On the battlefield, the arrival of Queen Halloween did not ease the tension.
On the contrary, the situation grew even more volatile.
The Son of God still hoped to settle everything in one fell swoop, joining forces with the World-Honored One to wipe out both Su Mo and Queen Halloween in a single move.
The World-Honored One also felt the pressure.
Su Mo alone was an incredibly difficult opponent. With Queen Halloween added to the mix, he could no longer afford to hold anything back.
With a sigh, the World-Honored One spoke again.
"Son of God, Lord Su Mo. I still believe we can attempt to negotiate."
"Shakya!"
However, the Son of God's sharp rebuke and Su Mo's shake of the head once again rejected his proposal.
"Very well. In that case..."
The World-Honored One closed his eyes. A multi-hued starlight appeared in his hand—the brilliant glow that signified the activation of Another Cosmology: Three Thousand Worlds.
Since negotiation was impossible, he would have to go all out!
"Shakya! Wait!"
Just as the World-Honored One was about to activate his Another Cosmology, someone suddenly called out to stop him.
If it had been Su Mo or Queen Halloween, the World-Honored One likely would have ignored them. He had already given them their chance, and it was highly unlikely they would have a change of heart now.
But the one who called out was the Son of God, which caught him by surprise.
The World-Honored One paused his attack and followed the voice with his eyes.
The Son of God wore an expression of sheer elation as he looked at his ever-loyal subordinate, Michael. There was even a hint of a villain's smug triumph in his demeanor.
It turned out that in order to counter Three Thousand Worlds, Su Mo had just unsealed Virtual Star Tai Sui.
He immediately understood why the Son of God was so overjoyed.
Su Mo's strategy was sound; only an Another Cosmology was qualified to face another Another Cosmology. But one must not forget what else had been sealed within Virtual Star Tai Sui.
The top-tier three-digit Michael was of little consequence; on a battlefield of Full-Authority Domains, he wasn't even qualified to sit at the table.
However, when Su Mo broke the seal, Christianity's own Another Cosmology, held by Michael, was also liberated.
If the power gap between Su Mo and his opponents could previously be described as zero Another Cosmologies versus one, it had now become one versus two.
That raised the question.
In a battle of Full-Authority Domains, cosmic truths could be used to supplement one's strength, allowing Su Mo to achieve a crushing advantage.
But in a clash of Another Cosmologies, what power could possibly bridge that gap?
Especially when dealing with a highly specialized Another Cosmology like Virtual Star Tai Sui.
Even if Su Mo had the ability to seal one of them, he would inevitably be defeated by the other on the spot.
Virtual Star Tai Sui vs. Three Thousand Worlds and Eden.
Could he possibly win?
"This time, I shall be the one to pass judgment on the heretic!" the Son of God declared, striding forward menacingly from where he had been hiding behind the World-Honored One.
At the same time, he urged Michael to return the Another Cosmology to him.
With Eden in hand, his confidence soared.
"Su Mo..."
Faced with such a perilous situation, even Queen Halloween felt a flicker of worry. But she didn't act rashly, instead waiting for Su Mo's command as she had promised.
"Don't worry!" Su Mo said, his voice calm.
Then, matching the Son of God's advance, he took a step forward as well and drew another trump card from his Gift Card.
"The gift you gave me before comes in handy at a time like this!"
It was a long, narrow sword that showed no sign of being special; he couldn't even sense any Divinity power from it.
And yet, the moment they saw this blade, the expressions of both the World-Honored One and the Son of God changed drastically, as if they were witnessing the impossible.
Seeing this, many of the assembled gods and buddhas were perplexed. What could possibly surprise these two so much?
"As I thought, you are worthy of wielding this sword!"
Queen Halloween, standing at his side, showed a moment of slight surprise before her face lit up with joy.
Although she had acquired this Gift, it was regrettable that neither she nor any of her subordinates met the conditions to use it. It was only after seeing Su Mo's ability to borrow power from other pantheons that she thought to give it to him to try.
A fine sword for a true hero. It seemed she had chosen the right person for her gift.
"Ame-no-Murakumo!"
The World-Honored One, on the other hand, looked far from relaxed. He spoke the name of the sword in Su Mo's hand, his tone incomparably grave.
Hearing the name, the gods and buddhas finally realized what they were seeing.
This sword was a Gift forged during the dawn of the Little Garden. The Fusang Pantheon, in their attempt to create their own Full-Authority Domain, had sacrificed the Divinity power of numerous three-digit chief gods, including Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, to barely create it.
Ultimately, the Fusang Pantheon's plan failed. The entity they created lacked sentience and thus could not act as the pantheon's protector. At the time, the incident was widely regarded as a joke throughout the Little Garden.
