"Riku Dola dismissed God's words with disdain, boldly declaring war. To be precise, he outright proclaimed he would strike directly at the headquarters of [Christianity]." Laplace spoke with a wry expression. Facing [Christianity], a community no weaker than [Thousand Eyes], it was already astonishing that he didn't just stay behind the impregnable defences of Skyborne City. But to actually declare that he would march on [Christianity]'s own headquarters left Laplace at a loss for words.
This was simply too defiant, lawless, and arrogant, treating everything with utter contempt.
"Hahaha, just as expected. With that kid's style, of course, he'd do exactly that." The Lord of White Night tapped her pale thigh with her folding fan, her face full of delight. "I really can't wait to see how this develops."
Watching the Lord of White Night's amused laughter, Laplace suddenly began to understand why she had befriended this suddenly emerged Riku. In this aspect, their personalities were quite similar. Both were supreme problem children.
Could it be that the three great problem children of Little Garden were about to become four? This was entirely the behaviour of a Demon Lord. No pointless chatter, if something could be solved by force, they would never waste time with words.
Laplace couldn't help but complain inwardly.
Riku truly knew how to stir up trouble. His community had barely been founded, yet he had already crushed [Olympos Twelve Gods], then provoked irreconcilable conflict with the taboo force of [Christianity], and now he openly declared war, even threatening to strike [Christianity]'s headquarters.
At that moment, a tiny demon appeared on Laplace's shoulder, transmitting streams of information that made Laplace's expression change.
"What happened?" Noticing Laplace's reaction, the Lord of White Night asked.
"Riku Dola, along with the elites of [Disboard], has crossed the boundary gate and headed to the Northern Region. His destination is none other than [Christianity]." Laplace explained in shock.
She had just mentioned this possibility, and he immediately acted. His decisiveness was overwhelming.
"Oh? Now I really want to go watch the fun." Hearing this, the Lord of White Night's eyes sparkled as she spoke with feigned casualness.
"That won't do." Laplace's face changed slightly, and she quickly responded.
"Che, how stingy." The Lord of White Night pouted, clearly displeased.
In the Northern Region, at the colossal boundary gate, countless figures suddenly appeared.
At the forefront stood Riku. Behind him followed the Halloween Queen, Athena, Poseidon, and Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Further back were the lower-ranking members, each possessing power at the level of Four Digits or higher.
As for Jūtan and the rest, they had been left behind to guard Skyborne City.
When Riku returned to the community and learned of [Christianity]'s movements, he did not hesitate to mobilise his forces. That [Christianity] would dare attempt to annexe them without a fight was laughable.
If he didn't completely crush them, there would be no way for [Disboard] to stand tall in Little Garden. The prestige he had just established would vanish into nothing.
No one could be allowed to trample over his head. If they tried, he would annihilate them!
From millions of miles away, Riku gazed indifferently toward the direction of [Christianity], then waved his great hand.
In an instant, the army disappeared, transferred by the Halloween Queen's [Domain].
At the very heart of the Northern Region, amidst clouds and cranes, shrouded in mist like a celestial paradise, faintly visible angels fluttered in the air, as though a myth had descended.
This was the Heavenly Realm, the headquarters of [Christianity], the dwelling place of the angels, and the seat of God Himself.
At the edge of this realm, holy light flowed, illuminating heaven and earth, calming the hearts of all who beheld it.
However, this holy radiance was in fact a supremely powerful barrier, one that could never be breached so easily.
"A barrier, is it? How irritating." Riku looked down upon the holy light, his voice cold.
"Do you need me to act? Although the Heavenly Realm's barrier is extremely strong, if given enough time, I can still unravel it with [Domain]." The Halloween Queen spoke.
At these words, no one doubted her. Even the Heavenly Realm's barrier would mean little before this Queen's dominion over [Boundaries].
"Forget it. Since this is an assault, it should look like one." Riku's lips curved upward as he spoke slowly.
"Haahhhhh!"
Under the gaze of the crowd, Riku's eyes grew sharp, and then he let out a thunderous shout.
In an instant, a storm of green flames enveloped him, his power swelling to its utmost. Even though Riku restrained himself, Athena and the others still staggered slightly, staring at him in awe.
