982. The Destruction of Mars / 983. Shirou's Resolve to Become a God ...

"Shana! Lend me your power!" Shirou said.

"Mmm! Brother Shirou!" The girl reached out and placed her palm on Shirou's palm.

These children received the power of Servant, as well as the elemental power of Mars, which is why they have been able to persevere until now.

The flames suddenly erupted, instantly covering the steel-clad land. The shockwave alone blocked all the wind blades projected by Haiyan. Driven by the wind, the flames burned even more fiercely.

"Not good!" For the first time, the Old Man Haiyan showed a different expression and hurriedly threw a wind blade attack at Shirou.

"Aaaaaah!" Shirou gripped his flaming katana, crimson fiery wings sprouting from his back, transforming him into a fire-man clad in crimson armor. He unleashed a massive fireball that crashed into the stormy clouds above.

Boom!!!

The clouds burst into flames, the thunderstorm subsided, and the sky transformed into a fiery spectacle.

Chapter 982 Destroying Mars

On the other two battlefields, Haotian and Xiao Mei, and Gil and the little fat boy, were fighting against the red dragon and the white narwhal, respectively.

The red dragon was engulfed in flames, and its claws were incredibly sharp. The white narwhal could manipulate the power of space, constantly summoning falling meteorites to smash into the people below.

"Heh heh heh heh!!! You two think you can fight me? But your king isn't all that great, he was stopped by old man Haiyan, wasn't he? What can you do? Just hide like turtles, at least you can live a little longer, but the result will be the same. You'll all end up inside the bellies of our new species." The red dragon said with a savage grin.

"Shirou- nii will definitely bring Shana back! And I'm going to beat you up right here!!!" A boy with spiky green hair, dressed in a school uniform tracksuit, charged over.

"Hmph! Hehehe! How dare you!" The red dragon had been waiting for this moment. It opened its blood-red maw and spewed a huge fireball at Haotian, who was charging straight towards it.

Upon seeing the fireball, Haotian suddenly lowered his head and lunged towards the ground. Because he lunged so hard, Haotian fell flat on his face, barely managing to avoid the fireball's attack by landing directly beneath it.

"No!" Xiao Mei cried out in alarm from behind.

But it was too late, and Xiao Mei could only watch helplessly as the fireball grazed past Haotian's head.

"Hahaha! This is hilarious!!" The red dragon burst into laughter, its mouth agape.

"It's not over yet!" Haotian jumped up and chased after the fireball. He slammed his spear into the fireball, sending it flying back into the dragon's face.

With a pop, the fireball shattered.

The fireball unleashed a torrent of energy, attempting to tear everything apart.

"Aaaaaaah!" the red dragon screamed in agony.

"It's gone! My hair isn't falling out anymore! Aaaaaaah!" Haotian now has a simple and neat round head.

When the whirlwind ball landed inside Haotian's afro, it unleashed a burst of violent energy, but after the afro was destroyed, all attacks were neutralized.

"Hmph! Not bad!" Xiao Mei chuckled.

As the white narwhal floated, it was suddenly knocked over by a colossal creature that rose from the ground. From beneath the earth rose a Gil, golden oriental dragon made of minerals. The dragon's long body was entirely inlaid with gems from the earth, and the combined colors of the gems were dazzling. With the explosive force of a volcanic eruption, it shot straight into the sky.

A beautiful young man with red eyes stood atop the dragon's head, his golden hair fluttering in the wind, his bangs standing up as well.

A golden, lake-like glow shimmered behind him, and at the same time, dozens of Noble Phantasm emerged from it, gleaming with Gil and exuding an imposing aura. Gil's crimson eyes locked onto the dragon's face, radiating a cold light.

While Gil was battling the white whale, the chubby boy, trapped under a pile of rocks, closed his eyes, listening to the voice of the 'Earth' beneath the mantle, establishing a connection with it. This was his trump card, his ultimate means of protecting this land. He needed to quiet himself and connect with the earth to draw upon its power. This took a lot of time and energy, which was why he hadn't gone out to help Gil.

