Chapter 410: Space God-King Seito vs. Star God-King Hoshi.
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BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
Kirukiru Amou and the Demon God-King were still locked in fierce combat. Neither had the luxury to pay attention to their surroundings anymore.
Kirukiru Amou fought with pure, unadulterated joy. The Demon God-King, however, was in a completely different boat—watching her grow stronger and more relentless by the second, a wave of helplessness washed over him. He knew he wouldn't be able to pull himself away anytime soon; Kirukiru Amou was hounding him far too aggressively!
Looking across the rest of the battlefield, Seito and the core God-Kings of the Space Faction stood face-to-face with the entire collective force of the Central Region's resident God-Kings.
"Twenty early-stage God-Kings, over ten middle-stage God-Kings, five late-stage God-Kings, and two peak-stage God-Kings, huh?"
Seito rested his chin in his hand, observing his opponents with genuine intrigue.
Although the enemy's total count of God-Kings easily outnumbered his group, Seito possessed the ability to split himself into shadow clones! Furthermore, his core executives—with Kaede and Shiro already sitting comfortably at the middle-stage God-King tier—were more than capable of handling the enemy's middle-stage God-Kings with guaranteed victory!
As for the rest of the enemy army, Seito planned to manifest six shadow clones: two to clear out the early-stage God-Kings, three to handle the late-stage God-Kings, and one to team up directly with his main body to face the peak-stage powerhouses!
This arrangement would ensure a swift end to the battle.
With his plan locked in, Seito turned his head toward Tet and Yukino Yukinoshita. "All combatants at the Deity rank, withdraw from the field."
Hearing his command, the group didn't hesitate for a second and retreated directly back into the Space Faction's domain. They knew it wasn't their turn to take the stage yet; after all, the sheer concentration of God-Kings present was far too overwhelming!
Seeing Seito's faction pull back their lower forces, the opposing God-Kings followed suit, ordering all their subordinate deities to fall back. Regular deities had zero chance of surviving a battle between God-Kings anyway. It was far wiser for them to wait out the storm inside their domains and step back out once the divine war concluded.
"Mirror Space!"
Buzz, buzz, buzz~~
Six glowing circular mirrors materialized around Seito, hovering directly above, below, left, right, front, and behind him. Under the watchful eyes of every God-King on the battlefield, six distinct God-King silhouettes stepped out from within the mirrors!
BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...!!
The overwhelming aura radiating from the six clones instantly froze the previously confident enemy God-Kings in their tracks. Before, they had counted on overwhelming Seito's group through sheer numbers.
Now, staring at six clones that possessed peak God-King power—only a fraction weaker than Seito's main body—the local God-Kings were completely dumbfounded.
"H-How is this possible?!"
"What kind of technique is this?! How can shadow clones possess combat parameters barely a fraction lower than the original body?!"
"Dammit! The situation doesn't look in our favor at all!"
"Don't panic! At worst, it's a fifty-fifty match!"
"That's right! Don't boost their morale while destroying our own!"
Many of the lower-level God-Kings began to panic, but hearing the reassuring shouts from the higher-ranked powerhouses helped them regain their composure.
Shhh!
With a quick flick of his left wrist, the Spatial Dragon Blade materialized in Seito's right hand.
"Dimensional Cube!"
Zip~!
A glowing purple cube manifested right beside him as well. Without missing a beat, Seito handed the primary controls of the Dimensional Cube straight over to Clone No. 1!
"Attack!"
The moment the command left his lips, Seito shot forward like a streak of lightning. His shadow clones, Kaede, Shiro, and the rest of the core team charged right alongside him, forcing the enemy God-Kings to rush out and meet the assault!
In the Western Sector of the God-King Star Sector.
"This guy really isn't your average nuisance!" Zeus murmured, his brows locked in a tight frown as he watched Seito engage in battle.
Zeus possessed the power of Omniscience and Omnipresence, but Seito held similar cosmic attributes as well—after all, both were true Main Gods. If the two ever fought, the duel would come down to a pure clash between their core Divine Authorities!
Seito held the Space Divine Core, while Zeus possessed the Creation Divine Core.
Looking at their respective core profiles, Zeus's Creation Core sounded grand on paper, but it lacked tactical versatility. In contrast, the Space God-King was a completely different story—spatial energy was wildly unpredictable, agile, and fluid. Now that Seito could summon shadow clones that possessed nearly identical combat parameters to his main body, Zeus couldn't help but feel that he was subtly outmatched.
"I need to see if there's an opportunity for cooperation..." A sharp light flickered deep within Zeus's eyes.
Back on the Central Battlefield.
Clang~!
As his blade clashed hard against his opponent's sword, Seito raised an eyebrow, scanning the status panel that popped up before his eyes.
[Star God-King - Hoshi]
[Divine Core: Star Divine Core]
[Rank: Peak God-King Realm]
Not bad!
The young man standing before him possessed refined Eastern features, eyes that resembled twin galaxies, and wore traditional Hanfu robes that radiated a heavy, majestic aura. This was none other than the Star God-King himself—Hoshi!
He was also the original backer of the former Sky God, Carchias, from the lower Divine Domain!
"Heh, as expected of spatial power," Hoshi chuckled softly.
Facing a opponent who commanded space, he knew Seito's maneuvers were far swifter and more unpredictable than standard combat techniques. Their initial exchange had locked them in a total deadlock, neither gaining a clear advantage.
"You're not too shabby yourself," Seito replied coolly, flicking his wrist to parry the sword away before stepping back fifty meters to float calmly in mid-air.
"The Carchias from back then... you were the one who killed him, right?" Hoshi held his sword casually behind his back, asking with an indifferent expression.
"What if I was?" Seito's lips curved into a sharp smirk. Did this guy actually think he could avenge a dead chess piece? What a joke! What right did he have to talk about revenge? Words alone? Seito felt nothing but pure disdain.
"There's no need to act so defensive. To me, Carchias was nothing more than an ant," Hoshi replied casually.
He truly didn't care about Carchias's life or death; after all, Carchias wasn't even human. He was merely a disposable pawn on his chessboard—if he died, he died.
"However, if this is the extent of your strength, you fall far short of my expectations!"
Hoshi executed a swift, elegant sword flourish, pointing the glowing tip of his blade straight at Seito. From their brief exchange, he felt he had already gauged Seito's parameters. Not to brag, but if Seito's combat output truly topped out at this baseline level, Hoshi genuinely had zero reason to fear him!
"Heh," Seito let out a soft laugh. "You'll find out soon enough."
Zip!
The second those words left his mouth, Seito vanished into thin air, reappearing right in front of Hoshi with his Spatial Dragon Blade swinging downward in a lethal arc!
Seeing the incoming strike, Hoshi raised his longsword to meet the attack, aiming to clash head-on with Seito's blade.
Their weapons were less than an inch from colliding, but in the very next
microsecond...!
"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!"
Hoshi cried out in absolute disbelief, his galaxy-like eyes trembling violently with shock!
He watched in horror as his own longsword passed straight through Seito's Spatial Dragon Blade as if cutting through thin air, sweeping cleanly toward Seito's head—while Seito's lethal dragon blade phased through his defense, swinging straight for his exposed neck!
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