Chapter 346
A warrior with a frenzied expression tore through the vortex of clouds and burst out.
Has his defense improved?
The Witch God sensed something was wrong, because he saw that the black armor was covered with melting cracks, but they were much weaker than before. Without thinking, he looked directly at the other side of the Furnace.
Empty Realm Authority...
Clang!
The crimson spear struck the thunder blade, leaving countless arcs of electricity on the black armor. How could Yuki let it leave? Hayasaka Ai could stop it once or twice, but a third time would be tantamount to suicide.
The repulsion of authority rendered teleportation useless. The Witch God looked at the Yuki enveloped in lightning arcs and knew that something bad had become a reality.
It has been confirmed that his resistance to lightning is increasing.
The two sides had never been so close. The Witch God finally discovered that the black-armored creature had the ability to 'grow,' and attacks of this level could no longer harm it.
This was a very minor mistake, but it was also a fatal one!
Thump!
A fist slammed into the chin of the Witch God, sending him flying into the sky. But after flying only half a meter, Yuki grabbed his feet. The lightning covering his body melted away his black armor, and his fighting instincts had already surpassed rational analysis.
Concept Enhancement.
The Regenerative Tail.
With his arms' defensive power suddenly increased, Yuki gripped the human javelin and swooped down towards the ground, feeling that the three-meter-tall Witch God was very light, like a piece of paper.
Thump!!
The entire Furnace trembled, and a mushroom cloud rose from the ground. Yuki refused to let go, plunging the Witch God Pole into the earth and flying into the distance, drawing a straight line inside the Furnace. When it was close to the edge, it suddenly turned back and unleashed its full power against the dozen or so lightning blades that had been condensed.
Demon-Breaking Domain.
Duplication Cube.
In his berserk state, his control skills became even faster. He was enveloped by more than a dozen layers of mirrors. Even though the Witch God used all his strength to cut through one round mirror after another, he could never sever the hands that were firmly gripping him.
Thump thump thump...
Two figures flickered, appearing in the sky one moment and on the ground the next. Each muffled thud produced a wave of blood and a bright sonic boom. Yuki was already bloodthirsty, recklessly consuming his energy.
Repair, strike hard, never let go, never give the opponent a chance to teleport.
Boom--
He raised his foot and stomped down hard, crushing the Giant's head. The residual electricity from the explosion spread all over his body, but he no longer cared about the wounds.
The more severe the injury, the Incandescence the Blood-Burning Heart; the more lightning strikes, the stronger the insect armor's defense.
"And you are becoming increasingly vulnerable!"
The endless lightning weakened, but the weight in his hand grew heavier and heavier. Yuki, who had awakened the Shura Heart, was too lazy to think; his instincts told him that he was doing the right thing.
Keep fighting until one side is completely wiped out!
The endlessly multiplying branches bound Yuki's legs and, in the blink of an eye, covered half of his body. The Witch God, who had hoped to use this opportunity to retreat, was soon disappointed, as layer upon layer of nets also entangled him.
Damn it, damn it, damn it.
The Witch God struggled to maintain his composure, constantly searching for an opportunity to escape, resisting the ferocious attacks while continuing to unleash his energy.
The aura had already reached the edge of the Furnace. By teleporting there and passing through the darkness, he could return to the mausoleum, where the remaining energy would allow him to recover quickly.
However, this has a prerequisite: that is, to be outside the scope of mutually exclusive powers. Yuki has activated the Asura Authority, is like a mad dog; it's not that easy for him to do.
Splash--
The Witch God tore apart the net of light, Yuki also broke free of his restraints, leaping up and slamming his flying knee into the Witch God's chest, causing residual electricity to dance wildly.
With his knee still embedded in the Witch God's chest, the pale lightning blade slashed at Yuki from the side. The latter neither defended nor dodged. His insect armor was cleaved, his spine jammed against the blade, and a streak of blood flew into his raised right palm.
Swish.
The Bloodblade transformed into a spear, piercing through the Witch God. Then, the spear ignited with Red Lotus Fire, exploding within each other's bodies along with the thunder blade.
The ground instantly carbonized, Yuki was enveloped in residual electricity, Regenerative Tail frantically repaired itself, causing him to 'split' into more than a dozen parts.
Blood Spirit Illusion. Copy.
