Death… And Me

Chapter 4346: Festivities

Although it looked as if quite some time had passed, the truth was that Ranka and Nazzun reached that conclusion within a single second.

Immediately afterward, Ranka placed both hands on Nazzun’s fur. Streams of Godly Energy surged out of his body and flowed directly into Nazzun.

Nazzun’s eyes changed at once.

His pupils narrowed, becoming more similar to a reptile’s than a wolf’s. Golden light radiated from them, and anyone who looked closely would immediately notice that they were identical to the eyes of the small yellow lizard resting atop the Bull Godly Horror.

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The battlefield, which had been on the verge of erupting into chaos, suddenly froze once again.

Everyone’s attention shifted toward the tiny creature. The little yellow lizard had transformed into a miniature sun. A blinding golden radiance exploded from its body.

At the same time, an overwhelming wave of Godly Pressure burst outward.

The pressure was so absurdly powerful that even while standing this close to the Sacred Relic, the little lizard managed to push back a large portion of the Relic’s suppressive power.

One second!

”What?!”

The expressions of the various Law Gods changed dramatically.

Because it was Godly Pressure, they immediately felt its effects.

Their strength plummeted.

The Celestial Laws they controlled became sluggish.

Even circulating their own energy suddenly felt far more difficult than before.

Yet that wasn’t even the worst part.

The amount of Godly Pressure released by the little lizard was unlike anything they had ever experienced. Every single Law God present felt their cultivation weaken to an extent they had never thought possible.

For a brief moment, many of them even felt powerless.

At the same time, torrents of golden energy poured into the bodies of the Godly Horrors, forcefully causing their bodies to transform.

Spikes extended farther from their flesh.

Their claws thickened and sharpened.

Muscles expanded beneath their hides.

Bones crackled loudly as their bodies forcefully adapted to the influx of power.

Even their eyes changed, turning into a frightening mixture of gold and crimson.

The sight alone made the Law Gods’ hearts sink.

They immediately understood what they were witnessing.

Every single Godly Horror before them had become stronger than any Godly Horror they had ever encountered.

’Run!’ one of the Law Gods urgently transmitted through a Celestial Sense message.

’We can’t!’ Another expert instantly replied. ’If we retreat now, the Sacred Relic will be destroyed! Without the Relic, most of us won’t even be able to return safely to our own regions. We have to stop them!’

’Stop them?!’ Several others nearly cursed out loud. ’Take a look at those monsters with your Celestial Sense! How exactly do you expect us to stop that?!’

Two seconds!

At that moment, Tobao’s voice echoed inside all their minds. ’We only need to endure for a short time!’ Immediately afterward, he added, ’Look more carefully. Those Godly Horrors can’t sustain that kind of power.’

After separating from Arcis, Tobao had used a teleportation array to return. Fortunately, he arrived just in time.

Hearing his words, the Law Gods quickly focused their senses on the Godly Horrors once more.

Only then did they notice something strange.

Blood was pouring from every orifice on the Godly Horrors’ bodies.

Their flesh trembled uncontrollably.

Cracks spread through their bones.

The sound of breaking skeletons echoed repeatedly throughout the battlefield.

There was no doubt about it. Those Godly Creatures were being destroyed from the inside out. The power forced into them was far beyond what their bodies could handle.

Of course, the Godly Horrors weren’t interested in waiting around while the cultivators discussed the situation. Without hesitation, they attacked!

’Too fast!’ One of the Initial Stage Law Gods panicked.

He barely managed to raise his weapon in defense.

Unfortunately, he wasn’t the only one. Almost all the Law Gods found themselves in the same situation. Under the crushing Godly Pressure, their reaction speeds had been heavily reduced.

Their movements felt sluggish. Their senses felt dulled. Against the enhanced Godly Horrors, they were simply too slow.

There wasn’t enough time to escape.

There wasn’t enough time to reposition.

There wasn’t enough time to formulate a better strategy.

The only thing they could do was defend and pray that they survived long enough for the Godly Horrors to collapse from extreme overexertion.

Truly, nobody could understand what the little yellow lizard had just done. Where had that power come from? How could such an insignificant creature suddenly unleash something capable of affecting dozens of Law Gods simultaneously?

Only a second earlier, nobody’s Celestial Sense had detected anything special about it. The little lizard hadn’t even possessed the aura of a Godly Spawn.

And yet now...

It had completely overturned the battlefield.

The Godly Horrors reached the Law Gods almost instantly.

Claws.

Fangs.

Spikes.

Tails.

Every attack contained enough force to kill a weakened Law God in a single strike. Even successfully blocking would be dangerous. The sheer impact behind those attacks could shatter bones and rupture internal organs.

Yet things were actually even worse than that.

Not all the Godly Horrors targeted the Law Gods. Five of them completely ignored the cultivators. They rushed past the defensive line without slowing down. Their target wasn’t the cultivators.

It was the Sacred Relic!

Ranka and Nazzun could only maintain this empowerment for ten seconds.

Even weakened by the Godly Pressure, at least a few of the Law Gods would almost certainly survive longer than that. Therefore, only one Godly Horror had been assigned to each cultivator. The remaining five had a different mission.

