Wu Ling looked at the Servant who had appeared before him, Arjuna Alter. Then he glanced at the God of Destruction, who was still bound in place. The God of Destruction was also staring at the sudden newcomer, stunned.
If Ashwatthama's destructive power had been a flicker of fireflies, the man before them was a bright moon. He might even exceed the God of Destruction himself in pure destructive authority.
Wu Ling was puzzled too. Of course he knew Arjuna Alter's origin. In a Lostbelt, Arjuna had abandoned humanity, abandoned the earth, become a god, and reached the sky. He had ruled everything as a god of destruction who sought a complete and perfect world. So why had Asura God summoned him?
"Was he called by the judgment power inside Asura God? At first, the aura was definitely Lostbelt King Arjuna Alter, but after that it shifted into a Heroic Spirit. Was the energy not enough?"
With that thought, Wu Ling spoke to Arjuna Alter, who was still staring at the God of Destruction.
"You came early. How about you go back first? After I absorb that guy, you can see whether you can reclaim the power of the Lostbelt King."
Even Arjuna Alter, who almost never showed emotion, looked confused after hearing Wu Ling.
"Can a summoned being return like that?"
Wu Ling scratched his head and realized his wording had gone wrong.
"Never mind. Either way, welcome. There is plenty of evil here right now, and over there is someone you know."
Wu Ling waved his hand. A teleportation Magecraft formation he had long since memorized formed at once.
Arjuna Alter looked at the five bound gods, then looked at the ruined Spirit City below. He understood and stepped into the formation. At the final moment before the teleportation completed, his cold voice rang out.
"We are Servants, so naturally we obey you. But this arrow will always remain aimed at you. Please remember that."
"Yes, yes. Go on."
After Arjuna Alter was teleported away, Wu Ling turned his attention back to the God of Evil and the other bound gods.
"All right. Asura God is handled. Who should be next?"
This time, the God of Evil and the others no longer begged. After what had just happened, they understood that they would never leave Wu Ling alive.
"I could take First Hassan's greatsword and hack at you one swing at a time. Based on instant death probability, each of you might die after a hundred cuts or so. But that sounds far too troublesome. Better to finish it all at once, then absorb you together afterward. That should prevent another energy shortage case like Arjuna Alter."
While Wu Ling muttered to himself, the four god kings other than Poseidon exchanged glances. They had already made their decision.
Wu Ling gripped a golden spear. Golden armor covered his body. He spun the spear once, and then the armor across him stripped away.
"Enkidu."
Hearing Wu Ling call him, Enkidu understood his intent. This land could not endure much more destruction. Enkidu controlled Enkidu: Chains of Heaven and flung the God of Evil and the others high into the sky.
"O Sun, abide by death."
At that moment, the God of Evil and the others showed fear. Their vision filled with the radiance of a god slaying spear. Even though they had prepared themselves, when they truly faced the spear of light that even a king of gods could not freely control, every emotion beneath that radiance melted into one thing: terror.
People in the distance heard another deafening explosion. Unlike the blast that had erased the ground earlier, this one came from the heavens.
The fire blooming in the sky looked like grand fireworks. It announced the end of an old age and the beginning of a new one.
At the edge of the firelight, Wu Ling lifted an eyebrow. He could no longer sense the souls of the four god kings, aside from Poseidon.
Chains rattled. Five chains brought one soul and four masses of origin energy before Wu Ling.
Looking at those four masses of energy, Wu Ling understood what the God of Evil and the others had done.
"Clean and decisive. I saw their eyes and thought they planned to fuse two by two for one last resistance. Instead, they destroyed every imprint inside their origins, including their soul brands.
"That means any gods born from these origins in the future will have nothing to do with them. If I want, I could even play a god raising game."
Wu Ling tilted his head. He felt conflicted, but not about whether to play at raising gods. He was conflicted about what to do with the origin energy.
For him, those origins were useful but dangerous. Absorbing them himself would bind him to the Soul Land Divine Realm, which would be the same as cutting off his own path. But if he did not absorb them, these pure origins without consciousness could not be used to summon Heroic Spirits.
"Mm. What a hassle. I might as well split part of the origins between Aurelia and Teacher later. If they manage the Divine Realm, I can go out and enjoy myself without worry. Good. Decided."
Wu Ling nodded in satisfaction. He felt no annoyance over being unable to summon with those origins, because he had expected that from the start.
After obtaining Grand First Hassan and Lostbelt King Ibuki Douji, he did not believe the other god kings could summon Heroic Spirits stronger than them. Even Asura God had only brought out the Heroic Spirit version of Arjuna Alter.
Once he decided how to handle those four origins, Wu Ling finally turned to Poseidon.
Seeing Wu Ling focus on him, Poseidon hurriedly said, "My lord, everything I did was forced by Asura God. You have to believe me. I also know secrets about Soul Land and the Divine Realm. They will be useful when you rule them..."
Before Poseidon could finish, Wu Ling tossed him into the Throne of Heroes with a look of disgust.
"I thought you had something worthwhile to say. It was just the same old excuses. What a waste of time. Since he is the Sea God, the result should be Nemo or Super Orion, right? Summer Servants are also possible."
As Wu Ling guessed, a sudden sense of dread surged through him. For a moment, he felt as if he had arrived in a pure white world. Before he could react, a pair of eyes marked with crosses appeared in front of him.
Wu Ling's eyes tightened. He was about to move, but his consciousness returned to reality.
Feeling the surging Spirit Power inside his body, Wu Ling finally realized his level had already reached one hundred. Behind him, his nine Spirit Rings had transformed into nine divine rings. At the same time, he sensed a tenth Spirit Ring. When he tilted his head, that tenth divine ring gradually appeared.
But instead of feeling joy, Wu Ling frowned.
"What I saw just now... was that Star Eyes?"