As for the two-headed dragon clones, they were naturally left to the other heroes and gods to handle.
It wasn't like even a single clone still needed Aslan's direction and command, right? If so, they'd be too useless.
Aslan also focused his attention on Kalki, using his spatial abilities to assist him. However, Kalki was too young.
Unlike Azi Dahaka, who had fought countless Pantheons, Kalki was only a few days old. Apart from his strong physique and an unactivated Another Cosmology, he had no other advantages against Azi Dahaka. He didn't even have a decent weapon.
Aslan paused for a moment, then turned to Indra, who was still fighting Zarathustra. He saw the beautiful golden spear in Indra's hand. After a brief silence, he unhesitatingly reached out and snatched Vasavi Shakti from Indra's grip.
"Take it!"
"Uncle Indra, lend Vasavi Shakti to Kalki. He's struggling a bit against Azi Dahaka barehanded."
Indra felt like crying. He was already uneasy. He relied on Vasavi Shakti to hold off Zarathustra, who was recklessly burning his Spirit Status. The wounds from two hundred years ago still hadn't fully healed. Now, he might lose against Zarathustra.
Then Indra pulled out his Vajra and kept controlling lightning to fend off Zarathustra.
What else could he do?
Both were old-timers who'd lived for thousands of years. Zarathustra was no weaker than him. Plus, Indra was still heavily injured, so just holding on was already good.
If it weren't for him, perhaps only the Demon King of the Bulls could survive briefly under Zarathustra's hands before dying of aging.
The Demon King of the Bulls hadn't reached a level of mastery over his Strength Authority to break the law of aging.
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Meanwhile, after receiving Vasavi Shakti, Kalki's strength surged instantly. After all, to some extent, he was the savior within the Hindu Pantheon's worldview.
But as known, the Hindu religion was now split into two factions: the Heavenly Forces led by Indra and the Sun King Group led by Vishnu's incarnation.
Kalki was the savior born from the Sun King Group's investment.
The combination of ten worldviews was indeed powerful but left many gaps due to conflicts among them. Still, as part of the Hindu worldview, using Vasavi Shakti was easy for him. At the very least, he wouldn't fail to unleash Vasavi Shakti's true power. And Indra's Vasavi Shakti was an Another Cosmology.
It was highly sensitive to compatibility. Forcing its use with poor compatibility would only lead to rejection. But with good compatibility, the boost was significant. Like now, Kalki, wielding Vasavi Shakti, even managed to suppress Azi Dahaka temporarily.
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"Maxwell, where are you going?"
A figure in red and blue, controlling ice and fire, kept blinking across the sky. He teleported, dodging countless shadow attacks chasing him. Even after escaping to a high altitude, tens of thousands of miles from his shadow, the shadow still stabbed at him with thousands of shadow thorns.
He'd tried teleporting to escape Lamia's pursuit, but it failed. Lamia had completely locked onto his shadow. She had merged with Maxwell's shadow. No matter how much Maxwell teleported, as long as he couldn't sever his connection to his shadow, Lamia would always be in it, hunting him.
Until he handed over the Third Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status!
"Quickly hand over the Third Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status! His Highness is waiting for your Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status."
Lamia spread her shadow-made wings, like an angel's, emerging from Maxwell's shadow. She stared at him and declared loudly. Though this was confidential information, this was the effect she wanted. She only needed to draw Aslan's attention. With Aslan's mastery over space, Maxwell wouldn't escape.
That way, the Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status could be secured, and Maxwell's purpose would be fulfilled.
Hearing "Perpetual Motion Machine" countless gazes instantly focused on Maxwell. Even Indra, suppressing Zarathustra, couldn't help but look up.
He might've realized why Ouroboros released Azi Dahaka.
Ouroboros planned to explain themselves to the gods by surpassing Absolute Evil after preparing. Thinking of this, Indra's expression grew graver. He couldn't imagine how chaotic Little Garden would become or how much Ouroboros's power would swell if they truly surpassed Absolute Evil and let the gods reap massive benefits.
"Damn it, this cursed Ouroboros really knows how to seize opportunities!" Indra couldn't help cursing.
Ouroboros, as it was now, dared to attack Arcadia directly. What else would they dare do after growing stronger? Indra didn't even want to imagine.
