Chapter 25 Chaos and Laws
The gods were all horrified. While they were fiercely battling the Wild God, they were also involuntarily sensing the main battlefield where the Nine-Faced Dragon God was fighting the Lord of Terror.
The scene there was terrifying—the nine-colored primal force poured down and intertwined like a surging galaxy, and the fundamental laws of the universe were casually manipulated by the Nine-Faced Dragon God into his techniques.
This dragon god usually appeared lazy and calm, but no one expected that the power he truly displayed would be so great.
The Primal Titan repelled the charging Ara God with a single punch, his heart filled with astonishment. "Nine-Faced Dragon, how come I didn't know you were so powerful?"
He pondered to himself, feeling far more shocked than resentful, "This power is almost approaching that of the goddesses Suren and Shar at the beginning of creation, isn't it?"
The Wild God faction began to stir with unease. The reason these beings, originating from chaos, united was based on the absolute deterrent power of the Lord of Terror.
Witnessing the Lord of Terror being repeatedly injured by the overwhelming onslaught of the Nine-Faced Dragon God, the chaotic nature of some powerful Wild Gods gradually overcame their fear, and a restless ambition quietly sprouted—perhaps this was the perfect opportunity to take his place.
However, the ara-god Utau held a different view. While dealing with the goddess of magic, it observed the battle situation.
It clearly realized that if the Lord of Terror were defeated, they, the group of desolate gods, would surely face annihilation when facing the Nine-Faced Dragon God and all the other gods at their full power.
The only variable might be the Chaos Axe that once tore apart the world's barrier.
Only a world-destroying divine power could possibly turn the tide of battle in an instant, or even defeat the Nine-Faced Dragon God.
A crazy plan quickly took shape in Utau's chaotic mind.
It began to secretly connect dozens of wild gods it could influence with the whispers unique to chaos.
Chaotic thoughts were silently transmitted among the gods, causing their battle trajectories to subtly shift. While seemingly still entangled with the gods, they were actually making subtle incursions toward the edge of the main battlefield.
The Lord of Terror immediately detected the chaotic thoughts transmitted by Utau and instantly understood his intentions.
Despite being severely suppressed by the Nine-Faced Dragon God, His rich combat experience and instincts remained.
He began to intentionally guide the battle, seemingly forced but actually deliberately fighting and retreating in a roundabout direction towards the group of wild gods.
At the same time, the devouring power emanating from the Chaos Axe in His hand quietly increased.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God's all-seeing Dragon God's Eyes had already taken in every subtle movement.
His gaze swept over the mysteriously approaching deities, then returned to the Lord of Terror.
An arrogance arose in the heart of the Nine-Faced Dragon God.
He has countless ways to easily interrupt this process: to isolate it with the laws of space, to interfere with it with the laws of creation, or even to directly unleash a devastating attack on those wild gods.
But He chose to remain silent.
"So what if you absorb the power?" the Nine-Faced Dragon God thought arrogantly. "This is a good opportunity to see just how powerful an attack with such combined power can be."
While overwhelming superiority brought control, it diminished the enjoyment. He longed to witness his opponent's all-out effort and was also curious about the strike that cleaved the world's barrier.
Thus, the Nine-Faced Dragon God's offensive continued as fiercely as a reversed galaxy, with the nine-colored primal force bombarding in cycles and the power of laws constantly intertwining and pressing down. It seemed to be forcing the Lord of Terror to retreat step by step and getting closer and closer to the group of desolate gods, but in reality, it tacitly allowed the situation to evolve.
"Deadly arrogance!" The Primal Titan sensed something amiss and hissed angrily. However, he was tightly bound by several powerful Wild Gods and couldn't break free to warn them.
The other astute deities also felt uneasy; the Lord of Terror's movements were too deliberate. However, they were all embroiled in a fierce battle and powerless to intervene in the duel.
As they drew near, the Lord of Terror suddenly unleashed an unprecedented burst of chaotic energy, exploding like a supernova and forcefully repelling the Nine-Faced Dragon God.
