Chapter 217: Star, the Owl (3)

Chapter 217: Star, the Owl (3)

[The Constellation ‘Azure Dragon’ fiercely swings its tail!]

Roooarrr―!

Every time the tall Dragon howled, soldiers near it exploded, unable to withstand the Supervibration. From the dark skies, countless lightning bolts struck the ground, wreaking havoc in the ‘Gemini’ camp, and strong gusts of wind unbalanced the survivors who tried to retaliate. The Azure Dragon, which was in the center of the ‘Gemini’ camp, was untouchable.

The ‘Horn Mansion’ Mokgyo, ‘Neck Mansion’ Geumyong, ‘Root Mansion’ Toehak, ‘Room Mansion’ Ilto, ‘Heart Mansion’ Wolho, ‘Tail Mansion’ Hwahao, and ‘Winnowing Basket Mansion’ Supyo... The seven stars that symbolized the eastern sky of the <Purple Star Astrology> were just mere monster and demonic deities when they were apart, but they could merge into the Azure Dragon—a great demonic deity that could destroy realms.

Even though this area was under the control of Minerva and the ‘Gemini,’ the Dragon broke every law of divine power whenever it turned, giving Castor and Pollux trouble coming up with countermeasures.

『<Purple Star Astrology>! Do you truly want to have a war against us?! Is that what you want?!』Pollux roared.

“Serena,” Minerva quietly called, observing the state of the battle. When Serena cautiously approached her and bowed, she continued, “Take charge for a moment.”

“Are you going to backstab the ‘Tian Shi Yuan’?” Serena asked.

“Of course. I can’t just sit by, can I?”

Even if the tide of the battle now favored Minerva because the <Purple Star Astrology> Celestials appeared, she was never the type to just sit on her hands and observe the uninvited guests who suddenly barged into her divine ground. Besides, it seemed Suo Chao and Textile Rule had stopped rampaging and suddenly vanished because of Chang-Sun.

After a short moment, Minerva concluded Chang-Sun had set up a trap for the Emperor’s Seat, who had done the same for Chang-Sun... If so, then she only had one choice to make.The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

‘Chang-Sun, you would tell me to win the war first now that things have turned out this way... you really know nothing about me if you think I’ll just walk away after benefiting from the situation,’ Minerva thought.

As a Celestial, she protected and blessed all heroes. Hence, she would help Chang-Sun as well.

Thump!

Minerva slammed the ground with the end of her spear, causing sacred light to rise from underneath her feet and spread to her either side. It was as if an owl had just spread its wings wide to rise from being curled up in its nest for a long time.

Paaah―!

[The owl is spreading her wings!]

Minerva began to move.

* * *

Boom! Rumble―!

The palm of the Emperor’s Seat narrowly missed Chang-Sun’s cheek. Powerful and intimidating, the attack made the air where the Emperor’s Seat had hit shake profusely, leaving behind strong winds and a visible crack in the space.

Despite regaining his divine class as the ‘Divine Twilight,’ his head would have been smashed If that attack had hit him. Nevertheless, he just narrowed his eyes. ‘Too weak.’

The Emperor’s Seat was the ruler of the <Purple Star Astrology>, which was one of the biggest <Societies> in <Heaven> right now, so he ought to be powerful enough to destroy several galaxies if he forgot to control his breathing. However, that was impossible with his current power level...

‘Did something happen to him?’ Chang-Sun wondered.

The Emperor’s Seat could call himself a <Monarch> and play father and child with his many children because he had the power to. Even the ‘Divine Twilight’ in his prime couldn’t guarantee his victory against the Emperor’s Seat—no, the ‘Divine Twilight’ would have certainly lost. That was why Chang-Sun opened the chapter of Drăcōnígĕna Monólĭnum in [Prelati’s Spellbook].

Clang, clang, clang!

Chang-Sun stopped analyzing the situation when Suo Chao swung the [Jin Can Axe] horizontally toward him.

Crack.

Chang-Sun could see the [Jin Can Axe] leaving cracks in the air.

‘Come to think of it, Suo Chao’s relic had the power to destroy literally everything it touched,’ Chang-Sun thought.

The <Purple Star Astrology>’s monster and demonic deities were born as Aberrations, so their relics were often totally different from ordinary relics. They either looked unique or were part of the owner even if they seemed ordinary.

