I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

The old king, or rather old Victor, was hardly a kind person.

He killed his own brothers for the throne.

He possessed his descendants in order to gain power.

To achieve his ultimate obsession, he was willing to share a room with nine evil gods, using his soul as a bargaining chip and time as a stake.

But all of this is predicated on his identity as "the king of the kingdom".

Old Victor could be cruel, suspicious, and willing to sacrifice anyone for the greater good, but he never used the kingdom itself as a bargaining chip.

The Nine Gods can share a body with him, wear down his will, and delay his awakening, but they will never allow him to cross that line: using the people of the capital to satisfy the evil god's hunger.

But now that line has been crossed.

In the rewritten timeline, the real Prince Victor was destroyed by Valentine's Great Holy Light spell during this morning's investiture ceremony.

During this period of silence, the consciousness of the nine gods gained complete control.

In other words, the current situation arose because the nine gods acted freely.

Victor's right hand, holding the staff, fell, the tip of the staff touching the ground. A circle of grayish-white light spread outward from the point of impact, causing wild grass to wither, soil to crack, and the magic energy in the air to be completely drained away.

In the area swept by the light, tiny white eggs began to emerge from the soil, each one swelling and pulsating, ready to hatch into a mutant at any moment.

"The king's duty is to protect this land, but... where have you moved the capital? Answer me!"

Although the curses were directed at the nine gods within his body, the attacks were still aimed at the hero wielding the holy sword.

Just kidding. Ordinary people's memories can be altered, but the memories of heroes are different. The only way to prevent the church from finding out is to destroy them.

The moment Victor swung his staff, Ji Tian's divine sense had already detected at least three different fluctuations of authority.

The eggs of the [Nest], the deformities and diseases of the [Thousand-Faced Mother], and the [mysterious] aura that shrouds everything.

The three powers were activated simultaneously, but due to Victor's anger at that moment, the coordination was not smooth.

Immediately afterwards, the old king raised his left hand sharply, spread his five fingers, and a pitch-black sphere unfolded in front of his palm, rapidly expanding.

The "exile" authority of the [Return to Nothingness] within the body!

A low, hollow hum came from the crack, and the surrounding air, light, and even sound were swallowed up by the crack.

He attempted to send Ji Tian, ​​along with the land beneath his feet covered in insect eggs, into the void!

In this way, out of sight, out of mind, and time can be used to see if it is possible to return to the timeline where the capital is still here and make amends.

But Ji Tian's holy sword slashed down vertically, the golden sword light cutting into the edge of the crack, like making a cut in cloth.

He actually cleaved the pitch-black sphere formed by gathering his "exile" power in two!

The crack trembled violently the moment the sword light touched it, its edges crumbled, and it rapidly contracted until it disappeared.

Viktor hadn't expected his opponent to be so troublesome. He teleported in front of him, swung his great staff in a silver arc, and smashed it toward Ji Tian's side.

This attack was far more powerful than before, and the great staff itself was glowing, amplifying Viktor's physical attacks.

Ji Tian parried to the side, and the holy sword and the great staff collided again. The shockwave ripped away a layer of soil beneath their feet, and rubble flew dozens of steps away.

At the moment of the second impact, Ji Tian sensed changes occurring on Viktor's body surface.

A thin, grayish-white film seeped from under Viktor's skin, covering the wounds on his arms, torso, and even his face, which healed rapidly after being covered by the film.

Seeing this, Ji Tian also became interested. "Is it similar to an ability related to reproduction and regeneration?"

The eggs on the ground had begun to hatch, and countless tiny life forms were breaking out of their shells in the soil. Before long, countless bat-like monsters appeared.

Viktor's figure suddenly disappeared.

Not only did he disappear physically, but his existence could not even be detected by divine sense.

This concealment was even more thorough than before. Victor combined the skills of the Concealer and the Memory Eater, hiding himself while devouring Ji Tian's memories of him.

