Despite being completely ignored by the two fiercely fighting Gods, and seemingly becoming an outsider, Genichi Hanyu showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, a hint of amusement and composure in control appeared on his lips.
For him, the process is not important. Whether it is a grand showdown or the unexpected situation of the snipe and the clam fighting, as long as he can reap two rich spoils in the end, then everything is good.
In the sky, the battle between the gods grew increasingly fierce. The moon goddess's silver arrows rained down like a storm, carrying the chill that could freeze everything and the precise will of the hunt, but they were repeatedly blocked and shattered by Perseus's divine sword Hepar, which shone with the light of the sun.
Perseus, riding his white steed, was extremely mobile. Each charge and advance carried the steel hero's unique, all-splitting sharpness and ruthlessness, constantly compressing Artemis's space to dodge.
"Your Majesty, should we just let them continue fighting like this? Is there anything we should do?"
Beside Genichi Hanyu, Erica frowned slightly and asked.
Looking at the battle before her, Artemis seemed to be gradually losing ground. Her cool moonlight appeared somewhat powerless in the face of Perseus's blazing sun sword light and steel edge.
With his sharp eyes, Genichi Hanyu had already seen through the course of the battle.
He chuckled softly, his tone brimming with absolute certainty: "Don't worry, it won't last long. Artemis will soon show signs of complete defeat."
His insight was remarkably sharp.
"These steel heroes are a natural counter to the Earth Mother Goddess."
"Their very existence, the conquest, civilization, and suppression of the primitive represented by their steely nature, is constantly weakening and restraining Artemis's natural and wild power originating from the side of Mother Earth."
Yuzuru paused, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes: "Moreover, this Perseus is not only a hero in Greek mythology, but in his more ancient origins, or rather, in another aspect of his divinity, he is also Mithras, the chief god of Persian mythology!"
"Mitra?"
Erica's blue eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this.
She naturally knew of this god, but she never expected that Perseus would have such a deep connection with him.
"That's right, the Persian god of light and truth, the guardian of the covenant, and also the superior of the ever-victorious war god Veleslana."
Genichi Hanyu casually dropped a bombshell.
Light, Truth, Covenant!
These powers are all incredibly strong, and they exert an extra suppressive force on Artemis's divinity, which leans towards the primitive, wild, and instinctive!
Just as Genichi Hanyu had predicted, the battle in the sky suddenly changed shortly after he finished speaking!
"boom!"
The divine light emanating from Perseus surged once more, and that light was no longer merely physical heat, but also carried a power of truth that could see through falsehood and judge reality!
With a single swing of his sword, Hepar, the sword light seemed to contain the power of law that made words come true, directly annihilating several silver arrows containing powerful magic that Artemis had shot out into the most basic divine particles in mid-air!
"Artemis, your wildness will eventually be dispelled by the light of order!"
Perseus proclaimed that the power of truth, along with his words, began to bind Artemis's actions and weaken her divine power, like invisible shackles!
Artemis groaned, and the moonlight around her fluctuated violently. She seemed to be sinking into a quagmire, her movements became sluggish, and her face became even paler.
The signs of defeat are already evident!
Genichi Hanyu naturally couldn't just stand by and watch Perseus kill Artemis like that.
This moon goddess is an important collectible and source of power that he has reserved; how could he allow others to touch her?
Just as Perseus reached the peak of his power and was about to deliver a fatal blow to Artemis—
Genichi Hanyu has made his move!
His movements were as fast as a ghost, his right hand forming a sword shape as he slashed through the air in the direction of Perseus!
He uttered a concise yet ancient incantation: "Your light is not yours!"
The power to steal—activate!
Without a sound, the dazzling authority of the god of light that represented the essence of Mithras on Perseus's body was forcibly stripped away and stolen by an invisible hand!
The light around him suddenly dimmed considerably, as if the midday sun had instantly turned into the afterglow of dusk!
"What? My power?"
Perseus's victorious smile froze instantly, turning into utter shock and disbelief!
He couldn't understand why his power, which originated from the God of Light, had suddenly gone out of control and was being lost!
