Chapter 587: God and God

Dong! Dong!

Boom!!

Accompanying a thunder‑shaking, earth‑rattling run, the Anubis Giant Statue lifted its golden scepter and released a wave of Spiritual Shock toward Kong Nü, who sat upon the Brass Throne.

But Kong Nü didn't even move a muscle, and stubbornly withstood the entire shock.

"Is that all?!" Kong Nü's roar contained dissatisfaction.

Without it having to act personally, countless blood‑thirsty ogres, seeking attention, praise, or Blessing, swarmed Anubis like madmen.

But the effect was minimal.

Watching Anubis about to reach the Brass Throne…

A deafening "Bang!!!" rang out.

Its massive body was blasted apart in a straight line.

It wasn't Kong Nü; the Anubis Giant Statue's body could no longer hold, scattering like sand blown by a gale, vanishing without a trace.

No Imperial Guard, Saike Maite, nor any demon knew what had happened, Magnus included.

However, Sui Bian, who had been standing before the portal with his right hand on his sword hilt, clearly saw Kong Nü snap a finger and shatter the Anubis Giant Statue, whose size was comparable to his own.

Even though the statue was formed from genuine Anubis fragments, it showed that the two were on entirely different tiers.

Immediately thereafter.

Kong Nü fell silent again, and behind the helmet that concealed its twisted, snarling visage, its eyeless, yellow‑glowing eyes stared intently at Sui Bian, who stood at the very core of the human line.

At this point.

Letting his son step in again, or resorting to tricks only to be "forced" to act at the end, would be rather "disrespectful".

For a moment, the Chaotic Realm, once filled with whispers and howls, fell into utter silence as if a mute button had been pressed.

Both sides temporarily ceased their conflict.

As for the undead army summoned earlier by Anubis, it dissipated along with the statue.

Immediately, Sui Bian, understanding the situation, stepped forward, soon walking out of the formation under the gaze of old friends and offspring, and arrived at the side of the demon horde.

"…"

When Sui Bian passed close to the demons, they showed no breathing motion, yet seemed to hold their breath with all effort; some legs and bodies continued to tremble uncontrollably.

Demons who worship and serve Kong Nü, though reckless and irritable, are not truly foolish; they make no out‑of‑line moves, even stepping aside to create an unobstructed passage straight to the Brass Throne.

They fear not only the human lord or the emperor's deterrence, but also that if they act ignorantly, Kong Nü, whom they revere and serve, will erase them.

Not long after.

Sui Bian leisurely walked through an incalculable demon army—numbering at least hundreds of millions—and arrived before the corpse mountain that held the Brass Throne.

The two, each an absolute ruler in a sense, stared at each other, and the entire Chaotic Realm's atmosphere plummeted to its nadir at that moment.

Many weak, non‑humanoid demons trembled increasingly; had they not feared abandonment, they would have instinctively fled long ago.

Yet demons with absolute self‑awareness and intelligence, along with the blood‑thirsty ogres, fell into confusion, for their master had never experienced such a quiet "day".

In contrast, the Imperial Guard and Saike Maite stood ready; Magnus's expression grew even more severe, as if all were prepared for the imminent eruption.

Only…

"Hum~ Hum…~!"

Only the Plague Doctor, as if indifferent to himself, hummed an unchanging cheerful tune, and at some point produced a fresh leather notebook and fountain pen, swiftly noting everything he observed.

Suddenly.

Everything on the scene seemed to freeze instantly.

But the next moment…

"Boom!!!"

Golden flames, centered on Sui Bian, spread across the entire Chaotic Realm, sweeping and striking everything.

"Ah!!"

"No…!"

The sudden blaze instantly vaporized the nearest demons, and their "Spiritual Energy" could not be restrained, being rapidly drawn into the flame's core, completely bypassing the so‑called rebirth process.

Moreover, the golden flame was indiscriminate, about to sweep over the Imperial Guard and Saike Maite watching nearby…

Fortunately, Magnus, who had prepared in advance, at the first instant of the flame's eruption mustered all his strength to generate a Defensive Barrier, enveloping the Imperial Guard, Saike Maite, the Plague Doctor, and the portal.

"Buzz!!!"

The golden flame collided violently with the shimmering pink‑glowing barrier.

"Grr… Grr…!"

This caused Magnus's feet to involuntarily sink downward; even though his body was armored, a slight tremor from extreme exertion was evident.

Moreover, cold sweat began to bead on Magnus's forehead and cheeks.

