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Chapter 123 - Chapter 123: True Code: Star Slayer

Using the War God's power as the core, commanding all Flügel to release their [Heaven's Strike].

This was the power called [Divine Strike].

Jibril had also used this skill before. In her hands, this strike could easily kill the Forge God Ocain, with aftershocks capable of penetrating the entire planet—power incomparable to other divine species.

However, compared to Artosh's current output, Jibril's previous strike paled in comparison.

This was truly incomparable, a strike that even the myriad gods must submit to.

The aftershocks of [Divine Strike] stirred up a crimson doomsday storm across the planet's surface.

That was a power pulse capable of shaking the entire planet.

Races standing on the earth could all feel the planet itself crying out in mourning.

This represented that under this level of power, even a planet with Spirit Corridors finally couldn't withstand it—the entire planet was stepping toward destruction.

"Heavens, what is this!"

Even the well-traveled March 7th was shocked witnessing this doomsday storm.

This was her first time seeing a storm of this scale that could destroy planets.

"War God Artosh releasing Divine Strike, power scale... unpredictable!"

Beside March 7th, watching the apocalyptic scene, the current Forest God Kainath was completely stunned.

Having witnessed Jibril release Divine Strike before, she thought she already understood the War God Artosh's power.

But she never expected reality to differ from her estimates by at least tenfold.

She originally thought the coalition fleet would definitely achieve victory, but under this level of power, she began to doubt whether her previous arrangements had any meaning.

However, remembering Ryuga was backing them up, she instinctively calmed down considerably and immediately commanded the Elf fleet.

"According to the original plan, Void Zeroth Protection, all twenty-four shots activate simultaneously!"

After obtaining the Forest God's Star Grail, she casually developed a spell comparable to the Dwarves' [Star Grail Smash] and the Dragonia's [Roar]—[Void Zeroth Protection].

This was a spell that forcibly released Phantasma spirit cores as explosives. Though it couldn't compare to the former two, it wasn't obviously much weaker either.

Simultaneously, sixteen shots of [Star Grail Smash] also fired.

The Dwarves clearly realized [Divine Strike] was unmatched and used all their trump cards in one go without any reservation.

At the same time, ten Dragonia also献上了生命 according to their covenant with the Dwarves, firing eight shots of [Roar].

Each strike here could destroy a continent. Combined, they could even pulverize the entire planet.

However, even power of this scale still couldn't match [Divine Strike].

Forget stopping it—they couldn't even weaken it, only slightly redirect it, condensing it into an extremely terrifying energy vortex.

The crimson energy vortex contained the power of [Divine Strike], [Star Grail Smash], [Void Zeroth Protection], and [Roar]—terrifying enough to easily destroy over a dozen planets.

In fact, even slightly leaked energy had already completely penetrated the earth below, covering the entire planet with cracks.

"Th-th-this planet won't actually be destroyed, will it?"

March 7th's face turned pale.

She knew this was a world-ending battle but didn't expect it to actually reach planet-annihilating scale.

Even just observing a decisive battle of this level was extremely dangerous.

Seeing her nervous appearance, Jibril beside her patted her shoulder.

"With Senior here, don't worry—we'll be fine!"

At this moment, the crimson energy vortex's aftershocks just reached their area.

Facing this corner of world-ending energy, Artoria finally understood why she'd been stationed here.

She directly stepped forward, reaching for that incomparably gorgeous scabbard, deploying her Noble Phantasm.

"Avalon: The Everdistant Utopia!"

The deity-enhanced and modified Avalon instantly enlarged, like a transparent small world, enveloping the entire coalition fleet except the Ex-Machina.

This was the strongest defensive Noble Phantasm capable of ignoring all magical and physical interference—even the Five True Magics couldn't touch it.

Under this small-world-like defense, the world-ending flood directly passed through Avalon's protected range, assaulting the distance.

As the entire planet stepped into doomsday, probably only within Avalon's barrier existed the sole safe haven.

Seeing Avalon's effect far surpassing the Eternal Fourth Protection, Kainath's eyes widened, unable to imagine such power existed in this world that could even defend against Divine Strike.

The Master God's subordinate truly was unfathomably deep.

On the other side, witnessing this crimson energy flood and the loli Ex-Machina beside her, Jibril turned her head toward her.

"Huby, how is it?"

Hearing this question, Huby's eyes flashed with a series of complex data streams before finally stopping.

"Analysis successful. Beginning convergence!"

At this moment, Kainath noticed the Ex-Machina army had been exposed outside the entire time, not taken into Avalon.

