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"Why?" Ereshkigal frowned. "Do you think you can defeat me? Or do you think I can't deal with the World Seed you dropped?"

"There's really no way I can do that. You have so many people throwing them together, bullying only me, but that can't stop me from continuing to expand the Underworld Kuer."

"No~" Blaze put his hands on his hips and looked at Ereshkigal's confident declaration.

"One day, the creatures of this world will still be laughing even in the world of death."

Chapter 1460 Can't Win

“Laughing and talking in a world of death? Don’t talk about impossible things.” Ereshkigal laughed.

“Life is the most important and precious thing for every living being in this world. How can we not feel pain and sadness when we lose it?”

"But living beings will always find something more important than life, and are willing to pay the price of their lives for it."

"No!" Ereshkigal was very sure. She raised her scepter, the black spear, and the entire underworld, Kul, shook and surged. The gray tree roots intertwined with each other and continued to rise, like huge mountains.

"Creatures!"

"I will take away half of your world, and half of your laughter will turn into weeping and sorrow!"

Ereshkigal waved her hand and blasted Blaze away, smashing through the mountains of gray tree roots.

The scabbard on Blaze's waist shone brightly like never before. Every ripple seemed to be sweeping away the dust covering it. The scabbard, which was agitated again and again, seemed to be awakening from antiquity.

Just as people sing, it protects the king who has not lost it.

At the moment when the power accumulated to the maximum, Blaze pulled out half of the holy sword, and the black tree roots that were entangled and crowded around him were like dust blown away by a gust of wind.

"Cough cough--" Blaze coughed and forced himself to stand up. Bright red blood flowed through the gaps in his armor. Even the scabbard could not block all the damage.

Ereshkigal slowly fell from the air, and the moment her bare feet touched the ground, Blaze transformed into a silver werewolf and swung his left arm to smash at her.

This fierce blow caused fan-shaped cracks in Ereshkigal, but Ereshkigal, who took the blow head-on, was unscathed.

"It's a shame, but if death is to save more lives, we won't feel pain, grief, or hate you!"

"Take back what you said."

Blaze felt a chill running down his bones. It seemed that the mistress of Hadeskull was truly enraged for the first time.

She grabbed Blaze's arm and easily swung him up, hitting the ground.

"That's [your] idea, not everyone's!"

"You can complete the seven realms of life, and you can face death calmly, but that's only you! The vast majority of creatures in this world are not as strong as you. They can't even complete one realm. Their lives are destined to be ordinary when they face death."

"For ordinary creatures, life is the most precious thing to them. Don't decide for them that there are things more important than life!"

Blaze could hear the creaking sound of his bones about to separate, and the [Armor·Living Body] was covered with cracks from repeated collisions. Even Amaterasu could only hold his neck tightly to prevent herself from being thrown out.

As expected, [Gathering all seven constellations will allow you to defeat the god of death Scorpio] is also a great flag, but it has become impossible to conquer.

The mistress of the underworld Kul was very angry, as if to refute her plan to fight against the apocalypse and prevent Enlil from waking up, but Blaze, who was bearing Ereshkigal's attack, could feel her anger.

She was simply venting her anger on behalf of the ordinary creatures whom he had represented without her permission.

The lives of all living beings are equal, but what they experience and gain in life are like the continuous addition of ornaments, making the living beings themselves sparkle.

Those ornaments may be courage or honor, something more valuable than life. In the eyes of the creatures who possess these ornaments, they have the courage to give up their lives, and those glittering ornaments allow them to face death calmly.

But they are few and far between, and the vast majority of creatures are ordinary when facing death. Why should they be arbitrarily assumed that they will not feel pain even if they die when they strive to stay alive?

No wonder Ereshkigal hated Ishtar. This radiant god, responsible for the reproduction of all life, had given up everything and died for the sake of "loving her."

"I hate living things, only in this way can I take their lives."

"The living beings should hate me too, because I have taken away their most important thing."

"Death is the only equal injury."

"You who are more noble should not take the initiative to speak on behalf of the ordinary people. There are more than just you in this world!"

As Ereshkigal threw Blaze out, she waved her hand and summoned tree roots as big as a mountain. Blaze was smashed directly into them, and the force he endured was so great that the mountain-like tree roots shattered and burned at the moment of impact.

Blaze sank deeply into the extremely hard tree roots. The [Armor·Living Body] that burned red during the impact was covered with cracks, and his consciousness became blurred during the impact.

He was closer to death than ever before.

"Ishtar...you bastard..."

Blaze raised his hand with difficulty, and in his blood-stained field of vision he saw Ereshkigal approaching slowly and steadily.

