Free Web NovelChapter 475: God Of War
[Technique: God of War]
[Rank: Supreme]
[Description: Accumulated wounds to your body, mind, and spirit infuse you with madness of unyielding purpose, amplifying the power of your basic attributes. If the madness crosses over a certain threshold, it can be channeled into manifesting a war deity. Its presence alone bends reality, and even the most loyal or fearless enemies feel terror in its wake.]
Speechless, Michael stared at his new and improved technique.
With the option to level up the technique absent, he had suspected its evolution would have taken everything out of him and more.
Nevertheless, the evolution couldn’t have happened at a better time.
However, a new problem arose. Michael’s spiritual reserves had been too drained to rely on it properly. In order to squeeze out the maximum benefit, he needed to depend on the stored energy of the others.
Of course, charging toward the other Lords while still locked in battle and relying on their nearly depleted spiritual energy would be disastrous unless he was careful about whom he placed his trust in.
His eyes snapped to the most reliable before dashing toward them at full force.
Meanwhile, Nicole and Persephone fought side by side, their movements perfectly in sync.
"Come on, Miss Nicole, weren’t you supposed to be the strongest Lord?" Persephone’s taunt didn’t work. She was sweating heavily with a pale face that left her near breathless. "Why haven’t you brought us victory yet?"
"Says the one who constantly whines for battle." Nicole smirked, though she wasn’t faring much better.
Blood Manipulation was a deadly technique, yet too draining to use for a long time. The same held true for Authority Manifestation.
In the end, they had to alter their approach, treating their remaining spiritual energy with greater importance than their blood.
Trapped in the middle of the never-ending wave, the two were on the verge of being overwhelmed.
Until a rain of arrows descended from the skies.
Francesca, maintaining a safe distance from the clash, unleashed precise shots with her dazzling bow.
Covering any blind spots, she had personally saved the Lords several times by now.
Yet even with Francesca’s invaluable aid on their side, the Lords’ lives were hanging by the thread.
"I wouldn’t mind if that is the way I go out." Persephone admitted with a satisfied tone. "What better way to pass away than being buried under an endless wave?"
Nicole didn’t share her enthusiasm.
"So even in the end, you only think of battle." She smiled faintly. "Unlike you, I have goals to accomplish. Dying isn’t an option."
Persephone giggled. "Well, better start coming up with a plan."
Suddenly, a blur charged toward them.
In the blink of an eye, Michael was there, standing beside them.
"Handsome?" Persephone gasped in astonishment. She and Nicole were in the heart of the slaughter. Coming here was no different than courting death.
With the strain of battle wearing on her consciousness, Persephone blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
"Could it be... you plan to confess in your last moments?"
Her words were meant as harmless teasing. That’s why she froze when Michael, without warning, placed his hands over the two of them, pulling them closer.
"Could it be—" Persephone wasn’t sure what was going on, but she had a subtle feeling she would like it.
"What are you—" Nicole was similarly taken aback by Michael’s erratic actions.
Their words were drowned by his shout.
"No time to explain!" Michael declared boldly. "If you want to live, give me everything you’ve got!"
A brief hesitation flickered in the eyes of the Supreme Lords. Why Michael needed their spiritual energy was a mystery, but with no other alternative, they had to comply.
In the next moment, Michael breathed sharply. The lingering power of two Supreme Lords surged through his veins.
What he was attempting was deadly. Consuming the spiritual energy of cultivators two stages above him could have shattered even his own spirit. Especially given how vast the power gaps were within the Lord realm.
However, desperate times called for desperate measures.
[Spirit Radiance takes effect.]
His cultivation technique, Spirit Radiance, absorbed each drop of power greedily, overwhelming his senses.
The veins under his skin swelled. He bit his lower lip so hard it bled, suppressing a tormented scream.
Fortunately, the plan succeeded, and his spiritual reserves were successfully replenished. In fact, the reckless maneuver had even ended in an unexpected but pleasant surprise.
[You have achieved a breakthrough!]
[Transcendent Lord → Absolute Lord]
Without a doubt, this was his most painful ascension in this life.
Regardless, he didn’t waste time marveling at his improved strength.
Instead, his eyes shimmered with a golden light brighter than the star.
Michael’s consciousness split, temporarily gaining control over another body.
[God of War activated!]
The Tower of Ascension shuddered.
Nicole’s and Persephone’s faces had turned ghostly pale after spending the last traces of their energy. freёwebnovel.com
Staring upward, they forgot about their exhaustion, eyes widened in pure disbelief.
They weren’t the only ones.
Every Lord fighting on the battlefield... Devil, Angel, and even Ember came to a sudden halt.
Above the endless wave of enemies, a golden warrior loomed, towering kilometers high, fully materialized.
The manifestation of the God of War bore a hundred arms, each wielding a different weapon in hand.
Gazing downwards, it sent shivers along the spines of the illusions.
As loyal subjects of a Titan, they had never known fear or hesitation in their lives.
Until now.
With a defiant tremor, the hundred arms lashed out, each movement carving deep crevices into the golden lands.
Located at the center, the God of War, and by extension Michael, reached the outer edges of the army, obliterating tens of thousands with each swing. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
The Supreme technique had grown colossal thanks to the spiritual energy of two Supreme Lords, yet it still bled power at an astronomical level.
Keeping it summoned for more than a minute wasn’t within Michael’s reach.
Not that he needed any longer.
The God of War vanished as suddenly as it had appeared, leaving nothing but pure devastation in its wake. The monstrous wave that had once seemed endless had disintegrated, and the cavities clustered across the lands were the only evidence of its existence.
[Total slain illusions: 1,000,000/1,000,000]
[Quest Tower of Ascension - Floor 1: Completed!]
[Distributing Rewards...]