At this moment, the only sentence this OriginalBody could imagine to describe it was "Immortals fight, mortals suffer."

That phrase originally described him, or perhaps Astate nearby, but when faced with his father and the evil god "clashing," Magnus felt he was even less than a baby.

More importantly, the flame's barrier prevented him from seeing or sensing how his father and Kong Nü were dueling.

———————

…

Meanwhile.

The environment, which should have been the harshest core area, showed little change aside from extreme dryness and spatial distortion.

Yet the sky had been replaced by golden flames, the ground grew more barren, and an invisible barrier wall rose at the edge.

As for Sui Bian and Kong Nü…

"Hahaha! Yes! Yes! This is exactly the feeling I want!!"

At this moment, Terror's excitement was unbounded; it could not wait to leave the bronze throne, and as it rose, the entire chaos realm seemed to tremble for it.

It casually picked up the greatsword and battle axe flanking the throne, then slowly descended the mountain of piled corpses, walking toward Sui Bian, who appeared to be a hundred times smaller than it.

It also spoke in a resonant tone, saying: "Buddy, you wouldn't want to fight me to a sweat-drenched battle with your current body, would you?"

"Of course not." Sui Bian still kept his smiling face, "If that were really the case…"

While speaking, Sui Bian's originally over-three-meter-tall body, in less than the blink of an eye, expanded until it was comparable to the Terror, at least four hundred meters in 'altitude'.

Furthermore, his originally slicked-back hairstyle, due to the body's expansion, became disheveled, even extraordinarily flowing in defiance of gravity and physical rules…

Of course, if in the physical universe, Sui Bian's physique and armor could only expand to about five point four meters, but in this alternate space, there is no such thing as gravity or physics.

He could also 'infinitely' expand, but doing so had no additional effect.

The black cape hanging behind his black-gold armor also turned into blazing fire, and Sui Bian's eyes were filled with golden flames, no longer bearing that former 'benevolent' appearance.

The black cloak hanging behind the black-gold armor also turned into blazing fire, and Sui Bian's eyes were filled with golden flames, no longer bearing the previous "kind" appearance.

The equally flaming blade was drawn.

Sui Bian raised the Emperor's Sword with his right hand, pointing the blade toward the Terror, while his left hand flexed the fingers of the Emperor's Claw, and he continued speaking in a resonant tone:

"If that were really the case, it would seem lacking…… sincerity!"

Before he finished speaking, Sui Bian already swung his sword forward.

Before he finished speaking, Sui Bian had already swung his sword forward.

The Terror froze.

According to its inherent thinking, when commanders duel, they should at least finish their 'trash talk' first, but this opponent actually chose a 'sneak attack'?!

"Clang!!!" A deafening metallic ringing rang out.

Only saw the Terror dodge in time and, with a powerful upward swing from below, wield the battle axe to repel the Emperor's Sword.

And the Terror's left hand holding the battle axe was actually trembling? This caused its yellow eyes to show a look of astonishment, but the next moment…

"Right! Right! Exactly! Kill! Hahaha! Let's kill!"

"Yes! Yes! Exactly! Kill! Hahaha! Let's kill!"

"Clang!!"

"Hum!!"

Next.

The two mountain‑tall beings, without using any flashy spells to clash or any highly ornamental moves for show, simply engaged in the most basic exchange of blows…

Indeed, although both combatants were massive beyond compare, their speed still produced afterimages; even without the barrier and the sea of golden fire, Magnus could not make out what was happening.

The intermittent bursts of metallic firelight showed that their clashes were not sword‑to‑sword or claw‑to‑axe, but rather each side's attacks slashing, chopping, and smashing against the other's armor.

The metallic fire that burst out from time to time showed that the two sides were not clashing sword to sword or claw to axe, but rather their attacks were slashing and smashing against each other's armor.

Soon, with the sound of the blade severing limbs, both figures finally became visible again.

Only saw the Terror's left hand holding the battle axe spin in midair; just as it was about to fall freely to the ground, it turned into a scarlet 'fluid' that naturally wrapped around Sui Bian, and then, as if completely absorbed, vanished without a trace.

Only saw the Terror's left hand holding the battle axe rotate in midair; just as it was about to fall freely to the ground, it turned into a scarlet "fluid" that naturally wrapped around Sui Bian, finally disappearing as if completely absorbed.

Yet the Terror not only did not become angry, but instead burst out laughing with great delight.

Furthermore, its left arm slowly regenerated, along with the plate armor, vambraces, and battle axe reappearing, as if unaffected.