The Lord of Terror seized the opportunity and raised the Chaos Axe high toward the group of Wild Gods who had already taken their best positions.
The Chaos Axe unleashed a terrifying devouring power, a plundering of the very source!
"No! Utau! You've deceived us!" Several Aragami, realizing their doom was imminent, let out horrified and desperate howls, struggling to escape. But it was too late.
Those dozens of desolate gods were utterly powerless against the supreme divine might of the Lord of Terror. Their forms, energy, and even their chaotic essence were forcibly devoured amidst their shrill screams and desperate struggles, and thrown into the Chaos Axe.
The Chaos Axe emitted a humming sound as if it came from the beginning of time, and all the twisted and strange patterns on the axe suddenly lit up and wriggled like living things.
This caused chaos to form around the Lord of Terror, which then eroded the entire astral plane.
Space spontaneously collapses and annihilates on a large scale, then twists and reassembles around the axe blade; the concept of time becomes fragmented under its influence.
The Lord of Terror's body swelled as well. He slowly turned around, facing the Nine-Faced Dragon God once more.
At this moment, the Chaos Axe truly returned to its overloaded state briefly, containing enough power to cleave the world barrier once again.
"Nine-faced Dragon God! Witness! This is the ultimate power of chaos!"
The Lord of Terror let out a deafening roar, gripped the axe handle tightly with both arms, and poured all the primal power he had absorbed from his kind into it without reservation, slashing down fiercely at the Nine-Faced Dragon God!
This axe strike abandons all techniques and variations, leaving only the purest and most extreme will to destroy.
An indefinable torrent of chaos surged forth, tearing space apart and ruthlessly distorting time wherever it passed. Light and even all concepts were swallowed up, as if to drag everything back to the primordial chaos!
The gods' expressions changed drastically. They felt an unprecedented and deadly threat. The power of this attack far exceeded anything they had ever seen before!
The wild gods roared excitedly, their expressions immediately changing as if they were witnessing the nine-faced dragon god being cleaved in two.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God showed no fear; on the contrary, he was extremely focused.
The nine-colored primal force around him was circulating wildly at an unprecedented rate, and the dazzling halo almost solidified into a crystalline wall.
The many fundamental laws of the universe—creation, destruction, space, time, order, chaos—were instantly unified by His incredibly subtle will, layered, interwoven, and reconstructed before Him.
Instead of dodging, He elevated His understanding and power of the laws to the extreme, condensing them into an ultimate barrier that integrates various opposing forces and fundamental laws of the universe.
Its barrier seems to integrate many laws, forming a small universe.
The chaotic torrent collided violently with the nine-colored barrier.
The expected loud noise did not occur, because even the existence of sound was erased by the extreme force at the point of impact.
Only the purest, most radiant energy and the all-consuming darkness intertwine, annihilate, and regenerate in a frenzy!
A sphere containing terrifying energy enough to restart the universe rapidly expands from the point of impact!
All the gods and wild gods on the battlefield involuntarily stopped fighting, staring in horror at the outcome of the duel that would determine the fate of everything.
The Lord of Terror frantically wielded the Chaos Axe, and the chaotic torrent surging from its blade seemed endless.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God's massive dragon body remained as stable as a mountain, maintaining the barrier of laws. The nine primal forces operated with astonishing efficiency, constantly analyzing, neutralizing, and transforming the chaotic energy that was impacting them.
The barrier cracked with minute lines from time to time under the impact of the chaotic torrent, but was instantly repaired and mended by the pure power of laws that surged in afterward.
The ever-expanding energy sphere fluctuated violently, emitting an extremely unstable and terrifying aura, as if it were about to explode completely at any moment, devouring everything around it.
"In vain! This is the ultimate manifestation of chaos! You have no chance of resisting it!" the Lord of Terror roared, trying to shake his opponent's resolve.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God did not respond, focusing most of his attention on maintaining the barrier and analyzing this chaotic power