Several Castle Lords had already assembled the nine fragments of the Dynasty Heart and established 'True Kingdoms' recognized by the laws. The world chat channel reflected the mood:
[After this tournament, my territory's strength increased more than tenfold. Local forces I couldn't handle before were wiped out in an afternoon.]
[Those Dimensional Demons are just mobs we can farm for exp. There's no need to be afraid of them.]
[Afraid of what? Except for being ugly and reeking of abyssal evil power, they're no different from any other native creature.]
[I just want to know when Lord Haru would declare war on the Light Empire. My army has swept the nearby area clean.]
[Same question.]
[He's still waiting to resolve his conflict with the Evil Pantheon. The last battle isn't settled yet.]
[Right, didn't Lord Haru kill Maddox, the God of Death, and seal his soul. One must remember that he is the brother of Micteya, the Supreme Goddess of Death! The entire Evil Pantheon is going to come knocking in a few days.]
[I don't know if the Great Aetherium can hold up.]
[What nonsense. Lord Haru has gone from a Tier 0 mortal to a Supreme God without suffering even a single loss. When has he ever failed to overcome impossible-looking odds?]
[I believe we should be more worried about the Evil Pantheon.]
Then a top-level Castle Lord dropped a message that cut through the noise:
[I just received word that the Evil Pantheon has assembled a million Evil Gods and is moving against the Great Aetherium.]
The channel erupted.
[A MILLION Evil Gods? Real or fake?]
[It's real. A movement that large can't be hidden. I have received the same report.]
[There are multiple Supreme gods this time, not just the Evil Pantheon's three. Some others are joining in.]
[Even so, Haru walks out of it. They have alliances with the Beast God Pantheon and the Nature Pantheon. Every God knows that.]
[Don't forget the Goddess of Fate Svetlana. That woman standing beside Haru on Arboriel.]
[Yeah, now that you mention it, I feel pity for the Evil Pantheon…]
[I just hope he wraps this up fast so we can push into the central area.]
[Agreed.]
…
Under a dim starry sky in outer space near the Endless Continent, a million Gods stood together.
No ships, no armor, no atmosphere to breathe—none of it mattered. Gods didn't need any of that. They hung between the stars in loose formations, the combined pressure of their Divine Power warping the surrounding space, and they talked while they waited.
"I heard the Aetherium Empire has a race called Angels with growth potential and individual combat power on par with pure-blooded Thunder Titans and high-ranking Dimensional Demons."
"I saw one in the last Divine Battle, most beautiful creature I've ever seen. Even the Elves can't compare."
"I'm keeping one after we take that empire."
"Hehehe… The whole Angel Race will become slaves of our pantheon."
"They have two Supreme Gods. One is the Eighteen-Winged Angel named Celestia and the second is their ruler Kazehaya Haru. Handle those two, the rest will fold."
"I've wanted payback for quite some time since they killed thousands of our Gods fighting alongside those nature bitches."
"Will Elunara come to help them?"
"She's in retreat, pushing to become a peak Supreme Goddess."
That quieted a few of them. A peak Supreme Goddess, genuinely standing above every other power on the Endless Continent, was not a comfortable thought. Both Malakar and Skarion were at the late-stage, and Elunara at her current level was already equal to both of them combined. If she ascended further…
"How easy do you think ascension to the peak is? She'll definitely fail."
They chose to believe that.
Suddenly five thrones arrived and on them sat:
Malakar, Lord of Destruction
Skarion, Lord of Slaughter
Micteya, Goddess of Death
Zakaria Nekrosi, Lich Lord
Mordra, Goddess of Darkness
Zakaria Nekrosi, the Lich Lord, had a human torso, lower body dissolved into green smoke, and skin white as a drained corpse.
Mordra, the Dark Goddess, dressed for a banquet in black, effortlessly beautiful in that cold way the Law of Darkness seemed to produce naturally. All of them sat gloomily as Varkath hadn't arrived yet.
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Has Varkath backed out? Or is he plotting something sinister? Stay tuned to know.
(T/N: Is this end line good or is it too tv-ish and doesn't feel like it belongs here? Do comment your opinion.)
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