RKP 561-570

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561


Without commanding armies, without commanding multiple Archdukes.


Only Rozaria and Taehyun crossed over to the 1st Celestial Realm.


Unlike the subjugation of the Fallen Celestial Realm, where numerical superiority was employed to bridge the gap in power.


The Lower Realm gave up the advantages it could have taken.


They made a choice that could be considered disadvantageous.


There was resistance from the Archdukes.


Even if they achieved victory in other Celestial Realms, even if they bought time.


If the 1st Celestial Realm subjugation failed, the strategy would be all for naught.


There was no need to persuade them.


The law of the Lower Realm is the survival of the fittest.


The decision-making power lies with the stronger one.


Heading to the 1st Celestial Realm was the key and arrangement chosen by the former Lower Realm King.


Lower Realm King Kim Taehyun and Succubus Queen Rozaria.


Except for Elven, the Archdukes still didn't understand the strategy.


But it wouldn't take long for the gods of the 1st Celestial Realm to understand the reason.


Checkmate.


Or a do-or-die situation.


Whatever the expression.


'This is the best.'


Taehyun didn't avoid the Archangel's gaze.


He had been trying, but illusion didn't work.


The same went for Michael.


He was pouring most of his divine power into maintaining the space.


It was a stage to hold the Lower Realm King.


How much time was used to create this space?


How much divine power was consumed to maintain this space?


All Taehyun needed to break the space was time.


Limited time.


Once that time passed, the space that couldn't contain the Lower Realm King's power would collapse.


The Archangel in front of him couldn't possibly be unaware of that fact.


Yet, he deliberately went to such trouble.


"It must be because you have something you want to hear from me."


[Will you live up to my expectations?]


The Archangel's lips curved up.


Now he could clearly recognize the features.


He saw a familiar face hidden behind it.


"The road to the Intermediate Realm. I first met 'you' then. Later, I asked Lucifer."


He gestured for him to speak.


He ignored it and continued.


"I heard from Ra about the Archangel Michael, who possesses the authority of judgment."


[...Something seems to be overlapping.]


He ignored it.


"I scanned the memories of the Archangel in Odin's mental world. The only god forged eight Archangels. Lucifer fell, leaving seven."


Before he knew it, Taehyun's blue eyes emitted intense divine power.


[...I want to hear more....]


Michael's voice trembled low.


Like a child worried about breaking a toy.


Like an old man who belatedly discovered the fun in life.


Various emotions were mixed in his voice.


The divine power of the blue eyes grew stronger.


"As I said. My eyes are special."


The blue eyes that awakened after devouring an Absolute Being.


The flowing divine power contained various Absolute Being's authorities.


Among them, the most noticeable was Ra's authority 'Loss'.


[He completely digested the Sun's Eye. In that case...]


"No."


Taehyun shook his head.


What he digested was not only the 'Sun's Eye' that Ra possessed.


The Sun's Eye that Horus possessed.


The Sun's Eye that Ra possessed.


And.


"The Sun's Eye that Lucifer possessed. When I took it back, I also gained the authority he possessed."


The era when the Fallen Angel Lucifer was called Archangel Lucifer and reigned as master.


The authority that symbolized him was not regeneration but.


Radiance.


The power symbolizing the Upper Realm with the blessing of the only god.


A power that the original owner of the authority could not recover.


"Now I know for sure."


The more time passed, the more clearly he saw.


For example.


"Heterogeneous power mixed in with radiance."


A huge magical power hidden by a huge divine power.


[......]


He only faced him for a moment.


But he made numerous hypotheses and verified inferences.


The longer the time it took to capture his appearance in the fully opened blue eyes.


"In the end, it all comes down to one thing."


[......]


The Archangel's body trembled.


"Just a Great Demon, the key to the Upper Realm King."


The reason why a demon who wasn't even an Archduke could become the Upper Realm King.


The reason he could get his hands on the 1st Celestial Realm was because of the persuasion of the Celestial Realm's owner.


Manager and arrangement.


The last piece of the Upper Realm King, Michael.


"Did you chew that guy up?"


The Archangel's body heaved.


"Asmodeus."


The Archangel's face. The mouth. The space.


It was distorted hideously.


[That's right.]


Thick magical power melted over the brilliant radiance.


The two powers mixed together became a huge divine magical power.


Crackle. Crackle.


Cracks appeared in the space.


And.


Crack crack crack.


The illusion shattered.


The one who appeared before him was.


[Long time no see, Kim Taehyun.]


Upper Realm King Asmodeus.


The being who regressed with him was smiling.


[You managed to recognize me.]


The way he said that was strange.


It was neither the appearance of the Great Demon that he remembered from before the regression, nor the incomplete appearance he saw in Hazzard's Lair.


Demon Dragon.


The being who completely melted down the identities of the Demon King and the Dragon King was emitting divine magical power.


"Did you completely merge... A terrible hybrid was born?"


He confirmed that the fusion of demons and celestials was possible in the cases of Jormungandr and Osiris.


The Great Demon Asmodeus and the Archangel Michael could be said to be completely incompatible.


'But if it's the former Upper Realm King, it wouldn't be impossible.'


The Sun God, who was crazy about research, even called himself a researcher beyond himself.


Asmodeus reached out his hand.


[Before, my memories weren't complete. I couldn't properly greet you.]


"If I had known you would become such a monster. I would have let Hazzard kill you back then."


Grasp.


Taehyun, who was covered in divine magical power, grasped his hand.


Wobble.


Two divine magical powers scanned each other's bodies.


From Great Demon to Upper Realm King.


From human to Lower Realm King.


They scanned the experiences they had accumulated.


[Fate sometimes flows in unexpected directions, doesn't it?]


Fate theory, huh.


"It's cliché."


[Do you think so?]


They let go of their hands, which they had been holding without any attacks.


The power of each other that they had grasped in a short time was equal.


If they released their power here, the space wouldn't be able to withstand it.


He had barely obtained the power of the king.


There was no need to compete in an incomplete state on an unstable stage.


Asmodeus spread out his arms.


[The Great Demon who was only aiming for the position of Archduke became the key to the Upper Realm King.]


Dense divine magical power scattered into both hands.


[I have obtained magical power that surpasses the Archduke.]


Hwaruk.


Poison and demonic energy.


Self-righteous power blazed.


[I have obtained divine power that surpasses the owner of the Celestial Realm.]


Hwareureuk.


The light that originally belonged to Michael blazed.


The two powers combined again to form a huge divine magical power.


'The distribution and conversion of power is natural.'


[You're one step late, Kim Taehyun. Your awakening was late in your previous life as well.]


"I guess so."


[I thank you.]


Thanks to Taehyun's awakening in front of him.


Thanks to being chosen as the key to the Lower Realm King.


The Great Demon, who only showed the possibility of becoming an Archduke, became the Upper Realm King by defying fate.


For dying at his hands.


[I sincerely thank you.]


Asmodeus let out a bitter laugh.


"Don't be so shy. What are you thanking me for? Anyway."


A guy who's gonna die.


He deliberately didn't swallow the rest of the words.


[A bug who was begging for his life is the Lower Realm King. You've grown well.]


"A guy who was almost killed by Hazzard has grown a lot."


They were seeing each other as prey.


At this rate, a conversation wouldn't be established.


[It's not a lie that I want to have a conversation. I prepared this place to share the joy of regressing together.]


That's enough bullshit.


[You don't seem to like it very much?]


When he waved his hand, divine magical power was pulled like a thread.


It was the power that Taehyun had spread out the moment he stepped into this place.


"Saying that, your despicable personality doesn't change even if you covet an Archangel?"


[I didn't intend to hold you for long.]


"I agree. I didn't intend to stay long."


Ssssss.


The two blue eyes turned red.


Divine magical power subsided, and purple magical power bloomed.


"Rozaria."


Koong.


The personal space shook.


"The rest is over."


Magical power took the form of tentacles.


Poook. Poook. Poook.


Dozens of tentacles were embedded in various parts of the space.


Cracks appeared where they were embedded.


Looking at Asmodeus, who was calmly watching the scene.


Taehyun continued.


"Break it down."


Kwazzzzzz.


Magical power dug into the cracks.


[The moment you go outside. The war will begin.]


"That's the most welcome thing I've heard."


With those words.


The personal space collapsed.


Tens of thousands of tentacles were visible.


The tentacles, wrapped in purple magical power, originated from the existence in front of him.


[Contractor. You have awakened.]


Rozaria.


The Queen of Nightmares said, panting.


Around her were six celestials with wings of radiance.


The Archangels of the 1st Celestial Realm, blessed by the only god, who could not be defined by the word Absolute Being.


Their power was no less than Lucifer and Michael, each of them at the level of a Celestial Realm owner.


Behind them was a motionless angel.


It would be Asmodeus, who had taken Michael's body.


"Sorry."


Taehyun apologized.


He knew that she had protected his body alone while he was trapped in personal space.


If he had been delayed a little longer, he would have lost before even having a proper battle.


He checked his condition.


No harm had been done.


It was thanks to Rozaria, who had protected him at the risk of her life.


[New Upper Realm King. Did you greet him well?]


"Yes. I'm sure. This is the last stage."


So.


"From now on, move according to plan."


[I've been waiting for those words.]


Hwaak.


Taehyun and Rozaria's magical power resonated.


Leaving the personal space, he crammed in a lot of purple magical power.


Asmodeus would get out soon.


'Until then, let's take down at least one.'


Crimson magical power descended on the area.


Chains of bondage targeted the Archangels.


They targeted the Upper Realm King, who the Archangels were protecting.


[Time?]


"1 minute at most."


[Oh my... I'll assist.]


Ttak.


Taehyun snapped his fingers.


Jeooooooook.


A gluttonous maw of predation appeared above the Archangels' heads.


Ttak.


He snapped his fingers again.


Jeooooook.


A second maw revealed its teeth beneath the Archangels' feet.


Ttaak. Ttak. Ttaaak. Ttaak.


He snapped his fingers incessantly.


Nearly ten maws were summoned in the area.


Each of them had the existence power to devour the Celestial Realm owner.


Kwaaaaaa.


Rozaria pulled out new tentacles that she had hidden in the dimensional gate.


[Where do you think you're going.]


The man at the forefront of the six Archangels.


Radiance rose from his body.


The divine power of the five Archangels gathered towards him.


Bang.


The first predation bounced off an unidentified barrier.


Bang.


The moment Rozaria's tentacle touched the radiance, it perished.


'That guy is Gabriel.'


The Archangel with the authority of 'Guardian'.


Recalling the information he had heard from Lucifer, he strengthened his magical power.


"Eat them."


Kwak. Kwak. Kwak. Kwak.


The maw of predation ravenously sank its teeth in.


Kwaddeudeudeudeu.


The intensified radiance and maw began a tug-of-war.


The chains of bondage lashed out at the barrier.


Kwaddeudeuk!!


The poison that the chains contained touched the barrier.


The Demon King's authority, which the chains possessed, degraded the barrier.


The Archdukes' authority, which was imbued in the chains, weakened the authority of guardian.


Finally.


Kwaddeuk!!


The maw succeeded in biting through the barrier.


The gap that was torn.


The Succubus Queen's tentacle infiltrated through it.


Tseujeujeujeujeu.


The crimson magical power that bloomed from the tentacle absorbed the radiance.


In the blink of an eye, the authority of guardian was broken.


The faces of the six Archangels were contorted.


He didn't care.


Just.


"Die."


Jeoooooooook.


The maws that had merged together.


Kwaddeuk!!!


Swallowed the Archangels who had gathered together.


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A unique power not even used in the 2nd Heavenly Realm.


On top of that, he fully unleashed the power of the Archduke.


It was a perfect attack, the first he'd attempted since ascending to the 1st Heavenly Realm.


If only the only motionless Archangel, Michael, hadn't opened his eyes.


With the current attack, the race war would have ended.


Hwaaa.


A radiance overwhelming the six Archangels erupted.


The tentacles of the Succubus Queen, which had been trying to break through, were annihilated.


The maw of predation that had belatedly pierced through scattered like smoke.


[To think you'd escape that way. Becoming the Underworld King has made you quite slippery.]


The six Archangels scattered.


And among them, the last Archangel.


Asmodeus, in the guise of Michael, was smiling.


"An evil bastard pretending to be an angel."


It's not even worth a glance.


He scoffed and retreated with Rosaria.


The pressure in the area deepened even more just by him opening his eyes.


The Upper Realm King and the Lower Realm King.


Six Archangels and one Archduke.


It's astounding how the 1st Heavenly Realm's existence hasn't collapsed, even with all of them revealing their power.


[Contractor. Do I detect divine-demonic power from that detestable fellow?]


"Yes. Asmodeus and Michael have merged. You can consider him fully awakened with the power of the Upper Realm King."


[Hmph~ A great demon of the Lower Realm sporting the face of an Archangel.]


An Archangel of the Upper Realm mixing bodies with a great demon.


[I've lived long enough to see everything.]


Despite her scoff, her expression was also dark.


Raphael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raguel, Sariel, Ramiel.


Along with Michael, the very beings who defeated Lucifer, and each one possessing the power of a Heavenly Realm owner.


She had defended her contractor while blocking their combined strength.


That alone had dropped her stamina to below half.


And now, the Upper Realm King, merged with Michael, had awakened.


[In Earth's idiom, it's a do-or-die situation.]


She forced a smile and channeled her magic.


An existence capable of facing a Heavenly Realm owner flowed like a wave.


[You've become an entirely different being since I last saw you. Would it be more appropriate to say you've regained your lost power?]


The leader of the six Archangels, now the Upper Realm King, savored the purple magic.


[Asmodeus. Though your face looks better now, I have no desire to mingle words with a traitor of the species.]


[Asmodeus... so you still call the deity by that name.]


[Don't tell me you want to be called Michael? Oh, the audacity.]


Ahahahahaha.


Rosaria burst into her characteristic laughter.


Her gaze turned to the six Archangels.


[Don't you have any pride? You should have brought someone decent. Sacrificing even a Heavenly Realm owner to create an Upper Realm King who's a traitor from the Lower Realm... tsk tsk, if Lucifer were here, he would surely shudder.]


If the so-called One God were alive, he wouldn't have recognized such a hybrid as the owner of the 1st Heavenly Realm.


How could the other Heavenly Realm owners, who pretended to be so noble, bear to watch this spectacle?


Her words, sharp enough to make one's mind spin, were met with a moment of silence.


[...Blasphemy.]


[A lowly thing... worthy of immediate execution.]