After all, this is an alternate space, a chaos domain, where surely there is an endless supply of Spiritual Energy to replenish.

After all, this is an otherworldly space, even a chaotic domain; certainly within one's own domain there is endless Spiritual Energy to replenish.

Likewise.

He also felt as if he had 'come home', and did not know what fatigue was.

With the 【Spiritual Energy Plunder】 bestowed by his counterpart, Sui Bian's Spiritual Energy reserves were continuously recovering, even growing, making his strength greater than before.

The only thing that made Sui Bian feel troubled was that, after this close‑quarters clash, he realized that the Terror, and indeed all evil gods, are merely concepts and will, completely intertwined with sentient life, and cannot be slain by conventional means.

Although he had already known this beforehand, having it confirmed by speculation and reasoning, and losing a possible solution, his heart could not help but feel a sense of loss he had not experienced in a long time.

Thinking of this, Sui Bian came to understand even more his counterpart's act of ascending.

Because pushing the stall out is truly a blessing.

Speaking of Spiritual Energy Plunder.

Even if Sui Bian were to completely drain the Terror before him, and even the entire chaos domain, the Terror's will, lingering and imprinted in the physical universe, could be reborn by relying on the intelligent species in other universes that know and believe in it.

But doing so would severely drain the Terror's power and directly remove it from the ranks of 'gods'; it might even be replaced by a new 'Blood God', becoming permanent history.

If this outcome were imposed on any other evil god, it would be utterly unacceptable, tantamount to death.

This is also why the vast majority of evil gods do not want to fight Sui Bian to the death, but the Terror is an exception.

For the Terror, nothing is as exhilarating as 'having a fight'.

And at this moment, Sui Bian happened to have fought the Terror well, even cleaving one of its limbs with a sword, which finally gave the Terror, angry for untold thousands of years, a hint of peace and joy…

In short, the Terror is still somewhat 'receptive to advice', which is the key reason Sui Bian first wants to 'tease' this evil god.

And at this moment, Sui Bian happened to have a good fight with the Terror, even severing its limb with a single sword strike, which finally gave the Terror, angry for countless tens of thousands of years, a hint of tranquility and joy...

"Testing the medicine" and "differentiation".

"Your sword and axe are too slow—don't you want them faster and fiercer?" Sui Bian did not state his purpose directly.

"Oh?" The Terror also noticed this, immediately planting the greatsword upside‑down in the ground, resting the battle axe on its shoulder, and asked with interest: "How can they be faster and fiercer? Explain clearly."

"Your sword and axe are too slow; do you want to be faster, more ruthless?" Sui Bian did not state his purpose directly.

Sui Bian maintained his original pose without moving, yet he opened a path within the sea of fire.

Not long after.

Sui Bian kept his original posture unmoving, yet he opened a path through the sea of fire.

Not long after.

The plague doctor guarded by the Imperial Guard, Sai Ke Mai Te, and Magnus used that passage to go through the sea of fire, pass through the isolation wall, and reach the outskirts of the core region.

Seeing Magnus continuously releasing the Spiritual Energy barrier, Kongnue's eyes revealed undisguised disgust; it didn't directly blurt out an 'idiot', all because Sui Bian was standing here.

Although it also took a liking to the Original Body, wanting to bring it under its command, that was only for John and Shengjilesi; for Magnus, who only liked studying and researching, Kongnue truly looked down on it.

Next.

"Ah~! It is the plague itself! This is really…… oh, right, I almost forgot work."

With a feeling of utter fearlessness, even carrying an exalted emotion, the plague doctor actively stepped out of the Spiritual Energy barrier and began quickening its pace toward Kongnue's right foot.

??

Facing the plague doctor, even Kongnue felt a hint of confusion, for it could not sense anything from that strange doctor's body.

Seeing this, Kongnue instinctively wanted to swing its axe and smash it, but at that moment, it heard Sui Bian say: 'What, are you scared?'

!!

Kongnue knew this was a provocation tactic, yet it still chose to stop attacking, after all, it also wanted to see what the plague doctor could do.

Soon, compared to Kongnue and Sui Bian, the plague doctor, which was like an ant, arrived at the side of Kongnue's right foot, then bent its knees, gathered strength, and leapt onto the top of Kongnue's right foot in a standing jump.

As the plague doctor half-squatted, it already took out from the black small pouch a syringe not much different in size from a person, and the transparent walls were filled with a light green liquid.

Then…

With a hiss!!, the needle successfully pierced the skin and injected all the liquid into Kongnue's body.

(End of Chapter)