After completing the transformation, the chubby boy unleashed the full power of the earth's energy, transforming into a golden mineral dragon. The speed at which he ascended was so fast that it was almost the speed of light. The red dragon, flying at a speed of 100 meters per second, couldn't react in time and was violently blasted away. Its pupils completely lost focus, leaving it utterly powerless to resist, and it plummeted into the sea.

"What!" the white whale cried out in alarm, summoning another meteorite that fell from the sky toward the boy, before turning to flee.

"Hmph!" Gil stretched out one hand, and two giant swords appeared in the sky, stopping the meteorite's descent and slowly lowering it down. The chubby little dragon beneath him opened its massive mouth and swallowed the meteorite whole. Then, with eyes like those of a hungry wolf, it looked at the white narwhal.

"Eee!" The white narwhal sensed danger when it saw that gaze.

A demonic red light flashed in Gil's eyes. She jerked her bangs back, revealing a fierce side, and said with a smile, "I can't let you go, you bastard!"

"Why did it take you so long to finish? You were careless again!" Xiao Mei complained without any politeness.

"Well, well, I've already given it my all," Gil said with a wave of her hand and a smile.

Back on Shirou's side of the battlefield, Shirou received the fire energy from Shana and transformed into a flaming arrow.

"It's useless! The flames have no effect on me." Sure enough... the flames stopped just before they reached Old Man Haiyan, as if they were facing a vacuum.

"I never intended to burn you, drink!" Shirou shouted at Haiyan, and then his sword, which transformed into a pillar of flame, smashed down on the Old Man Haiyan's face!

"What!!!" Haiyan had not expected that Shirou would appear above him along with the flames, and was smashed to the ground. The earth cracked, and large pieces of rock slid down the cliff.

The human youths achieved victory on all three sides.

"Enough! Enough! Enough!"

Just then, a majestic and awe-inspiring voice of an old man came from the sky and the ground, reaching the surrounding area for miles.

As the sea churned and the earth trembled, the Old Man Haiyan revealed his true form: a giant black swallow with four pairs of humanoid black arms extending from his armpits.

Old Man Haiyan sensed the two defeated Beast God and lamented their lack of ambition, understanding that at this moment, he could only rely on himself.

'Haiyan Omega' clasped his hands together, and as the separation began, the airflow gathered between his palms, forming some kind of object, which he then lifted high into the sky.

This spherical object, formed by Haiyan using all her life's energy, was lowered and slowly descended towards Jinxiu City. The sphere's rotation became increasingly violent, and at this moment, the dark clouds in the sky began to be rapidly drawn towards it, eventually being sucked into the sphere.

The energy sphere grew darker and darker, seemingly drawing in the surrounding air and distorting the view above.

The crowd watched with trepidation, a fear of death weighing heavily on their hearts. They all sensed the terrible things that would happen when the sphere hit the ground.

Chapter 983 Shirou's Awakening to Godhood

Chirping and crackling sounds echoed all around, seemingly coming from the sky or from the unseen depths of the earth. It felt as if a piece of something was being peeled away, a painful and terrifying sensation like being skinned alive.

At that moment, everything on Mars seemed to be groaning in agony.

Not only in the heart of the battlefield, but even in the human settlement of Noah City, people felt a chill.

The person's skin was extremely dry and itchy, but they dared not scratch it, feeling that if they touched it, their body would shatter like glass or crumble like plaster. It was as if the genes, cells, blood, and internal organs inside the body all wanted to stand up and escape.

Human beings' survival instinct is alerting their bodies, causing their heart rates to quicken, signaling the impending crisis and informing them that the world on Mars is dangerous and they must escape quickly.

But they had nowhere to escape! This was a natural disaster, affecting hundreds or thousands of kilometers, and millions of lives could be wiped out in an instant.

"What to do?"

"Is there really no other way?"

Gil and Xiao Mei looked at the energy sphere in the sky, their expressions serious and troubled.

"Oh dear, if only I had grown up sooner, maybe I could have found a way," Gil said, scratching the back of her head in frustration.

"Now... we can only rely on Shirou. What are you going to do, Shirou?" Xiao Mei asked the white-haired boy on the front lines of the battlefield with concern.