The divine sense barrier of a Nascent Soul cultivator was as solid as a rock. The wisp of energy bounced back after hitting the barrier, and Ji Tian found its source by tracing the energy source. He then slashed diagonally to the left side of the void with his sword.

A golden sword light cleaved through the air, forcing Victor's figure to emerge from concealment only to vanish again in an instant.

It seems there's something within the opponent that counters Holy Light; continuing to fight with the Holy Sword would be too inefficient.

He threw it backhand.

The holy sword flew out of her hand, tracing a golden arc, and landed precisely at Shirley's feet. The blade embedded itself in the soil, the hilt pointing upwards, trembling slightly in the wind of the wasteland.

Tyrol looked at the holy sword at Sherry's feet, her face filled with astonishment.

"Why did the hero throw away the holy sword?"

Shouldn't we just unleash the Holy Sword at this point, and then, with everyone's prayers and blessings, destroy all nine evil gods?

Sonia was equally puzzled, but what puzzled her even more was that her brother, who was beginning to take human form, had died during the awarding ceremony this morning. Why had someone suddenly appeared who called himself "Victor"?

It is clear that Sonia's memories have been altered by the "modified past".

Sherry bent down, drew the holy sword, and casually held it in her hand, weighing it in her hand a couple of times.

"The Holy Sword? It's just a limiter for my master."

Tyrol didn't understand, and Sonia was also taken aback.

Shirley watched Ji Tian's retreating figure, her orange-gold eyes filled with undisguised admiration:

"The Holy Sword should theoretically detach itself from the Holy Mountain when it encounters the right person, but... guess why my master was able to pull the Holy Sword out along with the Holy Mountain?"

At the same time, the spiritual power within Ji Tian's body was no longer suppressed and surged forth, revealing his Nascent Soul cultivation!

A powerful spiritual pressure expanded outward from his body, like a great sun rising over the wasteland.

The mutated bats that were trying to pounce were crushed into dust the moment the spiritual pressure touched them.

Then, Ji Tian's palm flared with multicolored flames, which transformed into the shape of a lotus flower and were thrown out.

The fire lotus exploded the moment it came into contact with the dust.

The shockwave, carrying flames, spread outwards, blasting a deep crater into the ground within a radius of several thousand feet, causing soil to churn and rocks to fly everywhere!

Viktor's figure flashed out from the edge of the flames, his left hand catching sparks before quickly bursting into flames again.

Unexpectedly, the flames seemed impossible to extinguish!

This hero can actually use flames that can directly injure a god's body without relying on the holy sword!

What extraordinary talent! It's even comparable to Merlin, the creator of modern magic!

Even the old king couldn't help but feel a sense of appreciation for his talent.

He casually severed the left half of his body, which had been scorched by the flames, and while rapidly regenerating his divine form, he beckoned:

"Hero, you are so powerful, why do you submit to the church and the gods?"

Ji Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Do you know how gods play their games? Do you know what happens when the three gods merge? Do you know how this world came to be? Heroes are nothing more than pawns in the gods' games, no matter how strong they are. How about this, you become my ally, and I will tell you the truth."

However, a mere verbal alliance is not enough to solidify the relationship, so Victor continued:

"Sonia is a good girl. She is innocent and kind. Although she doesn't have much magical talent, her character is truly the best in the royal family. If you are willing, I can give her to you in marriage."

Sonia heard this from afar, her ears perked up immediately, and she opened her mouth to curse, but her voice was silenced by the old king the moment she left the protective barrier.

Ji Tian, ​​however, completely disbelieved his opponent's nonsense and continued his relentless attack, taunting as he fought, "Oh ho? You can stall for time? What kind of spell has such a long wind-up?"

Old Viktor had no choice but to deal with his opponent decisively, his light blade silently slicing through the air, space, and time.

It is the almost ruthless authority of the "Blade of Time," which allows one to gain victory by destroying the enemy's past or future!

"Goodbye, little hero, I'll probably never forget you!"

His figure was enveloped by the silver-white light blade, transforming into a stream of light that flowed upstream along the river of time.