Versatile Mage: Unlimited Swordplay, Deconstructing Everything!

Chapter 179: When I say it's over, it's truly over!
“Persephone?” Asharuya murmured the name.

For her, who grew up in Greece, this name was not unfamiliar.

In mythology, she is the wife of Hades, a goddess symbolizing death and fertility.

But she had assumed it was just a fictional god from a myth.

While Athena was indeed the founder of the Parthenon, it does not mean that all the gods in mythology are real.

Athena is not a god, but a pioneer who forged her own path in the world of magic.

“Asha, do you have any doubts about the fact that there is more than one Dark King?” Vent said suddenly.

"The character '王' (king) represents the apex, the unique. Therefore, '王' is singular, not plural."

"Ants have their king, and lions have their king. When these 'kings' meet, only the strongest 'king' will become the true king."

"The same is true of the Dark Dimension. The kings who currently rule the Dark Dimension are not the true kings. There has always been only one king of the Dark Dimension, and that is Persephone. We are merely false kings who have obtained fragments of his shattered divine essence."

Wen Tai recounts the history of a plane, and the truth, buried in infinite darkness and deliberately hidden, gradually surfaces.

"Coco, Father, can you become the Dark King simply through the power of faith?"

Even if the Dark King is a false king, he is still a being that surpasses even an emperor.

The number of believers and prestige that Saint Ventir accumulated back then were indeed terrifying, but it seems unrealistic to expect him to become the Dark King based on that alone.

Moreover, according to his father, only those who possess a fragment of the goddess of death and abundance can become kings.

In other words, without fragments of the Dark Godhead, no matter how much faith power is sacrificed, it is impossible to reach the King realm immediately.

"Of course it's not enough. As you probably guessed, I obtained the last fragment of the Dark Godhead before accepting the Dark Judgment. The power of faith is the medium to accept this power."

"But how could fragments of the Dark Godhead appear on Earth?"

"This fragment of divinity was hidden in the sphere of light from the very beginning, which is the Book of Darkness. So from the very beginning, I was caught in the thorns of darkness. But the reason why this fragment of divinity came to this world, judging from the fragmented memories I received, is that a powerful demon brought this last fragment, broke through the barrier between planes, and came to Earth. As for how it appeared in the Parthenon Temple, the answer can probably only be asked of the person who built the Forbidden Library."

Wen Tai's calm expression suddenly turned somewhat ferocious. He seemed to realize something and hurriedly grabbed Asha's shoulders, saying anxiously.

"Parthenon's soul contains a fragment of the Godhood of Light! His goal is the soul itself, so that the Godhood can be complete!"

"Stop him! You must stop him!"

"Persephone is about to awaken! Then the world will also turn to darkness!"

Before he could finish speaking, half of Wen Tai's face contorted, the darkness surrounding him deepened, and even his features were obscured.

"So it was you, Wen Tai. You used the power of the Dark Judgment to sever a part of your soul, didn't you? A clever trick indeed. But now that I've discovered it, all your plans are ruined. This time, you'll surely face a dark death!"

A voice that sent chills down the spine emanated from the half of the face that had transformed into a dark vortex.

Asha'ruya was instantly forced to her knees by the descending pressure.

This is not only a matter of strength, but also an absolute suppression on the level of life itself!
"You're wrong. This was all part of my plan. Every step, even you finding me, was part of the plan. Now I truly possess the authority of the Dark King and can sever the power of authority I abandoned!"

The Dark King realized something instantly, but it was too late.

In that instant, a dark primordial power completely broke free.

As Lin Ling was heading towards the top of the temple mountain, he suddenly felt the incomplete power of the Dark Authority within his body instantly become complete. Under the purest Dark Power, the first-level Super-Rank Shadow Element broke through the forbidden spell barrier and reached the first level of forbidden spell!
The magic-based class, which awakened last, was the first to break through to forbidden spells. "What happened?"

Lin Ling gazed at the Goddess Palace. At this moment, he could feel the power of authority that Wen Tai had given him had completely become his own.

"Asha, take care of your sister, then go find Izsa; she will help you."

"Father!"

A single, jet-black wing suddenly appeared on Asha's back, its feathers tearing through the solidified air like a blade.

Her slender back stretched into a stubborn arc, forcefully creating a trembling space amidst the divine might.

Her pearly teeth sank deep into her lower lip, and a bead of scarlet blood slid down the corner of her lips. Her gaze remained fixed on Wen Tai's gradually transparent figure—in that black dust of light, her father's last smile was dissipating inch by inch into the void.

"Seeing you so healthy puts my mind at ease, Asha'ruya."

boom!
"Wen Tai! Don't think you can stop me like this!!!"

The pitch-black figure exploded, turning into countless black dust particles.

When Asha Ruya opened her eyes again, Wen Tai was nowhere to be seen.

Asha Riya felt as if a piece of her heart was missing; at that moment, she truly lost the father who had raised her.
In the central square of the Goddess Temple, Hailong and Elder Wen stared with grim faces at the spot where Ye Chang had been standing.

Ye Chang's figure was no longer visible there, leaving only a pool of black, bloody mud.

The instant Asha Ruya broke the deadlock, Pamishi detoxified herself, almost simultaneously detoxifying herself before Ye Chang could activate the other two's poison.

Hailong and Elder Wen acted immediately, but Ye Chang still managed to escape.

Those bizarre methods and the sudden burst of dark aura didn't seem like powers that Ye Chang possessed at all.

"Should we release the tiger back into the mountains and strip her of her cardinal status?" Old Wen said.

“No need. She should settle down for a while. The Holy City will be in trouble next. When she dies, the Black Church’s prestige will reach its peak. What about Ye Xinxia?” Pamishi asked.

“He was taken away by Song Qiming of the Azure Sky Hunting Grounds,” Hailong said slowly, withdrawing his magic.

"Push the Bloodstone matter to Salang, and just discard those activation methods. Clean things up. Salang has saved me some trouble. Go and bring Ye Xinxia back."

"Will she come back?" Hailong asked uncertainly. She almost lost her life in the temple this time, and it seemed unlikely that Ye Xinxia would choose to come back.

“She will, because she is Ye Chang and Wen Tai’s daughter, so she will definitely come back,” Pamis said with great confidence, as if she had foreseen the future.

"Then I'll take my leave first. I don't really like the atmosphere here." The old man, who was leading the way, hunched over and carried his fishing rod toward the outside of the Goddess Temple.

Pamis and Hailong did not stop him; the extradition chief should not be seen in public in the first place, but this time it was for special reasons.

"Next, finish up the finishing touches, and then close the mountain."

Boom!
A blurry black shadow suddenly rushed in with a piercing whistling sound, passing over the two people and crashing heavily onto the goddess statue.

"When I say it's over, it's over, Pamishi!"

　I typed too much; I didn't expect that.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)