I, the Holy Maiden of Light, tear apart the Outer Gods.

Now that things have come to this, His fate is sealed.

However, Azathoth felt neither panic nor despair. His time as a god had been far too long; long enough that he had lost most of his emotions, including the fear of death. Now, Azathoth simply stood within the magic circle, quietly watching Ange, waiting for her to speak.

Fortunately, Ange didn't have the habit of being a nitpicker. While pouring out her magic, Ange slowly said, "Do you remember what I said when I declared war on the world?"

“…” Azathoth was silent for a moment, then replied in a hoarse and weak voice, “In the name of the gods… Ah, so that’s how it is. You used your divine position as a price to exchange for the world not taking your life.”

"Hmm~ I told you from the beginning, I have no interest in being a god. If you weren't trying to destroy the world and kill my wives, I wouldn't even bother with you. So, the divine position is just a one-time thing for me."

Anjie's tone was light and cheerful.

But the next second, Anjie's tone turned serious:

"Not just anyone can become a god. Those who can withstand near-infinite life are either inanimate objects without desires or mentally ill. Whoever it is, their souls will be worn down in the endless river of time, eventually turning them into complete madmen."

I know my own personality very well; I absolutely cannot endure this kind of torment. Therefore, compared to immortal gods, mortals who are 'born in the morning and die at night' are more suitable for me.

Life is precious precisely because it involves death.

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening buzzing sound resounded through the sky.

The magic circle, formed by power equivalent to the world, has finally been completed.

Azathoth knew that if Ange wanted to, he could end this life, which should have no end, in the next second.

At this moment, He fell silent.

Ange didn't rush to deliver the final blow to Azathoth, but instead quietly watched the lump of flesh slowly writhing within the magic circle.

After a long silence, Ange finally heard Azathoth whisper, "Blind and foolish gods, the embodiment of the dark side of this world... I am such a being, a being that should bring despair to all living beings, yet I myself cannot feel the emotion of 'despair'..."

Ah... Ange, you might be right... I really have lived too long...

Azathoth then added, "But you've overlooked one thing. The consequences of declaring war on the world are not something that can be equated to a divine position. Moreover, the divine position is originally a product of this world."

So, when you kill me, everything will fall to the ground, and your death will be inevitable. Perhaps at that moment you'll envy me, envy that I feel no fear even in death.

However, Azathoth responded with a calm smile.

Ange raised her finger, and terrifying magic gathered at her fingertip. The entire magic circle trembled violently with Ange's movement, and the pressure within it surged instantly. Azathoth's body was kneaded by the powerful force like dough, and divine blood and bits of flesh splattered into every corner of the magic circle.

In the last second of Azathoth's remaining consciousness, He faintly heard Ange's words—

"Azathoth, this is also a reason for your failure—you don't have anyone in charge!"

What does "having someone in high places" mean?

As doubts arose, Azathoth's last vestige of will was torn to shreds by the raging magic, ultimately returning to nothingness.

The instant Azathoth vanished completely, Castal and the others in the distance all looked up at the sky over the far north.

They could no longer sense Azathoth's presence!

For a deity, the disappearance of their aura is all too obvious!

The ensuing joy and relief resonated in everyone's hearts.

The three siblings, Nyarlathotep, exchanged glances and then breathed a sigh of relief. As children of Azathoth, they knew all too well just how powerful Azathoth was. In fact, when they made the decision to confront Azathoth, even they themselves weren't entirely confident.

The fact that Azathoth's aura has now dissipated proves that they made the right bet!

"What do you want to do after this?" Nyar asked with a smile, looking at Gab and Yug.

In fact, even if Shabu and Yug didn't say anything, Naya could guess the general idea.

As expected, Yug said slowly, "Now that the Father God has fallen, the mythical creatures have lost their connection with the Father God and have become a race in this world. I intend to spend the next thousand years guiding the mythical creatures onto the right path."

Before Shabu could say anything, Yug stepped forward and interrupted, "Yes, Shabu, come back with me to take power among the mythical creatures."

Gauze: "...No, I didn't agree to that!"

As Naya watched Shabu and Yug bickering, a smile unconsciously crept onto her face.

However, at this moment, Castale noticed that Aurora's expression was very unpleasant.

"What's wrong?" Castale asked with concern.

Aurora, however, stared silently in the direction of the far north with a gloomy face.

Aurora's actions also attracted the attention of others. Just then, a deafening explosion came from the direction of the far north, and a violent energy wave spread from the far north to the entire continent.

At the same time, Castells and the others were horrified to discover that Ange's life force was also rapidly diminishing!

Section 285, Chapter 43: The System's True Form

The earth hung upside down in the sky, and countless white towers rose from it, with intricate golden runes floating in the air. This wasn't Ange's first time here, and besides, she had only just left this place—

The origins of the world.

She obtained the Law of Balance here, became a deity here, and now she can return her divine position here, which can be considered a complete ending.

As Ange thought this, she looked towards the center of the world's origin, where the system, shaped like her, was smiling at her.

Just as Anjie was about to greet her, the system spoke up first: "Oh, isn't this the Goddess? What happened to you? You've fallen so low that you were pulled into the world's origin and stripped of your divine status!"

Anjie: "..."

Fortunately, the system knew that it had a physical body here. In order to avoid being beaten up by Anjie, she changed the subject before Anjie's face turned completely dark. "How about talking about your feelings about saving the world with your own hands? Usually, at this time, shouldn't the hero who has defeated the big boss give a passionate and indignant speech of justice?"

