[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-1045":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1244445,1673,"Chapter 1040: A Groaning Planet","magus-supremacy-chapter-1045",1045,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1040\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge metal sword wreathed with lightning from top to bottom was directly in front of Grey, inches away from his abdomen and ready to tear a gaping hole through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With inhumane agility, the warrior-mage leaped to the side, but even with that, the sword tore through his flank, drawing a deep gash that caused crimson droplets to burst out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon continued onward until it obliterated the ground where it struck, turning the whole area into a pile of rubble almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm. You escaped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came from his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Grey didn’t even acknowledge the words as he held his bleeding flank with a dark, pained grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That attack... it was powerful enough to shred through my ki defense? How?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why he hadn’t even acted like he heard the voice beside him was that he knew what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was not where an attack was coming from; no fool would speak as they were about to strike, and the leader of the Otherworlders wasn’t that foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting go of his bleeding side for a moment, he spun around as a gigantic ki sword appeared in his hand, which he hauled forward, meeting a lightning sword dead in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud crash that sounded like thunder echoed across the entire terrain as the ground beneath father and son crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting his teeth, Grey tried parrying the strike away, but as if reading him like an open book, Gustav teleported away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the earth groaned, and sharp metal spikes burst out of the ground toward the Supreme Magus, who quickly took to the air about to fly out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spikes suddenly coiled, twisted, and immediately changed shape into that of a giant metal hand that reached out with lightning speed, grabbing the Supreme Magus by the foot and halting his flight almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to look at the construct for a split second, Grey knew what was coming next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t use my lightning affinity... the metal will just absorb it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aerius Ultra!\" he shouted loudly as a humongous gale of wind burst into existence and crashed into the hand holding his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alas! It did nothing as the dense material shrugged the attack off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a flick of its heavy wrist, the metallic hand flung the Supreme Magus away like he was some sort of doll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warrior-mage flew backward with neck-breaking speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was rapidly approaching the jagged mountains in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refusing to crash into them, the wind hummed loudly around his body, aiming to slow his descent, which it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Gustav appeared directly above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun reflected off the man’s body when Grey spotted something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why is his hand bigger?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer the man got, the more Grey’s eyes widened as he realized why his hand was now larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was wrapped in layers upon layers of dense metal, making it resemble the front of a train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is gonna hurt...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav’s metallic hand smashed into Grey’s frame with the force of a dozen freight trains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world froze for a moment as the wind was blasted out of Grey’s body onto the terrain below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His afterimage was sent flying before his body followed afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a beat, his body drove into the earth with massive force that blew rocks and dust high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood burst out from the impact as his body was driven deep into the ground from that single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A delayed shockwave rippled out with immense force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kuk... A lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav appeared before him faster than the mage could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unhesitatingly, he bashed the same metal-encased hand into the mage with all the strength in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud explosion detonated across the plain as a deep abyss split open beneath the warrior-mage’s body, leaving him heavily battered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his hand into the air, lightning shot out of nowhere and wrapped itself around the metallic encased fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gave Grey his chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand reached out to his side as he drove it into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On pulling it out, he yanked out a massive earth club which he unhesitatingly swung forward with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The club shattered against Gustav’s face, throwing him off of Grey for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking out of the crater he was in, the warrior-mage reappeared directly in front of his father and then wasted no time in hurling his hands downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, there was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, a gigantic ki club gleamed in his hands, screaming down at Gustav with breakneck speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM! BAM! BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If before it felt like the planet shifted from the clash, now it really did as Grey’s club hammered into Gustav’s face with the strength of twenty speeding trains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body shot into the earth, reducing the whole terrain into a fifty-meter-deep abyss. Molten lava spewed out of the chasm, spraying into the air like a geyser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred lightning swords hovered around the Supreme Magus, which he sent launching into the direction where he had sent his father crashing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the swords froze in place, unmoving as if they were stuck by an unseen force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost immediately, they spun around and were fired out at double their initial speed, right back at their sender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grey’s gaze sharpened, and he immediately spun around, kicking up a huge earth dome wrapped in layers and layers of soil that surrounded his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole dome trembled with force from the lightning swords hitting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, it held as deep cracks appeared on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No attacks could be heard coming his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more seconds, he slowly let the dome shatter to the ground, only for a massive metal club to be flung in Grey’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The club crashed into empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their target was already gone from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on pops, did you think I wouldn’t guess that you would do something like this?\" Grey’s mocking voice was heard coming directly from beside Gustav.\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-05T15:21:47.996Z",1,"novelbin.me","3d2a3b580152ca818f53eaa3e5032a0657bbf9c1d07ffdddd3798b8f67902b03","magus-supremacy-chapter-1046","magus-supremacy-chapter-1044",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]