Gospel of Blood

At the moment when the Moon Goddess Artemis appeared, the “sun” in the sky noticeably paused for a moment.

Then, Charlotte saw the golden radiance slowly converge, forming a faint face high in the sky.

It was a face that was difficult to discern clearly, with features that could only be vaguely made out.

Although it looked somewhat different from what Charlotte had seen before, the eyes and aura of this figure were remarkably similar to the entity who had claimed to be “Oceanus” she had encountered in the Starfall Kingdom before her time travel.

If there was a notable difference, it was that this figure had less of the ruggedness and weathered feel that Charlotte remembered, replaced with a more transcendent and majestic presence.

Furthermore, this God’s aura seemed purer than what Charlotte recalled.

In the future, the entity behind the door that Charlotte had encountered must have taken over part of the authority of the Sea King Oceanus, emanating an aura similar to sea divine power in every move.

But now, this God’s resplendent and majestic divine power was truly like a sun illuminating all things.

Yet, after this God appeared, Charlotte felt a peculiar sense of familiarity in the power emanating from him.

Charlotte warily observed the revealed “Sun God”, and meanwhile, the “Sun God” cast his gaze upon the three Gods present.

He overlooked Oceanus, looked warily at Charlotte, and finally turned his attention to the last arrival, the Moon Goddess Artemis.

A fleeting hint of complexity flashed across the “Sun God’s” vague face, followed by a long sigh.

“Artemis… you should not be here.”

“Those words should come from me, brother. You have already ‘fallen.’ A fallen God should stay where he belongs, not here.”

Artemis said.

The “Sun God” shook his head.

“No, you do not understand.”

He glanced at Charlotte and continued.

“Artemis, this is a struggle between me and the origin usurper. Even for the sake of the elves’ future, you cannot and should not intervene.”

Artemis’ gaze was inexplicable.

“The origin usurper? I never thought… you would call someone else that one day…”

Her expression became complex, tinged with sadness and anger.

“The elves… the elves…”

“Even now, you still use ‘for the elves’ as an excuse?”

“Brother, no, Helios, I don’t know whose divine soul you have ‘devoured’ again, but as a guardian of the elves, I will no longer stand by and watch you ‘fall’ like this.”

The “Sun God’s” expression turned dark instantly.

He coldly glanced at Artemis, then sighed.

“Is that so…”

“What a pity.”

Before his words had fully settled, a dazzling golden light suddenly erupted.

Helios had struck suddenly.

Golden sunlight radiated brightly, transforming into countless swords of light, all of which charged toward Artemis.

However, Artemis was swift in her response.

Silver light spread out, and Charlotte saw strands of “moonlight” transform into ribbons, completely neutralizing the surging sun divine power.

Clearly, the “Sun God’s” sneak attack had failed.

Their initial clash wasn’t particularly flashy.

But Charlotte could sense the terrifying power contained within their emanating divine auras.

It was far beyond the divine power Oceanus had displayed when suppressing the Old Gods.

Even though it was merely transformed into swords and ribbons, the mere aftereffects were enough to make the present Old Gods pale.

Charlotte felt a sense of relief.

Although limited by the current divine power limits of the Myria world, and due to the inertia of history, the opponent likely couldn’t kill her in this era. However, if it were just her and Oceanus against the opponent, they might not necessarily hold the upper hand.

Fortunately, Artemis had arrived.

Moreover, judging by the divine power aura Artemis had just displayed, her strength was likely far greater than that of the not fully restored Oceanus.

Even without Oceanus and Charlotte, Artemis alone was enough to contend with the opponent.

After the first round of confrontation, ephemeral flowers and vines suddenly spread out, gradually forming a dreamlike forest in the sky, separating the battlefield of the two true Gods from the outside world.

This was a divine power barrier cast by Artemis.

Charlotte saw silver and golden radiance continually clash within the “forest”, each time bursting with terrifying divine power fluctuations.

However, those power fluctuations were confined within the barrier, not affecting the outside.

At first, the golden and silver lights were equally matched. But soon, the silver light began to gain the upper hand, while the golden radiance gradually showed signs of exhaustion, hinting at a lack of follow-through.

High above, the brilliance of the “sun” also dimmed, replaced by an increasingly bright moon.

“Brother, your strength… seems to have weakened considerably.”

Artemis’ voice echoed from the void.

Along with her voice spread increasingly bright moonlight and ever more radiant silver divine power.