Would the lower layers ever know peace?
Would the Heavenly Forces still have authority?
Instantly, Indra was in a dilemma. On one hand, if Absolute Evil wasn't surpassed, the Wind of Decadence would descend, and Little Garden would be utterly destroyed.
On the other hand, if Ouroboros claimed all the achievements, Little Garden's lower layers might return to the initial chaos, without order.
Though the current order in the lower layers was terrible, thanks to the Heavenly Forces and the hierarchical ruler system, bad order was still far better than chaos.
Ouroboros was indeed a venomous snake hiding in the dark. One strike was an absolute, lethal blow. Silent, then shocking everyone.
Honestly, Indra slightly regretted attacking Ouroboros now. They'd hidden too long, their preparations too thorough.
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On the other side, Aslan didn't miss the chance to seize the Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status. He reached out, aimed at Maxwell, and gripped the space.
"Kalki! Now!"
"Golden Flame of the Sun Wheel!"
Aslan controlled space, locking Maxwell in place and sealing his teleportation ability.
Kalki didn't miss the chance. He unleashed the Golden Flame of the Sun Wheel, annihilating Maxwell, the paradox demon with the Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status, on the spot.
As for the Third Perpetual Motion Machine Spirit Status that would flow to Copellia, Aslan intercepted it with Magic: The Gathering.
"I can't let this Spirit Status escape. If it does, everything's over."
The Perpetual Motion Machine was something that shouldn't exist for Little Garden and human history. Or rather, according to Little Garden's Central Core and human history, the Perpetual Motion Machine was a mistake, a paradox. So, if it flowed to Copellia, she'd instantly become a Last Trial of Mankind, as in the original story, and face the Wind of Decadence's trial.
But this time, there was no Izayoi, the true Third Perpetual Motion Machine fitting the era, to prove to Little Garden it truly existed and keep it. Instead, it would be instantly annihilated by the Wind of Decadence. Like the paradox demon Maxwell, its existence was wholly denied by science.
Then Aslan looked at Kalki, fighting Azi Dahaka, and sank into thought.
"Should I let Kalki surpass Absolute Evil now and let Angra Mainyu become the true Absolute Evil?"
"Or keep sealing Azi Dahaka and plan again later?"
The key elements were gathered. The chance to surpass Absolute Evil was at hand. But was now really the best opportunity to let Angra Mainyu become Absolute Evil?
No, it wasn't the best time.
The Umbrella Corporation hadn't grown, and its virus hadn't spread throughout Little Garden to cause irreparable consequences. It couldn't even threaten the gods; instead, it would trigger the Wind of Decadence like Absolute Evil. Its impact would only harm the lower layers and human history.
Moreover, a newly formed Absolute Evil in Angra Mainyu wouldn't affect the countless gods. Even the current Absolute Evil was the same. Azi Dahaka's impact on the gods wasn't even as great as Dystopia's in the past.
At least the gods truly feared Dystopia. Unlike now, where Ouroboros even dared use Azi Dahaka for their own goals.
So, it was better to wait and grow stronger. At least until the Last Trial of Mankind Spirit Status targeting gods, Kali Yuga, was formed.
Aslan suppressed his restless heart and desire for Absolute Evil's power. Now wasn't the time.
Then Aslan saw the gold coin that dropped after Maxwell's death, along with a gift unscathed by the Golden Flame of the Sun Wheel. It was Salamandra's true inherited Gift, the reason Salamandra stood tall in the lower layers for years.
Another Cosmology Void Star · Tai Sui and Dragon Sun Authorities!
Perhaps it was time to end this.
"Mirror reflecting the sky to the equator! False Star: Taisui!"
With the Yanhuang Zisun bloodline and the [Chenlong] and [Xugou] Sun Authorities in hand, Aslan had no trouble using False Star: Taisui. At the very least, restricting Azi Dahaka wouldn't be difficult.
Azi Dahaka also sensed Aslan's intent, but the only thing that could counter an Another Cosmology was another Another Cosmology!
To avoid being sealed again and to make the justice that surpassed him more righteous, Azi Dahaka finally unleashed his full power!
"Avesta activated – Counter them in sequence!"
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