It is said that the god of death, Kur, who is in the underworld, does not understand love. Isn't this completely the opposite?

She loves life more than any of us, just as she, as death, hates every life equally and loves every life equally.

We can't beat this guy because she's fighting for everyone as death.

Blaze sat on the ground. This was the first time he was knocked down and he didn't have the strength to stand up.

Ereshkigal walked towards them with brisk steps, and stopped at a distance not too far away.

Her pale cheeks were flushed, which was the result of anger and a little exercise.

What was a life-threatening battle for Blaze was just a jog for the mistress of the Underworld Kul.

She squatted down, hugging her knees, and put her right hand to her mouth, as if she was telling some little secret. She looked left and right while speaking in a low voice.

"Don't tell anyone that laughter can bring destruction. We should live without so many burdens and laugh as much as we can."

"It is my duty to bring pain and sorrow to people. I am the one who balances life and death, laughter and weeping. After all, I am the god of death."

"It sounds... difficult..."

"I am invincible in the underworld, Kur. This is what I should do with such great power." Ereshkigal patted her chest, her red face full of seriousness.

"Everyone just needs to keep fighting against death. You also have to keep working hard to defeat me and stop the expansion of the Underworld Kul."

"You definitely can't win, though."

"So this is what you wanted to do?"

Ishtar crossed her arms and made a rather high-profile appearance. As soon as she appeared, Ereshkigal immediately frowned.

Chapter 1461: The Underworld Self

"Lost?" Ishtar glanced at Blaze, who was slumped on the ground. "Remember to stand up later."

The corner of Blaze's eye twitched, and he moved hard, making a sad sound of armor clashing, and he stood up, but he couldn't even move a finger.

Who would have thought that Ishtar had no sympathy at all and just waved her hand in a self-centered manner.

"You will be able to stand up again."

After saying this, Ishtar put her hands behind her back and looked at Ereshkigal.

Blaze thought that this despicable guy would just hug her desperately and then perform a show of being blown up in front of him, but he didn't expect that she actually restrained herself.

"I've been listening for quite a while. You said that cutting down the Peace Olive Tree, the Sea of ​​Golden Apple Trees, and the overwhelming vitality of the Sea of ​​Golden Trees was to expand the Underworld Kull and create countless wails."

"What do you mean by putting it aside for now? That is the most important part, the part that shows one's position. All living beings must face death with the greatest malice. Only in this way will they try their best to live." Ereshkigal waved her fist to express Ishtar's casually summarized protest.

"Then why are the little anti-life trees attacking those ordinary creatures?"

Ereshkigal's expression changed noticeably, and Blaze looked genuinely surprised.

As the mistress of the underworld Kul and the will of the black gold sea of ​​trees, Ereshkigal was unaware that the small anti-life trees were indiscriminately attacking life.

"Your expression says that this is weird." Ishtar said to Blaze, "Ereshkigal is the goddess of death. Yes, she is only the goddess of death. She controls the life and death of living beings and judges souls."

"But she is not the god of slaughter, nor the god of plague, nor the god of war. She is Death, a result, a state, the mistress of the underworld, Kul."

"She will wait for the arrival of the dead and punish the living who enter the Underworld Kuul, but she will not take the initiative to take life. Up to now, the Black Gold Sea of ​​Trees has only been absorbing life force, and its targets of attack are also people who enter the range of the Underworld Kuul."

Blaze clenched his fists suddenly, and his loose muscles slowly tightened.

That’s right. Before this, the targets of the Black Gold Sea of ​​Trees’ attacks had always been the Peace Olive Trees, the Golden Apple Trees, and the Golden Trees, while the targets of the attacks on human towns were the Small Anti-Life Trees.

The Small Anti-Life Tree has 80% of the abilities of the Black Gold Sea of ​​Trees, and can also affect the surrounding environment, transforming it into the Underworld Kul. From this perspective, there seems to be no difference between the two, but the Black Gold Sea of ​​Trees shows erosion, while the Small Anti-Life Tree is directly hunting life.

Ereshkigal raised her black spear and stabbed it into the ground. The land of the Underworld Kul instantly began to churn, and the gray tree roots lashed at the land like the embodiment of her anger.

The small anti-life trees in the underworld Kuer were rolled up and pulled out one by one, but those small anti-life trees were like some kind of parasitic plants, differentiating into tiny vines that entangled the gray roots.

It's not just the gray roots, but all the anti-life trees have thick roots growing on them, entwining them.

As the consciousness of the Black Gold Sea of ​​Trees, black vine-like patterns also appeared on Ereshkigal’s body.

“It appeared.” Ishtar’s smile gradually faded, and she squinted at the vine patterns.