"To use this mode right from the start, our Leader is really fired up," the Halloween Queen sighed as she witnessed this form once more.
It was precisely this berserk state that had shattered her [Great Demonic Realm of Gold].
"Rumble!!!!!!" In the next moment, Riku gathered energy and directly unleashed an attack upon the Heavenly Realm. Instantly, a torrent of violent green energy roared forth, slamming into the barrier of the Heavenly Realm, blasting open a massive rift as the explosion swept outward, annihilating everything in its path.
Fortunately, this was the Heavenly Realm; had it been outside in the greater Little Garden, countless galaxies would have been destroyed.
"The barrier… it's been breached! Intruders, intruders!!!" The angels guarding the barrier cried out in panic, utterly shaken.
The entirety of the Heavenly Realm was thrown into alarm.
Soon after, hundreds of powerful angels surged out, their bodies radiating divine brilliance, holy light swirling around them.
But when they beheld the countless figures in the sky, their pupils shrank. And when they saw the angels standing behind Riku, they were left completely stunned.
"Foolish God, come out and face your death!" Gazing down upon the hundreds of angels, Riku released an aura like that of a Demon God, declaring his challenge.
"Who are you, to dare insult our Lord!?" one of the angelic captains roared. Even knowing Riku was powerful and hostile, to insult their Lord was something they could never forgive!
"Noise." Looking down coldly at the angels, Riku let out a snort.
In that instant, an incomparably overwhelming aura burst forth, forming a colossal green beam of light. Like a god descending, it obliterated the hundreds of angels in an instant, leaving not a trace behind.
Riku's sheer power and dominance made the rank-and-file warriors behind him shine with excitement.
To be honest, many of them had doubted this campaign. To attack [Christianity] seemed far too reckless. Most of these followers were originally subordinates of the Halloween Queen, and they had not been convinced about her sudden decision to join [Disboard]. Others were newly joined lone wanderers.
If they had felt some resistance or dissatisfaction before, now they were utterly subdued. Such overwhelming power, such commanding methods, this was the bearing of a leader worth following!
Not just them, even Athena and Poseidon were shaken by Riku's strength. They hadn't expected that his own power alone was already enough to confront a Two-Digit head-on. After all, when he defeated them before, it had been with the aid of that miraculous domain…
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A terrifying pressure descended upon the Heavenly Realm, causing the entire domain to tremble violently.
The Archangels who had rushed over narrowed their eyes at the sky, trying to see clearly who dared to attack Heaven itself and show contempt for God.
Yet before he could even react, another beam of green light plunged downward, instantly annihilating this Archangel of four digits along with dozens of Archangels in a single strike.
"Hmph, still unwilling to come out and greet us? In that case, I'll just blast the entire Heaven apart!" Riku's golden-red eyes narrowed as he coldly swept his gaze across the endless expanse of the Heavenly Realm.
With those words, Riku, still in his transcendent state, raised his hand high above his head, index finger pointing skyward.
In the next moment, a condensed sphere of energy began to form, swelling rapidly, brimming with destructive might.
If this energy were focused on a single point, its destructive force would be unimaginable. If left uncontrolled to explode outward, it would be enough to annihilate an entire universe of the Dragon Ball Super world!
Sensing the overwhelming power, the Halloween Queen's lips curved upward, her beautiful face showing open amazement. This man's way of doing things aligned perfectly with her own creed.
Athena, Poseidon, and the others also looked on in shock, the strength of their leader far surpassed their imagination. As for the rest, their eyes blazed with fanaticism.
"Go."
Once the energy sphere was condensed to its peak, Riku bent his finger slightly downward. Instantly, the colossal green energy bomb plunged like a falling meteor, roaring toward the Heavenly Realm.
It shattered space, destroyed the heavens, annihilated all things!
"Sigh..."
At that instant, a sigh echoed out. Holy light spread in all directions, illuminating the entire Heavenly Realm.
Soon after, a divine miracle manifested. Sacred radiance gathered beneath the green energy bomb, holding it back.
The moment the two forces collided, the world froze, then exploded in blinding brilliance.
Space fractured, the heavens shook, the earth sank, all creation crumbled.
The holy light was dispersed, the energy dissolved, and everything vanished.
