Chapter 326: Winged Heavenly Being Subjugation (14)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 326: Winged Heavenly Being Subjugation (14)
CRACK!
Isaac slammed his foot down, the ground splintering like ancient roots as debris spiraled into the air.
Whoosh!
Isaac blurred, launching himself toward Vuel.
Once again, accompanied by a strange, haunting whistle, a crescent moon of ice manifested in the sky.
The mana consumption was astronomical, but since he couldn’t maintain the form for long anyway, Isaac had enough reserves to manifest it roughly three more times.
Everyone present could feel it. By simply wielding such high-level magic while suppressed by the pervasive effect of the Heavenly Clock, Isaac had already transcended the realm of humanity.
[Ice Sovereign!]
Five spears of light, wreathed in concentrated Divine Power, materialized around Vuel.
The spears shrieked through the air, fired simultaneously at Isaac.
Suddenly, he vanished.
[…Kugh!]
In that same heartbeat, a massive impact shattered Vuel’s helmet and slammed directly into his skull.
It was Isaac’s fist.
When did he get this close?
A surge of pure doubt flooded Vuel’s mind.
It wasn’t just a fast movement. If it were mere speed, there should have been a perceptible gap between the moment Isaac disappeared and the moment the blow landed. Instead, Vuel’s head was crushed instantly as a shockwave detonated.
BOOM!!!
Isaac followed through with a swinging hook.
The resulting wind pressure roared like a hurricane, blasting Vuel’s body through the sky.
[Kugh!!]
Vuel barely clung to consciousness, flaring his heavenly wings wide to catch the air and arrest his flight.
His mangled head knitted back together with a surge of Divine Power, and his helmet reformed into its original shape.
[ Cough! ]
He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Vuel’s armor boasted near-absolute elemental resistance. No matter how potent Isaac’s ice magic was, it was difficult to inflict meaningful damage with spells alone.
Physical strikes—raw strength and cold steel—were far more effective. That was exactly why Isaac was using his fists.
[Unbelievable…]
No matter how I look at it, is that really a punch a human can unleash?
Vuel furrowed his brow and looked up.
Crack!
The crescent moon of ice shattered like glass, and Isaac pursued him at lightning speed.
[That moon… what kind of magic is it…?]
Vuel muttered, his voice laced with confusion.
The [Ice Moon] was a form of ice magic that even the highest-ranked Heavenly Beings had never witnessed.
Before that power, Vuel felt like nothing more than a sluggish grub.
Once again, the crescent moon of ice appeared in the sky. It was dazzling, radiant, and hauntingly beautiful.
But above all, it was dangerous.
Truly, lethally dangerous.
Even though the duration of the [Ice Moon] was severely limited by the Heavenly Clock, Vuel realized that even those brief moments were absurdly fatal.
[To toy with the very flow of time… your arrogance knows no bounds! Just what are you…!]
Vuel’s eyes widened in disbelief, his voice failing him.
He looked at Isaac again and finally realized the truth.
The unknown monster that had been lurking within the boy’s essence was nowhere to be seen.
It was just Isaac. Nothing more.
In the time since they had last met, Isaac had devoured the unknown monster within his soul and used it as fuel to grow even stronger.
[This makes no sense…]
That monster possessed enough mana to easily consume this entire world. Vuel had assumed the monster was the source of Isaac’s power.
He was wrong.
Even that nightmare was merely nourishment for Isaac’s growth.
A boundless fear, like the cold darkness beyond the heavens, engulfed Vuel.
How could such a human possibly exist?
[You monster!]
To mask his terror, Vuel snarled and glared at Isaac, unleashing his Divine Power at full throttle.
[There are limits to how far you can go! You, a mere human, dare to covet divinity?!]
Vuel swung his arm violently, sending hundreds of rays of light lancing toward Isaac.
At that exact moment, an uppercut smashed into Vuel’s jaw.
Boom!!
[Kugh!!]
The sound of bone snapping was drowned out by the explosion.
It was Isaac’s fist, power layered upon power.
The helmet that had barely regenerated was pulverized instantly. With a crushing force intended to turn his head to dust, the impact sent Vuel’s body soaring vertically.
Isaac ascended even faster, appearing above him and driving a long leg upward.
In that moment, Vuel saw it—the pale blue glow of the [Ice Sovereign] radiating from his enemy’s eyes.
It was a gaze that looked down on him as something beneath notice, calm and utterly composed.
To Isaac, Vuel had become nothing more than a trivial plaything.
[…!!]
Crash!!!
Boom!!!
Isaac’s leg slammed down into Vuel’s abdomen.
With a thunderous explosion, Vuel’s armor shattered into fragments, and his body plummeted toward the earth.
[Kkeuk!]
Vuel desperately burned Divine Power to restore his armor.
But Isaac reached the ground so fast it looked like teleportation.
Smash!!
Isaac threw a punch at the falling Vuel. The newly regenerated armor shattered again, and Isaac’s fist buried itself deep into Vuel’s chest.
Though Vuel had lost his immortality, he still possessed a body reinforced by his status and armor. Yet even that divine physiology was helpless against Isaac’s overwhelming strength.
