Splitting the Hidden World with a Sword, Mission Complete (Part 2) / The Sect Leader and the Marquis

Almost the instant he saw the middle-aged, muscular man, Arthur's lips curled up slightly without leaving a trace, before returning to their usual expression.

'Call out--'

The Somersault Cloud beneath his feet seemed to be equipped with a jet propulsion system, carrying Arthur as a golden streak of light as he furiously plunged downwards.

Although he was falling from above, Arthur seemed to be rooted to the ground in the clouds, standing firmly on the clouds.

"Could that cloud be the 'Monkey God's' Somersault Cloud?" After Arthur landed, the middle-aged man looked at the disappearing Somersault Cloud and said with feigned surprise, "I didn't expect that you not only broke the 'Keeper of the Bimawen' seal, but also killed the 'Monkey God'! You truly deserve to be called God Slayer!"

Upon hearing his words, Arthur couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

On the surface, he calmly asked, "As someone who has refused to submit, have you summoned me down to engage in a battle between sworn enemies?"

"Well... don't misunderstand." The middle-aged burly man sat down on the ground without any regard for appearances, took out a small sake flask from his robes, and said while drinking, "My name is 'Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto,' you can call me Susanoo-no-Mikoto."

"I've already graduated from that position; it's no longer a matter of 'disobedience'."

"Is that so?" Arthur replied emotionlessly, but his eyes, which were fixed on Susanoo-no-Mikoto, gleamed with a blue-white light.

"What do you want to do...?"

'Call out--'

Susanoo-no-Mikoto seemed to sense something, and his eyes, which had been closed as he enjoyed the wine, suddenly snapped open.

The next moment, blue and white light shone into his practice.

The next moment, blue and white light shone into his practice.

'Boom--'

A deafening sound echoed through the black-and-white mountains.

The blue-white light wave exploded, creating a huge crater on the ground. The resulting shockwave and residual force directly blew away the simple wooden house not far away.

Susanoo-no-Mikoto, however, jumped to the other side of the stream in time.

He stared at Arthur with wariness and displeasure, and asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing, God Slayer!"

"Look... didn't you sense it?" Arthur countered without answering, "The aura of the natural enemy is real, and your reaction and hostility just now were real too! Do you think I'd believe you?"

"Susanoo-no-Mikoto not obey!"

"You, are you really going to fight me?" Susanoo-no-Mikoto sensed Arthur's aura and asked in a deep voice, "I have no intention of being your enemy. I just want to get to know you, the one who killed 'Monkey God'."

"You don't have it, but I do!" Arthur reached out and grabbed at the air, golden light swiftly coalescing into the magnificent Excalibur, which he stared directly at Susanoo-no-Mikoto, saying, "My target has always been you! Susanoo-no-Mikoto, my beloved—"

"You bastard, could it be..." Upon hearing Arthur's last words, Susanoo-no-Mikoto's eyes widened in disbelief. "Could it be that you've been flying around the sky aimlessly, just to find my presence?"

"Correct—" Arthur readily admitted.

Or rather, it was to attract Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

Excluding the duel with Athena, and without meeting the system's recognized defeat conditions, Arthur had killed four Heretic Gods. In order to obtain a higher evaluation, he set his sights on Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

The reason Arthur did not leave the Hidden World was to search for, or to attract Susanoo-no-Mikoto to come to him.

This is crucial for him to complete his mission.

"I see. I didn't expect you to have prepared so much for this god-slaying plan." After receiving confirmation, Susanoo-no-Mikoto couldn't help but sigh, "You even knew about my existence in the Hidden World?"

"However, killing this old man is not such an easy task." Susanoo-no-Mikoto said solemnly, "I know you, 'King of Knights' Arthur!"

"You are the one who slew the dragon-slaying hero 'Perseus,' the ancient Persia war god 'Verethragna,' the Mediterranean Sea god-king 'Melqart,' and the war god 'Monkey God.'" Susanoo-no-Mikoto suddenly sneered, revealing Arthur's trump cards one by one. "You God Slayer usurp the Authority of the gods. The stronger the Authority, the greater the limitations. You must have used up most of it in your battle with 'Monkey God,' right?"

"What you're doing now is just bluffing."

Susanoo-no-Mikoto's words startled Arthur slightly.

Then, his gaze toward Susanoo-no-Mikoto was filled with disdain.

Susanoo-no-Mikoto is Steel Hero God like Perseus and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, possessing the characteristics of a war god who fears nothing.

But the Susanoo-no-Mikoto before him gave off a sinister and sinister aura.

This wild speculation also means he's afraid of dying!

Yes, Susanoo-no-Mikoto is terrified!

Without the characteristics of a war god, he's actually afraid of dying!

Thinking this, Arthur looked at Susanoo-no-Mikoto with amusement. "Whether it's a bluff or not, you'll know once you take my sword."

The moment the words left his lips, Excalibur in Arthur's hand gradually twisted, transforming into an Ea 'Ea', surrounded by three cylindrical sections.

"This aura..."

Chapter 365 Sword Slashes Through the Hidden World, Mission Completed (Part 2)

"This aura..."

Although the "Ea" Ea had not yet turned its three cylindrical blades, its extraordinary appearance and the aura that could threaten even the "Heretic Gods " made Susanoo-no-Mikoto realize that this was definitely a Divine Artifact of extraordinary origin.

"So... take your cowardice, your retreat, your timidity, and return to your mythology! Susanoo-no-Mikoto— "

Arthur began to mobilize the immense Mana (cursed power) within his body, which surged towards the "Ea" Ea in his hand like a torrent.