"Oh? Finally willing to come out?" Riku folded his hands behind his back, his voice calm and cold as he stared forward.
His voice reverberated across the sky, and the sacred brilliance only grew more dazzling.
At last, countless figures emerged within the light. Angels, Archangels, and even Seraphim revealed themselves before all eyes, their overwhelming aura of holiness fusing into one, shaking the very void.
Their numbers easily reached into the hundreds of thousands! A host vast enough to terrify even gods.
And at their head stood two figures whose names echoed throughout the entirety of Little Garden.
Recorded in the Bible as the greatest of existences
God: The supreme ruler, the Creator of the universe, worshipped by the Christian faith. Revered as the highest object of devotion, God is eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and the sustainer of all creation.
Deism regards God as the Creator of the universe. Pantheism views God as the universe itself. Christianity believes that God is both transcendent (existing beyond, independent of the cosmos) and immanent (present within the world).
By the weight of human history and faith, even the mighty Indra could not compare to God's standing.
And yet, within Little Garden, there truly existed the Paradox of Omnipotence.
For example, did man come first, or did God?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Such paradoxes shackled the power of the omnipotent realm.
Thus, the Christian God proclaimed as omnipotent and absolute, embodying monotheism itself, was the very one most bound by the Paradox of Omnipotence, suppressed to its harshest limit.
Even with strength at the level of three digits, formidable as it was, he could not surpass Indra.
A three-digit God alone was not enough to make Christianity a taboo in Little Garden. Even with countless powerful Seraphim and legions of angels, it would not suffice.
The true reason Christianity stood as a taboo in Little Garden lay in the other figure.
The Son of God, Jesus!
Riku narrowed his eyes, gazing at the golden-haired youth standing to the right, wielding the [Longinus: Spear of Godslayer]. A terrifying pressure radiated from his very being.
Jesus, the Son of God. His deeds, as recorded in the Holy Bible, were countless and miraculous.
He is the central figure of Christianity, regarded as the prophesied Messiah (the Christ) foretold in the Old Testament, and the embodiment of the divine Son within the Holy Trinity, often called Jesus of Nazareth. According to the scriptures, he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified for the sins of humanity, resurrected on the third day, and after appearing to his disciples for forty days, ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of the Almighty Father. He is destined to descend again in glory on the Day of Judgment to bring the final victory of "good."
The weight of this faith and legend allowed Jesus in the Little Garden to ascend to the highest realm of divinity.
Finally, by restraining his own omnipotence, he crystallised it into [Authority], elevating himself to the double-digit [Authority] level, becoming one of the seventeen holders of full Authority in Little Garden, and not even among the lowest-ranked.
A god of [Authority], and at the same time a [God-Slayer]. The [Longinus: Spear of Godslayer] was his divine armament, wielded under perfect mastery.
With but a thought, the divine spear could unleash a deterrent force no weaker than the [Last Trial of Humanity]. Any god slain by this weapon would never resurrect their very divinity, and faith would be shattered.
In Little Garden, a world overflowing with gods, this was equivalent to the deterrent of a nuclear weapon in the human world. And this "nuclear weapon" existed in the hands of Jesus alone!
A god of [Authority], a [God-Slayer], and backed by the vast power of Christianity and its immense historical influence, this was what established Christianity as a true taboo of Little Garden.
Even the greatest communities, such as [Thousand Eyes] or [Buddhism], were reluctant to provoke them. As for other communities, there was no need to even mention it; none dared to touch this heavy, immovable stone.
It was precisely for this reason that Christianity stood as one of Little Garden's taboos, isolated, never accepting other gods, and never accepted by them.
And now, this so-called taboo had been shattered. Riku had directly stormed Heaven itself, tearing apart the very notion of taboo.
Regardless of the outcome, this was destined to become an indelible chapter in the history of Little Garden!
"[Disboard], Riku Dola, I gave you a chance," God spoke, his divine gaze upon Riku, his expression full of sorrow and compassion. "If you had sincerely repented, you could have attained salvation."
"Salvation, my ass. Don't bring that nonsense here. Fists are the only truth that matters."
Riku's eyes were cold as his aura surged skyward, unrestrained, pressing directly down upon God!