Chapter 548: Chapter 548

That was a ma.s.sive pool of light.

The moment he sensed the distance closing, it instantly reached right in front of his nose.

And when he thought its overall shape was indecipherable, it instantly created a solid shape.

At first, it resembled a ma.s.sive deer. Its two eyes seemed to gleam beautifully and a short while later, its huge antlers transformed in a head eventually turning the deer into a dragon.

This dragon encircled the moon with its whole body. It was almost impossible to estimate just how large this creature was. It felt like it was even bigger than the sun, and the pressure it emitted froze the G.o.ds to their spots, making them unable to move an inch.

Its form changed once more. The dragon changed to a lion, then to a bear, even to a turtle it continued to shapes.h.i.+ft over and over again.

Su-hyeun initially thought that it possessed so many different forms, but suddenly realized that all these were fakes.

No, its form isnt transforming, but

Vishnu hadnt moved at all.

But it was me who failed to see the truth.

It felt like that if he reached out, he could touch Vishnu right away. Even though there was a considerable distance between them, Vishnus size was much larger than anyone could have even imagined.

Just as Su-hyeun stood there in sheer stupefaction, he felt a hand grabbing his shoulder.

Hey. Dont get too nervous.

It was s.h.i.+va.

Su-hyeun nodded. He unsheathed his sword, then wielded Gungnir in his left hand.

Did I say its a hunt?

He had to revise his mindset now.

This is not a problem that can be solved with sheer numbers.

G.o.ds coming together to form a large group like this was a meaningless act when facing such an existence.

The Primordial G.o.d

Su-hyeun have met Brahma, s.h.i.+va, and now, even Vishnu. He had already planned out his future battle against s.h.i.+va and felt quite confident about his chances, too.

But Vishnu he was on another realm compared to s.h.i.+va or Brahma. Both of them were originally born out of Vishnu, after all.

Take a proper look. s.h.i.+va stared straight at Vishnu that continued to s.h.i.+ft his form. His essence isnt different from us.

His essence

Su-hyeun heeded the advice, got over this feeling of fear clouding his judgement and glared at Vishnu.

Only then could he see it clearly.

Vishnus face, that was.

Ah

The face of the existence that s.h.i.+fted his form starting from a deer turned out to be that of a regular human being.

His hair was long enough to extend past his pure-white back. The rest of his skin was just as pure white, while the facial features were beautifully androgynous that this creature couldve been either a male or female.

Anyone wouldve objectively say that its face was beautiful. But the first thought popping up in Su-hyeuns head was neither how beautiful or handsome it was.

No, it was awe.

It felt like he should kneel down right now. The feeling itself wasnt strong, but that alone was already an alarming thing to behold.

Plop-

And sure enough, quite a few G.o.ds ended up kneeling when looking at Vishnu. They all came here for a fight, but it seemed that their resolve had already been snapped in half.

What a mess.

They could no longer fight just from staring at Vishnu for a bit.

The distance seemed to have closed up enough, so Su-hyeun began wondering if he should throw the spear in his hand. But then

Bang-!

Expand!

Sun Wukong lightly kicked the ground and soared higher in the much-weaker gravity of the moon.

Ruyi!

KA-BOOM-!

Ruyi Jingu Bang in Sun Wukongs hands stretched on seemingly endlessly. Su-hyeun had fought alongside, and against, Sun Wukong many times already, but even so, this was his first time seeing that polearm extending this long

It seemed that Sun Wukong had accurately seen through Vishnus real form as well.

Fuu-hat

A wry chuckle leaked out from Su-hyeuns lips. His whole body had frozen up from extreme nervousness, yet unlike him, Sun Wukong had not shrunken back not even an inch.

Not even s.h.i.+va or the Bull Demon King had made a move yet despite already detecting Vishnus true essence. This was no longer the issue of who was stronger anymore.

No, this was courage to stand proud even in the face of death. In other words, Sun Wukongs guts.

Hed never shrink back in fear regardless of who his enemy was.