[The Lower Realm King's tongue is said to be seductive... there was a reason.]


[Birds of a feather flock together.]


[......]


[Well, it's not wrong.]


The Archangels showed various reactions to the blatant mockery.


Finally.


[Brothers, there's no need to pay attention. It's just a short-lived insect anyway.]


The Upper Realm King, who had been savoring the purple magic, clenched his fist.


Swoosh.


As if magic had a form, it weakly vanished from his hand.


[......]


Rosaria's laughter stopped, and conversely, Asmodeus's lips curled up.


Sharp blue and red eyes met.


Eyes that saw through the essence.


Eyes that only the previous Upper and Lower Realm Kings had opened in the Three Thousand Worlds.


The Half-God Eye.


Just meeting his eyes made it clear how far the opponent had reached.


To cast an illusion on someone of that caliber would require risking one's life.


Gulp.


She unknowingly swallowed hard.


[A lowly thing born into inferiority. Greedily desiring power beyond your station, you're just thrashing about in the face of death. My brothers must understand.]


The Upper Realm King's words calmed the Archangels' momentum.


It wasn't just them who had calmed down.


[There's no need to listen to him.]


Worried that her contractor might waver, she spoke those words.


Taehyun shook his head.


"Don't worry. I heard about the risks of using that power from Elven."


In the Lower Realm, the one most sensitive to magic is undoubtedly the Fairy King.


She had recognized the Lower Realm King's power that Rosaria was suppressing long ago.


And even the lifespan that was being chipped away while holding that power.


'She's also at her limit.'


Another reason for hurrying the race war.


The future where Rosaria would be consumed by the awakened power as time passed.


[Elven spoke unnecessary words.]


"We've entrusted each other with our lives. I don't intend to blame her."


[......]


Just.


"Just hold on until the end of the fight. I'll figure something out afterward."


Just stay alive.


He pleaded.


Rosaria smiled at the unchanging confidence.


[What a truly dependable king. To fight the final war with you would be the greatest honor for me.]


[A sight too touching for words. You're the ones who invaded, but it feels like we're in the wrong.]


The Upper Realm King sneered.


"Shut up. You're the one who ran away to the Upper Realm because you didn't have the confidence to become an Archduke."


[I told you such taunts wouldn't work. Let's begin, brothers.]


Immediately after, the Upper Realm King's blue eyes flickered.


It was a state he had experienced before.


The way Elven resonated with the Divine Tree to draw out magic.


[Contractor!!]


Rosaria's shout and the formation of the maw of predation were simultaneous.


It was the maw of predation that had become the Lower Realm King and devoured anyone, yet.


It was barely enough to block the Upper Realm King's spirit, which was in sync with the Divine Tree.


Taehyun was speechless at the sight revealed as the barrier shattered.


'...I was wondering where the others went.'


A Divine Tree several times larger than what was in the 2nd to 10th Heavenly Realms.


Thousands of angels were bound to the branches attached to that massive body.


All of the Celestial Race in the 1st Heavenly Realm, except for the seven Archangels including Michael, were becoming nourishment to supply Divine Power.


[Isn't it quite a beautiful sight? The law of the jungle. Even after becoming the Upper Realm King, I couldn't abandon that value.]


"......"


[I wondered. What would happen if a deity who had opened the Half-God Eye absorbed all of their Divine Power?]


Swish.


The Upper Realm King raised his hand.


Once again, his existence rose.


The appearance of Michael, which he thought he had grown accustomed to, began to change its shape and form.


Ten pairs of wings filled with Divine-Demonic power sprouted.


[Archangel Raziel.]


The name of the new Upper Realm King, and.


[The name of the new One God.]


A radiance hostile to the two Lower Realm beings descended above his head.


"......!!"


[......!!]


Kwaaaad.


The maw of predation repeatedly destroyed and regenerated to block it.


[You said you'd go all out? How long are you going to be busy defending?]


The opponent hadn't even launched a proper attack.


Yet they were already pulling out their best cards and desperately trying to survive.


[...Contractor... this is...]


Inside the barrier of predation, Rosaria's red eyes anxiously wavered.


"I know."


Unlike his words, a curse came out from within.


He thought the Upper Realm King had awakened his power earlier than 'La' had said, but it turned out he had merged with Michael.


He had tried to seize the Divine Tree of the 1st Heavenly Realm with predation in one fell swoop, but instead, the other side was using the Divine Tree to oppress them.


'It's impossible to wait for Elven.'


If she had completely taken control of the Divine Tree, she should be supplying magic here by now.


The fact that she wasn't meant.


'She hasn't completely seized the Divine Tree.'


The owner of the 2nd Heavenly Realm, whom Gilfer was facing, as well as the owner of the 3rd Heavenly Realm, who hadn't revealed himself, hadn't disappeared either.


If they waited for her support, they wouldn't be able to hold on.


As originally planned, Taehyun and Rosaria.


They had to settle the score with the guys in the 1st Heavenly Realm alone.


Should they create some distance first?


[Contractor.]


No, it's difficult to escape the Upper Realm King's attack range no matter where they go in the 1st Heavenly Realm.


Since he's wielding Divine-Demonic power, they must also consider the possibility that he's bloomed new powers.


[Contractor.]


Perhaps it would be better to subdue the Divine Tree first.


No, those guys wouldn't just stand by and watch.


[Contractor.]


He thought of the Mindscape.


After all, he should be the bait to hold these guys back while Rosaria deals with the Divine Tree...


Slam!!


"......"


He raised his head at the impact he felt on his head.


A tentacle.


One of the tentacles that was an extension of Rosaria's body, which had been cut off and finished regenerating, was wriggling.


She, who was always benevolent.


Was now looking at him with angry eyes.


"Ah... I was just thinking a bit..."


[You're treating me like baggage.]


"......"


[Raziel. It's a plausible name, but the essence won't go anywhere?]


"......"


[Don't forget. Asmodeus was originally an entity with the potential of an Archduke. He's skilled in trickery. Don't let yourself be swayed, unlike you.]


'......'


What she said wasn't wrong.


Was it because they had entered Personal Space from the beginning?


At some point, he was feeling impatient, thinking he had lost the initiative.


They were the ones who should be driving the prey.


He had the thought that he had to make up for it with the first attack, the thought that he had failed.


He had the mindset of someone being chased.


'...Making such a basic mistake.'


[Now you have the eyes of a true contractor.]


"I'm sorry."


[You've come to your senses even now, that's enough. I haven't revealed my last resort yet. Will you trust me?]


In the face of immense power, Rosaria's red eyes were smiling.


There's no reason not to trust her.


"Of course."


[Then, let's begin.]


Tear.


Taehyun unleashed the predation at full power.


The Archangels watched silently, and the Upper Realm King showed the余裕 by blocking it alone with radiance.


[We already know enough about how to deal with predation. What difference will it make even if the power of a succubus is imbued?]


He underestimated the purple magic supporting the predation.


Arrogance.


A habit that Asmodeus still couldn't abandon even after becoming the Upper Realm King.


'That arrogance will be his downfall.'


He flowed Divine Power into predation.


Azure blooms from the eyes of the sun.


Hwaaa.


The surrounding radiance went out with the power of 'Annihilation.'


The radiance of the sun rose, using Divine Power as firewood.


[Not enough.]


The Upper Realm King gestured.


The sun cooled coldly.


The eyes of the moon.


Sssss.


A half-assed sneak attack won't work.


Taehyun, who had moved right in front of the Upper Realm King, swung the Dragonslaying Sword wrapped in Divine Power.


Whack!!


The sword that had swallowed three Absolutes was easily caught, as if it was nothing.


The Upper Realm King, Raziel.


Arrogant blue eyes met the deceitful red eyes.


[Are you still relying on such toys?]


Crack... Crack crack crack... Crack...


Cracks formed in the Dragonslaying Sword just from exerting force on his hand.


"Don't underestimate the work of the dwarves."


[Don't disappoint the deity.]


Clang...!!!


The Dragonslaying Sword broke, and.


Whack!!!


The Upper Realm King grabbed Taehyun's neck.


[Is that all? It would have been more interesting to rely on the power of the Lower Realm King.]


He declared that with such toys, it was impossible to defeat him, let alone the Archangels here.


"...Hey."


[Hmm?]


"...This... thing..."


[......?]


"...Dwarven... you X bastard..."


Taehyun squeezed out a voice that wouldn't come out and raised the broken Dragonslaying Sword.


[This is the worst... I personally unlocked my power for your sake...]


Was he wasting power on mere tools?


It was the moment when the Upper Realm King's brow furrowed at the disappointing struggle.


Hwaaa.


The red eyes of Bordeaux, embedded in the Dragonslaying Sword.


Purple magic blazed around it.


Brrrrrr.


The Dragonslaying Sword trembled violently.


The divine artifact, forged by the hands of a Meister and swallowed many Absolutes, was burning all the Divine Power it had digested.


The existence embedded in the sword was already at the owner level.


Crack!!!


The fragments of the Dragonslaying Sword became maws and bit the Upper Realm King's arm.


The last piece of the sword held in his hand became a giant maw.


[Now that's more like it.]


"I assure you. You won't be disappointed."


With those words.


Tear.


The Dragonslaying Sword's maw swallowed the two kings.


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1st Heaven.


The two kings disappeared, leaving behind the six archangels and the Grand Duke.


An unexpected situation brought silence.


"Ahahaha."


The silence was broken by the Grand Duke, who was outnumbered.


Rosaria laughed loudly as she looked at the two missing kings.


[Huhuung~ You all have such nice faces.]


In reality, she was shrouded in radiance, with nothing that could be called facial features.


However, her calmly lowered blue eyes and radiance were enough to guess her feelings.


Detailed parts wouldn't matter to them either.


The archangels belatedly reacted.


[Personal Space?]


[No, their bodies have completely disappeared. It's not a simple illusion.]


[Teleportation... the Lower Realm King's authority... and a fusion of Personal Space.]


[...Quite impressive?]


[What confidence does that one have, remaining alone?]


[Indeed. It's an unexpected method. At this rate, the plan is...]


Receiving the power of the Divine Tree, all of them are beings more than capable of acting as the master of Heaven.


In other words, only one Grand Duke has remained to face six masters of Heaven simultaneously.


[Enough, there's no need to say more.]


Gabriel raised a hand, calming the confusion.


The archangels, including the master of Heaven, are in an equal relationship.


However, depending on the situation and the importance of authority, the right to speak is formed. Currently, Gabriel was taking on the role of the master of Heaven in place of Michael.


[I agree. Even if the Upper Realm King has disappeared, our duty remains the same.]


Archangel Uriel affirmed.


The radiance of the six archangels tightened around the purple magic.


[Six archangels. More than enough to face this Queen.]


[Succubus Queen. You should know better.]


[Well, I suppose you're doing this with the intention of dying...]


[If you had brought all nine Grand Dukes, we would have felt less guilty.]


[Caution is necessary. The Succubus Queen is the only demon that has guarded the Lower Realm King from the previous era to the present.]


Raphael quietly reminded them to be careful.


[There's no room for others to interfere. From the moment you pass through the Divine Tree's barrier, you'll become lumps of meat.]


The passage to the 1st Heaven was closed the moment they welcomed the Lower Realm King and the Succubus Queen.


[Are you done talking?]


Rosaria smiled as she looked at the dumbfounded archangels.


An eerie aura flowed above the purple magic.


[The Vampire Lord's power, I see.]


[No, wait.]


Gabriel's blue eyes narrowed.


One by one, above the blood-red magic.


The Grand Dukes' authorities bloomed.


As the authorities were added, the Succubus Queen's body changed.


Her slender hands became as long as the Demon King's thorns, and her body became as sturdy as the Beast King's.


Dragon wings sprouted from her back, her fangs became like those of the Vampire Lord, and a sea of ​​demons was summoned around her.


The tentacles became as enormous as the limbs of giants, and her body, bursting from the sudden changes, quickly regenerated.


Kiiiing-.


Kiiiiing-.


Kaaaaa-.


Nine magic stones.


Formed by analyzing the magic residing in the Grand Dukes' bodies.


The nine Grand Dukes' hearts rotated.


A massive force spread out.


[I'm glad I'm not showing such a hideous appearance in front of my contractor.]


[So the prepared move is a chimera. What a waste to just annihilate such a form...]


Clang!!


Uriel's words were interrupted by a swing of a poisonous thorn.


[This Queen does not like divine power. Therefore,]


She would face them with only magic.


Monochrome.


The magic symbolizing the Fairy King's authority filled the area.


The six archangels emitted radiance, suppressing the spread of magic.


[How strange.]


[Certainly, it's a presence we haven't been informed about.]


The archangels surrounded the hideously formed Grand Duke.


The nine authorities clashed with the six archangels' authorities.


No matter how many authorities she had in her hands, she could not overwhelm all the archangels supported by the Divine Tree.


Naturally, the radiance of the six archangels began to overwhelm the Succubus Queen's magic.


[I will take care of it.]


The archangel with the authority of 'Imprint'.


A blade was created in Raguel's hand.


Divine Artifact Stigma.


A cursed weapon that degrades everything it touches.


When combined with Raguel's traits, it was an authority evaluated as superior to Gilfer's awakened 'Evolution'.


[Stigma. I know about it from Lucifer.]


Rosaria did not stop Raguel from approaching.


She simply.


Kaaaaaaa-.


The tenth heart, formed long ago.


Released the power of the Lower Realm King.


As if paint was spreading.


Dark red magic filled the area.


Within the filled space.


Crack.


Something different from Taehyun's.


A maw made of tentacles revealed its teeth.


In an instant, the radiance of the archangels was suppressed by Rosaria's magic.


"Scatter, all of you."


Before someone could shout that.


[Devour.]


Rosaria commanded, as if bestowing grace.


Dream Eating.


The first and last technique used upon ascending to the 1st Heaven.


[...Oh dear.]


With Uriel's sigh, the giant maw devoured the six archangels.


The blue sky turning into a red sky was instantaneous.


[...The connection to the Divine Tree has been severed.]


It was Sariel, with the authority of Divine Eyes, who said that.


Just as the Lower Realm King had done to the Upper Realm King.


They too had entered Personal Space.


The overlapping spaces were dozens.


[No... it might be hundreds.]


She quickly conveyed the information she had grasped, that breaking through the space would not be easy.


[What kind of nonsense is this?]


[Clearly... it was the power of the previous era...]


"Ahahaha. Ahahahaha."


