"God, this may be our final battle. Are you nervous?"
Takeyo glanced at The God beside him, offering a slight smile.
The God met his gaze with unwavering seriousness. "I believe in our calculations. They're absolutely correct. As long as we combine our strengths, nothing is impossible."
She leaned closer to him.
"Such a nostalgic feeling," Takeyo murmured.
When Takeyo opened his eyes again, The God's physical form had already dissolved into cascading streams of light, merging seamlessly into his body.
He hadn't been in a state of complete fusion with The God when he'd used the Ultra-Limit Incarnation before. That time, he'd needed to appear vulnerable before his enemies, to show weakness, to make them believe he was on his last legs.
Only by doing so could he guarantee a second chance.
"God-Slaying Spear: Modification... If I had a choice, I'd never want to use this broken weapon again. It should serve a better purpose than this."
Takeyo narrowed his eyes. This life-saving artifact would remain his absolute last resort, to be used only after the Phoenix's protection wore off and he faced an enemy truly beyond his current capabilities.
For everything else, he'd handle it himself.
"They're coming..."
Takeyo's eyes sharpened. The closer they drew, the more oppressive the pressure became.
It completely exceeded even the Dragon Gods!
Enduring it while merely fused with The God would have been uncomfortable at best, agonizing at worst.
But now... he had something more.
Gong... gong... gong...
Endless power surged through his body, elevating his strength to an entirely new level!
This was the accumulated power of the High-Class and Ultimate-Class gods from the DxD world, all of them!
"Almost there!"
Takeyo extended his hand. Radiance, white-gold and azure, wrapped around his body like living energy!
[My Liberation!]
[Origin of the world that bears creation itself, the dragon among dragons!]
[Dragon of the world where I dwell, ascend to the peak of dimensions, ]
[We who surpass the end shall eventually transcend the boundary, ]
[Guide me with your brilliant radiance and galactic power!]
[Come forth!]
[Kurma-Incarnation-Over Limit!]
[World Dragon Kurma: Over Limit Form (Dragon Deity)!]
Takeyo assumed the Dragon Deity stance once more!
Unlike before, when activating Kurma's incarnation had merely drained his physical and mental stamina, now even that minimal consumption had become negligible.
More importantly, within each platinum gemstone embedded in his armor, mysterious formations glowed with arcane light. That was what made him different from before!
His body now functioned as a vessel for the combined might of every Maou-Class and god-tier entity in the DxD pantheon!
Only through this had Takeyo's power reached the minimum threshold to face an Evil God, granting him the foundation to stand against Melvazoa.
Quantitative change had produced qualitative transformation! This was the true manifestation of his abilities.
"Just as I expected."
"Theoretically, I could win without borrowing the power of these gods, but... who doesn't prefer a more stable victory?"
If the accumulated divine power hadn't elevated him to Evil God-Class, he would have simply relied on the contingency plan he'd prepared from the start.
Of course, that method was still available, and there'd be no loss in using it anyway.
At that moment...
Seeing the youth before him suddenly erupt with an aura matching his own level, Malevolent God Melvazoa's expression darkened considerably.
Wasn't this world's highest combat power supposed to cap at the True Dragon God level?
Why had this person suddenly become capable of contending with them?
After several seconds of consideration, however, he proceeded with the original plan.
Aside from the forces confronting Takeyo, the rest of the invasion troops that had been designated for planetary suppression formally entered Earth.
Takeyo made no move to stop them. There was no need, the other side had already prepared corresponding countermeasures for those forces.
"Planning to resist machinery with flesh and blood?"
Fierce God Regalzeva looked at Takeyo and the sacred beasts behind him with undisguised disdain. This level of combat power thought it could resist their legions?
He could eliminate them single-handedly!
"Well then, I'll clean up these biological entities first. As for this experimental subject... I'll leave him to you. Try to make it quick."
After speaking, Fierce God Regalzeva charged directly toward the holy beast formation, completely ignoring Takeyo.
"So, are you my opponents?"
Takeyo smiled as he regarded Malevolent God Melvazoa and Evil Spirit Seraselbes.
Though Evil Spirit Seraselbes was theoretically female, wasn't Schwi more appropriate when it came to certain preferences?
Ahem...
In any case, Takeyo had no intention of holding back.
"I believe you've forgotten something."
Takeyo shook his head.
The ten incarnations he'd previously summoned had all been Dragon God-level when his own power was merely Transcendent-Class.
Now that he stood at Evil God-Class, the ordinary incarnations he summoned naturally matched his current tier!
Did they really think they could overwhelm him with numbers?
Even specifically assigning someone to eliminate his forces? Wasn't that a bit too confident?
[You are the beast that provokes the continent!]
[All existence of evil shall sleep eternally within your fangs!]
[You are the beast of salvation!]
[Manifestation of the will and power of the gods!]
[Before me!]
[Display your violent sanctity!]
Without another word, Takeyo hurled the Wild Boar incarnation forward.
"Damn it!"
Though his raw power surpassed Varaha the Wild Boar's incarnation, the Wild Boar's strength and impact force far exceeded what its realm suggested.
Malevolent God Melvazoa found himself caught off-guard, expression twisting with frustration.
"Brother!" Evil Spirit Seraselbes moved to assist, seeing Melvazoa currently suppressed.
But... Takeyo merely smiled, summoning a colossal fish capable of bearing entire stars.
[You are the vessel of the world!]