The polearm pierced straight through Vishnus arm extending toward the moon, then even pierced right through the Primordial G.o.ds head, too.

BOOM-!

Vishnus head exploded. Su-hyeun, already feeling like someone had smacked him in the head after seeing Sun Wukongs jump, ended up getting an even greater shock from this scene.

He could scarcely believe what he just witnessed.

Wait, its this easy?

His grip on Gungnir weakened instantly just then.

But instead of thinking that this was for the better, a question mark popped up in his mind first. He was vaguely certain that this matter couldnt have been this simple to solve.

Fwhoooosh-

Sure enough, Vishnus figure suddenly vanished from the view.

It was like watching a mirage disappear. Sun Wukong spun around in the air before retracting Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Land-

Tch. Sun Wukong tutted in disappointment after landing on the solid ground.

Su-hyeun walked up to him. What happened?

I didnt get him.

You didnt?

Sun Wukong spun around the retracted Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand while replying. There was no feeling of hitting him. I thought it was a bullseye, but

He smacked his lips in disappointment, too.

Cant figure out where hes gone off to.

No matter how much he sharpened his senses, he couldnt detect anything. Other G.o.ds were also visibly surprised when Vishnu disappeared from their view.

Su-hyeun sneaked a glance at s.h.i.+va, but the latter didnt seem to know, either. He was busy scanning the surroundings in a full-on vigilant mode, his aura creeping up gradually.

For some reason, Im really anxious.

Just when was the last time he felt this worried and anxious?

Hundreds of thousands of G.o.ds had gathered, but there was little noise to speak of. It was so eerily quiet that the sounds of gulping saliva and shuffling feet could be heard so clearly.

And as they stood there, all of their senses heightened to extreme, Su-hyeuns head s.h.i.+fted to a side. Over here.

Huh?

Hes already in the middle of us!

Sun Wukong reacted to Su-hyeuns words and s.h.i.+fted his gaze over in that direction, too. s.h.i.+va nearby was also glaring at the same spot as Su-hyeun. Other G.o.ds on the moon noticed it one beat later.

Zizizizi

Something was rising up from the grey-colored ground.

It was difficult to determine the gender of this creature with pure-white skin. It slowly writhed and wiggled on the ground while standing up, and a short while later, Vishnus face appeared on it.

It wasnt all that tall. It didnt even have defined muscles, either. Overall, it was like staring at a lanky and handsome androgynous young boy.

He looked like a human, but at the same time, a G.o.d and a Yogoe, too.

G.o.d created mankind in his own image

Right at that moment, Su-hyeun finally got to realize the true meaning behind that saying he had heard so, so many times before.

All those countless s.h.i.+fting forms of Vishnu he witnessed until now were nothing but illusion.

This was Vishnus true appearance.

Vishnu had appeared in the middle of all these hundreds of thousands of G.o.ds. He seemed to be within ones reach, but on one dared to approach him.

Actually, they began retreating hastily, instead.

Su-hyeun sneaked a glance to his side and noticed that Sun Wukong was the same as everyone, too. The latter was still wielding Ruyi Jingu Bang, yet he didnt rashly pounce forward, only gripping his weapon tighter and tighter.

Its not because hes scared, now is it?

Indeed, Sun Wukongs eyes didnt quake once.

He seemed so much calmer than his usual self. Those eyes indicated that he was vehemently racking his brain right now, that he wasnt lost to his desire to fight or reckless compet.i.tiveness.

He might seem simple-minded in normal settings, but when it came to battles, Sun Wukong was smarter than most people out there.

Even Third Brother understands it. That its too dangerous to recklessly charge in.

Su-hyeun also had sensed it.

Vishnus physique was small and the aura he emitted didnt raise any alarms.

But he still gave off this inexplicable sense of danger that surpa.s.sed those criteria. Not just Su-hyeun and Sun Wukong, but everyone else had picked up on that.

So many of you have come today. Vishnu spoke as he scanned the surroundings.

He wasnt looking at one individual, but everyone here. And every G.o.d meeting eyes with him shuddered on their spot.

