When I saw the naughty look on Kiana's eyes, I knew she was teasing me. This Tuna-slash-goblin likes this sense of supremacy whenever we are together.
"I am planning to take Seele and Veliona with us."
I revealed my next plan to her.
"Um. Will they be able to handle it?"
"The Imaginary Space? Most likely."
I saw the scene of Welt Yang using hundreds of fourth grade destructive Qi to pierce through the Bubble World. I sent Fu Hua to their place solely to take care of Project STIGMA's Spiritual Adam next.
I want Kevin to see it—the full capabilities of humanity.
Not only will we defeat him, we will also stop Project STIGMA from coming to fruition. This is the resolution I had in mind now that I am stronger than I previously expected.
Our travel time was negligible. Kiana familiarized herself with her current Authority. Planetary-wide teleportation is a trivial matter now.
In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the broken Bubble World. Welt Yang and the others greeted us. They did not need Bronya's and Seele's help to break down the Bubble World.
"Will you confront him now?" Welt Yang asked.
"Yes. There's no need to wait."
He nodded as a reply.
"Good luck."
With these words, I said nothing else. Hyperion was brought out in-game to fight a lot of the surrounding honkai beasts. They still have to be dealt with. Welt Yang and the others are sent back to Earth via teleportation to meet up with Theresa.
Kiana brought everyone to the Moon. It was not the same white rocks. A series of floating platforms could be seen everywhere. They are interconnected with each other, though some of them remain damaged.
The arches above look similar to the honkai beasts' shells. A solemn atmosphere emanated around.
Seele and Veliona started working on their quantum entanglement to bring someone out.
Kevin stood silently from the distance. He already activated his ICHOR, Metamorphing into his MANTIS Form. His cold gaze met mine. His lack of Shamash did not diminish his overall strength, at least on the surface.
Swoosh-!
Zip-!
Using a makeshift sword, he swung twice on the void, opening an ink-colored dimensional tear. The higher dimensions formed a momentary pathway to the third dimension.
"You don't need Diabolic's Trial. Let's end it now."
Kevin entered the dimensional tear. A strong surge of power came from it.
Moments later, the Deliverer came out. He skipped the Diabolic Form and went straight to the Deliverance Form.
"Show it to me. The will to defy this choice!"
*****
Kevin held nothing back. The power of Finality empowered him greatly.
Buzz-!
Restrictions appeared on the three Herrschers. His first move temporarily immobilized their Herrscher Authorities!
Bam-!
He disappeared and reappeared right in front of Shi Tian. The orange blades of Kevin's wings tore space apart and headed straight to him.
Rumble-!
Shi Tian's figure crashed beyond the platform. He only stopped when the crack on his right arm healed.
'His physical strength… No. That's not it. The authority surrounding his body is exceedingly high!'
His eyes revealed Kevin's strength.
{Kevin Kaslana}
{Body: Peak Golden Core}
{Authority: Void Refinement Realm (Temporary)}
{Mind: Peak Golden Core}
'Though his body and mind lagged behind, his Authority protects them both. How tricky…'
Finality acted like a sharp knife in Kevin's hand. Physical body and the likes does not matter in the face of it. Mental attacks would not work on him, showing how different he was compared to the Herrscher of the End.
Fortunately, everyone else broke free of Kevin's restriction. Kiana rushed towards him. Her surrounding radius turned gray as she slowed down time one after another.
She met Kevin head-on. A pair of familiar guns appeared in her grasp.
Bang-!
Bang-!
The power of its bullets struck him hard. Kevin's body flew back several meters.
"Take this!"
She completed Shamash's transformation instantly and turned it into a greatsword. Under the influence of the Herrscher of Finality, it underwent a series of changes. Its entire blade body turned into a solid crimson phane. Its temperature was so high it caused magma-like cracks to appear on their footing.
The pillar of crimson light pierced through the dark sky. She brought it down to Kevin in one blow.
Zoom-!
Kevin's large stature came crashing down. The authority comparable to Divine Laws brought him down momentarily. He was forced to redirect some of his power to deal with it.
This gave Bronya a chance.
Fifty replicas of Star of Eden appeared in a circular shape mid-air. They surrounded the kneeling Kevin. Vast gravitational force pressed down on him.
Buzz-!
BAM-!
Space itself warped. Kevin's radius turned blurry as light started to be swallowed into nothingness. A pillar of darkness appeared within the Palace of Selene.
"It's not over yet."
Shi Tian's voice alerted the others.
The next moment, lines of white crack emerged from the pillar.
Crack-!
Shatter-!
The formation of Star of Edens was broken.
Sou-!
Kevin's large build blasted off at the speed of light. His target was the immobile Seele and Veliona.
'He saw through it..!'
Shi Tian did not hesitate. His own Nascent Soul Realm capabilities caught up on Kevin who utilized the Finality authority. Crimson red flames surrounded his entire body as the Dharma Avatar behind his back turned into a crown. Phantoms of countless natural sceneries overrode the Palace of Selene as Shi Tian wore it on his head.
This enhanced state allowed him to use something else:
Imaginary Energy.
Holes appeared in their surroundings as the inherently chaotic imaginary energy surged in. It took the form of black-golden light.
Using his Divine Realm and Blade Mantra, a black-golden barrier trapped Kevin.
Bam-!
Crack-!
The crown atop Shi Tian's head dissipated. The surrounding natural scenery followed its disappearance.
His face paled slightly due to exhaustion.
'If it wasn't for Origin…'
Bam-!
Kevin struck the barrier barehandedly. It produced a noticeable crack. He did not pull his punches as he broke it in five blows.
Shatter-!
Just then, Kiana's Judgement of Shamash greeted his face. He blocked it with his right hand. Waves of impact caused the platform they stood on to collapse.
Rumble-!
Everyone did not lose their footing. They all possessed the ability to fly. What they did, however, is to maneuver between the falling rocks to gain advantage.
Click-!
Bam-!
Kevin was about to slow down time himself when Kiana counteracted him. A trace of exhaustion appeared on her pupils. Shi Tian appeared beside her.
One look between the two was all it took to know their next move.
Along with Kiana, he held the Judgement of Shamash. Its current empowered state came from her. The ultimate attack they will let out comes from Shi Tian. He hugged her from behind as they held Shamash's handle together.
Bronya saw their rather-affectionate pose and held back some comments. Several Gundams appeared beside her: Turn A, Unicorn, and Quanta. They unleashed their ultimate states and momentarily held Kevin back.
Boom-!
A shower of black asteroids rained down. They melted down these mechs' defenses, causing them to explode into varying lights.
These lights did not disperse, however, and turned into a tide that drowned him.
This momentary distraction was enough to finish the duo's ultimate move.
An extremely huge phantom sword, enough to engulf the entire Moon, appeared above. It turned into an overwhelming surge of imaginary energy the next second. It connected with the Shamash in their grasp.
All Kevin saw next was the sword's descent.
Zoom-!
RUMBLE-!
The entire Moon was reduced to a pile of space rubble.