After pondering the usage of his newest acquisition for a moment, Takeyo withdrew his attention from the system interface.
Well then, since the sign-in was complete, he had no intention of continuing to torment Vali further.
He'd had enough fun for now.
"Snap!"
With a casual flick of his wrist that made Vali's eyes widen in alarm, Takeyo dismissed the "Chuunibyou Quotes" he'd been displaying.
"Well, well, I never expected Vali to harbor such grand ambitions," Takeyo said with an amused smile.
Vali remained silent, his face burning with shame. The humiliation was unbearable!
If he'd encountered some random weakling, Vali would've simply dismissed them as a fool who didn't understand the weight of such declarations. But this was Takeyo, the man who'd obliterated his Juggernaut Drive form in a single attack! The man he'd come to see as his eternal rival was now reading his embarrassing middle school quotes aloud in front of so many people.
He felt... socially deceased.
"By the way, Vali, aren't you going to escape?"
In Takeyo's hand, a small magic circle hovered and rotated slowly. The power of Three Thousand Thunder Dao surged madly into it!
"Escape? I suppose... I should," Vali sighed heavily. "The Old Satan Faction's defeat has become inevitable."
He hadn't expected that even after receiving Ophis's Snake, they'd still be so utterly outclassed. No, calling them trash wasn't accurate. The real issue was that Takeyo was simply too abnormally strong.
"Well then, let me use this technique to end the Old Satan Faction and these stray magicians!"
Takeyo extended his hand into the air!
Thousands of thunderbolts descended!
[Super-Tier Magic!]
[Heavenly Thunder: Sky's Collapse!]
A massive combination spell erupted from Takeyo's hand and shot into the sky.
This was Takeyo's new magic, based on the foundation of Super-Tier Magic: Sky Fall. Unlike a devastating ultimate technique, this spell's greatest effect was clearing out large numbers of weaker enemies.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Thunderclouds gathered across hundreds of miles of sky! Endless lightning burst forth from the roiling clouds, bombarding the magicians below, but simultaneously striking the magic circles Takeyo had arranged himself!
Dulio stared at the thunder-filled sky, his eyes narrowing as he quickly deployed defensive wind barriers around himself.
"If this were merely weather manipulation, it couldn't reach this level, could it? There must be something special about it. Mr. Takeyo's current power shouldn't be able to support this magnitude of output."
"There must be something extraordinary about Mr. Takeyo's abilities," Dulio thought with absolute certainty.
Even if he activated his Balance Breaker, he wasn't confident he could match this level of thunderstorm!
As Dulio marveled at the display, Takeyo noticed his state of mind, and the previous sign-in quest completed successfully.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the plot check-in! Sign-in level: Gold!]
[Sign-in plot: The Lazy Dulio!]
[Plot: Witness Dulio being surpassed in the mastery of Thunder!]
[Congratulations to the host for the reward: Mysterious Egg!]
[Mysterious Egg: A mysterious egg from across the heavens and worlds, capable of hatching a powerful existence from the myriad realms.]
Since the egg needed to hatch in the system space, Takeyo didn't concern himself with it for now.
He looked at the magic circles beneath the thunder. Everything was proceeding as expected.
When the lightning dissipated and not a single enemy remained standing, Takeyo's magic circles were also declared spent.
"Hm?"
Vali was momentarily surprised, then immediately understood. After a brief pause, he flew toward where Lint was fighting.
[I, ]
[Who awakened as the Second Heavenly Dragon seized by the principles of supremacy, ]
[I laugh for those who carry my ideals of domination, ]
[I am the White Dragon Emperor of Supremacy, ]
[I shall lead you to the pinnacle of supremacy!]
[Juggernaut Drive!]
While flying, Vali transformed into his berserker state!
There was no helping it, he truly lacked confidence in facing both Black Blade Dog God and Thunder Prison simultaneously in his normal state.
Unlike Issei, who was still growing into his power, both Tobio and Dulio had essentially peaked as Sacred Gear wielders. Moreover, like Cao Cao, Tobio was a formidable opponent who'd forced Vali to use Juggernaut Drive once before.
"Whoosh!"
At tremendous speed, Vali swooped in and grabbed Lint from her battle with the two fighters, just as he'd done when rescuing Kokabiel.
"Hey, hey, hey, when did I give you permission to take her away, Vali?"
Takeyo shook his head and withdrew another golden artifact.
He'd deliberately allowed Vali to escape, otherwise, he wouldn't have "accidentally" broken his own magic circles while eliminating the small fry. But just because he'd subtly indicated Vali could leave didn't mean the silver-haired devil could get so presumptuous and try to take others with him!
"Whoosh!"
Golden flames ignited around the spinning wheel!
[Auspicious Light: Sudarshana Chakra]
This weapon belonged to Krishna and originated from his source, Vishnu himself. It symbolized the golden wheel of Vishnu's awkward fire, his life force!
The entire wheel bore 108 radiances. When Krishna wielded it, 108 rays of light burst from the 108 blades surrounding the golden wheel!
The wheel's main body derived from Surya, and its true holder was Vishnu. When activated, it displayed both the heat of the sun and the light of Vishnu's preservation, protecting order and destroying those who threatened it with solar fire.
Apart from its explosive form, the 108 radiances could merge into a true golden sun. If simply thrown through physical means, its sheer hardness alone could crush any divine armor except Karna's Sun Wheel Armor.
What Takeyo was using now was the merged form!