Rosaria captured the faces of the bewildered archangels one by one in her crimson eyes.


[You wanted to face all the Grand Dukes? Don't worry.]


Because now.


[This Queen is the nine Grand Dukes themselves.]


The compassionate Succubus Queen's tentacles.


Slapped the archangels.


Multiple spiral Personal Space.


The reason Rosaria hadn't taken the lead while breaking through the 2nd to 10th Heavens was to unfold this space.


Because it was a space that only she, who had unleashed the power left by the Lower Realm King, could maintain.


'Even though I've poured this much magic, it's still not fully bloomed.'


Glancing.


Even while busily swinging her tentacles, Rosaria took note of the changes in the artificial Divine Tree.


The center of the Personal Space, which perfectly reproduced the size of the Lower Realm.


Among them, the Divine Tree planted directly by Elven was located in what could be called the Fairy King's domain.


The artificial Divine Tree was Elven's will itself.


As it was made for the current situation, the Divine Tree was constantly supplying her with magic.


The reason why her magic hadn't run out even after releasing the power of the previous Lower Realm King and activating the Grand Dukes' magic stones was because of that.


Defeat was a foregone conclusion the moment she went outside, so she had to see the battle through here somehow.


'Was the Contractor safely separated?'


The space to which he was moved with the Dragonslaying Sword was also a stage she had prepared.


By now, Taehyun would have reduced the gap with the Upper Realm King, receiving support from the artificial Divine Tree just like her.


Even if he failed, she had connected the Personal Space and the Mental World.


Just in case.


Even if Taehyun was defeated by the Upper Realm King, the Doppelganger would help.


Now, she just had to endure, having prepared the stage.


'Death is a foregone conclusion.'


Kim Taehyun.


She recalled the anxious eyes that cunning Contractor had shown.


He was worried.


That her death would be in vain.


'Such a sentimental Contractor.'


She was prepared to perish in this battle.


A lifespan that was determined from the moment she accepted the power of the Lower Realm King.


She had no regrets.


Just.


[The race war will be won by the Lower Realm. This Queen will not fall before you.]


She muttered that vow to herself alone.


She strengthened the magic in the domain.


The resisting radiance was overshadowed, and eight authorities were manifested.


A cluster of tentacles that tore through various parts of the space was swung.


[Has she surpassed the limits of her species?]


Gabriel.


The Archangel of Protection muttered, deflecting hundreds of tentacles.


Blood Field.


The radiance was being sucked in just by touching the tentacles with the authority of 'Absorption'.


Was that all?


Purgatory.


Sea of Demons.


Sky Castle.


Lair.


Fairy Forest.


Each of the notorious Grand Dukes' domains was summoned, suppressing the radiance.


[I agree. To think that such a being was hiding her true nature.]


Ramiel.


The archangel holding the sword of radiance said, cutting off the poisonous tentacles.


The tentacles pouring out of Purgatory contained numerous authorities.


No, the assessment that they contained them was not enough.


Each tentacle was nothing short of a heinous Demon King's thorn.


The others were no different.


Sariel was preventing the expansion of the Sea of Demons, and Uriel and Raguel were attacking the countless Sky Castles that had risen.


In between, the archangels' radiance was shaken by the tentacle attacks imbued with authority.


[We should eliminate the Divine Tree first.]


Kwarreung.


Gabriel quietly commanded, deflecting the falling thunder.


His blue eyes tracked the traces of the distinctive, monochrome magic even in the vast space.


Radiance flashed in the direction he extended his index finger.


The flash of light fired in a straight line ran as if tearing through space.


And yet.


Tsuzzzzzz.


[Unbelievable.]


Raguel said, looking at the Divine Tree that was unharmed even after being directly hit by the radiance.


It wasn't that the radiance was weak.


Even though the connection with the 1st Heaven's Divine Tree was severed, they were all archangels who stood shoulder to shoulder with Michael.


The size of the power they possessed was still at the level of a Heavenly master.


[Authority is concentrated around the Divine Tree.]


[Five, no... more than ten barriers are overlapping.]


[It's as if they foresaw this situation and responded accordingly.]


[Indeed. It's no exaggeration to say she is the nine Grand Dukes themselves.]


The six archangels acknowledged Rosaria's strength.


The tension from when they subdued Lucifer, the former master of the 1st Heaven.


No, comparing the present to that time was a joke.


Archangels and below.


They offered their long-lived brothers as nourishment for the Divine Tree.


Asmodeus, merged with Michael, had obtained power comparable to the previous era, and they, the archangels, had become beings who could clearly judge other heavens.


And yet, they.


Couldn't even handle just one Grand Duke.


[I have no excuse to Michael.]


Gabriel's lips twisted.


It was because he recalled the former Heavenly master who was not here.


The brother who had willingly given his body to Asmodeus.


A cluster of poisonous tentacles struck the authority of protection.


Chiiik.


While the radiance purified the poison, a handful of divine power was sucked in by the suckers.


[Even after reaching this level. This Queen craves magic more than divine power.]


Thwack. Thwack. Thwack.


Ten thousand tentacles split, and hundreds of thousands of attacks were carried out.


[At this rate, there's no end in sight.]


It was Uriel who said that.


[The Succubus Queen's power is beyond imagination in this place.]


[I agree.]


[I hate to admit it, but if we wage a war of attrition, we'll be the first to hit rock bottom.]


[Sariel. You must do your best to analyze the space. Our brothers will buy time.]


[Understood.]


The archangels who had scattered and were breaking through the domain gathered together and formed one radiance.


Offense and defense were separated.


Gabriel stood alone in front of Rosaria.


[I acknowledge you, Succubus Queen. Now, you are the Lower Realm itself, the strongest of the Grand Dukes.]


Surpassing the limits of her species, she had even surpassed the Heavenly master.


He would accept that she was an existence on par with them, the archangels created by the one god.


"Huhuung~."


Rosaria let out a nasal sound.


[This Queen does not care about your recognition.]


Hundreds of thousands of tentacles tore through the radiance.


[Is that so.]


Gabriel calmly waved his hand.


[From now on, we will also use our full strength.]


Please.


[Do your best to struggle.]


The five archangels held their respective divine artifacts.


[I declare a holy war. The target is Grand Duke Rosaria. There is no need to capture her alive, she is to be executed immediately.]


Holy War.


The space shook as an unprecedentedly enormous radiance and magic collided.


[......]


Sariel's blue eyes, who had retreated alone, captured the holy hunt.


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Holy War.


A sacred war that has only occurred once since the Upper Realm was created.


In the past, the one who initiated the first Holy War was Lucifer, who was called the strongest in the First Heaven.


Now.


The one who initiated the second Holy War is the Archdemon Rosaria, who is called the strongest in the Lower Realm.


The past Holy War was personally concluded by Michael, and the current Holy War was being fought under the command of Gabriel.


Whoosh.


Gabriel waved her hand.


Hundreds of tentacles that were rushing in exploded.


[Now I'm getting used to the movements.]


Poisonous mist fell between the shattered tentacles, but.


Whoosh.


It was instantly purified as it touched the radiance.


[Just a simple war of attrition. What's the point?]


Swish.


As Raphael swung her sword, hundreds of tentacles disappeared without even regenerating.


Such things were happening everywhere.


The Archdemons' powers were being broken with a single attack.


It was the influence of the five divine artifacts being united with the archangels' powers.


[Still, I can't deny it was interesting.]


[I agree. I wondered why the Lower Realm King always carried it around, but it created something interesting.]


Even as an Archdemon, the Queen of the Succubi's physical abilities are insignificant compared to other races.


Yet, she fully generated the magic stones of the nine Archdemons and was emitting various powers.


Moreover, she was exploding the power of the former Lower Realm King, squeezing her own existence to the limit.


If the opponents were other rulers of the Heavens.


If they didn't have the concept of 'joining forces'.


Even if there were six of them, the Succubus Queen would have had the upper hand.


But.


[You chose the wrong opponents.]


Sariel, who was watching the battle from afar, said so.


The archangels of the First Heaven recognize each other as equals.


The only ones who can have this kind of recognition within a single Heaven are the rulers of the Fifth Heaven.


[The end is in sight.]


Sariel's power is 'Divine Eye'.


His shining blue eyes are specialized in illusion among his brothers.


With the radiance imbued in his blue eyes, he could clearly see Rosaria's condition.


The magic power emitted by the nine magic stones had not decreased at all.


As someone who manipulates personal space, she doesn't easily show any openings.


But here.


The space is not.


[Sariel. How many more spaces do we have to break?]


Raphael.


The merciful archangel asked.


While the other archangels were exchanging attacks, she was tearing apart dozens of spaces alone.


Even so, the reason they couldn't escape was that as soon as they destroyed one, a new space appeared to replace the area.


Originally, there should have been some impact, but the Succubus Queen was engaged in an infinitely repeated exchange of attacks.


This level of combat performance is impossible even for Odin, who was called the best magician in the Upper Realm.


Even Michael, the leader of the archangels who has a deep understanding of the power of space, wouldn't be able to do that.


So she asks.


Why Rosaria's mental strength doesn't seem to end.


How many more spaces do they have to break to end this tedious exchange of attacks and get out?


[It seems we were mistaken.]


Sariel spoke the conclusion he had reached.


[We must inflict a meaningful blow to the Divine Tree at the same time as tearing the space. Yes, this method will definitely be effective.]


It is the word of the existence closest to a demigod among the archangels.


There was no reason to doubt it.


[I was waiting for those words.]


Two archangels blocked Rosaria's path.


[Now!]


It was a signal for Sariel's radiance to tear the space.


Three archangels swung their divine artifacts towards the Divine Tree.


Cracks appeared in the space.


Unlike before.


The cracked space is not being replaced by a new space.


The radiance of the archangels who found the weakness surged ominously.


The cracks spread little by little.


Crack. Crack.


The space that could not be replaced.


Crumble.


Turned into fragments and flowed down.


And.


[Oh my, you saw through it.]


The Queen of the Succubi burst into laughter and spread her hideous arms.


[Don't worry. This is the last stage I have prepared.]


The Succubus Queen's mental world.


A bottomless pit created by processing and processing that world.


[Welcome to the Queen's world.]


Tsssssssss.


Rosaria's existence soared once again.


In the center of the bottomless pit.


A huge gate was pierced.


A familiar energy was felt from there.


[…The Lower Realm?]


[You connected it to the Divine Tree of the Lower Realm?]


[You never get tired of it, do you, over and over….]


[No.]


[…What?]


[It's not just the Lower Realm. This coordinate is definitely the Middle Realm….]


That's when Sariel said that much.


[Indeed. As an archangel who sees through the essence, you have unpleasant eyes.]


Rosaria aimed her thorns at Sariel, who was at the rear of the archangels.


Great demonic power gathered at the end of the thorns that had been cut and regenerated several times.


The thorns did not stretch out and attack.


Just.


[Explode.]


Absolute command.


With that one word.


Boom.


The blue eye called the Divine Eye exploded.


Another personal space.


In that place, Taehyun was struggling in a power struggle with the Upper Realm King.


Tsssssssss.


A temple emitting blood-colored magic power.


A Heavenly Castle with gray magic power flowing down.


A labyrinth with exploding five-colored magic power.


A cave crushing with black magic power.


A demonic sea with flowing blue magic power.


A purgatory made of deep blue magic power.


An ancient castle emitting brown magic power.


This place, the bottomless pit of purple magic power, which connects all those areas.


A Divine Tree erected in a place where the bottom cannot be seen.


The magic power emanating from the nine areas and the Divine Tree maintains the space.


If even one of these collapses, the space will be broken, but it will track the target and cause a reverse phenomenon.


'The Queen's World.'


An area created to narrow the gap with the Upper Realm King, which only Rosaria and Taehyun can activate.


The new archangel and Upper Realm King.


Raziel.


Taehyun enjoyed the power of his prey crushing his body.


The moment he entered the space, the magic power as the Dragon Lord was leaking out.


Divine magic power cannot be used either.


All that can be used is divine power.


Only the power as an archangel.


[Isn't this an interesting space?]


Raziel scattered radiance and showed a pleasant reaction.


'The magic density of the bottomless pit has become denser.'


He knows because this is the stage created by Rosaria.


That she has reached the final stage.


Asmodeus.


The archenemy in the form of an archangel sensed a similar discomfort.


[Those guys are struggling.]


"Is the end of your confidence only this much?"


Taehyun mocked.


It is to shake his mind and gain the upper hand in the space battle.


Clear features revealed beyond the radiance.


The corners of Upper Realm King Raziel's mouth twisted upwards.


[That's what I want to say.]


Magic power. Divine power. Divine magic power.


Two of the powers he had accumulated were restricted.


All that can be used is divine power as the Upper Realm King.


But that's the same for Kim Taehyun.


All he can use is magic power as the Lower Realm King.


He brought him into the area and somehow matched the total amount of magic power and divine power equally, but he still can't overwhelm him.


Not overwhelming, but equal.


A creeping disappointment arose.


[Is this all? I'd rather fight the Succubus Queen. That would be more fun.]


Raziel tore apart the rushing predation and commented.


[Do your best.]


Risk your life.


And warned not to disappoint his long wait.


[Or do you need a trigger?]


The Upper Realm King snapped his fingers.


Dozens of gates were created throughout the personal space.


Familiar faces floated in each gate.


A situation experienced once through the sane Odin.


The 1st to 10th Heavens, the Lower Realm, the Middle Realm.


The appearances of other dimensions are being shown.


Hazad of the 9th Heaven was flapping his torn wings and flying.


Orgal of the 8th Heaven was kneeling.


Igmun of the 6th Heaven was spitting blood in a battered state.


Odin and Shiva of the 5th Heaven were fighting to the death.


Typhon of the 4th Heaven was bound by the Heaven's ruler.


Gilfer and Jormungandr of the 2nd Heaven were fighting fiercely against the gods of Olympus.


Due to the influence of the race war, the Middle Realm and the Lower Realm were overlapping.


Elven, who had become one with the Divine Tree, was struggling to stop it.


And.


A bottomless pit in a different form from Taehyun's.


Rosaria, who had modified her mind and connected the Divine Trees of the Lower Realm and the Middle Realm, was overwhelming the archangels.


[Archangels. Those who are called brothers are all precious pieces made by the one and only God.]


Raziel watched Rosaria's full power with interest.


He also knew that Rosaria's power was maximized in the mental world.


He knew that the power used outside was less than 10%.


But he didn't know that the limit was this much.


[Isn't it amazing? That a mere succubus is surpassing us now.]


