Chapter 1029: God Is Dead

Black feathers scattered across the sky, and large sprays of blood erupted from Kokabiel's back.

Everyone present looked toward Kokabiel, their faces unable to hide a trace of astonishment; the black wings on Kokabiel's back had actually been severed by Lingyun in an instant.

"Is that all a Fallen Angel Cadre amounts to?" Lingyun kicked Kokabiel heavily, sending him flying directly.

Kokabiel, having rolled on the ground several times, stood up as powerful Light Power gathered continuously around him, seemingly attempting to restore his severed wings.

However, a peculiar power seemed to be attached to the wounds on Kokabiel's back. This power continuously dissolved Kokabiel's Light Power, preventing him from restoring his wings.

"Damn it, what is this situation? I have never heard of the Holy Sword having such an ability!" Kokabiel's expression turned very ugly.

"Well, who knows!" Lingyun shrugged, his face full of an 'I don't know' expression.

"Don't get too cocky, you mere human!" Seeing Lingyun's attitude, Kokabiel was thoroughly enraged; the Light Power around him erupted instantly, transforming into countless spears of light that shot wildly in all directions.

"City of Devouring Time!" Kurumi raised her hand faintly, and the shadows beneath everyone's feet rippled instantly; all the spears of light that shot into the shadow range began to decay immediately, eventually turning completely into nothingness.

Watching Tokisaki Kurumi's actions, a trace of horror rose in Rias Gremory's heart. Being able to so easily withstand Kokabiel's frenzied attack, Tokisaki Kurumi's strength was likely already comparable to her own brother's.

"Boom—"

A roaring sound erupted from within the blinding attack; the scattered spears of light all turned into nothingness in an instant, and a figure slammed heavily into the ground.

"A mere human, you say? It's a pity that you can't even withstand an attack from this 'mere human'! Perhaps you could try to see if, with the ability that allowed you to survive the Three-Way War, you can escape from my hands?" Lingyun walked slowly to stand before Kokabiel, looking down at him from above.

"Ha, ha, hahahaha... Escape? There is no need! Anyway, I have already lived longer than the so-called gods and Devil Kings!" Kokabiel suddenly laughed at this moment.

"Eh!"

Just as Kokabiel said these words, a cry of disbelief could not help but come from behind Lingyun.

Rias Gremory and the others had long known that the Devil King was dead; after all, if the four original Devil Kings were still around, Rias Gremory's brother would not have become the current Devil King Lucifer. But what was this about living longer than gods? Could it be that even the gods had died? Yet they had never heard of such a thing!

"Ho, how is it possible? The gods, the gods are already dead? This, this is impossible, this is impossible..."

The Holy Swords in the hands of Xenovia and Irina Shidou clattered to the ground; they looked as if they had lost their souls, the highlights in their eyes completely faded, and they kept repeating "impossible" in their mouths.

"How could you not know? It is quite normal for humans not to know; after all, if humans knew the news that the gods were dead, who knows what kind of chaos would ensue. To prevent such things from happening, this matter should have been classified as top secret! Even our Fallen Angel Governor Azazel ordered us not to let those below know." Kokabiel suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and seeing the near-collapse of Xenovia and Irina Shidou, a triumphant expression appeared on his face.

"That's right, God is dead! This truth has been sealed away, but there are still quite a few people who know it; the leaders of the Three Great Factions and some high-ranking officials all know about this!" By this point, Kokabiel was almost roaring. "So, God is dead, he is already dead!"

"Do you have any proof?" Looking at the roaring Kokabiel, Rias Gremory tried her best to keep her expression calm.

"In fact, the proof has been right in front of you! You Devils develop Evil Pieces precisely to continue the existence of Devils, but why do Angels and Fallen Angels also find themselves in this state? Because the Angels of Tianjie were all created by God; even if they died, God could continue to create Angels. God is dead, so pure Angels can no longer be born; that is why Tianjie has fallen to the point of having to rely on unions with humans to continue. Do you understand now?"

"In fact, the evidence has long been placed right before you! You Devils develop Evil Pieces precisely to perpetuate the existence of Devils, but why would Angels and Fallen Angels also find themselves in this state? Because the Angels of Tianjie were all created by God; even if they died, God could continue to create Angels. With God dead, pure Angels can no longer be born, which is why Tianjie has fallen to the point of having to rely on unions with humans to survive. Do you understand now?"

"That, of course, is the credit of that guy Michael! He replaced God and commands the Angels and human believers. I can only say he did a good job; although there have been quite a few loopholes, we can't ask more of him, can we?" A ridiculous expression appeared on Kokabiel's face.

The moment his voice fell, Xenovia and Irina Shidou finally couldn't take it anymore and collapsed to the ground with a thud, clearly having fallen into a coma due to the collapse of their faith.

"Well, this is the shortcoming of so-called fanatics; once there is a problem with their faith, no one can imagine what the final result will be," Tokisaki Kurumi said with a shrug.

"Then, as a human, what is your take on the fact that God is dead?" Kokabiel looked toward Lingyun.

"Dead is dead, so what? Besides, the number of gods I've killed with my own hands might be more than the number of humans you've ever seen!" Lingyun looked at Kokabiel with an inscrutable smile on his face.

Kokabiel looked at Lingyun, his body trembling slightly. In that instant, Kokabiel felt as if he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with countless gods wailing within it. That's right, gods; Kokabiel was certain that those wailing were gods. The aura they possessed was something he had only ever felt from the Biblical God. No, those beings might be even more terrifying than the Biblical God.

Thinking of this, Kokabiel's body began to tremble violently. To be able to conjure such a terrifying mountain of corpses and sea of blood—what kind of terrifying existence had he provoked?

Thinking of this, Kokabiel's body began to tremble violently; to be able to create such a terrifying mountain of corpses and sea of blood, what kind of horrifying existence had he actually provoked?