"Swish!"
Kaiser opened his eyes.
His divine blood fully fused and unified.
He now held the potential to become a Creator God.
His golden-red pupils scanned the field.
"Looks like I bet right."
Kaiser smiled.
The boundless life force flowing within.
If he faced a second-tier beast like Hati again, he felt he wouldn't be so gravely injured.
The World Tree would heal all.
He hadn't acted without preparation.
As Athena said, if he died, her plans, the god-slaying power, and the Sanctuary's schemes would collapse.
Not what Kaiser wanted.
So he'd kept a Senzu Bean in his mouth.
If the bet failed, it would save him.
Even if he couldn't return to full strength, it would at least heal his injuries.
Granting him the power to fight again.
"Even the Cloth has become uniquely mine."
"Infused with my divine blood?"
Kaiser gazed at his fully restored Libra Cloth.
His mood was exhilarated.
The retreating army's commotion was noticeable in the distance.
He slowly rose.
"You think you can just leave?"
Kaiser's voice wasn't loud, but it rang clear across the battlefield.
"Domain Expansion! Arsenal of a Hundred Weapons!"
His peak Eighth Sense Cosmo ignited, burning fiercer than ever!
A stronger battle intent!
"Still fighting?"
Odin's eyes narrowed at the sight.
"Not fighting, just sending them a parting gift."
"After battling the gods, Nidhogg, Jörmungandr, Hela, and Loki are all wounded to varying degrees."
"Letting them go like this?"
"Too easy for them."
Countless Cosmo weapons, far surpassing before, began to form.
Including the restored twelve Cloth weapons.
"Go, Ultimate Justice!"
Kaiser's signature technique.
Myriad divine weapons roared forth.
The retreating evil gods and their kin faced devastating blows.
Even Jörmungandr and Hela took hits.
Their wounds worsened.
Nidhogg's scales were shattered in places.
"Human, I acknowledge your power."
"But Ragnarök's prophecy will come true."
"You lack the ability to kill us now."
"We'll meet again."
Nidhogg glared at Kaiser.
Its dragon eyes burned with killing intent.
Its eons of planning had been thwarted by Kaiser.
It couldn't accept it.
But Kaiser's strength now surpassed many gods.
Undeniable.
Kaiser ignored Nidhogg.
Its injuries were severe.
Odin's Gungnir had pierced its reverse scale.
Surviving was a testament to Nidhogg's vitality.
Such wounds would take millennia, perhaps tens of thousands of years, to heal.
Only Helheim and Niflheim's deathly aura kept Nidhogg alive.
Otherwise, Odin would have ensured the Black Dragon King's end.
But Odin couldn't risk it now.
The Asgardian and Vanir gods had to fight the evil gods' forces and protect the sun and moon.
If the celestial bodies were destroyed, Kaiser's efforts would be for naught.
Fighting to the death now, with Surtr's awakening looming, would leave them defenseless.
The sun and moon's authority had shifted; the Norse could now have their own sun and moon gods.
The tides had turned!
Fulfilling Ragnarök's conditions would no longer be easy.
This strike was Kaiser testing his power.
The results were impressive.
His peak Eighth Sense Cosmo, enhanced by the World Tree's integration.
Combined with his domain.
No second-tier god could kill him on the battlefield now.
If he faced Death God Thanatos or Sleep God Hypnos again, he'd make them pay dearly.
"Choosing you may have been my best decision."
Odin looked at Kaiser with complex emotions.
A simple alliance had drastically altered Ragnarök's fate.
He owed a great debt.
"But what I sensed was real."
"You truly wield Gungnir."
"Though its form differs and its power is lesser."
"It's undeniably Gungnir."
"Now, with the World Tree's seed, you can nurture your Gungnir."
"When the seed blooms and the tree grows, you'll wield a divine weapon unmatched among gods."
Odin sighed.
He couldn't fathom it.
If Kaiser's World Tree seed fully matured, how powerful would Gungnir become?
