92. Xiling: Goetia! I've come to bring you destruction!
A little while back...
"That...that's Mother! What do we do now?!" When Ishtar saw the huge figure slowly moving on the sea, her body began to tremble uncontrollably. She anxiously sought advice from Xiling beside her.
"It's very simple," Xiling answered calmly, pointing the holy sword in his hand at the figure in front of him.
"I'll go over and kill her, it's that simple."
Hearing Xiling's nonchalant way of handling the situation, Ishtar was clearly losing her composure!
"You're making it sound so easy! That's Tiamat, the goddess of creation! The mother goddess who gave birth to all life on this land!"
"Hahaha, then let's take on the Goddess of Creation!"
Xiling gave everyone a thumbs up and then said, "Kevin, let's go!"
Kevin, who had just stretched his limbs a little, shrugged after hearing Xiling's words.
Then, in the next instant—
Swish! Swish!
Two figures vanished instantly into the pterosaur's broad back!
Meanwhile, on the turbulent black mud sea below, a white figure and a figure resembling a human-shaped blazing sun instantly rushed into the interception formation formed by Rahmu, which resembled a black tide!
Xiling's goal was crystal clear—Tiamat!
As mentioned earlier, he just needed to go over and chop the other person up.
Is Tiamat powerful?
Without a doubt, she is definitely powerful!
In the original work, she is a "human evil" that was barely able to overcome with only under near-perfect circumstances, embodying human wisdom, courage, and sacrifice; she is an existence burdened with the name of creation. The layers upon layers of terrifying buffs make her an unshakeable embodiment of calamity. Without the meticulous planning of the original work, is there anyone capable of defeating Tiamat in this state?
The answer is yes, there is.
Xiling will intervene.
Tiamat is indeed very powerful, but she is weak compared to Xiling.
To fight Xiling, the most important thing is to avoid getting hurt! It's also best to avoid having any malicious or evil attributes! Tiamat possessed both, and her massive body made it impossible for her to dodge any of Xiling's attacks.
As for immortality?
Go tell that to the Holy Sword!
The densely packed, distorted, and shrill-screaming Rahmu, like a swarm of piranhas attracted by the scent of blood, fearlessly pounced on Xiling and Kevin, attempting to overwhelm them with sheer numbers.
However, Xiling merely flicked his wrist, and the holy sword left a sword mark—
A crescent-shaped sword light instantly spread out! Wherever the sword light touched, life withered. This sword directly cleared a path to the Mother Goddess from the surging black tide!
However, just as Xiling was about to break through Rahmu's encirclement—
Clatter! Clang! Clang!
A sharp metallic scraping sound tore through the air, and countless chains emerged from the void without warning, instantly intertwining and weaving into a sky-covering cage that precisely enveloped Xiling and Kevin in front of her!
Kingu has made his move!
He hovered in the air in the distance, roaring fiercely at the figure inside the cage:
"Don't come near Mother, you bastard!"
Countless celestial chains, layer upon layer, converged and bound towards the two people in the center from all directions.
Just as a slight smile appeared on Kingu's lips—
*Puff!*
*Boom!*
Flames suddenly erupted from the gaps in the intertwined chains! Instantly burning the chains to ashes!
Kevin, as radiant as the blazing sun, came into Kingu's view.
Kevin simply stood there, and the space around him distorted and deformed under the high temperature, while the steaming black mud and seawater beneath his feet made a violent boiling sound!
"So this is the person?"
Kingu frowned and stared at Kevin. The change in Kevin was simply unbelievable. At the same time, he recognized him as one of the people who had left traces in the north.
"Hmph! It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter how many come, as long as that guy gets taken care of."
Kingu's gaze shifted to the spot where Xiling had been bound by chains. However, the instant his gaze moved, a chill suddenly rose from the depths of his soul—
He disappeared!
The white figure vanished like a ghost from the not-yet-completely-closed chained cage! Inside the cage, only Kevin's figure, burning like the blazing sun, remained!
