"Authority, Path to Hell."
Rin slowly lowered his hand and looked at the collapsing demonic wolf body of Marquis Voban. "Welcome to my world, Voban."
"Roar!"
An earth shaking roar resounded throughout the entire Underworld space.
"Open, Gate of the Underworld."
"I shall go to the domain of the Earth Mother Goddess's sister, the Queen of the Underworld, the revered Ereshkigal, transcending life and death."
"Witness the resurrection of the Dragon Snake Underworld King, Inanna."
As the ancient incantation echoed, the demonic wolf body that had already died suddenly ignited in flames.
[Underworld Black Dragon]
This was the Authority Voban had usurped from the ancient Mesopotamian Earth Mother Goddess Inanna.
His soul and body began to separate.
The former transformed into a pitch black giant dragon thirty thousand meters long, while his physical body was held within its palm.
"He has not learned his lesson at all."
Rin looked at Voban, who liked to transform himself into a monster, and did not know what to say anymore.
However, the Underworld Black Dragon was clearly different from the demonic wolf.
It was not merely flesh and blood, but a condensation of the concept of death itself, possessing the trait of being unkillable unless completely erased in one strike.
In a sense, this was Voban's strongest form.
"I hereby declare that all living beings are equal."
"There is no distinction between sinner or saint, commoner or hero, pure child or mother. All shall be treated equally as fuel for the flames."
"Witness the birth of the Purgatory of Flames, the Kingdom of Fire."
But this was not the end.
Following the Underworld Black Dragon, another Authority manifested.
[Karma Fire Condemner]
This was the Authority of Karma Fire Annihilation Voban had usurped from Zhurong, the God of Fire in Chinese mythology.
Flames of condemnation descended from the sky. Capable of burning even gods, they would ignite anything that carried the concept of burning.
"The Underworld is burning…"
The Underworld summoned by Rin was the Authority Path to Hell.
Logically, once trapped here, there would be no escape until a victor was decided.
However, Voban's Authority broke that limitation.
Zhurong's flames were able to burn through the seal of this Inherent Barrier like space, fundamentally destroying the magic itself.
"An interesting Authority."
Rin avoided the rain of flames and recalled a game he once played, which had a move called Judgment Day, similar to the scene before him.
However, he did not take these flames to heart.
It was the same principle as before.
With In the Name of the Father and Solar Calendar, nothing in this world could truly harm him.
As long as his magic power was not exhausted, he would remain invincible.
Rin felt the time had come. After this exchange, he should have forced out all of Voban's Authorities.
And to deal with Voban, ordinary Authorities were clearly insufficient.
"Violet."
"Yes."
"How are the analysis results?"
"Fully analyzed. A suitable Authority has been selected."
"What is it?"
He was referring to the Authorities Voban possessed.
From the beginning of the battle, he had Violet analyze them and choose the one he needed most.
As for the result.
"Ragnarök's Wolf."
The Authority Voban had usurped from the final demonic wolf, Fenrir.
It could summon the skull of a giant Fenrir over six hundred meters long, completely devouring its target, and it had strong restraint against deities with solar attributes.
"Fenrir, from Norse mythology?"
Although Voban had not used this Authority yet, that did not hinder Violet's analysis.
"Then this one."
Rin looked at the immortal Underworld Black Dragon, engulfed in flames, lightning, and storms. He knew the battle had reached its final stage.
After using so many Authorities in succession, Voban's magic power was clearly close to depletion.
Rin, on the other hand, was in good condition.
He still had at least three quarters of his magic power unused. He could easily continue this battle for an entire day.
However, he no longer intended to prolong it.
"Zeus's Thunderbolt, Poseidon's Trident, Hades's Bident."
The Authority In the Name of the Father began to display its power under his incantation.
He summoned the three divine artifacts from Greek mythology that Zeus and his brothers used to overthrow their father Cronus, and fused them into one.
In the end, they formed a Spear of Judgment capable of slaying any deity.
"This is…"
Voban saw the divine weapon in his hand.
The dangerous aura it emitted made him, even in his immortal state, feel boundless fear.
He would die.
If struck by that spear, he might truly die.
"In a Campione's battle, magic power is crucial."
"But what matters even more is the luck of both sides."
Godou was the Child of the World, destined to possess immense fate and luck.
That was why, in the original story, he fought Voban and ultimately defeated him.
But Rin was not a native of the Campione world.
He came from outside.
In a sense, he was an outsider who transcended the rules of this universe.
"Crack."
At that moment, due to the flames, the Underworld began to collapse.
Yet neither Rin nor Voban showed any intention of leaving.
Even Voban did not retreat out of fear.
He was a Campione.
Surrendering without a fight.
Fleeing because of fear of death.
Those were things he could never accept.
He would rather die at Rin's hands than become a deserter.
"Hahahahaha…"
"How long has it been since I experienced a hunt like this?"
A hunt where his life was at stake, this was what he truly desired.
Compared to weak Heretic Gods and dull Campione battles, only an opponent like Rin, who could truly kill him, made his blood boil.
"Die for me, brat!"
He swallowed several Authorities and opened his dragon mouth.
An energy fluctuation dozens of times more terrifying than his previous thunderous roar locked onto Rin completely.
(To be continued.)
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