Wake up, Ea! The stage for you is all set up!

"Heaven and earth are separated, the star of creation! Enuma-el-ish--"

As the shout subsided, the three Ea blades of "Ea" in Arthur's hand began to spin.

Arthur gripped the rapidly spinning "Ea" Ea and swung it down at the terrified Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

Endless Mana (spell power) surged forth.

Through the transformation of three cylindrical blades, terrifying Mana was transformed into a roaring gale.

The fierce winds, capable of disrupting spacetime, were compressed to an extreme degree.

Suddenly, it spread and permeated.

Heaven and earth wept, the world was in turmoil.

The entire black-and-white Hidden World was violently shaking, on the verge of collapse.

A fierce wind, swirling in circles and tinged with scarlet light, howled outwards in all directions like a tangible storm.

A fierce wind swept across the nearby stream, and many temporal and spatial rifts appeared on the water's surface, instantly swallowing up the gently flowing stream.

The fierce wind crashed against the mountain, turning the indestructible peak into molecules.

The fierce wind continued to spread, and as Arthur unleashed his full Mana, the area it covered grew larger and larger.

Before long, numerous fault lines appeared in the sky.

Sky, earth, deep mountains, forests, streams...

As more and more spatiotemporal faults spread and proliferate.

The entire Hidden World was like a patchwork of fragments, permeated with the atmosphere of a true apocalypse.

Storms stronger than gales gradually began to surge forth from the spacetime rift.

Like a raging crimson Inazuma, the fierce winds, after decimating the Hidden World, finally erupted en masse.

Susanoo-no-Mikoto, who was caught in the blast, felt waves of intense pain coursing through his body, the "Steel Hero God" war god.

Even the divine body, which could only be harmed by divine Forbidden Spell and Divine Artifacts, showed a crack under his desperate resistance.

This crack was like a trigger that led him to his end; more and more cracks began to appear on his body.

'Click--'

"It's actually the Seven Tablets of Creation..."

As a crisp Ea sound echoed through the Hidden World, Susanoo-no-Mikoto finally recognized "Ea" in Arthur's hand, and with his last words of resentment, he returned to the mythology.

"..."

The Hidden World was in ruins, and a corridor-like passage, like a black hole, appeared before Arthur.

As Arthur plunged into the black hole, his Mana (cursed power) almost completely depleted, he felt only darkness before his eyes.

But soon, light returned to his sight.

But soon, light returned to his sight.

He had already returned to the present world.

However, due to the incorrect location, the place he returned to in the mortal world was not the shrine of the Western Heaven Shrine.

It was located at the foot of a great mountain!

"Ding! Congratulations on winning this battle..."

"Ding! Congratulations, you have completed 'Main Quest One: Slay or Defeat the Five Pillars of' Heretic Gods ' (5/5)!' The system is starting to tally the evaluation..."

"Ding! The dragon-slaying hero 'Perseus,' the incomplete Mediterranean Sea god-king 'Melqart,' the Never Defeated war god 'Verethragna,' the incomplete 'Great Sage Equal to Heaven,' and the 'Handsome Husband' 'Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto'... System rating: SS-level!"

"Ding! Evaluation statistics complete. Rewards will be sent out in one month! Countdown: 29 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds..."

As soon as Arthur returned to the real world, four system notification sounds rang in his mind.

Immediately, two powerful forces surged within his body.

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The large amount of Mana (cursed power) consumed by unleashing Ea full power of "Ea" was quickly replenished under the enhancement of these two powers.

Furthermore, Arthur usurped a new Authority.

--"The Steel Power"

These three simple words possess a powerful, profound simplicity.

This is similar to the Great Sage Equal to Heaven's 'Indestructible Diamond Body' and Salvatore Doni's 'Steel Protection', which can grant the body the hardness and weight of steel.

This Authority not only grants Arthur strength far surpassing that of the "Bull" and the "Camel," but also makes him even more powerful, given his innate Immunity to True Magic and God Slayer constitution.

The addition of the "Steel Power" Authority left Arthur with a look of utter helplessness that made one grit their teeth.

The Gales and Thunder of Melqart make the Authority of "Goat" and "Wind" seem rather useless.

After acquiring the "Somersault Cloud," the "Phoenix" became dispensable.

Now that the "Steel Power" has been usurped, the "Bull" and "Camel" are no longer of much use.

The "Sun's" resurrection effect makes the "Ram" almost like a decoration.

Of Verethragna's "Ten Incarnations," only three Authority remain: "Boy," "White Horse," and "Warrior."

The "Warrior" can now be ruled out.

Because the Sword of Wisdom of Victory is no longer a weapon belonging to "Warriors ".

Long before he usurped Verethragna's "Ten Incarnations," Arthur used Conceptual Enchantment to permanently imprint the Excalibur with the Sword of Wisdom of Victory.

If we use the persona of a "Warrior," the Golden Sword becomes a conceptual Divine Artifact.

After Conceptual Enchantment, Excalibur's transformations Ea "Ea" and "Sword of Wisdom of Victory" are essentially genuine.

Authority is acquired through usurpation and is ultimately an external thing. In a world with a higher system, it may be targeted or sealed by the stronger.

But once the Conceptual Enchantment onto Excalibur, then it belongs to Arthur.

These are two concepts with different natures!

Chapter 366 The Cult Leader and the Marquis

'Boom--'

Just as Arthur was sorting through his spoils, a deafening explosion suddenly rang in his ears.

A powerful storm swept down from the mountaintop, whipping Arthur's hair and clothes around his neck.

In that instant, the sky turned dark and gloomy.