Chapter 291: Slaying the Blade God, The Entire Party Ascends to Godhood!
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Activating his Kamui dimension, Seito drew the rest of the party into the swirling vortex, safely out of harm's way.
Turning his gaze back toward the battlefield, he floated calmly toward Kirukiru Amou. By now, Amou had beaten Aschuc into a bloody pulp, leaving him in a thoroughly wretched state. His divine physical form was completely skewered on the tip of her long spear.
"Amou, head into the Kamui dimension for a second too," Seito said, coming to a halt right beside her.
"Got it," Kirukiru Amou grunted.
She wasn't stupid; she knew full well that delivering the final blow herself wouldn't do her any practical good. Seito activated his skill once more, pulling her into the isolated space.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The Dimensional Cube materialized around Seito, hovering lazily as a dense aura of violet cosmic energy crackled along its edges.
"Cough... cough...!"
Aschuc coughed up vast quantities of golden divine blood, glaring death at Seito.
"The Weapon Divine King will absolutely avenge my death!"
"We'll worry about him when he actually gets here!" Seito replied coolly.
Boom!
The moment the words left his mouth, the Dimensional Cube discharged a blinding pillar of violet light, instantly obliterating Aschuc into space dust.
Meanwhile, inside the Weapon Divine King Star Region of the God Domain.
Deep within a swirling cosmic nebula, a powerful entity radiating an intensely dense divine light suddenly snapped his eyes open.
"Hmm?!"
"Aschuc is dead?"
The Weapon Divine King's brow furrowed tightly. He swept his right hand across the space in front of him, summoning a localized scrying mirror that replayed the exact moment of the Blade God's demise.
"This is..."
Staring at Seito's figure in the playback, the Weapon Divine King found himself thoroughly perplexed.
There was a distinct fluctuation of high-tier spatial authority, and the stranger's raw presence was undeniably formidable—at the very least, he was a peak-tier deity. Yet, the Divine King searched his memory and realized he had never seen this person before. That made no sense; he had met practically every peak-tier deity residing within the God Domain!
Unable to pinpoint the intruder's origin, the Weapon Divine King decided to exercise caution. To act this flagrantly meant the boy undoubtedly had someone powerful backing him. It was just a matter of figuring out which rival Divine King was pulling the strings.
For the time being, he chose to maintain a watchful, calculated silence.
Back with Seito.
Following Aschuc's demise, a flawless Divinity Core radiating sharp, pulsing arcs of sword light floated out from the remains and drifted directly into Seito's outstretched palm.
[System Announcement]: Your "Spatial Set" bonus has been triggered. You have gained 470,000 Divine Energy Points.
[System Announcement]: As the first player to solo-slay the deity "Blade God—Aschuc," you have been awarded the Solo First-Kill Bounty: [Blade Divinity Core!]
[Blade Divinity Core]: Can be bestowed upon an individual who has already unlocked the path to ascension. Grants the user the title and sovereign authority of the Blade God.
"Perfect. Now Sae-sensei's Divinity Core is secured too," Seito smiled broadly, carefully storing the artifact away.
Since Chabashira Sae wasn't present at the moment, he obviously couldn't give it to her just yet. He planned to bring her out here later to power-level her through her own ascension.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Opening the rift to his Kamui dimension, Seito released the Fatui Harbingers and Nishimiya Shouko back into real-space. The moment they stepped onto the desolate terrain, their eyes locked onto the residual energy where Aschuc had fallen.
"My level is finally maxed out," Hiratsuka Shizuka murmured, staring at the glorious 'Level 100' blinking on her status panel.
"Seito-kun! Let's start the ascension process right now!" Maple chirped excitedly, her eyes shining.
The rest of the group who had yet to break through to Godhood turned to look at Seito with identical expressions of pure anticipation.
"Right," Seito nodded. He raised his hand and extracted a concentrated mass of his own divine blood.
"Chairwoman Minami, Shouko, Kanade—you three take one drop of pure divine blood each. Everyone else, take ten drops."
As he spoke, he retrieved the respective Divinity Cores and fragments, passing them out across the group. Except for the three he had explicitly named, the others were utilizing standard Divinity Core fragments, which required a significantly larger catalyst of pure divine blood to stabilize the ascension.
Nodding in unison, the group accepted the artifacts and immediately began absorbing the divine blood.
Boom!
Boom, boom!
Boom, boom, boom!!!
A series of earth-shattering shockwaves erupted from the site as multiple divine ascensions triggered simultaneously!
The sheer scale of the phenomenon was so immense that it instantly caught the attention of several neighboring deities residing across the cosmos. Powerful entities at the late and peak stages of the Minor Deity rank locked onto the massive energy signature, training their celestial senses toward Seito's coordinates.
"Fascinating. Are these newly ascended deities? I don't recognize any of their signatures."
"Hehe, an entire group breaking through to Godhood all at once?"
"I wonder if they are chess pieces planted by those Divine Kings over in the Star Region."
"I doubt it. My guess is they transitioned up from the mortal realms below. No Divine King would waste that much resources helping a massive group of ordinary mortals ascend for no apparent reason."
"From the lower floors? But didn't the newest generation of adventurers just barely enter the God Domain?"
"Who knows."
The watching deities conversed back and forth through divine telepathy. However, their intrusive surveillance was glaringly obvious under Seito's hyper-tuned perception.
A cold, amused smile tugged at the corners of Seito's lips as he turned his gaze toward the endless expanse of the starry sky.
"Everyone, hiding in the shadows to peek into other people's business isn't exactly a good habit."
Boom!
The moment the words left his mouth, Seito unleashed the full, unbridled pressure of his divine presence! The terrifying spiritual pressure of a peak-tier deity rippled across the sector, causing every single spying deity to instantly sever their connections and snap their gazes away!
What a joke. Nobody in their right mind would needlessly provoke a peak-tier powerhouse when they could easily mind their own business. Besides, now that the Divine War had officially commenced, everyone needed to focus on gathering as many subordinates as possible rather than picking fights with top-tier wildcards.
Seeing the foreign presences hastily retreat, Seito smoothly reined his aura back in.
"Is something wrong?" Kirukiru Amou floated over, her hand still resting casually on her hip. Sora, Shiro, and Ako followed close behind.
"Just a few minor deities trying to peek at what we're doing. It's nothing to worry about," Seito replied, waving it off dismissively.
As a peak-tier deity himself, he had absolutely zero reasons to feel intimidated by a handful of looky-loos.
The group turned back to stand guard, watching over Maple and the others as they finalized their ascensions.
Half an hour later...
[System Announcement]: Players "Maple," "Sally," ... have successfully absorbed your divine blood and have officially become Subordinate Gods under the Spatial God.
[System Announcement]: You have unlocked the Subordinate God Status Panel.
[System Announcement]: Current Subordinate God Count: 5
[Subordinate]: Goddess of the Earth "Maple" (Minor Deity Rank - Early Stage)
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[System Announcement]: Current Subordinate God Count: 6
[Subordinate]: Goddess of Shadows "Sally" (Minor Deity Rank - Early Stage)
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[System Announcement]: Current Subordinate God Count: 7
[Subordinate]: Goddess of Music "Kanade" (Minor Deity Rank - Early Stage)
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A relentless barrage of system notifications chimed inside Seito's mind. But before he could even begin to sort through the updated roster, a booming, server-wide announcement echoed clearly across every corner of the realm!
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