However, this is just the beginning!
Before Perseus could recover from his shock, Genichi Hanyu's second attack had already arrived!
He took a deep breath, his magical power surging, and began his familiar incantation:
"You are the light, and you uphold the truth; you speak the truth, and you establish the covenant... Yet your truth originates from the fire of Persia, and you are also bound by it!"
The warrior's golden sword—revealed!
The golden sword, radiating wisdom and the concept of separation, is once again brought into the hand of Genichi Hanyu!
This time, the sword is aimed directly at Perseus's deeper Mithraic divine essence—the authority of the God of Truth—which was exposed by the theft of the authority of light!
"cut!"
The golden sword slashed down from a distance!
There was no dazzling sword light, only the breaking of rules!
"Crack!"
It was as if something invisible and intangible, yet of paramount importance, had shattered completely within Perseus's divine core!
He felt that his perception and control over truth and contracts had become chaotic and blank!
That was a more fatal blow than losing his sight, directly shaking the very foundation of his existence as a Mithra!
"Do not!!!"
Perseus let out a desperate and painful roar, and his power plummeted like an avalanche!
Having been stripped of his two core powers, Perseus has now fallen from the lofty god of light and truth to a hero's remnant spirit, reduced to an empty shell of steel!
And it was at his weakest and most desperate moment that Genichi Hanyu delivered the final blow.
Genichi Hanyu slowly raised his hand, and in his palm, a miniature sun, radiating endless light and heat, suddenly condensed!
That was the power of the sun that he had just usurped from the sun god Surya!
"Even the heroes of steel are afraid of fire."
Genichi Hanyu's voice was cold and ruthless, as if he were stating a physical law.
"Just as you restrain the Earth Mother Goddess, the ultimate divine flame is your best furnace!"
The next moment, the vast, ocean-like true fire of the sun, like a flood bursting its banks, gushed out from Genichi Hanyu's palm, instantly engulfing Perseus, who had lost his light and truth and was now only a body of steel!
"Ahhhh——!"
Amidst the piercing screams, and under the scorching heat of the sun's true fire, powerful enough to incinerate everything in the world, Perseus's supposedly immortal steel god body began to melt and twist like a wax figure, eventually turning into a wisp of smoke and scattered ashes!
A powerful steel hero with dual divine attributes has fallen, his body and soul annihilated!
In the sky, only that miniature sun radiated its scorching light, and Genichi Hanyu's indifferent and detached figure remained.
He slowly withdrew his hand, his gaze turning to the other side, where the moon goddess Artemis stood frozen in place due to the sudden change in the situation.
Now, it's time to deal with the second guest.
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After dealing with Perseus, Genichi Hanyu's indifferent gaze slowly turned to the only remaining deity in the arena—Artemis, the goddess of the moon and the hunt.
At this moment, Artemis was suspended in mid-air, and the cool moonlight around her seemed to flicker due to the fierce battle with Perseus and the shock of witnessing Gen Hanyu kill Perseus in an instant.
Her stunningly beautiful face was still covered in frost, but deep within her eyes, as clear as a moonlit lake, the figure of Genichi Hanyu was clearly reflected. Gone was the instinctive killing intent she had shown towards Perseus; replaced by an extreme solemnity and resolute determination.
Genichi Hanyu looked at her and spoke calmly, as if he were simply stating a predetermined procedure: "Now that no irrelevant people are coming to disturb us, what follows is the battle between you and me."
Artemis did not reply to these words.
She knew perfectly well that language was meaningless at this moment.
She simply raised the silver bow that symbolized hunting and war once again with unwavering resolve, and with a swift movement of her other hand, a silver arrow formed from pure moonlight and divine power was nocked onto the bowstring.
The bowstring was slowly drawn back, aimed at Genichi Hanyu.
She knew very well that she was no match for the god-slayer before her.
The bizarre method of stripping away power that the other party had just displayed, as well as the true fire of the sun that burned away the steel hero, made her feel an unprecedented threat of death.
The opponent's strength was unfathomable, far beyond her ability to contend with.
