Let's start over, Your Majesty.

Chapter 301 Sothos, Farewell
"Everyone back off!"

Caesar shouted,
As soon as he finished speaking, Gurich spread out six pairs of wings, and all the terrifying eyes on them turned toward the central ring. The eyes of the pale head in the middle lit up with a dark purple light.

Ripples spread outwards, and then, visibly, the void around Gurich began to distort. From those distorted spaces, fine tendrils of spiritual energy extended out, emanating an aura even more eerie than that of the spirit beings themselves.

The spirit beings surrounding it all turned into wisps of dust, absorbed by the eerie aura emanating from the spatial rifts.

"What the hell is that?"

Caesar couldn't confirm it; this completely altered form of Guriki seemed to have exceeded the comprehension of normal worldviews.
"Master, the things inside are more dangerous than everything before combined."

Mu Yue's tone even revealed a sense of fear.

Caesar's heart sank; he suddenly realized what Gurich was doing.
He is attracting those beings from the abyss of the spirit world!
The distortion of spacetime intensified, and the magnitude of the distortion became enormous. Suddenly, one of the compound eyes, composed of countless eyes, opened. In reality, this single rift would be at least a thousand meters in diameter.

A putrid stench emanated from it, and the cracks began to tremble more violently, as the strange creatures within were tearing through space, trying to break free from the abyss of the spirit world.

"So, what is that?"

Ita stared in astonishment at the scene before him.

“That’s Gurich, but judging from his current state, it seems his journey to becoming a great hero wasn’t going smoothly, and he ended up looking like this,” Caesar said.

The only explanation Caesar could think of was that the advancement relic the kingdom had used for Gurich had malfunctioned, causing the same problem that had befallen him back then. Gurich had suffered a backlash curse and had been pulled into the spirit world. Caesar speculated that the only way for Gurich to quell his own curse was through the rich life force of the natural divine authority released at the ritual site.

The only way to ensure their own survival is to devour Yumilia and Muirna.

"Ita, go and protect the ceremony site with Williamson! Leave this to me!" Caesar shouted.

Ita withdrew her gaze. She understood that the only person who could now contend with that thing was Caesar, who had obtained the power of the Holy Emperor's position.

"Caesar, be careful," she said, then turned and flew toward the ceremony site.

Caesar turned and looked at the six-winged Guriki.

The other party also noticed him.

One of its wings flapped, instantly unleashing a magical storm that swept towards Caesar.

Golden light swirled in Caesar's eyes as he raised his sword to the sky. Golden light flashed, and a magnificent phantom of the Formless Heavenly Domain rose from the ground, forming a golden barrier. The magical storm that had just struck melted away like melting snow.

He pointed his sword forward, and a golden spear materialized before him. It was the Breaking Army Spear, enhanced by the power of the Formless Heavenly Domain, with concentric circles of crimson ripples encircling its golden shaft.

With a soft clang, the enhanced Spear of Destruction shot out, transforming into a streak of light that flashed through the void before heading straight for the core ring of Gurich.

With its domineering power imbued with the strength of a high-ranking individual, if it hits, even if Guriki is currently at the peak of the Great Hero level, he would not be able to withstand it.

However, just as the golden light was about to strike him, it made a completely illogical turn, shooting upwards at a ninety-degree angle and disappearing into the endless void.

“Rules and laws.” Caesar immediately recognized the power that Gurich was using.

The core ability of a Judgment Sorcerer, like his Laws of Order, is to alter the rules of an object within a certain range, causing it to deviate from common sense.

And given that he can alter the power of the Broken Army Spear that carries the power of a specific position, Gurich's current abilities are probably more powerful than he imagined.

But even if he were a god, he would have to stop here now!

Spiritual tendrils continued to extend from around Gurich, as he sought to summon beings from the abyss of the spirit world to wipe out everyone here, at which point he could directly devour Yumilia's natural divine authority.

Caesar would never let him advance an inch!
Golden light flashed in his eyes, and the phantom of the Formless Heaven Domain became more substantial, while its scale expanded once again.

"Wait, Master, what are you doing?" Mu Yue's anxious voice came through.

It realized that Caesar was activating the wisp of divine consciousness belonging to Rean that was buried in the Imperial Seal, and that he was not only enduring divinity, but also directly burning the original power of the Imperial Seal!
This power will destroy his body!

Golden cracks spread across Caesar's skin, radiating a divine glow along with his purplish-black armor.

Caesar ceased overdrawing the original power of the Imperial Seal. After obtaining the title of King-Forger, his control over the Imperial Seal was strengthened, and he also gained greater control over his divine consciousness.

The overall enhancement of Mihe Spring's physical strength further improved his control. His divine sense was not fully released, but it had already reached the maximum value he could withstand, and his physical strength had also reached its limit.

