The three Steel Gods formed a triangle around the battered blade. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven said, "Well then, God-Saving Divine Blade! You have sensed the aura of our old enemy, Snake, haven't you? You sleepyhead, the heroic destiny carved into the depths of your soul should have set your blood boiling as well." The Great Sage Equal to Heaven spoke as though chatting with an old friend.
The rusty divine blade began to tremble. In the distant lower realm, thunderclouds suddenly gathered, lightning flashing as thunder roared.
"I know that even without the few of us, you would soon manifest, wouldn't you? Numerous God Slayers have been born upon the earth, singing of their spring. Among them is one God Slayer wantonly slaughtering gods. My kin, though he is a Demon King, he forcibly took a goddess as his wife. Does that sound familiar? Does it leave a deep impression?"
"Buzz, buzz...!" The battered blade shook even more violently, as if it might awaken at any moment.
Seeing that everything was ready, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven began gathering spell power. A sphere of light appeared above his head, the size of a clenched fist. After appearing, it shot upward at high speed and began shining above the Great Sage's group like a miniature sun.
"This earth where God Slayers gather can be called an apocalypse. Now is the moment of the world's end." The rapidly rising sphere of light suddenly began to expand. In the blink of an eye, it grew to over a hundred meters in diameter, nearly as large as the floating island that had hidden the divine blade for a thousand years. Then the enormous orb suddenly began discharging electricity, sparks of lightning bursting everywhere.
"To cleave apart the darkness of the apocalypse,