At this moment, shatter the dimensional barrier

What she found most interesting was watching those little ones desperately searching for ways to grow up, their faces filled with worry and distress.

Happiness instantly spread to her face!

At that moment, Istar sensed something, looked up, and saw a goddess whose power was sealed falling from the sky in the distance.

"Her power has been sealed?" Ishtar's nose twitched slightly. "Hmm~ There's still Master's aura. It was Master who did it."

Suddenly, his languid expression turned intriguing: "An unfamiliar god, from another world? His power was sealed and he was thrown here, so this is punishment?"

Thinking of this, he slid his finger across the falling figure.

A phantom time dial instantly enveloped the falling figure, appearing before her the next moment.

"Huh? This appearance? It looks a lot like a slightly older version of the God of Knights. Are they related?" Istar looked at 'Lungomniad', who had been frozen in time by her, with a puzzled expression.

“Whether it’s related or not, having your power sealed by your master is a sin, so give me something to cheer me up,” Ishtar said with a smile, pointing in the direction of the Holy Emperor’s Residence.

The goddess Rungomminiad transformed into a cannonball and hurtled towards the 'Holy Emperor's Residence'.

Ishtar narrowed her eyes into slits: "A sealed goddess fell from the sky and destroyed the highest political center of a country in the mortal world. Things are bound to get interesting."

Chapter 202: Punishing Istaru, the Goddess Falls

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A blinding meteor streaked across the sky over the cherry blossom capital, its light illuminating the entire sky and splitting the white clouds in two.

"What was that? A shooting star? It's been a hundred years, and this is the first time I've ever seen a shooting star streak across the sky." An elderly man with short blond hair and aged hands gripping a long spear stood upright at the entrance of a wooden building marked 'Katagiri Dojo,' gazing up at the sky, his voice hoarse with the vicissitudes of life.

"Wow! Master, look! The clouds in the sky have parted, is a shooting star about to fall to the ground?"

"Yes, Master! It's so spectacular. What if it falls to the ground?"

"Master can definitely shoot the meteor down, right?"

Behind the old man were a dozen or so boys and girls around thirteen or fourteen years old, dressed in black and white kendo uniforms; each of them was youthful and lively.

"Hahaha, your Katagiri master can't beat it, kids. You've been listening to Katagiri master bragging about his glorious deeds again, haven't you?" An old man with gray hair walked over with his hands behind his back, laughing loudly.

"Shinzawa, you old codger, you're always undermining me in front of the kids. If I could beat you, I would have given you a good thud on the head with my gun." Katagiri Tamaki said with a rolling of his eyes, then looked kindly at his dojo disciples.

"Kids, don't listen to this old man's nonsense. Although I can't break a big meteor, I can still handle a small one. It's true that I killed an elemental lord when I was young."

"We know, Master. We've heard it so many times we're sick of it." A girl smiled brightly.

Katagiri and the neighboring dojo's shove-san almost always undermine each other, but they actually have a very good relationship.

They are close friends I've known since the 'Great Flood'. Their masters are all over a hundred years old, but they are all fourth-level extraordinary beings.

They loved hearing their master's dramatic stories from his youth, especially those from the old days, and they longed to travel back in time to beat up those bad guys.

"Hahaha, did you hear that? The kids are annoyed with you. Go play, kids. I'm going to catch up with your master." Akira Tsubasa laughed heartily.

"Go on, kids, I'll have a little banter with this old man." Katagiri Tamaki said to his disciples, who were looking at him expectantly, with a hint of annoyance, "But you'll have to catch up on your studies later."

"Great! Master, Mr. Tisawa, you two chat!" the children shouted happily. They had skipped another class today, how wonderful!

"These kids, they're just like my lazybones, all they know is how to play." Akira Tsubasa chuckled and shook his head. After speaking, his expression turned calm, and he said with some emotion, "Old man, I feel like my life is coming to an end. I guess I only have a few years left. What about you?"

Katagiri Tamaki paused for a moment, then sighed deeply: "Me too, I don't have many years left, after all, I'm already 120 years old."

