Chapter 448 - 448: Hurting the beyond from afar

"You should have more faith in your master," Derik said as he took a few steps back and waves his hand.

"Body sculpture!" he said as strange energy left his body.

It was like countless twinkling stars gathered at one point, shining so brightly that only Derik was visible. Focusing on Blink's appearance in his mind, Derik slowly molded a new body for Blink while Cyrus did the same for Clovis. Their foreheads were covered in sweat as they concentrated solely on their work. 

The body sculpturing technique is gained at the true god realm as one is expected to create his or her race by then. It's mostly a profound knowledge of the human anatomy and the way to manipulate the elements of nature to create a being bearing your nature affinity. In reality, a true god can only create beings with its elemental affinity and only god veins can create mortals who possess the different affinities of magic that make up the god vein. 

On a normal, since Derik's affinity is death and evil magic, he shouldn't be able to create a being with teleportation magic like Blink. What he decided to do in a situation like this was to create a husk that resembles Blink, before pushing his soul into the body and sealing it in there.

Huff!

Derik breathed out heavily as he focused on every single detail during the body sculpturing. The light on both sides grew stronger and their respective aura began to weaken greatly as this is not an ability meant to be used by gold realm masters. The only reason they didn't die on the spot for attempting this was their former position as true gods and their god souls which contained immense power. 

Everyone watched in silence as Derik slowly stepped away from the Husk he created that looked exactly like Blink. It possessed spikey white hair and a slim yet muscular build. Just like Blink, Cyrus had replicated an exact copy of their human bodies, leaving the souls as the only thing left to complete the body sculpturing.

"Purge!" Cyrus said weakly as his life aura instantly engulfed the two undead youths, slowly cleansing them of the death aura fueling the necromancy. Right before everyone's eyes, their undead bodies began to crumble, leaving behind the white, shapeless soul in its purest form. 

"Soul imprint!"

Both Derik and Cyrus whispered as they quickly left their imprint on their successor's souls. Since the World is lacking mana and these two are mages, the least they can do was become their mana source. That way these two can cast spells indefinitely, as long as Derik and Cyrus have enough mana reserves to support it.

They watched the souls get pushed into the body and before they even got the chance to catch their breath, the souls eagerly flew into their respective bodies, letting Derik and Cyrus cast the soul sealing technique 

"That wasn't as easy as expected... It's not mana we are lacking, but concentration... I never thought a day would come but I have a headache I can't heal" Cyrus chuckled.

Waving their hands, their life and death aura shrouded the bodies and when it vanished, they were in the sorcerer robes they used to wear in their past lives.

"This is your chance to serve us well once again... Emperor Jules will handle everything else... Cyrus and I will be busy for a while... We will come to check on you guys when we are done" Derik said as he and Cyrus vanished even before Clovis or Blink could thank them.

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Appearing in a massive underground chamber constructed to the taste of the new gods. Each of them was seated in a cross-legged position trying to refine their body with the energy they collect from the faith of all those around them. Derik and Cyrus observed as their bodies occasionally morphed to their elements and back to their original form. Upon entering the gold realm, they were equal to Derik and Cyrus in terms of power. The formations set around the empire by them were so strong that even Derik and Cyrus were not sure if they can penetrate if they join hands.

"You have returned?" Liana was the first to break out from her meditation and focus on Derik. Only then did the others realize that Derik and Cyrus were in the room.

Everyone observed Derik and the presence he exuded. They couldn't help but shudder in fear when they gazed at the handsome youth who possessed the same presence as an ancient ferocious beast.

"Empty, silent, and cool... Just the way I like it" Derik said as he observed the room which was half the size of a football pitch.

It was empty and only the floor was decorated with the first carpets in the land. Since the room was located underground there was no source of light, all that was left was abundant mana to make the place, perfect for cultivation.

"Since we are all here... It's time we make this empire paradise for cultivators like us!" Cyrus said.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room smiles viciously as they all shot out of the room, appearing in the skies.

Their tremendous aura was enough to catch the attention of everyone below, causing them to look up with a hint of confusion in their expression. This is the first time the seven new gods have made an appearance since their battle with Blata and the old god Adinos.

"WATCH CLOSELY, AS WE RESTORE THIS WORLD TO ITS FORMAL STATE!" Derik roared as all seven of them reached for the skies and called forth the mana of the world.

As the new gods and the one's meant to inherit the god vein, their power within the god vein is only second to that of their realms!

The ground began to tremble and lighting stuck at random locations viciously as the atmosphere slowly turned cold and a strong breeze blew across the kingdom.

"THE SEVEN NEW GODS DARE CHALLENGE ME? YOU MUST WANT TO TASTE DEATH AGAIN!" The beyond furious cries sent fear into the hearts of everyone who heard it