Chapter 543
With each step El took up the stairs, his short, thin body swelled a little larger, and at the same time, the desolate space, resembling the end of the world, revealed Blood-Red Darkness.
"Verdict—The entire defendant population is sentenced to Living Sacrifice."
The story goes back to shortly before Metatron left, and before El was alone in court delivering his verdict.
No proof is required.
Since he was the only one present, there was no need to protest.
Since common sense is absent in this courtroom, then common sense itself becomes the unusual.
"Failure to diligently listen to the voice of Deity —the sin of ignoring God—is punishable by the offering of one's ears."
"To trouble the Deity and to obstruct Deity —this is the sin of obstructing the gods, punishable by death."
"Seeking help from Outsider to rebel against the Deity —this is the sin of rebellion against the gods, punishable by the sacrifice of one's body."
"To forget the Deity and to insult them—that is the sin of insulting God, punishable by the offering of Limbs."
Therefore,
Warm, heavy, and sticky crimson darkness floated around El in that endless space.
Even more, countless severed limbs emerged from the blood-red darkness, blood flowing incessantly from their wounds. The overflowing life merged into the endless darkness, further staining the world Red and Black. The powerless warmth, the suffocating, viscous sensation, and the Red and Black darkness spread with terrifying speed within the former Kingdom of Heaven.
The severed limbs stretched out wide towards the sky, then spun around in a way that no human could possibly do, an endless cycle of killing and being killed, of hatred and being hated.
El body swelled up to resemble a miniature Giants, seemed to be mocking, bending his fingers and stretching them out in various poses.
"If it were before, I think I would have been killed by you before I even had a chance to speak. However, I am different now. I am magnanimous, but not merciful."
"At this moment, I am the true God of the Old Testament! Do you hear me? On this Planet, which was already on the verge of destruction more than a decade ago, there are still humans who continue to sing the myths—"
The crimson, pitch-black mass advanced overwhelmingly, seemingly intent on crushing Novia, who stood there, and achieving the feat of erasing her consciousness and seizing her power.
That's normal.
At this moment, El might only need a glance to vaporize the Planet's surface, or even a single punch to pulverize Planet.
But so what? That's just how it is for Novia anyway.
Just before the body took a step forward and was about to step onto the blood-stained earth, the dark blood receded.
He used neither Authority nor power; rather, he didn't need to at all. He only needed to stand here and move forward slightly.
El had arrived before Novia, in the Humanoid he had once looked down upon, but without a doubt, he was now a complete Divine Form.
The god of all gods who resides on the Holy Mountain of the Universe Mount Saphon, and is also the Creator God who created Heavens.
The Deity who rules over the Universe and the earth—as the name of the Canaan Gods —is El, the Chief God of the Universe.
The name means 'God'. Many of the nicknames for God in the Old Testament Bible come from his root word, such as El Ila, El Shaddai, Elohim, and 'Almighty God' as Moses said when he first met God.
The Canaan Gods were gods who required human Living Sacrifice, El was no exception. Humans offered Living Sacrifice in exchange for the bountiful harvest that came once every seven years.
However--
"Kneel down, worship!"
Authority, Book of Isaiah: Removal of restrictions.
I am the only God.
Authority - Book of Exodus, restrictions lifted.
"I am the world, I am the Universe, I am God."
Authority, Psalms, restrictions lifted.
"It is an Omniscience and Omnipotence and omnipotent god who rules over all things from the heavens; this is both mythology and reality."
Authority, Book of Daniel, the lifting of restrictions.
However, it claims to be the only God in the Old Testament Bible.
In fact, the ambiguity surrounding El and Jehovah is unparalleled in the Old Testament.
In the Genesis in the Old Testament, Abraham received the blessing of El, because Melchizedek, king of Salem at the time, was a priest of the Supreme Being God (El Elyon) and blessed Abraham.
Not to mention that the titles of the Cloud Rider and the Eternal Exalted One, both referring to the Supreme Being, appear simultaneously in the Book of Daniel of Daniel. It's no wonder that the Oxford World Mythology edition derives Abraham's God from El of Canaan. After all, Canaan is the region most closely associated with Abraham, and El is the god of the Canaan gods, so it makes sense.
With the blessing of many Old Testament Authority, El stood majestically before Novia, a terrifying god.
Normally, a typical god would have already vanished into thin air, and even Chief God would not be able to react so easily.
Novia, however, remained standing as before.
He raised his head, and his azure eyes, as blue as the ocean, blinked as if in response.
For El, the concept of this Planet is almost synonymous with 'one,' and like Novia, he possesses no weapons.
With a single swing of his fist, hundreds of millions of times faster than the speed of light, capable of destroying Planet, he transcended the boundaries of physics and continued to increase the density of the air layer, ultimately transforming it into a weapon capable of shredding everything. He then began to devour space itself, and the pressure released caused cracks in the surrounding space, shattering everything.
The divine Divine Power and destructive force contained in his punches have reached a higher level. No one can avoid or defend against them. Even if one uses his abilities to escape to the past or Future, his power will disregard cause and effect and thus achieve his goal.
Therefore, if there were outsiders present, the scene would appear as if El were completely still, as if time had stopped entirely. If he were not in a conceptual Kingdom of Heaven, but standing in a galaxy in the real world, the Universe storm triggered by the chain reaction would destroy a conceptual galaxy in the next moment.
However, the same is true for Novia now.
Therefore,
The earth boiled, and the sky cracked open.
