Chapter 59: The end of an era

Chapter 59: The end of an era

Aucuses advanced, raising his finger and pointing to the illusory ground. A blinding golden light condensed and shot out of the tip.

The light was illusory; it passed through the divine kingdom's ground, heading towards the continent below.

Then he looked ahead, at the chaos that was enveloping everything in his path like a black ocean.

'Really...' Aucuses grumbled as he saw the endless chaos in the path, rushing towards him like a raging tsunami.

From the chaos, he can sense bone-chilling hatred and seething anger. He can see that this was just another pathetic attempt by Solomon.

With his prying eyes, he had already seen through Solomon's condition. Solomon is on the verge of losing control, due to his information polluting him and twilight injuring him.

The twilight ensured that Solomon's desperate situation remained unchanged, no matter how Solomon tried to stabilise himself with his authority. He was going insane at the moment, trying and failing every single time.

'Let's switch things up!' Aucuses had previously decided to go and slay Solomon with Amanises in the depths of the twisted kingdom.

But he decided to dismissed it. As, the northern continent is bustling with action! His presence is also needed in many places. Despite being a god, he now feels somewhat helpless.

What about the northern continent, you might ask? Previously, when he swept his gaze across the continent, he noticed Cheek and Bethel together. In the sea of ruins, there was also another war of gods going on with Sasrir. More importantly, Adam is right directly beneath him. So, there is really a lot going on down there.

Finally, Aucuses decided. He turned to look at Amanises, who was following close behind him, his eyes began to glow purple as he relayed information about his new plan to her.

Amanises paused in her path and made a grapping motion in the air with one of her empty hands. She then turned gaze at Aucuses and nodded, before fading into the darkness.

Now, Aucuses faced the oncoming chaos and raised the purple book in his hand.

The purple book in his hand became illusory, before turning into a stream of light. Then, it shot into his body.

Aucuses' purple eyes gleamed, and a divine halo dawned behind his head.

An outline of a balance scale began to condense in his empty hand.

He intended to use his "Knowledge" authority. But, he had no intention of visualising anything with knowledge.

Yes, Hermit's true power was far more than just visualisation of knowledge.

The authority of "knowledge" in the hermit pathway can be summed up in a single sentence:

"With knowledge as the fulcrum, I shall move the entire world."

The knowledge authority enables the manipulation of the laws of the world. This, however, is far from easy to achieve. One must have sufficient knowledge and have thoroughly analysed all available information about that law before being able to manipulate it.

He declared, as his voice revebarted around the world.

The balance scale radiated a terrifying shimmer of light that illuminated it all.

The "Chaos" of Solomon was erased from reality wherever the light passed. The light also swept the entire world in that moment, as everything and everyone below gods and kings of angels came to a halt for a brief moment. The very order of reality itself also became visible before dissipating.

In the sky of no man's land, the twisted divine kingdom that floated disappeared, leaving only a floating figure.

The figure was Solomon, and his body was illusory and ethereal, it looked as if he would disappear at any moment.

His anchors had collapsed, as had the last remnants of his empire that supported him.

In the end, he was alone, just as that bastard implied.

He laughed at the realization, releasing suppressed emotions, as he also felt his sanity crumble.

To top it all off, a massive curved blade pierced his back, while Amanises and Aucuses floated above and before him.

Aucuses smirked. Then, he thrust his red sword through Solomon's chest, piercing into his heart, and draining his remaining life.

"Yo-ou ba-satrd..." Solomon whimpered painfully between fits of laughter. His mad eyes were fixed on Aucuses.

But, his laughter suddenly froze.

Aucuses' indifferent voice echoed in his mind.

"Do you think you got away with it, Solomon? How pathetic. I'm already aware of your so-called resurrection plans. Don't worry, I'm not going to stop your resurrection though, because you're still a valuable chess piece in my plans."

"Do you finally understand, Solomon?"

"As I previously said, you are nothing more than a poor worm that never escaped my grasp."

As the words echoed in Solomon's mind, his eyes widened in horror and fear. His mind racing and his thoughts sluggish.

In the next second, Solomon's horrified eyes finally dimmed, his face frozen in terror. His body collapsed and crumbled. Then, it fell into the world below.

Some landed in no man's land, interfering with the mythical battle below. Some crushed on the Solomon Empire's capital, drowning countless people. Some merged with lucky creatures, transforming them into insane and powerful monsters...

The flags of the Solomon Empire began to fall from their poles and onto the dusty ground.

Finally, twilight erupted from the sword of Aucuses and shone on the collapsed empire, signifying the end of an era.