Just how could a small frame like that emit such an intense aura like this?

Su-hyeun got ready to throw Gungnir at any given moment and fixed his glare on Vishnu. But just as he thought that his glare almost met Vishnus eyes, the latters head turned to elsewhere, instead.

Are you aware of your sins?

What is it that you want to say here, Vishnu? s.h.i.+va asked back.

Vishnus gaze locked on s.h.i.+va, his expression one of sadness and lamentation. s.h.i.+va. Oh, my son.

Ive never regarded you as my parent, though.

That doesnt matter to me. So, my son. Do you think you are different from me? Does this universe deserve to continue on in your opinion?

No, it doesnt. s.h.i.+va replied without hesitation. But it didnt look like hed humor Vishnus intention regardless of what he thought about the subject matter. Even so, the next universe is a necessity.

However, I have waited for nine thousand times.

I recommend waiting until you hit round and even ten thousand.

In other words, one thousand more universes, then.

But Vishnu didnt seem interested in changing his mind at s.h.i.+vas recommendation. It is meaningless. After all, it has been confirmed that my ideal can never be realized.

I figured youd say that.

Does that mean you accept my will?

Never. s.h.i.+va replied by materializing a black spear and sword in his grips. Forgive me, but I must oppose you until the end.

How lamentable.

Vishnu made a truly tortured expression.

He covered his face with one hand and began shedding tears. Even though he made no sound at all, everyone could still hear his intense wailing nevertheless.

What a heart-wrenching wailing it was, too. But it only managed to send an even more ominous chill down Su-hyeuns spine.

He really is planning to kill everyone.

Vishnu hated the current universe. Those tears did not come from a place of sorrow. No, they came from this near-uncontrollable hatred.

Thats why Su-hyeun found the current Vishnu even more terrifying than before.

The moment he stops crying!

When that happens, Vishnu would surely make his move.

Despite knowing this, Su-hyeun couldnt bring himself to make the first move. Even though Vishnu was covering his eyes, he had not shown a single opening so far.

Su-hyeun wasnt sure why he came to such a realization, however. Its just that he instinctively understood that he shouldnt make a single move right now.

But then

Ruuuumble-

Ma.s.sive pillars of flames suddenly erupted all around Vishnu.

Crimson flame pillars numbering several hundreds looked truly menacing, but Vishnu didnt even bother to take his hand away from his face. As he continued to shed tears, a G.o.ds figure appeared among the pillars of flames.

Vishnu-!

Fwhooooosh-

This G.o.ds hand transformed into flames as he reached out to Vishnu.

The flames were as hot as the sun. It wouldnt be surprising to see Vishnus flesh melt away to nothingness the moment those flames touched him.

Su-hyeun recognized who that G.o.d was.

Helios!

He remembered seeing that G.o.d before. Helios was one of the top Olympian G.o.ds who also commanded fire just like Apollo.

By the look of things, he mustve thought that the current situation was an opportunity for him.

How foolish of him that was.

That idiot!

Su-hyeun tried to stop him.

But it was too late by then.

Driiiip

?

Helioss hand stopped mid-air and couldnt reach Vishnu in the end.

His whole body came to a dead stop as if chains had bound him to the spot. He then discovered the state of his hand.

My, my arm?

His hand and arm had melted down.

His body that had previously transformed to flames was already back to its normal state. Helios ruled over flames and only knew how to burn and melt other things, yet for the first time in his life, he got to learn what it felt like to get melted down himself.

And that was unimaginable pain.

Aaaaaaaahk!

Driiip-

Rumble, ruuuumble-!

Helioss entire figure melted down, leaving behind crimson flames in his place.

All of you came from the beginning of everything. Me.

Vishnu finally took his hand away from his face.

Everyone present froze up when they saw Vishnus uncovered face.

As such I shall devour you all.

The crimson tear streaks on his face, and his eyes with whites gone, leaving behind only the pitch-black darkness

After shedding his tears, Vishnu had transformed into a monster..