Anjie snorted and waved her hand, "I don't have time for that. If you want to listen first, any wandering poet in the tavern would speak better than me."

"If Azathoth knew that the one who defeated Him didn't even want to leave a single word of farewell, how heartbroken he would be." As he spoke, the system dramatically wiped its eyes. "For a major boss like Him to die so disgracefully, boohoo..."

"...Next time you fake cry, you could put some water in your eyes beforehand, otherwise it looks very fake. Please, if you're going to act, at least have some professionalism." Ange pouted. "Besides, don't you know more about Azathoth's situation than I do?"

Upon hearing Anjie's words, the system finally looked up, staring at her with a blank expression. "What are you saying? I don't quite understand~"

After saying that, he gently tapped his head and stuck out his tongue.

What is it like to look at your own face and act cute in an affected tone and pose?

Anjie is now fully qualified to answer this question!

"That's enough! Can you please stop using my face to do such shameful things!" Anjie slapped herself in the face. If she didn't have something to ask of this guy, she would have slapped the system in the face instead!

Seeing that it had successfully broken An Jie's defenses, the system laughed heartily. After a long while, the system finally caught its breath and focused its gaze on An Jie again. "As expected of you, you noticed it so quickly."

Anjie rolled her eyes. "It's obvious that you never intended to hide it."

The power of gods comes from the world. A single drop of their blood can easily change the world, let alone the fall of a god. Moreover, Azathoth was a being that even all the gods in the divine realm would find troublesome when they joined forces. How could His fall be ended by a single explosion?

"And I noticed the moment the magic circle activated that Azathoth's presence had vanished. Hmm, you must have rescued him."

Anjie said nonchalantly, glancing sideways at the system in the distance that was smiling at her.

The system didn't deny it, but instead asked, "You know we're on the same side, so why would I rescue Azathoth? Or... guess why I took Him away."

“Reason?” Ange raised an eyebrow. “Didn’t you already say it before—balance? Everything you’ve done is for balance. You brought about the birth of Azathoth to counterbalance the gods, and you made me a god to counterbalance Azathoth, who was already stronger than the other gods. Even the way you saved Azathoth just now was for the same reason.”

"Hmm~ that's certainly a perfect reason. After all, I'm a balancing expert..."

"No, you are not the law of balance."

Anjie interrupted the system before it could finish speaking.

The system wasn't annoyed; instead, it quietly looked at Anjie, signaling her to provide an explanation.

"You have never been a law of balance."

Actually, I suspected your identity a long time ago. Why can you create a divine artifact with the power of laws that doesn't exist in this world out of thin air? Why can you predict future events? Why did you urge me to say that I should be an enemy of the world? What you have done and what you are capable of have far exceeded the scope of the balance law.

It wasn't until what happened in the divine realm just now that I finally confirmed your identity—the will of the world. You are the will of this world, you are this world itself, from the very beginning, and always have been.

"Hahaha~"

After hearing Anjie's words, the system laughed happily.

This time, her laughter was no longer restrained, but more unrestrained.

Anjie looked at the other person with an unchanged expression.

"Are you done laughing? If there's nothing else, let me go. I've already planned to go back to the little church in Aisa Town and live in seclusion after this job. I still have a bunch of luggage to pack at the Church of Light. I don't have time to watch you have this episode."

"Hey, now that you know I'm the will of the world, you still dare to act this way towards me. You just declared war on me. In other words, we're enemies now. Aren't you afraid I'll just kill you right here?"

"..."

After the system finished speaking, he saw Anjie first give him a disgusted look, then lie on the ground without saying a word and give him the middle finger.

"I'm all set. If you want to kill me, hurry up and do it. I'll also give you some advice: even if you cut off my head, I can still bounce around for a while while holding my head. If you don't want to see a headless corpse spitting blood, you'd better give me a quick death and disintegrate me at the elemental level."

"..."

"Hurry up! Why are you taking so long to kill someone in this whole world?" Anjie saw that the system hadn't moved for a long time, so she slowly got up from the ground. "See? You're not going to kill me. What's the point of keeping me around? Let me go."

The system was amused by Anjie's attitude and shook its head, saying, "You really knew I couldn't hurt you."

“When you became a god, you told me a lot of things, the only truth of which was that the law of balance is one of the pillars of this world. Now, my existence is meant to balance Azathoth, so if you don’t want the law of balance to collapse, you naturally can’t kill me,” Ange said calmly.

Azathoth was used to balance the gods, while I was used to balance the overly powerful Azathoth. I am like a protective mechanism for the world, which is not very useful in normal times but is indispensable.

Of course, Anjie cannot guarantee that the system can cultivate another being just like herself.

Therefore, Anjie's words just now contained a gamble to some extent.

However, judging from the results, he made the right bet.

The system looked at Anjie, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "You've done so much for me, so here's a small reward for you."

Ange was a little confused. "What is that?"

However, the system said nothing, only giving Ange a mysterious smile.

The next second, white light enveloped Anjie, and the source of the world gradually shrank in Anjie's eyes until finally, darkness enveloped her.

Chapter 44, Section 286: My name is Aza.

"My precious daughter, you died so tragically! I never imagined I'd be the one to bury my child, sob sob sob—"

"The divine aura emanating from her has vanished, and the laws she represented have also disappeared completely... If Anjie hadn't achieved godhood through physical means, she probably wouldn't even have left a corpse..."