While the semi-formed Stand was brutally beating Kishibe Rohan, underground, the Priest was also completing his final metamorphosis.
"Is that so... I finally understand... It turns out what I truly needed wasn't the C-Moon night; that only provided the most suitable environmental conditions, but wasn't essential.
What I truly needed was precisely the right gravity, in the right place... to comprehend the relationship between gravity and time..."
The Priest murmured to himself. At this moment, only half of his body remained, yet for some unknown reason, he was still alive, his formidable vitality maintaining the normal function of his body.
He had returned at some unknown point.
He had awakened when he was taken away, killed the President in retaliation, and then used his ability to travel back here, hiding beneath the ground.
And now, it was as if he understood.
His body gradually floated up, pulling the ground behind him upwards into the sky, like a small star, soaring directly towards the heavens.
After he flew away from the ground, carrying the earth behind him, the moon in the sky also began to change.
From Egypt to Florida, it took 15 hours, plus the car ride to this location, so in fact, it was already the C-Moon night.
However, under the influence of Jotaro's metamorphosis, tonight had become a full moon, accompanied by the evolution of Higashikata Josuke's Stand.
And now, the moon was gradually changing back to a C-Moon, but this was no longer important; the Priest no longer needed the guidance of the C-Moon.
He gradually flew higher into the sky, looking at Higashikata Josuke and the fragmented Kishibe Rohan on the ground, his emotions completely unmoved.
Kishibe Rohan had been burned by the intense fire until almost only ash remained, only then slowly breathing his last, while Higashikata Josuke had reached his hand back into the light cocoon to continue his metamorphosis; he had not yet fully completed his evolution, still lacking one final step.
As he flew, he soared higher and higher, his body gradually emitting rays of light, and the C-Moon beside him was also slowly shattering.
"The time of Heaven has finally arrived; it is complete. The power of gravity is about to pierce my mortal flesh!
Our Father in Heaven, Lord of all, please guide me, protect me, and keep me from ever straying onto the wrong path! I offer everything to You!
I can feel it, the correct position is shifting towards me, it is now, transform, C-Moon!"
The Priest's body was changing little by little. His shattered body grew back, making him whole again, and an unimaginable majesty emanated from him.
His eyebrows became more slender, his skin color deepened, and a half-man, half-horse Stand gradually emerged from his body, adorned with numerous clock hands. His Stand was no longer C-Moon, but Made in Heaven!
"Made in Heaven!"
The music of Heaven seemed to play around him. Cheers and joyful sounds drifted through the air.
"Dio, do you see?! I did it, I succeeded! I am about to complete your plan. As a dear friend, I am about to bring all of this to fruition!"
After a burst of bright light, the Priest succeeded. Feeling his current power, he let out a wild laugh, an unbearable joy surging through his heart.
He had completed all his trials and reached his ultimate state. Now, he only needed to complete one more full-time acceleration, one cycle, and he would be the ultimate victor!
He would completely destroy the old world, eliminate most of the population, and then lead the remaining people to the new world, allowing everyone to attain enlightenment and eternal happiness!
And Dio's plan would also be completely fulfilled. Dio would be resurrected within him, reborn into the world, possessing the most powerful Stand ever known—The World Over Heaven!
Dio would reach the ultimate spiritual realm, completely transcend fate, stand high above all, even surpassing gods, able to manipulate freely between different worlds, becoming the true Lord!
"Time, it has begun to accelerate!"
In an instant, the entire world seemed to undergo tremendous changes. From the clouds in the sky to the stars, from the fruits in the refrigerator to the rivers by the mountains, everything sped up in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, countless natural disasters erupted. Originally preventable terrible disasters like mudslides and flash floods became unpreventable under the acceleration. In the blink of an eye, there was a heavy rain, and in another blink, a mudslide engulfed a Town.
And humans were utterly unable to escape; they couldn't even react before being swallowed by the mudslide!
Car accidents became even more frequent. In just one second, a car would travel hundreds of meters, and rows of pedestrians were instantly crushed into pulp. No one knew where they would drive their car because they couldn't react.
They didn't even have time to hit the brakes before crashing into each other, resulting in wrecked cars and lost lives. Sudden and various disasters instantly impacted human society!
And it wasn't just Earth; the time of the entire universe was accelerating. All sorts of reactions were continuously occurring in the universe, and this was just the beginning; time had only just begun to accelerate.
The Priest watched, calmly and silently. He would only accelerate inanimate objects without life; living beings would experience countless disasters during the acceleration. This was their test.
He didn't need to do anything; he just needed to continuously accelerate time. When time accelerated to a certain extent, the universe would quickly reach its final state and fall into complete destruction.
Then, in this cosmic catastrophe of destruction, a new world would be created. The remaining living creatures would arrive in the new world with it.
"It's just... the Joestar bloodline must still be destroyed! Because only the Joestar bloodline can usher me into Heaven!"
The Priest pulled out a pistol from somewhere, and in the blink of an eye, he was near the light cocoon on the ground, emptying the magazine without hesitation.
Under time acceleration, the bullets were impossible to track, instantly piercing through the light cocoon!
The half-finished Stand, acting autonomously in response to danger, extended countless hands, but it couldn't even catch a single bullet. All the bullets accurately hit their target!
"Accept your fate! This is the ultimate destiny of the Joestar family! Die, Higashikata Josuke! Jotaro! You should feel honored to usher me into Heaven! Become my wings!"
However, amidst the Priest's roar, there was no corpse in the cocoon that had exploded after being hit by the bullets.
"What happened?"
Higashikata Josuke appeared from within the cocoon. He had seven bullet holes in his stomach, completely piercing him, but it wasn't fatal for him.
He propped himself up and climbed to his feet, looking at the clouds flying across the sky and the sudden downpour, but was somewhat confused by his clothes suddenly drying after the heavy rain.
He had just felt a life-threatening crisis, and under the pressure of life and death, he completed his final metamorphosis, but still couldn't block the incoming bullets. After emerging, he saw no enemies, only a changed world.
And in a corner he couldn't see, in a nearby, almost destroyed building, the Priest pressed his body against the wall, watching him vigilantly, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.
"How is this possible? I fired seven shots in parallel; how could they all hit his stomach? Never mind, it doesn't matter. He shouldn't be able to keep up with my speed. Let's try seven more..."
The Priest reloaded his gun, then rushed out at a speed invisible to the naked eye... The next content will have to wait; I haven't finished revising the Kira Yoshikage part in front. I need to finish all of that and release it together before I can write the next part of the story.
Because the final battle is next.
...It will probably be next weekend before I finish revising... because I suddenly realized I have exams next week... so I need to focus on studying. I can only continue revising after the exams. I probably won't finish before next weekend...