To the gods, there were eight Great Holy Gods whom none could dare to approach.
The Solar Wheel of Flame,
the One Who Sees Through All Things,
the One Evil Can Never Approach,
the Divine Punishment of Heaven, and so forth.
They were the pillars of the Divine Realm, the leaders responsible for its order.
They were once the nobles of nobles who assisted the Primordial God.
And the faction to which they belonged was called [ ], and it was considered the absolute, immutable power leading the Divine Realm, but there was a time when that faction also had nine members.
It was a time that shocked everyone.
But that one soon disappeared.
And they thought it would never appear again.
But at this very moment.
Flare!!
……!!
The gods witnessed the revival of that 9th faction.
Even more so, together with the appearance of a Great Lord God in a form completely different from then!
Rumble!
The gods could not help but doubt their own eyes at the sight unfolding before them.
A fierce, ominous black flame surging up.
A baleful aura that seemed to annihilate everything it touched.
A figure radiating an overwhelming presence that made even the renowned dominant Holy Gods seem like mere ants.
Everyone was terrified by the sight of Lee Geon.
“Th-this is impossible…!!”
“That appearance…!”
They could not even deny the sight before their eyes.
“That appearance… is only possible for one with the highest radiance among the gods…!”
[Great Holy God]
Their breaths caught in their throats. As if choking, they looked at Lee Geon.
“To think it’s the 9th faction after all this time…!”
And by then, even the bound Holy Gods of the 13 Zodiac Palaces shivered.
Because they, more than anyone, knew Lee Geon well, having watched him since his days as a human.
At the same time, they realized.
That Lee Geon, who was one of the 13 Zodiac Holy Gods, had at this very moment become the true master of the 13 Zodiac Palaces.
That appearance proved that fact and his qualification.
‘To think he could even do that.’
Even the human sages who had been dragged along trembled.
“On Earth, if they saw that sight, they would faint.”
“…Heh. Hehe. No, they must have already fainted.”
Wasn’t it that when the angels of Eden came, a communication network connecting to the Divine Realm had been set up all over Earth?
The humans watching that broadcast must have now collapsed, foaming at the mouth.
It was that fearsome and awe-inspiring.
‘So that was the appearance of a 6th-stage Divinity.’
Lee Jaewon was at a loss for words, trembling.
Truly, it felt as if before him, humanity was nothing.
He was the kind of person who, just when you thought you might even step on his shadow, would soar into an even more distant sky as if to say, ‘Where do you think you’re chasing?’
However, the gods seemed very displeased by that appearance.
“What use is the 9th faction now…!”
“The appearance of a Great Holy God? Preposterous!”
“Do you think you can just mimic the outer appearance?!”
“You’ve kept [ ] by your side, and all you’ve learned are useless things!”
The high-ranking gods glared and drew their divine artifacts. Each and every one was an object of gods possessing powerful authorities.
But at that sight, Lee Geon raised the corners of his mouth.
[Outer appearance?]
No sooner had the words dropped than Lee Geon raised one hand high.
Then the flickering black flame stretched out fiercely, radiating divine might.
And the divine might spreading in all directions soon turned into black lightning and coiled around Lee Geon’s arm.
What appeared immediately after was none other than the divine artifact of [ ], the [ ]!
The divine artifact, enlarged to match the size of his transformed body, had become even more sinister in material and appearance.
And right then.
Finally, in his 6th-stage Divinity form, Lee Geon grasped the divine artifact and imbued it with power.
Boom!
‘!’
The moment Lee Geon channeled power into his weapon, the gods felt their hearts constrict.
But while they stood still, not knowing exactly what that feeling was, [ ] opened his eyes wide.
[This bastard.]
What had he sensed?
He quickly struck the floor with his staff. He was trying to use an ability.
But his gesture was different from usual.
[[ ] of Valhalla uses a Divine Achievement.]
He opened the achievements he had accumulated. It was to block Lee Geon’s attack.
[ ]
[ (5-Star Grade)]
- Nullifies all attacks.
As soon as he used that achievement, Lee Geon’s attack flew.
‘!’
It was a terrifying black radiance. The gods who saw that light felt a momentary fear.
It was a fear of death they had never felt before.
But then.
The power of the achievement Tongcheonju used emitted a powerful light.
Flash!
The Divine Achievements possessed by the gods were special authorities, which they could use to enhance their bodies or wield like powers.
Indeed, the enormous power gushing from the achievement swallowed Lee Geon’s power.
Boom!!!
The black radiance and the bright light collided.
The gods felt their breaths stop at the shock.
And how much time had passed?
Rumble!
“……!”
The power of the [ ] that Lee Geon had unleashed had vanished. But perhaps there were aftereffects from forcibly nullifying it.
“…Huk!”
They thought they had perfectly nullified it using the achievement.
“The entire central area…!”
As if they could not completely swallow it, various parts of the central area had been blown away.
At that sight, all the gods were speechless.
But the actual reason the gods of Valhalla froze was not that.
‘To think that Lord Tongcheonju had to go so far as to use that achievement.’
The gods immediately realized which achievement Tongcheonju had used.
‘Isn’t that a supreme-grade achievement?’
Normally, among Divine Achievements up to 5-star grade, a 4-star grade was already Unique rank, and a 5-star grade was Legendary rank.
And the ability of the achievement Tongcheonju used was supreme, possessing the special power to nullify any attack.
That was why all the gods desperately sought to collect high-grade achievements.
