The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 557 - Victory

Faido’s Divine Ring expanded as the essence of the 8,500 beasts within it erupted in roars and howls. Their voices merged into one, and a deafening bellow rang out. The roar continuously battered Han Wu and the Origin of Mutation, inflicting damage over time.

Thankfully, their regeneration speed was formidable. The Origin of Mutation had assimilated Faido’s flesh, granting it one of the fastest regeneration rates among World life forms. On the other hand, Han Wu wielded the Life Aspect. With his Divine Ring supplying him with a constant stream of energy, he could recover just as swiftly.

The two tanked the attack and retaliated.

The Origin of Mutation fought in close range, hammering Faido with a storm of metal fists. Each blow carried the weight of several thousand kilograms, and when combined with its speed and explosive force, even Faido was pushed back by the barrage.

However, Faido’s recovery speed was also astonishing. His wounds closed instantly, leaving the Origin of Mutation no chance to turn those minor wounds into major ones.

From the rear, Han Wu was preparing his strongest attack. He gathered energy and turned it into a giant greatsword to unleash Steelcutter. Violent gales coiled around his greatsword, and he swung. The strike tore through Faido’s tough scales and carved a gash thirty centimeters deep. Blood and flesh splattered as the raging wind shredded Faido’s cells, suppressing his regeneration.

The Origin of Mutation focused its attacks on the same wound. With each intensified attack, the injury tore open repeatedly.

Faido’s stamina slowly sapped away as his regeneration faltered. Without recovery, the damage would soon turn critical. Yet the Origin of Mutation’s onslaught left him no time or focus to precisely control his cells for targeted healing. He relied on his powerful physique to withstand the blows and regenerate on its own.

That hope was futile. Under the Origin of Mutation and Han Wu’s combined attacks, it was impossible.

At the same time, neither attacker could deliver the killing blow. All they could do was to force the wound open repeatedly in hopes that it would worsen beyond recovery. Their fight was destined to be one of attrition.

Meanwhile, the other battles unfolded differently.

Even though Zi Jin, Huang Shu, and Han Zai were powerful Heavenrender life forms, they couldn’t fight against two enemies of the same rank simultaneously. On top of that, they had to stay alert for Steely’s absurdly powerful Steelcutter and the Dark Locust’s Self Detonation.

Still, the trio had their own trump cards, which made it difficult for the six Heavenrender life forms to bring them down quickly.

The final battle, between the Umbral Mouse and Shadow Demon, was swift. Even though the Umbral Mouse was a Heavenrender life form and the Shadow Demon a World life form, the difference in rank meant nothing in front of a natural predator’s suppression.

The Umbral Mouse gnawed chunks of Shadow Demon’s flesh while occasionally pilfering its items. Shadow Demon lashed out in desperation but couldn’t land a single hit.

Five hours later, Shadow Demon finally collapsed to the ground due to grievous injuries. The Umbral Mouse pounced and tore into it, devouring flesh in huge bites until nothing remained. Due to the Darkness Ego, the Umbral Mouse could absorb all of Shadow Demon’s energy. A tiny black Divine Ring appeared above its head and turned into an intricate crown.

“Burp.” The Umbral Mouse let out a loud belch. “This is the first time I’ve stuffed myself like this. Following my master really was the right choice.”

It then turned to look at Han Wu. He and the Origin of Mutation were still fighting Faido. Their battle was dragging far too long.

An idea struck the Umbral Mouse.

“Master, I’m here to help!” With a whoosh, it turned into a shadow and dove into Han Wu’s own shadow.

This was a Skill it had gained after devouring Shadow Demon. Once inside, the Umbral Mouse formed an energy link with Han Wu and funneled a surge of Dark Energy to him through the connection.

Han Wu’s Divine Ring changed, turning from four colors to five. The new color was black, formed from pure Dark Energy. It took up half of the Divine Ring, while the other four elements shared the other half.

Han Wu’s energy absorption rate doubled instantly. He was also surprised to find that no backlash followed, even though he was overflowing with power. He had a feeling that the Umbral Mouse was the one bearing the backlash. That meant Han Wu had more freedom to do whatever he needed to do right now.

He converted all of his energy into Dark Energy, channeled it into his Demon King Transformation, and transformed into a completely black demonic figure that towered 10,000 meters tall.

This was the Demon King Transformation with the power of a World life form, but he didn’t stop there. He then activated Black Dragon King Transformation and turned into a half-dragon.

With the two transformations stacked as one, his strength reached a new height. Three different forms of pressure erupted into the surrounding space: Dragon Fear, Dark Divine Authority, and his World aura. Even Heavenrender life forms had to exert great effort to avoid injury under that overwhelming pressure.

The crowd was stunned to the point where they forgot to breathe. They had assumed that the young Han Wu would amount to little on the battlefield, but he now stood before them a Black Dragon King that could devour an entire world.

The Black Dragon King form looked powerful, but Han Wu understood its limits. He had no more than three minutes. Everything would be over if he failed to defeat Faido within that window. For the sake of victory, he opened his maw and unleashed a pitch-black dragon breath, his most powerful attack.

Endless darkness engulfed Faido as the many aspects of Dark Energy erupted. Erosion, curses, pollution, blight, and every malignant trait that Han Wu had channeled surged forward at once.

Even Faido’s tough beast form struggled to defend against all of them. The Dark Energy worsened his injuries, and his vital signs weakened. Yet he refused to surrender to the very end. He was a proud being who stood atop 10,000 beasts. How could he ever accept defeat?

In the end, Faido disappeared completely under the breath attack and turned into a stepping stone for Han Wu to attain the Asura Coliseum.

Silence swept through the Asura Coliseum when Faido’s presence disappeared completely. Both the crowd and the staff had forgotten to breathe. Beast King Faido, the being they respected and revered, had fallen. No one had ever believed such a thing possible, nor even dared to imagine it.

Even so, the truth lay before their eyes, leaving no room for doubt.

Han Wu undid his transformation and endured the crushing fatigue. He then growled at the referee, “Hey, announce the results now.”

The referee stood listlessly at the center of the ring. His voice trembled as he announced, “The victor is... the Blood Coliseum!”

The words were quiet, yet they struck every ear like thunder.