Light's Dawn of Azeroth

Chapter 757, Section 35. God I once banished, please know your place! Today, you challenge me! - Bonus Chapter [15]

(Bonus chapter for changes in word count [1/5])
Surrounded by black and white orbs, Diakum exudes a unique aura that sets him apart from other flashy and vulgar lesser gods.

Especially when he stood on this collapsing earth and confronted the avatar of the Dark Titan, his unyielding aura fully proved that his power and state at this moment far surpassed that of ordinary lesser gods.

Has he become a true god?
Obviously not yet.

Although the path to becoming a true god of the Force is now crystal clear, and he only needs to continue at his current pace to reach his destination, it is now very difficult for him to experience any more leaps in power at this stage of his life.

He was not a naturally great being like a star spirit; being born a mortal meant he had to take things one step at a time.

Although its rank has not yet been reached, its strength has clearly surpassed the category of a lesser god.

Just kidding, when Diakum was still a perfect demigod, he had already beheaded many demi-gods, although those demi-gods in the Sea of ​​No Light who walked on the concept of secondary power were really not that impressive.

However, after undergoing the long trials of the Shadowlands, Diakum is now clearly adept at using his power. After all, he is a figure who can chat and laugh with the Eternals and has accomplished a true god-slaying feat in the Tomb of the Firstborn.

However, to the Vigilant's dismay, at the moment when he completed the rebirth of the Holy Sun and truly crossed the boundary between "man and god" to become a lesser god, the character card that had always accompanied him suddenly "disappeared".

He also wanted to carefully assess his current strength by looking at the descriptions on the character cards.

That thing didn't actually disappear.

It's still there, but it keeps popping up snowflake-like interference like a "bad connection," with all the data in the fields except for its own name being "???".

This thing is obviously broken and may need a "Mao-style repair" reboot.

However, the fact that this thing could break proves that either the person who implanted it was a lazy dog ​​who didn't do the data conversion after becoming a lesser god, or their own state was so special that it caused strong "interference" with the character card.

But whatever the reason, it's enough to show that the guy who made this system has absolutely no "craftsmanship".

Of course, now is not the time to complain about this, especially with Sargeras standing right in front of you. If you were to get distracted by other things, that would be irresponsible of your own life.

Of course, this Boss Sa in front of me doesn't have the good physique of the Lord of Evil Energy. He is just an entity that has completed the divine descent through the "Evil Energy Jinchuriki".

It cannot reflect Sargeras's true strength, but considering Egg's performance just now, Diakum has enough reason to assume that the absolute strength of this guy has surpassed that of the divine construct that Sargeras used eight hundred years ago.

The Dark Titan personally logged in and "played on Kil'jaeden's behalf," unlocking and converting all of Kil'jaeden's potential. Just now, after a "second ascension," Kil'jaeden's true "fel god body" was reshaped. In other words, the body of this guy in front of us was personally sculpted by Sargeras using the essence of fel energy.

There is currently no evidence to prove just how skilled the Dark Titans were in the field of "creation," but the fact that they could create divine constructs suggests that Sargeras's "human creation" skills were at least average among the Titans.

This allows the embodiment of power that He personally created to possess the potential to bear most of the power He possessed in His "normal form".

This wasn't a Dark Titan himself, but calling him "invincible in the cosmos" wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Faced with those blocking his way, President Sa, eager to catch up with his Supreme Star Soul sisters, had no patience for conversation and charged forward with a sharp blade in hand.

He is the kind of executor who is accustomed to using actions instead of words.

Aside from a less-than-successful debate with his brothers and sisters during the Battle of Nalan long ago, the Dark Titans rarely deliver lengthy pronouncements.

This might be considered a form of "arrogance".

After all, someone who can't even withstand one of His sword strikes probably isn't qualified to reason with Boss Sa.

Diakum was not intimidated at all. Facing Sargeras's charge, he gripped his weapon tightly and charged forward. With the unique energy conversion of light and shadow, the two men's auras, or rather "divinity," collided first.

Before the person even arrived, the momentum had already begun.

