Momentary Eternity

"Are you going to hunt down the Gods?"

Despite being mentally prepared, He Wei Ni Ya was still shocked when she actually heard such words from Bai Wei's mouth.

Hunting gods—such words would be dismissed as mere ramblings by others, but when uttered by Bai Wei, they sounded like a statement of fact.

"Your thinking is a bit too advanced." Bai Wei rubbed the bridge of his nose. "When did I say I was going to start hunting down the Gods? I just said I wanted to let them know I'm back."

"But wouldn't that be tantamount to declaring war?" He Wei Ni Ya asked.

"That is indeed the case in theory."

"Just theory? What about in practice?"

"Actually, there are some things I haven't fully figured out yet," Bai Wei said. "For example, the current state of the Gods. Don't you think their reaction is too slow? Even though the Abyss Prison has been destroyed and Isaiah has been forced to the Final Gate, their only response is Einhejar and this inexplicable well."

As Bai Wei spoke, he patted the well wall.

His words caused He Wei Ni Ya's brows to furrow slightly. "You mean, the Gods have other plans?"

"There definitely is something," Bai Wei shrugged Ai De Wen's shoulders, "But I don't know what it is yet."

After all, this was his first time in this place. He already had a general idea, but to verify it, he would have to wait for the battle outside to end.

Only by crossing Einhejar can one know the true arrangement of the Gods in this place.

"Do you think Isaiah can defeat Einhejar?" He Wei Ni Ya asked.

Bai Wei didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "What do you think?"

"I... I don't know." He Wei Ni Ya hesitated for a moment before saying, "But I think it's difficult. Isaiah is indeed very powerful, but Einhejar gives me an even more unfathomable feeling."

"Yes, it is indeed very difficult." Bai Wei nodded. "Moreover, Einhejar knows all the spells of the Isaiah Society, and is even more proficient than Isaiah. He can be regarded as a more powerful Isaiah."

Seeing that Bai Wei also said this, He Wei Ni Ya couldn't help but ask, "So you plan to go yourself after Isaiah falls?"

"No, he won't give me his body." Bai Wei shook his head. "He's an extremely proud man. If it's not something he got himself, a victory he won himself, he'd rather not have it."

He Wei Ni Ya frowned slightly. "Then whose body can you use? Mine?"

Bai Wei laughed and said, "You're already like this, how can you use it?"

"And you..."

"We don't need to use anyone's body," Bai Wei interrupted He Wei Ni Ya. "nor do we need to deal with Einhejar."

He Wei Ni Ya frowned even more deeply. "Then who do you want to send to deal with Einhejar?"

Isaiah.

Seeing He Wei Ni Ya's puzzled expression, Bai Wei smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry, he won't lose."

Einhejar stood in the darkness, silently watching the direction in which the last embers of the fire had died out.

There was nothing there, just a desolate wasteland.

So, is it all over? Is that arrogant fool who dared to challenge God dead?

Einhejar could no longer sense Isaiah's presence, but He still did not believe that Isaiah was dead.

Sure enough, Ainhgal heard a soft sound shortly Einhejar.

He turned the serpent's head and saw a small fire appear in the desolation on the other side.

It was so weak and insignificant that Einhejar didn't even need to deal with it; it simply burst with a "poof" due to lack of oxygen, leaving no trace, as if it had never existed.

But it did indeed appear; it appeared and then disappeared in this desolate place where there was no air.

And this is just the beginning.

A few seconds later, a small flame also ignited not far from the ball of fire.

It appeared faster than the previous flame and disappeared even faster, extinguishing itself in the blink of an eye, as if its appearance were merely an illusion.

But Einhejar knew that He could not be hallucinating.

And soon a third cluster of flames appeared, in a more distant place. Although it also disappeared quickly, it lasted longer than the first two clusters, and traces of burning could be seen in them.

Then came the fourth cluster, the fifth cluster...

Within minutes, hundreds of flames appeared, most of which lasted only a few seconds before quickly going out, but new flames soon ignited.

One cluster after another, in a very short time, they tore apart the desolation before them like wildfire.

In an instant, the sky in front of Einhejar was ablaze with flames.

"When I first became Sorcerer, my teacher told me that the strength of Star Relic Warlock depends on their understanding of the starry sky." Isaiah slowly stepped out from the firelight, raised his head and looked at Einhejar. "So what does the starry sky look like in your eyes? Is it barren? Then let me show you the Star Sea in my eyes."

Having said that, Isaiah waved the scepter in his hand.

In an instant, the flames faded, but the light did not disappear, for it all transformed into stars.

Isaiah stands beneath the stars, as if he were the one who created everything.

This is absolutely not the kind of imposing manner a mortal should possess.

"This is the kind of starry sky that makes people yearn for it," Isaiah said softly. "Isn't it?"

The moment the words fell, Isaiah's Magic Power suddenly surged, an increase that Einhejar could clearly sense. He immediately turned his gaze to Isaiah's right thumb.

As Demigod who survived from ancient times, Einhejar certainly knew the rules of that finger—[Disturbance].

So Isaiah strengthened himself through [perturbation]?

No, it's not.

Einhejar knew very well that [Perturbation] could not have strengthened Isaiah to this extent.

Could it be...?

Einhejar seemed to remember something and looked up at the starry sky again. Every single star seemed brighter than ever before, shining even in the universe Einhejar had created.

As expected, the target of the [Disturbance] enhancement was not Isaiah himself, but these stars!

A single finger strengthened countless stars, and those stars, in turn, gave power back to Isaiah!

It's unbelievable that they could do something like this!

This turn of events greatly surprised Einhejar. Throughout his battle with Isaiah, Einhejar had been wary of Isaiah's right eye and Ring Finger, but hadn't paid any attention to the thumb. After all, no matter how much a mortal strengthens himself, he can't possibly defeat a god.

