Free Web NovelChapter 278: Chapter 277: Victory in Hand, Shattering the Domain
"Haaah..."
"Honestly, this really, really hurts..."
Su Ye grimaced, his handsome, almost demonic features twisting in pain.
The gray light manifested by "Fated Death" had pierced his chest and shredded his lungs—every breath Su Ye took was an agony of fire.
Worse, the dense aura of death carried within the gray light was still corroding his flesh.
This forced Su Ye to pour his Magical Power into suppressing the aura, neutralizing it to prevent it from reaching his heart and causing his injuries to rapidly worsen.
As a result, more than forty percent of his total Magical Power was tied up and unusable.
’So... I have sixty percent of my Magical Power left?’
’No... even less than that!’
Su Ye smiled bitterly.
The fierce battle, the effort to suppress the Eternal Hunter Incarnation, and the activation of his Quasi-Technique, the Netherworld Boat, had all massively consumed Su Ye’s Magical Power.
Now, he only had thirty percent of his Magical Power left to use.
’Heavens have mercy... my Magical Power is now only equivalent to that of three ordinary Mid-stage Crystal cultivators...’
Su Ye’s lips twitched as he shook his head in self-mockery.
Heavily wounded, Magical Power restricted, the Ghostly Flood Dragon severely damaged, the duration of the Netherworld Boat expired...
Under the weight of all these negative factors, Su Ye’s combat strength was likely only ten or twenty percent of what it was at his peak.
And his opponent...
Su Ye’s gaze hardened as he watched the Eternal Hunter Incarnation suspended high in the air, its eyes cold and indifferent.
This Divine Incarnation had its Divine Realm to draw from, providing an endless stream of power. Even after unleashing "Fated Death," its Spiritual Power fluctuations remained stable at the Fourth-Order.
’It is the incarnation of a Fifth-Order existence, after all...’
Su Ye murmured to himself.
A starved camel is still bigger than a horse.
No matter how depleted the Eternal Hunting God’s reserves were, they were still a vast ocean compared to his own.
It was like the final years of a dying dynasty; even in a storm of collapse, the resources held by the nobility would still dwarf those of a common landlord.
’In terms of absolute power, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation is probably about twenty times stronger than me right now, wouldn’t you say?’
’But...’
Su Ye smiled, his white teeth glinting in the sunlight.
’I will absolutely win!’
Now that he had confirmed a certain condition.
He was utterly certain of it.
...
「In the sky.」
Wreathed in a dark, spiritual light, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation stared down coldly at Su Ye.
The absolute confidence in the mortal’s eyes—as if victory was already in his grasp—stung the Incarnation to its core.
’Why?’
It couldn’t understand.
This little insect had no path of escape!
But why...
...why hadn’t he shown even a hint of the fear, shock, or pleas for mercy that the Eternal Hunter Incarnation had been so eagerly anticipating?!
Why was he even wearing such an arrogant, defiant smile?
It was as if *it* were the one cornered with no way out!
’On what grounds!’
"Mortal!"
"Your arrogance and lack of remorse disgust me!"
"Die!"
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation unleashed its Divine Power!
Its power carried with it six parts fury, three parts killing intent, and a sliver... truly, just a sliver... of fear.
It was afraid.
’This mortal... perhaps he really does have a way to turn the tables?!’
’Is it possible that I could lose?’
’No.’
’Absolutely not!’
’Descending as an incarnation, manifesting my Divine Realm, activating a Divine Artifact... the cost in Divine Power has been immense!’
’After paying such a high price, I absolutely cannot fail!’
And so,
To erase any possibility of failure,
To conceal the humiliation of its own fear,
At that moment, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation roared and attacked with its full power!
SHIIING!
A jet-black wolf’s claw appeared, vast and profound.
Using the sheer force of its cultivation realm, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation seized all the Spiritual Qi for dozens of miles around, making it its own.
The Spiritual Qi froze, and the very air was sealed shut.
All Escape Techniques were rendered useless.
And then,
BOOM!
The Spiritual Qi condensed, forming a colossal, jet-black handprint with the wolf’s claw at its core.
Like the sky itself, it came crashing down.
An absolute suppression through sheer Spiritual Power.
Unstoppable, undodgeable.
It seemed the only outcome was defeat and death.
"Die, mortal!"
WHOOSH!
A fierce wind howled, whipping Su Ye’s long hair about, but his eyes shone brightly.
"Heh..." He chuckled.
Then, a deep blue light ignited in his eyes.
Heart of the Vast Sea!
Monarch of Calamity!
His exclusive skill, and... his Quasi-Techniques!
He activated them all at once.
A pure, deep blue light, like a vast ocean, manifested behind Su Ye.
The jet-black handprint and the Sea of Deep Blue collided violently.
Logically, the Spiritual Power the Eternal Hunter Incarnation could wield far exceeded Su Ye’s. The outcome should have been a foregone conclusion—a complete rout.
And yet... the result was beyond all imagination.
"What?!"
the Eternal Hunter Incarnation cried out in terror, its face a mask of disbelief.
Its all-out attack had vanished like a clay ox sinking into the sea, torn apart and devoured by the Sea of Deep Blue in the space of a single breath.
"This is impossible!"
"What did you do?!"
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Su Ye was perfectly composed.
His gaze was profound as he stared at the Eternal Hunter Incarnation. A short while ago... due to its excessive power consumption, the Divine Incarnation had found it difficult to suppress its own aura.
Therefore...
Su Ye had keenly noticed something.
An aura identical to his own.
Namely...
...its World Rejection Level!
In fact...
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s World Rejection Level was far higher than Su Ye’s!
A resentment as black as ink and as thick as lacquer—an almost tangible hatred—swirled around the Eternal Hunter Incarnation.
Su Ye was secretly stunned to see its World Rejection Level was over ninety percent.
’This world detests gods.’
’Or rather, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it despises them.’
A flash of understanding went through Su Ye’s mind.
’The path of the gods has a flaw.’
’They accept a divine office, becoming part of the world’s operation in order to share in its longevity and power.’
The gods of this world were mostly Fifth-Order, equivalent to the Nascent Soul realm, but their lifespans far exceeded those of Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
This was the gift they received from the world.
’However, this comes at a price.’
’When the world itself begins to decline, the glory of the gods is bound to dim... To conserve its resources, the world instinctively tries to devour the gods to replenish its own reserves.’
’The gods, of course, are unwilling.’
’They use faith as a buffer. When faith is insufficient, they resort to blood sacrifices to resist being reabsorbed by the world.’
’But these massive blood sacrifices and the slaughter of living beings... they prevent the civilization of the Far South Continent from advancing, which in turn harms the world’s interests...’
If the Far South Continent were a dynasty...
...and the gods were its nobility.
The dynasty is in decline, and the state prepares for reform. It wants to reclaim some of the old nobility’s wealth to replenish its coffers.
But the nobility resists reform and, doubling down, plunders the common folk to oppose the dynasty.
It’s no wonder they are hated.
’The only problem is that the world lacks an opportunity, a trigger, to interfere...’
’The gods have their own ways of avoiding this calamity, residing permanently within their Divine Realms to resist the world...’
’But now...’
Su Ye looked at the Eternal Hunter Incarnation with a mocking smile.
’It seems both conditions have been met!’
BOOM.
The Sea of Deep Blue utterly shattered the jet-black handprint.
Then, it completely engulfed the Eternal Hunter Incarnation.
CRACK.
The sound of something shattering rang out.
The absolute defense of the Divine Realm shattered before the might of the world itself!
"No!"
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation let out an indignant roar.
