After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

However, when the Second Prince initiated the divine descent ritual and was empowered by divine power, one could also see the extremely frequent magical fluctuations around Charles.

It is clear that the opponent is casting multiple spells.

Perhaps he was preparing for the great battle that was about to break out, after all, the fighting power that a well-prepared wizard could unleash was completely different from that of a wizard who was caught off guard.

"But what's the point?"

The Second Prince shook his head: "It seems that perhaps the traditional concept of the legendary supreme being that has bound your vision for thousands of years in the Western Continent."

"So much so that you all overlook the fact that the gap between a true god and a legend is even greater than the gap between a legend and a lower-level transcendent."

There are limits to legends.

The total amount of magic that a legend can control has an insurmountable upper limit.

This alone determines that legendary-level powerhouses are far inferior to demigods and true gods who have ignited the divine fire and embarked on the path to godhood.

This is the difference between humans and gods.

A chasm that separates the mortal from the divine, a chasm that no matter how talented you are, you cannot cross.

"It seems that His Highness the Second Prince hasn't seen the demonstration I gave at the Extraordinary Academy—"

Charles smiled calmly.

Suddenly, the rotating runes in his eyes shone brightly.

In the ocean of the mind, the calculations that surged and roared like raging waves suddenly stopped.

Then, all the numbers, all the characters, countless arcane laws and models within the ocean of consciousness—

All vanished in an instant.

Only that one correct trajectory remains.

"Trajectory calculation complete."

"Error verification completed, track correction completed."

"Sword of Damocles self-check complete."

"Divine Retribution Launch!"

At the same time, Charles grabbed Isabella beside him and activated "Astral Walk".

……

"Did they escape...?"

The second prince looked at the lingering spatial fluctuations before him and shook his head slightly.

He had expected Charles to fight him head-on.

However, the other party may have already recognized the situation and understood the insurmountable gap between them.

Looking back now, it seems that Charles's previous composure and calmness, as well as his boastful words and harsh words, were nothing more than a show of bravado to escape.

"But how far can you escape?"

The second prince had anticipated this situation and set up a divine barrier in the surrounding space.

Under the influence of divine power, the effectiveness of any teleportation spell will be affected, preventing it from traveling too far.

His divine power extended slightly, and he quickly located the whereabouts of Ciel and Isabella.

however--

next moment.

Without warning, without reason.

An immense fear suddenly rose in the Second Prince's heart.

At first, it was just a slight premonition.

However, in just a few breaths, that premonition grew stronger and stronger, becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

This is completely incomprehensible.

After completing the divine descent ritual and receiving the protection of the Lord's divine power, even a forbidden spell unleashed by a legendary mage at full power was nothing more than a small fireball that the Second Prince could easily deflect with a wave of his hand.

Throughout the entire Western Continent, perhaps only a large-scale divine spell jointly cast by several legendary divine sorcerers of the Dawn Church could pose a certain threat to him.

However, that was merely a threat.

It's far from being life-threatening.

A huge shadow completely enveloped the Second Prince's heart.

I will die —

This is not just idle worry or baseless whining, but a real premonition.

"Then, please bear witness."

"Shot from the hand of a mortal, using the gravity of a planet as a string—"

"Star Arrow".

Calm words rang in the Second Prince's ears.

He suddenly raised his head.

then.

I saw that streak piercing the sky—

Starlight falling from the sky.

Chapter Forty: The Day Gods Fell

"meteor?"

The Duke's Mansion in the inner city of the capital.

Duke Brunstadt suddenly felt something and looked up at the night sky outside the window.

A fiery meteor streaked across the silent, dark sky, its crimson glow illuminating the dome shrouded in night.

He had just vaguely sensed something unusual outside the city, but before he could think about it carefully, he saw the falling star before him.

As one of the oldest races in the Western Continent, the Vampire Clan still has many records from three thousand years ago in their ancestral city, the City of a Thousand Years, from an era when gods looked down upon the human world and saints and demigods walked the earth.

According to records in ancient books, in that era—

Every time a meteor streaks across the sky, it signifies the fall of a great being worthy of ascending to the throne of gods.

At the same time, it also symbolizes the birth of a god-slayer.

"After all, it is an ancient book from thousands of years ago, and many details are no longer verifiable. Now that I think about it, there are bound to be some exaggerations."

Duke Brunstad shook his head.

Those are stars high in the sky, existing since the beginning of creation, looking down upon the human world from above, unchanging through the ages.

The birth and death, existence and disappearance of stars are governed by supreme laws, which are beyond the control of mortals.

Not to mention, in this day and age, the gods have long since vanished and are nowhere to be found.

And what about a god-slayer?

“No, Uncle Carter—”

"you are wrong."

"Godslayers truly exist."

Eisveda's words interrupted Duke Brunstad's soliloquy.

The vampire progenitor gazed silently at the night sky, his clear, cold eyes illuminated by the brilliant starlight.

"and--"

"I roughly know who he is..."

There was absolutely no reason or basis for it.

But at this moment, Aisveta was absolutely certain.

He is the only person in the world capable of doing something like this.

......

The Silent Forest.

Wearing a layered yet simple dark dress, Augudia suddenly raised her eyes and looked towards the south of the continent, where the most prosperous human kingdom—the Aran Empire—was located.

As an ancient dragon named after the night, Augudia's lifespan is as long as that of the Shadow Council. The amount of things she has experienced or witnessed is unimaginable to other short-lived races.

That's why she often likes to transform into other forms and walk the world in other people's identities, just to find some fun in her long and lonely life as an ancient dragon.

But at this moment, an undisguised look of horror flashed in Augudia's dark eyes.

After a long silence, she lightly covered her mouth and said, "This really is..."

"This is such a big news story that we dare not even share it..."