Chapter 438 - 438: Power of space!

"He dares stand on the same footing with us? When did we become so weak that any person can look down on us?" Cyrus said those words with a charming smile on his face.

Derik ignored the question and focused his attention on the enemy standing only a few meters away from him while greatly resisting the urge to dive forward and tear his enemy to shreds.

" Are you really the new gods, spoken of in the books?" Blata's words came as a surprise to all seven of them since no one from the church has ever asked such a question.

They were used to the church denying their existence and paying no heed to their words until the last moments of their life but they never expected someone of his ranking to be the one to ask first.

"Will you believe us if we say yes?" Derik asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"Of course... No mere mortal should be able to achieve these feats you all have achieved... The story has gone round... After your defeat at the hands of my lord, the beyond... Your God souls wandered the land for thousands of years before returning to his world... And now you all are here, trying to recover your essence and faith!' Blata said with so many emotions, it felt like he was mocking them, leaving all of them stunned.

"YOU DARE!!" 

"YOU THINK YOU CAN MOCK US AND GET AWAY WITH IT? IMPOSSIBLE!" 

BOOM!

Typhoon and Spinx aura exploded so violently that every other member of the new gods had the retreat while guarding themselves with the aura, just to avoid getting hurt. As much as they felt insulted by Blata's words they could sense the threat of death from the archbishop but Spinx and Typhoon have always been impulsive even in their past life. So their reaction didn't come as a shock to the others.

"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Typhoon roared as powerful twisters were summoned around Blata, blocking his escape routes.

"SPINX!" 

"I KNOW!" Spinx replied as his body trembled with power.

Lightning magic: Lightning Tyrant!

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Countless bolts of lightning exploded from his body, shooting towards Blata viciously.

"Cute!" Blata muttered as he flicked his finger and an invisible force exploded from his body, shattering everything sent at him, leaving everyone stunned once again.

Whispers!

Whispers!

Whispers!

Looking down, Derik and the others realized that they were been watched by the entire inhabitants of the capital. Their actions now will determine the way the people see them after they take over. Seeing the way Blata effortlessly shattered typhoon and Spinx attacks made them blush with embarrassment.

Weren't they supposed to be the new gods? 

How could a mere mortal challenge them?

These thoughts ran through the minds of all the new gods but Derik and Cyrus didn't seem bothered at all. This was expected ever since they realized the source of their power. The Beyond was a being who surpassed all other beings controlling the space element. The stars, the sun, and the moon were all part of its power and that was why Kaido and Diana couldn't help but remain neutral when they realized the identity of the enemy.

The other gods died before they could see the enemies' true abilities and that's why they were taken aback by the outcome of the short exchange.

"That's enough... I will deal with this myself" Derik said as he slowly floated towards the enemy with his hands placed behind him gently.

"Derik!" Cyrus called out but he didn't even get a glance from Derik.

"If you care so much about those watching below, I suggest you all focus your strength on us and contain our battle... Our pride as new gods are on the line, I can only reply with force now" Derik said without looking back.

Hearing Deriks words, the others could only nod in agreement as they retreated while using their aura to confine both sides.

Swoosh!

Following a light gust of wind, Blata slowly approached Derik fearlessly. He had a confident smile on his face while Derik's face was void of any form of emotion.

"It will be an honor to vanquish the God of death and destruction just like my lord, the beyond did... Maybe I will be rewarded greatly if I do" Blata chuckled. It was obvious he was trying to provoke Derik but the latter didn't seem annoyed at all. He just remained indifferent.

"First of all, the beyond is a she... Also, I left your master so hurt that she doesn't dare confront me right now... If I can do that to a being of that level, imagine what I can do to you" Derik yawned as he spoke, revealing his fangs.

"You don't scare me!" Blata's visage turned serious as soon as he heard the beyond was a female.

"You should be afraid... Very very afraid!" Derik's eyes let out a bright glow as his hand tore the void and from it, a weapon shot out.

The skies trembled as the legendary death scythe slid into his hands and his violent death aura exploded instantly.

Woosh!

Taking a step forward, Derik vanished, reappearing right in front of the enemy with the death scythe raised above his head. A violent darkish green aura kept flowing into the death scythe, making it tremble viciously.

"Shatter!" Derik muttered as he hacked down at the enemy.

Swoosh!

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Blata didn't block, instead, he retreated hastily with a face filled with cold beads of sweat. Everyone had expected him to block with the same overwhelming power he used against Spinx and Typhoon but instead, he ran, causing them to gasp in shock.

"For someone who has only lived for a few decades... You have good sensory skills... If you didn't dodge, you would have been killed instantly" Derik spoke as he walked towards Blata.

His aura kept rising and his body size kept increasing as well. The closer he got the more pressure Blatas felt. For the first time in his life, the archbishop felt the need to experience fear!