Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined Chapter 576 -576-Setting a Trap to Bury an Empyrean Sanctum?
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In that instant, Alvin's voice abruptly echoed beside Aurek's ear.
"Your Majesty, this individual is the descendant of an Empyrean Sanctum powerhouse. He possesses ultimate divine techniques, along with four divine forms forged from holy blood."
"He serves as the Storm Thunder God from the Primordial Epoch, boasting battle prowess at the Empyrean Sanctum tier. The greatest challenge lies in the fact that the Lord of the Formless backs him—a colossal figure who reached Empyrean Sanctum during the Primordial Epoch!"
He fell silent for a beat.
"Your humble servant thinks... we shouldn't eliminate him at this juncture!"
He then uttered one more line.
"However, should Your Majesty demand his death... then by all means, secure at least one drop of sacred blood, no matter the circumstances."
"I pledge my very existence to attempt a snare—to entomb the Lord of the Formless too."
The Storm Thunder God alone matched half an Empyrean Sanctum powerhouse. Coupled with the Lord of the Formless's peerless divine techniques, utterly destroying him proved almost unattainable.
This very reason allowed the Lord of the Formless to permit his unrestricted wandering.
Not even the present Stellar Saint-Emperor or Samsara Saint-Emperor could boldly assert they would surely dispatch him.
Naturally, the true crux rested here—
Nobody dared to challenge his sire.
The Lord of the Formless had risen to prominence in the Primordial Epoch and endured through to the present day. Who could fathom the vast reserves he had gathered across the epochs?
Should the Storm Thunder God perish in this place, that ancient behemoth would undoubtedly arrive in the flesh.
When that occurred, would the Crossbridge Empire endure the onslaught?
Yet Alvin's audacity could only be called colossal.
He genuinely sought to lay an ambush against an Empyrean Sanctum powerhouse who had existed for countless eras?!
Voicing such a plan resembled sheer insanity. Should it spread, it would shake the foundations of the entire Star Sea universe.
What signified Empyrean Sanctum?
Primordial titans capable of enduring through successive ages, entities divided from quasi-Empyrean Sanctum powerhouses by a vast dimensional chasm.
To topple such a being?
A mere dream. Nothing but illusion.
Still, Alvin harbored his own assurance.
Provided Aurek could slay the Storm Thunder God—provided he obtained a drop of sacred blood—he would venture to execute it.
To claim the inaugural Empyrean Sanctum scalp for the Crossbridge Empire!
Regarding the price...
Aurek absorbed Alvin's counsel, his countenance remaining stoic.
None of it swayed his resolve.
What defined the Gold Giant Gate?
It embodied the Empire's dignity. The emblem of his sovereign rule.
For the Storm Thunder God to boldly cross that threshold equaled assaulting Aurek's core pillars.
Even should the Lord of the Formless manifest personally this day—
Death awaited him still!
As for Alvin's capacity to truly fell an archaic Empyrean Sanctum powerhouse...
Success would likely send ripples of shock thrice through the cosmos. For the Empire, it would serve as the ultimate warning.
If Alvin possessed such conviction, Aurek would grant him the opportunity!
"Crossbridge Empire!"
The mirror-image avatar declared, his words thundering across the Star Sea like claps of doom.
"Passage denied to Empyrean Sanctum powerhouses!"
Next, he directed his blade toward the Storm Thunder God.
"Dare to breach the prohibition, and your existence shall atone for the offense!"
Boom—!
The mirror-image avatar surged into the Star Sea, unleashing a colossal and fearsome presence that rippled far and wide.
In that instant, murderous intent solidified into palpable killing energy, churning all origin forces into turmoil.
The Storm Thunder God hadn't foreseen that a simple test would almost claim his all.
He fixed his gaze on Aurek, bolts of electricity erupting from his frame.
"Supreme Divine Art—Summon, Thunder Adjudicator!"
"Summon, Storm Dragon!"
"Summon, Formless Sword God!"
"Summon, Silent Extinction Star God!"
In a single surge, the Storm Thunder God invoked his four divine forms!
Across four cardinal points over the Star Sea, massive arcane arrays ignited in unison, their glow spanning billions of miles.
All four divine forms had materialized!
Beyond the Thunder Adjudicator stood the Storm Dragon, the Formless Sword God, and the Silent Extinction Star God, each forged by the Lord of the Formless through sacred blood.
Not one of these three divine forms fell short of the Thunder Adjudicator's might.
...
Within the profound core of the Divine Sanctuary.
Aurek rose to his feet.
Clang—!
Nine imperial dragons bellowed as one!
