Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined

Chapter 659: Chapter659-Pantheon’s Aid, the Light of the Holy Sword

Sensing Alvin and the others’ arrival, Aurek stepped out.

"Good day, Your Majesty!"

Everyone bowed.

Aurek looked toward the distant horizon.

Although he had been in seclusion all this time, focused on cultivation and ascension, he had still sensed many disturbances.

"Terrifying experts have descended from the Truth Universe. They are capturing the powerful beings of the endless Star Sea as prey and using them to nourish those mysterious roots."

"And now, they are coming toward the Endless Starlight Isle."

Alvin’s tone was urgent, and the anxiety on his face was impossible to hide.

It was no wonder he felt this way.

The Star Sea was now passing through an unprecedented darkness.

The powerful were like fattened livestock, waiting one by one to be slaughtered.

Even deep in Alvin’s heart, a profound sorrow had begun to rise.

After all, only by climbing upward without ceasing could an ant avoid being trampled and bullied.

That was why everyone struggled desperately to advance, to grow stronger, all the way to the summit of the world, the summit of the universe, the summit of the endless Star Sea!

And yet...

Only upon truly standing at the peak did they discover that they themselves were merely someone else’s nourishment—fattened cattle.

If one did not become strong, one would suffer endless oppression.

But even after becoming strong, one could still be harvested.

There was no third path.

And now, the terrifying experts of the Truth Universe had descended to reap their harvest.

The Crossbridge Divine Court possessed so many quasi-Eternal Sages and Supreme Sages that it would likely be impossible to avoid their notice.

And the auras of those beings were far too vast and terrifying. In front of them, even quasi-Eternal Sages were probably no more than ants.

That was what worried Alvin most.

Aurek’s eyes turned cold as he gazed into the distance in silence.

The oldest law had always been the law of the jungle—the iron law that the strong devour the weak, that man eats man.

No matter how exalted a civilization became, it could never change that.

As long as they existed within this dimension, the Crossbridge Divine Court had no choice but to bear such a fate and press forward under its weight.

Only after a long while did Aurek finally speak.

"If we cannot avoid it, then we prepare for it."

"Strengthen the defenses. Transfer all quasi-Eternal Sage-level legions to the front lines, and have the Void Warlock legions coordinate with them."

The Void Warlocks were now already quasi-Eternal Sage-level beings. Their control over space had reached the point of becoming one with it, enough to bring about a qualitative transformation.

No matter how supreme the enemy might be, they were still first and foremost existing within the space of this endless Star Sea.

And as long as they existed within space, the Void Warlocks could manipulate it.

If a hundred million were not enough, then use a billion.

If a billion still was not enough, then double it again!

Of course, this was only defense.

Aurek had no intention of remaining so passive forever.

He planned to continue consuming the remaining Emperor Points, pushing his strength to an even higher level while also deducing all of his divine arts to their utmost limits. Only then could he ensure the absolute safety of the Crossbridge Divine Court.

Alvin said no more.

At that moment, Pantheon appeared once again.

A look of confusion crossed Aurek’s face.

Alvin, Suggwoth, and the others also stared in puzzlement at the suddenly manifested divine hall.

Boom!

The vague temple gates suddenly opened.

A streak of "sword light" in the form of light and shadow flew out from within.

Alvin froze for a moment, recalling the Primordial Sword Lord who had once been taken away from the Styx Sector. Was not this streak of sword light his true body?

No... something about it seemed slightly different.

Aurek lowered his gaze slightly and looked at that streak of sword light.

At his current level, he could naturally see that within the sword light was hidden a mysterious and supreme aura.

It was exactly the same in origin as the holy sword radiance once used by the Crusader Goddess Veynaris.

This aura was also of the same source as the patterned radiance upon that "leaf" that had once swayed within the Fate River.

Aurek raised his hand, and the streak of sword light flew toward him.

Then the gates of Pantheon shut instantly and slowly vanished into the void.

Aurek’s mind tightened slightly.

Even he had never fully discerned the means by which Pantheon traversed the endless Star Sea!

After a long while, Aurek looked at the sword light in his hand. Even he felt a trace of vigilance toward the invisible intent flowing across the blade, yet he seemed to understand something.

Aurek then turned to Suggwoth, opened up a separate star domain, sealed the sword light within it, and handed it over to him.

"I grant you this sword light to guard the territory of the Divine Court. Until my secluded cultivation ends, if a threat descends, use this to kill it."

"I will not fail Your Majesty!"

Suggwoth bowed and accepted the order.

Alvin was full of doubts, unable to understand why Pantheon had helped them time and again.

And could this streak of sword light truly kill those supremely exalted beings?

Aurek offered no explanation, merely returning to his secluded cultivation and leveling.

...

Rumble—!

Beyond the Endless Starlight Isle, a gigantic hand that covered the heavens suddenly smashed downward.

The Endless Starlight Shield emerged, and countless star domains trembled with it as endless living beings looked on in terror.

After just a single strike, cracks had already begun to appear in the Endless Starlight Shield, that barrier reputed to be the strongest defense in the entire endless Star Sea!

Once it shattered, the countless star domains of the Endless Starlight Isle would enter the darkest age.

What awaited them might well be the same fate as those powerful beings—imprisonment and enslavement.

"Oh? Interesting."

One black shadow let out a soft exclamation, seemingly rather surprised.

They could break even the walls of the endless Star Sea itself, yet the defense here had withstood one blow without shattering. That was certainly amusing.

After that brief surprise, the black shadow did not hold back and prepared to smash it apart completely.

Yet at that very moment—

In the region of the Primordial River Cosmos.

A vast holy radiance tore open the barrier of the Star Sea and shone across the starry heavens and earth like the warm sun of winter, gently covering boundless living beings and sweeping away all fear.

The black shadow paused for a moment, its tone turning hostile.

"How did they appear here?"

"Damn it, who told them the coordinates of this place?"

Holy light spread across the Endless Starfield. A radiance billions of meters high blossomed within the Fate River, bursting into endless streams of dazzling brilliance.

Holy emblems, as though forged from liquid gold, drifted down across the various star domains of the Primordial River Cosmos. Each one that fell into the chaotic sea dyed an entire river of stars in sacred gold.

All living beings bathed in that holy light felt, for no reason they could understand, a deep peace and tranquility.

Many ancient taboos who had fled, along with the experts of the Rivera Demon Race, all looked toward that mysterious holy radiance that had appeared so suddenly.

One sacred flower after another bloomed within the Star Sea.

The origin essence of the endless Star Sea gathered toward them.

In the next instant, the sacred flowers unfurled one after another.

Within them stood angels of many different forms—some seated, some standing, some with their wings spread wide.

Holy radiance shone from their bodies across boundless star domains. Sacred flowers revolved around them, while arrays of holy emblems expanded outward.

Their holy bodies bathed in light, and their features were exquisitely beautiful.

The black shadows harvesting the powerful came to a stop.

Even the black shadows within the pillar of light in the Truth Universe region paused and looked toward those sacred flowers.

"Seriously, wherever there are living beings, this flock of bird-men always shows up. What rotten luck."

One black shadow cursed.

"We’d better not provoke these bird-men. Avoid meeting them if possible."

Another black shadow warned, clearly aware of how troublesome these angels were. "Notify the others. Tell them not to go into those regions."

As he spoke, he cast a cold glance toward the roots and the prisons forged by heaven and earth.

"Anyway, we’ve already harvested quite a bit of nourishment. For now, it should be enough."

The other black shadows nodded in agreement.

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