820 The Boundary Between God and Men 2 in 1 (1/2)
In a half-empty marvelous domain, Viken's heart that was both bright and dark beat nonstop, but it could only struggle to absorb the sap from the boundary of the demigods and top legends, including Douglas, the Silver Moon, the Lord of Hell, and the elven queen.
At this moment, the change in the blockage of Allyn was reflected in his mind that seemed to be everywhere.
There couldn't be a better opportunity! He wouldn't stand a chance after Lucien joined the battle!
A dark and illusionary vein suddenly extended from Viken's heart, which passed through the tide made of the water as if there were no resistance and pierced into Aglaea, the elven queen.
Aglaea did not pay much attention to it. With the protection of the elven tree, Viken's attempt that only carried one percent of his power could not penetrate through nature at all.
However, at this moment, a shadow mixed with strong hate and pain suddenly emerged out of her body, which stretched out beyond her control and grabbed that ”vein”!
No!
Aglaea exclaimed in her heart when she realized that the ”container” with which she completed the status transformation had gone out of control. As her primeval-devil half went out of control, she could not control herself anymore!
Did Viken hold such a powerful control over all primeval devils?
At this moment, she felt that the Viken before her was so lofty and sacred that she only wanted to worship him!
In the meantime, quite a few black veins extended out of Viken's heart and penetrated into the bodies of top legends including Belkovsky, crazily absorbing their primeval-devil halves. Only Fernando, Hathaway, and a few other exceptions managed to avoid it.
For a moment, negative feelings and pieces of black shadows flowed into Viken's heart along the veins. Douglas, the Silver Moon, and the Lord of Hell intended to assist them, but they were mired in the tide and couldn't do anything except to watch it happen.
The way to become a demigod that Viken released before had such severe deficiencies!
It was the complete way to become a demigod without any traps, and its deficiencies and flaws were inevitable even for Viken himself. That was probably why other people believed him. However, at this moment, he was the most powerful primeval devil, and that was why he was fearless. He was reluctant to reveal the secret to the North Church, because Belkovsky, who had the accumulation of the power of faith and godhood, could very likely break into the demigod level soon and be on par with him. In such a case, he wouldn't be able to control other people like he could right now.
As his power rose, the tide was propelled and moved to Viken's heart, allowing him to absorb crazily. After every drop he absorbed, he would be more powerful than before. After only a few moments, the ”heart” already lengthened and changed, vaguely showing Viken's appearance. At this moment, Lucien had just flashed to the sky and was about to go into the marvelous domain to stop Viken.
At this moment, Viken suddenly laughed crazily. ”You should come too!”
Glittering veins stretched out of the heart and pierced into the body of Rudolf II who was also working hard at the edge.
Rudolf II watched Viken in shock as lofty, bright, and golden shadows flashed in his body nonstop with the obvious air of Mountain Paradise!
”Thanos, I did not expect you to revive and return, but you can only serve as my nutrition now!” Viken's crazy voice echoed in the clouds. ”You hid rather well, but I got suspicious during Mecantron's resurrection! I did not point it out exactly because I was waiting for this moment!”
Thanos? The sorcerers down below were shocked.
Rudolf II could not say anything anymore. His body quickly dimmed, and his hair grew white. The golden shadows broke into pieces and flowed into Viken's body through the veins.
Boom!
A soundless explosion and infinite brightness burst out. Lucien, who had just reached the marvelous domain and was about to attack, was forced to step back. In the perception of his spiritual power, Viken had vanished!
As the light gradually dispersed, the elven queen, Belkovsky, Rudolf II, and some other top legends could not maintain themselves anymore. They fell out of the marvelous domain to the ground. For a moment, they had even lost the basic ability to fly themselves.
Thankfully, there were plenty of other legendary experts outside. Some were elves, some were from the North Church, and some were from the Holy Heilz Empire. Those legendary experts prevented their leaders from becoming the first top legends who were killed in a crash, because their leaders were not legendary knights and their bodies could not stand the collision.
As the light faded, the center of the marvelous domain could be sensed by Lucien, Douglas, the Silver Moon, and other demigods. Viken's hair had turned black, and his wrinkles were gone. His eyes were profound and dark, as if he were only in his thirties. However, his nose was slightly protruded, making him look rather scary.
Lucien, Douglas, and the other experts had all seen him in such a form before. It was the image of the King of Calamities on many magic classics.