『Get a hold of yourself, son!』

The Emperor’s Seat hurriedly pulled Bo Du away by his nape and abruptly showed up where Bo Du had been. He then folded all his fingers halfway and concentrated his power in the center of his palm, using [White Hit] to immediately counter the incoming [Black Mountain King’s Fifth Claw]. The attack likely looked simple, but it was surely effective. Even Chang-Sun or the Fourth Elder, a member of the One-Horned Tribe, admitted that the Emperor’s Seat was an exceptional martial artist.

Boom!

The [Black Mountain King’s Fifth Claw] dissipated in the air, but even the Emperor’s Seat couldn’t completely nullify it. The claw’s fragments ragged his sleeve. Almost as if a tiger had clawed him, deep wounds covered him from his fingertips to his elbow.

『... It seems you resent me more than I thought, my son.』

The Emperor’s Seat sighed, frowning slightly. He and the two Celestials only exchanged several attacks with Chang-Sun, but he could already tell Chang-Sun had excruciatingly tried to prepare for this moment. It saddened him. The Emperor’s Seat genuinely wanted to make Chang-Sun his first son.

‘If we only didn’t misunderstand each other back then...!’ The Emperor’s Seat thought bitterly.

No matter how much the Emperor’s Seat regretted it now, nothing would change, but he couldn’t help but still find it sad. Thinking he should straighten everything out, the Emperor’s Seat decided to subdue Chang-Sun first. After cutting off the chain of the <Underworld> that was shackling Chang-Sun, he would clear up the misunderstanding between them.

Of course, considering the personality of the ‘Divine Twilight,’ the Emperor’s Seat knew that he would never listen. Rather, he would just growl at the Emperor’s Seat and tell the Emperor’s Seat to kill him. The ‘Divine Twilight’ would never yield even if his life was at stake. Nevertheless, the Emperor’s Seat wouldn’t let Chang-Sun go this time. He would try really hard to persuade him. Even if Chang-Sun never changed his mind, the Emperor’s Seat would keep trying until he did.

Swoosh―!

The Emperor’s Seat could see Bo Du, who had narrowly escaped death, moving again as he gritted his teeth. Judging from the anger blazing up in his eyes, he seemed to be trying to have payback for the humiliation he had just suffered. Suo Chao also rode his Dragon Horse toward Chang-Sun, swinging his [Jin Can Axe].

『Then, as your father, I should do my du—!』

The Emperor’s Seat drew up all his divine power to activate his Authority. However, he abruptly stopped when he felt a shiver run down his spine. The intuition of beings like the Emperor’s Seat was no different from prophecies. Just as he had expected...

[The Celestial ‘Twilight-Piercing Owl’ has descended after receiving the divine ground owner’s permission!]

A spatial gap suddenly opened right in front of the Emperor’s Seat, and a goddess shining in golden light appeared. She was wearing ancient bronze armor, holding [Pallas] the divine spear in her left hand and [Aegis] the unbreakable shield in her left.

“From now on, you’ll be fighting me.” Minerva smiled faintly.

Whirl!

Minerva turned and thrust [Pallas] toward the Emperor’s Seat. The end of the golden light, shining radiantly, dissipated in the air, just like an owl flapping its wings.

[The ‘Divine Punishment of Promachos’ has descended!]

『No...!』

Flash!

Rumble―!

The Emperor’s Seat quickly redirected his [White Hit] from Chang-Sun to Minerva. Changing the course of attack midway significantly decreased its damage. Failing to break through the [Divine Punishment of Promachus] completely, a pool of light blinded the Emperor’s Seat. However, before he completely lost his sight, the last thing he saw was Chang-Sun smiling at him.

『No...!』The Emperor’s Seat tried to scream, but a thunderous sound muffled him. Minerva also completely blocked his view, so he couldn’t do anything.

Swoosh―!

At that moment, Chang-Sun headed toward Bo Du and Suo Chao, who were both coming at him. However, there was one thing different about him.

Click―!

Just as when Chang-Sun had forced a warp gate open, he had inserted a golden key in [Tiamat’s Snaggletooth].

[‘Peter’s Key’ has unlocked all the seals of ‘Tiamat’s Snaggletooth.’]

[The dormant power inside ‘Tiamat’s Snaggletooth’ is awakening.]

[The Evil Dragon has been unleashed!]