154. Divinity Passed to Julian (3)

“Step back! I’ll handle this now!”

At my words, Ustina quickly retreated.

She looked at me with worried eyes.

“Be careful, Yulian. That thing has already surpassed even magical beasts… I don’t even have the confidence to face it.”

Even the leader of the notoriously fierce Red Dragons looked tense.

However, even though she spoke without confidence, thanks to the time Ustina bought me…

I partially unleashed the true power of Siertia.

Uuuuuuuuuung-

Hessos, the God of Art.

The power of that god was being unleashed, and a sacred hymn continued to echo throughout the area.

‘It’s Aylin’s voice.’

It seemed Aylin had become an Apostle of Hessos and was singing this song directly.

Pajijijik- Pajijijik-

Therefore, the demonic power that had been encroaching on the atmosphere and trying to engulf me and Ustina…

The hymn created by Hessos’s power evaporated that demonic power in mid-air.

‘It’s not just that.’

The Demon King’s kingdom had been overwhelmingly on the defensive.

Ever since I was with the Western Demon King’s army in the Drotel Canyon…

The military songs that had drastically boosted the morale of the soldiers.

It was the same effect.

I still hadn’t fully unleashed the power of the Primal Dragon.

But now, the power of Hessos that Siertia was emitting…

That hymn was making my new blood boil.

‘I see. This is the true power of the Divine Sword Siertia.’

Papat-

Yulanes, who was transforming into a magical beast, shot a beam of demonic power at me.

I quickly moved my wings in mid-air to dodge it.

Even faster movement than when I had returned to the main body of the Ancient Dragon.

Not only was perfect evasive maneuvering possible, but it wasn’t difficult to immediately assume a stance for a sword strike afterward.

Gugugugugugugugung-

Thus, I had the余裕 to calmly observe the phenomenon happening to Yulanes.

‘What kind of magical beast…’

High in the sky, hundreds of meters away from him.

I saw the appearance of the magical beast newly reconstructed based on Yulanes’s soul.

“World Tree?”

Ustina’s voice was heard from afar.

She was right.

Yulanes’s appearance had already completely disappeared.

Billions of vengeful spirits were gathered in one place, taking root and extending branches.

It resembled a tree, but it was an existence that couldn’t simply be called a tree.

It surpassed even high-rise buildings and exuded a presence like a giant mountain peak.

As Ustina said, that ultimate magical beast was mimicking the World Tree.

“No, it’s not the World Tree.”

I almost mistook it for the presence of that giant tree.

Chichit- Chichit-

Yulanes, or rather, the main body of the magical beast, had already revealed its appearance.

A giant snake coiling around the tree of demonic power that mimicked the World Tree.

The gaze of the hideous snake with ten eyes met mine.

Chichit- Chit-

There was no need for conversation.

The conveyed intention was clear.

• I will kill you and use you as my fertilizer.

Even I, a demigod, momentarily paused at that murderous intent.

If this space right now…

If that tree were to extend its roots and branches into reality beyond the Chaotic Gate…

That magical beast would 그대로 잠식 the world.

‘I see. It’s the magical beast of destruction itself.’

And I think I know why the magical beast of destruction appeared in that form.

Knoia is an existence of chaos.

Due to that chaos, it doesn’t even have its own proper form.

The fact that magical beasts mimic monsters…

The fact that demon-possessed people are created from humans is all for that reason.

‘In the end, it’s even trying to mimic the World Tree and the Primal Dragon.’

Jedin and Yunir.

The last legacy left by the Old Human race, the gods of the new era created from the Obelisk.

The World Tree that grew from that Obelisk was the home of the two main gods.

‘I went from Primal Dragon to Main God through that World Tree.’

Now, borrowing the power of both Jedin and Yunir.

I could know all the memories and truths about that creation myth.

So Knoia, who cannot create anything on its own, was trying to steal even that myth.

“I can’t let it.”

The final stage of the Lionheart Sword.

Annihilation and creation.

That authority now belongs to me, the Primal Dragon.

I have no intention of allowing Knoia that authority.

But the scale of the current false World Tree was very large.

And that magical beast of destruction, Yulanes’s snake, was also glaring at me.

As befitting the ultimate magical beast, even though it hadn’t properly engaged in battle yet…

I could immediately recognize its terror.

‘I need to unleash all the power of the six gods under my command sealed in Siertia.’

The ultimate stage of the Lionheart Divine Sword was not yet complete.

The swordsmanship manifested as a human body and the swordsmanship manifested as a god are completely different realms.

The moment I unleash all the power of the six gods contained in Siertia…

I can contain all the power of Jedin and Yunir in my current body as a Primal Dragon.

