American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 503 Black Phoenix

Along the way, Roy had basically defeated all seven demon kings of hell.

Leviathan was trapped inside amber, Samael was killed instantly, and Mammon signed a humiliating treaty.

Although Belial and Asmodeus did not fight each other directly, defeating them in bed counts as a defeat, right?
The only exception is Beelzebub, but even the Lord of the Flies submitted to Roy, so now only the arrogant king remains.

This battle was ultimately unavoidable.

The ceiling of the Arrogant Palace slowly opened, revealing a brilliant starry sky overhead.

It turns out that this arrogant palace was built in the starry sky, with the five planets created by Lucifer in the distance.

"Roy Black, I hope we can still be friends after the battle is over."

Lucifer stared at Roy, then slowly took flight.

Roy nodded solemnly, and phoenix flames appeared on his back, forming wings that flew into the starry sky.

Roy was not surprised by Lucifer's choice; this was the true nature of the arrogant king.

If there's a problem, Lucifer will say it directly; he won't resort to underhanded tactics.

Since everyone has different stances and missions, the only way to resolve these differences is through fighting.

"Come on, Roy Black, let me see how much you've improved in Hell! I hope this fight will bring me some pleasure!"

Roy's expression was extremely solemn; this battle was perhaps the most difficult he had faced since arriving in Hell.

According to Belial, Roy's ranking of the Seven Dark Lords was as follows: the top three Dark Lords and the bottom four Dark Lords, with Lucifer being the strongest, Leviathan being the second, Belial being the third, Samael being the fourth, Beelzebub being the fifth, Asmodeus being the sixth, and Mammon being the last.

However, based on Lucifer's previous ability to create planets and life, Roy sensed that Lucifer's strength was not on the same level as other demon lords.

Perhaps even if the other six demon kings were all tied together, they still couldn't defeat Lucifer.

This level of power is worthy of the title of Vice-King of Heaven. Lucifer's current strength may indeed be very close to that of God.

I just don't understand why Lucifer didn't become Satan. Was it because he still wanted to return to Heaven and didn't want to be completely bound to Hell?
However, no matter how powerful Lucifer is, Roy will defeat him and return to Earth.

Knowing that the Phoenix form alone could not defeat Lucifer, Roy began to incorporate other forms into the Phoenix Creed.

First, there's the most proficient Demon form, then the Angel form from his first fusion, followed by the Nephilim form. Roy also didn't forget the Ghost Wolf form, which he rarely used as he grew stronger; this form is deep blue.

There are also the pink form of desire and the black form of fear.

Six special forms, plus the crimson phoenix form, bring together a total of seven forms, merging into a colorful black.

(This poster has a nice artistic conception.)

Clearly, the power of fear that initially followed Roy still holds sway, so his ultimate form is the Black Phoenix, which is even darker than a black hole.

"Lucifer, are you ready?"

Looking at Roy in his Black Phoenix form, Lucifer showed an excited expression; perhaps it had been a long time since he had encountered such an opponent.

“Of course! I’ve been waiting for this moment! Roy Black, remember my name, I am Lucifer Morningstar!”

Twelve beautiful black wings suddenly sprouted from Lucifer's back, and a crown representing the original sin of pride appeared on his head. This was the battle form of the King of Pride.

"Let me see what you've got, Roy Black!"

"as you wish!"

Roy, in his Black Phoenix form, had a very peculiar feeling. He seemed to be able to sense the spatial rifts around him and then move freely through them like a fluid.

So Roy's first attack involved him slipping into a spatial rift and suddenly appearing behind Lucifer, his dark arm stabbing towards Lucifer's back like a drill.

However, Lucifer's wings only flapped slightly, and a large number of black feathers scattered. In Roy's eyes, these feathers seemed to be the sharpest weapons in the universe, easily slicing through Roy's body.

Nevertheless, Roy did not bleed; instead, black phoenix flames flowed from his veins.