From another perspective, however, the Fusang Pantheon had not failed.
In terms of sheer power, Ame-no-Murakumo had indeed reached its intended goal: the level of a Full-Authority Domain.
In other words, the divine sword Ame-no-Murakumo was a genuine two-digit Gift, occupying one of the seventeen seats of the Full-Authority Domain in the Little Garden.
And Su Mo had not used this weapon until this very moment.
Upon realizing this, the gods, buddhas, the World-Honored One, and the Son of God all felt a different kind of shock.
Did this mean that when Su Mo had been dominating two Full-Authority Domains earlier, he hadn't even been using his full strength?
Just where were his limits?
Seeing the utterly stunned expressions on his opponents' faces, Su Mo smiled faintly.
"The effect of Ame-no-Murakumo is quite simple. It seals all Divinity Power indiscriminately, whether it belongs to a two-digit or a three-digit."
He revealed the sword's ability for all to hear.
At his words, the gods and buddhas were even more horrified.
Divinity Power was the very foundation of all existence in the Little Garden. Once their Divinity Power was sealed, even the Buddha or the Son of God would become completely ordinary mortals.
At that point, a single light slash of a blade would be enough to end their lives on the spot.
Of course, within the sword's effective range, Su Mo's own Divinity Power would also be sealed. But from the battle thus far, it was clear his martial skill had long surpassed the divine realm, perhaps even reaching the abyss void.
In a pure duel of skill, ten World-Honored Ones and ten Sons of God combined would be no match for him.
Even for a Full-Authority Domain, this was an extremely dangerous Gift.
In terms of threatening the life of a Full-Authority Domain, Ame-no-Murakumo far surpassed the powers of a converged Authority, and its deadliness could even be compared to that of an Another Cosmology.
Of course, in terms of versatility, it was still questionable whether Ame-no-Murakumo and Virtual Star Tai Sui could withstand both Three Thousand Worlds and Eden.
After all, no matter how ridiculously powerful its effect, there was still a gap between a Full-Authority Domain and an Another Cosmology.
Seemingly understanding this, Su Mo leisurely added another sentence after revealing the effect.
"Fighting two at once might be difficult, but I am quite confident I can kill the first one to make a move."
An absolute silence fell over the battlefield.
No one who had witnessed Su Mo's prowess in battle would doubt his words.
Virtual Star Tai Sui and the Full-Authority Domain Ame-no-Murakumo might not be enough to handle two Full-Authority Domains and two Another Cosmologies at once.
But if he focused on just one of them, he had more than enough power to ensure a kill.
Everyone understood. Su Mo was playing a psychological game.
It was like a gunslinger with a single bullet facing two enemies armed with machetes.
Whoever attacks first, dies.
So, who would go first?
Subconsciously, all eyes turned to the Son of God.
Just a moment ago, wasn't he swaggering about, declaring he would punish the heretic?
Under the gazes of all the gods and buddhas, the Son of God's expression completely stiffened.
He had no doubt that Su Mo was telling the truth. With his strength, he could indeed guarantee a kill on one of them.
Of course, in that instant, the other would seize the chance to strike Su Mo down. The flow of the battle hadn't really changed.
The only difference was that before, the worst outcome was being sealed, with the certainty of being released after the battle.
Now, the worst outcome was death. Only one of them, him or the World-Honored One, would survive.
For an innate god or buddha, death wasn't an insurmountable price. As long as they weren't killed by a Last Embryo, they could eventually be revived through their myths. The only catch was that the revived individual would not be the same consciousness as the current one.
To a god, that was a small price to pay.
As the Son of God, who bore the sins of the entire world, such a sacrifice should have been nothing to him.
He couldn't possibly turn tail and run in front of all the gods and buddhas, could he?
Therefore…
"Shakya, it's... inconvenient for me to change generations right now. You go!"
The Son of God stopped Michael, who was fumbling with the Gift Card, and pulled his loyal subordinate behind the World-Honored One with him.
"Don't worry! I will seize the perfect moment to utterly crush this heretic!" the Son of God declared righteously, shielding Michael behind him.
Saving face? Who cares! How much is that worth, anyway?
I've fought all the way to the end. I can't die here!
After speaking, his gaze remained locked on Su Mo, while one hand reached back, waiting for Michael to hand over Christianity's Another Cosmology.
As long as his skin was thick enough, he was invincible.
With the World-Honored One taking the brunt of the attack, all he had to do was activate Eden at the very moment Su Mo committed to killing Shakya, and he could erase Su Mo from existence.
The crown of victory would surely be his!