Somewhere in the universe...
Leo was floating in the space with his eyes closed. The battle was too devastating that it destroyed thousands of galaxies in the universe. If they move they're while battling then they would have probably destroyed millions of galaxies.
Right now, the galaxy field that they've fought turned into a desolate area. There's no star, planets, asteroids, or any other celestial bodies. Also, the space in that place was destroyed as cracks could be seen everywhere in the field. Various elemental properties lingered and a boundless amount of mana was circling and grinding the place.
As expected the other parts of the universe couldn't handle the powers of gods. Even the space was destroyed. Only the space in Imperium could contain them.
After a while, Leo opened his eyes and looked around. There's not much he could see except for pure darkness.
"Those gods from God's Continent really did a good job this time."
It wasn't that he didn't suffer an injury while fighting those gods at the same time. It's just that he hid the injuries that he suffered from fighting them so that they wouldn't notice his condition.
In fact, they had the opportunity to severely injure him but those gods lack teamwork. The only gods that had teamwork at that time were from True God's Holy Kingdom, Purple Cloud Dynasty, and Red Crystal Empire.
Also, the lineup of Mount Olympus was strong. Five high gods that could utilize principles were strong. Even the other gods from God's Continent that were present at that time were high gods but the lineup of Mount Olympus was the most dangerous group aside from the Three Great Countries at that time.
Those gods of Olympus even brought two sets of universal grade equipment just to suppress him. Most of the equipment wasn't for attacking or defending but for sealing. They knew that attacking or defending against Leo was useless so they resort to sealing powers.
Fucking gods.
"I will recover my energy first before I start finding that thirteenth sign."
He said to himself as he looked at his body. The injuries he suffered were light compared to the injuries that he took when he fought the Three Great Countries decades ago.
"I still need to stabilize my Cosmic Authority. Also, my principles are getting out of control if I used it while using the Cosmic Authority."
Mortals didn't know a lot of things about gods. But the gods, deities, spirit gods, monster lords, and demon gods were divided into two levels. The Earth God and High God.
The Earth God was a newly born god while the High God was a god that master the principles. The principles were the only thing that differentiate the two levels. In fact, some of the Earth Gods had a higher amount of energy and physical power than High Gods.
Just looked at that Dragon Slayer from Red Crystal Empire. The Dragon Slayer had an enormous amount of energy and unrivaled physical strength even among gods. Just a single punch from him could shatter the space in this place. He could even defeat some of the High Gods who focused on mastering principles.
"I'm tired. I'm going to sleep for a while. I will have my revenge later after I found the thirteenth sign. Those gods will think that I'm bullying them if I attack right away."
Leo scratched the back of his head and lay down in a sleeping posture on the outer space. But before he could sleep, he sensed someone approaching him.
He turned around and saw a gigantic ball of meat that has a size of a small planet.
"This...? Ancient Monster Lord, Stellar Devourer..."
...
BOOM! BOOM!
It feels like it was the end of the world. Explosions in every direction as Souta spammed [Bestrou].
"Ugh!"
He suddenly spat a mouthful of blood and it caused him to stop firing [Bestrou]. Forcefully using the energy inside a fifth evolution monster orb damaged his organs. Even with the help of his parasites, the damage he took was still greater.
The monster orb was left in the inn so he sent one of his shadows before to take it. He knew that he would drain his best feram fighting two S-rank experts. That's why he prepared himself and sent the shadow when the barrier was broken.
He was tired and the woman was tired too. They could only recover their health and energy, and they didn't have any way to recover their stamina. It all comes down to the battle of endurance but Souta wouldn't let it happen.
He had to kill this woman as soon as possible.
He could feel it. The city was forming an elite army to subjugate every living being inside this broken barrier. With his heightened senses, he detected those fluctuations of energy outside.
More than forty A-rank and five S-rank experts. With his current state, he could only fight one S-rank. Even those forty A-rank experts had the potential to subjugate him.
Also, there's no way that there were no shackled realm experts in this city. The Earthen Core City had a shackled realm like Eilish so it was impossible for this city didn't have one. The shackled realm was the only one that could order more than five S-rank experts.
Souta bent his knees and launched himself towards the woman.
[Cross Moon]!
Hmph! The woman coated her sword with sharp winds. She then met Souta's attack with her own attack.
[Gust of the Fierce Tiger]!
BOOM!
Both of their attacks collided and ripples of powerful energy swept out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thousands of blows were thrown in just a few minutes. The place around them was devastated and it was on the verge of breaking down. The whole auction house was trembling as it could collapse at any moment.
Even the runes didn't help them in keeping their base intact before the power of an S-rank and a third evolution monster. Plus, Souta and the woman weren't the only ones fighting in this place.
Gragas was battling another S-rank. Although their battle wasn't as flashy as Souta, they still caused great casualties in the entire place.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amanda and Yenxa stopped fighting the A-rank and B-rank experts. They just took the soul weapon and the fruit before they retreated. The battle was too much for them and there's no way that they could fight beside the S-rank experts.
Two figures collided in the sky repeatedly. Both of their strength was overwhelming the masses as it gives off an oppressive aura every time they collided.
Both of them were using their full power and the hole of the barrier was growing every second. It was absolutely dominating and suffocating for the below B-rank.
[Thousand Heavenly Cut]!
In just a second, Souta's body received thousands of cuts. His tough body couldn't handle the powerful attacks and the regeneration power of his parasite couldn't keep up.
Swoosh!
Souta shifted his head as a white energy blade passed beside his cheeks and it slice the two spider limbs on his back along with his left arm.
Spurt!
His parasite tried to regenerate his limb but the woman cut him down a thousand times once again. Her attack speed was too fast and Souta could hardly keep up with her.
[Blood Field]!
Souta activated his trait. The blood from the ground flew in the sky and it gathered in his body. This trait uses the blood in the surrounding area to recover his health, energy, and stamina.
He could only use this trait once a day and it will last thirty minutes after he activated it. He will become near impossible to kill if he added this with his parasitic ability.
"This...?"
The woman opened her eyes widely. The monster in front of her was getting tougher and stronger every second.
She gritted her teeth and increased the speed of her attacks once again. Then, she took out a pill and placed it on her mouth. This was a battle of endurance so she had to last longer than this monster.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Souta swung his sword repeatedly as he tried to attack her but still the attack speed of his opponent was several times higher than him. Every time he launched an attack he would receive five attacks.
"A peak S-rank like you is really great! You would step into the shackled realm soon. Unfortunately, you have to die here!"
He grinned as a blood-red aura covered his entire body. The wailing of the souls sounded and the transparent body of the souls peeked through his body. The murderous aura which was filled with grief and hatred enveloped the entire place.
[Soul Blood Mode]! and [Harvester of the Soul]!
Souta launched forward and the sword of the woman pierced his chest. He used his parasite to tighten his muscles so that he could hold the sword in just a second. A second was enough for him to deal heavy damage to this great woman.
"I couldn't pull it...?"
The woman was caught off guard as she couldn't pull her sword. She looked up and saw boundless energy above her in the form of a blade.
"This is it!"
Souta tightened his grip as his flesh was turning into dust. The energy that he gathered was too much for his body and he knew that it was the same for the woman.. So he swung it down.