However, Artemis had no intention of escaping whatsoever.
She was the proud goddess of Olympus, the virgin goddess who ruled the hunt. Her dignity and pride did not allow her to desert her post, even if she faced a fate destined for destruction.
Rather than fleeing in a sorry state only to be caught and killed, it's better to fight this god-slaying demon king right here, with everything we have!
What's more, that most detestable Perseus, the steel hero god, has already been killed by this demon king.
For Artemis, the natural enemy stemming from her divine instincts had been eliminated, which, in a sense, could even be considered a relief.
Now she has no other worries or regrets, and can fight purely for her own glory until the very last moment.
"call out!"
Without much hesitation, Artemis fired the first arrow!
This arrow gathered most of her remaining divine power. The moment the arrow left the bowstring, it seemed to absorb all the surrounding moonlight, turning into a cold current that tore through space and went straight for Genichi Hanyu's heart!
However, this arrow, imbued with the goddess's determination, seemed somewhat powerless in the face of Genichi Hanyu.
Genichi Hanyu didn't even use any powers; he simply raised his hand, extended two fingers, and precisely—pinched the silver lightning between his fingers just before it touched his chest!
The movement was so effortless, as if he had merely picked up a snowflake that had drifted down from the mountain.
The terrifying moonlight and hunting power contained within the arrow melted and vanished silently the moment it touched his fingers, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, without causing the slightest ripple.
The gap in strength is too large.
Genichi Hanyu shook his head, seemingly finding Artemis's resistance somewhat uninteresting.
With a flick of his finger, the trapped silver arrow shot back at several times the speed it had come from!
Artemis's pupils contracted sharply as she desperately tried to dodge to the side, but the arrow still grazed her arm, leaving a trail of golden divine blood. At the same time, a chilling, bone-deep deathly cold surged into her divine body through the wound, causing her to tremble involuntarily.
The ensuing battle was a complete one-sided and overwhelming victory.
Genichi Hanyu didn't even use the warrior's golden sword, nor did he use the sun authority he had just acquired.
He simply used his own immense magical power, along with various scattered powers he had usurped from other gods, sometimes transforming into lightning that tore through the sky, sometimes stirring up waves that imprisoned space, and sometimes sending down shadows that eroded the divine body.
Artemis dodged, parried, and counterattacked with all her might, her silver arrows raining down like a storm, but she couldn't break through Genichi Hanyu's seemingly casually laid-out defense.
Her hunting skills were exquisite, yet she couldn't even touch the hem of her opponent's clothes.
However, after only a few rounds, Artemis was already covered in wounds, her silver divine armor was torn in many places, golden blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, her breathing became rapid and disordered, and the moonlight around her became extremely dim.
She was at her last gasp.
Genichi Hanyu lost his last bit of patience.
His figure blurred, appearing instantly in front of Artemis like a ghost. Ignoring the short blade she instinctively thrust out, he grabbed her fair and slender neck with one hand like an iron clamp!
A powerful spell surged in instantly, sealing off all the divine power flowing within her body!
"ended."
Genichi Hanyu coldly pronounced his verdict, then with his other hand, his fingers pointed like a knife, he stabbed Artemis directly into her heart!
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"Uh……"
Artemis's body stiffened abruptly, and the light in her beautiful eyes quickly dimmed, eventually freezing completely.
Her divine body began to gradually transform into countless shimmering points of moonlight from the spot where Yuzuru Gen's finger had pierced her, slowly dissipating into the world.
Ultimately, all the points of light converged into a pure and powerful source of energy, imbued with the essence of the moon, hunting, wilderness, and nature, which merged into Genichi Hanyu's body.
The moon goddess Artemis thus perished, becoming part of Genichi Hanyu's power.
Erica, Liliana, and the others below were about to step forward to congratulate the king on his latest victory when they saw this.
However, before they could get close, a petite figure exuding an aura of the underworld appeared silently beside Genichi Hanyu, as if blending into the shadows.
It was Athena, who was a member of Genichi Hanyu's family.
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