Chapter 401: Rage

"Why? Why can't I recover!"

Aquarius's shoulders bore rippling patterns, and the exquisitely crafted water jar continuously spouted a stream, and the one it sought to heal was the tormented Wo Wang Guangming.

But no matter how Aquarius concentrated its power to try to heal the other, it could only mend the numerous ferocious voids on Sagittarius's body, yet could not eradicate the power lingering within it.

That power was like steel heated red by flame, clinging tightly to its abdomen, causing him immense pain.

Wo Wang Guangming stood up and aimed his sight at Jiang Xia, who was standing on the beach outside; a faint smile curved Jiang Xia's mouth as he stared back at the suffering Wo Wang Guangming.

"I'm sorry, your journey has ended. The wound left by Scorpio is like poison in the tarsal bone; I'm afraid even on the day your life ends you will never recover enough to perform a space-time leap," Jiang Xia said casually, stating the current fact.

Hearing Jiang Xia's words, Wo Wang Guangming slowly lowered his head, like a beast silently licking its wound, and remained silent.

"Lord Wo Wang, are you alright?" Leo cautiously looked at the bowed Wo Wang Guangming, like a misbehaving kitten, kneeling entirely on the ground.

No one knows the Lord's invested effort on this matter better than he does; it was decades of unwavering anticipation and dreams, yet now, if hope were to shatter at the final step, he might even doubt that the Lord would go mad.

"Leo, are you also going to mock me?"

Wo Wang Guangming shoved aside the Leo who was trying to step forward to serve, and that angry strike's powerful impact even sent Leo flying several meters.

After Leo fell to his knees, Wo Wang Guangming suddenly burst into laughter.

The physical pain was far less than the anguish of a shattered dream; these two heart‑piercing agonies seemed to push his entire being toward ruin.

Yet he couldn't help letting out a wild, loud laugh, roaring with the loudest voice of his life, sending a chill down everyone's spine.

Libra was also stunned by the beast‑like laughter, retreating two steps in terror.

His Laplace's Eye sensed the overwhelming fury and the ever‑burning stellar power, like a star about to reach its end, unleashing massive energy in its final phase.

That energy would not only destroy itself but also annihilate everything around it.

Wo Wang Guangming kept laughing, even louder, as the surging tide roared within that painful laughter, until at one moment it peaked, becoming a raging wave capable of covering a city.

"I never imagined that at the end of my life I could still witness a living hell!"

Sagittarius lifted his bronze‑like face, the wild laugh gradually subsiding, now bearing a chilling coldness.

"Since I have seen hell with my own eyes, you all will too; I will make you witness the most cruel, most painful thing!"

"Jiang Xia! You may stop me from meeting the Giver, but before my life ends, you won't survive either! Every member of the Kamen Rider Division, I will personally send each to hell; anyone who blocks me will be destroyed by my own hand, without exception! This battle is not you dying!"

"It's I who will die!" Jiang Xia added the final sentence.

A crimson light sphere erupted from Wo Wang Guangming's body, blotting out the sky, then angrily contracted, being drawn back in; in extreme fury, it ignited all the power within Sagittarius.

"Supernova!"

Sun‑like power entered Wo Wang Guangming's body, and the cosmic energy that had been accumulating inside began to fuse in a short span.

This was a genuine supernova, for a supernova is the star's final desperate thrust after death, releasing energy that can illuminate an entire galaxy, its luminosity over ten million times its original.

Sagittarius's body surface continuously sprouted cracks; his form resembled a volcano about to erupt, the inner sides of the fissures seemed to flow with lava, and with a crackle, the cracks pierced his entire body like an exploding grenade, the steel‑like shell bursting outward.

The massive impact made the already cracked earth quake again, the sudden heat even caused the tide to evaporate rapidly, and Leo, kneeling on the ground, stared in astonishment at the figure shrouded in lava.

"This posture, could it be!"

When the lava finally solidified outward, the cooled lava encasing the rock gave way, and the crimson figure burst forth, its near‑perfect exterior leaping up, as if a burning sun had appeared in the sky.

The armor on his body shattered completely, replaced by a crimson, magma‑like form; the head, shoulders, and elbows bore rounded protrusions, involuntarily recalling the sun's corona.

The Evolution‑enhanced Sagittarius could not only launch sun‑like arrows but also transform himself into an indestructible arrow, blasting outward.

He felt the burning power within, each breath and exhale carrying flame, capable of igniting lava on his own.

Yet even so, the scar where the Scorpion Tail pierced his body stubbornly remained, like poison in the tarsal bone.

It spread rapidly throughout his form, merging as one.

The Evolution‑enhanced Sagittarius leapt high, overlooking this hell‑like world.

Molten lava rushed over his body, flames soaring behind him, and within the erupting blaze the sun seemed to be falling.

His body burned, but not with the hope of humanity's first fire; rather, it was the despair of a star turning into a meteor, a heavenly fire raining down upon the world.

"Today is the day you die!"