Interest was only for a moment.


Raziel's blue eyes sparkled.


[I want it.]


He said that he wanted to make her his own by making her submit.


Also.


[Kim Taehyun. She's too good for you.]


"She's not an object."


[You're acting like a child.]


Crack.


Tearing off the jaws of predation, Raziel approached the Divine Tree.


Taehyun blocked his path.


[You used your last card and were only equal. If you have nothing more to show, I will break the space.]


Like a bored audience tired of a boring stage.


Raziel warned that he could leave this place at any time.


"Don't talk nonsense."


Tsssss.


He formed a blood sword instead of the Dragon Slaying Sword.


Tssit.


As he swung the sword, Raziel obediently stepped back.


'Rosaria.'


She, who was overwhelming the six archangels beyond the gate, was smiling.


That smile would not be a lie.


Clench.


The hand holding the blood sword is clenched.


Crack.


Blood flowed down the lips that were bitten open.


He had long known that the price for her opening her power was her life.


The reason he hadn't mentioned it, the reason he hadn't questioned it.


'It's because I didn't want to insult her resolve.'


He thought so.


He was sure he was thinking so.


The stronger he became, the closer he got to the man called the Lower Realm King.


That his growth, his goal.


That all his actions would kill his benevolent partner.


That with each step forward, she would be one step closer to annihilation.


He didn't want to admit it.


'I don't want to sacrifice her.'


When he was facing the race war.


When he became one with the Divine Tree.


Elven realized that Taehyun was hesitating.


[Stop with the stupid thoughts.]


Won't there be another chance even if it's not now?


'For example, if the Divine Tree of the Middle Realm fully blooms….'


When he had such thoughts.


[You stupid Kim Taehyun!!]


The Fairy King scolded.


[Since when have the Archdemons become beings that need to receive your pity?]


He couldn't make excuses.


[Since when has the Succubus Queen been an idiot who needs to be protected?]


He couldn't answer.


[This king doesn't dislike her.]


The Fairy King frowned.


That was.


The sincerity towards the king who lost the members of the race due to the wrong reign in the past, and the king who protected the members of the race with infinite patience.


[It was miserable.]


Planting an artificial Divine Tree in the personal space.


Entering the coordinates of the Divine Trees of the Lower Realm and the Middle Realm into the mind world.


That all of that was an act that was bringing her annihilation closer.


Even so, he hated himself for not being able to refuse.


After a grueling process, the Fairy King realized.


That Rosaria was not resenting the mission she had been given, the predetermined annihilation.


[It's not a problem that the contractor or this king can do anything about. The relationship between the former Lower Realm King and Rosaria is not as light as we think.]


That may be the camaraderie of veterans who have overcome long battles together, a simple friendship that transcends species, or the blind loyalty of a monarch and his subjects.


One thing is clear.


[We must respect her end.]


So.


He told him not to hesitate with the last step.


He told him to welcome the moment when the time came and she was prepared for annihilation.


[Prepare the best stage for the Succubus Queen who has endured for a long time.]


The words that Taehyun was instructed to be careful with while stabilizing the power of the Lower Realm King.


He vowed to keep those words.


So that he could have a battle without regrets.


'I will have a battle without regrets in the end.'


Taehyun had answered so.


As a result.


"She created the best stage."


Taehyun muttered to no one.


She overturned the disadvantage in power and created a one-on-one situation between the Upper Realm King and the Lower Realm King.


She alone is overwhelming the six archangels who are no different from the Heaven's rulers.


One of the archangels was being annihilated by her attack, who had opened the nine magic stones and become the Divine Tree itself.


Chapter 565


The battle of six against one.


A fight between six archangels and one grand duke.


The result is the annihilation of one archangel.


Although their demise inflicted a meaningful shock on the grand duke's mental world.


[I can't help but laugh.]


Archangel Raziel.


The new Upper Realm King's blue eyes gleamed as if he found it interesting.


They are brothers that he acknowledged.


Yet they are struggling against a single grand duke despite rushing in together.


It would be strange not to laugh.


And that's not all.


[The divine beast you awakened is enough to become the 'center'.]


Ten divine beasts exist in the Upper Realm, two in the Lower and Middle Realms.


Among the twelve divine beasts, those of the 1st Heavenly Realm are special.


The 1st Heavenly Realm's Celestials were created to be close to the one and only god.


They were born with the potential to encompass other Heavenly Realms.


[If you had the mind to, you could have dominated the other Heavenly Realms and reigned as a ruler.]


The moment he said that.


Each gate merged to create a new image.


'This is…'


The Dragon King Baal.


The previous Upper Realm King, whom he had seen in the past during the race wars, was moving.


[If you had the mind to, you could have gone outside and made contact with the one and only god. The reason you didn't was because of the previous king's strong will.]


Raziel spoke as if he were rapid-firing.


As if it were a sacred mission.


He spoke of Baal's story.


"Spare me the nonsense…"


[Just listen. Kim Tae-hyun. You needed time for a proper attack anyway, didn't you?]


"……."


Raziel, certain that he had caught him off guard, continued to speak.


Upper Realm. Lower Realm. Middle Realm.


Across the Three Thousand Worlds, he possessed more fragments of the one and only god than anyone else.


He was certain.


That the current power of the Three Thousand Worlds was no more than a toy for those from the 'outside'.


The Middle Realm was not even worth considering.


The Lower Realm was too primitive to recognize its value.


The Upper Realm was too arrogant to develop.


The Dragon King thought.


The Upper and Lower Realms needed to fight fiercely.


He recalled the domain wars.


He recalled the race wars.


To intervene, a body was necessary.


The first grand duke visited the ten Heavenly Realms beyond the red sky.


The plan became action.


He became the first grand duke and created the system.


He selected the demons who called themselves kings of their species.


He wanted them to grow and wield the same influence as the masters of the Heavenly Realms.


He wanted their subordinates to possess the same potential as the absolute beings.


He contacted the rulers of the Upper Realm from time to time.


An immeasurable amount of time passed just to get that far.


For a being with infinite lifespan, the important thing is patience.


In that process, Baalack went missing.


He confirmed that the guy who was made to be his equal was residing in a lowly creature of the Middle Realm.


The then-Marquis of the Demon Seas visited the Middle Realm and found out, so it was not a lie.


The current beings of the 1st Heavenly Realm were given the same names by the one and only god, but their memories and souls are completely different.


In that respect, Baalack and Baal are beings who uniquely survived even after the creation of heaven and earth was renewed, brothers one could say.


He pondered for a moment.


He tried to coax him, but failed.


He tried to kill him, but failed brother.


Since Baal was used up and abandoned, he does not believe in fate or anything like that.


Therefore, he decided to kill him once more.


Sending mediocre guys will only help them grow.


This time, he intended to step in himself and completely annihilate him.


Before that, a demon approached.


The highest-ranking species.


Demon and lowly creature clashed.


Baal's eyes, watching the subjugation process, were filled with interest.


The Demon King (妖魔王).


A being who called himself the king of Earth, a dimension known to be weak even in the Middle Realm.


That being was using the diminished power of Baalack.


With an incomplete body, he could only use less than 10% of his power.


In other words, that alone was enough to become a grand duke.


If he gained experience, it was a foregone conclusion that he would surpass the grand duke.


That day, the strongest being in the Three Thousand Worlds did not reveal himself.


After an immeasurable amount of time passed, the plan progressed little by little.


To some he was called a grand duke.


To some he was called an archangel.


To some he was called the Upper Realm King.


If there is a positive, there is a negative, and these combine to form balance.


The Upper Realm King welcomed the newly born Lower Realm King, a seed he had kept alive long ago.


Growth requires fierce struggle.


Struggle requires an equal rival.


The plan was in progress.


He instigated endless race wars, causing the Upper and Lower Realms to grow.


As a result, the rank of the Three Thousand Worlds, including the Middle Realm, was raised together.


That was a phenomenon that even the first god had not anticipated.


The one and only god belatedly wanted to intervene.


He intended to coax the masters of the Heavenly Realms he had created and order them to dispose of Baal.


The Upper Realm King did not allow the creator to approach.


He restricted access to the Records of Emptiness to buy time.


After a long time, he succeeded in persuading the Lower Realm King, who had fully awakened his power.


He used Michael as bait.


He called the Lower Realm King.


There, he killed the half-baked one and only god.


It was a ridiculous affair.


A creator annihilated by beings who were only fragments of himself.


[This will not be the end.]


With those words, the image scattered.


The gate disappeared.


[The one and only god is said to have vanished saying those words.]


Raziel finished the story.


Tae-hyun focused on gathering the Devouring power without answering.


[I wonder what the intention is behind suddenly spouting all this. You have that kind of look on your face.]


Raziel laughed to himself.


[Don't worry. It's just a tribute to your administrator.]


A new gate was created where the Upper Realm King's gaze was directed.


Rosaria's tentacles that emerged pierced the second archangel.


[Baal. Metatron. I wondered why that guy wanted to keep the Lower Realm King by his side. I couldn't understand why he seduced Michael instead of Lucifer... but that question ends today.]


The second archangel was being annihilated.


[Michael was the final puzzle for the Upper Realm King.]


Kim Tae-hyun.


Had not reached his full potential.


If he were to subdue him and take him as he is.


If he were to use the divine beast to scrape together the rest of his existence.


He would become an integrated king who would not be inferior to the previous kings.


Rosaria.


If the Lower Realm King's administrator had not shown herself overwhelming the archangels.


He would have been perfectly satisfied and declared the end of the battle.


He would no longer have held any attachment to Kim Tae-hyun.


"Don't you dare. Evaluate me."


Tae-hyun expressed his displeasure at being looked at as if he were a high-quality product.


[An existence too precious to let disappear like this.]


The third archangel was entangled in tentacles.


Before he could collapse on his own.


[I shall take it.]


Snap.


The Upper Realm King snapped his fingers.


A gate opened, showing the masters of the Heavenly Realms.


Whoosh.


Divine power was sucked in from beyond the gate.


He is commanding.


To capture the grand dukes alive.


To disarm the grand dukes and give them to him….


Snap.


Tae-hyun snapped his fingers.


Magic power was sucked in from beyond the gate.


"Don't insult their battle."


[But do you have any strength to use?]


It was magic power he had gathered to prepare for an attack.


It was an opportunity granted by his generosity.


Why use that power to save the grand dukes who have little chance of winning?


He scoffed.


"I have enough power."


No, it's not enough.


The magic power is unstable.


It is because the attacks have been thwarted one after another.


'That guy…'


The Upper Realm King has not shown his limits yet.


More than he thought.


Their difference in level is significant.


He cannot win if he engages in a war of attrition.


Swish. Swish. Swish.


He used stealth to hide his body.


[Obvious, though.]


Raziel quietly waited for the next attack.


Whoosh.


A sun blazed above that guy.


A sun created not with Ra's divine power, but with Typhon's magic power.


[It's impossible.]


With a wave of his hand, the sun lost its temperature.


Crack.


A hideous maw soared up.


Crunch!! Crunch!!


It is certainly chewing.


[Devouring. Kim Tae-hyun's best ability inherited from the Lower Realm King.]


Radiance tore the Devouring apart.


[Didn't I say I was watching your battle? Surely you wouldn't have neglected to prepare properly?]


Whoosh.


Radiance enveloped Tae-hyun's body.


[Is that why you were called a Doppelganger?]


"……!!"


[Now take it out. The source of Devouring. The last card you have.]


"Not yet."


He drew in the magic power of the domain, and maws popped out everywhere.


Raziel looked at the scene with a bored expression.


[I see, it seems you can't summon it at will.]


Creek. Creek. Creek.


The teeth embedded in Raziel's body were pushed out.


A sword of radiance was held in his hand.


[Dekameron. Michael's divine artifact.]


Swoosh.


He swung it lightly.


That alone cut off Hazard's Lair.


The fighting spirit that was acting on Raziel disappeared.


[Aren't you curious? What was Michael thinking when he volunteered to sacrifice himself?]


What is that guy doing now?


What has become of him?


"None of your business."


Tss. Tss. Tss.


Tae-hyun gripped his blood sword and rushed forward.


[Whether you want to or not. You will know.]


From top to bottom.


The sword of radiance was drawn.


Mental world.


[That idiot.]


The Doppelganger spat out profanities.


It's not that Kim Tae-hyun is weak.


He is an unprecedented existence, a demon dragon obtained by fusing the power of the Dragon King and the Demon King.


Added to that, Raziel was born by uniting with the master of the 1st Heavenly Realm.


That guy's level far surpasses the level Tae-hyun has achieved.


Tsk.


[Damn fool. You're bothering me until the end….]


The Doppelganger rose from his throne.


Raziel is already seeing through to the coordinates of the mental world.


After swallowing Kim Tae-hyun, he will come here.


It's troublesome.


This place should be used to completely devour Kim Tae-hyun after he has lost his power.


Now that the end of the race war is in sight, there is no need to have such precious prey stolen.


As he thought this and was about to open a gate.


[……!!]


The Doppelganger hurriedly twisted his body.


Thud.


A familiar sword was sticking out, piercing his abdomen.


The divine artifact of the archangel, which was used as a piece for the Upper Realm King.


The Doppelganger quietly identified the owner of the sword.


[…Michael.]


It was a surprise attack to the point of being absurd.


[I wonder how you got in here. Is that the expression you have?]


Michael asked directly.


Gush.


The Doppelganger vomited blood.


Something is wrong.


He is virtually immortal in this place.


Not only did he not properly sense the surprise attack just now, but he is not recovering either.


[I have always wanted to meet you. The Lower Realm King's doppelganger.]


Radiance gathered in the Dekameron.


[Indeed… even if he was eaten, his level has been maintained… is that what it means….]


[Good that you understand quickly. The reason Baal ate the master of the 9th Heavenly Realm was also to fill the divine power that was lacking.]


Michael's blue eyes met the Doppelganger's red eyes.


The maw of Devouring was formed and scattered from the Doppelganger's body.


[Don't bother trying. The divine artifact embedded in your body is not ordinary. You can no longer use Devouring.]


The Dekameron is a weapon made by refining the fragments of the one and only god.


From now on, it will be hopelessly sealed.


Tss. Tss. Tss.


Crimson magic power rose from the Doppelganger's body.


[The Grand Duke's power, huh?]


Stab.


Michael inserted a new sword.


The power that was rising quickly subsided.


[Ca…ugh….]


The Doppelganger released brown magic power.


[You're making me go through unnecessary trouble.]


