The Monarch-Chapter 618: The Monarch[8]

This was the first high-level confrontation that this universe had truly witnessed, and it would probably be the last. Even though there were strong mages in the universe, none of them could reach this level of power—it was simply two different worlds. This was a battle of divine rank. No mage in the entire universe could match this level of strength.

Atlas did not even flinch as his soul continued to regenerate instantly, consuming the slash from the spear. That first clash between the two attacks made something very clear to everyone watching: this would be the greatest battle of the event, and no one had any doubts about it.

The space between them was consumed by an unimaginable storm of destruction. In mere milliseconds, dozens of blows were exchanged, each impact devastating entire galaxies as if they were mere specks of dust. Uno's spear moved like an absolute decree, tearing open rifts in the universe with every swing, while Atlas's soul regenerated incessantly, swallowing space and transforming everything into his own existence. Suns were extinguished before they could shine, nebulas were shredded before they could form, and time itself wavered in the face of the collision of these two forces. Each strike rewrote the laws of reality for an instant, only to be nullified by the next impact. No other being in that universe could even comprehend what was happening—it was a battle that existed beyond the mortal domain, where only the absolute will of these two combatants shaped existence itself.

The arena was turned into absolute nothingness in the blink of an eye. There were no laws capable of sustaining themselves in that place, not even the fundamental law of balance could manifest there. Everything was simply undone immediately, shattered into pieces. The arena expanded in size to accommodate the two titans. What had once been merely a thousand galaxies turned into something the size of…

Half the universe. The arena grew to the size of half the universe in the blink of an eye. An uncountable number of galaxies appeared, and an insane number of civilizations were instantly created just to be part of the event. Mortals had never witnessed anything this insane in their entire lives, yet, for some dubious reason, they were all able to follow the entire event.

"We really just came here to fill in the gaps," was the sentiment shared by all the mages upon seeing Atlas's spell expand even further. From a few hundred galaxies, it grew to several hundred billion.

Atlas had literally placed his soul in more than 25% of the entire universe at that moment. His feat bordered on the unbelievable—a mere mortal was capable of engulfing 25% of the entire universe with his soul. At that moment, Atlas was literally capable of eradicating the universe from existence. He only needed to release his waves in all directions, and everything would cease to exist.

At that moment, all the mages were certain that this was never a competition. There were only two mages who had truly come to compete in this event—the rest were here merely to fill space and provide entertainment for the gods and other mages from different universes. The power these two were displaying went far beyond any insane dream.

Kenian looked at his own hands. He, too, was a demi-god mage of the tenth realm, with ten lightning bolts, yet he was not capable of causing even half the destruction he was witnessing in this battle. Doubts began to creep into his mind. Where had he gone wrong in his path? At what point had he failed to reach something like this?

Dozens of mages were asking themselves the same question. The atmosphere became overwhelmingly depressive as everyone looked at themselves in shame. But that only lasted for a fleeting moment, as the mediocre minds of most simply placed the two on a pedestal they could never hope to reach. There was no competition if they were not even in the same category—and that realization brought relief to the minds of all the mages.

Uno grew even larger, surpassing entire galaxies in an insane display of power. He defied all the laws of physics—something so massive should not have been possible. The basic laws of energy should not have been able to support something like this. Yet, against all reason, the spear was raised.

With each blow exchanged, the waves of energy shattered the very structure of space-time. The impact of Uno's spear distorted the surrounding space, creating vortexes that swallowed entire galaxies before being annihilated. The collision of Atlas against the spear made reality fragment like shattered glass, with pieces of matter and energy being crushed and rearranged instantly. The physical effects were like cataclysms, where each movement generated shockwaves that propagated for hundreds of millions of light-years, destroying everything in their path.

The force of both combatants' souls tore through the very fabric of the universe. Stars were extinguished before reaching the peak of their luminosity, and entire planets were reduced to rubble before even realizing their impending destruction. Space warped, and the fundamental laws governing all existence seemed to twist and bend under the sheer magnitude of the attacks, as if the universe itself was bowing to their will. Each exchange of attacks reshaped the very essence of the universe, creating chasms and rifts in space that could never be repaired.

"I ask the heavens not to interfere in my battle," Atlas spoke stoically, even as each strike from the spear destroyed more than half of his dominion. That was simply a god in his full capacity—something no mortal should have been able to fight against.

"Shall we stop greeting each other and decide who the true emperor of this universe is?" Han grinned and broke the final seal after the heavens released a lightning bolt in agreement with Atlas's request. At that moment, the soul of the god ascended to an entirely new level.

The divine aura and divine pressure of a god overshadowed the entire arena—not even a single centimeter of it was left untouched by his presence. It was the very manifestation of a god in all his glory. But that was not the most impressive thing. Instead, it was…

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