"Roy Black! Why are you still fighting like you used to? You're not the same person you used to be! You need to completely change your fighting mindset!"

Indeed, in just one year in Hell, Roy leaped from a demon lord to a level of power capable of rivaling the vice-ruler of Heaven. Roy simply couldn't keep up with such a rapid leap.

Since there was no teacher to instruct Roy in combat, he could only fight according to the methods he had used in the past.

Well, although Roy calls Belial "Teacher," the Sloth King's combat style of creating an environment through deception is not suitable for him.

But now, Lucifer seems to want to teach Roy real high-level combat.

"what should I do?"

"Looks like I'll have to make the first move! Come on, let me tell you why I'm called the Morning Star!"

As he spoke, Lucifer reached out and pulled a planet from the sky, hurling it at Roy.

How can one describe Roy's feelings at this moment?
Long ago, when faced with a high mountain, people from the University of Tokyo would often sigh, "It's only because I was born in this mountain."

Because in the face of towering mountains, humanity is truly insignificant.

If mountains are like this, how terrifying would it be if an entire planet crashed into you?

Humans are to the planet what dust is to humans; ordinary people wouldn't even entertain the thought of resistance.

But at this moment, Roy felt only intense excitement. He could feel that he could shatter the planet in front of him, and all he had to do was follow his heart and instincts.

With a sharp bird cry from the distant universe, the pitch-black phoenix flames instantly expanded to the size of a planet, and a giant black phoenix appeared in the starry sky.

The Black Phoenix collided head-on with the planet brought by Lucifer. Under the terrifying heat comparable to the core of a star, the massive planet melted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving not even a trace behind.

Lucifer clapped his hands.

"That was a good performance, so how should you respond to that?"

This time, Lucifer directly pulled a star and hurled it at Roy.

If planets are already large enough, then the feeling of a star rushing towards you is even more despairing.

The sun's volume is 130 million times that of the Earth, and its mass can reach 33 times!
When a star appeared in front of Roy, he couldn't even look at it directly.

At the same time, the star's terrifying gravity began to trap Roy, and the gravity became stronger as the star got closer.

Roy would have to expend enormous amounts of energy to resist the star's gravity, let alone destroy it.

But Roy did not back down; he could clearly sense that there was still room for exploration in his Black Phoenix form.

Roy first unleashed black phoenix flames to resist the power of the star.

However, no matter how much energy Roy released, he still couldn't withstand the power of a star. Unlike planets, which have relatively low energy levels, stars continuously convert mass loss generated by nuclear fusion into energy.

To put it in a more understandable way, a hydrogen bomb has a fission core weighing tens of kilograms that can easily destroy a city.

A star like the Sun weighs 2000 trillion trillion tons (28 digits in Arabic numerals). Imagine the terrifying amount of energy released from nuclear fusion of such a massive amount of material.

Therefore, fighting against stars is millions of times more difficult than fighting against planets.

"No, the outward-emitting phoenix flames cannot withstand the energy of a star. I must find a different way!"

As the star drew ever closer, Roy gritted his teeth and began to retract the black phoenix flames back into his body.

Since outsourcing cannot change the current situation, the only option is to further compress it.

The extremely compressed Phoenix Force began to distort the surrounding space, and the surrounding light began to change noticeably. Roy felt as if he had entered a very strange state.

It was like it had turned into a black hole, seemingly capable of swallowing everything.

A black hole is actually a celestial body with infinitely small volume but infinitely large mass.

From a cosmic perspective, Roy's body is indeed extremely small, so when he began to compress the power of the Black Phoenix to its extreme, he successfully simulated the power of a black hole.

Have you ever seen how a black hole devours a star?
In 2023, America Space Agency's satellites observed an unusual ray flash in the Draco constellation, 40 billion light-years from Earth. After further observation and analysis using the Hubble Space Telescope, the conclusion was that a star was being swallowed by a black hole.

However, with current human technology, it is impossible to directly observe the process of a black hole devouring a star.

