Ji Junu.
One of the precious family members who occupied a large part of Igeon's life.
The one before his eyes was unmistakably that Junu.
That was why it was strange.
‘I confirmed that Junu’s soul definitely went to the Underworld (Duat) of the Ennead.’
Because of the Underworld register brought by Anubis, Igeon had confirmed where Junu’s soul had gone.
So wasn't he planning to retrieve Junu’s soul from there and revive him?
He had intended to return him to Yeonu.
But.
‘Junu’s face?’
That face, which resembled Yeonu, was that of a boy about seventeen years old. Yet the aura was clearly different.
‘A Great Deity.’
At that point, Igeon glared at Guryongju as if he had caught on to something.
“You bastard. Did you come looking for me because of this?”
[Indeed.]
At that answer, Igeon raised his eyebrows as if dumbfounded.
He had said that he couldn't face the Great Deities alone.
Could it be that he knew that face?
That he knew one of the Great Deities was a face Igeon couldn't lay a hand on?
But Igeon found it detestable.
Because he felt like he now understood why the other Great Deities hid their appearance, yet only that bastard showed up shamelessly before him.
“Do you think I won't be able to attack just because that skin of a face looks similar?”
From the start, he was the kind of person who had gleefully smashed the heads of doppelgangers identical to Hugo.
But Guryongju said.
[You know it too. That isn't simply a face that looks alike.]
“……!”
[That is the leader of the 8th power, the
“What?”
The eight powers are the Ennead, Olympus, Valhalla, Kunlun, Eden, Mahabharata, and Babylon.
And the remaining one was
[Originally, it was a place where coalition forces such as the Eight Million Gods and Erin were gathered.]
“A coalition?”
[Indeed. While the seven powers have the feel of factions or families, that place had a corporate feel… It also played a role in monitoring and keeping the other seven powers in check.]
It was said that 90% of the divine officials handling neutral public affairs came from there.
But it seemed there was a reason why it was now called Gehenna (Hell).
[That place was destroyed, you see. All the gods belonging to it became evil gods.]
“……!”
[There was so much internal corruption that they turned into evil gods and self-destructed, and now that domain is a restricted area.]
That was why it was now called Gehenna (Hell). It was said that even if one entered, they would only die alongside the gods who had turned evil.
[The only ones who go in there are thieves who covet the godheads and divine tools left behind.]
In any case, the
And as the Great Deity of Gehenna, he was supposedly purifying the evil gods, but well.
[The reality of the
The
[A puppet of the Great Deities, and a gatekeeper. To keep internal secrets from leaking out.]
They had probably intentionally mixed souls as they passed down the original
They must have needed a combat god of the Great Deity level.
[Because he is the only sacred god who can contain ten godheads, he is the only target that can be crafted into a chimera to their liking.]
But Igeon seemed even more unable to accept it because of that.
He could understand that those damned Great Deities had taken Junu’s soul and turned him into that thing…
“Why Junu, of all people?”
Junu, together with Yeonu, had succeeded Asran and taken on the role of the sacred god of the Serpent Bearer constellation, but that only amounted to two people counting as one.
It wouldn't be a godhead good enough to satisfy the Great Deities.
To that question, Guryongju laughed as if it was nothing.
[Because that bastard, at one time, was a god of
“What’s the big deal about being a god of
[
“The Ancient God’s power?”
[The original authority of the Ancient God. I’m talking about those authorities of the Ancient God that were leaked to the monarchs by the evil gods when the Ancient God was murdered. That
“!”
The Ancient God, as the supreme god who managed the universe, was said to possess a total of six authorities.
Five of them were
[In short, it is the power to [] and [] the world, to cause [] as needed, and to [] unnecessary things; the power to do all that.]
It was an ability befitting the Ancient God, the manager of the universe.
[Anyway, the Ancient God’s authorities, which had been taken outside, came to be held by the eight Great Deities along with three treasures.]
At that time, the Great Deities had retrieved the Ancient God’s authorities and treasures from the evil gods and became heroes.
And each of the Great Deities took charge of one of the retrieved Ancient God’s powers to balance the forces.
The problem started from there.
[They recovered all the other powers of the Ancient God except for just one. It seems only
Although it wasn't from his own generation so he didn't seem to know for sure, Guryongju continued.
[However,
“……!”
Igeon felt a sense of familiarity.
There was no way he wouldn't.
Because it was exactly what
‘Could it be….’
Igeon’s guess was correct.
[That the condition for
Igeon’s eyes sharpened.