In Grayfia's calm eyes, the divine wheel escaped from Takeyo's grasp and sped toward the fleeing Vali at incredible velocity!
"Clang!"
The Sudarshana Chakra slammed into the defensive barrier Vali had prepared in advance. Without the slightest hesitation, having realized Takeyo had made his move, Vali directly hurled Lint into the air.
"Escape on your own!"
After saying this, Vali immediately veered away, leaving a somewhat dazed Lint floating in midair.
Big brother? We're supposed to be teammates!
Originally, when Vali had come to rescue her, she'd felt somewhat touched. But why wasn't he following the script? Couldn't he at least try to take her along?
Of course, this thought lasted only a moment. She immediately implemented countermeasures.
[The Judgment of Punishment issued by the Final Judge!]
The Flame Eight-Headed Serpent she'd just retracted reappeared!
But it was too late!
The moment the flame serpent manifested, both it and Lint were swallowed by the brilliance of the Sudarshana Chakra!
In "The Discourses of the Bhagavad Gita," Vishnu stated that if his Sudarshana Chakra collided with Shiva's symbols, the left, middle, and right channels, the male virtues, and the dark-bellied woman, it would be enough to destroy the three realms.
Even accounting for exaggeration, possessing this degree of power was entirely normal.
However, since a large portion of its power had been consumed by the Flame Eight-Headed Serpent, the Sudarshana Chakra didn't cause much damage to Vali. He barely managed to withstand the attack using Juggernaut Drive.
"Kuh!"
The brilliance of Juggernaut Drive dissipated, and Vali quickly fled the battlefield. No one pursued him.
Among the high-ranking fighters, aside from Gabriel's confusion, they all understood that Takeyo had deliberately let Vali go.
Sirzechs didn't pursue because he'd just conversed with Azazel and learned that Vali was in a hostile relationship with his grandfather, Rizevim. Since Vali also had no intention of reclaiming the Demon King position, their interests aligned.
Serafall didn't pursue because she could see that Takeyo had intentionally let Vali escape.
Azazel definitely wouldn't pursue, even though Black Blade Dog God working together with Baraqiel could very likely stop Vali, Vali was his son! How could he attack his own boy?
The angel faction, as always, maintained their peaceful stance.
Michael understood most of the situation, but Gabriel remained oblivious. She simply thought... perhaps... Takeyo had tried his best?
As for Dulio? He didn't particularly enjoy combat. Unless absolutely necessary, he usually held back. It could only be said that he truly lived up to his title as the Joker of Heaven, possessing the capital to act so leisurely.
"Whoosh!"
The Sudarshana Chakra returned to Takeyo's side before dissolving into golden light particles.
Takeyo didn't spare Lint any mercy. He'd determined that this artifact wasn't suitable for her hands.
The true user of the Execution Platform of the Incinerate Anthem should be Leonardo Lint Selene. She was the warrior cultivated by the Church using genetic factors from the hero Siegfried, though female, and would become the new host chosen by the sacred artifact in the original plot. Similar to Holy Sword wielders, she possessed sacred factors.
Of course, none of that was necessarily set in stone here. After all, at some point, Takeyo might "accidentally" acquire a new dependent.
"Anyway, it should be settled this time. Let's go... continue with the contract signing?"
Takeyo said with a smile.
As his words fell, the space formed by the mist rapidly disappeared, and everyone returned to the human world.
As Takeyo had expected, Cao Cao could only support the Old Satan Faction at best, it was impossible for him to deploy Georg, the tactical core of his team. The reason was simple: the versatility and practicality of Dimension Lost was far too valuable. Whether for containment, defense, or support, it excelled in all areas.
Of course, what Cao Cao valued most was Georg's escape capabilities. Without Dimension Lost's powerful fleeing ability, he might have been caught any number of times when causing trouble.
"Cough..."
As Takeyo was speaking, he coughed up another mouthful of golden blood, drawing everyone's attention.
You say you're disabled? But how come you seem more vigorous when disabled?
Two techniques to obliterate the Old Demon King who'd powered up with Ophis's Snake, and one strike to kill a Longinus wielder?
In truth, the explanation was simple.
Through the countless formations within his body, Takeyo could channel all the infinite magical power brought by his World Dragon Kurimo incarnation into attacks instantaneously.
Formations for energy storage, transfer, amplification, resonance, and more all functioned within Takeyo's body! They could charge and discharge in an incredibly short time.
Thus, every skill, even relatively minor techniques, could achieve effects similar to ultimate attacks after brief accumulation! Currently, each strike Takeyo used after short preparation approached the power of the blow that had nearly killed the Demonic Dragon Saint Tanning!
In the future, as Takeyo continued constructing, perfecting, and upgrading the endless formations within his body, the effects would become even more terrifying!
Of course, there was still a drawback, his magical power remained at fairly low levels when actively used. However, compared to the achievable results, such drawbacks were almost negligible.
"How do I feel that after absorbing the God of the Bible's origin, I've become even more interested in constructing magic circles?"
Takeyo murmured thoughtfully.
The Automatic Operation System was truly the most useful thing he'd drawn so far. He even wondered whether this bronze-tier reward was actually a hidden King-level sign-in.
So far, his body contained hundreds of thousands of miniature magic circles, thousands of standard magic circles, and hundreds of integrated magic circles all operating together. He had the illusion that if he were a robot, these magic circles would be like his component parts.
"Study, study, learning makes me stronger!"
Takeyo smiled and began participating in the meeting again.
This time, however, every word he spoke would be taken seriously.
This was what strength brought.
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