Even Divine Cloths might not withstand its authority.
"It was just luck."
"The Nine Realms' affairs are settled."
"I shouldn't linger here."
"This will surely spread among the gods."
"I need to return to Earth and guard the Sanctuary."
Kaiser said to Odin.
"Very well."
"We've protected the sun and moon, allowing our pantheon to gain new main gods."
"With sun and moon gods, Ragnarök won't come easily."
"Also, take Brünhild with you."
"Her strength is considerable and can aid the Sanctuary."
"She's my daughter but doesn't share all my views."
"She may be better suited following you."
Odin spoke earnestly.
"I'll take care of her."
Kaiser nodded.
Taking Brünhild was already agreed upon.
Odin's offer saved him the explanation.
Bidding farewell to Asgard's gods, Kaiser returned to the human capital.
"Is it over?"
Brünhild looked at Kaiser in the capital, eyes full of anticipation.
"It's over. Prepare to return to Earth with me."
Kaiser smiled.
Brünhild smiled back.
Kaiser had broken Ragnarök's fate.
She had no ties left in the Nine Realms.
Through Asgard's passage, Kaiser and Brünhild returned to Earth.
After a brief exchange with the Norse queen, Kaiser took Brünhild to find Krest, stationed in the Norse lands.
The three returned to the Sanctuary.
"That's Kaiser's Cosmo?"
"He's back from the Nine Realms?"
Eutychia stood on the Sanctuary's observatory, looking north.
Three streaks of light landed in the Sanctuary.
At the plaza before Aries Temple.
"Kaiser, you're back?"
Afneil saw Kaiser and Krest descend.
Compared to his initial crossing, Afneil was far more cheerful.
Even smiling now.
Clearly hopeful for the future.
"I'm back."
"If nothing else arises, I should stay in the Sanctuary for now."
"But what's wrong with the Zodiac Array?"
"Why is it so weak?"
Kaiser frowned.
Upon leaving the Nine Realms, he sensed something amiss.
The Zodiac Array's power had weakened significantly.
Compared to before, it had lost at least a decade's worth of strength.
This surprised Kaiser.
"Let me explain."
Eutychia arrived at the plaza before Aries Temple.
When the Moon Goddess Artemis reincarnated, Sage had informed her of the news.
Eutychia summarized the events in a few brief words.
"Is that so?"
"Even a high goddess of the divine realm has reincarnated."
Kaiser nodded in understanding.
No matter how weak Artemis might be, she was an Olympian main god, possessing first-tier god strength.
Unlike the Norse pantheon's main gods.
In the Nine Realms' battle, some of the twelve Norse main gods had only late to peak Ninth Sense power.
Mere second-tier gods.
Hence their fall.
But Olympian main gods were far beyond that.
Each was at least a Tenth Sense powerhouse.
Artemis, at the very least, was a mid-Tenth Sense first-tier god.
Though not on par with Athena, Hades, or Poseidon, a first-tier god was still a first-tier god.
"So, the next Holy War will be lively."
"Hades, Poseidon, Ares, Artemis…"
"And Eris, the goddess of discord, plus the evil gods from the infernal demon realm."
Hearing Kaiser's musings, those present felt the weight of the challenge.
"But there's good news too."
"I now have the power to slay second-tier gods."
"And I've earned the World Tree's approval."
"My Cosmo has reached the peak of the Eighth Sense, one step from godhood."
"By the next Holy War, I might be even stronger!"
"Even a reincarnated first-tier god isn't unkillable!"
Kaiser's eyes gleamed sharply.
A reincarnated first-tier god's Cosmo would be greatly diminished.
Their vessel could likely only handle early Tenth Sense power at most.
Even after soul-strengthening the body, that was the limit.
But early Tenth Sense was still an absolute crush against anything below.
This was why, in past Holy Wars, the Twin Gods could be sealed, but against Hades' human vessel, the Sanctuary could only take a beating.
Only Athena could face Hades.