Wo Wang Guangming's body transformed into a sun‑like spear, bearing a lethal resolve as he charged toward several members of the Kamen Rider Division.

The situation turned sharply; Jiang Xia watched the rushing sun, and a brilliant azure light burst from his body, massive cosmic power surging out, quickly forming a protective shield in mid‑air.

The Evolution‑enhanced Sagittarius moved extremely fast, his size reduced, greatly enhancing mobility; few could surpass the speed Wo Wang Guangming unleashed.

While executing a flying kick in mid‑air, Wo Wang Guangming, upon seeing the shield unfold, sneered; the arc of his kick remained unchanged, and he chose to meet it head‑on.

It has now evolved again; the defense built with cosmic power could not withstand its attack.

It has surpassed everything; it will not spare the one who ends its lifelong dream—everyone must die! Behind the airborne Sagittarius, a massive sun suddenly rose, his already blistering speed surged again, and the air in mid‑air was torn into a conical void by this extreme velocity.

Its speed in that instant broke the sound barrier; though only for a brief moment, the trail Sagittarius left resembled wind pressure flinging to both sides.

Muscle groups rolled like waves beneath the crimson armor; the Sagittarius constellation drew its bow, the burning flames converged on Sagittarius's right foot, surrounding wildfires sparked by thunder were focused into a single point, and the highly compressed fire enveloped his body, forming a visible crimson bow and arrow.

Turning his body into an arrow, the crimson projectile blazed with fierce fire, like the mythic descendants who shot down the sun; this strike pierced the stars.

The domains collided, the ultra‑compressed cosmic power emitting a thunderous roar like angry lightning, as if mountains were collapsing.

Energy ripples continuously radiated from the clash outward, and even the twelve zodiac apostles dared not approach the collision zone.

In such violent energy collisions, a single misstep would let them be struck by residual assaults, resulting in a death with no intact corpse.

In that instant, a shattering sound exploded at the point of clash, like broken glass.

The human body's capacity to harness cosmic energy is limited, and the shield Jiang Xia constructed was originally strong enough to defend against any Star Disciple's attack, but the Evolution‑enhanced Sagittarius of Wo Wang Guangming had already exceeded that scope.

With a crack, the final defense vanished.

"Die, Jiang Xia! Come repent your sins again in hell."

Wo Wang Guangming stared at the shattered shield, his whole form turning into a red streak of light, breaking through.

"Clang!"

Wo Wang Guangming first punched away Ruyue Xian Tairan, who tried to help, then kicked away Shokuta Ryusei, who wielded a storm‑long pole; even Scorpio was simultaneously struck, causing his transformation to be undone.

In an instant it rendered all those who could hinder its killing powerless.

Now only Jiang Xia and his good friend Ge Xing Lulang's son Ge Xing Xian Wu remain standing here.

After breaking through the defense, Wang Guangming stood before the one who must be killed.

The eternally unchanged white clothes remained neat; that handsome face and those light-gold pupils made it feel the anger burning.

「Now you have no helpers left. 」 Wang Guangming pushed Ge Xing Xian Wu to the ground; he had plotted to kill Ge Xing Lulang, ending his life.

Now, he wants to personally kill his teacher in front of his son.

I don't know if it's because his shattered dreams made him furious or something else, but he actually thought this was a genius idea.

In Ge Xing Xian Wu's incredulous eyes, that fiery red claw pierced straight through Jiang Xia's body, as easily as piercing a sheet of paper.

On the west side of the beach, Fengcheng Meiyu, who was taking refuge in the distance, likewise saw Jiang Xia's pierced body; the blood bleeding from his back resembled a blood dragon dancing in the air, letting out a mournful cry before scattering onto the ground.

That crimson claw not only killed Jiang Xia, but also killed her heart.

「How is that possible? How could he possibly die? 」 Fengcheng Meiyu widened her eyes and involuntarily stepped forward.

Obviously she would not accept this fact; she only wanted to caress him and feel his warmth.

「Senior Fengcheng, don't go over there! It's too dangerous! 」

Chengdao Youmu looked at Fengcheng Meiyu, whose eyes were vacant like a wandering soul, quickly grabbed her, preventing Fengcheng Meiyu from moving forward any further.

「Yeah, my lady, we should hide now. 」

Originally having received higher education, having undergone the most professional and top-notch butler training, the female butler who was supposed to follow protocol and stay calm in any situation is now frightened like a quail.

If it weren't for Fengcheng Meiyu insisting on staying here, she would have surely stepped on the gas and fled long ago.

After all, no amount of professional butler training could tell her what to do when encountering a monster's killing in order to save her own and her boss's lives.

That scalding blood dripped drop by drop onto the ground, and the gushing red stained Ge Xing Xian Wu's eyes.

「Teacher…」 Ge Xing Xian Wu stared blankly at the blood-soaked Jiang Xia, his whole body trembling, when he suddenly remembered everything.

Recalling how he was born into this world, recalling his own power, but now thinking back, what use is it? Too late, too late.

