Chapter 207: Battle! The Supreme Lord God Indra!!!
The spear, famed for its god-slaying power, released an intense radiance from its tip.
At that moment, Yasaka sensed the terrifying force contained within that light. Even before its release, merely being bathed in its glow felt like needles piercing her skin.
Thus, she grew tense, her gaze flickering toward the young man who still held her partially embraced. She bit her lip softly.
It seemed he was making a decision!
"Lady Yasaka, there's no need for you to deliberately shield me. Otherwise, my rescue would have been in vain~"
Renji, having discerned her thoughts, smiled gently as he spoke. The hand that had been wrapped around her slender waist loosened, and he stepped in front of her.
Yasaka found herself unable to move, restrained by his power.
So, as she watched the young man's back before her, her heart raced once more, and a peculiar emotion began to stir deep within.
In that moment, his back seemed utterly reliable—a presence she could depend on.
"Please be careful, Mr. Renji~"
A voice laden with concern and worry escaped her lips.
It didn't sound like mere gratitude toward a benefactor; it carried a subtle, nuanced emotion.
"Hmm"
Renji nodded lightly, his attention fixed seriously on the spear ahead, whose glow was growing ever brighter. It did pose a slight threat to him, but only if he were caught off guard by a sudden assault.
"Oh?"
Suddenly, the radiance bursting from the tip of the Twilight Holy Spear rapidly dimmed, vanishing in the blink of an eye as if retracted.
This wasn't because the opponent had given up the attack; rather, he seemed baffled, as if he had failed to activate it properly.
"I see. So, this time, your legacy does not acknowledge me, is that it?"
"What happened? The [Overlord's Radiance] failed to activate? Cao Cao!"
The one asking was Siegfried.
The one strike they had pinned their hopes on had actually failed to launch?
"Bahu's brilliance is connected to the will of the God of the Bible. The will of the deceased God of the Bible absorbs the ambitions of the Holy Spear's wielder, responding to the scale of the user's existence. This manifests various effects and miracles—it may unleash terrifying destructive power in response to the user, or it could even bless the opponent."
Cao Cao seemed to be explaining to Siegfried, yet it also felt as if he were muttering to himself.
This time, however, the will within the Holy Spear failed to activate successfully. Strangely, there was no clear reason for this, leaving him deeply perplexed.
Abruptly, Cao Cao's expression shifted dramatically, and he gripped the Holy Spear tightly.
"What's wrong, Cao Cao!"
Siegfried grew tense. In his current severely wounded state, he could barely move, leaving everything to rely on Cao Cao.
So why was the hand holding the Holy Spear trembling?
As if the Holy Spear were trying to break free from his grasp?
The next moment, the Holy Spear forcibly tore itself from Cao Cao's hand and flew toward the mysterious man.
It wasn't attacking him—instead, it hovered horizontally before him, as if offering itself, signaling for him to grasp it.
This scene left Cao Cao and the others stunned, unable to process what was happening.
Just as the man reached for the Holy Spear, an unexpected event occurred: a blinding white light flashed, catching him off guard, and the hand grasping the Holy Spear was severed.
Could it be that the Holy Spear's betrayal of Cao Cao was a ruse? Was Cao Cao deceiving them?
No, Cao Cao had no reason to stage such an act, for another figure had appeared without warning.
With a single glance from this newcomer, Siegfried's body trembled uncontrollably, and even Cao Cao's face paled slightly with fear.
"Lord Indra!"
Cao Cao uttered with a bitter smile.
Before them stood one of the world's top Lord Gods—Indra.
"I never expected you to be in such a sorry state. Had I been any later, you'd have been finished~"
As Indra spoke these words, a teleportation magic circle unfolded beneath his feet, preparing to depart.
However—
"Oh?"
The teleportation failed—disrupted. It had been interfered with by the man whose arm he had just severed.
Indra grinned, forcibly activating the magic circle. Cao Cao and the others vanished instantly, but he himself remained.
The interference was intense; the more powerful the individual, the harder it was to teleport them away.
He hadn't planned to leave immediately anyway. After all, the appearance of such an unexpected figure could greatly impact his plans. Anyone who threatened his schemes had to be eliminated.
His goal was to assemble a powerful army of Sacred Gear wielders, nurturing individuals capable of slaying gods, and then launch an assault against Shiva.
For Shiva had long been a deity he deeply despised and harbored immense hatred toward—their enmity ran deep.
Moreover, Shiva stood as a major obstacle to his ambition of dominating all pantheons and ruling over the gods.
So, just who was this man before him?
He had even caused the Polar Night Longinus Chakravartin to betray Cao Cao, seeking to acknowledge him as its master?
How intriguing.
Suddenly, the world twisted.
"This is—!"
Indra's pupils contracted as he found himself dragged into a bizarre dimension—a space so eerie that he realized his connections to the outside world had been completely severed.
"Who are you?"
"The dead have no need to know my name."
From Renji's lips came an unnervingly calm voice.
He didn't care how important the other party was to this world. Since they had attacked him and revealed killing intent, of course he would kill them!
"A dead man?"
Indra laughed, having never seen someone so arrogant.
But his smile immediately froze as the opponent unleashed their magical power!
Without hesitation, he materialized the Vajra in his hand and appeared before the opponent with teleportation-like speed, striking with a blow capable of piercing through the opponent's body 360 degrees.
Boom—!
The entire space trembled, and the defensive Barrier the opponent had deployed quickly became covered in cracks.
Crackle-crackle-crackle!!!
Lightning erupted from the tip of the Vajra, instantly shattering the defensive Barrier, but several more layers remained beneath.
The terrifying thunder force continued to strike downward. Though most failed to penetrate, like bullets ricocheting, countless arcs of electricity spread across the surroundings.
He was also astonished to discover how incredibly sturdy this bizarre religious structure was. If this were outside, every one of those rebounding lightning arcs striking the ground would be enough to annihilate an entire town.
And yet, this strange religious structure had only been slightly damaged.
Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine—he sensed a threat of death, an unprecedented danger!
Full power output!
The vajra completely transformed into a form of pure energy, instantly piercing through all the remaining magic circles of the opponent.
"Boom—!"
The opponent was sent flying, crashing through several massive stone pillars before finally coming to a stop against a thick wall.
This scene made Indra's expression grow even more grave, for the result he had wanted was not to send the opponent flying but to pierce straight through their body.
Being sent flying meant the opponent had barely managed to defend against the attack!
At the same time, he also felt an indescribable sense of pressure!
As the dust settled, the abnormal figure made his face turn extremely heavy!!!