[Your magnificence and vastness transcend dimensions!]
[Carrying worlds, leaping through the sea of boundaries, saving humanity from extinction's calamity!]
[Your body is infinite and sacred, ]
[Because of infinity, your form accumulates worlds to advance!]
[Because of sanctity, you bring endless vitality to humanity!]
[Matsya Incarnation!]
Spirit Fish Matsya crashed into Evil Spirit Seraselbes's body.
The mass comparable to an entire star instantly left Evil Spirit Seraselbes dazed and disoriented.
Though it lacked Varaha's brute force that exceeded all reasonable limits, Matsya could achieve similar effects through sheer overwhelming mass alone.
Since this was merely the most basic incarnation application, it didn't reach the quality of the original incarnations that could easily surpass universal scale.
On another front, Fierce God Regalzeva, who had just charged toward the minor forces, realized something was wrong.
It seemed he'd been clearing the small fry for quite a while, yet their numbers hadn't decreased at all!
"There!"
He finally identified the problem!
In the area protected by masses of sacred beasts, more holy beasts continuously poured forth!
Moreover, due to personality suppression, these life forms radiating holy light seemed to inflict far greater damage on his family and legions than they should!
At the very least, when fighting against the good-aligned camp in this world, opponents of equal strength had never caused such devastating casualties to his forces!
"If I eliminate that thing, will it stop?"
Fierce God Regalzeva narrowed his eyes. He could clearly see a scroll there, that must be what kept producing sacred beasts!
In truth, this was a misunderstanding.
To be precise, it wasn't production but release.
Takeyo had long since produced an astronomical number, he'd simply been storing them in the Scroll of Mountains and Rivers all this time.
Within it... lay an army capable of easily conquering an entire planet!
Unlike the pathetically weak [Annihilation Maker] users, Takeyo's holy beast production speed vastly exceeded Leonardo's wildest capabilities.
Leonardo nearly died just from creating a few Overlord Ghost-level creatures in his burst state. For Takeyo, producing Overlord Ghost-level sacred beasts was child's play.
However, just as Regalzeva prepared to deal with that side, bad news arrived from his siblings.
"Hey! Get over here and help!"
That was Malevolent God Melvazoa's voice, and it sounded urgent.
"What's wrong?"
Fierce God Regalzeva glanced suspiciously toward Melvazoa and Seraselbes, only to see them being toyed with like playthings.
Half a minute earlier...
Takeyo had released all his incarnations, cycling through the full transformation sequence.
Though these incarnations theoretically weren't matches for Malevolent God Melvazoa and Evil Spirit Seraselbes individually.
However, Takeyo's incarnations possessed power far beyond what his opponents anticipated.
Fortunately, both Evil Gods were immensely powerful. Even after being struck once by the Golden Sword, Malevolent God Melvazoa hadn't lost much combat effectiveness.
Because...
He was theoretically immortal.
To transcend death, he employed reincarnation techniques, manipulated the concept of "existence," involved himself across parallel worlds, and controlled time so that "self" could persist eternally.
Unfortunately, none of these measures held the slightest effect against absolute power!
"Seems a bit challenging after all."
Time to use his trump card.
Takeyo activated the ultimate weapon he'd prepared.
This was the most powerful force he could gather from the DxD world!
On his left and right shoulders, two platinum gemstones appeared.
These contained no formation arrays from any gods.
Because... the Dragon Emperors and Dragon Gods were stored separately!
On the left resided the Great Red Dragon God Emperor. On the right, Ophis!
Within the central gemstone, The God's soul opened her eyes.
"Proceed..." she whispered softly.
This was why Great Red and Ophis hadn't appeared in the previous battle, Takeyo represented where they could exert their maximum potential!
"My contractor... cooperation with Great Red... only this once..."
Ophis spoke softly. Then... chaotic radiance burst from Takeyo's gemstone!
"Hmph! Same here!"
Great Red declared, slightly disgruntled.
She didn't care about Ophis, so why did Ophis care about her?
Originally, she'd had no intention of competing with Ophis. But who made Ophis so irritating?
Of course, that was just talk. She still wouldn't shortchange the power she needed to contribute.
True crimson radiance erupted from the gemstone on the other side!
Even... slightly stronger than Ophis's light.
Great Red... such a petty character.
"Then, let them witness our power!"
Takeyo declared as a collection of all powers combined.
[The infinite dragon soul dwelling within my body, ]
[Awaken from slumber, ]
[The Azure Dream True Dragon dwelling within my body, ]
[Be crowned as sovereign, ]
[The infinite god of pale wings!]
[The radiant dream god!]
[We who transcend the end shall ultimately witness the forbidden, ]
[With brilliance and splendor, dance within my infinite prison!]
[Kurma-Incarnation-Diabolos-Dragon!]
[Dragon Deity Transformation!]
BOOOOM!
Power that shook the very fabric of reality erupted from Takeyo!
Every mechanical lifeform surrounding Takeyo disintegrated into their most fundamental particles and scattered...
All obliterated by the sheer force of pure power!
"He's finally reached it... truly worthy of being my little master..."
Silver-haired loli Kurimo offered her praise.
"This is... Dragon Deity Transformation?"
Takeyo examined his body's condition. All systems operating at peak efficiency, he'd never felt power this overwhelming yet sustainable!
As if he could crush entire timelines with ease. This sensation he'd only experienced when using the original incarnations!
"It seems successful."
The God also voiced her admiration.