Vuel was sent flying back into the air, his armor regenerating in the blink of an eye, only for Isaac to fly in faster and kick him upward before he could even hit the ground.
And so it repeated. Again and again.
Vuel poured out his Divine Power in a frantic resistance, but it was futile. He could only trace powerless arcs through the sky, a victim of a relentless aerial assault.
A chain of chilling, metallic impacts echoed across the battlefield.
This was nothing short of mockery.
The silver armor, renowned among high-ranking Heavenly Beings for its hardness and elemental resistance, shattered as easily as glass over and over.
It was as useless as an egg trying to withstand the weight of falling steel.
[What on earth… is happening…?]
He couldn’t even lift a hand.
The difference in strength was on a completely different level.
“This isn’t even a match…”
“How is that even possible…?”
Everyone watching the battle was struck with awe.
That terrifying Heavenly Being was unable to even trade blows.
“Amazing…”
Even the Lightning Sovereign uttered the word in a daze.
To exert such strength in this barren environment, where magic was suppressed by the Heavenly Clock, was unthinkable.
Even the Elemental Kings were left speechless.
“Lord Vuel…!”
The Heavenly Being Methel Valencia stood frozen, unable to close her mouth as she watched Vuel being systematically dismantled. Nearby, Gerald’s lips curled into a satisfied smirk.
Vuel clung to his fading consciousness, trying to find a way to fight back.
The crescent moon of ice appeared again. Isaac vanished. A powerful impact overwhelmed Vuel.
Vuel’s body was sent soaring high into the sky. He had reached his limit. He no longer had the strength to mount a counterattack.
Thud.
Isaac caught up to Vuel instantly, grabbed his leg, and spun him several times in the air before violently hurling him toward the earth.
Whiiiish!!
CRASH!!!
Vuel plummeted like a fallen star.
The ground shattered, forming a massive crater. Vuel could no longer regenerate his armor; he lay in the center of the ruin, coughing up a torrent of blood.
[Kugh…!]
Isaac descended like a bolt of lightning and stomped hard on Vuel’s chest.
Kwaaang!!
Vuel’s internal organs ruptured, and he vomited more blood.
The ground caved in further, scattering debris as the crater deepened.
Dust rose into the air, and within the haze, a supreme being emanating a soft, pale blue chill gazed down at Vuel with eyes like frozen glass.
This was an entirely unexpected outcome.
[To feel such helplessness… it is the first time since facing our god…]
Vuel, overwhelmed by a profound despair, let out a hollow, wet laugh.
Would bringing every high-ranking Heavenly Being even be enough to stand against Isaac?
Just entertaining the thought meant the balance of power had already collapsed.
“I know why you caused all of this.”
[As expected… you know too much…]
“I don’t intend to condemn your intentions, but in the end, you tried to sacrifice me and everyone here to achieve them,” Isaac said coldly, extending his right hand toward Vuel’s face.
In his palm, ice mana swirled and condensed, forming the matrix for the 5-star spell [Frost Explosion].
Vuel couldn’t move. He couldn’t even draw upon his Divine Power. Simply staying conscious was a struggle.
“That is something I cannot forgive.”
[…I see.]
Vuel looked at Isaac’s stern, calm face and managed a faint smile.
[This is my defeat.]
The gathered ice mana detonated.
Kwaaang!!
A powerful shockwave engulfed Vuel.
His head exploded, and the natural mana around him froze instantly, sending ice shards flying in all directions.
Within the swirling cold, Vuel’s body broke down into golden particles and gently scattered into the wind.
Rumble!
The massive spear completed above the Black Stone’s crater began to destabilize. The natural mana that formed the weapon scattered, pouring harmlessly into the abyss.
Vuel’s rebel army, seeing the Spear of Longinus collapse, realized their leader had fallen. One by one, they laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The Allied Forces raised their blades and roared in victory.
“Haa… it’s over…”
Isaac bowed his head and let out a long, heavy sigh of relief.
From the Nether to here—he had been incredibly anxious, but fortunately, he hadn’t been too late.
With the rush of relief, the strength left Isaac’s legs.
“President!”
“Isaac…!”
Before he could fall, Dorothy and Kaya flew to his side, supporting him from both directions.
Exhausted, Isaac felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him. He glanced sleepily between the two of them.
He draped his arms over their shoulders.
Dorothy’s eyes widened, and Kaya’s face flushed a deep crimson. “Hya…!”
“Sorry… I’m going to sleep for a bit…”
Leaning heavily on them, Isaac buried his head and closed his eyes.
His body went completely limp.
“…You worked hard.”
Dorothy gazed at Isaac with gentle eyes and softly stroked the back of his head.
Kaya, with tears welling in her eyes, smiled with pure relief.
“We were so worried… Welcome back.”
Fwaaaa!
Soon, another brilliant light poured down from the sky as fully armed Heavenly Beings descended.
The reinforcements dispatched from Heaven had finally reached the human world.
The effect of the Heavenly Clock began to fade.
The surviving remnants of the rebel army were bound in shackles of Divine Power, their screams of pain echoing as they were taken into custody.
Dorothy and Kaya spared them only a brief glance before holding Isaac even tighter.
Isaac, sound asleep, breathed softly, finally at peace.