Chapter 197

"It's over!"

In the Clock Tower, one of the world's three great magical powers, the wandering magi whispered among themselves. A wise Lord looked up coldly and adjusted his glasses.

The magical array covering outer space, the anti-ground annihilation mechanism that triggered the great flood, had been destroyed by a tyrannical, ancient aura. The crisis of world destruction was resolved, and he no longer needed to worry.

However, this Lord was still somewhat curious about the power of the End Sword.

Should he take a trip to Fuyuki City?

"Buddy, don't go courting death, hey!!"

In the Sky Screen world, Sato Kazuma's mouth twitched; he couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Fuyuki City had long since become a place where gods fought. As a Clock Tower Lord, while strong in normal times, he was just a small fry now. Those two gods could crush him with a single finger.

No... it seemed like just a bit of the aftermath would be enough to shatter him into dust.

Then, amidst the rustling discussions of the audience, the BGM in the Sky Screen suddenly turned eerie and twisted.

Clang, clang, clang...

On screen, the Clock Tower Lord's expression changed. He was puzzled for a few seconds, as if sensing something, and then looked at the sky in extreme terror.

A strange, blood-red figure suddenly appeared on the moon, constantly expanding like a horned demon goddess. In the blink of an eye, it swelled a thousand, ten thousand times, as if crossing an entire dimension.

With a magnificent stature rivaling half the planet, it wouldn't be impossible for her to sink a continent with a single palm!

That was power capable of transcending all of humanity!

The total energy of humanity's current nuclear weapons was approximately equivalent to the explosive power of 15 billion tons of TNT, almost equal to three hundred Tsar Bombas, capable of destroying most cities globally in one go and leaving dense scars on the surface.

However, that was only equivalent to one palm from that great existence in the sky.

The next instant, the demon goddess on the moon looked coldly at Earth, making countless people's scalps tingle. She merely raised her hand slightly, reshaping the planet with absolute greed, and began to display the authority to trigger natural disasters!

"Bang!!"

The entire world began to shake crazily. Various continental plates started to crack, magnitude-8 earthquakes continued endlessly, the world's largest volcano, Mount Mount Fuji, erupted violently, magma surged, and tsunamis reached the heavens.

It was as if it were the beginning of the world's creation, a hazy time when the world was unsuitable for any living thing to survive.

Anglo-Saxons, Jews, Black Africans... all over the world, people began to doubt their lives.

One by one, transcendent magical powers fell silent.

The terrifying mutation on the moon could be seen from any direction.

That deity... or rather, Beast, radiated sacred evil from its entire body!

Countless people working hard in society or studying stopped what they were doing and looked up at the beautiful figure in the sky that seemed both far and near; even at the ends of the earth, one could see it.

"The world has rung the funeral bell of the end; the real apocalypse is here!"

Japan's largest doomsday cult, the Tenmu Truth Sect, saw its leader—who usually kept his eyes narrowed—open them at some point. Standing on a high platform, looking at the fanatical believers prostrating at his feet, he raised his hands high, his expression solemn.

The believers here were mostly social elites like lawyers, doctors, and businessmen, some of whom were graduates of the University of Tokyo—and one must know that the University of Tokyo was Japan's premier university.

Although these people were very successful, they often had a sense of guilt for their success.

To reduce the guilt they carried and to gain salvation in the coming doomsday world, they would willingly hand over their wealth to the church.

Under the command of the narrow-eyed leader, they shouted fanatically at the sky.

The despair and hope surging in their hearts erupted in fanaticism!

They gathered in groups of three or five, occupying every direction within the cult. Some prayed devoutly, some screamed wildly, some laughed through tears, but everyone was cheering for this moment, in different ways.

This level of great power transcended human imagination; it could not be understood, described, or believed. Only prayer, kneeling, and fanaticism remained, offering blessings amidst the world's funeral.

"World, submit to me!"

Dwelling on the massive moon, Kaguya clenched her fists coldly.

That black tower, rising from the ground and pointing straight to the universe, tens of thousands of kilometers long and thin, now became a long whip in her hand, using it to herd and whip human civilization forward like a flock of sheep!

Rumble!!

The world shook violently once more!

In the void, terrifying blood-colored thunderbolts struck down, their tyrannical power eroding the entire Earth's sky into blood-black.