But.
‘This is one of the achievements rarely used unless it’s a battle of Great Holy God level…!’
‘Does that mean it was that level of power?!”
At that shock, the gods froze. Because it told them what this implied.
‘He truly is a Great Holy God.’
‘He is a Great Holy God.’
Of course, Lee Geon had sufficient qualifications to become a Great Holy God.
He had evolved his Divinity to the 6th stage, and from a combat standpoint alone, he was already at the level of the Battle God, the highest position among combat gods.
‘We have no choice but to acknowledge it…!’
But actually, [ ] was swallowing his groans for a different reason.
‘It disappeared. The achievement.’
That was right.
Achievements were not one-time use.
But the achievement that blocked Lee Geon’s attack had been permanently erased!
That was why Tongcheonju could only glare at Lee Geon with wide eyes.
‘That bastard…!’
He had even eliminated the very achievement that Tongcheonju, who erased all things, had used.
But Lee Geon, who had just blown away even Tongcheonju’s achievement, laughed as if it were detestable.
[So the brat blocks my power?]
At those words, Tongcheonju looked at Lee Geon as if dumbfounded.
Did he not know that his own loss was far greater?
Though Tongcheonju had suddenly lost a precious achievement, he soon checked his surroundings and realized his choice had not been wrong.
If he had not used that achievement just now, not only the central area but more than half of the gods present would have been wiped out.
It was that much of a surprise attack, and that much power.
Whether he knew it or not, Lee Geon let out a laugh.
[If I blow all of you away here, does the rule of Valhalla all become mine?]
As Lee Geon moved, the gods of Valhalla felt an unbearable sense of humiliation.
“A mere newly awakened one dares spout such nonsense to a being like him!”
Tongcheonju was a god who, among the Great Holy Gods, had never once been passed down.
And the longer a god maintained his authority, the stronger his ability and inner power were.
But…!
“That insolent bastard.”
Tongcheonju of Valhalla also began to raise his divine might.
Earlier, he had no choice but to use the achievement because it was a surprise attack, but after blocking it once, he could roughly gauge Lee Geon’s power.
Of course, he was a guy who wielded overwhelming [ ] to the point of even erasing achievements.
But the Great Holy God of Valhalla was the head of knowledge, collecting all knowledge and authorities.
‘There is a way to destroy him while controlling him sufficiently.’
But right then.
[Did you think only you can use achievements?]
“!”
Lee Geon grinned sinisterly.
And the moment the gods felt ominous at that grin, Lee Geon immediately activated his own Divine Achievement.
Among his newly accumulated achievements, it was the highest-grade achievement, something all gods coveted.
[I use my stored achievement.]
[Spear of Absolute Overthrow (6-Star Grade)]
With those words, light burst forth.
It was a light on a completely different level from when a 5-star grade achievement was used.
At that light, the gods gritted their teeth.
‘I thought he couldn’t handle it!’
Difficult to handle indeed, but a 6-star grade was already a level that surpassed Legendary by its grade alone.
And if someone of the Great Holy God level used it?
‘We must block it.’
The flustered gods hastily moved, but regardless, Lee Geon laughed.
[Too late.]
With the achievement, Lee Geon once again unleashed the power of the [ ].
And the moment Lee Geon activated it, a great tremor shook heaven and earth.
Boom!
At the same time, Tongcheonju, anticipating the aftermath, used his authority, but it was useless.
Bang!!!
A light never seen before erupted.
In an instant, that light covered the entire Divine Realm.
And the moment that light covered the Divine Realm, the gods could not remember what happened after.
“Arghhh!!”
An unimaginable cataclysm occurred.
* * *
It was a sight as if witnessing the creation of heaven and earth, no, the opening of a new heaven and earth.
The sky soared, the earth split apart. The ceiling became the floor, the floor became the ceiling.
Everything was overturned and swept away.
And none of the gods caught in it could regain their senses.
All they could do was barely protect their own bodies to survive.
“Aaargh! Save me!”
“Damn it!”
Screams echoed from all around.
An immense power surged like a tidal wave and engulfed the gods.
At once, all the gods in the central area, Tongcheonju, Lee Geon, and the gods of the 13 Zodiac Palaces were scattered to different places.
And the screams ceased a few minutes later.
After the dreadful dark clouds that felt like the world would end had vanished.
“Keugh…! This snake god bastard!”
“Is everyone okay?”
But the gods who opened their eyes were at a loss for words.
“What, why?”
“We-well.”
The gods who regained their senses first were sitting collapsed with their mouths agape.
And when the others, wondering what was happening, looked in the same direction,
a shriek mixed with a wail resounded throughout the Divine Realm.
“What! The land and sky have disappeared!”
“What?!”
It was true.
Perhaps because Lee Geon had used his own power along with the 6-star grade achievement.
The structures of the Divine Realm swept away by the power were nowhere to be seen. And it wasn’t just that parts of the district had vanished.
“The entire 8th District!”
All that could be seen were the ruins of what had been the Divine Realm, and the wreckage of buildings floating as if adrift in space.
At that sight, those barely clinging to the ground screamed.
And it was the same for the Holy Gods and sages of the 13 Zodiac Palaces.
“Wha… wha… what is this…!”
Even the Scorching Lion, the Master of the Full Moon, and, unusually, even the Holy God of Leo could not close their mouths as if to say, ‘What the hell is this situation?’
And that was because the Divine Realm itself had vanished!
(To be continued in the next episode.)