The black and white light surged forward, only to be torn apart and shattered by the roar of emerald-like evil fire.

The poor earth was clearly unable to withstand the ravages of these two beings. In every inch of the ground where the divine conflict occurred, the hardened and crumbling surface was no longer visible. Instead, it wailed in a more ferocious form of "annihilation and shattering".

The excessive cosmic energy, after turning into a destructive rampage, caused all matter below it to begin to grind down to its most primitive form.

Soil is crushed into particles, and then shaped into more primitive material particles in the swirling, all-pervasive cosmic rainbow light. This is a reverse transformation of the process by which elemental conflict shapes the world. Everything in the battleground of these two forces must undergo such "polishing," but few substances can remain intact in such a scouring process.

Even more astonishing is that it's not just Silithus that's undergoing changes!
The sun over the entire world became incredibly bright at this moment. The ordinary sunlight was blessed by the power released by the Vigilant. Some weak demons and undead were even ignited and burned to death. But under the sunlight, violent evil winds swept across the world, turning into green heavenly fire, falling snow and ice shards that bombarded the ground and the rebels. This was a celestial anomaly caused by Sargeras's use of his power.

Those storms that shimmer with the concept of power.
Mortals cannot even look at it, or their souls will be crushed.

These deadly illusions are currently confined to the world of Azeroth, but once their power increases again, these phenomena will likely engulf the entire galaxy and even a star sector.

If left unchecked, this almost limitless cosmic energy, churning and clashing, could potentially affect the stable existence of celestial bodies in a short period of time.

After all, the world of the material star sea was not created for true gods to fight. Or rather, in the confrontation between these beings, planets are merely "consumables" that can be swung around and smashed.

"boom"

The blades of Goreber and Ashbringer clashed, and the destructive power of Starfall Slash was so strong that it even extinguished the light and fire on Ashbringer's blade, causing the energy-formed blade to shatter into millions of fragments in an instant.

The destructive force continued to exert its force along the arm holding the sword, attempting to crush Diakum into dust as well, but it was immediately enveloped and dissipated by the surging light and heat.

It was like throwing a stone into the sea; it had no further impact on Diakum's physical form.

blocked!
Sargeras's slash was perfectly blocked, and as the Twilight's Hammer swung down, it struck the rising Gribel squarely. The void entropy energy created a ghostly echo with the impact of the hammer, shattering the sword in the Dark Titan's hand.

The blade forged by the evil fire shattered, but the supreme greed of the gluttonous continued to search forward along the broken blade, yearning to devour the precious power of the supreme being of the star sea.

The Dark Titan possessed formidable combat instincts, readily seizing the opportunity as its blade shattered. However, just as its claws rose, Diakum's "Sun Hammer" slammed down upon it.

With a bang, the guard's head slammed into Boss Sa's large face like a warhammer.

The moment of impact was like the burst of light and heat from the sun, much like a bucket of hot water being poured on Sargeras's face. But Sargeras's claws also struck Diakum's shoulder, and a storm of evil fire erupted on the Vigilant, causing the Giant of Light to stagger and take a few steps back.

Ironically, despite their fierce fight, the two sustained zero actual damage.

Diakum possesses the concepts of light and fire, which prevents him from being burned by Sargeras's evil flames. Sargeras, the black sun of the Twisted Nether, is also almost immune to light and heat because he wields fel energy flames.

The Holy Light clearly played the defensive role, while the Void served as the offensive force. The two forces were perfectly manipulated by Diakum, resulting in a "evenly matched" contest with the avatar of the Dark Titan in their first clash.

This unique "offensive and defensive integration" made even the way Sasuke looked at Diakum with surprise.

However, the Dark Titan clearly lacked experience in fighting the Vigilant. He did not know that the cunning Diakum would always hide the real "surprise" in the intervals between power clashes. At the same time that the Dark Titan used the world-destroying punch of evil fire to repel the Vigilant, the fully charged passive Holy Slash also erupted.