But that's enough; he now has the ability to kill Gurichi.

His consciousness turned to Gurich, who seemed to sense the danger as well. The pupils on his wings widened and looked over at the imposing figure beneath the magnificent temple.

Caesar's ability to utilize magic has reached its limit, and Xue Lai has almost exhausted her own magic to restore him.

The aura around him surged, carrying the power of the Boundless Heavenly Domain Temple, pressing down on Gurich.

On one side were the tentacles that distorted space, and on the other, a magnificent golden temple. The two forces clashed and confronted each other until the temple shone brightly and crashed down. Even with his mutation, Gurich was still ultimately a sorcerer, while Caesar possessed power beyond reality, completely overwhelming him on a rank level.

Under the oppressive power of the Formless Heavenly Domain, black blood spurted from the eyes on the wings, flowing freely. The head at the center of the ring twisted in pain and rage, making it look even more terrifying.

But suddenly, the central ring began to spin rapidly, and Caesar then noticed that the opponent's magical fluctuations were becoming illusory.

His magic was rapidly draining away, shattering along with his physical body, and he had done it all himself.
Is Gurich devouring itself?

No, Caesar suddenly realized, and then turned his head to look. At this moment, the strands of spiritual tentacles extending from the crack in the abyss were gradually intertwining with the tentacles around Gurich, merging together.

His self-harm was an act of abandoning the last vestige of his humanity, a complete depravity, in an attempt to merge with the power of the abyss creatures!

Caesar tried to stop him, but it was too late. Tentacles extending from the abyss rift had already entangled him. Gurich was currently receiving power from the abyss creatures, and his own rank attributes were rapidly increasing.

An aura of death and decay swept across the area, this time on a much larger scale. All the spirit creatures that approached, as well as the fantastical creatures he created and the summons of the Illusionary Sea Scroll, were corroded to nothing but ashes, leaving none behind.

"Get out of there!"

Williamson's brass mech lashed out a rope from its left arm, forcefully pulling its companion back from a distance and hiding behind the rubble of the ruins.

Ita had just torn apart a spirit creature with a tiger's head and a snake's body when he saw the encroaching storm of corruption. He was about to leave when he turned around and saw Muirna and Yumilia still performing the ritual on the ritual platform. He gritted his teeth, turned around, and deployed his own barrier, relying on the power of the Dragon Pact to block the corruption.

"Well"

Blood seeped from beneath her dragon scales as she endured the intense, agonizing pain, shielding the ritual platform from the attack.

"His status is rising rapidly, and he's becoming uncontrollable!"

Caesar felt a chill in his heart. At this moment, Muyue and Xuelai had reached their limits. Cracks were appearing on his armor, and drops of blood were seeping from his pores.

His heart sank. He knew he had no choice but to continue releasing the remaining divinity, or they would all die here once Gurich completed the fusion!

There's no time to worry about anything else!

Just as he was about to lift the restrictions and release all the remaining divinity, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

“Rean, it’s not time for you to risk your life yet.”

Turning my head, I saw Sothos's face.

"Sothos?"

This was the last trace of his consciousness preserved in the black box, which awakened from his formless realm after Caesar unsealed his divinity.

He patted Caesar on the shoulder, a calm smile on his face:
"Long time no see, looks like you've run into big trouble."

"Sothos, you..."

Before Caesar could finish speaking, Sothos released him and floated towards Gurich. Caesar suddenly realized what Sothos was planning to do, and his pupils contracted.

"Come back here!"

But Sothos ignored him and drifted further and further away, heading towards Gurich.

“I’ve said it before, I’m just a wisp of consciousness now. It’s a miracle that I can actually meet you six hundred years from now,” Sothos said calmly.

At this point, Caesar was using all his power to suppress Gurich and was no longer able to stop him.

"I told you, call me if you encounter any trouble. I really don't know what you're thinking by carrying everything on your own."

He stopped, turned back, and smiled at Caesar:
"Rean, this is the last time I'll protect you."

"I told you to stop!"

Caesar tried to stop it, but it was too late.

Sothos's body began to become ethereal, and then it radiated a brilliant light. He closed his eyes, and a wisp of spiritual light extended into the void, connecting with something.

His body suddenly materialized at that moment, and a golden-red court robe appeared on his body.

That was the outfit he wore when he became prime minister, the pinnacle of his life.

Those blue eyes opened, and his face was filled with supreme holiness.
He exhausted his last wisp of consciousness, searching for and absorbing the spiritual energy he had once wandered in this spirit realm, and merging with it at this moment.

At this moment, Sothos was no longer just a wisp of residual consciousness, but the peak of the great hero level who was once second only to one person!

(End of this chapter)