Destroy the Sacred Relic.

If the Godly Horrors failed to accomplish that objective within ten seconds, all of their newfound power would disappear.

Three seconds!

Nazzun and Ranka’s eyes shone brightly.

Five Godly Horrors now possessed strength comparable to Level Five Godly Creatures.

Seven seconds still remained.

More than enough time.

More than enough time to reach the Sacred Relic.

More than enough time to destroy its barrier.

More than enough time to erase Besgol’s greatest treasure forever.

Tobao saw exactly where they were headed. And for the first time since this battle began... He panicked. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do. The Godly Horror assigned to him had completely pinned him down.

The moment he stopped defending, he would die. Even sacrificing himself wouldn’t change the outcome.

Everything seemed lost...

...Or did it?

Only a few meters below the battlefield, hidden beneath the ground inside a carefully prepared Concealing Array, a certain pair watched everything unfold with amused expressions.

They glanced at each other and nodded. ’Shall we?’

Then, Sister Orb’s voice echoed inside their minds.

[Yin Yang Sanctuary]

[Activate?]

”Yes!”

The two answered immediately.

Who else could they be if not Rean and Roan?

*ZOUUM!*

A massive wave of Yin and Yang Energy exploded outward, and the Yin Yang Sanctuary instantly expanded.

Fifty meters.

One hundred meters.

One hundred and fifty meters.

Two hundred meters!

Surprisingly, the twins had already purchased the second level of the Yin Yang Sanctuary! This was the first time they were using it in an actual battle!

*VUSH!*

The effect was immediate.

As though someone had erased it from existence, every trace of Godly Pressure in the surrounding area vanished.

Completely.

The ambient Godly Pressure disappeared.

The Godly Pressure inside the Law Gods disappeared.

Most importantly...

The Godly Pressure inside every single Godly Horror disappeared.

Including the little yellow lizard.

*Bang... bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...*

The Godly Horrors collapsed to the ground one after another as their bodies instantly lost all strength. The Sacred Relic’s suppressive power surged into them without encountering any resistance.

At the same time, the mysterious power that had been sustaining their enhanced state vanished entirely. No doubt it was transferred somehow through Godly Pressure as well.

The result was catastrophic.

The Godly Horrors had only been capable of moving because that overwhelming power, which was empowering them beyond their capabilities, was also forcibly holding their bodies together.

The moment it disappeared, all the damage they had accumulated erupted at once.

Shattered bones.

Destroyed muscles.

Burst meridians.

Collapsed organs.

Everything hit them simultaneously.

Between the Sacred Relic’s suppression, the disappearance of the Godly Power of the Colossi, and the effects of the Yin Yang Sanctuary, the Godly Horrors lost all ability to resist.

In fact, nobody needed to kill them anymore.

They were certain to be dead soon, or you could even say they were already dead. Their bodies simply hadn’t realized it yet.

Inside the Concealing Array, Kentucky blinked several times before looking toward Roan. ’Is this what you meant by festivities?’

Roan nodded calmly. ’Things did become interesting in the end, didn’t they?’

Rean shrugged. His Concealing Array remained perfectly intact, preventing anyone from detecting their presence. ’Well, I have to admit their expressions are worth watching.’

Tobao and the other Law Gods stared with wide-open eyes.

None of them understood what had just happened.

One moment, they were preparing for certain death.

The next moment, the Godly Pressure disappeared, and the Godly Horrors collapsed on their own.

For a breath or two, nobody moved.

”Ah!” Finally, Tobao snapped out of his stupor.

”Attack!”

His voice thundered across the battlefield.

”I don’t care what happened! Kill them before they can try anything else!”

The confused Law Gods instantly snapped back to reality, too. Whatever mysterious phenomenon had occurred could be investigated later. There was absolutely no chance they would stand around waiting to see whether the Godly Horrors could recover.

Without hesitation, they launched their attacks, but the fact was that victory was already theirs.

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*Cough! Cough! Cough!*

Far away, Nazzun and Ranka suddenly spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

Their connection to the Godly Horrors had been severed so abruptly that their own Godly Energies immediately fell into chaos. It felt as if someone had dropped a mountain into the middle of a raging river, completely blocking its flow.

Yet neither of them paid any attention to their injuries.

Their minds were occupied by something else entirely.

Shock.

Confusion.

Disbelief.

They couldn’t understand what had happened. How could their Power Link be severed like that? Never before had they experienced anything similar.

”Wh-What was that?” Nazzun asked weakly.

”How the hell should I know?!” Ranka shouted back.

For the first time in a long while, genuine panic could be heard in their voices.

Unfortunately, they had no opportunity to investigate. A terrifying sensation suddenly descended upon them. Both instantly felt a tremendous amount of power gathering above their location.

Their expressions changed.

”Fuck!” Ranka’s expression changed again. ”There isn’t any time left! Run!”

Without another word, both turned around and fled.

They ignored their injuries. They ignored the instability inside their bodies. They pushed themselves to their absolute limits.

Whatever was gathering above them...

Neither wanted to stay long enough to find out what it was... because they already knew what was coming.

For beings at their level to feel such fear...

The answer definitely wasn’t something good.