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At that very moment, Alex and Athena suddenly appeared, blocking Zhu Ganglie and the Deep Sand God.
"Much appreciated, little brother!" Luo Hao said with a slight smile, immediately reengaging Sun Wukong in a one-on-one clash.
Seeing this, Sun Wukong tried to activate the Covenant Art, intending to draw Zhu Ganglie's and the Deep Sand God's power into himself.
Alex naturally wasn't about to let that happen.
If that monkey succeeded in using the Covenant Art, Luo Hao would stand no chance.
Without hesitation, Alex unleashed his ultimate move. Activating the Authority Rending Silver Hand, he released his divine power at full output and cut Zhu Ganglie down with a single strike.
At the same time, Athena slew the Deep Sand God as well.
Having restored her trinity, Athena's strength was terrifying. The Deep Sand God had manifested only as a subordinate deity, his power greatly diminished. There was no way he could withstand her.
When Sun Wukong saw his two junior brothers fall, his rage exploded.
Luo Hao seized the opening and disrupted his spellcasting. Without the Covenant Art, Sun Wukong fought her for several thousand exchanges before his curse energy finally ran dry. In the end, he was cut down by Luo Hao.
[Group Member Luo Hao has slain a god and earned 5,000 points!]
In truth, Luo Hao's curse energy was also exhausted. However, her talent was monstrous. She had created a technique that fully restored her energy. Something Sun Wukong had never expected.
Seeing this, Alex finally let out a breath of relief.
He walked over to Luo Hao and found that her consciousness had already been pulled into the Netherworld.
Gently lifting her soft body into his arms, he left Tokyo.
There was no helping it. After the battle between Sun Wukong and Luo Hao, Tokyo had been completely destroyed, including the hotel they had been staying in.
They could only head to a nearby city instead.
Athena followed behind Alex, bringing Angela, Mariya Yuri, and the others with her.
As he flew through the air, Alex could clearly smell the faint fragrance on Luo Hao's body.
He had to admit, her looks were truly stunning.
Feeling the softness in his arms, Alex couldn't help but feel his thoughts wander.
An utterly dangerous idea crossed his mind.
They soon arrived in a nearby city and checked into what looked like a decent hotel, booking the most luxurious suite available.
Alex gently laid Luo Hao on the bed, tucked her in, and waited for her to wake up.
Not long after, Luo Hao regained consciousness.
When she saw herself lying on the bed, with Alex standing guard beside her, she felt both touched and slightly embarrassed.
In all her long life, no man had ever been this close to her.
Seeing her awake, Alex smiled and asked, "Sis, what Authority did you gain?"
Luo Hao closed her eyes to sense it, then opened them again, looking a little disappointed.
"An indestructible body."
It was essentially a Blessing of Steel, though stronger than ordinary versions.
Clearly, not everyone was as lucky as Alex.
Of course, Alex's luck came from his Development Ability: Luck.
On top of that, Pandora was deliberately nurturing him, pushing him toward severing the Final Steel. Each time he activated the Dark Christmas ritual through the Usurpation Ring, she would more or less ensure he received the best Authority.
Seeing Luo Hao's disappointment, Alex comforted her. "Sis, you didn't have a steel-type Authority before, right? This fills in a weakness. And after killing a god, you got 5,000 points. You can just buy another Authority from the group shop."
"You're right. I was overthinking it," Luo Hao said with a nod, no longer dwelling on it.
She opened the group shop and purchased another Authority.
This time, she chose Lightning Flash, the Authority of the fallen angel Remiel, who governed thunder and illusions.
The Black Prince Alec also possessed this power. It was a godspeed-type Authority.
Once activated, the user becomes wrapped in lightning, moving at extreme speeds. Sparks trail with every step as one enters a realm of unmatched divine speed, gaining reflexes as nimble as a cat's.
This was a fourth-dimensional movement technique, one that could even manipulate time itself.
Its applications were vast: acceleration and deceleration control, creating afterimages and flight, granting godspeed to others, making the body lighter than paper, concealing presence, and achieving silent, invisible movement.
However, after about five minutes, the brain would begin screaming in protest.
After twenty minutes, severe time-displacement nausea would set in.
Using it beyond one's limits could temporarily prevent the body from returning to normal speed.
Like all godspeed abilities, fine, precise movements were difficult.
The user could further develop it by partially or fully transforming their body into a manifestation of lightning.
They could accelerate freely while flying, crash into enemies while discharging purple lightning, fire long-range thunder bolts, and evade many attacks in lightning form.
This state reduced the physical burden of godspeed, but the powerful magic resistance inherent to a Godslayer's body would be lost.
With Indestructible Body supporting Lightning Flash, Luo Hao could clearly sustain it for much longer.
Now she had offense, soul defense through Black Dragon of the Underworld, physical defense through Indestructible Body, and godspeed through Lightning Flash. She had no weaknesses left.
Among Godslayers, aside from Alex, who had already broken past the limits, no one could match her.
Coupled with her martial arts and mystic techniques, she was practically omnipotent.
With Luo Hao's matters settled, Alex turned his attention to his own goals.
His reason for coming to the Godslayer world was simple: earn points.
Before the Familia War Game began, he intended to slay as many gods as possible.
Although Luo Hao's task for him was still godslaying, this time it required killing three deities.
Until he completed that, he could remain in the Godslayer world indefinitely.
That was why, after killing Yuan Hong, the group system had not yet announced task completion.
There was only one day left before the Familia War Game began.
For Alex, that was more than enough.
After resting briefly at the hotel, Alex, Luo Hao, and Athena returned to the ruins of Tokyo.
Since it was already destroyed, it made for a perfect battlefield.
Choosing an open area at random, Alex began inscribing the merged summoning ritual.
