Chapter 706: Eternal Night
Swoosh—
In the skies of the present world.
Two figures stood out of thin air, gazing at the pitch-black Sun in the sky.
Time seemed frozen at dusk, with a blood-like glow spilling over the world, radiating an increasingly terrifying heat.
The setting Sun fell upon the shoulders of the two, as Mr. Jing Yao spoke:
"Kinsley's authority and Strength are excessively powerful, to the extent that the great power has leaked from the Star Realm into the present world, manifesting phenomena and calamities... In a few months, half the Mortals in the present world will perish, Angels and Sub-Gods will be forced to slumber to reduce consumption, and even we True God may not escape this fate in the near future."
"Therefore, He must die."
Chen Lun nodded, his tone indifferent.
"This battle was inevitable, only slightly premature."
"Jack, take heed, as Kinsley is the strongest of the old Seven Gods..."
Mr. Jing Yao turned to advise.
"I know."
Chen Lun took a deep breath.
"Let us begin, Mr. Angela."
"Hmm."
Mr. Jing Yao nodded.
Immediately, he raised his hand with a sweep, and a profound, intricate Magic circle appeared in front of the two, seeming to overlap with the Sun in the sky.
A myriad of countless small Dharma Seals within the Magic circle shifted positions, layered and nested until they finally moved into the correct position, emitting a dazzling cyan-green light.
"Let's go, this will be the battle to decide the Destiny of the Anita Continent."
Mr. Jing Yao opened the Great Gate to the Star Realm and said solemnly.
Chen Lun said nothing, gripping his hat's brim as he stepped forward, disappearing first into the Magic circle.
Mr. Jing Yao followed closely behind.
Once the two had left, the Magic circle closed and dissipated on its own.
When Chen Lun entered the Star Realm, the first sensation was heat.
An incomparable heat, the temperature at least in the thousands.
The originally deathly silent Star Realm, shrouded by the starry sky, was now filled with distorted, noisy airstreams, whistling and droning, everything visible was a blurred golden-red hue, the Earth having been unknowingly melted and vaporized by light and heat, disappearing without a trace.
Leaving only a void of golden-red and emptiness.
There was nothing but light and heat.
Chen Lun and Mr. Jing Yao were suspended in mid-air.
Directly ahead, a colossal giant Sun occupied the entire field of view, black, deep, obscuring the unfathomable truth beneath.
The outline at the Sun's edge surged and twisted with blood-like rays, crisscrossing and converging at the base, casting down a blinding straight light.
The Father Sun, out of control, erupted with horrific pollution accumulated over countless epochs, containing enough corruption and malice in the light and heat permeating the Star Realm to instantly kill a Saint.
Chen Lun stared blankly at the Sun, his pupils reflecting a golden-red.
In the darkness, a figure slowly approached.
His face was indistinguishable, or perhaps he had no face at all.
This being stood over two meters tall, bereft of any clothing or adornment, with a body of perfect golden proportions, vague muscular lines and contours could be seen, enveloped entirely in a blinding golden light, constantly radiating terrifying light and heat.
At the moment He appeared, it was as if He alone remained in this world.
Light and heat converged into a point, silently praising this pure white deity.
"Sun God Father Sun, Kingsley Huzzworth."
Chen Lun murmured.
Clang!!
The next moment, a beam of light burst forth.
The Father Sun, unseen, appeared beside Chen Lun, wielding a golden Cross Sword to cleave his head, yet was blocked in time by an ivory-handled white cane.
After the piercing chime, the shockwaves caused the entire visual field to wrinkle.
Buzz—
The golden Cross Sword blossomed into countless remnants.
The pure white heatwave radiated outwards once more, causing the temperature to soar.
Everything seemed to be blurring and twisting.
Chen Lun's clothing, skin, muscles, and bones crumbled to ash within an instant, his entire being seeming to melt into a pure white.
On the initial encounter, Chen Lun was killed instantly!
Beside him, Mr. Jing Yao also bore the brunt of the light and heat, he cast the supreme Magic, causing a dark cyan Crystallization to appear on his surface, reflecting the light and heat away... yet even so, he was blasted away by the unmatched power.
The next second.
Boom!!
A tattered pale robe twisted and blossomed, revealing a gigantic silhouette.
The ivory engraved Cross Sword slashed down upon the Father Sun's head.
Clang!!
In comparison, the "insignificant" golden figure astonishingly held back the sky-shading white sword curtain with a golden Cross Sword over a meter in length.
Light spilled in every direction.
Every thread of light and heat was the supreme Sun's power of the world; below Eternity, touch it and perish, with no chance of survival.
Clang clang clang!
Clang clang clang clang clang!!
Chen Lun, in the "King in Azure" form, impassively wielded the Cross Sword, striking at Father Sun with hundreds of slashing speed per second.
However, his opponent easily and effortlessly blocked every strike, moving at a speed unknown times faster than Chen Lun.
In the ten divine paths, regarding speed, the Sun should indeed be the fastest.
In the pure white vision, only the high-frequency flickerings were barely glimpsed.
The terrifying pollution radiation was intense to the extreme.
At this moment, even Angels dare not approach rashly... To merely witness the battle might result in eyes or senses being burned by the light.
For this divine war had already surpassed the ordinary True God rank.
Swoosh—
A blue, starlit-shining beam of pillar-like laser appeared in a flash, akin to a slash on white paper, hitting the golden body of Father Sun!