An imperial chariot erupted from the Gold Giant Gate, and Aurek's authentic form advanced with a single stride, plunging straight into the Star Sea!
At that juncture, the Star Sea itself seemed to buckle under his immense weight—the stars wavered erratically!
Otto, Alvin, and the assorted concealed powerhouses all knelt in synchronized reverence.
As for common folk, they had already sprawled prostrate long ago, incapable of standing.
Aurek's Crown of the World flared with intense splendor, while his gaze blazed like twin infernos, searing to behold!
"So this is the Emperor of Crossbridge, Aurek—?!"
The pair of youths flanking Dreamweaver stood utterly stupefied.
Even the relaxed, onlooker demeanor on Dreamweaver's features vanished, shifting to gravity—yet laced with an elusive spark of thrill.
"So this is... the Emperor of Crossbridge?"
The Chaos Unicorn, along with survivors from Primordial Sword City and the Seraphim who had retreated into the Star Sea, found themselves pinned down by this aura, struggling to draw breath.
Previously, they had witnessed only projections.
But now, this marked the genuine form!
From chaos's far reaches, those elder fiends who had secluded themselves for endless cycles also turned their sights upon the scene, one by one.
...
The Storm Thunder God's eyes ignited with a terrifying intensity.
The Formless Sword God and Silent Extinction Star God had already targeted Aurek's true form. Immense pressure bore down, as dread sage-rank killing energy swiftly amassed.
Roar! Roar! Roar—!
The nine imperial dragons bellowed anew.
"Since your authentic form has emerged..."
The Storm Thunder God's tone sharpened.
"Then I shall likewise gauge your prowess, Emperor of Crossbridge!"
He unleashed a ferocious bellow.
"Sword Slashes the Stars!"
The Formless Sword God morphed into a blade of light that rent the Star Sea, hurtling directly at Aurek!
Then, as the blade neared within a hundred thousand miles—
Dimensional Vision flared!
The blade collided squarely with that barrier of luminescence, then dissolved into nothingness!
As the barrier surged outward—
It struck the Formless Sword God head-on!
Boom—!
Devoid of any defense, the Formless Sword God was hurled back in a flash!
The Storm Thunder God's face twisted in shock.
From the opposite flank, the Silent Extinction Star God conjured a realm in his grasp and hurled it savagely at the barrier!
Rumble—!
That realm shattered to fragments beneath the overwhelming might.
Yet what instilled profound dread in all hearts was this—
The barrier remained utterly unmoved.
...
In a separate locale.
The mirror-image avatar gripped the golden sword and cleaved at the Thunder Adjudicator and Storm Dragon in one mighty swing!
"Thousand Sword Judgement Domain!"
Blade-light morphed into infinite disordered realms!
The duo of divine forms desperately unleashed the sage-rank essence from their sacred blood, countering with utmost vigor!
The Storm Thunder God swiftly channeled the devotion of ten thousand realms, igniting the worship of mortals as sustenance.
The four divine forms hastily converged, arraying themselves around him with his form at the core!
Then he ascended skyward, the four divine forms swelling boundlessly!
A horrifying sage-rank aura detonated.
In this instant, even Dreamweaver, a bona fide Empyrean Sanctum powerhouse, was compelled to erect barriers!
Yet Aurek's true form simply cast a single look.
At his back, a Conqueror divine aspect arose.
The imperial blade in Aurek's grasp hummed as it unsheathed!
"All Phenomena Return to Origin!"
A ray of supreme brilliance sliced through the cosmos and bore down on the Storm Thunder God!
In the following moment—
Be it Dreamweaver, the Chaos Unicorn, or the elder fiends lurking in distant voids...
Innumerable souls across the cosmos sensed their realms contracting!
As luminous streams, all converged toward that solitary streak of auroral glow!
It resembled the implosion of every particle and force throughout the universe into a singular focus!
Before reactions could form—
Rumble—!!!
That focal point detonated!
Akin to a cosmic genesis—
And reminiscent of a fresh universe's dawn!
The vast Star Sea universe echoed with that blast in its entirety.
The Storm Thunder God's four divine forms disintegrated on the spot!
The cataclysmic force of the blast eclipsed even sage-rank power, shredding the Storm Thunder God's divine form apart instantly!
In the dire crisis, he hastily drew in a drop of sacred blood, scarcely reforming his being.
But upon rebirth, his gaze brimmed with horror.
Without a second's delay, he wheeled about and escaped!
He madly traversed space-time, racing for survival along destiny's threads!
Should this clash persist—
That would indeed invite true annihilation!