Distortion.
The Laws of Causality, distorted as much as possible.
The Universe was overflowing with Stars, trailing tails of light as they poured down, their booming sounds reminiscent of the devastating impact of an apocalypse.
All of these combined to create hundreds of millions of structures in the blink of an eye, a colossal building stretching to the ends of the Universe, showcasing the golden ratio without the slightest gap or error.
"Beautiful."
El, the father of the Canaan gods, who had fully revealed himself and unleashed all his power, trembled at the approaching terror, yet joy and delight welled up within him.
"Beautiful, incomparably beautiful—what an amazing power!"
"Right thumb."
Novia casually uttered those words, and a few seconds later, El's right thumb was snapped off. El didn't even have time to be surprised that part of his body had traced a parabola before the next words and attack overlapped.
"Ear."
Similarly, the part Novia specified broke off from El's body.
"Three fingers on the left hand, all the toes on both feet, and the mouth is completely split open to both sides."
Is this a warning, or has it already happened?
Before El could even process it, Novia's words came out as if they were undeniable facts.
However, El did not stop; rather, his physical disability did not seem to affect him much.
But then, El was split in two from the waist up. His upper body was sent flying by Novia and floated in the air. The splattered divine blood and internal organs returned to his original body in just a moment.
Don't be reckless.
"Hehe, of course, of course..."
Novia saw El put his hand to his forehead.
Then he seemed to see a wondrous view beginning to appear behind El.
It was as if blood, the screams of the dying and resentment had merged into one, and the wails of the gods killed by the One God entered his mind.
"Even usurping the Old Testament doesn't guarantee a decisive victory over you, but this is far from over." Panting and covered in scars, El extended his right hand to Novia, giving her a thumbs-up that had already healed. "Speaking of which, there's something I really want to ask you, something I couldn't know even after obtaining the Old Testament. I can't understand what you're thinking."
Motives are neither good nor evil, nor are they ideals or a sense of mission.
In short, this was His principle of action in the Old Testament. Actions aimed at 'doing whatever one pleases' were simply at the level of killing when one wanted to kill, or loving when one wanted to love.
"There's absolutely no hatred or displeasure towards God in your eyes."
Humans are not simple and straightforward beings; each person harbors complex emotions, more complex and diverse than gods, not to mention their sheer number.
"What is your purpose in slaughtering the gods? Is it truly for the sake of insignificant humans? You were genuinely Wrath when you saw humans being Living Sacrifice. Why do you think that is? Don't you know? You certainly don't know—"
"Are you still just going to yell and provoke me? Hatred? Annoyance? None of that is needed, and no reason is needed at all."
As Novia finished speaking, she looked up at the sky and gave El a smile that was very familiar to him.
"Everything I did was perfectly justified; do I need a reason?"
"Hahaha, hahaha, ahahahahahaha!"
At that moment, El burst into laughter.
"Enjoyable, truly enjoyable. Ah... I see, so that's how it is. No wonder you're so powerful! How can I describe this terrifying, dazzling radiance!"
"You should still be able to improve, right? There's even more Authority in the Old Testament Bible, isn't there, El?"
Novial murmured with a sigh, then added a touch of humor to her next sentence.
Do you want to truly become me?
"Oh, interesting. I was just thinking how boring it would be to crush your words so easily." El felt a surge of euphoria wash over him, and excitedly clenched his fist. "Gods, tear apart! Earth, shatter! All things in the world are due to me! I alone rule over all! I am the Radiance That Created the Stars!! The Old Testament, Genesis, descend upon this place!!!"
The sound echoed throughout the shattered Kingdom of Heaven.
Heaven and earth, determined.
The One and Only God, confirmed.
Synchronization with humans, confirm.
Confirmed: Eternal God/God.
He is the ruler of the Kingdom of Heaven, and all bow down in submission, wholeheartedly pledging allegiance.
To demonstrate God's Authority.
Unlike before, a whirlwind of killing intent, power, and concepts instantly crashed against his entire body.
What a powerful yet bittersweet force this is!
Grant the life form the Authority of eternal rebirth. Initiate.
Initiate the Authority to crush Planet.
Grant death Authority to sentient beings. Initiate.
The Authority to annihilate Minor Galaxy is activated.
Activate the full-time space attack Authority.
Start the Conceptual Evaporation Authority.
To seize Authority from Authority; to initiate.
Activate the Authority for Universe defense...
Countless powerful Authority transformed into a giant halo covering the sky behind El, simply because 'in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.'
Seeing this, a sentence echoed in Novia's mind as if from a memory, "God, when you see the clear sky and the starry sky that you yourself have truly transformed into, what are you thinking?" So, in front of El at this moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"El, when did humans begin using that name?"
"... What do you mean? Don't try to change the subject."
In response to El's impatience, Novia uttered this statement as if it were perfectly natural.
"God, you may be who you want, but that name belongs to me."
"If you don't behave and anger the gods, you'll be eaten by the person with bull horns."
There is a story in the Old Testament mythology.
Adam and Eve, who lived to be 130 years old, had another child, named Seth.
Their two previous children, the younger brother Abel, was killed by his Jealousy older brother Cain was then banished for committing the crime.
Then Set, at the age of one hundred and five, gave birth to Enosh.
This is a trivial story about Enosh, who was described only once and was known as 'the weak are doomed', his childhood, and related events.
"Do gods and Monster really exist in this world, Father?"