Blue-white beams of light and crimson-gold flames clashed together in the void.
The point at the center of the collision between the two forces flashed with mixed-color light, like a star undergoing nuclear fusion.
Karna gripped his spear tightly with both hands, the power of the three gods gathered at the tip of the spear unleashed at maximum power.
The Sunfire of Surya.
The radiant protection of Vishnu.
Shiva's flames of destruction.
The combined power of the three divine forces created an attack comparable to the combined full-force strike of multiple main gods.
This is an attack that only a composite god-level Divinity could unleash.
Even if Karna from the Great Holy Grail War sacrificed his golden armor ten times, he couldn't unleash an attack of this magnitude.
But the blue and white beam of light did not recede.
Mash's Sword of Human Order was not pushed back at the head of the collision; instead, it slowly advanced inch by inch.
It doesn't care how high your Divinity is, how strong your defense is, or how many layers of divine power you possess.
It only does one thing.
Measure the scale of your existence. Read your lifespan. Then imprint the concept of "death" directly into your Spirit Origin.
The larger the scale of Karna's existence in the Raiment of the Three Gods, the higher the precision of his Lifetime Measurement.
The stronger he is, the more fatal this blow will be to him.
The blue-white beam of light began to overwhelm the crimson-gold flames.
The center of the collision is moving towards Karna.
He sensed it.
That blue-white pillar of light contained something that could not be neutralized by divine power.
die.
It is a conceptual, absolute, and irresistible death.
"It can't be stopped."
Karna made his judgment in his mind.
If this attack hits head-on, no matter how strong the Divinity defenses on the body's surface are, it will be meaningless.
Moreover, there was no way to dodge it; the trajectory of the black gun had already locked onto his location.
So.
The only way to counteract it is through other means.
Karna released his grip on the spear with his left hand.
In the instant that he lost the power to suppress it with both hands, the crimson-gold flames were pushed back a great distance by the blue-white beam of light.
But Karna produced two Noble Phantasm from his left hand that had never appeared in previous battles.
The first item.
A lotus flower.
The golden lotus petals unfolded layer upon layer, radiating a soft light that belonged neither to the Greece nor to the India system.
Buddha's light.
Nine-Grade Lotus Platform.
The second item.
A white, clean bottle.
The bottle is slender and pure white, with a green willow branch inserted at its mouth. Faint Sanskrit mantras can be seen flowing across the bottle.
Jade Purifying Vase with Willow Branch.
The origins of these two Noble Phantasm are rather mysterious.
Surya himself was not familiar with the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guanyin.
One is the sun god of the Vedic system, and the other is the embodiment of Mercy in Mahayana Buddhism—they are completely unrelated.
However, Buddhism does not emphasize martial virtue.
Throughout the long history of religious fusion, Buddhism has insisted on portraying Surya as one of the incarnations of Bodhisattva Guanyin.
The documents state it with absolute certainty, as if the sun god himself had given his approval.
But a legend is a legend, and faith is faith.
If someone is said to be an incarnation of Guanyin, then some of Guanyin's magical artifacts will be attached to Surya 'Karna Spirit Origin in the form of Noble Phantasm.
Although it was borrowed.
Although its origins are not entirely legitimate.
As long as it works, that's fine.
Karna threw the Nine-Grade Lotus Platform directly in front of the blue-white pillar of light.
The golden lotus platform rapidly expanded in the void, instantly growing from the size of a palm to a diameter of hundreds of meters.
Nine layers of lotus petals are arranged one on top of another, forming a huge screen that radiates Buddhist light.
The blue and white beam of light collided with the Nine-Grade Lotus Platform.
The sound of lotus petals shattering echoed in the void.
A blue and white beam of light pierced through the entire Nine-Grade Lotus Platform.
Golden lotus petal fragments scattered in all directions, falling in the void like golden snowflakes.
The Nine-Grade Lotus Platform was pierced through with a single blow.
It didn't have much effect.
But it delayed things by a few crucial seconds.
Just those few seconds.
Karna aimed the mouth of the Jade Purifying Vase with Willow Branch at the direction from which the blue-white beam of light was coming.
The white vase shone brightly in his hands.
Buddhist scriptures say that Bodhisattva Guanyin's Jade Purifying Vase can hold the water of an entire ocean.
How big is the ocean?
Boundless.
The mouth of the Jade Purifying Vase is open.
The tip of the beam of light seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and forcibly shoved into the mouth of the bottle, which looked to be only the size of a fist.
