400. Mortal with the power of GODS

Somewhere in an unknown dimension with red skies and desolate surroundings filled with sinister chakra and nature energy,

Slash…

"Blade of Nandaka: Dimensional Sunder,"

A cloaked figure wields a transparent blade and slashes away at the hoard of countless Abyss centurions in the form of flood dragons, asuras, horned demons, arachnids, and many other life forms.

The powerful slash of the blade rips apart the space and laws of the unknown dimension and leaves behind a gigantic cross-shape scar in the sky of the unknown world. Chaotic energy flows through the cross mark and negates any attempt of the unknown dimension to mend the space.

With a single slash, the bones, flesh, and even the blood of those countless abyss centurions evaporate into oblivion. The solemn atmosphere of the surroundings pair together with the desolate aura of the hellish dimension.

"You are getting scarier with each passing day. At this rate, my father, who is the strongest astral demon lord, won't be a match for you in the next two hundred… no, hundred years." The purple-cloaked figure who is also the prince of the astral demon clan praises him.

"And you are as useless as ever!" The black-cloaked figure remark.

"Hey! Don't insult me like that. I am still ranked among the top fifty strongest astral demons." The astral demon prince retorts.

"You are ranked last on the list."

"…"

The prince becomes speechless.

"I have a plethora of abilities and techniques. Given enough time and opportunity, I can even assassinate the thirty-first person on the list. Though I will lose my life after that." He utters the last part in a feeble tone.

"What use are your abilities if you can't even find a stinky rat in his hole? As for that top demon rank list or whatnot, I can kill the eleventh rank demon lord in a confrontation and escape with minor injuries." The black-cloaked figure harrumphs at him.

"Hey, I am a genius with never seen potential in the past ten millennia in the astral demon clan. I am not a monster like you who can even combat against people of much higher power than you." The prince shakes his head.

"As for that stinky rat… this entire dimension is his turf. His aura is widespread across this entire dimension. He can hide in any remote corner of this world and it will not be easy for us to search his traces."

'He is a never seen before monster with almost infinite potential. He killed the eleventh-ranked demon lord and escaped while being encircled by almost thirty other demon lords. Seriously, he should consider the feelings of us never seen before geniuses in consideration.' The prince has a helpless expression on his face.

The past few days, they have been fighting against hoard after hoard of Abyss monsters, and the master of this place Jashin has yet to show up.

"But don't worry, my death authority curse will slowly eat away his soul and he will die within the next three to four hundred years. Only someone with a power on the same level as the top ten astral demon lords can dispel the curse." The prince smugly stares at the black-robed figure.

"That won't do! I want to make him pay for what he did with my own hands. I won't rest until I execute all perpetrators with my hands." The black-robed figure clenches his fists.

"Yes, I won't forgive them. The lava of molten hot emotions boils within my blood. The millennia of rage simmer within me, ready to erupt and burn everyone." The astral demon prince gnashes his teeth.

Pitch-black flames rise from his body and burn everything in his vicinity into cinders.

"Calm down!" The black-robed pats his shoulder. The surrounding flames vanish into thin air.

"Channel this rage towards those culprits and burn them with these flames. For now…"

The black-robed figure raises one of his hands towards the sky of the hellish dimension.

"Order and Chaos authority: Kālacakra"

Rumble… rumble…

The ground quakes and the sky trembles as the black-robed figure opens his eyes. There is a sigil of a Dharma wheel with eight spokes in his right eye and another sigil of a chaos wheel with eight arrows in all directions in his left eye.

RUMBLE…. RUMBLE…

A gigantic sigil of the Dharma wheel shrouds the entire dimension. Another layer of Chaos wheel stacks on top of the Dharma wheel.

"Hey… hey… HEY! Are you sure you want to use this attack in this place?" Goosebumps crawl across the skin of the astral demon prince as he stares at the giant dharma and chaos wheel in the sky with trepidation.

Bzzt… crackle… Black and white lightning flicker between the two wheels. The gates of order and chaos open as a rift to reveal the spokes of a giant, wheel-like weapon. Numerous irreparable spatial cracks appear in the surroundings just from the presence of the giant wheel weapon alone.

"Stop! Please stop! Alright… alright… I understand. So, please stop! I will even put extra effort into searching for that damn rat."

The astral demon prince pleads to the black-robed figure.

"You also know that this place is a shattered ruin of a small world. Even though those filthy abyss creatures wiped out or corrupted the natives and pilfered the origin energy; this place is a complete world in the end. If you destroy this world, then you will ruin the equilibrium of the cosmos."

"Hmph… fine!" The black-robed withdraws his hand. The sigils in his eyes disappear. The giant chaos and order wheel formation in the sky also vanishes, and the rift created by the wheel-like weapon closes. Peace and tranquility return to the surroundings, but the numerous scars like spatial cracks are still proof of the peril this dimension suffered.

Phew…

The astral demon prince heaves a sigh of relief.

"That was scary! Really damn scary! I almost died from a heart attack." He calms his rapidly thumping heart.

After calming his emotions, he turns to the black-robed figure.

"How?… The aura of that weapon… how did you come into possession of such a weapon? It has touched the primordial laws of existence and that aura… it reeks of the Numen era."

"I forged it in the dead remains of the first star, using the materials from the heart of the firmament." The black-robed figure replies in a casual tone, but the eyes of the astral demon prince widen to the extreme.

He surveys his surroundings. After ensuring the absence of any sort of intelligent life form or any sort of detection technique or tool, he erects an isolation barrier around them.

"Hhh… how? How did you do it?" These words barely escape from his mouth as he is still unable to fathom the depth of the black-robed figure's previous remark.

"I deciphered the secret of Sin and virtue."

"IMPOSSIBLE!"

The astral demon prince almost falls to his knees. He stares at the black-robed figure with an incredulous gaze.

"Www… what are you planning to do with that 'thing'? No one in the entire cosmos is your match if you are able to control that weapon. Do you plan to kill my father and replace him as the current leader of the Astral Demons?"

"Hmph… the hegemony of the astral demons was never my goal. My goals lie far behind that. I plan to…"

The black-robed figure points his finger towards the sky and then clenches them in a fist.

GASP~

The astral demon prince gasps and almost faints in shock at the lofty ambitions of the person in front of him. He understands the meaning behind the gesture. The more he thinks of such conceited words, the more ridiculous he thinks the situation to be.

'NO… if it's him, then he really might be able to do something like that.'

Even he, himself is unable to believe the words he thought just now.

'Slaying a higher existence… not just one… but all of them. Such arrogance!'

He takes a glance at the nonchalant expression of the conceited fellow in front of him.

Tch…

A sour expression appears on his face and he clicks his tongue in annoyance.

"Don't just talk big! First, let's kill this stinky bastard, and perhaps later we can think about other things."

"Hmm… while you were lost in your fantasy tale, I already discovered the location of that stinky rat. Though it's not just him, I also found his foul brother. I have some personal grudge against that bastard. Today I will settle everything, the past and present grudges."

The black-robed figure cracks his knuckles and flies in a particular direction.

Sigh…

The astral demon prince sighs and helplessly shakes his head.

'I even lost to him in terms of sensory abilities. My sensory skills, which were ranked number one among all astral demon lords, are no match for him. Well… at this point, the title of number one doesn't even matter in front of his sky-high goals.'

"HEY! WAIT FOR ME!"

The prince increases his pace and chases the trail of the black-robed figure.

'A mortal who holds the same level of power as GODS.'