Two artifacts appeared in the Furnace, surrounding the burning Witch God from all sides. The sorcerer then conjured a second lightning blade, but before he could discern its true nature, a hand pressed down on his head.
Burned out.
The flames grew even Incandescence, forming a torrent with the thunder. The two energies canceled each other out, and the heavy body felt weak, forcing the Witch God to make a decision.
The Thunder God Form is nearing its Limit.
The massive consumption couldn't be replenished, and the Witch God wasn't a perpetual motion machine; how could it withstand repeated fierce battles?
He fought a great battle in the mausoleum, was swept into the Furnace, and was bitten twice by ants. He then engaged in a passionate clash with Yuki. Although the outcome is still uncertain, the Witch God never intended to win from the beginning.
Seven thousand years of scheming wasn't about competing with the reincarnators, but about survival, about returning home. If possible, He might even negotiate with Yuki, but this mad dog was single-mindedly focused on killing Him, and the only remaining sanity He had was for one thing:
"Run! Break through! As long as we get back to the mausoleum, I'll be invincible!"
A whip kick came from the side, but the Witch God gathered lightning as a shield to deflect it. A spear thrust from behind, but this time He did not retaliate; He simply ran forward headlong.
No longer needing the authority of the void, he transformed into lightning and forcefully broke out of the Furnace.
Reason made Him abandon His divine dignity and charge forward with all His might. Even if Yuki blocked His way, He would rather take a hit than stop.
He couldn't run as fast as Yuki, so he couldn't escape the scope of the mutual exclusion of powers. He even regretted releasing too much energy, which turned out to be useless. If he had gathered it all in his body, he would have killed this mad dog long ago.
The Forest Spirit Authority. The Thornwood.
Wherever He went, countless mutated tree branches grew around Him, thus delaying the Yuki's resistance and forcing Him to relentlessly pursue Him.
"You can't escape!"
Yuki tore through obstacle after obstacle. In his berserk state, having exhausted the Hunter's Snare, he raised his gun and unleashed wave after wave of Soul Flame, sticking to his opponent like glue.
Flames and lightning annihilated each other, frantically consuming each other's energy, while the Witch God dared not stop, dared not turn back, and even had no extra energy to deal with the harassment of the ants.
"The Witch God is trying to escape. He clearly still has the strength to fight, but he lacks the courage to fight to the bitter end."
Hiyori witnessed this entire scene. As the saying goes, those with nothing to lose are fearless. Why should the Witch God be so desperate? His desire and his reason are the key to this battle.
Yuki himself said that if the Witch God had left behind the 'Asura Authority', he wouldn't dare to take the risk at all. Even a cornered rabbit will bite, and the Witch God in his mad dog state would take Thorny Rose away even if he lost.
"But now the mad dog is Mr. Yuki. The more you try to live, the more likely you are to die. Everyone, unleash the remaining power!"
Puff.
The Scatterlight Arrow flying from afar added a few feathers to the Witch God; the Light of Annihilation bombarded the area, stirring up a few flashes of lightning.
This level of attack was negligible within the mausoleum; it could have been easily blocked ten minutes ago. But now, He has fallen to a critical point. The attack of an ant can not only break through His defenses but also slow His sprint.
Lightless World.
The Witch God had to waste precious energy to unleash his power, and now even a millisecond delay was unacceptable, while his 'eyes' were fixed on the front.
Break out and get out of here.
Thanks to the groundwork laid earlier, the maze is now in ruins, and the edge of night is just ahead.
Ultimately, the true radius of the Night Furnace is too small; for Witch God whose sprinting speed can far exceed the speed of sound, it would only take a few seconds.
When the labyrinth shatters, when He crouches in defense, when Yuki bites down on his back, no one can stop him from the front.
At this moment, a terrifying sense of crisis reappeared, and the Witch God had calculated his chances of survival.
"You can't stop me!"
The Soul-Slaying Spear.
Yuki threw his weapon, a red spear enveloped in spiraling soul fire, but the Witch God showed no intention of turning to defend, and suddenly split into two figures, one in front and one behind.
The Divine Body Separation.
The figure behind was surrounded by dazzling lightning, while the one in front wore a black robe, had withered limbs, and had a head that shimmered with purple light.
"This is it."
