Within the Abyss

"He really did succeed..."

Across the vast land, at this moment, countless pairs of eyes throughout the Material World were watching the Arthur Empire, watching the figure above it.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, that figure was wreathed in a faint Golden Radiance. The divine domain, which had been filled with Slaughter Power, was now gradually taking on a touch of Death's nature.

The power of death was gathering within it. At this moment, inside that divine domain—the realm that had once belonged exclusively to the God of Slaughter—a faint Death Power slowly coalesced and appeared around Arthur's body.

As these auras continued to emerge, Arthur's divine form began to change.

A chill gradually rose from him and spread over his body, blending perfectly with the aura of deathly stillness that had already been there. It seeped into him, making him seem exceptionally cold.

Then a trace of divine aura began to radiate from his form, revealing itself to the world.

"Almost there..."

Sensing the changes within him, Arthur slowly opened his eyes above the Arthur Empire. He raised his head and looked up at the heavens.

His gaze crossed countless miles in an instant and settled on the young man in the distance.

Their gazes met in midair. In that instant, two utterly different powers seemed to collide, sending sparks flying.

The powers of the King of the Sun and Arthur clashed in an instant. Their divine domains briefly overlapped, then quickly vanished after that fleeting contact.

Feeling the power within Arthur, the King of the Sun's eyes turned deep and inscrutable. Though his expression remained calm, he could not help frowning.

Their contact had been brief, but that brief exchange had already let him sense the very nature of the power within Arthur.

At this point, as