‘In that state, I have to unfold the ultimate secret technique of the Lionheart Divine Sword.’

I gripped the handle of Siertia tightly again.

Soon, the power of another six gods began to be unleashed.

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Ustina returned to her main body again, spread her wings, and flew up.

And watched the battle between the two people, or rather, the two beings, that had now begun.

‘To dare… It’s not a realm that can be described in words.’

They were already fighting in the realm of demigods, surpassing even the Apostles.

When Yulian lightly swung Siertia, the space vibrated.

Gugugugugugung-

That spatial vibration further accelerated the Aura sword strike made of a crescent moon.

Paaaaaaang-

And the magical beast of destruction hurriedly created a shield with its giant branches to block that attack.

Perhaps if it weren’t for the inside of the Chaotic Gate…

The aftermath of that attack alone would have been enough to destroy a city.

‘Is this the war recorded in Genesis?’

And the two beings were unleashing powers that surpassed even the power of demigods, reaching the realm of gods.

But still, the one that shocked Ustina was Yulian.

Ustina could tell because she had briefly faced that magical beast of destruction.

The primal fear that went beyond the evil contained in that magical beast.

‘It was… very frightening.’

The current space where the two people were facing the magical beast.

Here, the demonic power of the magical beast and Yulian’s magical energy were precariously balanced.

Therefore, Ustina, who was flying in the safe zone dominated by Yulian’s magical energy…

Could recall some of the memories that Yulian was currently aware of.

She had been a contractor of Lemegeton until just before.

‘This is… a memory of the Old Human race?’

But it was slightly different from the memories of the vengeful spirits filled with malice.

To be precise, it was the memory of the entity controlling the movements of those vengeful spirits.

That magical beast of destruction was a cluster of numerous vengeful spirits.

But there was only one who held the initiative.

‘That will. Is that evil vengeful spirit the main culprit that accelerated the destruction of the Old Human race?’

Because it was a memory from so long ago, it only flashed through her mind like a blurry picture.

Ustina saw the face of a dictator.

The Old Human race had discovered the possibility of a new future called Mana.

But that dictator used Mana as a weapon against the same human race.

In the endless war he caused…

The Old Human race killed each other, and killed again.

‘Ugh…’

Ustina had experienced all sorts of wars during that long period.

But the numerous war crimes committed by that dictator, that memory, was enough to make Ustina feel nauseous.

‘There was a reason why the Old Human race was destroyed.’

They really felt like an evil race.

The dictator and his followers repeated countless atrocities that could not be described in words.

Eventually, they were destroyed by the last intelligence created by the Old Human race.

By the primordial Primal Dragons Jedin and Yunir.

‘Has it been resurrected like this again?’

That fact frightened Ustina.

But she soon shook her head.

‘It’s different from the Old Human race. Our god hasn’t abandoned humanity yet.’

Yulian didn’t look scared at all.

Rather, he gripped Siertia tightly again.

Light began to emanate from that Siertia.

Not a flash of Mana.

The great divinity when the power of God is manifested on earth.

‘The magic of Ielrun and the alchemy of Istia.’

The power of those two gods was once again opened to the outside of Siertia.

The reverse scale that was being finely decomposed on the surface of Siertia.

The magical fire was lit on that ultra-fine powder created by the blessing of alchemy.

‘Siertia has become even stronger.’

With the blessing of Endier, the God of Technology, added, it was changing the form of Siertia in real time.

Into a new sword form suitable for the Primal Dragon.

Siertia, which was the size of a longsword, had transformed into a greatsword that looked more than 3m tall.

But Yulian lightly gripped the enlarged Siertia with one hand.

‘Is it the blessing of Medica, the God of Medicine?’

No matter how much of a Primal Dragon he was, he was a body with a physical entity on the ground.

It would be one thing if he contained the power of a single god.

But now, Yulian seemed to be planning to digest all the power of the six gods under his command with his own body.

Naturally, it would not only overload his body, but his body could turn to ashes as it was.

But Yulian was now perfectly controlling that Siertia.

So that he could withstand the repulsive force of Siertia, where the power of God was being unleashed.

Medica’s power was strengthening Yulian’s body in real time.

‘With this, the power of five of the six gods has been opened.’

And the last remaining god’s power was Roia, the God of Battle.

Not the power represented by his lovers.

It was the authority of battle that Yulian himself represented.

“Let’s end this.”

And Yulian’s eyes changed.

He was already standing in front of the magical beast of destruction.

Even the transcendent dynamic visual acuity of the Ancient Dragon could not recognize it.

‘Did he surpass that fleeting moment!’

But there was no time to be surprised.

Yulian gripped the sword handle of Siertia tightly with both hands.

Soon, his holy sword began to burn pure white.