"Farewell, Voban…"
Rin ignored the inexplicably excited Voban and threw the Spear of Judgment in his hand.
Nearly half of his magic power was condensed within it. The spear instantly pierced through the roar of the Underworld Black Dragon.
Its momentum did not diminish. What it destroyed along with the dragon was Voban's main body, which had been protected within.
Separation of spirit and flesh.
The spirit here was not merely the soul, but a concept similar to a virtual projection.
In other words, Voban's dormant main body was the key to breaking this Authority.
[Underworld Black Dragon]
A powerful Authority that granted him a second life.
Even if his physical body was destroyed once, he could summon the Underworld Black Dragon and obtain another chance.
Not only that, even now, after the Spear of Judgment had slain the black dragon, he still had a final fallback.
That was to preserve his self and, through a special ritual, travel to a parallel universe to be reborn in another world.
Yes, this Authority was that unreasonable.
Just like Rin's ultimate trump card, Path to Hell.
This mechanism of resurrection and rebirth held extremely high priority, even surpassing the Spear of Judgment unleashed through In the Name of the Father.
It was no exaggeration to say that within the worldview of the Campione world, there was simply no way to completely sever such a resurrection.
However, that did not include Rin.
"Violet."
Seeing Voban's consciousness about to escape the current space time under the protection of a certain will, he immediately called out.
Thus, from beyond the Campione universe, Violet's gaze descended.
She overlooked the entire world, then raised her hand and lightly grasped the void, crushing the power of fate that protected him.
With that, Voban was completely annihilated.
He died, a true death in every sense.
"It is over…"
Rin began retracting his magic power. Feeling his current condition, he sighed.
"I still have about one unit of magic power left."
"It seems I am completely invincible in the Campione world."
Even defeating Voban had only consumed a little over two units of magic power. Among the remaining Campiones, only Luo Hao might make him take things slightly more seriously.
"Violet?"
"New Authority locked."
She was as reliable as ever. Without any reminder, she had already selected Ragnarök's Wolf from Voban's Authorities, representing the Norse mythological system.
This Authority also carried a particular advantage. Absorption.
Originally, Violet only intended to use it as bait to plunder all the Ultimate Skills of Norse mythology.
But his luck had been unexpectedly good.
Fenrir, the world destroying demonic wolf who initiated Ragnarök in Norse mythology.
Using Fenrir as a medium, Violet did not need to construct a new Authority at all. By simply removing the word Wolf, he obtained the most fitting and powerful Authority within the Norse system.
[Ragnarök]
Following In the Name of the Father and Solar Calendar, this was the third super tier Authority he had acquired.
Its effect was extremely overbearing. It was divided into three stages, corresponding to the three beings that brought about Ragnarök. Fenrir, Jörmungandr, and Hela.
Fenrir's ability was absorption, granting tremendous growth potential to Ragnarök.
Once Ragnarök was activated, he could forcibly absorb the effects of an enemy's Authority, analyze its essence, and strengthen Ragnarök itself.
The so called effects of an Authority referred to the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning summoned by a wind and rain Authority, as well as the seawater and Naga summoned by Atlantis.
All phenomena derived, created, or summoned through an Authority were part of its effects.
And Ragnarök Fenrir could absorb them for its own use.
Sealing the opponent's Authority and turning it into his own.
Furthermore, any Authority absorbed by Fenrir would be permanently acquired afterward.
Yes, permanently.
Although the sealing effect was not eternal, and enemies could regain their Authority after leaving Ragnarök's range, the power absorbed by Ragnarök was real.
As for the extent of Ragnarök's coverage.
That depended on Jörmungandr's length.
Jörmungandr, the World Serpent, whose head and tail connected to encircle the world.
The more magic power invested, the larger Ragnarök's range would become.
Finally, there was the ultimate act of this Authority. Hela, the Goddess of Death.
"Hm?"
"What is it?"
"I did not expect an additional gain."
Violet would not make mistakes. Her surprise came from something she had obtained while intercepting Voban's rebirth.
Rather than an Authority, it was a spirit.
"A spirit?"
"What kind?"
"Similar to the three headed hellhound you summoned before."
The three headed hellhound had essentially been born from his magic power combined with Authority, forming a divine beast.
Its body came from Authority, while its soul had been granted by him.
Or more precisely, its sentience originated from him.
In a sense, he had been its creator.
"A spirit of which Authority?"
"The Reciting Grimoire."
[The Reciting Grimoire]
This was the Authority Voban had obtained from the grimoire worshiped by the Temple Knights.
And from that grimoire, a new life was about to be born.
"A new life?"
Rin was somewhat surprised.
"Was it not created by Marquis Voban?"
According to his understanding, this grimoire's spirit should have been a creation of a Campione, just like his hellhound.
But from Violet's words, it seemed unrelated to Voban.
"Not so."
She explained, "Before this, he always regarded the grimoire accompanying this Authority as an inanimate object."
"I see…"
Rin recalled the magic Voban had used earlier in their battle.
That kind of fully automatic magical defense did not seem like something a brute force type such as him could cast.
"I remember it was this grimoire that protected him, right?"
"Yes."
"But at that time, the grimoire's spirit had not yet been born."
(To be continued.)