The Demon King's Rise (Double Chapter)
Its body suddenly stiffened. Just as it broke through the Gate of Flame, it saw the Big Dipper Seven Stars shining silently above the torn sky.
Maha Boundless is merely bait.
The moment it shattered the Gate of Flame, its restless mind prevented it from noticing the girl who had appeared above it and silently pressed down on its Baihui acupoint.
Latern Festival.
It recalled that from the beginning of the fight until now, it had been hit by fists and feet seven times.
Seven different wounds, seven different stars. And the force buried in the body at the moment of being struck, silently spread to every part of the Unwilling Body —when the Seven Injuries and the seven stars intertwined, the strong force between the stars also connected with every cell in its body that could come into contact with the weak force.
And the moment the girl's fingertip touched its head, the eighth star beyond the Big Dipper suddenly lit up.
The eighth star is the Death Star.
Using the force and intent of the fist as leverage, the power of the Big Dipper bursts forth and spreads in every cell, every molecular bond, and every electronic coupling.
"The Big Dipper Ruyuken: Point Star"
The girl's figure intersected with it. And that Unwilling Divine Body, which had only been burned and charred even in the face of Ivan nuclear explosion, turned into clay due to the collapse of particles.
"You are already dead."
Surtr replied calmly.
"I am Surtr, you and your Laevateinn are both imposters."
As the words fell, the Unwilling God vanished into nothingness. The other Laevateinn, summoned from the Land of Fire, also trembled, returning to nothingness along with the Unwilling Body.
—One minute and fifteen seconds remain until the end of his life.
—Disable pure rationality mode.
She reached out and pressed her forehead. The moment her eyes regained their luster, she felt a surge of Curse Power rushing towards her.
"The Grand Mystery of the God Slayer..." Miss Surtr said calmly. Then, she gave a soft shout—
"Get out of here!"
The tide of Curse Power suddenly stopped. Faintly, one could even hear a wronged voice.
But Miss Surtr wouldn't pay any attention to it.
She simply stretched out her hand and whispered to the sky.
"Laevateinn".
A massive, crimson-black sword silently appeared beside her. Laevateinn had been by her side from the beginning, but only appeared when she needed him.
She persevered to the end and won in the end.
She hugged her sword.
"Ah... so you'll stay by my side as long as I don't bring anyone else. That's right, since I can bring one more person, and the person I bring can bring back a free gift, then I have no reason not to bring you along."
"As expected, I'm the only one worthy of you." She hugged the warm blade and gently rubbed it. As her Twenty-Seventh Limit approached, her body cracked inch by inch, and her vibrant red hair gradually turned gray.
"Laevateinn," she whispered to the sword, "Forge me...a new body."
Chapter 120: The Rise of the Demon King (Part 2)
God Slayer are overlords, Lord of Fiends. They are originally mortal, but they gain power by killing Unwilling God.
An overwhelming and powerful force.
On this blue star, most living beings lack talent, while a select few with extraordinary abilities can acquire supernatural power through the cultivation of Curse Power. Among them, the most elite are called Great Knight, knights superior to other knights. There are also corresponding ranks among spellcasters. Once one reaches the Great Knight rank, their flesh and blood can withstand steel, breach fortresses, and easily move in and out of mortal military formations.
However, that's where it ends.
As early as the Post-Roman Period, when the knightly class first appeared on earth, the Great Knight represented the pinnacle of human martial prowess. Yet, as a thousand years have passed, the strongest class among mortals remains only the Great Knight.
We cannot make any progress, nor should we make any progress.
Because the God Slayer is there.
No knowledge, skill, or experience is required; from the moment of their birth, the God Slayer's power far surpasses that of the most powerful Great Knight. If a fully armed Great Knight can engage an elite armored division in skirmishes on a modern, interconnected Earth, and has a chance of winning after suffering heavy losses, then the God Slayer can easily wipe a powerful modern nation off the face of the earth.
Nuclear explosions are useless; the powers of God Slayer typically disregard the laws of physics. Even if they cannot withstand the attack head-on, they can anticipate the danger and dodge it. As for poison and radiation, they can only work for a fleeting moment. Even if the cursed poison bypasses the God Slayer's nearly indestructible body, the rapid adaptation within its shell will eliminate all such impurities within a short period of time.
They may no longer be considered human. Because even God Slayer don't really consider themselves human.
God Slayer is God Slayer precisely because they kill Unwilling God and seize their divine power. And any Unwilling God is complete, possessing full divine authority and power, will be surrounded by a Divine Might that absolutely suppresses mortals.
This is the instinct of the soul, a curse etched into the Gene Chain —an ironclad rule that no mortal can escape. And if one wishes to become God Slayer, then first and foremost, one must possess a genuine arrogance that surpasses Divine Might, placing one on par with the gods. How could a fool who disregards even the gods possibly treat ordinary people with respect?
Of course, this isn't absolute. After all, there are many oddballs in the world, and among God Slayer, there might be one or two mavericks. But even excluding this innate personality factor, there is still an obstacle that cannot be bypassed.
That is the relationship between supply and demand.
Becoming God Slayer depends on one's own talent, good fortune, courage, and the God Slayer Reincarnation Great Secret Ritual, whose creator is unknown but certainly not an ordinary person. It is not due to the love and support of the people on earth.
As God Slayer, the resources he consumes do not increase additionally. There is no situation where an ordinary person can eat one bowl of rice God Slayer would have to eat ten cows to fill his stomach; the natural law of conservation of energy is respected.
In other words, when God Slayer distinguish themselves from ordinary people, they will find that ordinary people have neither done them any favors nor have any needs that ordinary people need to help them fulfill.
And that's where the problem lies.
Ordinary people are of little use to God Slayer. However, God Slayer are of great significance and almost indispensable to ordinary people.
Because there are such things Unwilling God in this world. These gods, who deviate from mythology and are mostly no longer as benevolent and compassionate as in legends, but rather indulge their desires wantonly, and wouldn't care about stepping on a few ants while taking a stroll. They will wantonly destroy, or distort all traces of civilization they leave behind into their preferred form. And just as mortals are helpless against God Slayer, gods are overwhelmingly powerful against mortals.
The rebellious god of war may unleash a reign of terror across the land, or render everyone unable to wield a weapon, even if they are killed.
The rebellious god of love may cause all living beings within his sight to fall into a frenzy of intercourse, but it may also prevent all living beings with distinct sexes from having offspring.
Gods don't follow physics, and sometimes they don't even follow logic. In an era where God Slayer don't appear in the world, the only way for mortals to fight them is to submit and wait for them to leave when they're done.
Mortals cannot Unwilling God, nor can they prevent them from manifesting in the world.
Only God Slayer can stand against Unwilling God and send them away before they cause immense destruction.
Mortals are essentially of little use to God Slayer. Furthermore, the God Slayer' generally self-centered nature renders strategies such as educating all children from childhood to dedicate themselves and sacrifice without expecting anything in return meaningless.
Thus, the God Slayer became kings. Not because they were loved by the masses, but because they were powerful.
They didn't actually care about this Royal Authority, because their power came from their own strength and they didn't need this glory imposed on them by mortals. However, the more indifferent they were, the more the wise and far-sighted among the mortals insisted on placing this crown on their heads.