"I only advanced to the early stage of the fourth rank twenty years ago. I worked too hard when I was young and used up too much of my life force. I might be able to live for 160 or 170 years in the late stage of the fourth rank, but at most 150 years in the early stage."

"I'm worried about my sister, Gongyue. How heartbroken and lonely she will be after I'm gone..."

He didn't know what was going on, but the other 'Cursed Children' were able to grow up normally, and even the other 'Cursed Children' who were also at the fourth rank did not have this abnormality.

Unfortunately, Katagiri Yuzuki never grows up, remaining exactly as he was a hundred years ago, his appearance unchanged. This might be a blessing, or it might be a curse.

If one cannot grow up, then getting married and having children is nonsense.

As the elder brother, he got married and had children, and even his great-grandson is already married, with his great-great-grandson pregnant with his wife.

“I’m also worried about my sister, Fuse Midori…” Tsuzawa Akimasa was full of worry. He had gotten married and had children in the first year after the great flood, although his family treated Fuse Midori as family.

However, the older generation who cannot reach the fourth rank will always pass away before her. It is torturous to have no peers to confide in. Even high-ranking superhumans need someone to listen to their feelings.

“Fuse Midori and Yuzuki are both stronger than me, at the peak of the fourth rank. Breaking through to the fifth rank is only a matter of time, unless they deliberately refuse to break through,” Katagiri Tamaki said.

"A fifth-order being has a lifespan of five hundred years... that's a really long time."

"Sometimes, long periods of time are not a blessing for humankind, but a curse of loneliness."

"Which of humanity's heroes doesn't shoulder the burden of the future of all mankind and move forward with heavy responsibilities? Even heroes, under the curse of time, will have their shoulders crushed by the weight of their burdens." Akira Tsubasa said bitterly, his eyes moist.

"Over the past century, we have experienced both hardships and triumphs, and ultimately, we have paved the way for civilization from the perspective of those who bear the weight of civilization."

"The older you get, the more you will think back to your youth and feel reluctant to part with everything."

"Occasionally, I'll recall my friends from when I first started learning my craft in a corner of my memory."

"Rentaro Satomi, why is this guy not qualified to board 'Noah's Ark'? Those who want to become heroes are just collaborators in the end."

"This is one of the few regrets in my life."

"Who doesn't have regrets in their life?" Katagiri Tamaki was also full of bitterness.

"But when I think about how more and more new generations are taking on a better future, I feel that any regrets are just fleeting clouds."

"Hey... old man, look at that shooting star..." Akira Tsuruga stared wide-eyed at the shooting star that had already streaked across the other side of the sky: "Is it going to fall down?"

"It looks like it's about to fall... Wait, that direction! It's the Holy Emperor's Residence!" Katagiri Tamaki suddenly stood up and exclaimed, then calmed down and sat back down.

"A meteor that is about two meters long can destroy at most a small neighborhood."

"The Holy Emperor is already a fifth-order transcendent being. What are we worried about with a mere two-meter-long meteorite?"

"Old man, bring out the rice wine you've been hiding for ninety years and let me rinse my mouth with it."

"What? How did you know?"

"Gongyue told me, haha. Anyway, we two brothers don't have many years left to live. Should we leave this good stuff for our children and grandchildren instead of drinking it? Do they even understand what good stuff is?"

In the largest hospital in Sakura City.

A dozen or so men and women of varying ages surrounded the elderly man lying on the hospital bed, sobbing.

They were all extraordinary beings; those who appeared to be young or middle-aged were all at the fourth rank, and the elderly were all at the third rank. None of them were below the third rank.

"Dean! Dean! Waaaaaah..."

"You have clearly worked hard all your life and made so many contributions to the country and to civilization..."

The old man on the hospital bed barely opened his eyes and said in a kind voice, "Cough cough cough, children, don't be sad. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the natural order of the world."

There was no resentment in his eyes, only a calm acceptance of death and satisfaction with his life.

"The only one I feel sorry for is the god who gave me the 'eye of God'."

