Chapter 409

In the turn of Xia Zhi's palm——

He effortlessly suppressed what appeared to be the evolved ORT.

It looked extremely easy.

Actually, it wasn't the least bit troublesome at all.

Although that cosmic lifeform displayed unprecedented ferocious power, it attempted to interfere with parallel spacetime, trying to refresh the physical laws of the surrounding environment……

But before a newly advanced Nascent Soul Old Monster, all of this became meaningless.

All its struggles and resistance, in Xia Zhi's calm and composed gaze, quietly turned into nothingness.

The youth didn't put ORT's resistance in his eyes at all, nor did he adopt any countermeasures, merely responding with a straightforward, do-as-I-please tactic.

If one had to summarize, this tactic could be simply generalized as——

You fight yours, I fight mine.

But……

Have to admit, it really works well.

Especially when Miss Filia witnessed this scene, a strong sense of unreality surged in her heart, as if she were in an illusory dream.

Even she, as a Goddess, couldn't help but suspect whether she was still asleep, perhaps all this was merely the lingering aftertaste of a dream……

It's no wonder the Goddess would subconsciously feel this way; such an illusion didn't come from nowhere.

Mainly because the scene happening before her eyes was truly too impactful.

——ORT ah……

——That is ORT ah……

——The extraterrestrial object that fell in South America before Christ, its essence was actually a cosmic lifeform even more terrifying than White Destruction……

As they say, a man's name, a tree's shadow.

It is precisely that kind of far-renowned type known to both humans and gods.

Not to mention the Magecraft world regarding it as an absolute taboo symbol, even Planets and Gods would feel this is a living nightmare.

Earlier, Miss Filia was also very shocked, because being able to defeat and capture ORT alive was itself a remarkable feat.

More incredible than any epic hero legend of dragon-slaying and god-killing.

But.

Miss Filia didn't see the specific process; when she hurriedly arrived at the Battlefield, the battle had already settled, ORT already subdued, prostrate on the ground.

Only the surrounding air seemed to still retain the remaining tension of unsettled remnant waves.

So she actually didn't know the specific details of that battle, how the detailed process went.

How it happened, how it ended……

Plus at that time, Xia Zhi was together with Othinus, which would also make her subconsciously count both their combat powers in.

Although regarding Human Magician power, she only had a vague concept, merely faintly perceiving his extraordinariness in daily trivial interactions……

However, regarding the other's strength, Miss Filia knew more or less, with her own measure in her heart.

Norse Main God strong as a monster, going all out unable to win……

Speaking of it, page after page of miserably red losing battle records are solid proof; in this aspect she believes she still has some say.

Therefore……

The two combined being able to knock down ORT seemed indeed acceptable.

In the Goddess's subconscious, she had always held such an unconscious thought.

Until today——

She watched with her own eyes how the upgraded ORT was unilaterally beaten down.

This monster's strange outer skin had transformed from a cold metallic texture into a multi-faceted gem-like shell, shining with dazzling light.

From the art style perspective, it was very fitting for its Crystal Valley nest.

——That natural environment where everything from plants to rocks was crystalline and transparent, like a giant crystal palace's spider's nest……

——And the alien spider lurking within, even more a gem-crystal life structure, appeared so naturally a matter of course……

Beautiful enough to suffocate, yet deadly enough to chill one's heart.

As for that power, it was even more heart-palpitating.

At the moment this monster went berserk, the silver-haired girl clearly felt the sudden ignition of the reaction furnace within its body, a majestic aura like mountains calling tsunamis spreading everywhere, vast as Heaven and Earth's expanse, blazing like the Great Sun's radiance.

In an instant, countless afterimages spread out like ripple waves, colliding and overlapping with each other, weaving scene after dazzling scene.

Her gaze closely followed these afterimages, discovering an illusory "door" quietly appearing behind ORT.

It connected countless dimensional spacetimes, also summoning countless phantoms to traverse from infinite spacetime.

These phantoms were almost identical to ORT's outline, some even completely overlapping, like reflections from another world. However, some phantoms also manifested different heteromorphic shapes.

Most of them appeared blurry, unable to be seen clearly.

Between these phantoms and ORT there seemed to exist a subtle connection; they attracted and repelled each other, finally gradually overlapping into one.

Then……

Then there was no then.

"……"

"……"

In a stretch of quiet.

The silver-haired girl took a deep breath, bit her lower lip hard, suppressing the surging waves in her inner heart.

She forced her gaze away from between Xia Zhi's palm and fingers, as difficult as making light escape a black hole's gravity.

Immediately after, she looked at the calm and composed youth, then at the petite thirteen-or-fourteen-year-old girl tilting her head, and couldn't help muttering in her heart.

Five-Colored Divine Light?

What thing? And why is this way of saying it so strange?

After all, what does "this has already been achieved" mean? From that tone, it's as if Ou Ti knew this fellow didn't have it before, but would definitely be able to grasp it later?

"Five-Colored Divine Light, huh..." Xia Zhi gently curled his five fingers, as if grasping the mysteries of Heaven and Earth in his palm; then, he completely sealed off the inner universe, severing the flow of a single thread of Void within it.

The giant spider that fell into it would plummet into an infinite Time Loop.

Like falling into eternal silence, there was absolutely no possibility of Escape anymore.