Ereshkigal, the invincible figure in the underworld of Kul, covered her head with her hands and groaned. Countless black mists emanated from the vine patterns, completely enveloping her.

click-

Blaze stood up suddenly, exhaled a long breath, and his eyes became sharp.

"Oh, I knew you could stand up." Ishtar crossed her arms and looked sideways at Blaze who had walked up to her.

"Come and meet the will of this underworld itself, Kul."

The black fog that enveloped Ereshkigal slowly dissipated. Ereshkigal disappeared, and in his place appeared a tall and thin man wearing a black robe and with a pale face.

Foreigners often complain that if there is an enemy that is absolutely invincible in terms of strength and psychologically impeccable, there is most likely someone else behind the scenes.

Jasmine is the best example. She is invulnerable in terms of force just by using Chiron's body. This is no joke. Chiron and Jasmine both have access to the God Age Weaponry. They can directly take out those powerful equipment from his bracelet when fighting.

Not to mention the mechanical giants that come after that. The final Ouroboros Titan is planned and controlled by Jasmine, the Ark's AI. It is a world-destroying enemy. Any attack can generate a response policy within seconds. Even if the Ouroboros Titan is destroyed, there will be countless backup and reserve plans.

Fortunately, King Uther, the mastermind behind the crisis, severely held Jasmine back. It can be said that he was both the culprit who caused the crisis and the biggest contributor to ending it.

The same is true for Ereshkigal right now. She originally only possessed invincible power in the Underworld Kul, but she also possessed the power of Ishtar and gained the ability to expand the Underworld Kul, leaving her with almost no weaknesses.

At the same time, she has no psychological flaws. She is neither crazy nor extreme. Instead, she is seriously performing her duties as the God of Death.

There is almost no way to defeat such an enemy. Either it must be destroyed head-on using more powerful and extreme force, or internal problems must occur.

Since they couldn't find the power to break through Ereshkigal head-on right away, the problem would only arise from within.

Just as Ishtar said, Ereshkigal was not killing lives, but waiting for them to die. This was fulfilling her duty seriously and she would not go beyond that. However, this seriousness could sometimes get in the way.

For example, even though indiscriminately killing lives and sacrificing the vitality of the earth could gain a large amount of life for the expansion of the underworld, Ereshkigal only attacked three places where the vitality was excessive and the balance was destroyed.

Even though the strangers obtained a large number of world seeds, the Hades Kul would be buried deep in the earth at any time, and there was no thought of changing it.

Then at this time, there are beings with roughly the same goal as Ereshkigal, who will become anxious and do something behind Ereshkigal's back, and in the end, Ereshkigal may even betray them immediately after discovering it.

[Underworld Self: Kul LV500]

【Consciousness of the Underworld】

"What a concise and abstract introduction." Blazer commented lightly. He was no longer surprised by this development.

Chapter 1462 Unrestrained Expansion

Will the afterlife itself be conscious?

The answer is yes.

Going back to the beginning of the world, in a world with nothing, the gods often hunted a huge monster as the material of the world.

The [World Tree] is made from the body of the Founding Titan, [Olympus] is made from the Earth Goddess Gaia, and the [Butterfly] is also made from the Smoke Mirror and the Feathered Serpent hunting a giant water monster.

In this way, it doesn't seem strange that a world born from a corpse has consciousness.

"Kul of the Underworld was born naturally at the bottom of the world when heaven and earth separated. He is not the god of death, but the place of death. However, he has always existed in the state of the afterlife and has never revealed his true face."

Ishtar raised her chin towards the will of the underworld, Kul.

"After his little trick was discovered, he took away Ereshkigal's body so easily. How decisive."

"..." Mingshi Kul opened his mouth and let out two gasps as if he didn't know how to speak. He pinched his throat and after adjusting twice, a hoarse voice came out.

"I didn't expect you to be aware of my existence. Even Ereshkigal, ah~ Is it because you are also someone who escaped from the underworld that you noticed it?"

"What do you mean?" Blaze asked Ishtar while staring at Hadeskul.

"Although strangers now come and go freely here as if it were their own home, there is actually a price to pay for leaving the underworld of Kur, and that is your loved ones." Ishtar waved her hand casually.

"The King of Gods among us was banished to the underworld because of some blasphemous things he did. In order to leave there, the King of Gods offered his own child as a sacrifice to the underworld Kul. That child was my father, the Moon God Nanna."

"And the moon goddess Nannar did something similar in order to leave the underworld. She sacrificed one of her children to Kul. That child was Ereshkigal, but she chose not to leave the underworld, and thus became the god of death."