Chapter 241: Chains of Heaven!
So, what had truly happened?
Had they thrown their weapons at each other during the thunderous rampage?
And coincidentally struck like this?
Dangerously close—now, just one heartbeat would bring their hearts into contact with the sharp tips, instantly piercing them.
Was that the truth?
Of course not.
The top chief gods saw it: amid the chaotic thunder, both had indeed hurled their weapons, which shot straight toward each other, but both dodged.
Then, things turned bizarre. These two weapons, much like Odin's Gungnir, began to pursue their targets.
After evading three times, hindered by the thunder, they ultimately failed to block and were struck, forced to minimize their injuries.
"I never knew Shiva's trident also possessed a sure-hit ability."
He had never used it like this before—it was purely for controlling storms.
Then, as both weapons seemed unable to advance further, they suddenly vanished.
One returned to Shiva's hand, while the other truly disappeared—whether it was a literal disappearance or akin to the disposable type Loki had used earlier.
Hmm? Gilgamesh's back suddenly rippled with numerous golden portals, identical to the earlier scene where countless weapons materialized out of thin air.
Sure enough, as weapons emerged one after another, Gilgamesh pointed at Shiva, and they shot toward him like beams of light.
Faced with this situation, Shiva naturally dodged, but strangely, one of the weapons pursued him—clearly, it was the spear with the unerring strike ability from earlier.
"N-No way, is this guy's Noble Phantasms infinite?"
Ares from the Greek pantheon couldn't help but shout in disbelief.
The dense, endless barrage of weapon shots—surely the Babylonian Treasury didn't have this many.
"Hmm, there must be some pattern to this."
Hermes refused to believe the opponent possessed so many Noble Phantasms; he was convinced there had to be some limitation.
An ability?
The thought crossed Hermes's mind—could it be that this manifestation of projecting various Noble Phantasms was actually the ability of a single Noble Phantasm itself?
"I see."
On the battlefield, Shiva suddenly understood something and stopped evading.
He directly confronted the onslaught of Noble Phantasms head-on, slashing down fiercely—
Crack!
The opponent's Noble Phantasm shattered under his blow!
Countless Noble Phantasms were being destroyed by Shiva!
He had noticed multiple identical Noble Phantasms attacking him, but upon closer observation, he realized that after he shattered certain individual Noble Phantasms, they never reappeared.
So, he decided to simply destroy all of the opponent's Noble Phantasms.
Of course, shattering these Noble Phantasms undoubtedly consumed more of his divine power.
Moreover, if he remained stationary and became the focus of concentrated fire, he would likely be overwhelmed by the barrage and find it difficult to move.
But as long as he continuously destroyed the opponent's Noble Phantasms, their numbers would decrease, allowing him to break free.
So, it seemed this guy had truly obtained some unique Noble Phantasm that could freely replicate the Noble Phantasms of various pantheons, exposing him to a wide array of diverse weapons.
Among them were some quite dangerous Noble Phantasms.
That pursuing, unerring divine spear, if he wasn't mistaken, was a replica of Odin's Gungnir.
Additionally, there was a divine sword from Greek mythology, a weapon that resembled a sickle, capable of inflicting wounds that would not heal.
Against such special Noble Phantasms, he had to be extra cautious to avoid being hit.
Here it comes!!!
Clang!!!
His trident collided fiercely with the tip of a spear, the impact distorting the air—no, the very space itself.
When the distortion reached its peak—
Crack—! Crack, crack, crack!
The opponent's unerring divine spear seemed to shatter as if crushed by the distorted space.
At this, Shiva raised an eyebrow slightly, for his trident had also suffered some damage.
If he continued destroying Noble Phantasms like this, he wasn't sure how long his own weapon would hold up.
"Are the Noble Phantasms decreasing? So they're not infinite after all."
Ares, watching from the Greek pantheon's spectator seats, breathed a sigh of relief and wiped cold sweat from his brow.
"I see."
Hermes also understood what was happening but had no intention of explaining it to this fool.
This idiot thought the continuously fired Noble Phantasms were all different, but in reality, there were numerous repetitions...
After Shiva directly shattered them, they never reappeared.
Suddenly, Shiva abruptly gave up destroying the Noble Phantasms and instead frantically dodged, resulting in him being wounded by several weapons, leaving numerous injuries on his body.
What exactly happened?
Why did he suddenly abandon shattering the Noble Phantasms and urgently resume moving to evade the barrage?
Has something troublesome suddenly appeared within the Noble Phantasms?
In the next instant, Hermes understood why Shiva was dodging—chains were pursuing him.
"Do these chains also possess the power of absolute accuracy?"
They clung relentlessly, their speed increasing rapidly.
Suddenly, several voices from the Babylonian pantheon in the arena seemed to reach Shiva.
These chains appeared to possess sealing abilities!!!
"What?"
"Sealing abilities?"
"They can seal a chief god?"
Other gods who heard the warning were also stunned. Even Ares, who had just sat back down, couldn't help but leap to his feet again.
Both humans and gods stared intently at the screen. In the blink of an eye, the entire sky was filled with endlessly extending chains.
Thus, the chains gave the illusion that even the heavens could be bound.
"What—!"
On the field, Shiva was astonished. He felt he couldn't keep dodging forever—sooner or later, he'd be tied up like a zongzi.
So, he gathered divine power into his trident and thrust fiercely at the chains.
But the expected shattering didn't occur. Though the chains were slightly repelled, they shot back at an even faster speed.
No—wait. As he thrust, the chains had eerily accelerated.
That wasn't it either!
So that's it!
He understood. He had discovered a pattern in the chains' behavior.
The more divine power he released, the faster the chains pursued him.
It was as if he were a magnet—the stronger the magnetism, the quicker they were drawn to him!!!
In other words, if he stopped using divine power, would the chains cease their pursuit?