Like a meteor colliding with the Sun!
Boom!!
Gold and blue lights intermingled, twisted, and radiated.
They collapsed into a point, followed by an explosion.
The thunderous roar was deafening, and the Star Realm was in chaos.
True Magic God Jing Yao was renowned for his destructive power; he once shattered the entire Spirit World into three layers with just a finger.
This strike embodied Jing Yao's ultimate understanding and application of magic, a supreme magic concocted from unparalleled wisdom and knowledge.
The terrifying explosion lasted for about half an hour.
The Star Realm seemed to be overturned by the aftershock.
The flickering image of Fiery Father appeared in waves, seemingly affected by the magic, yet still not heavily injured.
A buzzing sound resonated.
The glowing body of Fiery Father suddenly expanded, illuminating the world like a ray of sunlight from the horizon, as he grew enormous, blotting out the sky and sun.
With a swing of the Cross Sword in his hand—
Thousands of rays of light shot indiscriminately at Chen Lun and Jing Yao!
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The Azure-clothed figure once again disintegrated into nothingness in the light and heat.
Completely powerless to resist.
"Restart."
Chen Lun's state reset, the thread of destiny returned to one second earlier.
Yet the light permeated every corner of the Star Realm, making him unable to escape.
And once again, he died.
"Restart."
The Azure-clothed figure reappeared, only to be killed by the light and heat again.
"Restart!"
"Restart!!"
Destiny restarted, repeating cycles.
Only after dying nearly a thousand times did the might of Fiery Father's strike diminish.
Chen Lun looked up at the incomparably gigantic golden figure, his heart trembling.
Fiery Father lives up to being the strongest True God!
The oppressive feeling he gave far surpassed all previous foes!
In his perception, a crystalline star over a hundred kilometers in diameter floated in the golden light a thousand miles away, unscathed by the light and heat.
Chen Lun knew that Master Jing Yao, facing such a formidable enemy as Fiery Father, had already revealed his Mythical Creature Form.
He took a deep breath.
The initial probing phase was over; it was time to reveal his trump card for a true life-and-death battle!
"Glaze!"
Chen Lun waved his hand, and the Pale Fire with a rainbow halo rose.
He was bathed in fire, as the "Destiny Aspect" and "Holy Fire Aspect" overlapped and combined.
The ivory engraved cross sword in his hand transformed into a Glass Spiral Sword in the blink of an eye, and without hesitation, he swung it!
Boom—
The twisting, swaying rainbow Pale Fire left a deep sword mark in the pure white world...
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Woo—
Woo woo—
The present world suddenly grew windy.
No, to be precise, it was a scorching hot blast!
Within the Empire, countless civilians endured the burning pain, gazing fearfully at the sky.
The crimson sky, which had been at dusk, was rapidly fading, gradually plunging into total darkness.
Moreover, the black sun hanging directly overhead in the center vanished.
"The sun... the sun is gone!"
"What on earth is happening?!"
People all over the world were astounded.
The sun disappeared, but the high temperatures persisted, as if an invisible light and heat continued to bake the Earth.
Under the guidance of the Empire's relevant departments, people had long since taken refuge in their underground basements or in official temporary underground shelters.
Yet even so, the temperature remained frighteningly high.
Resources became increasingly scarce, especially fresh water.
In such perilous times, even a sip of water became more precious than gold pounds, leading to endless chaos.
Despite the military and church's suppression and control, they couldn't completely prevent it.
Many elderly and children couldn't bear it and died of dehydration; survivors who lingered on the surface, even for a moment, would have their skin cracked and peel, followed by the growth of water blisters.
The night continued for several days, the sun still hadn't risen.
It was as if the world had entered an eternal night.
Fortunately, the high temperatures began to decrease.
It was akin to a ray of hope amidst the darkness for the people.
The Empire, high-ranking church officials, and Transcendents in the Mystic Realm constantly watched the sky because they knew all changes stemmed from the ongoing battles at the end of the mystery.
Only when the battles reached a conclusion would the catastrophe truly end.
At an unknown time.
Someone discovered that nightfall began to flash with white light frequently, and one by one, blue meteors crossed the night sky, often accompanied by a dull boom that lingered.
In an unknown corner, a long-haired man in a dirt-yellow cloak wrote on a scroll with a feather pen, recording this history.
He was the Earth Angel, Seth Mitchell.
"—Pale Calendar, Year 1, February 23rd, the 'King in Azure' Jack Spett, after consecutively killing the Sea God 'Eternal Sleeper' and the Blood God 'Lady Rose,' allied with the God of Magic 'Master Jing Yao' to the Star Realm, to engage in an undying battle against the berserk Sun God 'Fiery Father,' plunging the world into eternal night..."
The guest's expression was serious and solemn, with anticipation flashing in his eyes.
Recording this significant history was part of his Deification Ritual; he would maintain the most objective stance and attitude, absolutely not interfering.
Meanwhile, this history had to be publicized to the world—
Thus, every person in existence, even every living creature, heard his calm and detached narration.
The content included all significant events that occurred from the first day of the Pale Calendar, the Azure King's wedding, the fall of the Sea God and Blood God, and the ongoing supreme battle...
"The Sun God is fighting the King in Azure?!"
Countless people looked up at the white light and meteors in the night sky, rendered speechless.