The next half month passed in rare peace. With the disappearance of countless supernatural abilities and figures, every country entered a period of rapid and stable development.
At the very least, things were far better than before.
With Pepper managing Stark Group, money meant nothing to Lucien. Each day, aside from cultivation, he indulged in luxury without restraint.
But today was different.
Far out in the universe, a long rainbow streaked forward at terrifying speed. In less than ten minutes, it would reach Earth.
On the rooftop of a towering building, inside an open air swimming pool, Lucien lifted his head from the water. His gaze locked onto the streak of light cutting across the sky.
A loud explosion followed.
His body transformed into a golden white rainbow and shot upward, breaking through the atmosphere. Within two breaths, he had entered space.
He took a step.
Space folded.
A distance of 800,000 meters compressed beneath his foot. After several steps, Lucien came to a stop above a massive planet.
Uranus.
Its size dwarfed Earth, its mass far greater.
Moments later, the incoming rainbow released a terrifying surge of energy. When the light faded, Odin stood there, clad in battle armor, the Eternal Spear gripped firmly in his hand.
From the very beginning, Odin had no intention of speaking.
He vanished and reappeared in front of Lucien, the Eternal Spear thrusting forward with enough force to tear space apart.
A red glow flickered in Lucien's eyes.
He twisted his body to dodge. At the same time, his right leg swept out. It was coated in Armament Haki, reinforced by Iron Body and Hardening, and transformed into a crystal like structure radiating intense heat and steam.
Odin's eyes burned with fury. He raised his armored elbow to block.
The impact landed like a meteor.
Odin's head snapped to the side as his body turned into a streak of light, crashing down toward Uranus.
Lucien tilted his head slightly. The golden white aura around him surged, his pupils shifting into a purple diamond pattern before turning completely golden white. His eyebrows lifted as his entire body accelerated forward in pursuit.
Boom.
Odin slammed into the surface, the impact forcing mountains to rise.
He stood there, gripping the Eternal Spear, completely unharmed.
"Roar!!!"
A dragon's roar echoed across space.
A massive divine dragon manifested behind Lucien, its body stretching endlessly, its presence shaking the planet before it even arrived.
The entire Uranus trembled violently.
Odin stepped forward, his white hair and beard fluttering wildly. The Eternal Spear surged with chaotic energy as he thrust it toward the descending dragon.
In an instant, energy flooded the battlefield. The sky turned blinding white.
"You better not disappoint me," Lucien said coldly.
He appeared in front of Odin, his crystal right palm slamming against the Eternal Spear. Up close, he met Odin's furious gaze.
His left hand struck out immediately, accompanied by another deafening dragon's roar.
Odin clenched his left fist, power gathering as if he held an entire planet within it. He collided head on with Lucien's strike.
Shockwaves erupted in all directions, tearing the land apart for hundreds of kilometers.
The two vanished.
They reappeared a hundred thousand meters away.
Lightning coiled around the Eternal Spear as Odin attacked again.
Time seemed to slow.
Lucien's eyes flickered red as he dodged and countered with an uppercut.
But it struck nothing.
An afterimage.
Another hundred thousand meters away, Lucien's leg swept toward Odin's head while Odin inverted his grip and thrust the spear toward Lucien's heart.
The afterimages shattered.
A massive shockwave spread outward, carving through the land like a blade. When everything settled, a gigantic basin remained.
From space, Uranus now bore a massive scar stretching across its surface. Mushroom clouds rose endlessly.
In just five minutes, one fifth of the planet had been erased.
Inside the basin, the sound of dripping blood echoed.
Lucien stood there, breathing heavily. Blood flowed from his mouth, dripping onto the shattered ground.
The golden white aura around him flickered constantly, streaks of lightning dancing across his body.
Iron Body, Armament Haki, Hardening, and extreme heat layered over him, making him look like a living crystal forged in fire.
Opposite him, Odin stood with the Eternal Spear. His armor showed visible damage, and his beard was stained red with blood.
His eyes lowered slightly, filled with killing intent.
Odin stepped forward.
Mountains rose around the basin.
He leaned back, gathering every ounce of power into the Eternal Spear. Chaotic energy wrapped around it as it shone with a freezing, deadly light.
Then he threw it.
The spear transcended distance instantly.
Lucien's eyes flickered rapidly as he saw countless futures within four seconds.
Every path ended the same.
He could not avoid it.
The Eternal Spear would always hit its target.
Lucien roared. The divine dragon behind him surged forward, stretching beyond Uranus and colliding with the spear.
The impact shattered his right arm instantly.
The spear pierced straight through his heart.
Its force drove him across the planet, tearing through layers of earth before pinning him against a towering mountain.
The Eternal Spear began draining his life force.
His arm regenerated.
Lucien grabbed the spear with both hands and tried to pull it out, but it refused to move, as if fused with his body.
"A broken spear like this wants to devour me?"
Eight crystal spikes burst from his body, wrapping tightly around the spear. With a savage roar, he ripped it out, tearing flesh and blood along with it.
The spear vibrated violently in his grip, trying to escape.
At that moment, Odin appeared above him, his right foot crashing down toward Lucien's head.
Snap.
Lucien snapped his fingers.
Time froze for one second.
Odin's attack halted mid motion.
Lucien raised his finger. A beam of death shot forward, piercing straight through Odin's heart. At the same time, his knee drove upward.
The collision resumed.
Odin was blasted backward, blood spraying from his mouth as his chest bled heavily.
"Time ability," Odin said coldly, his expression dark.
The wound in his chest began healing rapidly.
Lucien kicked the Eternal Spear away.
A wolf tooth club appeared in his hand. The vibranium earring on his left ear spread and wrapped around the weapon, which he then coated with Armament Haki, Hardening, and intense heat until it glowed like burning metal.
Odin raised his hand.
The Eternal Spear, which had been sent flying into the sky, turned into a streak of light and returned to his grip.
Their eyes met.
The planet trembled violently.
Air pressure exploded outward as they charged.
The Eternal Spear and the blazing club collided, producing a deafening sound.
Lightning gathered in Odin's left hand as he struck forward.
Lucien met it head on with his crystal fist.
The ground shattered and lifted into the sky.
They reappeared in mid air, their movements so fast that afterimages lingered unnaturally.
Time itself seemed distorted around them.
Ten minutes passed.
Or perhaps half an hour.
Then it happened.
A massive explosion tore through space.
Uranus shattered completely.
Light and heat surged outward, enough to burn everything in existence. Yet within the chaos, two streaks of light continued clashing, erasing entire asteroid fields as they passed.
Dragon roars echoed.
Thunder roared endlessly.
A streak of divine light pierced through Lucien's body. He spat out blood, yet still swung his weapon across Odin's head.
Neither retreated.
Both kicked at the same time.
Bones cracked.
Armor shattered.
Their vision blurred as they were sent flying through space, smashing through asteroid fields with unstoppable force.