"Tsk~"
Rias frowned slightly as she looked at the being before her.
It was truly ugly, a veritable monster.
If we're talking about terror, the Beast Emperor 666 was naturally more frightening.
But the malice specifically directed at dragons emanating from Samael made even Rias somewhat uncomfortable.
Samael, an angel uniquely cursed by God with hatred for serpents and dragons, was also a dragon itself.
It was precisely because of this that its myth could merge with that of the Beast Emperor 666!
"Whatever, let's just destroy it quickly and then collect the concept."
Rias let out a sigh, then slowly extended her hand.
"Hakai Hōteishiki, Number Two: Light of Annihilation!"
In an instant, a massive crimson vortex swallowed Samael whole.
A terrifying scene akin to a star collapsing inward—a supernova of destruction mimicked by 'destruction' magic.
Instantly, Samael was utterly annihilated.
Already worn down to a mere husk of consciousness by God's curse, this time Samael was left with not even a speck of residue, only its core concept remained.
The concept named Samael—God's malice, the curse upon the evil serpent and dragons.
Unlike Eastern Pantheons, most Western dragons are associated with evil.
Not only that, the imagery of Eastern dragons and Western dragons differs; their sole common point is 'power'!
This world is called DxD, its very meaning being 'Dragon among Dragons'!
"Come to think of it, the concept of'Special Attack against Dragons' seems like it could be extended into many things..."
Rias murmured.
A special attack against something, and a complete concept at that.
Generally speaking, only beings at the Dragon God Level possess complete concepts.
For example, 'Infinity,' or dream, and so on.
The reason Samael possessed the complete'Special Attack against Dragons' concept was because it bore the curse of the God of the Bible.
The first and only time the innately holy God of the Bible felt hatred in his heart materialized into something so terrifying.
Hmm, because it tempted Adam to eat the Fruit of Knowledge, he developed hatred for dragons, even cursing Samael, who to this day endures endless pain and despair... Just thinking about it is scary, like a yandere~
The Biblical Pantheon is widespread throughout the myriad realms, but—
One as concerned with humans as the God of the Bible is truly the first of its kind~
Back on topic, although bearing the God of the Bible's curse granted it a complete concept,
since it was a curse, it naturally couldn't be controlled by Samael.
Thus, while Samael's power could affect Dragon Gods, its own life form was only at the divine/demonic level.
After being easily destroyed by Rias and reconstructed, Rias could completely create a being at the Dragon God Level.
But that was not her ambition.
If we're talking about a familiar at the Dragon God Level, she had long been capable of creating one.
What she wanted to do was transcend, or rather—have fun~
Without leaving, Rias entered her spatial magical device and immediately began creating new life.
"Satan, Samael, Beast Emperor 666—"
In Rias's vision, a system tree stood before her.
At the very bottom, a light representing 'Atheism' began to shine.
Using the Evil Tree—Satan—as the base point, she then infused it with Samael's venom, and finally used the Beast Emperor 666 as the life form.
Different from the previous seven cores, this time Rias directly constructed one central core and seven subsidiary cores.
The central core is the source; as long as the central core remains unbroken, the subsidiary cores will regenerate.
To put it another way, the central core is the Shinigami, and the subsidiary cores are like Zanpakutō.
As for splitting into seven cores like the original form?
What would be the point of that? Just splitting her own power?
There's a reason why beings are only considered'Sub-Dragon Gods'~
Compared to before, this time Rias expended quite a bit more effort.
Although the concept already existed, so Rias didn't need to create a complete concept from scratch, the difficulty in all aspects increased significantly for an existence that transcended the Dragon God Level.
On top of that, she also had to consider the Evil Tree serving as the core, making it even more troublesome.
It took a full three days for Rias to create the new Beast Emperor.
If the kabbalah tree of life represents unity, it also represents monism.
Then, the qliphoth represents duality!
Therefore, the qliphoth refers to the division that exists within perfect unity, which is to say, the shadow of the perfect God!
If God represents Omnipotence, then Satan represents the end.
As fast as the light, so is the shadow.
In other words, Satan's position represents power equal to God's!
"Awaken, Beast of the Apocalypse."
Rias called out softly. The terrifying monster before her slowly opened its eyes.
"ROAR!!"
A ferocious and terrifying roar shot towards the heavens.
The violent roar transformed into a soundwave, ravaging this world.
Crack... A sound like something shattering seemed to be heard.
This world shattered.
"Quiet!"
Rias frowned slightly and condensed a massive hand of magic to slap down.
It landed on the Beast Emperor 666's head, causing it to sink slightly. Then, its seven heads revealed aggrieved expressions.
"Too big."
Rias said flatly.
"Oh..."
The Beast Emperor obediently shrank, taking on a human form.
Although the nature of its concept and power was evil—ultimate evil—the humanoid Beast Emperor was a petite, cute girl.
This kind of gap moe was Rias's little quirk.
"Master~"
The Beast Emperor stood before Rias, looking obedient and cute.
After retracting the aura of its essential nature as an evil dragon, the Beast Emperor looked just like an ordinary little girl.
However, with Rias's eyes that could see through essence, plus her understanding of her own create, she would directly perceive the essence from any angle.
"Seems... something is still missing."
Rias paid no mind to the delicate little girl before her, nor did she care about the nearly shattered magical device. Instead, she was pondering something.
In Rias's direct, essence-perceiving vision, the qliphoth should have already been constructed.
And indeed it was.
The Beast Emperor 666's strength had already reached a level equal to that of the Three Evil Gods.
This wasn't impossible; in fact, Rias had already summarized this before.
Although it's categorized into these three levels: Dragon God, Super Dragon God, Three Evil Gods,
in reality, it's just like Low-class Devils, Middle-Class Devils, and High-Class Devils—there's no fundamental change in essence.
It's merely a matter of comprehensive performance in power, speed, physique, energy, and other aspects.
There is no qualitative change between Dragon God, Super Dragon God, and Three Evil Gods; at most, it's a difference in the level of power.
It's like the difference between one person and another, not the difference between a person and a monkey.
Although, often times, the gap between one person and another can be greater than the gap between a person and a monkey~
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