Chapter 263: As if Connected to the Root, Infinite Power!
That divine throne allows him to obtain any ability he desires—in a sense, it is omnipotent.
However, the ability he wants is rather special, so it requires a certain amount of time to construct. It isn't something that can be instantly added with a single command; it necessitates reading and analyzing the rules of this world.
This ability is also inspired by a work he once encountered.
In Quirinus's current state, only attacks that exceed the speed of light and tear through space can strike his true form.
This means that all of Odin's attacks must possess the ability to interfere with space.
Attacks like the previous storms and lightning, no matter how fast, can only reach the speed of light at most.
In that case, such spells are effectively immune to him.
Of course, Gungnir's ability to pierce through space can still attack or affect him.
But now, with Quirinus rejecting spatial interference, it has become easier for him to break free from the pulling force caused by piercing holes in the world.
Thus, all of Odin's attacks against him must be capable of tearing through space to be effective.
And abilities that affect space, or even time, are all extremely mana-intensive skills.
So, in the blink of an eye, the balance has shifted once more, and the pressure has returned to Odin's side.
"Nine Lives: Roman Style."
With this quiet utterance, Quirinus clenches his fist.
In the next instant, he swings his fist toward Odin.
At that moment, countless dazzling beams of light erupt from his fist—a torrent of radiance far more intense than the previous light attacks released from his golden armor—instantly engulfing the one-eyed Odin.
The surging flash crashes into the mountain range behind him, and with a deafening roar that shakes heaven and earth, the mountains are swallowed by a vortex of destruction.
At this moment, the other two Odins, of course, do not stand idly by—they launch their own attacks as well.
The densely packed spells surrounding them instantly activate and assault Quirinus.
Since these spells hardly involve any interference with time or space, wouldn't such an assault be meaningless?
Not entirely—a few of them do manage to strike Quirinus.
But wasn't it mentioned earlier that only attacks surpassing light speed and tearing through space could hit Quirinus?
The reason is that when Quirinus himself launches an attack, at that moment he stops repelling space-time.
Odin seized this opportunity to strike.
However—
"Did it miss?"
"It looks like it hit!"
"But there's no damage at all, as if it didn't connect."
As they said, in the eyes of both humans and gods, Odin's attacks that seemed to have struck Quirinus were like stones sinking into the ocean—not even a splash was made.
On the other hand, Gungnir took advantage of this chance and genuinely felt like it had hit him, because the striking Gungnir was deflected by the armor on his body.
So, Quirinus began to counterattack against these two Odins.
He flew straight toward Odin (Vili) at such an incredible speed that it seemed as if he were teleporting, instantly appearing right in front of Odin.
Thud—!
An arm was severed from Odin's body, sliced off by the light blade formed from the glow covering Quirinus's hand.
Just as a second slash was about to land, Odin vanished from his spot—he had genuinely used teleportation to evade.
But—!
"His flying speed is just too fast, completely on par with Odin's teleportation."
"If this continues, it'll place a huge burden on Odin."
"No, Quirinus isn't flying at all!"
Buddha's words left Ares and Hermes stunned.
"Hmm, indeed, he's not flying."
Squinting for a closer look, Hermes confirmed that it truly wasn't flight.
Earlier, when Quirinus was flying, the golden wings on his back would emit intense light as propulsion.
But now, those golden wings weren't activated at all—no engines were providing thrust.
"But he's clearly flying—how is it not flight?"
Ares was puzzled. No matter how you looked at it, Quirinus was darting around, only his speed was unnaturally fast, not lagging behind Odin's teleportation in the slightest.
And that was strange too—if his speed were truly that extreme, to the naked eye he should appear to be flickering, almost like teleportation. Yet, in reality, you could visibly see him flying.
Currently, Quirinus was focused solely on pursuing and attacking this Odin (Vili), ignoring the other two, as their attacks seemed to have almost no effect on him—practically immune.
"Because he's moving by repelling space—he makes space move away from him, or shortens the space between himself and his target."
That was the truth Buddha had discerned.
To put it in a rough analogy: imagine a soda can, with the top and bottom ten centimeters apart, right?
Then, suppose an ant takes five seconds to crawl from the top to the bottom, correct?
Quirinus's action is to instantly compress the space inside the can, so the ant at the top nearly touches the bottom surface in an instant.
If he wants to create distance, he simply re-expands the can, instantly pulling away.
That's the kind of spatial movement this is.
In a way, you could say Quirinus has been standing still the whole time.
If this continues, with Quirinus practically ignoring all attacks and remaining unharmed, it seems the eighth round of Ragnarök is about to end soon.
Correction, this guy also seems to possess infinite power, as the might of the light spears he is now unleashing far surpasses what was displayed before.
With such a method of release, an ordinary chief god would have already exhausted their power by now, yet this guy shows no regard for energy consumption and doesn't worry about depletion.
"Does this guy really have this much divine power?"
"Did he become a god through faith, granting him limitless power?"
"How is that possible?"
"Could it be that this guy is like Solomon?"
Like King Solomon, did he connect to the root of the universe, thus gaining inexhaustible and limitless power?
As a result, many gods began to lean toward this explanation.
However, the top-tier gods could see that this wasn't the case.
In their observations, Quirinus was not drawing power from the root of the universe.
The power Quirinus was releasing belonged to him alone, yet it showed no signs of depletion whatsoever.
It's like a laser gun continuously firing high-energy shots, but the bizarre part is that the battery level remains at 100%, with no consumption, forever in a fully charged state.
This is truly bizarre.
With such infinite energy, wouldn't that make him invincible?
No, he definitely doesn't possess infinite energy.
It's just that he has an immense amount of energy.
And the source providing this energy is likely that divine throne from earlier.
Hmm? Suddenly, the change in the situation left everyone stunned.
Is Odin going to imitate him and merge into one as well?