Chapter 483: Confronting the Grand Priest
The Grand Priest's voice echoed from outside.
Uchiha Dali knew he wouldn't step inside—just as he knew he couldn't rely solely on the Divine Sealing Barrier to trap someone like him.
He was not the same as ordinary angels.
So Uchiha Dali dissolved the barrier entirely and revealed himself before the Grand Priest.
The two stood face-to-face once again. For the first time in a long while, Uchiha Dali showed a gentle smile.
From their very first meeting, he knew the leader of all angels was far more complicated than he appeared.
Even now, although the Grand Priest looked serious, he wasn't showing clear hostility.
So Uchiha Dali didn't attack.
"What do you want to talk about?" Uchiha Dali asked calmly.
"About what you are doing now," the Grand Priest replied.
"There's nothing to discuss—unless you have some alternative suggestion."
"So, Grand Priest… what do you think?"
Uchiha Dali's tone carried a subtle teasing edge.
The situation was clear.
He intended to challenge the Grand Zeno and rebuild the order of this universe—and every universe.
That meant a confrontation between him and the Grand Zeno was inevitable.
Unless the Grand Zeno willingly surrendered his position—which was impossible.
And the Grand Priest served the Grand Zeno.
If he didn't stand with the Grand Zeno, would he stand with Uchiha Dali instead?
"…There is still value in talking," the Grand Priest replied calmly.
"At least, I believe so."
"Aren't you afraid the Grand Zeno will be angry?" Uchiha Dali asked.
"Why would he be?"
"Then what exactly do you want to discuss? Are you here to persuade me to give up my goal—or something else?"
"I'm not here to make you abandon your goal," the Grand Priest said.
"I simply want you to understand that with your current capability, you could travel to the Endless Void and build a universe of your own. You don't need to fight the Grand Zeno for this one."
He paused and looked at Uchiha Dali with a strange, meaningful gaze.
"To be honest… from the first time I saw you, I knew you would one day do something like this."
"For billions of years, no god from a lower dimension has ever reached this place—yet you did. You are the unpredictable element capable of changing everything."
Hearing that, Uchiha Dali was genuinely surprised.
The Endless Void.
It was the first time he'd heard the term.
"Where is this Endless Void?" he asked, ignoring the attempt at persuasion.
"At the edge of all universes."
"It remains unclaimed. Anyone capable may build a civilization there."
Uchiha Dali opened his Observation Domain.
Now, its reach stretched infinitely outward.
And soon—he confirmed the Grand Priest was telling the truth.
"The Endless Void… interesting."
"But I still intend to replace the Grand Zeno—and become the god here."
"So you insist on forcing me to oppose you?" The Grand Priest's expression turned cold.
But Uchiha Dali remained relaxed, still smiling.
"You once told me angels are absolutely neutral."
"Yes—but only under certain conditions."
"Our neutrality exists only as long as we remain safe—and only if the Grand Zeno issues no orders."
"Now those conditions have changed. We are allowed to break neutrality."
"First—you slaughtered angels. That alone makes you our enemy."
"Second—the Grand Zeno has already ordered us to use force against you."
The moment the Grand Priest finished speaking—
The smile disappeared from Uchiha Dali's face.
The air between them grew sharp and silent.
After a long few seconds, Uchiha Dali finally spoke:
"Why don't you have the angel race follow me instead?"
"What the Grand Zeno gives you—I can give you as well."
Then he added, voice low and steady:
"You want to resist the Grand Zeno too, don't you… Grand Priest?"
He no longer used honorifics—he addressed him directly.
Yet the Grand Priest didn't react with anger.
He simply shook his head.
"We swore allegiance to the Grand Zeno a very, very long time ago."
"We will never betray him."
"If you insist on becoming his enemy—then you must defeat me first."
As he spoke, he raised his stance.
Uchiha Dali sighed with disappointment and shook his head.
"So I misunderstood you from the beginning."
"Misunderstood?"
"I thought you would stand with me."
"…I'm sorry to disappoint you."
"No matter."
"If we cannot be allies—then we can only be enemies."
"And I'm ready to take your power."
The moment Uchiha Dali finished speaking, he released an unimaginable surge of energy.
The pressure hit like a tidal wave.
The Grand Priest's expression shifted.
A shimmering, multicolored divine barrier instantly formed over his body.
His energy poured outward endlessly—like a boundless ocean.
The Seventh Universe had already been erased by the Grand Zeno. This space was now boundless void—so even beings like them could unleash full power here without risking collapse.
Within moments, the Grand Priest blocked Uchiha Dali's overwhelming pressure.
Seeing that he withstood it, Uchiha Dali's expression hardened.
"He's even stronger than I expected."
"Good thing I absorbed so many powerful beings beforehand… otherwise he really could have killed me instantly."
He silently felt a chill.
If it had been the version of himself that had just ascended from the lower dimension—
One reckless move against the Grand Zeno or the Grand Priest…
And he would already be dead.
Even now, the Grand Priest's strength was unfathomable.
Even Uchiha Dali couldn't see through it.
The Grand Priest, unaware of his thoughts, raised his hand—
And suddenly, countless gray-white, spike-shaped constructs materialized around Uchiha Dali.
Like nails forged from divine law itself, they surged forward, forming a killing net around him.
They looked unremarkable—
Yet Uchiha Dali could feel destruction radiating from them.
His instincts screamed:
If even one touches my body—something irreversible will happen.
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