All electromagnetic signals disappeared, all communication technology was scrapped at this moment. People looked up blankly, but could only see the sky plunged into endless darkness and the moon emitting a glowing blood light.

On the ground, the young leader of the Tenmu Truth Sect walked the streets, devoutly chanting prayers for Kaguya, followed by an endless long dragon of people, countless believers chanting together.

The procession grew constantly, and more and more people joined their ranks under the domination of fear.

This group of people crowded around the greatness in the high heavens, praising and praying, lauding that sacred evil!

"Traveler of the Nether Prison, incarnation of the divine..."

"Ancestor of the Moon, the primordial flame..."

"Opener of thunder, master of the great sea..."

"Composer of the earth's tremors, giant circling above the sea of stars."

"Praise... your beauty, your truth and goodness, your greatness!"

A mysterious hymn, a group of people deliriously whispering in the endless darkness.

"These people are all crazy!!"

In reality, Yamagami Tetsuya in prison was first dazed, then let out an angry roar.

It was this damn cult again...

Harming the world, making more and more people give up hope!

Once he got out one day, he would definitely use a shotgun to clear out all the cults in Japan!

Inside the Sky Screen, in the boundless, vast starry sky.

A figure clad in tattered silver armor killed their way onto the bright red moon. Their deep eyes stared fixedly at the magnificent woman who blocked the sky and sun but had cold eyes, as if anticipating her transformation, and sighed.

"Kaguya, you really aren't cute looking like this."

"Is that so? Nii-chan, I'm actually quite satisfied with it."

Kaguya smiled. The vertical pupil beneath her smooth forehead looked down at Luo Shu calmly. Strands of the Beast's power overflowed, the tiny throne collapsed with a bang, and countless blood-red ribbons spread from the blood princess dress on her body.

She bent down gently, that head as massive as a star slowly approaching Luo Shu.

At this moment, she had evolved into a complete Beast of the Sixth, no longer fearing anyone.

Kaguya was absolutely certain that after becoming a Beast, she had transcended life and death, transcended the gods dwelling in the world. Even Luo Shu could not see her death point and death line; the concept of death had been removed from her body.

Her brother's crucial trump card was useless to her now.

"Not planning to leave? The Counter Force is about to send Heroic Spirits to crusade against you."

Luo Shu looked up and said calmly, "Previously, you only possessed the potential of a Beast; your true power was not hidden in your main body. You deceived me and Alaya with the posture of an ordinary person, but now it can no longer be hidden."

"Nii-chan's words make a lot of sense, but I don't need to play this little game of hide-and-seek anymore."

Kaguya smiled lightly, two shallow dimples appearing on her face, but the vertical pupil on her forehead turned cold—a kind of incomparable indifference and contempt.

She was confident that with her current strength, she was enough to flip Alaya's table.

The so-called Counter Force was just humanity collectively wanting to live, and the planet wanting to live... thus a collective will (safety device) was born, which would activate when it felt humanity or the Earth was about to die.

Gaia's Counter Force was responsible for protecting the Earth, and Alaya's Counter Force was responsible for protecting humanity.

For example, right now, Alaya had judged her as the "Beast of the Sixth" about to destroy humanity.

It would send numerous extraordinary Heroic Spirits to crusade against her.

Kaguya was also curious, which bold guys would come?

"Rumble!!"

In an instant, the boundary of the world trembled, and rays of light full of epic feeling surged.

Outside the world, in a Hall of Heroic Spirits that seemed to have stood since time immemorial, countless heroes who had shone through the history of humanity slowly opened their eyes, and countless rays of light as brilliant as gold descended into the starry sky.

There was a girl wearing an iris flower, and a man in a tight suit holding red and yellow spears.

There was a red-haired strong man with a heroic smile wearing a cape, and a green-haired beauty with a gentle temperament.

Then, voices, some heroic and some joyful, resounded through the world.

"My subjects, I, Iskandar, have returned!"

"My Lord is here, surely protecting us to repel the evil thing!"

"In heaven and on earth, I alone am the honored one!"

"My best friend, we have returned to the day we joined forces to fight the enemy again."

One by one, voice after voice...

Characters familiar from history and legends appeared one after another.

Many Heroic Spirits stood on the moon, greeting each other with smiles.

"That is... Saint Joan of Arc!!"