As for the Twin Gods, artifacts or charms imbued with Athena's divine blood could perfectly seal them.
The gap was clear.
"That's good news."
Hearing Kaiser's words, the Sanctuary's members breathed a sigh of relief.
Their top-tier combat power had advanced, a definite boon.
"Who's this?"
Sage looked at Brünhild.
"Odin's daughter, Brünhild."
"A demigod, very powerful."
"Roughly on par with you, Master."
Kaiser introduced.
Looking at the striking young woman, Sage, Eutychia, and Krest exchanged glances.
Good grief, a trip to the Nine Realms, and he brought back Odin's daughter.
But this was good news.
With Brünhild, the Sanctuary now had four steady Eighth Sense fighters.
Plus Kaiser, who could slay gods.
Even without Athena's reincarnation, the Sanctuary could suppress most evil gods.
In the infernal demon realm…
"Nidhogg lost?"
"A being rivaling Lord Lucifer."
"A human altered Ragnarök's fate."
Deep in the infernal realm, demon gods conversed.
Still sealed, they knew some external events.
The Nine Realms' upheaval couldn't escape the infernal realm's notice.
"I even sent intel to Helheim."
"Yet that Libra Gold Saint ruined it."
"The Nine Realms' gods were too arrogant."
"This defeat might wake them up."
Beelzebub, the demon god of gluttony, responded.
He had provided Kaiser's intel to the Nine Realms' evil gods.
"But that human is off."
"How long has it been, and he's this strong?"
Slaying Hati and crippling Sköll in one battle.
He directly altered Ragnarök's fate.
Though those beasts were second-tier gods, they shouldn't have fallen to a human.
"We must take him seriously."
A demon god voiced his doubts.
From Kaiser's suppression of the infernal realm to the Nine Realms' war, less than five years had passed.
He'd reached this level.
Not only slaying Hati but using Gungnir to shatter Nidhogg's shadow.
Causing it to be backlashed by the sun-moon power.
Allowing Odin to seize the chance to grievously wound it.
It wasn't an overstatement to say he single-handedly turned the tide.
This was a divine battlefield!
Nidhogg and Odin, beings rivaling the infernal realm's king Lucifer.
At least late Tenth Sense existences.
Yet a mortal like Kaiser turned the tide.
Not witnessing it, they couldn't imagine the scene.
"Regardless, the next Holy War is our chance."
"Hades, Poseidon, and other celestial gods have reincarnated."
"The next Holy War on Earth will be unprecedentedly fierce."
Some demon gods feared Athena greatly.
She held the authority of war.
Unlike Ares, with her wisdom authority, she was the goddess of victory!
She could fight and win.
This was why countless gods feared her.
"Has Athena truly grasped Earth's secrets?"
A demon god couldn't help but ask.
"Whether she has or not."
"The next Holy War, the Sanctuary's momentum is set."
"Win or die!"
The infernal demon gods debated.
In the Sanctuary…
"You can start preparing the godhead you wish to form."
Kaiser had just returned to Libra's Weapon Sanctuary when Athena's shadow appeared.
"I want to form the Chaos Godhead. Is it feasible?"
Hearing Athena, Kaiser looked at her.
"Chaos Godhead?"
Athena frowned, as if recalling something vague.
"I seem to have some impression of this godhead."
"But it's blurry."
"Do you know the conditions for forming it?"
Athena's brow furrowed.
This godhead seemed special.
Gods' memories shouldn't be vague.
But regarding the Chaos Godhead, Athena couldn't recall clearly.
That meant one thing.
This godhead involved significant and complex issues.
"I know some."
"And I'm confident."
Kaiser nodded.
"Then do it."
"With the god-slaying power, you can form any godhead you want."
Athena replied.
The blend of divine and god-slaying power would give Kaiser potential beyond the Tenth Sense.
Then, even Zeus might have little to say against him.
"I hope the next Heroic Spirit summon brings some surprises."
Kaiser gazed at the Valhalla projection within…
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