The instant his words fell, he slowly raised his hand.
No earth-shaking surge of power—only light, pure to the extreme.
"Holy Light Blade Sequence One: Divine Judgment."
He simply swung forward lightly.
A seemingly unremarkable crescent-shaped light blade, composed of pure holy light, sliced silently toward Cloud.
Yet the moment this light blade appeared, Cloud's Ultimate Power—at 99.99%—instinctively triggered the most urgent alarm!
He felt the space, time, even causality around him being forcibly "severed" by this single slash!
This strike was unavoidable, unblockable! Because it wasn't attacking your body—it was attacking your very "existence"!
"What the hell! Opening with an ultimate?! What happened to honor among fighters?!"
Cloud's scalp went numb. Without thinking, he pushed his mastery of Ultimate Power to its absolute limit!
"Ultimate Power—Myriad Forms: Forest of All Creation!"
He threw a punch, and behind him seemed to manifest the embryonic form of an all-encompassing universe—stars being born and dying, all things cycling through existence! This was the "Dao" he had created for himself, forged by melting all his comprehended powers into one furnace!
The golden universe and the white blade collided violently in the void!
No sound. No explosion.
Only a field of absolute "nothingness," capable of devouring everything.
When the light faded, Cloud let out a muffled grunt. On his arm was a wound deep enough to show bone. At the wound, traces of holy light lingered like parasites gnawing at bone, constantly eroding his life force, blocking his monstrous regenerative abilities.
Meanwhile, Igniz remained seated steadily on his throne, not having moved an inch.
The difference was crystal clear!
"Do you see now, mortal?" Igniz's voice descended like a divine decree from on high. "My holy light represents the most fundamental laws of creation and destruction in the universe. No matter how powerful your strength, before the laws themselves, it is nothing but a child's toy."
"And that's not all..."
A playful gleam passed through Igniz's eyes.
"Life Manipulation Sequence Three: Entropy Reversal."
Cloud watched as the vicious wound on his arm, rather than healing, began to "age" at an unnatural pace that defied all biological laws! The skin around the wound became dry and wrinkled, as if decades had passed in an instant!
This was one of Igniz's most terrifying abilities—Life Manipulation! He could freely accelerate or reverse a life form's "life progression"! He could turn you from youth to old age in an instant, or even reduce you directly to dust!
"Interesting." Cloud looked at his rapidly "aging" arm, not with fear but with excitement gleaming in his eyes. "Law-level attacks, life progression manipulation... Igniz, you really are the strongest BOSS I've ever faced."
"But..." The corner of Cloud's mouth curved into a manic arc. "Did you think you were the only one who could play with laws?"
"If technology and martial arts won't work, then let's get... metaphysical!"
"System! Unseal my final restriction!"
"Today, I'll show this self-proclaimed god... what a real god looks like!"
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Chapter 109 Side Note: When a "False God" Meets a "True God"
[WARNING! Does Host confirm releasing the Orochi Origin within your body? This operation will subject your body and soul to tremendous impact from Earth's will! There is a high probability that your consciousness will be assimilated by Orochi's Will of Nothingness, completely transforming you into an avatar of destruction! Please choose carefully!]
"Less talking! Do it!" Cloud roared internally.
No risk, no reward! Against an opponent like Igniz—a "rule-maker" level adversary—holding back any longer meant certain death!
[Command confirmed! Final Protocol: Gaia's Wrath... released!]
BOOM——!!!
An indescribable force—more ancient than the universe, darker than the abyss—a pure Will of Nothingness exploded forth from within Cloud!
His black hair instantly turned silver-white, the color of divinity!
His eyes transformed into emotionless golden vertical pupils, like molten lava!
On his forehead appeared a mysterious ancient sun mark, identical to Orochi's!
Behind him, the golden War God phantom was devoured by infinite darkness, replaced by something far more massive, far more terrifying—a faceless... Divine Shadow, seemingly constructed from the universe's entire "negative" aspect!
In this moment, Cloud was no longer Cloud.
He was... Orochi walking among mortals!
"This... this power is..."
Igniz, who had been sitting calmly all this time, the instant he felt this aura—his eternally unchanging "divine face" showed, for the first time, an expression of "shock" and "disbelief"!
He could feel that his prized power of "creation" and "destruction"—his holy light—before this opponent's pure Will of Nothingness... instinctively felt... fear!
If his power was the universe's "Side A," representing order, life, and light...
Then Cloud's current power was the universe's "Side B," representing chaos, void, and ending!
In terms of cosmic hierarchy, they were completely equal!
"You... what the hell ARE you?!" For the first time, Igniz's voice carried emotional fluctuation.
"I'm your daddy."
Cloud's (Orochi v.) voice had become low and hoarse, filled with indifference and majesty.
He slowly raised that "aging" arm. Under that pure Will of Nothingness, the "holy light" and "life manipulation" laws Igniz had left behind were like prey meeting their natural predator—instantly "erased"!
The wound on his arm healed visibly, restoring itself completely.
"Now, it's my turn."
Cloud's figure instantly vanished from its spot.
No spatial fluctuation. No temporal distortion.
He simply... moved from one "concept" to another.
The next second, he appeared behind Igniz's throne, one hand silently raised.
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