Thwack.


Another sword was hammered in.


[If you are sealed, Kim Tae-hyun cannot win against Raziel.]


The divine artifact, Dekameron.


The time it took for nine more divine artifacts to be added was only a moment.


566화


Blood flows.


The amount formed a puddle, so much that it was hard to believe it came from a humanoid body.


The Doppelganger let out a blood-flecked laugh.


[Khuh… Keuheuk….]


[……?]


[Archangel Michael… a masterpiece crafted by the One God, they say….]


Thwack.


Another sword was driven in.


It was an attack enough to turn laughter into a groan.


[Kak….]


Unprecedented humiliation and disgrace.


What was more infuriating was that there was no way to escape.


He could easily guess.


Michael.


How long the archangel before him had waited and prepared for a moment like this.


[To be conceited… just by uniting with the key… of a godslayer….]


[Don't misunderstand. I do not serve any god.]


Gush.


He spat out blood, vomited.


Everything about him was made of mana.


Even the blood flowing through his veins was merely mana shaped into a crimson form.


His shaking crimson eyes saw the pool of blood that had drenched his surroundings.


His own mana was mixed with radiance.


'…I see.'


The penetration of divine power through divine artifacts had reached its limit.


Irrecoverable, irreversible.


In a fleeting moment.


The Doppelganger sensed his end.


Grip.


Michael gripped the Doppelganger's head.


He brought his piercing blue eyes close.


[God merely wished to exist.]


[…….]


In the place where the One God left, Baal entered, became Metatron, became the Upper Realm King.


He was commanding the path that being had chosen.


[The body was merely lent for a while. Eventually, it will be reclaimed. Just as you wished.]


[Such a mess… the Celestial Realm… is no different….]


[Klukluk… Lucifer would have been… a better choice for the 1st Celestial Realm….]


The corners of Michael's lips turned up.


[That wouldn't have been so bad either. If he were still alive at the end of the race war, that is.]


Unlike his words, a strange emotion flashed in his blue eyes.


Was he planning to kill Lucifer?


There was no need to ask, no time to spare.


Just.


[…As a senior… in the mental realm… let me tell you….]


He continued, unconcerned with the mana flowing out with the blood.


[…I guarantee….]


I guarantee.


[…That guy….]


You will never.


[…You won't….]


Become the Upper Realm King.


He barely managed to finish his words.


Thwack.


A new sword was impaled in the Doppelganger's neck.


Hwaaaa.


Burning radiance descended, and the Doppelganger's head began to burn away.


[Don't put me in the same category. The Lower Realm King's clone, no.]


Loser.


The sword was drawn.


Kwaddeudeud.


The severed head of the Doppelganger rolled across the floor.


Gush. Gush.


Blood flowed between the separated head and body.


The more blood flowed, the faster the mana decreased.


The existence that formed the mental world, like a great sea.


Was decreasing just from being cut by a sword.


A divine artifact holding a fragment of the One God, they said.


It wasn't just simple bullshit….


[…Wasn't it….]


Kak. Kahak. Kahaak.


From the separated head that couldn't regenerate.


A phlegm-rattling laugh leaked out.


Michael tilted his head.


[What's so funny?]


In the Doppelganger's dimming crimson eyes, clear blue eyes were visible.


At that moment.


Thwack.


Another divine artifact gouged out the crimson eye.


[If you're aiming for an opening for illusion, you're wrong. From the moment you allowed the divine artifact, none of your tricks will work.]


A tenacious fellow.


He knew that better than anyone.


To be finished off by the guy who ruined his long-cherished wish.


His words weren't wrong.


The power he had been restoring for a long time.


The power that was rapidly scattering, the power that was nearing 'perfection' when Kim Tae-hyun became the Lower Realm King.


At this rate, all his power would be taken away, making his long years of perseverance meaningless.


No, that's what would eventually happen.


Even so.


Keuk… keuk….


He laughed.


Keuk…keuk… keukkeuk…keuk….


He couldn't help but laugh.


A laugh like a madman's.


It flowed out uncontrollably.


It was difficult to hold back the laughter that leaked out.


Over a long period of time.


The question that had remained unresolved until now was being answered.


Enlightenment, understanding, a sense of accomplishment, as if he had reached the truth.


All of those things were working together in a complex way, causing a laugh to flow that even his separated body couldn't stop.


[…….]


Michael stared at the separated prey that would soon disappear even if he left it alone.


[Strange.]


Suppressing with divine artifacts was something he had planned for a long time.


The will of the former Lower Realm King, which he possessed as a complete predator, forming the mental world.


He knew that he couldn't achieve complete victory without suppressing that being.


He knew it would be a variable in the final battle.


He handed over his body to Asmodeus to awaken as Archangel Raziel, and he himself looked for an opportunity in that being's mental world.


That was why he deliberately created a troublesome stage like this.


He waited for the perfect opportunity and succeeded.


Soon that being would disappear.


His long wait would end in a futile demise.


So.


Shouldn't he be screaming and sobbing?


Shouldn't he be struggling and furious?


But still.


He was laughing as if he had gained some enlightenment.


He was laughing at himself.


[Unpleasant.]


He pulled out the Decameron that was stuck in the torso.


The power of a godslayer.


A divine artifact that had accepted the existence of the former Upper Realm King.


The strongest weapon in the Three Thousand Worlds.


The Doppelganger's body, which was lying on the floor, became blurry.


The Doppelganger's existence flowed into the Decameron.


He wouldn't just let it disappear.


[The power you've built up over a long time will be taken by God.]


The moment he dealt with that thing's head.


The mana, like a great sea, would become Michael's.


Raziel, who had absorbed Kim Tae-hyun's power.


Michael, who had absorbed the Doppelganger's power.


There was no need to even mention who would be superior.


At that time, the Doppelganger's last body.


The head rolling on the floor opened its mouth.


[…Upper… Realm …was….]


Devouring.


The greedy power that Baal, crafted by the One God, created in the form of authority, parasitizing a human body and becoming a Demon King.


Unlike the other authorities collected by the former Lower Realm King.


Devouring was the original authority of the man who was called the Demon King.


It had the power to covet and seize everything in the Three Thousand Worlds.


Kim Tae-hyun, who had fully awakened Devouring, would be able to sufficiently replace the Lower Realm King.


It would take time to finish the race war, but he would eventually completely suppress it.


Because that's what this power was from the start.


Rather, when that time came, Kim Tae-hyun's biggest enemy would be 'another self'.


The Lower Realm King who had tamed him was quite a nasty fellow.


He couldn't understand it back then.


He can understand it now.


Setting Asmodeus as the key to the Upper Realm King, and Michael as the administrator, was a smokescreen.


The real key was Michael.


To be exact, Michael who had swallowed Asmodeus, who had become the Upper Realm King.


It was a truly interesting trick.


Even the cunning Kim Tae-hyun, even he, had been played.


He had laughed because laughter was the only way to express that realization.


He seemed to have been too flippant in his attitude compared to his situation.


[Didn't I say it was unpleasant.]


Hwaaaak.


Divine power swirled throughout the area.


The authority 'Radiance' that Lucifer had betrayed and stolen.


That power began to erode the mental world.


And.


Thwack!!


He shoved the Decameron into the Doppelganger's head.


[Now, disappear. I'll take care of your wishes instead.]


[…Is.]


The Doppelganger's last words were not heard.


Just.


Pu-hwak.


The head was completely blown away by the exploding radiance.


It was boring.


It was frustrating.


Bored and frustrated, the Lower Realm King was summoning and tormenting many of the authorities he had taken, especially those who had built their own mental worlds.


Those who had once mistaken themselves for gods.


They had been eaten by the Lower Realm King who used his power.


They had become Doppelgangers in the same status, and were stuck in the Lower Realm King's mind in the same form, which bothered him.


[Morons.]


Jjeoeok. Kwadeuk.


[Idiots.]


Jjeoeok. Kwadeuk.


[Trash.]


Jjeoeok. Kwadeuk.


How many Lower Realm King's Doppelgangers had he chewed and swallowed?


The Lower Realm King, unable to bear it, came to the mental world.


"Devouring. Are you going through puberty or something?"


[Don't call me by that name.]


Doppelganger.


'The Nameless One' growled.


"I'm busy as hell, why are you suddenly team-killing? Do you want to be scolded for the first time in a while?"


[A life-or-death struggle for the first time in a while. That's not bad either.]


Unlike his words, he scoffed and straddled the throne.


He was, in fact, the strongest of the powers that being possessed, but the man before him was the owner of those powers.


If they fought, he would lose with 100% certainty.


'There's no need to deliberately taste the bitterness of defeat.'


All he wanted was just a simple release of his frustration.


The man sighed.


"I won't stop you if you're just playing king by yourself, but I'm busy too. If you eat up the other authorities like that, it'll cause problems with my ability to use them."


The Doppelganger looked down at the Lower Realm King with a crooked face.


The man who had been played by the fragment of God was now a reliable figure.


And now.


[Another fragment. Are you going to be played by Baal?]


The Doppelganger who had built the mental world could share the host's vision at any time if he wanted to.


The Lower Realm King shook his head.


"Played? Did I look that naive?"


[Of course not. You're the most cunning bastard in the entire Three Thousand Worlds. No, you could even say you're vicious.]


"Well, is that a compliment or an insult? Can you just do one?"


[…….]


His original was looking at him with a bored gaze.


It wasn't difficult to pass the ignition point.


A little indifference and accumulation, like now, was enough.


Therefore.


[I don't understand!!]


The Doppelganger shouted so loudly that the mental world shook.


The one he had acknowledged.


[Someone like you!!]


Why.


Why.


[Why are you trying to join hands with someone like Baal!!]


At the scathing words, the Lower Realm King covered his ears and clicked his tongue.


"Devouring, Devouring. The constellations aren't as laughable as you think they are."


He didn't laugh at them.


He had been the one who played the biggest role in hunting the One God with Baal, after all.


Of course, there were also 'some defeats' in the process.


His ferocious maw was helplessly torn apart by the radiance that the One God shot out.


Before he could properly regenerate, the man before him had almost died several times.


[There will be no second defeat for this body.]


"Yeah, I know. There's no way a proud guy like you wouldn't have replayed that battle."


[…But you still can't trust me!!]


The Doppelganger raised his voice.


His shout sounded like a desperate scream.


[You're going to leave, me.]


He was going to leave.


[Me behind!!]


He shouted.


Uncharacteristically, he was so agitated that part of the mental world collapsed.


"……."


The Lower Realm King, who had been quietly gazing at him, opened his mouth.


"Balak, who was born with power equal to Baal. You are an authority created by a 'human' who has endured that guy's power."


[What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?]


He knew about his origins.


The Lower Realm King continued, unconcerned.


"The initial instability of Balak was adjusted through numerous battles. And the human became one with the fragment of the One God. Enough to no longer rely on Devouring."


[…Baek Seung-chan!!]


The human who had become the Lower Realm King ignored his cry.


"His kin. The guys from 'Outside' have started watching this place."


Constellations.


Not the One God who had spent his power creating the Three Thousand Worlds.


Beings of the same class as the One God in perfect condition.


"If we don't move first, they'll come directly. It's embarrassing, but it's hard to properly stop even one constellation even if we join forces with Baal. Well, it seems like Baal doesn't care what happens to the Three Thousand Worlds."


So even more.


[You need this body's power, don't you!!]


He shouted as if protesting.


His partner shook his head.


"I risked my life to deal with a half-baked guy. No, a guy who wasn't even half of half."


He didn't know how many more complete guys there would be.


He and the Upper Realm King had planned.


That they would create a new king comparable to themselves.


They made a bet.


On who would win among those who continued their legacy.


And.


The Lower Realm King was trying to assign him the role of protector of the key.


[Bullshit!! Order one of your rotten other selves to do such a trivial task.]


"It's not an order."


[What….]


"It's a favor."


[You're….]


"Whether Baal wins. Or I win. If the plan is successfully completed, a being comparable to us will be born."


So.


"I beg you."


Until your candidate grows up.


"I want you to protect him."


Original.


Main body.


Lower Realm King.


Partner.


Comrade.


Called by many names.


"My dear friend."


Dear friend(親友).


A word he had never uttered, but never doubted.


His longtime friend.


Bowed his head and asked for a favor.


567


Entrustment.


Close friend.


Unlike the plausible words, it was a one-sided notice.


[You're worse than a bug.]


"Are we strangers?"


[You disgusting hypocrite.]


"You can keep saying that. You know the candidate is already decided, right?"


He wanted to make the candidate he chose the Integrated King, if possible.


"Baal, I don't know what kind of trick he'll pull. It's tiring to work with shady people like that."


It was truly absurd to see him introduce himself so nonchalantly.


The Doppelganger murmured softly.


[…Huh.]


"Yeah?"


[…Break me.]


"Huh?"


[Break this body.]


With all your might.


Using all the power you have.


[Try to break this body. Then I'll acknowledge you.]


I'll join you.


I'll participate in that ridiculous plan.


He shouted and unleashed his full power.


Yoma King Baek Seung-chan.


The countless powers he had accumulated to become the King of the Lower World.


The devoured authority.


He poured it all out into the mental world without leaving anything behind.


"You… when…?"


The King of the Lower World checked the Doppelganger's existence with a bewildered expression.


Hundreds of authorities he possessed manifested in the form of predation.


'It's not perfect yet.'


But.


If time passes, he could make it completely his own.


"As expected…."


The King of the Lower World smiled, acknowledging his good eye for talent.


He willingly drew out the power of the Godslayer.


"Baal. This bet is our victory."


Crack.


The Doppelganger, transformed into a gaping maw, charged forward.


"I should ask for a massage for the first time in a while."


Facing the giant maw.


The King of the Lower World, mentioning the name of the Succubus Queen, rushed forward to meet it.


Crack.


The mental world transformed into a single maw.


[Whoever has your key!!]


This body will!!


Multiple Mental Worlds.


The King of the Lower World chuckled at the number of mental worlds that had proliferated without him knowing.


[Devour it all!!]


Crunch!!!


The Doppelganger's predation swallowed the King of the Lower World.


Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.


How many times had it chewed him up?


Whoosh.


Suddenly, radiance soared from the maw of predation.


The radiance flowed with divine power.


The King of the Lower World, the master of magic, was the one who wielded that power.


[What….]


"Predation, there's a limit to just suppressing like that."


Divine power and magic mixed together.


"God-Magic."


Crack.


The King of the Lower World's predation emitted radiance.