Then came the somewhat exasperated and angry roar from the “Sun God.”

“Damn it! Artemis! You are still as stubborn as ever. One day, you will regret everything!”

The dazzling radiance exploded again, instantly shattering the barrier as the golden sun was swallowed by the silver divine power.

Artemis had unleashed her full divine power.

Cracks began to spread across the Sun God’s illusory form, and finally, under the impact of the silver divine power, it collapsed completely.

The terrifying aftermath of the divine power raged, turning the entire sky upside down, forcing even Charlotte to mobilize her blood divine power to defend herself.

Oceanus was relatively fine, but his expression toward Artemis changed, clearly feeling the disparity in power between himself and her.

Helios, the “Sun God”, wore a venomous expression.

As his form disintegrated, he no longer confronted the Moon Goddess Artemis but instead glared hatefully at Charlotte, as if trying to remember her completely, almost gritting his teeth.

“Nyx… consider yourself lucky this time. Next time… you won’t be so fortunate!”

With a loud “bang”, the Sun God’s form shattered completely.

However, at the moment of collapse, the Sun God suddenly swung his arm, unleashing his remaining divine power, and slashing toward the ground.

The golden divine power turned into a light blade, aiming straight at the third-generation bloodbornes under the protection of an artifact.

This happened so suddenly that it caught everyone off guard.

Fortunately, Charlotte had been fully focused and quickly controlled her blood divine power to intercept. Even Sea King Oceanus stepped forward, creating a water-blue divine barrier below.

However, when Charlotte’s blood divine power contacted that golden divine power, her expression changed slightly.

This was not ordinary divine power.

It contained the “Origin Power” she was familiar with.

Moreover, the “Origin Power” within this divine power was far stronger and purer than what she controlled.

This was the Sun God’s full-force attack. Despite Charlotte’s near-full effort to block it, she couldn’t completely stop it.

And Sea King Oceanus’s divine barrier could only further weaken it.

After passing through the layers of blood divine power and ocean divine power, the Sun God’s power was significantly weakened.

But even so, its residual impact was far beyond what the magical barrier the third-generation bloodbornes had erected could withstand.

Fortunately, with the combined efforts of Charlotte and Oceanus, Artemis’ support arrived just in time.

The silver radiance spread out, successfully intercepting most of the remaining golden divine power, with only a small portion getting through and hitting the bloodbornes’ barrier.

The barrier trembled violently, showing cracks, and the bloodbornes maintaining the artifact all coughed up blood, their energy waning.

However, in the end, the barrier was not breached.

A sigh of regret echoed, then dissipated with the crumbling “sun.”

High above, the aftermath of the divine power dissipated, and the form and aura of Helios, the Sun God, had completely vanished.

Charlotte, Artemis, and Oceanus stood tall, while the Old Gods who had watched the entire battle were now utterly changed, standing nearby, still locked by Oceanus’ divine power, unable to advance or retreat.

Charlotte glanced at the unharmed bloodbornes below and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Despite the inertia of history, she was fairly certain that the bloodbornes she brought would survive, but given that the one who acted was another “traveler”, she couldn’t be completely sure.

After all, who would have thought a true God would, in his last moment, furiously unleash his remaining power against mortals?

“Artemis, did you kill him?”

Oceanus glanced in the direction where the Sun God’s power had vanished and asked.

Artemis frowned and shook her head.

“No, he… seems to have disappeared.”

“Disappeared? Escaped? When?”

Oceanus was taken aback.

Artemis hesitated, then shook her head again, her expression slightly puzzled.

“No, it doesn’t seem like he escaped. There are no traces of teleportation or lingering aura. It’s as if… he truly ‘disappeared.’”

Seeing the two bewildered Gods, Charlotte had a vague understanding of what had happened.

It was likely that Artemis had just broken the balance point of his stay in this era, and he was directly “sent” back to the future.

In other words, “Helios the Sun God” was successfully “repatriated” by Artemis.

After some thought, Charlotte said,

“He… should have been sent back to where he belongs.”

“Where he belongs?”

Oceanus muttered.

“Forget it, let’s not worry about him now. What about these guys?”

He shook his head and looked at the remaining trembling Demigods, asking.

Charlotte also looked at these Demigods from the Old Gods Alliance.

For some reason, seeing their frightened yet vaguely bewildered faces, Charlotte felt their eyes seemed much clearer than during the battle.