Chapter 446: Slaying the Main Gods of Darkness and Light! Time Stop?
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The two Main Gods were thoroughly shaken.
They never expected a newly ascended Main God to possess a full-fledged Origin Treasure!
Usually, a newly ascended deity was fortunate enough to hold even a primitive Origin Matrix. To run into a newly ascended Main God commanding an Origin Treasure was practically unheard of!
Ignoring their stunned expressions, Seito's lips curved into a subtle smile.
"Space-Time Cube, disassemble, reassemble!"
Zip, zip, zip~~!
The Space-Time Cube instantly broke into twenty-seven glowing pieces, swirling through the air before snapping tightly together. A vibrant purple and green light erupted, wrapping around the cube as it reshaped into a sleek Chokuto.
Gripping the hilt with one hand, Seito turned his head toward Sora: "Sora, step back and rest."
"You don't need any help?" Sora paused, having intended to hold off one of the Main Gods for Seito.
"No need at all," Seito offered a light, confident smile.
"Alright then."
Hearing his reply, Sora didn't press the matter. If Seito had full confidence, there was no reason to intrude. Stepping back smoothly, Sora returned behind the barrier of the God-King Star Sector, vanishing from the vacuum.
Inside the God-King Star Sector.
Seeing Sora return safely, Shiro, Tet, and the others quickly gathered around him.
"Nii... are you okay?" Shiro asked with deep concern.
"I'm fine," Sora shook his head with a grin.
"Those two Main Gods are as good as dead. All we have to do now is sit back and watch the show."
He had only sustained minor injuries, which would heal shortly. The true climax was unfolding outside the star sector.
Understanding the situation, the others nodded in agreement.
Deep Space... Outside the Sector.
Looking at the two invading Main Gods, Seito felt genuinely thrilled.
He had been curious about what rewards slaking a Main God would yield, and two unsuspecting targets had delivered themselves right to his doorstep.
"What do we do now?" The Main God of Darkness cast a tense glance at the Main God of Light.
With the surrounding space-time completely sealed off, fleeing was out of the question—their only option was to strike Seito down together!
"Kill him!"
The Main God of Light uttered a single word, channeling his divine power to its absolute limit.
Indeed! They were backed into a corner; they had to go all out!
The Main God of Darkness nodded sharply, surging his dark aura to strike—
The very next millisecond—!!
The head of the Main God of Darkness flew high into the void, his Divine Core shattering into pieces! His lifeless body tumbled through the cold vacuum of space!
"!!!"
The Main God of Light stared with trembling eyes, his face pale with utter disbelief.
He couldn't fathom how the Main God of Darkness had been decapitated in less than a single second right before his eyes!
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead as he whipped his head toward Seito.
Seito was still standing in the exact same pose as before!
Which brought a terrifying question to mind: How on earth did the Main God of Darkness die?!
God-King Star Sector, Western Faction Main God Palace.
"What in the world just happened?!" Maple blurted out, thoroughly baffled. She hadn't processed how the Main God of Darkness was killed so instantaneously.
The surrounding gods shared her bewildered expression. Once the initial shock wore off, everyone began analyzing how the kill was executed.
"No need to overthink it," Sora's voice broke the silence, drawing everyone's attention.
"Sora, do you know how he pulled that off?" Hestia asked curiously.
"Of course—Seito executed him," Sora chuckled, adding: "I'm sure most of you have already guessed the underlying trick."
"Sora is right," Kirukiru Amou said, crossing her arms over her chest with a calm demeanor. "Seito must have deployed temporal authority just now. The only ability capable of instantly executing a Main God like that is a Time Stop!"
Precisely!
A moment ago, Seito had activated his exclusive Time Stop skill.
He refrained from freezing time across the entire cosmos, as doing so would alert peak Main Gods across deep space. Freezing a localized domain, however, was trivial. Seito simply stopped time across the God-King Star Sector and its immediate perimeter.
In that frozen world, he swung his Chokuto, using Dimensional Slash to sever the head of the Main God of Darkness instantly. Once the deed was done, he returned to his original spot, resumed his stance, and unpaused time.
Thus, to an outsider, it appeared as though he hadn't moved an inch!
[Kill Confirmed! You have individually slain "Main God of Darkness - Linovit"!]
[Solo First-Kill Reward Obtained: "Creation Energy x817"!]
"Creation Energy?"
A sharp glint flashed in Seito's sapphire eyes...
Though his Space-Time Cube couldn't directly absorb Creation Energy from fallen foes, the system's first-kill reward directly granted him the slain deity's full reserve!
Now this is getting interesting~
Seito's eyes flashed with a red light as his gaze shifted onto the Main God of Light. He looked at him like a hungry wolf eyeing a prize lamb—with pure, unadulterated greed.
This was the ultimate shortcut to reaching the Peak Main God Realm! Every single one of them had to be harvested!
"You..."
Felt a chill run down his spine under Seito's intense gaze, the Main God of Light instinctively swallowed hard. All desire to fight evaporated, replaced by a desperate urge to break free.
"Your turn," Seito offered a gentle smile, raising his Chokuto high.
The Main God of Light frantically flared his divine aura, scanning his surroundings in total panic.
The very next instant—!!
Splurt~!
His vision spun wildly in circles!
The final sight he ever beheld was his own headless body drifting silently through the cosmic void!
In that final fraction of a second, he understood... he had been slain!
Yet immense unwilling resentment filled his soul—he died without ever comprehending how he was struck down!
His Divine Core shattered, leaving a second headless corpse floating in deep space.
[Kill Confirmed! You have individually slain "Main God of Light - Arivi"!]
[Solo First-Kill Reward Obtained: "Creation Energy x805"!]
"Not bad at all," Seito chuckled softly.
The Creation Energy harvested from these two Main Gods matched roughly ten days' worth of passive collection by his clones! If this kept up, breaking through to the Peak Main God Realm would happen in no time.
"Finding these Main Gods is the real challenge, though," Seito mused with a slight sigh, recalling how timidly most Main Gods hid across deep space.
While slaying Main Gods offered massive leaps in Creation Energy, locating them required substantial time—not to mention dodging the perception of Late-Stage and Peak Main Gods.
Seito resolved to have his clones prioritize tracking down isolated, Early-Stage Main Gods across the cosmos first.
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