Chapter 455 - 455:True laws of death

Bam!

Bam!

Clovis and Blink appeared behind Cyrus bowing with strange looks on their faces. They realized that Derik and Cyrus had planned for their return and everything they are doing now is currently for them. To make cultivation possible, for them! This was truly a second chance given to them and they didn't know how to thank them. They could see the mana twirling violently like a storm around the empire but it didn't harm anyone, in particular, it was only there to show how much effort the new gods put into pulling it towards the empire and pinning it here.

It was more like trapping wind or confining it into one space.

"Your command? Master Cyrus!" Clovis and Blink asked in unison.

"Place a seal all over the empire, trap the mana in here… I know your techniques and spells are not as profound as ours but you should be able to hold it in for a while... We will reinforce your seals once it's done!" Cyrus said with a weak smile on his face. He looked a little pale and had lost.is usual glow. These two have never seen Cyrus in this condition before so they were taken aback by it.

"Can you do that?" Cyrus asked with a smile.

"Yes, Master!" Both of them screamed in unison.

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Rumble!

Rumble!

Rumble!

It felt like the air was getting pulled down by an invisible force and all of it was concentrated on Derik. The cosmic spirit of gravity activated his power, gripping the air and pulling down and the world around them obeyed his commands. For the first time in history, the clouds were only a few inches away from the ground and the earth was split open into various points due to the power of the force assaulting it but even then Derik did not move an inch.

"Cute…" Derik's hands were placed behind him as he remained airborne making it seem like the increased gravity strong enough to pull down the clouds did not affect him.

All this while, he has been on the defensive. In his past life, he fought Kalos the spatial mage, and barely won the fight. Then again, he has worked with Kuen who also controls gravity magic but on a much smaller scale, so he had a rough idea of what may happen if care is not taken. It's not that he is scared of the enemy, he is only cautious of the enemy's strength.

By the way, it's one against six….

"Do you know how your master was reduced to such a pitiable state where even his creations can triumph against it? Did you know how badly I hurt your master before he dealt the final blow on me? Of course, you do… you all are gods… you must have watched the battle take place but you didn't have the guts to face us then… if you didn't dare to interfere then, why do you interfere with my battle now?" Derik asked calmly and casually.

Gazing at him, everyone present could tell he was not intimidated by their presence and that's why he can boldly stand there calmly and ask questions. Kaido, Cyrstal, and Diana watched Derik from a distance with fearful expressions on their faces.

As the trio who spent a good part of the mortal life with Derik before they became gods, they were very much aware of Derik's capabilities, attitudes, and habits. They all knew how capable Derik is and how all his enemies who crossed him ended up dying. He wiped out races without blinking and he fought against the strongest dragons known to mankind. In their opinion, Derik is a legend, an unstable force that even the beyond is finding it hard to contain.

The fact that he is just standing there with a confident smile on his face meant that he didn't consider all six demigods as worthy foes. Judging based on the look on his face, he gazed at them as opponents who never stood a chance against him.

"I can smell your fear… but that shouldn't be scared now… I'm yet to regain my true strength so you still have a few years ahead of you… maybe a decade or two… or maybe half a century… who knows… you have a long time ahead of you... So you should be afraid… it's far too early for that" Derik shook his head slowly in disapproval as he spoke.

"Do you know what the power of death is? Do you know the true nature of death! Even in death, there is revival… both the strong and weak are equal in the eyes of death… it's a pity I had to die before I could understand my true strength… Before I could decipher the true nature of my ability…" Derik kept speaking to himself like there was no one else there.

He gazed at his palm for a while before turning his attention to the six demigods in front of him. His face lacked any form of emotion yet his aura kept rising at an alarming rate. His darkish green aura kept spreading across the land while his figure kept increasing in size.

"The laws of this world do not apply to death…. Death is something entirely different… I wish I could explain further but I can't… this is something that has been bothering me since my reincarnation…" Derik spoke as he slowly approached the six.

He looked like a man genuinely lost in his thoughts and problems. His words were like the confused ranting of a mad man but they all paid attention to him. No one has ever seen Derik in this condition before so no one knew how to tackle him. Right now they could only watch as Derik's realm slowly consumes the beyond's realm and his power keeps rising. His body flared up with power but he never showed any signs of attacking the enemy. Instead, he gazed at the millions of souls living in his realm. The laws of the death element kept getting clear the more he pondered on it and slowly a small smile bloomed on his face.

"You know what? Since I can't explain, let me show you all of it!" Derik said with a kind smile that inspired fear.