Afterward, he pondered for a moment, then Shook his Head: "Not right now, those lights were just special effects I added."

Within his words, there was a faint sense of Regret.

However, the words he spoke were a bit shocking; even the silver-haired girl who was somewhat unable to understand the situation couldn't help but have the Corner of her Mouth twitch—

"W-wait, what does adding special effects mean?"

What kind of operation is this?

Is it this abstract?

"It's the literal meaning," the youth laughed heartily, as if seeing through the girl's Doubt, "But... don't mind these Details, at least this method is very Effective, right?"

He continued to Explain: "This is actually my M... cough cough, this is the Innate Divine Ability that comes with my Great Dao Golden Core — Xiantianmianyunshenguang."

"It can sever fortune, Prune Events, stop the operation of parallel worlds..."

"Only the consumption is enormous; under normal circumstances, this is a Divine Ability used on World Lines, so I ordinarily wouldn't use it..."

"But it's different now; I'm already a Nascent Soul Old Monster, I don't care about this bit of consumption anymore, and it just so happens it can be used to sever ORT's connection with parallel worlds..."

He spoke such serious nonsense, giving the method he had just used an official Divine Ability Setting.

Actually.

In a certain sense, it couldn't be said to be wrong either.

Because that indeed was the Innate Divine Ability that came with his Great Dao Golden Core, the Observation Light belonging to Mooncell.

It was also the strongest trump card he grasped after seizing the Moon Sovereign Authority, and even until now it remains so.

Because Mooncell simultaneously observes and records all parallel world possibilities, it inherently possesses the "Grand Order" Function; it just lacks a self, so it won't actively exercise this Function.

It merely faithfully acts as an Observation Device, only equally and justly observing and recording everything.

And when the entire Observation Device transformed into a Great Dao Pill Embryo...

—Was refined by a certain Qi Refining scholar.

That Function also fell into the latter's hands, able to be used according to his heart's desire.

Only, just as he said, he simply hadn't encountered an Enemy requiring the use of this trump card before, so ordinarily he wouldn't activate it.

Because Mooncell's Observation Light is the light of Event determination, capable of actively Pruning World Lines.

No matter how excellent the Defense, even against Strict Defense, the result is determined the moment it is touched by the Observation Light; Defense and Evade are both ineffective.

"Eh eh eh? Is it that strong?"

Miss Filia was indeed bluffed, "Wait, just this isn't enough? You still want to continue upgrading that... Five-Colored Divine Light?"

"Of course, progress is endless—"

Xia Zhi wore an "I want to progress so badly" Expression:

"I've already completed the Three Flowers Gathering Atop cultivation target; the next target should be the Five Qi Converging to Origin saying..."

This is very Reasonable.

And since he needs to cultivate the Five Elements Qi, he just so happens to have the "ShijianGuanceZhiguang" this kind of ultimate weapon on hand...

Then very naturally, the Qi Refining scholar thought of a legendary Great Divine Ability.

Five-Colored Divine Light, nothing un-Farmed, nothing un-Broken...

And the "ShijianGuanceZhiguang" also just so happens to be able to Penetrate even Strict Defense; once touched by the light the result is determined, any Defense and Evade are ineffective...

—Simply a perfect match!

Xia Zhi completely Unable to Resist this kind of upgrade Direction, so just now he also Bad Taste added a bit of special effects, counting as an Advance tribute.

Right now it's special effects.

But from now on, it won't be special effects.

As a Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator, he should also have arrived at the time to wield the Mors Magnificent Five-Colored Divine Light, roaming the star seas.

"Your Five Qi Converging to Origin, is the 'Origin' the Nascent Soul's Origin?"

At this time, the pale single-eyed girl retorted with a line.

"Who knows..."

Xia Zhi laughed it off, likewise looking at Ou Ti a few more times with slight Surprise.

This is truly rare.

She actually would actively make a joke?

"... What is it?"

Probably because his gaze was Too Obvious, Othinus restrained her Expression, returning to the previous Three-No cold indifference.

"Nothing, but that sentence you just said, can I take it as you knowing I would definitely master this Divine Ability?"

The youth asked with implied meaning.

"... Who knows."

The pale single-eyed girl Blinked, using his words from just now to Alternative answer.

"Is that so..." Xia Zhi seemed to understand, then Nodded.

"Hey! What are you guys talking about!"

The Goddess Beside him instantly became displeased, how come she feels like she can't understand what they're saying, is this "three people walking, there must be a superfluous one"?

"Should I not be appearing here?"

"Ah, that's not it——"

Xia Zhi withdrew his gaze and laughed: "Speaking of which, the time's about right too, should mention it……"

"Hmm?"

The silver-haired girl squinted her eyes slightly, but her inner heart also grew expectant.

Has the time for my reincarnation plan to begin finally arrived?

——Ancient Mesopotamian Mythology, Old Testament, Ugaritic Mythology, Phoenician Mythology……

——Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Anat……

Which one to start from as the entry point, after all?

Emmmmm…… let's listen to what he says first, after all this fellow is the expert.

She gently pursed her lips, held her breath, and waited seriously for what came next.

Then……

"My daughter's coming-of-age ceremony is arriving, are you interested in going to show support?"

The youth before her eyes was laughing heartily.

"……"

"……"

"Eh eh eh——?!"

(Chapter End)