"What?!"
Kingu's handsome face was filled with utter astonishment and disbelief! He didn't even have time to think about how the other party had escaped; a deadly, terrifying premonition surged into his heart—
Waaah—!
A figure as bright as the sun appeared directly above Kingu!
Kevin's attack is coming!
A powerful and heavy sword strike, capable of splitting mountains and shattering peaks, carrying flames that could incinerate everything, crashed down! The scorching shockwave even preceded it, scorching the hair on Kingu's forehead!
"Ugh!"
Kingu channeled his magic into his hands! The magic instantly condensed into blades of light, which were blocked above his head by the fork!
Clang--!!!
At the moment of impact, Kingu felt as if he had been hit head-on by an erupting volcano! The terrifying, unreasonable pure power, accompanied by a temperature strong enough to melt steel, was forcefully poured into his body!
"Ugh—!"
Kingu groaned, his entire body transforming into a streak of light as he was sent flying backward at an astonishing speed! He crashed heavily into the churning sea of black mud, stirring up viscous waves tens of meters high.
However, the prelude to destruction was not over. Just as the golden goo crashed into the sea—
A fireball, less than a basketball in diameter, appeared silently in Kevin's hand. Its size was so small that it was an absurd contrast to the energy it contained!
The moment the fireball appeared, the surrounding Rahmu let out an unprecedented, piercing wail! Their twisted bodies began to spontaneously combust and melt, like wax figures near a fire! The seawater boiled violently under its terrifying heat!
Kevin said softly, "Let's call this move 'Ruthless Sun'."
The next second.
Kevin crushed it as if it were an ordinary glass bead—
He suddenly clenched his five fingers together!
*Crack—Pfft!*
The miniature "sun" shattered in his palm!
A radiance far more intense than the midday sun burst forth instantly from between Kevin's tightly clenched fingers!
It wasn't the spread of flames, but a torrent of pure light and heat! Like a rapidly expanding spherical domain, it swept and crushed indiscriminately in all directions, centered on Kevin!
Wherever the light reached, the seawater—not evaporated, but was directly decomposed! Rahmu, who had no time to escape, didn't even have time to let out a wail. In this extremely bright and intense light, his body instantly carbonized and disintegrated from the outside in!
"This...this is amazing!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu couldn't help but exclaim.
"Is this really something a human could do?!"
Ishtar exclaimed in shock as she cleared away the surrounding Rakhmu.
There was nothing she could do; given Kevin's attack just now, she felt that if she had been inside that area, she would have had a very slim chance of survival.
Quetzalcoatl chuckled and said, "Impressive! That's an incredible amount of calories. You're really something, buddy."
Just as everyone was still reeling from the shock of Kevin's devastating attack-
Boom!
The sea surface some distance away exploded! And a disheveled figure rushed out!
It's Kingu!
His appearance at this moment was horribly gruesome. His body was charred and twisted by the high temperature, with wisps of smoke rising from many places. His handsome face was contorted with extreme pain, and his eyes were fixed on Kevin, who was floating in the air like a human-shaped sun in the distance.
However, that resentful gaze lasted for less than a second—
Kingu forcefully suppressed his injuries and anger, transforming into a streak of light as he charged towards his mother, Tiamat, who stood as majestic as a mountain!
Just as Kingu was making his desperate sprint, a white figure had already arrived not far from Tiamat!
Xiling, have arrived!
Xiling's eyes reflected the colossal form of the Creator Mother Goddess, showing no wavering, no pity, and no intention to communicate whatsoever.
The so-called new humans created by the other side—those twisted, bloodthirsty Rahmu who are trying to replace all the old life forms—are ravaging the earth. For Xiling, knowing this is enough!
Clang—!
The clear sound of the holy sword being drawn seemed to cleanse the soul!
Without needing to charge up or announce it, silvery-white magic instantly wrapped around the blade of the holy sword!