Even if a black hole were to devour a star right before your eyes, it would be like a car accident happening in front of an amoeba—it seems like it happened, yet it also seems like nothing happened at all.

(Amoebas are the smallest single-celled organisms, ranging from only 2 to 3 micrometers in size to as large as 5 millimeters, which can be seen with the naked eye.)
Humans are too insignificant in the face of the universe, just like amoebas are in the human world.

The same applies to lifespan. Human civilization has only existed for a few thousand years, while the sun can exist for billions of years. There are several zeros in the difference.

But now, Roy is witnessing the process of a star being swallowed by a black hole from a first-person perspective.

First, Roy captured the light emitted by the star, both visible and invisible, making the star appear to have a long tail.

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Then, under the immense gravitational pull, the entire star began to enter Roy's orbit.

In this process, all matter and energy on the star's surface are irresistibly sucked into the black hole and completely disappear.

There was no sound, no light, and everything seemed perfectly calm.

It calmly went from existence to non-existence.

Roy realized something and quietly observed the process of the black hole devouring the star, comprehending the rules through this terrifying celestial phenomenon.

In the end, the star disappeared silently into the black hole, and Roy also completed his spiritual advancement.

Well, although Roy was very powerful in the past, he always viewed things and fought from a human perspective.

However, the human perspective is too limited, making it less effective in high-level combat.

The reason why Leviathan and Samael were easily defeated by Roy was mainly because the difference in strength was too great. Roy could create miracles simply by exerting great force.

"Roy Black, do you know how to fight now?"

Lucifer did not disturb Roy while he was meditating, but waited until Roy opened his eyes before asking him a question.

“Lucifer Morningstar, I now understand how to wield my power! Consider this a favor I owe you!”

Upon hearing this, Lucifer shook his head.

"Roy, I don't need you to owe me favors. I just want a strong enough opponent to make me feel truly alive! Now, let me see your true power!"

As he spoke, Lucifer's body erupted with dazzling light, his body continuously expanding, releasing terrifying energy like a neutron star.

(Neutron stars are the densest stars, but they can be very small in size.)
Roy understood that this was the true power of Lucifer Morningstar, the Vice-King of Heaven.

But in reality, this outward energy is not Lucifer's whole story; his control over the rules is what is most terrifying.

“God said: Let there be light!”

Roy had witnessed Uriel use the Great Prophecy several times, but the angels of wisdom still needed Genesis to complete it, while Lucifer did not.

Moreover, Lucifer's great prophecy was clearly many times stronger than Uriel's!
In Roy's vision, the entire starry sky was covered by white holy light; as far as the eye could see, there was only endless white, and all other colors had disappeared.

At this moment, even Roy felt like he was being dyed white.

Roy didn't want to be stained white, so he began to unleash all of his Phoenix Power to fight against Lucifer.

Roy said: "Let there be darkness!"

Using a satirical, anti-prophetic technique, Roy unleashed the power of the Black Phoenix to create a black hole and begin vying with Lucifer for control of the cosmos.

Energy, color, sound, and light cannot escape the gravity of a black hole.

Seeing this, Lucifer made a grasping motion in the air towards the black hole.

"God said: Let light and darkness each have their own role; let there be day and night!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black hole began to sink and showed signs of disintegration.

Roy was caught off guard and knocked down, and the light began to separate from the darkness.

"God said, 'Let there be an air between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters!'"

After darkness and light separated, the heavy rain began to fall again.

Roy knew that Lucifer was setting up his real trump card. To defeat Lucifer, he had to do the opposite and not let him complete the creation of the world step by step with the Great Prophecy.

But what should I do?

Roy had just tried to use the anti-prophecy spell, but Lucifer easily broke it.

The two have a very different understanding of the rules.

Roy was just a beginner, while Lucifer was clearly a PhD in understanding the rules.

It is clearly impossible to defeat Lucifer in this way.

So what is Roy's greatest strength?

(End of this chapter)