Isaiah used this method.

As a fellow user of the power of the stars, Einhejar knew all too well just how immense this power was.

At this point, Einhejar finally truly felt the danger.

He couldn't just stand by and watch.

Einhejar propped himself up once more, but this time, unlike before, his body swelled rapidly, as if it had been sliced open from the side with a knife.

Then His body fully unfolded, transforming into a vast black curtain. The thousands of snake scales absorbed Isaiah's starlight, but refracted a completely different light, like black flames.

But this was not the end. His body continued to expand and swell, eventually covering the entire abyss, as if to devour the entire universe He had created, as well as the starlight that Isaiah had raised!

"Is this your true form?" Isaiah looked at the giant net that seemed to encompass everything and said softly, "As expected of the planet devourer, as expected of Demigod."

Isaiah has almost reached his limit.

Using [Disturbance] to empower his ultimate spell "Stars," and then using "Stars" to nourish himself, was the closest he could think of to getting to the divine.

But...

Isaiah raised his head.

Even the countless stars, constantly amplified by the "disturbance," appear so insignificant before the colossal net that seems capable of swallowing the entire universe.

It's as if all the efforts of mortals cannot escape the palm of the gods.

"Of course, even so, I will do my best."

Isaiah waved his scepter, and the countless stars in the sky burst forth with even more dazzling light, radiating heat as if to ignite the universe.

Then they rushed toward Einhejar, Einhejar was then covered by them.

Boom boom boom.

The abyss trembled.

The dazzling stars rained down on Einhejar's stretched-out body, and even his divine form, unaffected by mortals, could no longer remain composed under such power.

As far as the eye could see, such suicidal collisions continued to occur, turning the entire universe into a battlefield. Einhejar, seemingly the embodiment of the universe, was also stained crimson and began to deform and melt under the extreme heat.

Einhejar let out a mournful cry.

Even He could not easily withstand such an attack.

So He was wounded, for the first time in a thousand years.

Even so, Einhejar's scales were still able to devour these stars.

They burn, they light up, they disappear.

It's like a flame falling into the deep sea, like a migratory bird landing on a net.

Even if the flames turn the deep sea red, even if migratory birds tear the nets to shreds, they cannot escape the fate of being extinguished and captured.

And so, after the most brilliant and dazzling impact, the flames began to die down, the stars began to fall, and the net that Einhejar had transformed into gradually tightened.

The ending was already predetermined.

Isaiah calmly watched as the last star was swallowed by Einhejar, and as the brilliant universe returned to desolation and silence. Then, with a "plop," he knelt down, his body trembling uncontrollably.

But this is not due to fear and despair, but rather the backlash from the Visas rules.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh".

Einhejar has reverted to his serpentine form, but unlike his previous majestic Demigod appearance, he is now in a sorry state.

Two-thirds of its scales had melted away, black blood flowed continuously, and its single, scarlet eye was unusually dim, as if it might go out at any moment.

The last time He was in such a sorry state was during the war of the gods a thousand years ago, and back then His opponent was a true god, but now...

Einhejar gazed at Isaiah with his one eye.

He had never imagined that a mortal could do such a thing; He had never seen a mortal like this before... no, it wasn't that He had never seen one before.

The previous one was inside the door behind Him.

Einhejar had to admit that this was the closest Visas had come to being in a thousand years. However, Visas could no longer possibly reappear in the world today.

Just like how, no matter how hard he tried, he could never break free from that net.

It was time to end all of this. Although Einhejar knew that Isaiah's body had reached its limit and that even if He did nothing, the man wouldn't live for more than a few days, since the four pieces of his body were almost burning away his soul.

But Einhejar still insisted on completing the final step himself, because those who dared to challenge God must meet the cruelest end.

He will shatter Isaiah's body and tear his soul apart, so that future generations will forever know what the fate of those who dare to defy God will be.

So Einhejar straightened up again, ready to carry out the final step.

Then, He heard a faint sigh.

"I'm finally... about to see it."

"The battle is over," Bai Wei suddenly said.

He Wei Ni Ya was startled. "Who won?"

"Isaiah," Bai Wei said softly, "Of course it is him."

If we see this, what does it mean?

Before Einhejar could react, he saw Isaiah, who was kneeling on the ground, raise his head.

In just a few seconds, Isaiah's body had completely shriveled up, his skin and flesh were clinging tightly to his bones, and blood was seeping from his seven orifices. He looked like a dead skeleton, without a trace of life.

Except for his right eye, unlike his completely withered body, Isaiah's right eye was now radiating the most brilliant light, as if all his life force was concentrated in it.

A strong sense of unease welled up in Einhejar's heart.

What else does he want to do?!

Isaiah had no answer to Einhejar, but the stars answered Him.

In an instant, endless radiance tore through the darkness, and scorching flames dispelled the cold!

Einhejar suddenly raised his head and saw that above him was a sky full of stars.

This is the Star Sea that He just devoured.

That brilliant Star Sea, which should have been swallowed by desolation, reappeared before Him once more.

Einhejar was stunned.

This is... [eternity].

He recreated the entire Star Sea using the concept of "eternity".

Isaiah, too, gazed at the eternal Star Sea above him, a smile appearing on his withered face.

"So this is what the Star Sea, unobscured by the Gods, looks like," he said softly. "It's truly... beautiful."

Under the most brilliant starlight, Isaiah raised his trembling hand and gently touched his right eye.

"Thank you, old friend, for being there for me even at the very end."

He muttered to himself, and tears streamed down his right eye.

"I have no regrets in this life."

He said this.

Then the stars fell, and in the ultimate brilliance, the Demigod Einhejar...

It turned to ashes.