A raw fight where two predations bit and tore at each other.


The end was the Doppelganger's defeat.


[…I can't… accept this…!!]


The King of the Lower World using divine power.


Unable to accept it, he warned that he would devour the key himself countless times.


"You're pathetic, Predation."


[I… this body will become the King of the Lower World and devour you too…. Devour the key and destroy that ridiculous plan.]


I will destroy it.


"That wouldn't be bad either."


[……!!]


Let's meet again if we have the chance.


If we have the chance.


Let's meet again outside.


"It was fun."


That was the last thing he said.


When the Doppelganger opened his eyes again.


The powerful strength had shrunk.


The crumbling mental world.


The collapsing red sky.


Crack.


Space split open, and the Doppelganger revealed himself.


[He had more than one authority.]


Michael said, looking at the newly revealed Doppelganger.


It didn't matter.


The power he felt from him now was insignificant.


For example, he was now just an empty shell.


"Everything went wrong because of you."


The Doppelganger said annoyedly.


Unlike his words.


There was a sense of relief in his voice, as if he had unloaded a burden.


"You interfered with this body's plan, so it's only right that your plan is interfered with too."


[It's not much coming from an empty shell.]


Through the Decameron, through divine artifacts, a vast power flowed in.


It had taken almost half of the Doppelganger's existence just a moment ago.


He didn't deny it.


"Certainly, the power I gained by parasitizing Kim Tae-hyun, you have all taken it away."


From the not-yet-closed space, new magic flowed in.


Whoosh.


Instantly, a new mental world was overlaid.


[……!!]


An unprecedented amount of power poured in.


[It's not just one.]


One layer.


Two layers.


The mental worlds were superimposed.


As each world overlapped, each existence was condensed.


And.


Swish.


A whopping hundreds.


The moment hundreds of authorities overlapped.


The Doppelganger, thought to be just an empty shell, changed his appearance.


Michael's radiance wavered.


[Why that appearance….]


Yoma King.


Michael's voice trembled as he faced the former King of the Lower World.


Crunch!!!


Along with the sensation of existence being torn apart.


Memories flowed.


The Celestial Lord, whom the One God had crafted with great care when creating the Upper World.


Among them, the archangels of the 1st Celestial Realm were created most similarly to the One God, born with great authority.


Archangel Lucifer, master of 'Radiance'.


In the 1st Celestial Realm, if space connected, all the radiance of the Celestial tribes of other realms would be concentrated on him.


As the number 1 does, the fully prepared Lucifer came to symbolize the Celestial tribe.


Archangel Gabriel was born with the authority of 'Protection'.


Protecting the One God, he became an impenetrable shield in the 1st Celestial Realm.


Archangel Raphael was born with the authority of 'Healing'.


His power, which went beyond regeneration to even resurrecting the dead, was comparable to 'Creation'.


Archangel Uriel was born with the authority of 'Summoning'.


He could summon not only hundreds of thousands of armies made of radiance but also the lords of other celestial realms if the conditions were met.


Archangel Sariel was born with the authority of 'Divine Eye'.


Clear eyes that saw through everything.


Before him, illusions and even the sun god's eyes seemed ordinary.


Archangel Ramiel was born with the authority of 'Resurrection'.


As long as she and Raphael existed, the Celestial tribes of the 1st Celestial Realm possessed the characteristic of 'Immortality'.


Archangel Raguel was born with the authority of 'Branding'.


The existence he branded degenerated and transformed into a trivial form.


He was the one who cast down countless Celestial tribes who had failed in the rebellion and followed Lucifer.


There were eight archangels created by the One God.


But there were two heterogeneous beings who became archangels through unprecedented methods in the history of the 1st Celestial Realm.


Crunch!!!


Existence was torn away along with regeneration.


Memories.


Flowed again.


Former Upper World King Baal.


Born as a dragon, he was the one who single-handedly destroyed the Upper World.


Abandoned in the Lower World after his usefulness was exhausted, he became the ruler of the Upper World on his own.


The name he used in the 1st Celestial Realm was Metatron.


He became the ninth archangel, proving that he was the greatest of the One God's fragments.


The bloomed authority was 'Domination'.


Combined with the authority 'Magi' that he wielded as the Dragon King, he possessed great existence.


He was the only being who could not be properly affected by the other archangels' authority.


The last archangel was….


Crunch!!!


Memories condensed.


Existence vanished… and recovered.


…Asmodeus from the Lower World.


Chosen by the Upper World King, he served as the key.


Born as a great demon, he raised his power alone to become a grand duke, and chosen as the Upper World King's key, he moved without being noticed by both the Upper and Lower Worlds.


Thus, he completed the authority 'Betrayal' as the only two demon kings of the Lower World.


The new demon king Gilfer.


Asmodeus, who glimpsed the possibility of evolution from him, evolved from the two demon kings to the only demon dragon.


He obtained the second authority, 'Destruction'.


With that alone, he became an existence equal to those called dragon kings, the lord of the 9th Celestial Realm, Ragna.


Crunch!!!


Memories scattered.


The scattered memories reunited.


Radiance scattered.


Michael introduced himself as the manager of the key and the arrangement.


He guided Asmodeus to the divine tree of the 1st Celestial Realm.


Crunch!!


Enough to suppress the King of the Lower World's magic.


Whoosh.


He activated the Upper World King's magic.


It was a tree that had once accepted heterogeneous beings.


Asmodeus obtained divine power and bloomed the third authority.


Archangel Raziel of 'Secrets'.


The new Upper World King.


And Michael was.


Crunch!!


Crunch.


Crunch.


Crunch.


Along with the ominous sound.


Memories flowed.


Memories fell like blossoms.


Memories were torn away.


Regardless of the time difference.


Ignoring parallax.


Memories.


Continued.


Michael was the one who encompassed all the archangels.


The authority of 'Judgment' existed to punish those who rebelled against the One God.


Except for Valac and Baal, he was the existence created from the most fragments among the celestial lords.


All history that had passed through the Upper World was under his sword, and no existence could escape judgment.


His martial power as a single entity was equal to Lucifer.


Above all, his true value lay in the fact that he had gained the trust of the archangels.


If he moved the other archangels, it would also be possible to judge the celestial lords.


When he first faced Baal, he did not hide that he was a higher being.


Made as a celestial lord.


Created as an existence beyond that to carry out the One God's mission and living the life of a demon.


He said he was enjoying the game while traveling between the Upper and Lower Worlds.


He asserted that if they did not interfere, there would be no reason to harm them either.


It was not just empty words.


In fact, after that ridiculous statement, Lucifer, considered the strongest in the 1st Celestial Realm, directly confronted him.


After 66 days of war, Michael declared a draw.


If the battle had continued, the barrier would have been permanently damaged.


Lucifer allowed Baal to reside as a celestial lord.


Originally, even those of the same species were constantly fighting.


Moreover, the magi that Baal wielded was a power closer to magic than divine power.


Complaints were expressed everywhere.


[Why don't you look for other celestial realms?]


When Raguel asked that.


Only useless answers like [There's no place better than the 1st Celestial Realm to loaf around.] came back.


The arrogant creation added.


[The other celestial realms are nothing more than the One God's failures. Originally, their nature itself is dissolute and arrogant. In comparison, you guys are simple and easy to understand. Well, there seem to be a few sinister ones too.]


[I shouldn't be hearing that from you.]


Even if Gabriel, who was watching from the side, scoffed in disdain.


[Your attitude towards your senior is terrible, Archangel of Protection.]


Only a mocking answer came back.


It would have been better if he had just been sarcastic and acted like a senior.


[One God. Listening to that old man will only lead to being abandoned in the end. Look at this body. All the hardships and tribulations and then banished to the Lower World.]


[Refrain from disrespectful language.]


[Tsk tsk. 'These' guys are no different from scholars.]


[Go play in the Lower World that you boast about. You seem to be planning something with useless guys like grand dukes.]


[The Lower World is still far away. It will take them tens of thousands of years to understand the influence of the divine tree. It must be the difference in species. Can't you guess what kind of personality the One God has just by looking at this?]


[If you say one more word, I will tear that mouth apart.]


[Puhuhu. Lucifer must have forbidden fighting.]


Crunch!!


Sometime in the past.


Crunch!!


[A being who is even God's apostle… how long are you going to be trapped in the glory of the past?]


[Oh, Michael. Aren't you usually a junior who doesn't even talk to me? What's the occasion today?]


[…….]


[You've come at a good time, brother. Don't instigate unnecessary conflicts. Baal. I'm telling you not to test the patience of your brothers.]


Raphael greeted Michael and warned Baal at the same time.


[Hmm. What kind of conflict are you talking about, Archangel of Healing?]


[I'm talking about that attitude!!]


Ignoring Raphael's shout, Baal met Michael's eyes.


[Can I be served a cup of tea?]


Without saying a word, the archangels growled.


It didn't seem strange even if a one-sided battle broke out.


[…….]


Not good.


The opponent was at least equal to Lucifer.


An apostle created by the One God before them.


Perhaps the authority of Judgment might not work.


If Zeus of the 2nd Celestial Realm learned of the chaos in the 1st Celestial Realm and incited them, troublesome things would happen.


[Follow me.]


Michael, who didn't want a disturbance, led Baal to his space.


Slurp.


Baal, who incongruously looked like a celestial tribe, leisurely sipped his tea.


[Our Archangel of Judgment seems to understand my words reasonably well.]


[If it's obvious words, then forget it. I'm just formally treating you to prevent disharmony among my brothers….]


Before he could finish his words, Baal burst into laughter.


The mimicked radiance flickered.


[I can see it.]


[What nonsense are you….]


[I can see the future that you will walk.]


Haa.


Michael sighed softly.


[If you're going to say useless things….]


[Godslayer.]


It was an impious word.


[…What?]


[A sword to kill God.]


It was a sentence that referred to the fallen.


[…Baal. Stop with the jokes….]


Despite Michael's warning, Baal did not laugh.


[Successor of Judgment. Won't you kill God with me?]


The mimicked clear eyes curved.


568


Crack.


A fragment of memory is torn from something's jaws, and reassembled.


...Jaws?


I am….


God is….


Godslayer.


A sword for killing gods.


The successor to Judgment.


It was a repetition of a predictable story.


He even knew the secret of the monotheistic God.


He didn't care what that being thought when they created them.


Baal continued to make insolent offers.


[Leave now.]


He refused.


He kicked him out of the space.


[Don't bother my brothers any more.]


He warned him.


He snubbed him several times.


[Someday.]


Someday, someday.


[The day will come when you accept it. I'm used to waiting.]


[…….]


As much as he had a history of surviving even after being abandoned by the monotheistic God, Baal was a tenacious being.


[You are an impious being. The monotheistic God must have recognized it and banished you to the lower realm.]


Ramiel pointed out Baal's behavior.


[But he has no intention of leading a rebellion.]


Sariel, who had probed his intentions with his authority, was certain.


[This is troublesome. Even though he is a predecessor created by the monotheistic God, he is ultimately a demon at the root. If we keep him in the celestial realm, my brothers' dissatisfaction will eventually explode.]


Gabriel, who was in charge of protecting the celestial realm, said with a worried look.


[If there is no justification, we have no choice but to create one.]


The one who said that was Raguel.


[Oh? How?]


[We have to pressure the brother.]


[I don't know if Lucifer will accept it.]


[I agree. It seems like they meet often these days?]


[Battles between archangel brothers are forbidden... Baal's existence will be special.]


[Michael. What do you think?]


The one who asked that was Gabriel.


[…….]


Michael met the six pairs of clear blue eyes focused on him.


Crack.


It seemed as if something irritating was heard somewhere in his head.


Ah, I see.


Now was the time to discuss expelling Baal from the celestial realm.


For some reason, it felt like his consciousness had been cut off for a moment.


If he mentioned that fact, his brothers would not be happy.


Michael opened his mouth calmly.


[I'll talk to him.]


[You?]


Gabriel tilted his head.


Until now, he had never acted directly in relation to Baal.


Michael nodded.


[There's no need to wait. I'll go now.]


When he waved his hand, the space of the celestial realm split.


[The authority of space…. It looks convenient the more I see it.]


[It's even more impressive that the brother learned it himself for the efficiency of judgment.]


[Rather, Michael should perform the duties of the master….]


[Stop.]


Gabriel waved his hand to scatter the divine power left by the authority.


[Let's wait for Michael first.]


His gaze turned to the sky castle, which boasted a noble appearance.


[The archangels are agitated. We can no longer keep someone who is not a celestial being here.]


[…I see. My brothers have finally moved you too.]


As if he had expected the current situation, the master of the 1st celestial realm showed a nonchalant reaction.


So.


[What do you want to do? Is the brother going to 'judge' this time?]


Smirk.


Lucifer's lips curled up.


A mischievous prank was embedded in his blue eyes.


[…….]


He was asking.


Whether he was confident in hunting Baal, the being made by the monotheistic God as the strongest sword.


The former master of the authority 'Judgment'.


The worry was not long.


[There's no reason why I can't.]


[Oh…?]


Lucifer laughed once, as if unexpected.


[…….]


[Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't expect you to come out like that.]


[Lucifer, brother of God. I hope you don't forget that you are in charge of the celestial realm.]


[Indeed. The brother is qualified enough to say that. But… No matter how much of a brother you are, it won't be easy to deal with Baal. The same goes for getting help from other brothers.]


[That means….]


[Yes.]


Demon Dragon King Baal.


[He is stronger than all of our archangels combined.]


[…….]


[Do you understand now? We don't have the option of chasing him away. Rather, we should just hope that he doesn't antagonize the celestial realm.]


The moment he was chased down to the lower realm, he warned that he could no longer imagine a peaceful future.


He warned, citing the cases of former superiors.


[We have to leave it as it is?]


Lucifer shook his head.


[That would make it difficult to appease the dissatisfaction of other brothers. Let's create a justification.]


[Justification?]


[It's simple. We'll have him chosen by the sacred tree.]


The sacred tree of the 1st celestial realm is special.


If the sacred tree refuses assimilation, all existence power is taken away and becomes fertilizer.


Conversely, if the sacred tree accepts it, it gains enormous divine power.


A person who was rejected by the monotheistic God and banished to the lower realm could not possibly be chosen by the sacred tree.


[Will Baal accept it?]


[I will talk to him myself. How about compromising on this level?]


There was no reason to refuse.


He even showed the余裕 to welcome it, as if he had been waiting for a situation like this.


Surprisingly.


The sacred tree did not reject Baal.


