Slaying the Beast God

"Brat, you are courting death!" the Beast God roared. Clutching his massive axe, he charged straight at Olivier.

"Ah, die!"

He swung down with a crushing force. It wasn't just his divine artifact axe; countless axe shadows condensed from earth elemental energy followed, each possessing the power to split mountains. In terms of applying the Laws of the Earth, Hemerson couldn't even catch up to him.

Olivier's strength had reached the level of a Highgod in terms of soul, and his divine body was already as durable as a mid-level divine artifact. Furthermore, the fusion of his Profundities of Light and Darkness was equivalent to the fusion of three similar elemental profundities.

His fused divine power was slightly weaker than that of a Highgod, and Olivier was at a slight disadvantage regarding divine artifacts and combat experience.

However, overall, Olivier's strength was still comparable to a Highgod who had fused two similar elemental profundities.

Facing the Beast God's full-force strike, Olivier dared not be careless.

"Sss-sss."

He gripped his Mystic Ice Sword.

He unleashed his fused divine power, the Profundities of Light and Darkness, and even utilized "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin," a technique he hadn't used in a long time. Countless sword shadows condensed in the surrounding space, and one could vaguely see some of them gathering to form massive blades.

These giant swords collided simultaneously with the Beast God's divine axe and the earthen axe shadows.

"Clang! Clang!"

"Boom! Boom!"

After the collision, Olivier held his sword and swiftly thrust several times, striking the Beast God's axe.

Clang, clang, clang.

Olivier's swordsmanship was agile and ever-changing, with extreme speed. In contrast, every strike of the Beast God's great axe was powerful but lacked versatility and was relatively slow.

They exchanged blows several times in an instant.

Olivier realized that the Beast God possessed immense strength and powerful material attacks, but he was still slightly inferior to himself. Relying on such a small advantage, it would be very difficult to secure a victory.

As for soul attacks, Olivier was, after all, a Lowgod. Although he possessed a soul comparable to a Highgod, he had no significant advantage over a Highgod in that regard unless he broke through to become a Midgod. Additionally, Olivier had never specifically studied soul attacks; this was his weakness.

Since becoming a god, Olivier had too little experience fighting other divine-level beings. His two battles against Lowgods—against O'Brien and in the twelfth level—had both been instant kills, and his battle against Midgods had just resulted in the instant killing of two of them.

Truth be told, Olivier had not yet maximized his strength; he had not created his own ultimate techniques based on the elemental profundities he had comprehended.

In the original story, every time Linley broke through, he would maximize the utility of the profundities he had comprehended, creating the most suitable ultimate techniques. The techniques he created by combining the Soul Stone almost elevated his strength by an entire tier.

The time was too short, and his experience too limited.

Relatively speaking, the Beast God had created his own ultimate techniques, so even though Olivier's true strength was slightly higher, it was difficult to defeat him easily.

Practice makes perfect; as the battle with the Beast God progressed, Olivier's control over his own power became increasingly refined.

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin" was a sword technique that relied on speed; the faster it was, the more powerful it became. It was a technique focused on material attacks. Since creating it, Olivier hadn't used it much, as he lacked worthy opponents.

Now, since the Beast God's strength was inherently weaker than Olivier's, Olivier gained complete control of the initiative after fighting for a while.

It was time to unleash his finishing move.

"Beast God, take my 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin'!"

Countless Oliviers and countless sword shadows condensed into a single sword at the exact same point. Immediately after, more countless sword shadows merged together, surging like a mountain torrent—wave after wave, instantly breaking through the dam and rushing forward.

"Boom!" Sword and axe collided.

The power of "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin" lay in the stacking of sword after sword, forming a continuous attack that could even produce a multiplicative effect.

The Beast God felt it most directly. During the first wave, he was knocked backward, barely managing to defend.

"Splash!" Fresh blood splattered everywhere.

By the second wave, the Beast God had no defense left. His great axe was knocked away, and Olivier's sword took the opportunity to pierce through him. With the massive energy impact, the Beast God was torn in two.

The arrogant Beast God had fallen.

"Ah."

The sudden fall of the Beast God stunned everyone present.

Clearly, the two had been evenly matched, trading blows in a heated struggle, when suddenly Olivier exploded with power and took the Beast God out directly.

The Wolf God and Isabelle, who were in the middle of their own fight, immediately stopped.

Seeing the Beast God fall, the Midgods and Lowgods of the Orc Race—led by the lead Midgod—said nothing and turned to flee, followed immediately by the others.

In an instant, the only foreign divine-level being left was the Wolf God.

Coming to his senses, the Wolf God also wanted to slip away.

"Wolf God, don't be in such a hurry to leave," Olivier called out.

He had already collected the Beast God's interspatial ring, the great axe, and his Highgod divine spark. Seeing the Wolf God trying to leave, he naturally wouldn't let him go.

"Th-this Lord, I actually didn't want to trouble the Moon Elf Race. It was the Beast God who threatened me into coming; he said he would kill me if I didn't. Also, I never used my full strength; I was just putting on a show. Isabelle knows this best."

The Wolf God showed none of the dignity of a Highgod and immediately began to beg for mercy.

"Killing people to seize their treasures—I like that," Olivier said, surprised by the spinelessness of the Wolf God, and proceeded to intimidate him.

As a Lowgod, being able to take the life of a Highgod while chatting and laughing—such flair was unprecedented.

"However, I don't like killing people. I came from the outside and need to pass through here to reach the next level, but I heard you sealed the entrance. As long as you help me break the seal, I can spare you," Olivier said.

"My Lord, that is no problem at all. I will certainly assist you," the Wolf God said.

In the end, the Wolf God was left by Olivier with the Moon Elf Race.

For the Moon Elf Race, the ups and downs of life had come too quickly; they had been prepared to perish together with their enemies, only for the situation to suddenly turn into a victory, meaning the Moon Elf Race would henceforth dominate this land.

Olivier became the savior of the Moon Elf Race, and his treatment underwent an earth-shattering change. Isabelle arranged for four stunningly beautiful Moon Elves to serve him, all of whom were volunteers, and many other young Moon Elf maidens scrambled for the chance to wait upon him.

However, apart from the initial four Moon Elf beauties, Catherine blocked all the others. For this, Olivier was frequently scolded as a lecher by Catherine, even though he truly had not done anything.

The news of the Beast God being killed spread quickly, and the Moon Elf Race launched a counterattack against the Orc Race. The Orcs dared not resist and suffered many casualties, but in the end, the Moon Elf Race did not dare to exterminate them completely, fearing that if their god-level powerhouses were pushed too far, they would launch sneak attacks against the Moon Elf Race.

Additionally, Olivier had the Elf Race spread the word that he was looking for the Wind God to help him break the magic array.

This was because the magic array sealing the entrance had been set up by the four of them—the High Gods—and it would require at least four High Gods to break it.

Life among the Moon Elf Race was incredibly pleasant, with so many beauties that it was a feast for the eyes, and Catherine found her own kin, making the two of them almost forget that this was the Graveyard of the Gods.

"Olivier, you are clearly a Low God, so how can you be so powerful?"

Ever since Olivier killed the Beast God, this was the eighth time Catherine had asked him.

"It is truly a secret, unless it is for the most intimate of people."

Olivier always answered this way.