Shirou opened a large white door beside him, and at the same time, the other side of the door appeared in various places, where he could talk face to face with all his companions who had awakened their powers.

"Brother Shirou!"

"Shirou- san!"

"Shirou, if all else fails, let's run away. Even if it erupts, we might still be able to defend against it; there's always a way."

"Yes, everyone survived those harsh conditions before, didn't they?"

"No, I will stay and fight. This is something we have to face. Even if we survive this time, there will be another attack." Shirou looked at the familiar faces and smiled gently.

"Then! We'll head over there right now!"

"Yes! As long as we're all together, it's not scary," the children said firmly, holding hands.

"No, there is a better way. I am not enough on my own, so everyone! Please lend me your strength."

All the children present who had awakened their powers passed on the energy of the planet's original wish, which had been given to them by Mars, to Shirou.

Although the energy of a single individual is negligible compared to that energy sphere, when all the energy is gathered together, the rich diversity triggers a change in quality.

A towering flame erupted from Shirou's hand, forming a swirling rainbow of seven colors. Shirou held one end of the rainbow in his hand, and it radiated hope as a sword. The rainbow's light shot into the sky, instantly rising into the clouds and piercing through the dark clouds that had been covering the sky.

The black clouds were blown apart by the wind pressure at the center, leaving a hollow space like a donut. At this moment, only that energy ball exuding destructive energy remained in the sky; nothing else existed.

Beneath Shirou's feet appeared a black iron corridor made of steel, gears, and numerous Noble Phantasm, leading directly to the black energy sphere in the sky.

The terrifying energy of the black energy sphere was destructive even when it was just hovering there. The steel corridor that Shirou created was heated to a fiery red near the energy source, with crackling sounds echoing all around and molten iron dripping down.

Haiyan Omega has transformed into a giant bird-like monster, no longer the calm, ascetic monk he once was. Now, his dark, sallow eyes, staring at Shirou, reveal a monstrous ferocity.

"It's useless! Even if you absorb the energy of others, it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot compared to the energy ball. It won't have any impact. This is the energy I've prepared for many years, collecting the energy of hundreds of billions of life forms on Mars. As a last resort, as long as we break through Mars and make the environment even more harsh, then fragile alien creatures like humans will have no way to survive, and we can stay here."

Shirou opened a spatial passage for the children behind him, leading directly to the orphanage in Noah City. He said to his younger siblings who had come with him, "You should go back first. It's too dangerous for you to stay here during the upcoming battle. Listen to me, go inside quickly."

"Shirou- nii." Shana was gently nudged. She turned around and looked at Shirou, seeing his warm smile that had been with Shirou all along.

"Don't worry, leave this to me. I'm sure I can handle that crisis. I've never lied to you, have I?" Shirou said with a smile.

"Shirou- nii, I..." Haotian felt that something was different, and upon closer inspection, he saw that Shirou's body was glowing.

Gods, yes, at this moment Shirou's aura was sublimated, exuding a sacred feeling, just like these Beast God. But compared to their violent nature, Shirou gave him a much warmer feeling.

"It's alright, everyone has entrusted their strength to me, I am invincible now."

Shirou turned to them with a warm smile and said confidently.

After seeing his younger siblings off, Shirou stepped onto the steel corridor and walked towards the sky. With each step, the white light around him shone brighter, and his divinity grew stronger, until finally he transformed into a god draped in a white robe.

The power that was once abandoned by the white god was picked up by Shirou. In the depths of the void, the remaining power of the sleeping white god transcended time and space and was absorbed by Shirou.

If doing so can protect his family, he will pick it up no matter how many times it happens.

"Hmph, you've become a god, huh? But this destructive power isn't something a mere human or god can stop." Haiyan gazed at the white-robed youth and extended an invitation once more, saying, "Since you're already a god, you're actually closer to us than humans, aren't you? Join our side now, and I can forgive your past mistakes."

"Haiyan, I've been pondering a question: is there truly no possibility of peaceful coexistence between us?" Shirou, holding his lightsaber, slowly walked upwards until he was level with the bird-like giant.