[In other words, they thought that by combining
[So those guys snatched the soul that happened to be the god of
Listening to those words, murderous intent surfaced in Igeon’s eyes.
“Is this the Ennead’s doing?”
[Who knows. The Ennead likely provided it. The high probability is that the Valhalla’s
At the same time, Igeon felt something stirring within his chest.
Because it felt like the pieces of the puzzle were finally connecting.
Come to think of it, the ones who had relentlessly pursued Junu and Yeonu were the magic-god seat’s
And weren’t those two strictly belonging to Valhalla (Frey, Freya) and the Ennead (Isis, Nephthys)?
In the end, those bastards had been doing the same thing as
Or perhaps, the very fact that
Well, none of that mattered now.
“He’s coming!”
The high-ranking holy knights immediately went on guard as the
The pressure was incomparable to the sacred gods or monsters they had seen so far, so they couldn’t help but be terrified.
If a being like that used his power, something like Earth wouldn't survive.
They weren’t high-ranking holy knights for nothing. They could immediately discern the difference in power between Igeon and the enemy.
Igeon, too, would be an overwhelming opponent.
But it was then.
Boom!!
Having removed the ring, Igeon unleashed his divine authority.
[Unsealing.]
At the same time, an astonishing thing happened.
Whoosh!!
As black flames erupted from Igeon’s body, hundreds of holy knights nearby screamed.
“Aaargh!”
“Wha-what is that!”
Igeon’s body turned into black flames and grew massive.
And at that sight, the holy knights nearly collapsed.
The same went for the Cheon siblings and Steven, who had been resurrected after being attacked by Igeon.
“U-Uncle?!”
“What the hell has that bastard Igeon been up to while he was gone…!!”
Guryongju, seeing that form, likewise released his divine authority.
‘The title of the Great Lord of the Serpent God is
The nine Great Lords standing at the pinnacle of hundreds of millions of gods.
As a god that powerful, he had no choice but to seal his power in a colonial world, but those bastards had fused the divine realm with Earth.
‘It seems they did it because they can’t use 100% of their power either.’
Rather, this was also a chance for them.
Of course, once the battle began, the Earth would be destroyed all the same.
So those bastards would think that Igeon would avoid a battle on Earth, but the reality was different.
[Kill one to save ten thousand.]
Igeon immediately summoned
The summoned
Rumble!
At the same time, Igeon’s power, unleashed by the
Boom!!!
The Ten Heavenly Pillars’ power vanished in an instant.
Then an amazing thing happened.
Flash!
When
[The power of life is acting.]
[The power of life is acting.]
[Restoring the destroyed land.]
It was the light of life.
Igeon, who could even restore land with the power of
[To bring a fake before the real deal.]
At the same time, the black flames changed into white flames.
Whoosh!
As the black and white flames mixed, Igeon’s form also changed.
This time, it wasn't the figure of a giant.
Returned to human size, black-and-white wings soared from Igeon’s back.
It was the power of
And the light of
The light of
Boom!!!
The people watching that scene couldn't close their mouths.
The Cheon siblings, who were setting up a barrier to block the impact, were practically sobbing.
And the six who had already seen the private-eyed lord’s appearance in the divine realm kept their mouths firmly shut, as if chills ran down their spines just seeing it again.
On the other hand, Igeon, who had sent the power of
‘It should have been separated.’
He had deliberately tried to separate Junu’s soul from the Ten Heavenly Pillars’ body using
If only he had the soul, revival was possible.
He would definitely return his younger sibling in a complete form.
With eyes wide, Igeon looked at the Ten Heavenly Pillars wrapped in the light of
But it was right then.
Crack!
“!!”
A strange sound was heard.
At that sound, Igeon flinched, and Guryongju, who had realized something, immediately moved as if he had expected this.
That moment.
Boom!!!
The light of
Igeon thought he was done for. If swept up by the power of
But then, the appearance of Kunlun’s
Kugung!!
Both the hair tied up on one side like a martial artist and the fur-trimmed combat uniform turned into flames of red and white.
He was like a giant dragon made of light. His hand wrapped around the small Igeon as if to protect him.
The waves spread to the humans as well, flashing as if to shield them.
It was only after the light of the Circulation shot by the Ten Heavenly Pillars had disappeared that Guryongju let go of Igeon.
[The
When Igeon looked at
[Did I not say? That Great Deity possesses
“……!”
[Of course, the only one capable of true creation is Creitor. Even if it’s
In short, it meant he had perfectly copied Igeon’s power.