A golden flame, like an exploding star, adorned the chest of the general. The sudden surge of power shattered the newly reconstructed Goreber in his hand once more. Seizing the opportunity, Diakum transformed into a streak of light and stepped forward, unleashing a flurry of attacks with his twin blades.

Holy light roared, and the void howled.

They also felt a sense of longing and satisfaction at being able to contend with the incarnation of the Dark Titan.

The Ashbringer, dripping with holy light and magma, shattered the Dark Titan's avatar, causing the obsidian-like armor fragments to crumble. Meanwhile, the Twilight Hammer, whose every strike echoed through the void, viciously unleashed the glutton's desire, "stealing" a portion of Sargeras' cosmic energy with each contact.

A blazing sun hangs high over the battlefield, a "favorable environment" created by the perfected legacy of the Sun God. A perpetual source of light provides Diakum with an inexhaustible supply of light and heat, and prevents all negative energy from contaminating the battlefield. As a concept of the power of "light," the sun's high position provides Diakum with all the enhancements possible along his path of holy light.

When Sargeras counterattacks, a solar corona resembling a divine shield will always appear, absorbing most of the damage. And every time Diakram unleashes his Holy Slash, a holy bell will ring, applying the impact of Sun Fist to Sargeras.

Passive talent!

Diakum transformed most of his combat techniques into passively activated skills.

In this way, he only needs to focus on offense to continuously resonate with his own ultimate technique and bombard his opponent with all the great power he has mastered.

This is the ultimate evolution of Dick's simple fighting philosophy: if you have time to dawdle and chant to build up power, wouldn't it be more direct to draw your sword and strike?

However, those Holy Light Great Mysteries that were constantly being released in different ways were less of a disruption and more of a distraction for Sasuke.

Hoping that the Solar Flare and the Holy Slash could defeat Sargeras is utterly a pipe dream. As the Lord of Fel, who constantly wields the power of the Twisting Nether, He doesn't need to worry about defense, or even pay much attention to it. The presence of Fel Force is enough to eliminate most of the troubles for Him.

General Sa's fighting style is also very "simple".

He simply swings his sword, slashes, and kills, without using any spells and needing not to. Just like Diakum's passive talents, each of Sargeras' attacks is accompanied by various destructive divine powers that resonate and echo.

Most importantly, every single one of Sa's attacks is incredibly difficult to withstand.
"Powerful and heavy" is not enough to describe the destructiveness of this thing. Annihilating everything is just its basic characteristic. Indestructibility is the symbol of its power. If you delve deeper, you will find that Sargeras's concept of power is actually only one.

That is "destruction".

The Fel Lord disdains exploring other complex and obscure concepts of power; He only needs to fulfill the ultimate desire of the Fel Force.

As the embodiment of the Force, Sargeras is synonymous with "destruction" in the entire universe, which means that every attack he makes will cause a predetermined destructive effect.

Every sword strike inevitably destroys something, like some kind of predetermined "causal law".

In just over ten seconds of frenzied fighting, the Dark Titan's avatar was shattered, its armor was torn to shreds, and even its noble fel body was covered in wounds.

The holy light from the Vigilant surged and purified the shattered body, while in other wounds it was adorned with the dark desires of the gluttonous beast, making the Dark Titan look somewhat wretched.

But it was just a sorry state of affairs.

Opposite Him, the Vigilant looked at Ashbringer in his hand with great heartache. No matter how powerful the weapon was, it could not withstand the destruction that came with each of Sargeras's swords. Every parry would shatter the holy sword. The most fatal thing was not the repeated breaking and reshaping, but that the concept of power that Ashbringer embodied was also being destroyed.

That's conceptual-level damage; it's impossible for it to just shatter the outer shape.

Even though the Holy Sword was still fighting, Diakum knew that if it was shattered a few more times, his weapon would be damaged beyond repair.

The Vigilant swung his holy sword, letting the intense flames envelop his body, and looked at Sargeras before him.

The latter's face remained expressionless, as if being blocked was no disgrace to Him, while a spark called "fighting spirit" burst forth from His burning eyes.

obviously.

