Chapter 65: God-Slaying
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 65: God-Slaying
[Godhead: Void]
[Void Link: Establish a connection with the Void to draw upon a portion of its power. All attributes are increased by (Level * 1%). The user is treated as being physically present within the Void. Duration: 300s. Cooldown: 6h.]
[Comprehensive Channel: You may establish permanent channels between nodes in the physical world and the Void, which can be revoked at any time. One additional channel is unlocked every ten levels. Current Channels: 0/13.]
[Disorderly Chaos: Your attacks carry the attribute of Void Chaos, which can randomly disrupt an opponent's Divine Authority effects, forcing them toward a state of disorder.]
[Unlocked after Level 150]
[Unlocked after Level 200]
[...]
After obtaining the power of the Void, Xie Bai felt the world shift.
The most intuitive sensation was that the surrounding space was being incessantly eroded by the Void.
Xie Bai flexed her fingers, tracing a thread of chaotic, disorderly Void power from the air.
With a light touch, the surrounding Lightless Cage was instantly corroded by this power, collapsing into nothingness within moments.
As the Lightless Cage crumbled, Xie Bai saw a figure clad in emerald green appear nearby.
[Charon, Lv.270]
[Class: Wayfarer of the Four Directions]
[Godhead: Theft]
[HP: 1,024 Quadrillion / 1,024 Quadrillion]
Charon stood there, utterly dazed the moment the Lightless Cage broke open.
Because there was no one there.
To be precise, Xie Bai was still in her Spirit Form.
The moment Charon appeared, Xie Bai lightly raised her arm, summoning a portion of the Void's power.
She wanted to test exactly how strong she was now.
[Divine Authority of Void: Void Link]
[Void Empowerment received. All attributes increased by 137%. Duration: 300s.]
[Flowers Wither, Leaves Fall: Legacy Rite]
[Greed's Curse has been nullified. Duration: 300s.]
Three hundred seconds might not seem like much at first glance.
But for a speed-oriented combatant like Xie Bai, who specialized in one-shotting her enemies, three hundred seconds was more than enough.
It was no exaggeration to say that during this window, she was truly invincible.
With all her skills fully activated, Xie Bai slowly raised Funeral Rites.
In the next heartbeat, Charon thought he saw the blur of a young girl flash before his eyes.
Before he could even react, he was struck by an overwhelmingly powerful assault.
-29.65 Quadrillion
-1,061.38 Trillion
-29.76 Quadrillion
[HP: 964.48 Quadrillion / 1,024 Quadrillion]
In an instant, Charon’s health plummeted by nearly sixty quadrillion.
"What... what just happened?"
As a high and mighty True God, Charon felt a sensation he thought only mortals experienced: cold sweat.
Realizing he had encountered something truly horrific, Charon instantly abandoned his avarice. He made a split-second decision to flee.
Just as he prepared to activate his Divine Authority to escape, he realized with horror that his power was being eroded by a mysterious force.
[Divine Authority of Void: Disorderly Chaos]
["Ends of the Earth" failed to activate. Skill has mutated into "Draw a Circle as a Prison."]
[A cage has formed within a ten-meter radius of yourself. You cannot leave. Simultaneously, damage taken is reduced by 99.95%, and you are immune to debuffs below Level 12.]
The next second, Charon—who had intended to flee—found himself trapped by his own mutated power.
Though the cage provided him with extreme defensive capabilities, such protection seemed useless before Xie Bai.
Before Charon could process what was happening, the girl blurred past him again.
-29.65 Quadrillion
-1,061.38 Trillion
-29.76 Quadrillion
[HP: 904.96 Quadrillion / 1,024 Quadrillion]
In a single pass, Charon had lost a tenth of his health.
Before he could even cry out in shock, the girl flickered several more times. In the blink of an eye, his health dropped to a critically dangerous level.
[HP: 309.76 Quadrillion / 1,024 Quadrillion]
Under the dual empowerment of Void Link and Poem of the Void, Xie Bai’s Agility now exceeded three hundred trillion.
Against a Level 270 True God, that Agility might normally have been insufficient.
But with Charon pinned in place, it was more than enough.
Feeling his life force waning, Charon desperately attempted every life-saving measure in his arsenal.
Without exception, they all failed.
It was as if his health bar was being suppressed by a giant, invisible hand; he couldn't recover a single point. He could only watch as his life was harvested bit by bit.
"Wait! I don't know who you are, but I admit I offended you! Perhaps we can negotiate? As the God of Theft, I possess many treas—"
"You talk too much."
"What?"
Before Charon could react, Xie Bai landed several more blows.
Slash!
[HP: 250.24 Quadrillion / 1,024 Quadrillion]
[HP: 190.72 Quadrillion / 1,024 Quadrillion]
Seeing his health enter the execution range, Xie Bai swung one final time.
Slash!
[Judgment Triggered!]
[You have slain Charon, God of Theft, Lv.270.]
[Achievement Unlocked: Godslayer]
[Gluttony's Blessing Triggered: Strength +134 Trillion, Constitution +1,024 Trillion, Intelligence +502 Trillion, Agility +487 Trillion.]
[Note: These attribute values originate from a different space-time and will vanish upon leaving this timeline.]
[Timeline Conflict: You cannot obtain kill rewards from this unit.]
From the moment she unleashed the Void's power and broke Greed's Curse to the death of the God of Theft, less than two seconds had passed.
After Charon died, his remains did not vanish.
Within his chest, Xie Bai saw an emerald-green, lozenge-shaped crystal.
[Godhead of Theft]
Xie Bai drew it toward her to examine it.
"The connection with the original owner has been completely severed. As expected, I won't be able to take this Godhead out of here either."
Setting the Godhead aside, Xie Bai felt her own power.
It was immense.
With Gluttony's Blessing devouring hundreds of trillions in attribute points, further amplified by Void Link and Poem of the Void, Xie Bai’s stats had reached the order of quadrillions.
"A pity these stats can't leave this timeline. But it's just as well—it's enough to help me deal with the gods here."
After a brief moment of regret, Xie Bai re-entered her Spirit Form.
The moment Charon died, the effect of the Lightless Cage failed, and the True Gods trapped within were all released.
Seeing Charon's corpse on the ground, the gathered gods were struck with absolute shock.
"This... this was too fast! Gliese, did you kill Charon immediately after dispelling his authority? He hasn't even resurrected—did you erase him entirely?"
"Charon was as annoying as a fly, sure, but we only needed to make him pay a price. Was it really necessary to wipe him out?"
"Even if you were going to kill him, you should have made him spit out his stolen treasures first! It hasn't even been a few seconds, and it's already over?"
Faced with the gods' questioning, Gliese was equally bewildered.
"No. I intended to dispel Charon's authority within three seconds and then capture him. But only two seconds passed before the Lightless Cage dissipated on its own. I didn't even make a move."
Hearing this, the gods realized something was terribly wrong.
Before they could speak, a strange young girl suddenly materialized in front of Gliese.
The gods watched as she raised a scythe and swung it lightly toward him.
Instantly, a terrifying shockwave erupted, tearing through the surroundings.