The next second!
A massive, silvery-white pillar of light connecting the sky and the sea, without any frills and carrying the absolute power to sever wills, erupted from Xiling's hand with only one goal—to kill the Goddess of Creation!
"No—!!!"
Kingu, who was frantically rushing over, watched helplessly as the pure white pillar of light, symbolizing destruction, lit up, and immediately let out a heart-wrenching roar:
"What are you waiting for?! Goetia—!!!"
Just as Kingu's roar had not completely dissipated into the sea breeze—
The space less than ten meters above Xiling's head collapsed inward without warning, like fragile glass!
Immediately afterward—
A terrifying torrent of energy, indescribable in words, surged forth from the center! Wherever it passed, space trembled under its strain, and light was utterly distorted and swallowed up!
Its target is Xiling!
Boom----!!!
The speed of this beam of light surpassed all perception, striking Xiling with unparalleled precision as he unleashed his holy sword!
The Starry Cape instantly appeared in front of its owner!
Xiling was constantly hit by the light cannon, and in an instant, he was plunged into the sea at an unknown depth!
Boom!...
A second, deafening explosion rang out! It was even more terrifying than the destruction Kevin had caused before!
A terrifying explosion struck the seventh singularity, and everyone saw a mushroom cloud rising from the other side of a sea of clouds that stretched ten thousand meters into the distance.
At that very moment, a figure that was tiny compared to Tiamat drew all eyes to him.
No words were needed to declare it, no power was needed to demonstrate it; simply by standing there, his name and identity were already self-evident.
Demon King, Goetia.
The culprit of the burning of humanity is here!
Upon seeing that figure, Fujimaru Ritsuka gritted her teeth and shouted, "Goetia!!!!!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka's roar sounded rather small in the sea breeze.
The culprit that destroyed humanity is now suspended above the turbulent sea, coldly looking down at the tiny people below.
"Heh…"
Goetia let out a soft, ambiguous snort. His gaze didn't linger on Fujimaru Ritsuka for long, but instead looked at the still-burning flames of the explosion rising from the sea in the distance—the place where Xiling had been shot down.
"The interference from another dimension does indeed possess some unexpected power. However..."
Goetia slowly raised his hand:
"In the face of a predetermined future, any variable is merely a trivial ripple."
"Yeah"
A voice suddenly rang out.
As the voice rang out, the ocean seemed to be responding to someone's will, splitting to the left and right, and Goetia's gaze locked onto the white figure.
Xiling reached up and flicked his wet hair behind his back, a happy smile appearing on his lips as he looked at Goetia.
"This is the second time. It's time for you to pay your debt!"
The moment the last word falls—
In Goetia's vision, the edge of the Holy Sword was already within his reach!
Faced with Xiling appearing in front of him almost in the blink of an eye, Goetia showed no panic. It was as if he had expected it all along, or even just going with the flow!
Goetia took only one step back.
A magic circle unfolded behind him without warning!
Goetia's figure vanished instantly within the magic circle.
However!
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiling plunged headlong into the magic array!
The magic circle exploded into countless light fragments like shattered glass the instant the two figures disappeared, quickly dimming and dissipating into the air.
The clear, trusting tone of Xiling lingered in the air:
"The rest over there... are yours to handle!"
"—All you need to do is hold on!!!"
These final words, like the beating of war drums, once again became the main theme: Tiamat's unconscious moans, Kingu's joy, and the twisted shrieks of Rahmu, who was beginning to regroup!
Inside Temple of Time.
Xiling stood below, looking up at the figure on the throne, looking down at him.
The holy sword was raised and pointed at the opponent.
"Are you ready, Goetia?"
"I have brought you destruction!"
As soon as Xiling finished speaking...
The earth shattered instantly, and 72 demonic pillars rose from the ground, their countless scarlet eyes staring directly at Xiling.
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A/N [Author Notes]:
Xiling: Goetia! I have brought you destruction!!!