"This is...?"

After a slight pause, she immediately realized something.

Looking up, as expected!

"Traffic Control!" "Energy Convergence!" "Design and Analysis Deployment!"

Accompanied by the extremely familiar Ex-Machina spell deployment, the world-ending storm mixed with powers including Divine Strike before them was actually completely converged and absorbed by the Ex-Machina army!

Originally capable of easily damaging over a dozen planets, this power was completely converged and absorbed successfully under the Ex-Machina army's interference.

Connecting this to the Ex-Machina's ability to easily copy and learn powers they've witnessed, Kainath finally understood.

"Jibril, our true goal was actually this?"

A world-ending storm gathering [Divine Strike], [Star Grail Smash], [Roar], [Void Zeroth Protection] and various other powers—if learned and replicated using Ex-Machina abilities...

Wouldn't the resulting power surpass these skills themselves, reaching an even higher level?

If so, how terrifying would the current Ex-Machina be?

Wouldn't they even surpass the War God's Divine Strike?

Kainath trembled for a moment, finding it unimaginable.

Seeing Kainath's expression, Jibril pursed her lips.

"Though I don't know what you've misunderstood, I must remind you—power gained through mere imitation and learning cannot defeat Artosh-sama."

She personally arranged this situation and naturally knew the Ex-Machina could obtain extremely terrifying skills in this battle.

But she understood even better—whether Elves, Dwarves, Dragonia, or Ex-Machina, all existences in this great war were merely atmosphere builders.

"The only one who can achieve victory is Master alone!"

She gazed at the distant battlefield with incomparable devotion.

At this moment, as if disagreeing with her conclusion and wanting to challenge it, the Ex-Machina army jointly created a silver spear and aimed it at the War God.

"So this is your so-called small experiment?"

Watching the Ex-Machina army's formation, Artosh revealed an interested expression.

He personally witnessed these Ex-Machina analyze and converge the power he released without any interference.

"Mm. Though it won't affect you, it's still a rare planet-annihilating weapon."

Ryuga nodded, his expression quite relaxed.

"After reorganizing all the previous energy flood, it can probably exert one hundred and eighty percent of the power."

If the previous world-ending storm could destroy over a dozen planets in one go, then the power organized and enhanced by the Ex-Machina could unleash almost double the force.

Just as he finished speaking, a loli deity crossed space to appear behind Ryuga, intimately tugging his sleeve.

"[Introduction], this spell is tentatively named [True Code: Star Slayer]. Does Master God have any objections?"

"None."

Ryuga shook his head.

"Fire directly."

Thinking Fanlo had finished, she unexpectedly didn't leave immediately but continued staring at him with wide eyes, seemingly expecting something.

Seeing Ryuga unmoved, the loli deity had no choice but to speak up:

"[Reminder], Fanlo was very obedient and completed the task. Should receive Master God's reward!"

"Mm, good. You did well. I'll give you a reward later."

Only then did Ryuga understand her thoughts. Like petting an animal, he stroked Fanlo's head and casually agreed to her request.

Only then did Fanlo leave satisfied.

Watching the Suspicion God Fanlo who suddenly appeared and suddenly left, plus the distant Ex-Machina army, Artosh also glanced at the Flügel lolis lying exhausted everywhere outside the sky throne, his eyes slightly fixed.

Several seconds later, surrounded by the Ex-Machina, Fanlo expressionlessly pulled the trigger on Artosh.

Energy capable of annihilating dozens of planets burst forth instantly.

[True Code: Star Slayer]!

BOOM——!!!

Power sufficient to destroy many stars was condensed into an extremely small light beam. The energy previously absorbed by the Ex-Machina army now erupted in one go, returned with interest.

Without doubt, this surpassed the previous world-ending storm's power.

It was also the finished product of Ryuga's previously mentioned small experiment.

Facing this power even surpassing his previous [Divine Strike], Artosh let out a battle-hungry wild laugh.

At this moment, all Flügel had already exhausted their power. His divine power scale also only remained at twelve percent of before.

From a purely mathematical perspective, the current Artosh shouldn't be able to withstand [True Code: Star Slayer]'s power.

However——

"What is called 'strongest' is strongest because it is strongest. If so, what meaning does quantitative increase or decrease have?"

Accompanied by such a tyrant-like declaration, War God Artosh raised his spear that burned even spacetime to ash, meeting this star-annihilating strike.

And at the moment of clash, caused it to completely collapse.

To be continued…

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