This was observed by Shiina Hiyori, and it corroborated her analysis: the thunder Giant was neither armor nor a Gundam; it was a transformation of her life form by the Witch God.
A pure energy life form, it can survive even with just a trace of energy, but as its energy is depleted, it will fall into the form of a living organism, which is why it becomes heavy.
"Kaguya-chan!"
Call out--
The last Scatterlight Arrow flew in, piercing through the remaining electricity, and stabbed into the black robe from the side and back, causing a flower of blood to bloom on the body of the Witch God.
Seven thousand years later, He felt pain again, but He had no intention of settling scores with Kaguya Shinomiya. With a loud 'boom,' the Soul-Slaying Spear shattered His divine body. As the shockwave struck, He was not alarmed but rather delighted.
The calculation was correct; I used that force to escape instantly.
The two-meter-tall body was thrown through the night, and the familiar energy source came rushing towards it.
The Witch God was like a traveler in the desert who found an oasis when his lamp was about to burn out. The mausoleum was his domain, and the outcome was about to be reversed.
Reassemble your divine body and kill them all!
An overwhelming hatred surged within him, and after a moment of disorientation as if being transported through space, he held his breath.
He had returned to the mausoleum, but the energy emanating from it was too thin, only producing sparse residual electricity around him. Without even thinking, He knew why.
The battle outside isn't over yet?!
The Furnace divided the two battlefields. When He returned, the corridor bridge was still not open, and the battle on the Stairway to Heaven was not over. Instead, the long stairway was smashed to pieces because both sides fought desperately.
With the transport pipeline destroyed, and the shrine that Mai Sakurajima had previously ignited, the energy of the entire tomb decreased instead of increased.
With this level of energy concentration, it would take five seconds just to reassemble the divine body, and at least ten minutes to regain epic-level power.
The Witch God didn't even glance at the brutal battlefield; He was still calculating, and quickly drew a conclusion and formulated a plan.
"Let's return to the throne first and buy some time."
He looked at the burning 'starry sky', and a thought flashed through his mind: no matter how low the concentration was, this was still a polluted area. The authority of the sky could allow him to go to any location instantly.
But at that moment, the scattered body reassembled on the spot, and the Witch God blinked in confusion and raised his head.
Authority is mutually exclusive; He could not instantly ascend to the throne of God, and the reason is quite simple—
"It's you!"
Hayasaka Ai was right in front of him, having been waiting outside for quite some time. This was because the Night Furnace had a unique characteristic: anyone who left the domain would reappear at the original location of the separated space.
Severely wounded by the lightning, she didn't retreat or heal; instead, she used the characteristics of the Night Furnace to escape ahead of time, right outside—
Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump.
She held the Death Knell in her hand, Comfort Pills suppressed the pain, and behind her stood Mai Sakurajima. The light of the 'Light-Covering Prayer Rite' flashed, refilling the empty magazine with bullets.
Without a word, he pulled the trigger repeatedly, activating the Absolute Lethality Mode, mimicking Yuki's indifferent tone.
"General."
Bang!!!
At the most crucial moment, fire the most important shot, catching the enemy completely off guard.
If he were at his peak, there would be ten ways to stop this bullet, but now that the Witch God has detached his divine body, the sparse arcs of lightning that had just gathered were instantly Piercer.
A gaping hole appeared in his chest, the impact propelling the Witch God backward. His head buzzed, his constantly calculating brain crashed; he was stunned by the shot, or rather, as the Death Knell tolled, all his calculations yielded only one result:
Die.
Five seconds—that was the limit for reassembling the divine body. He instinctively turned around and saw a crack appear in the air. A black forearm covered in scars emerged from it, followed by a crimson spear, and finally a head with blood-red eyes.
No!
Yuki emerged from the Abyss Grade like a demon, his spear piercing the Witch God, protruding directly from his chest and pinning him to the steps. He strode forward and stomped his right foot on the fully gathered lightning.
Click--
The energy shield was cracked by the impact, and the right foot, piercing through the residual electricity, stomped heavily on the Witch God's vest, causing it to lift up like a floorboard.
With no chance to beg for mercy and no possibility of negotiation, Yuki down, pointed his fingers like a knife, and slashed across the Witch God's neck.
Godslaying!!!
Chapter Thirty-Six: Return (The Wizard's Tower Ends)