The power he just used was based on that principle. Because he had countered with exactly the same size as
[Even if he can't make anything new, since it’s the Ancient God’s authority, he will copy it exactly the same. Even the authority itself.]
In other words, the stronger Igeon was, the more disadvantageous it became.
And it was then.
Flash! Flash!
With a gesture from the Ten Heavenly Pillars, sacred gods identical to Igeon appeared.
“!”
There were as many as eight of those Igeons.
People were appalled seeing that.
Even one was a disaster, but if there were eight of that size…
‘The Earth will simply vanish.’
Igeon also frowned.
It was clear that the owner of
Moreover, their movements and even their authority were identical.
But unexpectedly,
It seemed he had sought out Igeon for this.
[Did I not say? All the Great Deities have divided and hold the Ancient God’s power.]
“That means…”
When Guryongju gestured, a golden orb was grasped in his hand.
[
-One of the three divine tools (Heaven, Earth, Man) held by the Ancient God.
-Can control the bodies of all things.
[Why would I say I would be helpful in hunting the Great Deities?]
Indeed.
The Ancient God’s power included the three divine tools of the Ancient God, called
[Heaven, Earth, and Man were the materials. Heaven was space, Earth was the body, Man was the soul.]
In short, the Ancient God had exerted his power using the six authorities and the materials called Heaven, Earth, and Man.
[And the Ancient God’s
No sooner had the words finished than an astonishing power bound the copies and the Ten Heavenly Pillars.
Crack!!
[
[Weakens the physical strength of the copies and the Ten Heavenly Pillars.]
As the one who governs the flesh of all things, he could freely enhance the quality of the body or weaken it.
Nine Dragon Lord seemed to intend this power to aid him even when facing other Great Holy Gods.
As if to prove it, perhaps because the copy bodies’ physical strength had been weakened by his power, Ui Junwoo’s eyes flashed and he instantly annihilated them.
And by that point, perhaps realizing the disadvantage.
…quickly moved elsewhere.
Nine Dragon Lord frowned.
[Although I used […], it did not weaken the opponent’s authority, so […] is impossible. Must be eliminated with […].]
However, at those words, Lee Geon actually hesitated.
Because using […] meant completely eradicating even Junwoo’s soul.
If the soul was disassembled, no matter how powerful he was, he would never see Junwoo again.
Had it actually intended even that?
[O Snake God, you cannot eliminate that with your power.]
“!”
From the sky, Tongcheonju’s laughter rang out.
[Though the divinity of […] passed to you and, when synthesized, turned into worthless trash, being used in this way makes it useful.]
As if infuriated by that voice, Lee Geon’s veins bulged.
If he tried to separate the soul using […], that bastard would mimic it in kind, so […] could not be used.
The only other method was […], but then Junwoo could never be saved.
[Let me propose a deal.]
But right then.
Squeeze!!!
“!”
A giant snake burst from Lee Geon’s shadow and coiled roughly around Sipcheonju.
Crunch!!
Lee Geon was startled.
“Junwoo!”
That snake with the tiny eyes was the subordinate deity hatched from the egg of the Ophiuchus constellation before.
The baby snake ‘Junwoo’ that had grown huge by eating well all this while.
Crunch!!!
“You…!”
As if telling him not to listen to such bullshit, the snake coiled around Sipcheonju.
[… says not to listen.]
At the same time, Lee Geon saw Apophis, whom he had named ‘Junwoo’.
A memory suddenly surfaced.
-You don’t need to do that. By the time hyung becomes a Holy God, I’ll already be alive.
-Well, you might not even recognize me, hyung….
Was that when he fought the Goddess of Fate of Olympus? Those were the words the real Junwoo had said to him in the past.
And recalling that, Lee Geon narrowed his brows.
It was because of one phrase that especially bothered him.
-Well, you might not even recognize me, hyung.
Why had Junwoo said that back then?
Was he hinting that he existed as a […]?
But if so, he had recognized […] far too easily.
That was what bothered him.
‘Is that thing really the real Junwoo?’
Those bastards possessed the power of the Primordial Gods. If so, couldn’t they have copied Junwoo’s soul as well?
‘And the real Junwoo’s soul would be hidden where I wouldn’t notice….’
But if so, then who on earth?
Right at that moment.
“Bbyaaaah!!”
A familiar baby appeared before Lee Geon.
But only briefly.
The baby girl fired beams from her eyes toward Sipcheonju.
Kwa-gwagwagwang!!!
Sipcheonju was pushed back by the considerable damage.
Lee Geon’s expression was a sight to behold.
(Continued in the next episode)