Next to Viken, the holy angels and the evil devils entangled each other, worshiping and praising him. A realm where heaven and hell coexisted in peace was created.
The realm did not seem to be in this world. Although Lucien, Douglas, and the other demigods could see the view and hear the songs and praises, they could not perceive it or the air of Viken inside. It seemed that they were facing a hologram, and the angels and devils were far away in a different world.
Viken adapted himself to his new status and smiled. ”Evans, what a shame. You're one step late. Are you very surprised?”
He sounded gentle and calm, but it was as astounding as a clap of thunder when the legendary experts and the sorcerers, nobles, and civilians down below heard it. Their bodies were trembling in shock!
One step late?
Had he become a true god?
Done. Everything was done…
Desperation spread out, but people still had hope, because there were four demigods on their side. Even if they could not defeat Viken, they should be able to hold the situation and stop him from doing whatever he wanted.
Douglas, Alterna, and Maltimus, as demigods, were much more grave, because they found that they could not even tell how strong Viken was. Of course, they did not give up and simply kept attacking Viken.
The bright and dreamy moon, the corrupt and evil hell, and the flashing fateful meteor ran toward Viken at the same time.
Lucien, on the other hand, seemed too shocked to perform any attack. He merely nodded his head and said, ”I'm quite surprised that your way of demigod has such severe deficiencies. That's why I'm one step late.”
”This step is exactly the boundary between life and death. Now, I am already a true god. You cannot defeat me at all. No, it is impossible for you to even reach me!” Viken smiled kindly as the light of the silver moon, the outburst of the hell, and the fateful meteor passed through him as if he did not exist at all.
The songs and praises of angels and devils went on without being disrupted. The sorcerers were even more desperate. They could not even reach the enemy? Such a capability gap was almost the distance between heaven and abyss!
”Do you see? This is the true god. I can appear at any place at any time and attack anyone, but you cannot break the boundary between god and mortals. You cannot touch my real body at all.” Viken turned his head, as if he had finally got the status under control. ”Even if I stand here and let you attack me, you cannot hit me at all. Your attacks will have no effects.”
True god. He's really a true god… The sorcerers, nobles, and civilians felt that their bodies turned soft as they looked at that. It seemed that their feet could no longer bear the weight of their bodies. That was truly a devastating opponent!
How is he going to deal with us?
Will he kill us or domesticate us into lambs?
Viken smiled and said, ”I don't need you anymore. You can disappear altogether…”
When Viken finished his declaration and was about to attack, the muscles on his face suddenly bounced, as if something down below was trying to crawl out.
Such protrusions were so dense that all his skin that was exposed to the air was occupied. Then, lumps were jumping even on the long robe that was transformed by his strength. They couldn't be more hideous and disgusting.
”This is…” In shock, Viken tried harder to control himself. Douglas, the Silver Moon, and the Lord of Hell did not know what was going on exactly, but they did know that it was a rarely-seen opportunity and immediately began their attacks.
However, their attacks still could not break the boundary between god and mortals!
Viken's body gradually became transparent, both bright and dark. The faces of intelligent creatures emerged from it.
The faces, some pious and some in pain, surged out nonstop and created the protrusions!
”Why is this happening? Why is this happening?” Viken roared crazily, shocked and infuriated. The legendary experts and the sorcerers down below were all astounded. What happened to the true god?
Viken gazed at Lucien, who had been quiet and did not attack, as he murmured to himself, ”I have already turned into a strong observer and a true god by gathering everyone's power! Why is this still happening? Why is this still happening?”
Annick and Heidi became pale. Had the Congress' ”observer hypothesis” raised such an invincible opponent for them?
Looking at Viken, Lucien repeated expressionlessly but with a higher voice, ”The observer effect?”
Then, his lips curled, and he smiled somewhat mischievously.
”It was a trick!”
It was a trick? Annick and the other sorcerers opened their mouths, completely unable to close them.
It was a trick? Douglas, the Silver Moon, Fernando, and the rest of them couldn't help but look at Lucien.
It was a trick? Viken's body trembled so hard that the faces seemed to be tearing apart his skin and running out. His eyes were filled with confusion first, before infinite fury surged out.
Keeping the smile, Lucien said, ”The truth of the world and the nature of magic is…”
His face suddenly became solemn, and the void behind him began to tremble, manifesting a boundless cosmos. The cosmos zoomed in, with a lower and lower perspective, allowing everybody to see the gigantic fireball and the blue planet that they had seen previously.