Chapter 484 - 484: Derik’s defeat

In the grand hall, located in a space where only true gods and cosmic beings can find, Blake and the other cosmic beings kept gazing at the spot where Derik was kneeling just a few moments ago! The image of their greatest fear almost dying at their hands and yet evading them soon after was something their mind couldn't comprehend too soon.

"I ask the questions, you all answer!" Blake's eyes flared up with power as he stepped away from the six gods and let his murderous gaze befall them.

After putting so much effort to subdue Derik to that extent, something deep within him keeps telling him, they will never get this opportunity again. What he found more annoying is how five true god realm cosmic beings and the beyond remained frozen in shock and fear when they were needed the most. 

"Today we lost the chance to put an end to our greatest foe… why? You may ask…. Because you all were scared to death by a half-dead demigod!" Blake growled.

The beyond and her cosmic gods remained silent since they were yet to wholeheartedly accept the results of this battle. The way they acted only pointed towards one thing….

They never saw a chance of winning! If not they wouldn't have acted that way.

"He shouldn't even be able to escape through the use of spatial magic! This place was built to prevent long-range teleportation…. That way no one can come in and out however they wish, they must enter through the hall!" the gray-haired old cosmic being of space complained.

"I designed this place and even went ahead to place such harsh restrictions, knowing fully well that I will be affected too… yet he managed to leave this place forcefully.  That man is truly terrifying!" The beyond shuddered as she spoke.

"If that's the case, I am pretty sure my master's god soul is damaged for forcing his way out… his cultivation will be slowed down if not stopped for a very short period of time and his cultivation base will most likely drop as well… The thing now is, he still has his godly essence and once he recovers his strength, he will return…" Blake was practically speaking to himself while pondering on what next to do.

"Well, it doesn't matter… By the time he is done consuming the divinity of death, I will be done consuming the divinity of the other gods and ascend to godhood… I should be able to take him on properly then" Blake sighed as he spoke with a face void of any forms of emotions.

While this meant little to him, this was a piece of amazing news for the beyond and the cosmic beings. With Blake around, they were actually confident that they can walk out of this event as the victors!

"Derik Angus is not immortal… Neither is he invincible!" Diana, the cosmic being of the moon muttered.

"I think wasting more time and waiting for him to recover is not advisable… can't we descend on the god vein and with the help of the old gods, we can stage a final battle and wipe out the new gods permanently" Crystal said after thinking about it deeply.

Upon hearing this, many pondered on this issue for a while and considered this a very good option but the Beyond and Blake outrightly refused the plan and with a bitter smile on their face, they responded.

"I wish we could but something tells me that the next time we step foot on that world… we will be wiped out if we are not prepared for the worst." The beyond said as Cyrus' enraged image came to her mind.

She couldn't forget that back then when she was a realm ahead of them, while Derik was desperately trying to break through, Cyrus was the one who held her off for what seemed like forever and even ended up hurting her badly before dying.

"You see, My master may be a beast but the Life mage is a monster! I have only seen him enraged once and that was enough to make me fear him more than my master… By the way, if you all descend on the god vein, it will place restrictions on you guys since you all are considered foreign beings… You will die before you know it… The best option is to wait for them to recover their strength and meet them at a neutral ground… for now, all we can do is prepare" Blake said and the beyond nodded in agreement.

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With just a glance they could tell Derik had recovered his godly essence and that's why the whole thing was even more shocking.

Who could beat Derik so badly even with his godly essence returned?

Without wasting time, Derik was placed on the table and Cyrus placed his hand on him as he tried to understand why Derik's wounds were not healing since he knew he cannot use his life element to heal him, that's no different from purposefully killing him.

"What the hell!" Cyrus' visage turned cold and his murderous intentions exploded all over the room the moment his hand made contact with Derik's bloodied body.

For the first time in a long while, these people got to see how the enraged god of life looked like and they couldn't help but shudder in fear while backing away.

"What happened? Who could do this to him and why isn't his injuries healing? Doesn't he have the immortal body?" Tanatos didn't seem afraid at all.

"Whoever did this is wielding my godly essence!" Cyrus growled.