Rather, it added the same divine power as the archangel to the magic and demon energy.


Not the divine power he had been imitating.


A huge divine power symbolizing the celestial beings of the 1st celestial realm descended on the area.


Baal called himself the ninth archangel, Metatron.


Unlike the other horrified brothers.


[A new brother is born.]


Lucifer shrugged with a smile.


Crack.


Crackling.


An irritating sound rings in my ears.


What is God?


Time flows.


There is no justification.


Michael and the archangels had no choice.


But that doesn't mean they accepted him.


Sometimes he argued with Michael, sometimes he fought with Raphael, and sometimes he had a debate with Uriel.


Sariel, Ramiel, and Raguel also ganged up on him.


Each time, Metatron taunted them with a few words.


This is the 1st celestial realm created for the monotheistic God.


Why can't we punish that impure being?


The six archangels, except for Lucifer, came to Michael and asked.


Baal, no, Metatron, must be kicked out.


There is no justification.


The false archangel Metatron must be exiled.


There is no justification.


The conclusion reached at every meeting was the same.


[The sacred tree recognized him as an archangel. Since when did we create ranks between 'brothers'?]


Michael quietly watched the arguments between the six archangels and Lucifer.


He sensed it.


That Lucifer had joined hands with Baal.


That he was the only one among the archangels who had fallen for the temptation.


Waiting is necessary for punishment.


As Lucifer did to Baal.


He must endure for a long time and wait for the justification that will arise after the incident.


Michael took Lucifer's side and persuaded the brothers himself.


He set the minimum conditions.


Not to inform anyone other than themselves about the birth of the ninth archangel in order to maintain order.


If this fact is known to any other being, they will abandon their divine power.


Baal accepted, and quietly went back and forth between the upper and lower realms as before.


He often frequented the 'Ra' area in the celestial realm, but all of Michael's attention was directed towards Lucifer.


A subversive movement was detected around him.


The movement was cautious and secretive.


After a long preparation, Lucifer caused a major incident.


Denying the monotheistic God, he would advance to the outside.


[I will execute the monotheistic God.]


He declared.


Millions of Cherubim, hundreds of thousands of Thrones, tens of thousands of Dominions, thousands of Virtues, hundreds of Powers, tens of Principalities, and ten Archangels followed him.


It was undoubtedly the largest rebellion in the history of the celestial realm.


It was a force equivalent to 50% of the 1st celestial realm's power, and even the sacred tree had been taken over by him.


The other six archangels also showed noticeable signs of embarrassment at the larger-than-expected force.


It was evident how trusted Lucifer was as a master and how secretly he had moved.


[Everyone, take up your swords.]


Michael quietly gathered his forces.


He had also been preparing for the holy war to meet the rebels for a long time.


Lucifer is as arrogant as he is strong.


The altar where the monotheistic God is enshrined.


While the forces led by the six archangels were struggling to hold out, Michael alone contacted the sacred tree.


He used the authority of space.


The sacred tree, which had not accepted other archangels, readily allowed only Michael to assimilate.


And.


The one he met inside the sacred tree was.


[I've been waiting, the most sinister brother.]


It was Metatron.


[How did you know?]


Michael asked.


He channeled his authority into the Decameron so that he could cut him down at any time.


Metatron burst into a frivolous laugh as he watched the scene.


[The authority of 'Judgment'. It's nice to see you like this.]


[What I want to hear is the answer to the question.]


[I was wondering when you would take off that mask.]


[…….]


[Don't pretend you're not. You and I are the same kind.]


The same kind.


Michael was silent at the unexpected words.


To the point where he couldn't even let out a hollow laugh.


[Nonsense.]


Tsuzzzz. Tsuzz.


The brilliance imbued in Michael's sword intensified.


[Oh.]


Baal is a strong man even Lucifer recognized.


Even he can't guarantee victory.


Maybe here today.


He may be defeated for the first time.


[To defeat this body, to suppress the rebellion, you have to 'completely assimilate' with the sacred tree. That's what you're thinking, right?]


[…….]


As if his thoughts were obvious.


Metatron said so.


[But that's impossible as long as Lucifer is there.]


That's not wrong.


Complete assimilation with the sacred tree only applies to the master of the celestial realm.


Only one person in each celestial realm can be completely assimilated.


[I'll ask one last time. Why are you here? There were no reports that you were involved in Lucifer's rebellion?]


[Didn't we promise? That I wouldn't get involved in the affairs of the celestial realm as a condition for being recognized as an archangel.]


Of course, they promised.


If he broke it, the authority of the eight archangels would confiscate his divine power.


It was a promise like a covenant, but.


[I didn't think you were serious.]


[I don't know why the evaluation of this body is so low. I haven't done anything particularly harmful to you archangels.]


Bullshit.


It becomes difficult to think normally when listening to that guy's words.


It's not for nothing that the archangels, who have achieved noble mental clarity, get excited.


[Metatron. No, Baal. You talk too much.]


Annoyance was buried in Michael's voice.


He has a goal to recapture the sacred tree as soon as possible.


[If you don't answer, I'll just cut you down and pass.]


The moment Michael was about to put his hand back on the sword he had retracted.


[Just as you were waiting for Lucifer to move, this body was also waiting for you to move. Otherwise, I would have simply ignored the offer.]


Offer.


What time are you talking about?


[Just for that reason… you instigated the rebellion…?]


[Stop with the pretentious words, Michael. You're actually thinking differently, right?]


The being in the form of an archangel continued with harsh words.


[That you are the one who deserves to be the master of the 1st celestial realm. But why did the monotheistic God create such an arrogant person like Lucifer as the master? Don't you think so? Didn't you think so?]


[Slander. The vulgar nature does not change.]


He raised his radiance.


He hasn't completely synchronized with the sacred tree yet, but if he pours out all his authority, he will be able to buy some time.


That much time is enough to finish synchronizing.


As far as he knows, Metatron's authority 'Domination' does not work completely on the archangels.


Skak-.


Decameron cut off the wings made of radiance.


Episode 569


The severed radiance scattered in the form of particles.


[I heard that what's cut off by the power of Judgment can't be regenerated.]


Metatron smirked, looking at his unregenerating wings.


Even the fatal side effects of Judgment were within his expectations.


[You know it well.]


Michael nonchalantly affirmed.


What difference would it make to know the characteristics of Judgment?


The opponent's mobility had been halved.


Now.


[You can't escape.]


He raised Decameron.


Whoosh.


The form of the divine artifact changed from a sword to a javelin.


It was just a change in form.


But that alone changed the flow of divine power.


A weapon of certain death, revealed when judging a Heavenly Realm ruler whose mobility has been reduced.


[The Holy Lance, Longinus.]


Metatron smiled as if looking at an interesting object.


He realized what the One God was thinking when He created Michael.


He and Valac were created as an aggregation of fragments with overwhelming presence.


Their power even surpassed the exhausted One God, and as a result, the demon Baal single-handedly destroyed the Upper Realm.


Overwhelming strength that doesn't require tricks.


That experience must have influenced the One God.


In the second creation of Heaven and Earth, He reduced Michael's authority.


He entrusted the position of Heavenly Realm ruler to Lucifer, and matched his existence to be on par with him.


However, unlike Baal's time.


He bestowed various divine artifacts to ensure that the mission of Judgment would not be hindered.


The Holy Lance before him was one of them.


The original divine artifact possessed only by the noble Archangel Michael.


[I heard it's the weapon that defeated Odin in one blow. A divine artifact befitting the Archangel of Judgment.]


When he visited the 7th Heavenly Realm, he fought against a copy of it that Odin had made with runes.


He told him information he didn't even ask for, saying that it was a spectacle to see him claiming it was the original when it was just a replica.


Whoosh. Whoosh.


Thanks to being inside the Divine Tree, a more enormous divine power gathered in Longinus.


At that moment.


Metatron showed an unexpected action.


[……!!]


Instead of blocking or dodging, he came closer and grabbed Longinus.


Fzzzz… Fzzzzzz.


Radiance burned his skin.


Chiii… Chiiiick.


His existence was burning away.


Even so.


[As expected, the original is different. If I had taken a direct hit, it wouldn't have been easy for me either.]


He nonchalantly endured the force of the Holy Lance.


[…….]


It was too inefficient an action to be just a bluff.


[What are you doing?]


[I was curious. What's the 'Judgment' like in this era. Ah, you don't have to worry that this body will resist and violate the proposition that 'Battles between brothers are impossible'.]


[You crazy bastard….]


Unlike the words that leaked out.


The hand holding the lance was trembling.


He restricted the trajectory of the lance with his grip.


He was rapidly replenishing the existence that was being consumed by assimilating with the Divine Tree.


Even Lucifer would avoid this much power.


No one had ever taken Judgment so lightly.


[...Courage worthy of the previous user, but.]


There was no time to indulge him.


Whoossshhhh.


…Thwack!!


The extended Holy Lance was embedded in Metatron's chest.


It didn't pierce through, but it was enough.


His existence began to decrease more than the Divine Tree could recover.


He inflicted permanent damage on the dignity of an archangel.


He did the most difficult thing in the easiest way.


[Yes. You have to be this good to be the One God's lackey.]


Radiance swirled.


Metatron's existence decreased and decreased.


Kwarurururu.


Eventually, he lost all the divine power he possessed as an archangel.


The Ninth Archangel did not exist. The one before him was the one who revealed the scales of the Dragon King.


As if to not allow any further attacks.


The demonic energy that bloomed from his body was blocking the radiance of Longinus.


[I'll only indulge you in the form of a brother. If you continue, I'll face you as the Dragon King.]


Not magic power, nor divine power, but demonic energy that only a few Dragon Kings in the Three Thousand Worlds can use.


The being who went from archangel to duke easily pushed back Judgment.


[…….]


Something was strange.


Whether it was magic power or demonic energy.


If he was trying to push back Judgment, a collision should be occurring, but.


'Why.'


He met the red eyes of the smiling Dragon King, who still wasn't responding more than pushing back.


In that instant.


[…….]


The scattered fragments in his head came together to form one shape.


[Could it be… you….]


Michael's hand holding Longinus trembled.


[Didn't I tell you? We're the same kind.]


Same kind (同類).


Predecessor (前任者).


[This body didn't abandon Judgment. It just took on a new form.]


Kwarururu.


A lance made of demonic energy was created in Baal's hand.


It had the same shape as Longinus.


Replica.


Anyone could imitate that much.


Thud.


The moment he touched the extended replica, Michael intuitively knew.


He was certain.


[...Judgment.]


From the lance spewing out demonic energy, he felt the power that only he should possess.


[Do you still believe in God, Michael? You pitiful loser.]


Whoosh.


The demonic energy assimilated with the Divine Tree.


Swallowed the archangel.


The Void Records do not record lies.


Deep within the Void Records, accessible only to the archangels.


The birth of Baal was recorded there.


There were records of the Upper Realm that rebelled against the One God.


Also.


It was recorded that Baal, who had completed all his missions, had been deprived of most of his powers.


It was recorded that among the eight archangels newly created by the One God, only Michael was allowed the power of Judgment.


But.


Judgment that surpassed himself was dwelling within the Dragon King before him.


No.


It would be more accurate to say that half of Judgment dwelled within him.


[Lucifer isn't the only one who's arrogant.]


The Dragon King's gleaming red eyes scanned the archangel.


Baal's gaze was always directed at him.


From the beginning, his red eyes were directed at him, and his newly acquired blue eyes were watching him.


[Didn't you think it was perfect preparation?]


A sinister voice was heard from within the Divine Tree, covered in demonic energy.


The radiance flickered.


[Didn't you think it was an impeccable response?]


Longinus became blurred.


[You must have thought you had grasped everything about your opponent.]


Crack.


Without warning.


Crack, crack.


The cracked Longinus disappeared as it was.


Replica in the Dragon King's hand.


A weapon no different from the original was aimed at him.


It wouldn't have been difficult to pierce the archangel's body with that lance.


His judged existence would have been damaged and unrecoverable.


Why.


Why.


[You didn't attack?]


Michael quietly asked back.


Baal laughed silently.


[Lucifer. He's not enough.]


He had the ambition to deny the One God.


But he said that he could not become the same kind as himself.


[...Judgment, then.]


[Yes. It's Judgment.]


The strongest life form created by the One God to subdue the previous Upper Realm.


Baal extended his hand covered in demonic energy.


[Only you are qualified.]


Only you are Judgment.


Only you can carry out complete Judgment.


The first emotion that washed over him was confusion.


After that, uncharacteristically, a competitive spirit boiled within him.


Judgment made of demonic energy.


He wanted to directly compare the power that single-handedly subdued the Upper Realm, the regained power.


Of course, he only thought that for a very brief moment.


Simply.


[…….]


He was just surprised at himself for forgetting the purpose of entering the Divine Tree.


[Even you, who think of yourselves as gods, can't be free from emotions. The One God's hobbies are terrible.]


[Even if you maintain Judgment, nothing will change. Step aside, if you waste any more time.]


[If I waste any more time?]


[I will cut you down.]


Even if he had to forcibly assimilate with the Divine Tree.


Even if he had to make the Divine Tree go berserk.


[You should know what will happen after the Divine Tree disappears, don't bluff. You rookie angel.]


He ignored him.


Swish. Swish.


The third divine artifact.


The 'Chains of Binding' were materialized.


He wouldn't be able to deal with him right away, but it would be enough to buy time.


[Well, that won't work either, but it's also true that we don't have time.]


Michael poured his power into the Chains of Binding.


Swishhhhh.


The chains released from his hand and scattered surrounded Baal.


There was no room to dodge.


[I will make you the ruler of the Heavenly Realm.]


Crunch.


While tearing apart the Chains of Binding, Baal asserted.


Fourth divine artifact.


[I will make you the king of the Upper Realm.]


Fifth divine artifact.


[I will….]


Sixth divine artifact.


[I will make you…]


Seventh divine artifact.


Eighth, ninth.


All 108 divine artifacts possessed by Michael appeared.


Crunch.


Something was eating at something.


Time is not infinite.


At the end of the battle.


The archangel was chosen by the Divine Tree as the sole choice, and the unprecedented rebellion of the 1st Heavenly Realm was ended as Michael judged Lucifer.


A considerable amount of time passed, and Michael, the ruler of the 1st Heavenly Realm, condoned the birth of the Upper Realm King.


A distortion caused by a variable.


A word that doesn't suit the current Michael.


Even when Lucifer rebelled and held a sword against the One God.


Even when Baal tried to become the Upper Realm King and contacted him.


