[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy":3,"chapter-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-278":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1027034,1339,"Chapter 278: Aestrea Versus The Goddess Of Light (Final) [V]","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-278",278,"\u003Cp>BAAAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver aura surged like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight rose once more in my hands, its edge trembling with a strange, silver-blue-blue unbearable power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words escaped my lips as a white and black moon mark suddenly glowed on my pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Sixth Move!(✦Moonlight Descent✦) 』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world froze directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Goddess of Light’s movements stilled, caught in the weight of that silver domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crescent moon bloomed in the void above us, its glow cutting through her golden brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHHHHHHHRK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single stroke, yet it seemed to carve across heavens and hell alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAAAAAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier screamed, space rupturing in ribbons of light. The strike ripped through her divine radiance and cleaved straight down her frame, shoulder to hip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLIIIIIIIIIIICE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body split apart, golden ichor spraying as half of her form toppled sideways, severed clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one breath... two... three...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Haah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Did I kill her?\" I wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, my thoughts instantly dissipated away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glughhh... glrrrhh... gurgle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halves slithered back together, divine ichor bubbling like molten gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh fused, wings knitted, bone reformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, she stood whole once more, glowing stronger, her golden light burning hotter as though mocking my effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I staggered back, my blood turning cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I remembered what the system had told me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can only kill a god by making themnot want to live anymore.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My knuckles whitened on Midnight’s hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck... ah...\" My breath came shallow and ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked almost entertained, brushing dust from her shoulder where the cut had once been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... actually managed to wound me,\" she said softly, her voice a mix of awe and disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it doesn’t matter. We do not die by the sword, but that was a nice try... I guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grit my teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then...\" I muttered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see howimmortalyou really are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight’s obsidian edge carved through her abdomen, splitting her in two again. But I didn’t stop there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My free hand gripped her arm and twisted ut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRRKKKK!—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bone shattered, snapping like brittle glass. Next, I slammed my knee into her ribs and drove the sword upward, tearing across her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden ichor poured out like molten sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Goddess of Light... didn’t flinch. Her eyes remained steady, cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pointless,\" she whispered, her tone steady, unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snarled, rage boiling hotter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight rose and fell, again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLURT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut her apart, arms, legs, throat, wings, carving her into ribbons of flesh and glowing blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike cracked the air, space splitting like thin glass around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet... she didn’t scream, or anything... like she didn’t feel pain at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only looked at me, eyes unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Futile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word stung worse than any counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground cratered beneath us, each impact shaking the divine barrier around the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed my knee into her chest and drove Midnight through her skull, slicing her face in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden blood sprayed across me, hot as fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she looked at me through the ruined halves of her face... and smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You cannot kill what is eternal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath came ragged, fury searing my throat raw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I yanked Midnight free and dragged it down her body, splitting her torso to the hip, severing spine and organ alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest cavity peeled open with a wet, sucking noise, ichor boiling out in rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her expression didn’t falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Worthless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SHUT UP!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stomped on her chest, crushing ribs to powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIIIIIIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled her arm until it tore free at the socket and tossed it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I carved her wings into fragments, shredding the golden feathers into tatters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight spun in my grip like a reaper’s scythe, slicing her body into countless pieces, until nothing remained but twitching fragments scattered around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest heaved, my vision burned with silver fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood over her butchered remains, panting, blood, hers and mine, soaking my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schlrrrchh... glggghhh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pieces crawled back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh knit and bones reformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden ichor rose like molten rivers, crawling into place. In seconds, she was whole again, standing before me as though I’d never touched her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still not enough,\" she murmured, brushing her lips with the back of her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage overtook thought. I dropped Midnight, grabbed her by the face, andcrushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRRRRNNNNNCHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skull caved under my grip, ichor spraying, her head collapsing like rotten fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed her into the ground andgroundher face deeper, the earth splitting open beneath the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body convulsed for an instant... then stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still, her flesh reformed, her head blossoming back to perfection as though nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Pathetic,\" she whispered, as calm as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver aura began to flicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My legs buckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Mark on my forehead pulsed once, twice, then dimmed, fading like smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight slipped from my grasp and clattered against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fell to my knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All strength drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My forehead pressed to the cold earth, breath ragged and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above me, the Goddess of Light stood pristine, her golden radiance undiminished, her face as serene as it had been at the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Mark vanished completely. And now my body was currently on its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the silence stretched, her voice fell on me like a knife:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And this is the extent of your defiance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words carved deeper than any blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fists against the earth, nails drawing blood from my palms, but I couldn’t rise. Couldn’t move. Couldn’t even lift my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t even needed to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still... I had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess’s golden sword twinkled as she pressed Solara to my throat, its radiance searing against my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice dripped with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at you... crawling on your knees. A mortal swinging at divinity as if effort alone could bridge the abyss. Tell me, was it worth the humiliation? You’ve proven nothing but your own weakness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, her smile sharpened as she tilted the blade ever so slightly, ready to finish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Pathetic to the very end,\" she whispered, raisingSolara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as her swing descended...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My index finger rose. One single finger pressed against the flat of her blade, stopping it cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes flickered with the faintest surprise before narrowing again. She arched a brow, her lips curving into a mocking grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? A miracle? Or just desperation making you flail?\" she murmured. \"Do you truly believe holding my blade with a finger changes anything? Still useless. Still futile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mockery rolled over me, but I didn’t flinch. My eyes stayed locked on hers. Slowly, deliberately, my lips parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... the Goddess of Light... you’re supposed to be the very symbol of purity, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, her expression shifted. Not with fear, obviously, but merely curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed at my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... Purity? Yes, that’s what they call me,\" she admitted, amusement curling in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when my own smile surfaced, faint but sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand shot forward, gripping her slender wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skrrrchhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh tore under my grip, her radiant skin splitting as I yanked her arm toward me. She hissed slightly, more annoyed than pained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes looked at me wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What now? Going to break me into pieces again? Did you forget how easily I reform?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze flicked to the veins bulging across my temple, to the faint, silver glow that pulsed weakly from my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head, lips curling as she mocked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... I see it now. You’re burning away your lifespan, aren’t you? Using your own existence as fuel to scrape at me a little longer. Tsk. That’s even more pathetic. How many years did you just throw away for this pointless show?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, my grip tightened around her wrist until the bones cracked, and I pulled her closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Against you...\" I uttered coldly, my breath brushing against her skin, \"...the only thing I need to do... is defy your purity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened, just slightly, as the weight of those words sank in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, before she could react, I pivoted, driving her into the ground with a brutal slam. The earth splintered beneath her divine body, stone and dust erupting in waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden aura flared in outrage as she twisted, but I pinned her with every ounce of strength my dying life could muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W–wait...\" For the first time, her tone faltered, catching on her own breath. \"W-what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment trembled, her composure breaking at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIIIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her divine garments tore under my hand, shredded like paper, exposing the flawless skin beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden eyes widened in disbelief as the sound echoed through the broken battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wouldn’t dare...\" she started, her voice finally trembling, but my shadow fell over her as I leaned close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her light clashed against the silver flare in my gaze, two absolute opposites pressing against one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under her stunned silence, I replied to her first question lazily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Defiling a Goddess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1563,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","a39e658c2092f5c5a194dd678695d4f41333f74b9b243dff1fd7773acc0c6e1f","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-279","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-277",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]