Devour.
The Jade Purifying Vase with Willow Branch is devouring Mash's Sword of Human Order.
Blue and white light was stripped from the beam of light and drawn into the bottle in strands.
The Jade Purifying Vase bottle began to tremble.
The Sanskrit mantras on the bottle's walls were spinning and flashing wildly, as if desperately suppressing the ever-expanding energy within.
The bottle made a sharp sound, like glass shattering before it could break.
But it's still holding on.
The blue-white beam of light was swallowed up inch by inch into the bottle.
Fifteen seconds later.
The blue-white beam of light disappeared.
The Jade Purifying Vase with Willow Branch absorbed all the remaining power of the Sword of Human Order into its body.
Smack
The bottle is broken.
The Noble Phantasm was completely destroyed.
But the attack was blocked.
Karna stood amidst the debris, only the Vasavi Shakti.
far away.
Mash's heart sank as she watched this scene.
Her Sword of Human Order did not kill her opponent.
Karna unexpectedly used two Noble Phantasm that she had not anticipated at all.
The shield, which had been in cannon form, has switched back to defensive mode.
The Holy Sword Loading has been reset to zero. To activate the Sword of Human Order again, she needs to first cast the Shield of Human Order to reload it.
Then, energy storage time is required.
During this time, she needs to accumulate reload power while fighting, given Karna's current attack density.
I'm afraid it won't last until the next Noble Phantasm release.
"Not good..."
Mash tightened her grip on the shield's handle.
Then a hand was placed on her shoulder.
"Step back."
Arcueid.
Her long golden hair flowed behind her, and her crimson eyes were not looking at Mash, but at Karna in the distance and Atalanta, who was rushing from another direction.
"That was a very good strike."
Arcueid's tone was nonchalant.
"A single strike could end the life of a god-level being. It would be a waste to let such a powerful attack be used here."
"So step back and reload the cannon."
Leave the rest to me.
Mash opened her mouth, as if to say something.
Arcueid had released her hand from her shoulder and taken a step forward.
The Marble Phantasm is activated.
The fragments beneath my feet instantly reformed, forming a platform large enough for me to stand on.
Then she disappeared from the spot.
Atalanta is approaching the battlefield at high speed from the flank.
In her previous one-on-one fight with Arcueid, she was constantly overwhelmed and unable to lift her head.
Arcueid's overall strength is too great.
Even with the blessing of the Lostbelt Twin Gods, Atalanta was still no match for Arcueid.
All Atalanta could do was rely on her agility to barely dodge Arcueid's various attacks.
Vacuum slash. Terrain collapse. Atmospheric compression. Gravitational distortion.
Every move nearly cost her her life.
But now Arcueid has left her place to protect Mash.
Atalanta felt the vibrations coming from the bowstring.
The cooling-off period for the Phoebus Catastrophe has ended.
We can do it again.
Its ears perked up. A sharp glint flashed in its green eyes.
The humiliation I suffered before.
It's time to get it back.
Atalanta drew back the Bow of the Firmament with all her might.
The two-tone Machine God patterns on the bow shone brightly once again, but this time the colors were different from before.
Last time it was moon silver.
This time it's a golden color.
Golden light spread from the bow to Atalanta's entire body.
Her long, green-gold hair flew wildly under the impact of golden divine power, and her body was surrounded by a scorching, sun-like radiance.
The guiding arrow was nocked onto the bowstring.
Loosen the string.
The golden arrow streaked across the void, leaving a burning trail above the fragments.
In a distant part of the universe, another rift appeared in the void.
A second Machine God emerged from the crack.
Unlike the previous silver-white crescent-shaped warship, this one is pure gold.
The golden hull unfolded in the starlight.
Its streamlined fuselage was even larger than Artemis's, and its surface shimmered with a sun-like heat.
The entire machine resembles a miniature star compressed into the shape of a warship.
Apollo, the sun god. The true mechanical Machine God.
A voice came from inside the machine.
Unlike Artemis's voice, this one was male.
Deep and warm, with the majesty of the sun.
"I see. Artemis got the first move."
"Then I'll take over."
The form of the Machine God began to change.
Unlike Artemis, who transformed into a bow, Apollo's body transformed into a completely different shape.
A huge, golden, spherical structure.
A sphere like the sun.
Countless golden ribbons of light erupted from the surface of the sphere.
Corona.
The True Name Release of the sun god was released from that golden sphere.
You are the radiant light that illuminates all things!