Supreme Lord: I can extract everything!

1052  Death to the Gods II

The Rebels were fewer than the Primal Pantheon. They had always been fewer. However, they had never been weaker than the Primal Pantheon. The sole reason the Rebels never beat the Primal Pantheon were the Primal. They had been the Pantheon's safe haven whenever the Rebels attacked the Pantheon.

However, something changed two decades ago. The Primordial Curse, the strongest being supporting the Rebels, disappeared. The Primal Pantheon attacked the Rebels in the isolated dimension and sealed the place to block their enemies from fleeing and requesting reinforcement.

But that was something the Rebels never wanted to do. They knew the Primordial Curse wouldn't come for their help and that there was no one left in the weave to help them. Many gods and other powerful beings may spread through the weave, but most of them chose to retain their neutral stance.

They didn't like the Primal and did not acknowledge their actions, but they weren't willing to join the Rebels either. They liked their restrained lives enough not to bother fighting for more freedom. Some were also too afraid of the Primal, knowing their power would never be comparable.

The Rebels thought differently. While they knew they would never be strong enough to defeat the Primal, they didn't give up. They chose to wait for the perfect vessel over for eons and prepared everything needed to grant the vessel the power he/she required to kill a Primal.

That was also how the Rebels and Primal Pantheon ended up in the Supreme Human Alliance's core system. The planetary system may not have been within their plan, but the Beast God Cycle and other mechanisms had been created and perfected over thousands of years to temporarily separate a planetary system from the weave, blocking the Primal from entering and everyone within the planetary system from entering.

[You have four minutes left for stage one.] Jormungandr announced.

'Stage one? You mean the death of the Primal Pantheon?' Michael asked, to which the God Curses within him responded by unleashing their Divinities. No more words were needed. It was time to kill as many as possible.

The Halos of the three God Curses manifested around Michael and engulfed him. Their curse power and Essences surged into Michael, pushing his strength even further. His left hand glowed vibrant gold while Death gushed from his right hand. The Power of Extraction and the Death Authority pulled toward the Pure Aether Sabers and fused with them, further augmenting Michael's weapons.

However, that was only the beginning. The Power Authority and the Law of Poison from Jormungandr also jumped into action. The Law of Poison pulled toward the Pure Aether Sabers, whereas the Power Authority enhanced Michael's strength even further. He teleported to the largest group of Major Gods and transformed into a multicolored whirlwind, each movement releasing a stronger shockwave than the other.

Michael did not go out of the way to deal lethal blows to the Major Gods. Instead, small cuts were enough to injure the Major Gods deeply. If struck by the golden Pure Aether Saber, the Major Gods would be cut and poisoned, and their essences would be drained as well. On the other hand, the Death Pure Aether Sword would inflict an affliction of Death to the wound caused by Pure Aether and also poison the target.

The Law of Poison was not as effective on Major Gods as it would have been on Minor Gods, let alone DemI Gods, who would have died on the spot, but the combination of cutting the Major Gods with Pure Aether, inflicting either the Power of Extraction or a Death Affliction and one layer of poisoning was enough to leave some lasting damage.

In the first place, the Power Authority allowed Michael to cut deep enough into his enemies to leave some lasting scars, combined with his other Laws and Authorities, Michael transformed every minor injury into a severe wound.

The Major Gods didn't notice the damage in the first moment. Michael's attacks barely scratched them, leaving them with enough time to gather their Divinity and retaliate. A plasma beam, a blast from the Law of Air, and several deadly blows impacted, shredding Michael's body into bits and pieces, but he was already prepared for that. He had seen what would happen through Seer's Perfect Prediction and prepared enough supreme healing serum and Unlimited Enhancement applied to River of Vigor for the moment of impact. Of course, Michael could have evaded most attacks, but he was willing to risk his life and sustain heavy injuries to initiate a counterattack. He was not afraid of pain and watched calmly as the attacks reached him. They collided with his body, tore the serpent scale armor into shreds, severed his arm and transformed his body into a swiss cheese at once.

But before the Major Gods could exclaim in joy, Michael surprised them. The Nature Divinity gushed out of Michael explosively alongside supreme healing serum. Michael healed faster than the Major Gods had gathered their Essences to hurt him. He was back at his prime, still wielding his Pure Aether Sabers, when he disappeared. He slipped to those who'd attacked him and cut them deeply several times in quick succession. The shockwaves reverberated throughout the entire planetary system, plowing deep cuts in the surface of the surrounding planets, but Michael paid only attention to the Major Gods.

His eyes glimmered dangerously.

"I got you!"

Michael caught something in the corner of his eyes, which he took advantage of right away. Sleipnir had been fighting with one of the injured Major Gods – almost all of them had already sustained some injuries, but some of them were hit much harder from the two-decade-long fight against the Reels – and pushed him back.

When the Major God was pushed back, he spit up blood which he tried using with his Blood Authority to defeat Sleipnir with one powerful move. However, Michael was already beside him, the poisoned Extraction Aether Saber and the Death Aether Saber sticking out of the Major God's chest.

"Never leave your back unprotected," Michael said lightly, twisting the blades before ripping them sideways out of the Major God.

The Blood God released his authority to retaliate, but Michael wasn't having it. His sabers combined into a spear in a smooth motion right before the spear blade pierced through the back of the Blood God's head, shattering his skull and brain in one go.

"Did you really think that was going to work? You should have retired instead of playing with youngsters!"