Even when he was chosen as the true key and took in the beast Asmodeus.


Michael quickly eliminated the variables and proceeded with the plan.


Crunch!!!


Whoosh!!!


Consciousness returned to the body that had returned at the same time as being eaten.


[Michael. You shook hands with Baal.]


Doppelganger.


He, who had the appearance of the former Underworld King, not Kim Tae-hyun, burst into laughter.


[So this was the trump card the Underworld King hid.]


Michael quietly materialized 108 divine artifacts.


A full force after a long time.


It wasn't efficient to handle them all at the same time, but he wouldn't even be able to buy time unless he spread them out to this extent.


The former Underworld King.


The one who was called the Youma King had that much power.


He had to be prepared for his divine artifacts to be permanently destroyed in order to deal with hundreds of powers.


Magic power like a great ocean spread through the mental world.


The divine power obtained by killing the One God was added to that.


What was created by mixing the two powers was divine demonic power comparable to Baal and Valac in the past.


"Michael. Have you mastered divine demonic power?"


The Youma King's doppelganger asked mockingly.


He had been rolling on the floor just a moment ago, being cut to pieces.


Now, arrogance filled his eyes.


"No, I don't need an answer."


Snap.


The moment he snapped his fingers.


Thud.


Michael's face was torn off.


A moment ago.


The attack that was unilaterally carried out before he regained consciousness.


It wasn't difficult to grasp what had happened.


If he hadn't surrounded himself with the powers of the archangels Raphael and Ramiel, if he hadn't constantly 'revived'.


He would have disappeared as it was.


He consumed one divine artifact to prevent the predation that was aiming again.


Crack, crack.


Each one was an existence comparable to an original divine artifact.


They constantly appeared and aimed for prey.


'The former Underworld King. He really is a monster.'


The doppelganger who perfectly used that power was the same.


Demon Dragon Asmodeus.


Archangel Raziel.


He, who hadn't taken the two powers, couldn't handle it.


Michael's blue eyes narrowed.


He swung Decameron greatly to create distance.


He observed the predation.


Crunch.


One divine artifact was permanently destroyed.


The disappearing divine artifact emitted the powers of Judgment and Radiance.


Kwarururuk.


One predation disappeared due to the divine power that it hadn't fully digested.


Ten. Twenty. Thirty….


Michael watched the divine artifacts that were decreasing every moment.


And.


[As I thought. Is that so.]


A difference that a being of that level couldn't notice if they didn't concentrate, if they didn't suspect.


The speed at which the Youma King's doppelganger was predating the divine artifacts was slowing down.


Crack.


He slammed Decameron into the ground.


The maw that was spreading from under his feet disappeared as it was.


He was certain.


[It seems like the power has weakened in a short time. Is there a limit to using the power?]


To Michael's question.


Snap.


The doppelganger snapped his fingers again.


Whoosh.


Radiance descended on the predation that was devouring the divine artifacts.


"No, there isn't."


Predation of divine demonic power.


In just one maw.


100 divine artifacts disappeared.


570


In the first place, divine power and demonic power are not separate forces.


Whether it's a celestial being or a demon, their source is the one and only God.


So it's not strange for the two powers to mix.


[Is the toy show over?]


Crack.


The Doppelganger asked, kicking away the nameless divine artifact that had fallen.


[Why don't you be honest? False Yoma King.]


At the continued question, the Doppelganger shrugged.


[If you had made this much preparation... I would have hesitated at least once.]


Sleek.


Michael's lips curled up.


Grin.


The Doppelganger responded by distorting his mouth.


[I applaud your tenacity for enduring with that much power.]


It was praise that was no different from mockery.


[That's not wrong. I thought the Lower Realm King chose a guy from the same hometown as his successor, but it was a guy of the same kind.]


In the past, Taehyun had been caught in his tricks and experienced defeat in the mental world.


If he had forcibly taken over the body, it would have become useless due to the backlash.


[No, before that, the damned Succubus wouldn't have stood still.]


Succubus Queen Rosaria.


She was also an arrangement left by the Lower Realm King in preparation for his rampage.


The divine artifact that survived the predation began to erode the area.


The Doppelganger watched the scene indifferently.


[I have a proposal for you.]


[A long tongue means you're starting to get scared. It's Kim Taehyun's specialty.]


Unperturbed, Michael continued.


[How about postponing 'our' battle?]


[......?]


['Our' power is not yet complete.]


Therefore.


[Let's become the Upper and Lower Realm Kings and have the final showdown.]


[......]


A little hesitation.


A little silence.


[It's not a bad offer. We don't need the remaining divine beasts except for the 1st Heavenly Realm...]


Crack.


Once again.


Michael's head was torn off.


Hwaaa.


Michael's figure appeared where the radiance fell.


Just now, he had completely disappeared.


However, he was also completely resurrected with the authority of the archangels.


[Sneaky bastard.]


The Doppelganger clicked his tongue and controlled his mouth.


Hwaaa.


He strengthened 'Radiance.'


Even when there were enough divine artifacts, he couldn't avoid annihilation.


The number of times he can be resurrected is not infinite.


The number of times he annihilates himself will also increase.


[The negotiation is off.]


[Your only choice is death.]


Crack.


From under his feet.


Crack.


From above his head.


Crack.


From both sides.


The now reverent teeth tore at the radiance.


Using the fleeting gap, Michael's body disappeared.


Talos.


One of the divine artifacts that Lucifer possessed in the past, which increased movement speed in response to the authority of radiance.


As the radiance absorbed by the divine artifact increased, the distance from the predation widened.


He can't stop that arrogant being by running away.


Clap.


Michael's two hands, wrapped in radiance, clasped together.


For a moment, radiance spread throughout the area.


The divine artifacts that had been annihilated throughout the mental world 'revived.'


[Ha.]


The Doppelganger let out a hollow laugh.


Ttaak.


The sound of snapping fingers stretches out in his ears.


At the same time.


Crack!!!


Not only the falling divine artifact.


Even Michael, who had kept a sufficient distance.


Crack.


Consciousness flies away.


Crack.


Consciousness returns.


Amazing.


The first word that came to Michael's mind, who had just had half of his body flown away, 'annihilated,' and 'resurrected,' was.


Even as he was thinking this.


Crack.


The being called Michael was repeatedly annihilated and resurrected.


In the flashing consciousness, he tried to analyze the current situation coldly.


Judgment (審判).


The absolute authority he received from the one and only God.


Radiance (光輝).


The overwhelming authority that Lucifer received from the one and only God.


He became the best being in the Three Thousand Worlds by using the two transcendent authorities.


He handled infinite divine power using the divine beast of the 1st Heavenly Realm.


He was recognized for the use of the archangel's authority.


He was able to use all the authorities of all celestial beings belonging to the 1st Heavenly Realm and below.


Born as an immortal being, he obtained transcendent power.


When he said he would hand over his body to Asmodeus.


When he said he would make all the celestial beings below the archangels the nourishment of the divine beast.


When the archangels refused and he judged them.


And when he annihilated the archangels and resurrected them again.


At first, he thought all of this was a path for his brothers.


He thought it was a process to judge those who raised their swords against the one and only God.


Crack.


But no.


He has already become a different being from the past.


Was it from the time when the authority of judgment stopped working?


Or was it from the moment he heard the truth about the authority of judgment from Metatron or Baal?


What is certain is.


There must be no one he cannot judge.


[I promise. If you accept the role of the key, I promise to make you a being beyond this body.]


Even swallowing the power of the Upper Realm King, who became Raziel from the Lower Realm's demon dragon Asmodeus.


After that, in the Three Thousand Worlds, a constellation surpassing the Lower and Upper Realm Kings.


He said that a new one and only God would be born.


He knows it's not a lie.


Crack.


The more he is eaten and resurrected, the clearer his mind seems to become.


Crack...?


Michael resisted the mouth of predation for the first time.


He stared directly at his opponent.


The origin of Lower Realm King Kim Taehyun lies in 'Predation.'


Even if Upper Realm King Raziel defeats Kim Taehyun and takes his power.


He, who has taken the Doppelganger, is still in a superior position.


After all the battles are over, he will take over the body again while Raziel is recovering his power.


That was Michael's plan.


But.


Crack.


Consciousness disappears once again.


He quickly regained consciousness by resurrecting with the manifestation of authority.


Crack. Crack. Crack.


Likewise, the opponent's attacks continued relentlessly.


Overwhelming.


A being whom the former Upper Realm King, who had never competed with himself, recognized as a partner.


All the experience Michael had accumulated was becoming useless in the face of overwhelming predation.


Not Kim Taehyun fighting in the personal space.


[...Yoma King.]


Crack.


Michael's consciousness flew away once again.


The radiance wrapped around his body is useless, and the divine artifact covered with judgment is eaten by the mouth and cannot even approach.


[Michael.]


Like a bug.


[Your life is persistent.]


Whack.


The Doppelganger, who had narrowed the distance, grabbed Michael's neck.


Red hair fluttered.


Crimson eyes, dyed with madness, and sunken blue eyes met.


Crack.


Once again, the mouth of predation tore away Michael's existence.


[…Overwhelming.]


Michael commented after a brief time lag.


[It's overwhelming.]


Crack.


This time, Michael's entire body was swallowed by predation.


Nevertheless.


Hwaaa.


Michael soon revealed himself with light.


[Sneaky bastard. How many authorities did you swallow?]


[999. I accepted all the useful ones among the brothers of the 1st Heavenly Realm.]


At the specific number, the Doppelganger burst into laughter.


Even the former Lower Realm King did not handle that many authorities.


The power is not comparable to predation, but the authorities are mixed and interacting with each other.


Perhaps no matter how many times he is eaten, Michael will resurrect endlessly.


[Disgusting bastard.]


The Doppelganger commented.


Even himself, who has been with the Yoma King for a long time.


Even himself, who helped him have hundreds of authorities, needed considerable time to embody his current body.


[Those who pretend not to be like you are more dangerous.]


Click.


As the Doppelganger snapped his fingers, the predation that had been blocking the countless divine artifacts opened its mouth.


Because he doesn't like being passively attacked like this.


[What are you doing?]


[After all, no matter how many times I kill you, you will eventually resurrect again.]


Therefore.


[I'll have to analyze the power you have.]


[Impossible.]


The power created by mixing 999 authorities has surpassed the realm of divine demonic power.


[You don't have enough time.]


At Michael's words, the Doppelganger raised the corners of his lips.


[That's not wrong.]


This is Kim Taehyun's mental world.


Originally, the Yoma King's Doppelganger is a body that should not be taken out at this point.


From the moment Michael annihilates Kim Taehyun's Doppelganger, he should not exist.


Michael did not miss the opponent's weakness.


[Aren't you pushing yourself to survive?]


[Just maintaining that enormous power will collapse Kim Taehyun's mind.]


[Conversely, if I just drag out the time, everything will go according to plan. Rather, I can covet even the Yoma King's power that scatters as you annihilate, so it's more profit than expected.]


He can't deny it.


The Doppelganger chuckled.


Michael's words were all correct.


But why?


It has been difficult to stop the laughter from bursting out since before.


It was funny and ridiculous.


[I understand how the vampire felt.]


As the Doppelganger waved his hand, the two 'Kings' fighting in the personal space could be seen.


Fools who think that the power they have obtained is already complete.


Especially Kim Taehyun, that idiot, is buying unnecessary suffering.


If he had coveted the Succubus Queen, if he had coveted the Fairy King in the 2nd Heavenly Realm, if he had offered the Dukes to himself from the beginning, he would have prepared a better stage.


He is being pushed back in the important battle with the Upper Realm King because he cannot abandon all of them.


By his standards, he is a truly pathetic guy.


At the same time, he also had a form he did not possess.


Stupid guy.


Whether it's the previous guy or the current guy.


They're all damned annoying human guys.


[The pressure of annihilation is the same for everyone.]


Michael muttered quietly.


He is thinking that he has given up and gone berserk.


[Michael. You're pathetic too.]


[That's not something I want to hear from a guy who's about to die.]


[Don't act smart.]


He clicked his tongue.


He sighed.


He provoked and mocked.


[As you said, this body will soon be annihilated. But I'm sure that power will not become yours.]


[......]


After a brief silence, Michael opened his mouth.


[Are you going to entrust everything to Kim Taehyun? He didn't seem like that kind of guy.]


[Constellation.]


A strange smile appeared on the Doppelganger's lips.


[If that sly guy becomes a constellation.]


If he becomes the one and only God you guys are talking about.


[Who knows what will happen?]


The Doppelganger removed the predation that had been blocking the divine artifacts.


The divine artifacts, each containing the power of the one and only God, began to bombard the mental world.


Kim Taehyun's world began to crumble.


If this world collapses.


He will no longer be able to exist.


Even amidst the bombardment.


Upright.


The Doppelganger walked towards Michael.


[...What are you doing?]


He quickened his pace without answering.


In that short time, one-fifth of the mental world was destroyed.


Certainly, if it's not someone like himself, there will be no one in the Three Thousand Worlds who can stop this guy.


At best, it would be the Succubus Queen who imitates the power of the Lower Realm King.


He also knows the number she has prepared.


Dream Eating (夢食).


The final decisive technique modeled after predation.


He heard that in the personal space, the understanding of the technique used by the opponent reaches its peak.


'Truly a technique worthy of him….'


After her death, he could picture Kim Taehyun's bewildered expression.


[...I can't understand. Are you giving up now?]


Radiance condenses in Michael's Decameron, who said that.


Yes, you will never understand.


Even with the power of the Yoma King, he cannot completely annihilate him.


[What you overlooked, who prepared everything, is the Succubus Queen's power. That's all.]


The change occurred immediately after.


Suddenly, the bombardment of divine artifacts stopped.


[Aren't those things you've already eaten?]


The radiance of the divine artifacts flickered.


Dark red demonic power overflowed above it.


In an instant, over a hundred divine artifacts turned into over a hundred tentacles.


Crack.


As the ends of the tentacles opened, the hidden mouths were revealed.


[Michael.]


The face of the owner of the 1st Heavenly Realm hardened.


Seeing the ten thousand mouths of dream eating splitting, he could not hide his embarrassment.


The ten thousand mouths had already increased to a hundred thousand mouths.


Just once.


The goal is not to chew and swallow.


Just by being swallowed, the target will dream forever.


He will be annihilated along with the collapsing world.


He doesn't care.


Just.


[Die together.]


Predation and dream eating.


The collapsing world swallowed the two beings.


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