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Under the starry sky, millions of Gods have gathered—from various pantheons and mighty empires. Among them were gods of faith, gods of truth, and even many wild Gods who pledged loyalty to no faction.
Without exception, all of their eyes were fixed on one figure: the young king, Kazehaya Haru. The distant battlefield, though fierce, failed to attract much attention. Instead, all gaze was drawn to Haru alone, illuminated by awe and disbelief.
One God called out, "I recognize the God killed by His Majesty. It was the Evil God Turs! In the Ancient Era, he was a renowned higher god, rumored and feared across countless realms. He was infamous for leading his subordinates in devastating campaigns against Demonic Gods,"
Another one added, "Now that you mention it, I also remember that he was said to have killed almost one hundred Demonic High Gods in the Ancient War."
The murmurs grew louder, "It's almost unbelievable for a Castle Lord, who was literally a Tier Zero mortal around two months ago, could kill Turs…"
"But the fall of Turs is only part of the story," An elder-looking God said, "The critical part is that he died so quickly. How could the gap between Gods of the same rank be so terrifying?"
"Could it be his Divine Artifacts?"
"The Lord Artifact can indeed summon the strength of his entire kingdom, yet in this battle, he did not mobilize it."
"Then what power does he wield?" murmurs of confusion spread.
A peak High God finally spoke, silencing the crowd, "The young king killed Turs, not through his Divine Artifact, but because of his mastery over his Divine Laws."
An Intermediate God exclaimed, "Oh! It seems that His Majesty is a genius who has mastered multiple Laws, but which Divine Laws could power such strength?"
"Listen well," The peak High God continued, "Within the chain of Laws unleashed by the Young King, there were origins of fifty-one distinct Divine Laws."
The crowd gasped, their disbelief palpable.
"It's impossible! Gods traditionally only master one Divine Law to avoid catastrophic source conflicts. Some exceptional geniuses could control two—take, for example, the Goddess of Storms from the Nature Pantheon who commands both Wind and Thunder, but fifty-one? None before has come close."
The silence was thunderous as the revelation sank in. The impossible truth dawned on all. Haru had not merely survived but flourished after mastering and integrating fifty-one different Divine Laws into his Godhead.
This feat shattered everything they believed in about conflicts and limitations of Divine Laws. Soon, the revelation spread like wildfire as the peak High Gods from almost every major Pantheon confirmed that these Laws ranged across elemental forces—Frost, Thunder and Flames, to concepts like Berserk, Power, Slaughter, Destruction, Space, Creation, and many others—each originating from fundamentally different sources, which were traditionally considered extremely incompatible.
Envy bubbled among the Gods and Goddesses alike. If they could master even five or six Laws, their strength would multiply exponentially. They might even be able to crush Demonic Gods at the same rank as them with ease.
Even the revered Goddesses from the Nature Pantheon shared breathless stares, their eyes blazing with fascination as they stared at Haru gripping his king's scepter. Many longed to delve into his secrets, to understand how his Godhead defied the cosmic rules.
"Selene, I have decided. I will visit the Great Aetherium." Declared the Goddess of Flames, her flaming-red hair flowing wildly.
"Hmm!" Selene. The Goddess of Moonlight and Hunting, responded softly, her pale blue dress shimmering like silvery moonbeams as she held a scepter with grace.
Selene and Haru were already fated to meet as Haru possessed an ancient sealed Artifact called Selene's Crescent, which was likely her natal artifact. Although it was currently sealed and unused, once someone unsealed it, she would be able to sense its location.
"I heard that Her Holiness plans to ally with the Great Aetherium. Since we don't have much to do now, why not witness the alliance's formation?" Selene advised warmly, then she looked around, and her expressions turned serious as she asked, "What do you say, should we lend our to-be allies a hand? It seems like quite a few Gods intend to intervene and force His Majesty to hand over his secrets."
In Elunara's absence, the Nature Pantheon's Goddesses deferred to Selene's judgment. Therefore, as soon as they heard her words, the surrounding Goddesses, representing Flames, Sea, Storms, Victory, and War, also prepared for a possible conflict by summoning their Natal Artifacts.
At this moment, Selene declared, "If any other Pantheon chooses to enter this fray, we won't remain on the sidelines. It's about time we remembered the thrill of war."
The Goddess of War raised her golden spear and said, "Yeah, butchering a few High Gods might as well serve as a warm-up for the upcoming war. What do you say sisters?"
Nearby, the Goddess of Victory also unsheathed her radiant golden-white sword and other Goddesses also brandished their weapons, steeling themselves for battle.
"Humph! Arrogant women!" A peak High God, who was just about to make a move, suddenly stopped and snorted.
"If you dare to…" Without even hearing the Goddess of War's words, the peak High God teleported back to the Endless Continent.
Haru: "…"
The Nature Pantheon: "…"
The nearby spectators: "…"
The peak High God: 'Although I can fight the Goddess of War to a standstill, do you think I'm crazy enough to take on all of those women? What do you take me for, some brain-dead teenage Young Master?'
Seeing this, the nearby Gods held back as they were no fools. They knew that this was no mere whim of Goddess Selene, nor was this a warm-up. They knew that this must have been arranged by Elunara and no faction wanted to challenge the formidable Nature Pantheon. Even the Dragons didn't dare to openly provoke them because it was known that Elunara and Pandora, the Goddess of Light, were sworn sisters. Their alliance has even tilted the war between Light Pantheon and Darkness Pantheon. Thus, nobody ever wanted to initiate war with two Supreme Goddesses.
These silent or retreating Gods chose caution over risk and successfully managed to save their lives because had they chosen to still go through with their plan, they would've faced a Supreme Goddess. Yes, Haru has already asked Celestia, who had swiftly reached the intermediate stage of Supreme God Tier and could now suppress behemoths like Malakar, to hide in the void nearby and keep eyes on the battlefield.
Back at the battlefield, animosity toward Haru intensified after his slaying of the Evil God Turs, but he remained unshaken. He had already mentally prepared to expose his personal strength at this battlefield because he was now considered strong enough to either kill or stall anyone below the Supreme God Tier till enough time for reinforcements to arrive.
Interestingly, the unexpected support from the Nature Pantheon puzzled Haru, but it was welcome. Grasping his scepter, he entered the battlefield, joining the Angels and Beast Gods as they swiftly dispatched the Evil Pantheon's resistance.
Soon, multiple Evil Gods called for retreat.
"Retreat!"
"Fall Back!"
"We're overwhelmed!"
The Evil Gods scattered in panic, but Haru had already sealed the battlefield using his Law of Space, trapping them inside. Even Maddox, the God of Death and once thought to be invincible under the Supreme God Tier, found himself trapped and besieged by Nora and Christine.
Suddenly, a blazing sword light sliced through his arm, and before it could regenerate, Christine unleashed a devastating attack on his Divine Body.
Forced out of his body, Maddox's soul screamed, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Nobody knows it, but my sister Micteya is now a Supreme Goddess! She will raze your kingdom to the ground if I perish here!"
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