After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 503 - 197 The End of an Old Era_2

But now, deploying troublesome powers was meaningless; what was needed was to pierce the enemy’s chest with the sword in one’s hand.

Both parties possessed the speed of light, every strike coming with a guaranteed hit effect. Should they slightly alter their abilities during this process, they would be struck through the heart by the opponent’s guaranteed hit effect.

The battle would end in an instant.

So, the abilities that the God of Omniscience and Ahtal displayed now were only two: one was to transform into light, and the other was to add a guaranteed hit effect to their attacks, then deliver the decisive strike at the most critical moment.

"Clang, clang, clang!" The sound of swords clashing was so regular it seemed almost inconceivable, as if it resonated with the entire world.

The continuous arcs of light collided almost incessantly, bursting sparks that splashed like fireworks, giving a profoundly beautiful sensation.

But the Splitting Demon, transformed into a long sword, could not feel this ultimate beauty; it had not even reached the Almighty Realm, and now it continuously collided with the weapon of the God of Omniscience. This feeling was like someone continuously hammering one’s head, not just feeling the skull might crack, but also feeling consciousness scattering with each collision.

If this continued, it would undoubtedly... die.

The demon transformed into a sword, its eyes widened to the extreme, continuously driving its power, trying incessantly to split the weapon in the hands of the God of Omniscience, otherwise, its consciousness would crumble in the collision.

Then it would inevitably die.

The tireless technical contest continued, with basically no difference in speed between the two, who also mastered the technique of guaranteed hits.

The only thing that would decide the outcome was a tiny mistake.

Bang!

The faint sound of metal snapping. A small piece, less than a tenth of a fingernail size, was chopped off the spiral long sword tightly held by the God of Omniscience by the splitting power.

Driven by the magic power of the splitting long sword, it shot towards the shoulder of the God of Omniscience.

The movements of the God of Omniscience slightly delayed, revealing a flaw almost impossible to catch, a flaw not even the God of Swordsmanship could detect.

But this was enough to decide the outcome. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The splitting long sword pierced through the chest of the God of Omniscience, Xi Mu’s palm at the end of the handle, his gaze calm as he made eye contact with the God of Omniscience.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Then.

"Clang." The spiral long sword fell to the ground, the pupils of the God of Omniscience gradually dimming, his body falling into Ahtal’s arms.

High heavens.

Silence.

A silence as of death.

Watching this scene, all the gods fell into a brief silence and stupor, seemingly still unable to accept the defeat of the God of Omniscience.

But what unfolded before their eyes was the death of the God of Omniscience.

Previously, the battle was evenly matched, as if it could continue forever, but it ended so abruptly, they couldn’t react.

It wasn’t until they saw the body of the God of Omniscience collapse, turning into a golden mist that slowly dispersed into the air.

The gods realized.

"Lost... defeated, the God of Omniscience was defeated?"

Some gods appeared bewildered.

"It’s too strange, it was evenly matched just before, this... could it be an illusion cast by the King of Ash?" one god shook his head, denying what his eyes saw, yet clearly aware of the defeat of the God of Omniscience.

The victor was the King of Ash.

"Could it be that the King of Ash used despicable methods?" a goddess raised the question, but no one responded.

Despicable.

Whether or not despicable methods were employed, at the moment the God of Omniscience was slain, it no longer held any meaning.

The era belonging to the gods ended.

"Next, Ahtal will come to clear us out, right?" from a corner, an old man let out an unpleasant laugh, "If you want to live, you’d better run, then you might have a chance to live a bit longer."

"Where can we escape to?" the Goddess of Wisdom asked, before comforting the All Gods, "Ahtal might still retain his humanity."

She comforted the gods.

"Perhaps what is coming is a brand-new era, not the Ash Kingdom."

While Ragnarok had not fully descended yet, as long as Ahtal did not immediately eradicate all life, there only needed to be someone to cover the old world with new laws.

This era could still be saved.

"Exactly!" a beautiful goddess exclaimed, "There are many people in this world whom Ahtal cares about; he wouldn’t just burn this world recklessly. He would let the right person take control of the world."

She comforted herself.

"No matter who takes control of the world, they will definitely need our help to manage it. If the Goddess of Life takes control, our living situation might even improve!"

"Yes, yes, yes," another deity echoed, "even if a Witch takes over, given the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of Death, they wouldn’t settle scores with us. We could still survive in the new world!"

"I hope that the Goddess of Life can take control of the world," a timid god murmured, clasping his hands and silently praying.

However,

the Goddess of Wisdom stared at the projection screen at Ahtal, who, after piercing through the chest of the God of Omniscience, had not taken any action. If one didn’t notice his chest heaving, one could think he had perished along with the God of Omniscience.

The situation felt a bit off.

Why had this man not shown any joy or greeted his friends and family?

"Why isn’t this working!" a voice of disbelief suddenly came from the gods; the Goddess of Wisdom instinctively turned, only to see a goddess wearing a two-colored pointed hat and a crystal hourglass belt, looking at her own hands.

"Why can’t my order overlay the old world?" As she finished speaking, her body flamed with Ash Fire, as if to burn her very existence to ash.

"...Goddess of Cycle, your order cannot overlay the old world now," an elder from the corner explained.

"To overlay the old world, you must wait for the order of the God of Omniscience to disappear, just like when a stone is thrown into water, the spreading ripples also need time to dissipate."

The Goddess of Cycle froze.

"How long will this take?" the Goddess of Wisdom asked anxiously, seeing the elder smile and look up at the sky.

"Even if they join forces to clear the old order, it would take at least half an hour, but the time should just be enough," he said, his gaze resting on the restrained power of the Goddess of Cycle.

"If there are still those looking to reap the benefits, using their own laws to overlay the old world, that necessary time is another matter," he added, laughing joyfully.

"Let’s see, in this era about to end, whether you would join forces to clear all the old order, allowing another unrelated person to take control of the world," he said.

The Goddess of Cycle looked grim, her gaze icily fixed on the elder, "Leviathan, your gods have already died, don’t you plan to join your gods?"

"Why rush to die?" Leviathan replied with a joyful laugh, "I still want to see the end of the era of omniscience."

"Goddess of Cycle, please don’t compete for control of the world," the Goddess of Wisdom stepped forward, addressing the distressed Goddess of Cycle, "Otherwise, everyone will end up... dead."

"Why can’t the control of the world be mine?" the Goddess of Cycle countered, under the gaze of the Goddess of Wisdom:

"Don’t you want to create a world of your own?"

"But you haven’t done anything!" another god stood up and pointed, "Why should you now come forward and snatch control of the world!"

The Goddess of Cycle looked around at the assembled gods, "Even if I don’t snatch, wouldn’t others snatch it?"

Her expression was extremely grim.

"There were gods before who directly vied for control," she said.

"And the hidden omnipotent?" the Goddess of Wisdom realized, "They are also trying to snatch control?"

The Goddess of Cycle grimly nodded; these hidden folks hadn’t exerted themselves when fighting the King of Ash, nor did they think of dealing with the God of Omniscience, but when it came time to reap the rewards, they appeared; previously, she hadn’t known there were omnipotent powers hidden in history.

Despair suddenly seized the Goddess of Wisdom as she involuntarily turned to look at the projection screen, only to see Ash Fire slowly igniting across Ahtal’s body.