Haiyan Omega said in a deep voice, "This is the rule of Mars. The evolution of new species is extremely rapid, so they also have significant flaws. Only by devouring other races can they eventually evolve into perfect beings capable of surviving freely on Mars. Our new species will devour humans and then evolve into a higher, more perfect being."

Shirou countered, "Does perfection really exist? Isn't the so-called superiority just a matter of needing something worse than oneself to highlight it? Isn't that also a sign of insecurity? Can't we have flaws? As long as we find corresponding remedies so that all living things can survive, we can naturally find a better way of life."

Humans can't fly, nor can they breathe underwater, but that's precisely why we discover the mysteries of nature and invent tools to make life better. There's nothing wrong with that, is there? In fact, there are no perfect creatures in this world. Even gods can't be perfect, let alone ordinary living beings.

Chapter 984 The Fear of the Beast God

Shirou's question struck the bird-like giant's heart like a hammer blow, shattering his icy resolve.

'Am I afraid? Of humanity?'

Haiyan Omega remained silent for a long time before finally speaking:

"Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

Shirou looked at the giant birdman and said:

"The saying 'Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts' is extremely narrow-minded. It's like saying that humans can destroy other species and still survive independently, which completely contradicts reality. You've spent over ten years in the library, reading countless classics and all the books there. But in the end, it's still the same. You're anxious, so eager to destroy humanity, because you've realized that you, this new species, might not be able to defeat the outsiders, humans."

The split is like a broken magnet; originally connected, it breaks into S and N poles that repel each other.

"..." The bird-shaped giant stared coldly at Shirou, clearly having his secret exposed, and was unable to continue speaking.

The bird-like giant Haiyan Omega, raised his hands, activating the released black energy sphere. The energy sphere floated in the air and began to spin violently, starting to damage the spatial walls. From minor scratches, it now showed signs of collapse and would explode soon.

When this concentrated and compressed energy bursts forth, it will pierce through Mars in the form of a beam of light.

As we all know, Mars is the planet in the solar system with the most similar environment to Earth. However, it appears barren on the surface and is only half the size of Earth. This impact will make the Mars environment even more severe, eventually making it impossible for humans to survive.

But in reality, if the environment becomes that harsh, even new species will suffer more than 70% extinction, and those that survive will also be greatly harmed.

At that moment, Shirou moved.

The seven-colored sword light slashed towards the black energy sphere, and the seven-colored beam of light collided with the black beam of light.

"What! How is this possible! King of the Dragon Vein, your subordinates actually possess such immense power? It is said that the King of the Dragon Vein is almost demonic in his wisdom. Did you take all this into account from the beginning?" 'Flying Swallow Omega' looked at Shirou's lightsaber, which actually formed a mutually resisting force with the black beam of light, and revealed an expression of disbelief. He realized that Shirou had at this moment become an existence that completely surpassed his own.

"They're not subordinates, they're friends, they're partners who build and protect our home together," Shirou retorted.

"I have always thought that Japanese people are too lonely in their interpersonal interactions, taking the fulfillment of their own responsibilities as their highest goal and focusing on not causing trouble for others."

So, when faced with those self-righteous, nonsensical individuals, just let them be; society will give them the cold shoulder. And when encountering unreasonable and impolite people, taking a step back will open up a world of possibilities; society will also recognize that the other party is wrong.

As long as it doesn't harm others, they can let it go.

If a friend has done something wrong, point it out directly and help them until they correct their mistake.

Yes, that's me too. I always want to do what I want to do, and I always want to create a happy world.

For example, becoming Hero of Justice, even if it means dying like a partner in justice.

However, when mistakes are made at different levels, it is difficult for anyone in Japan to step forward and take responsibility. Everyone does their job and no one makes a mistake, but the result is still a failure. No one wants to take the blame in this situation. This is a long-standing Japanese culture that is ingrained in the blood of the entire nation.

Therefore, whenever someone needs to take responsibility for the group, it is easy to fall into a predicament.

But this time, Shirou decides to go a step further. If being a messenger of justice isn't enough, then he'll protect everyone, whether they're shining heroes or infamous villains! He'll shoulder the responsibility of all humanity on Mars and become their hope.

Even if he becomes a god, he will never let humanity down. Whether doing evil or good, right or wrong, we should move forward together.