Sargeras was very satisfied with this "warm-up".

As the strongest being in the universe, He had not experienced such a "evenly matched" situation for a long time. Although He was not at full strength, compared to the other Void Lesser Gods who were killed by His sword and had no combat experience, the Light and Shadow Walker in front of Him was obviously a good opponent.

When choosing an opponent, Sa always considers the opponent's strength.

In any case, no matter how strong the opponent is, they can't be stronger than oneself. Fel energy is inherently in charge of destruction and ruin, and it is the most offensive of the six forces. Therefore, as the Lord of Fel energy, He possesses a conceptual level of "power".

As long as the Six Forces system exists, it is impossible for an individual to be stronger than oneself.

His very existence is synonymous with "power" and "destruction" in the Six Forces system.

Therefore, in every battle that he is willing to devote himself to, what Sasuke cares about is whether the opponent's will and morality are burning brightly, just like the former leader of Odachi, Tolanar, whom Sasuke admired for his courage to wield his sword against him.

Just like now, He also admires Diakum in front of him.

He didn't have the Warden's ability to see the true nature of a soul, but He was certain that Diakum's obstruction at this moment was not out of fanaticism for the Holy Light or greed for the Void.

This guy wanted to stop me because of his burning sense of morality, as intense as the sun high in the sky. He wouldn't allow himself to destroy Azeroth. Besides this protective mindset, there was also his anger at me for destroying Argus.

He will not back down.

This is a soul that never gives up. Just like more than 20,000 years ago on the battlefield of Argus, I personally witnessed his desperate fight with Sachiel. That was the first time I met Diakum.
Ah, he did not waste those years.

That's good!

The Dark Titan laughed, causing the raging evil fire to transform once more into the illusion of Goreber's blades, abandoning his expectation of killing the Supreme Star Soul here today.

Because I can't do it!
The evenly matched attack just now proved that the power this avatar could bear was insufficient to kill Diakum, and without defeating this obstacle, it could not destroy the Supreme Star Soul.

Since that's the case, let's enjoy the battle to come.

Use every bit of strength wisely, understand the limits of those on guard, and prepare for their next "reunion".

Just as Dick said before the battle began, only on the land of Argus would He and Diakum truly settle their score.

Diak felt Sargeras's burning fighting spirit, and the Vigilant also took a deep breath, his twin blades in hand, charging forward. As the familiar Star Shattering Slash slid down, Diakum did not use Ashbringer to block. Instead, he abandoned defense and focused on offense.

The two weapons were wielded in different ways, yet they unleashed the same profound technique.

The combined bursts of Holy Light Destroyer and Void Destroyer, along with Sargeras's Shattering Star, were simultaneously applied to each other's bodies. Gribel slashed into Diakum's divine body as if it were empty.

The blade continuously destroyed, shattered, and annihilated everything it touched, until this one strike was completely completed, splitting Diakum in two!
Meanwhile, the double burst of the Destroyer struck Sa Zong's avatar body amidst the swirling interplay of light and shadow. The extreme burst of light and heat, along with the endless gluttony of the void tearing apart the avatar, frantically devoured one-third of its body.

Serious injury turned into death!
As it turns out, Diakum's destructive power was indeed a little lacking.
"buzz"

Just as Sa Zong sheathed his sword and stood there, using boiling evil fire to mend his shattered body, the sun in the sky quietly changed, enveloping the earth with the chilling light of an eclipse and extinguishing the light of all things.

Sargeras looked up, the Dark Titan's expression extremely ugly at this moment.

He realized he had not won.

I was simply dragged into a worse battlefield.

In the shadows behind Him, as the light and shadow subtly shifted, the unharmed Diakum switched the weapons in his hands and flapped his wings to descend amidst the eclipse.

"Round Two."

He lifted Ashbringer in a unique pose and said:

"Could you demonstrate your swordsmanship again? I'm too slow; it might take me a few more tries to master that astonishing Star-Shattering Slash. Excuse me for asking, but was it with this very swordsmanship that you killed your brothers and sisters back then?"

(End of this chapter)