"I'm so sorry, great God. You had such high hopes for me, but I didn't become a hero as you expected. It's because I didn't try hard enough."

The old man was none other than Matsuzaki, who had been given a God's Eye by Luo Sheng. He was now 161 years old, at the peak of the fourth rank, and his life was nearing its end.

"Children, don't be sad, I will definitely go to heaven." Matsuzaki slowly closed his eyes contentedly, and the breath of life ceased the next second.

hum~

In the instant his life force ceased, the 'Eye of God' he held in his hand emitted light, and a firefly-like ray of light flew out from the 'Eye of God' and entered his forehead.

This is the spiritual will and belief he has accumulated in this life, and it will accompany him in his next life.

An illusory soul floated out of Matsuzaki's body, and the 'Eye of God' quickly dimmed and rusted before disintegrating, leaving not a trace of dust behind.

"Dean!"

"Elder!"

The people around the hospital bed were crying and shouting.

"Children, I'm leaving," Matsuzaki's spirit said kindly, then faded and finally disappeared.

……

The group at the Holy Emperor's Residence, who were still discussing how to formulate a plan to deal with the 'Fallen Ones' and demons, suddenly fell silent. Their figures blurred instantly, and the next moment they reappeared on the roof of the Holy Emperor's Residence.

"A meteor! It's hurtling towards us!" Tendo Kisara exclaimed in surprise, then his eyes sharpened as he gripped the hilt of his katana: "I'll cut it down!"

"Tendo Sword Technique - Zero Style - Long Moon Night!"

Boom! Crack! Sizzle—

The purple lightning transformed into a long, crescent-shaped slash the instant the sword was drawn, heading towards the incoming meteorite.

The crescent slash expanded rapidly after leaving the blade, instantly exceeding two hundred meters in length, as if a purple crescent moon had appeared out of thin air.

The speed of the slash was extremely fast; it collided head-on with the meteor in less than a breath.

However, the scene of the meteor being split in two did not occur; instead, the slash shattered like glass.

"How is this possible!" Tian Tongmu was even more shocked. Her slash was a combination of sword energy and lightning element, how could it shatter like glass? This was highly illogical.

"That's not a shooting star!" Tina shouted, her eyes red as she stared intently at the shooting star. "It looks like a person!"

Her Gastrul genes give her eyesight far exceeding that of other superhumans in the same price range, allowing her to see clearly even during the day.

"A human? How is that possible! A fourth-tier attack that can shatter a killer's blade is impossible." Sima Weizhi exclaimed in shock, "Is it from Great Xia? North America? Or a fifth-tier European?"

"No, the other party seems to be unconscious. I'll intercept him." After clearly seeing the meteor's appearance, the Holy Emperor quickly said, then put his hands together, and the Eye of God at his waist shone brightly.

"The Holy Judgment of Good and Evil!"

Water elements, infused with silver power, bloomed behind her, forming a massive balance scale hundreds of meters high, followed by a hemispherical barrier rising from the ground.

She could only see the other person's appearance clearly, but she couldn't sense what level the other person was at, or even what the energy layer surrounding the other person's body was.

As the people of Sakura City looked up, the meteor struck the blue and white barrier that enveloped the entire Seitenji Residence at an extremely high speed.

boom!

The barrier caved in instantly, and after a brief standoff, it shattered like glass, hurtling straight toward the Holy Emperor's Residence.

"What?!" Now it was the Holy Emperor's turn to be shocked. Although she hadn't used her full strength, she was very serious. The barrier she had created couldn't be shaken even by a small-yield nuclear bomb from the old era, yet it had been shattered by one person!

However, she reacted quickly, unleashing all her power at the early stage of the fifth rank, instantly forming an elemental barrier in front of her. The meteor crashed in front of her, and the irresistible impact sent her hurtling towards the building behind her.

"Holy Emperor!" Tendou Kisara, Shiba Miori, Senju Natsuyo, Tina, Katagiri Yuzuki, Fuse Midori, and Aihara Enju instantly unleashed their full power and rushed towards the Holy Emperor to resist the impact.