「I finally killed you; after your death, I will set out again, and even if there's only a sliver of chance, I will go see the giver. 」

Wang Guangming pulled out his hand, stained dark red by blood, and said to Jiang Xia.

「That's not necessarily true. 」 Jiang Xia gasped a few rough breaths, laughing as he spoke; although his blood was flowing like a pillar, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if he felt no pain or loss of life.

「What? 」

Before Wang Guangming could understand what that sentence meant, a violent surge of energy erupted from its right side, and he remembered that the person in that direction was Ge Xing Xian Wu.

「Bang!!! 」

The bright, sea-like energy impact violently flung Wang Guangming away; a pale blue light column shot up into the sky, even tearing a huge rift in the clouds above.

「Xianwu…」 Ruyue Xian Tairan, lying on the ground, witnessed this scene, feeling at a loss.

「Wang Guang, what have you made life into! For your dream you would take others' lives! I will never... never forgive you! 」

Ge Xing Xian Wu let out a roar; his power, like a raging sea, blasted all twelve constellation officers away.

In front of Ge Xing Xian Wu floated a switch, clear and sparkling like yellow crystal, and it was this that gave Ge Xing Xian Wu the power to defeat the twelve constellation officers.

「Core Switch! Isn't that thing supposed to be a useless piece of junk after all data has been analyzed and it loses its function? 」

Wang Guangming, blasted away by the force, quickly adjusted his body in midair and landed on the ground.

Even so, the impact force he bore still gouged two deep grooves into the ground.

He certainly knew the Core Switch; it was he himself who personally retrieved it from the lunar surface.

He analyzed a vast amount of data, and after spending a long time finally developed the Constellation Switch; after development was complete, he discarded this initially powerless switch.

For all these years he believed the Core Switch had vanished with that explosion on the moon, and he had squeezed every bit of value out of it.

But Ge Xing Xian Wu turned out to be one with the Core Switch, able to unleash such tremendous power—this is his mistake. The silencing plan actually still had survivors; it seems Virgo again hid things from him and pulled off this deed.

「Wang Guang, your plan will not succeed; I now understand everything—the Dark Nebula can no longer be opened, and you have only a dead end. 」

Ge Xing Xian Wu stared fixedly at Wang Guangming; killing intent radiated from his heart, and every syllable he uttered was as sharp as biting a blade.

Immediately, he prepared to use his own power again, sparing no expense to kill Wang Guangming.

He has this ability, and he also intends to do so.

「Xianwu, take it easy; your body is constituted by transformed cosmic energy, and once the energy is exhausted, you may become even weaker than before. 」

A gentle voice sounded from behind Ge Xing Xian Wu; that eternally unchanging voice was like a clear spring flowing by, clearing the mind of the angry Ge Xing Xian Wu in an instant.

He turned his head to look behind, and there was Jiang Xia, who had just been pierced through the body.

He stood there perfectly fine; the wound, gruesome enough to be terrifying, was healing at lightning speed as if time were reversing, recovering in the blink of an eye.

If it weren't for the blood flooding the ground, everyone would still have thought the injury just now was merely an illusion.

「Impossible! I clearly pierced your heart! I already killed you! No one can survive after losing their heart! 」

Wang Guangming let out a hoarse roar; the sensation of that hand piercing flesh and blood he still remembered vividly.

「Kill me? Don't be shameless. 」 Jiang Xia raised an eyebrow, 「Just based on your post-evolution self? 」

「Teacher, you're not dead! 」 Ge Xing Xian Wu exclaimed in delight.

「What nonsense, how could I possibly die? I merely used this opportunity to make you recall what was missing. 」 Jiang Xia said indifferently.

Dying is impossible; it's just that while lowering his bodily defenses to the minimum, he also suppresses wound recovery and has to spurt out a lot of blood, which is indeed quite difficult for him.

「Xianwu, may I borrow your Core Switch for a moment? 」 Jiang Xia pointed to the switch in his palm.

「Sure. 」 Ge Xing Xian Wu immediately handed over the Core Switch in his hand, which was linked to his life.

The Core Switch is not as indestructible as the Constellation Switch; Jiang Xia only needs to exert a little force to crush it.

Naturally, Ge Xing Xian Wu, this core child who relies on the Core Switch, will also disappear.

Thus Ge Xing Xian Wu is effectively entrusting his life to him.

「Now the puzzle is complete. 」 Jiang Xia fumbled with the Core Switch in his hand and smiled.

The next moment, Jiang Xia took out a Fourze Driver from behind his waist and fastened it around his waist.

At the same time, a special switch resembling Earth appeared in his palm, which was a souvenir he brought back from Kyoto, and the last special switch was a Constellation Switch that replicated the full power of the twelve constellations.

These three switches simultaneously flew into the Fourze Driver, and the missing gap was filled by the Number One Rocket Switch.

"Now, let me show you the pinnacle of cosmic power."

"Transform!"

(Chapter End)