Then he turned to Luo Hao. "Sis, did you prepare the holy relics I asked for?"
With a small smile, Luo Hao took out two relics.
One was an orange pebble. The other was a fossilized scale.
Alex took them and tossed the pebble into the center of the ritual.
The next moment, the summoning began.
This time, no shrine maiden was needed. Alex had planned to supply the curse energy himself.
But Athena stopped him. "You'll be fighting again soon. Let me handle the energy."
Alex nodded without argument.
Athena began channeling her power.
The ritual activated, and a familiar divine presence descended.
Though it was already evening, the sky suddenly brightened as if it were noon. The sun, which had already begun to set, rose once more.
At that sight, the upper echelons of the Sakura Nation completely broke down.
If they were given another chance, they would never have dared to imprison Sun Wukong.
Alex and Luo Hao were simply relentless.
Fighting unruly gods on their soil, releasing Sun Wukong, and now this. Two cataclysmic battles had already cost them dearly.
And now there was a third.
If this continued, the country would be sent back to the Stone Age.
Some government officials and mage families had already begun packing, preparing to flee the country.
In their eyes, the nation was finished.
Alex looked up at the blazing sun, a hint of surprise on his face.
There was no need to guess. The summoned deity was clearly a sun god.
Sure enough, from the center of the sun stepped a middle-aged man.
He wore ancient Chinese robes and a flowing red cloak.
His handsome face carried a sharp, murderous edge. He was clearly in a terrible mood.
Dragged out of mythology and forced to become an unruly god, anyone would be furious.
Yuan Hong had been the same.
"It's the Solar Star Lord!" Alex exclaimed.
That was right. The deity he had summoned was the Daoist god of the sun.
Fortunately, it was not the most ancient sun god.
According to myth, that one was the sun itself.
The Daoist Solar Star Lord was merely its agent. The gap between them was immense.
"Rakshasa King, you dare summon me as an unruly god. You deserve death!" the Solar Star Lord roared, his fury erupting as he locked onto Alex.
He didn't even give Alex a chance to speak before attacking.
Blazing solar fire fell like meteors, crashing toward the ground.
Alex responded just as decisively, activating a new ability from the Eighty-Nine Mystic Arts: Heaven and Earth Manifestation.
His 1.86-meter frame expanded instantly, growing into a giant over three thousand meters tall.
The solar flames were slapped out of existence with a single palm.
He then grabbed the sun the Solar Star Lord had manifested and slammed it into the ground like a basketball.
The entire Sakura Nation shook.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions.
It was a scene of utter annihilation, a living hell on earth.
"Damn it, the Eighty-Nine Mystic Arts!" the Solar Star Lord cried out, completely losing the will to fight.
How was he supposed to fight this?
Alex gave him no chance to flee. After crushing the sun, he threw a single punch.
Boom.
The Solar Star Lord didn't even have time to dodge before being obliterated.
[Group Member Alex has slain a god and earned 5,000 points!]
Seeing how effortlessly Alex killed a god, as casually as eating or drinking, Luo Hao felt a powerful longing for the Eighty-Nine Mystic Arts herself.
After killing the Solar Star Lord, Alex deactivated Heaven and Earth Manifestation and returned to normal size.
Before he could even steady himself, he felt Pandora's summons.
"Sis, help me up for a moment," he said to Luo Hao.
He closed his eyes, and his consciousness left his body.
Luo Hao caught him, gently lowering him to the ground. Without caring about the dirt, she knelt down and rested his head on her thighs.
Looking at Alex's handsome face, a small smile appeared on her lips.
Having lived over two hundred years without ever being close to a man, her heart began to beat a little faster, a strange new feeling stirring within her.
Athena, watching from the side, couldn't help clicking her tongue.
The Netherworld.
The moment Alex arrived, an excited Pandora pounced on him.
"That was fast! You already killed the fourth descendant god!" she said happily.
Alex rolled his eyes. "Hurry up and start the ritual. I still have more gods to kill."
"Alright, alright. Mommy's starting now!" Pandora said gleefully, summoning the Usurpation Ring and activating the Godslayer ritual.
The Solar Star Lord's curse energy and Authority flowed into Alex.
The total amount of divine power in his body rose to eight times that of an ordinary Godslayer, and he gained a new Authority: Sovereignty of the Sun.
Of course, this was not the Sovereignty of the Sun from the Little Garden world. It just shared the name.
Its ability was simple: control over the sun.
That left Alex rather annoyed.
He already had Lord of the Sky and Eastern God of War, both of which could manipulate the sun. Now he had another overlapping Authority.
What a waste.
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When Alex woke up, he found his head resting on Luo Hao's lap.
Holy hell. Luo Hao's lap pillow.
He could hardly believe it. He was actually getting a lap pillow from Luo Hao.
Seeing him awake, Luo Hao asked, "What's your new Authority?"
Alex gave a wry smile and explained Sovereignty of the Sun.
After hearing it, Luo Hao couldn't help laughing. Now it was her turn to comfort him.
Alex shook his head helplessly, no longer caring.
His main goal was earning points anyway. Authorities were secondary.
He already had plenty, and his set was more than complete.
After resting for a bit, Alex got up from her lap.
He would have liked to stay longer, but time waited for no one.
First, he sent a message through the group chat to Hestia, asking her to send two red packets so he could update his Blessing.
Hestia responded instantly.
Alex opened the packets, and his Blessing began to update automatically.
[Status]:
Strength: I0 → SSS 9999 Endurance: I0 → SSS 9999 Dexterity: I0 → SSS 9999 Agility: I0 → SSS 9999 Magic: I0 → SSS 9999
Same as always. Every stat pushed straight to the SSS cap of 9999.
"..."
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