won against the incarnation of the Dragon God, becoming 18.4% closer to [transcendence].”
「As a special reward according to <Divinity Rise>, you will obtain the exclusive effect ‘Dragon Vessel (SSS-)’.”
“From now on, challenger Han Seong-yoon can receive additional corrections in acquiring dragon-related powers.”
It’s no different… … .
「… … .」
「The mastery of the unique characteristic ‘Necromancy’ increases by 14%.」
It was simple.
“The special conditions have been met by absorbing the spirits of the dragon?■ ‘Three■?’.”
「You can acquire one of the divinity possessed by the dragon?■ ‘Three■?’ spirits.」
「The potential divinity that can currently be acquired is <Dragon God>, <Yongeon>, <Yongun>, <Yonggak>, <Yongpo>, <Yeokrin>, <Yongoreum>, <Thunder Rain>, <Yeouiju>, and <Deungyongmun>. .」
「※At this time, the uneven potential divinity will not appear as an option in the future.」
“… … .”
… … The incarnation of the Dragon God was extinguished, extracted as a dead spirit, and absorbed into me.
