"Drink, go for it!"

Aiven shouted loudly, fully mobilizing the power bestowed by the Goddess, his gigantic arm surged again, grabbing the hind leg of the "Celestial Bull" and lifting with force.

Boom!!!

A shoulder throw flipped the "Celestial Bull" belly-up onto the ground, even the towering mountain range around it jumped heavily along with it.

The manifestation of a God's power can have a myriad of forms, but the absolute limit of power can never surpass the natural might of this world itself, an aspect that is vividly exemplified in the [Natural Deity].

For instance: They can never defy natural laws to make the speed of a gust of wind exceed the speed of sound; naturally evolved organisms won't reach the first cosmic velocity, as it is evolutionary redundancy in terms of survival...

From the moment they were born on this planet named Herag, the limits they could reach were locked, while they needn't bear the risk of [Humanized Divine Position] social transformation, they also lost the potential for development thereafter.

Imagine.

If humans in the future can move beyond the planet, colonize space, establish a cosmic social order that spans galaxies, how strong would this force be for [Humanized Gods]?

This perhaps is the main reason why the world's advancement ultimately depends on intelligent beings, and the emergence of trends in the world serves as a force to balance the Gods.

Moreover, although the Goddess's divine power is infinite, the power Aiven can borrow is relatively limited.

Even if he can use tactical force to flip this giant beast whose absolute power surpasses many demigods, it does not mean he can withstand it alone.

He immediately adjusts his strategy to delay its steps, giving those Muriyans an opportunity.

After roaring in anger without finding where the enemy is hiding, the "Celestial Bull" shook its head and continued towards Uruk City.

Just, this time every step it took, a huge pit would appear underfoot, and the wind around it transformed into a resilient chain of hurricanes, making it break through a layer of constraints with each step.

Crack! Crack! Crack!...

Sounds of snapping that make one's teeth cringe are incessant, even if the "King of the Air" Enlil wants to intervene, he is also covered by the True God's divine authority.

When the "Celestial Bull" first appeared, it was imposing and domineering, but at this moment, it is gradually finding itself labored under the world's resistance.

[Authority: Enemy of the World]

With a slight delay, the team of "Armored Warriors" and "Flagellated Worms" accompanying Aiven has already charged forward, waving their long halberds like ants trying to shake a tree, commencing to tinker and repair at this monster as large as a mountain.

Though with the help of [Black Tin] to avoid being unable to penetrate its defenses, they're only able to continuously score a string of -1, -1, -1...

At the same time.

Uruk City, having experienced a slight disruption, saw a batch of City Guards likewise charge towards the "Celestial Bull" that was still gradually approaching at all costs.

"Roar! Uruk is eternal here!"

Simultaneously, a tremendous greenish light sphere rose within the city.

A steady voice follows, but this time Paracelsus, leveraging [Forbidden Curse: Jade Record Interpreter], uttered five maxims in one breath:

"Maxim Eight: Ascend from the earth to the heavens, then descend from the heavens, acquiring powers from above and below."

A powerful suction force emerges out of thin air, and vast fertile black soil outside the city begins to float and rush into it like losing gravity, transforming into a gigantic floating mud sphere in the air.

"Maxim Three: As above, so below; thus will the miracle of Taiyi be fulfilled."

The black mud sphere flips up and down, suddenly turning into a misty chaos color, beginning to pulsate slowly like it has life.

"Maxim Four: All things originally are Taiyi, created from Taiyi through differentiation.

Maxim Nine: Thus one can obtain the glory of the world and keep away from the darkness and ignorance."

One [Black Tin Cross Long Halberd] after another or simply unshaped [black tin ingot] flew out from the city, merging into the giant mud sphere.

"Maxim Five: The sun is the father, the moon is the mother, breed from the wind, nurture from the earth.

Maxim Six: The source of all perfection in the world is here; its power is most complete upon the earth."

Ow——!

With a piercing cry as sharp as cracking metal, a jet-black demon wolf, seeming only slightly smaller than the "Celestial Bull," leaps out from the abruptly split chaotic sphere.

Opening its massive mouth, its upper and lower jaws seem capable of supporting heaven and earth, its abyssal throat appears to connect to another deep and unfathomable dimension.

The demon wolf's fur, teeth, and claws are all replaced by [Black Tin], and a pair of blood-red eyes glint with a pure and intense intent to destroy even more so than the "Celestial Bull".

"Taiyi" in alchemy signifies unity, uniqueness, without boundaries, without distinctions, self-integrated as one.

The method of creating "Taiyi" is "dissipation".

From a unified and ample supreme reality, like the sun radiating light, emanating layer by layer into reason, soul, and the material world, without diminishing the perfection of Taiyi.

Paracelsus, using unparalleled world material transformation knowledge, leveraged the world's rules, combining his own mental imagery and emotions with materials from the natural world, performed a formidable alchemical creation to produce a super demon of unmatched vigor.

It already has a little taste of a True God creating an angelic avatar.

Located outside the city, Aiven watched enthralled, his heart faintly yearning for what [Forbidden Curse] he might gain upon his future ascent to Tier 4.

Whizz!

The demon wolf born from this great alchemy did not disappoint, moving swiftly with its elongated limbs wrapped in a whirlwind turbulence, racing towards the "Celestial Bull".

Each step it takes, the ground manifests in shapes most fitting to exert force, the winds gather around to lend it full-scale assistance.

[Authority: Friend of the World]

The two giant beasts, respectively, buffed and debuffed by Aiven, are in vastly different situations.

The demon wolf, having the opportune assistance from heaven and earth, shows that quantity can indeed transform into quality.

A sliding tackle past, broad jaws lined with [Black Tin] teeth, astonishingly bit off one of the "Celestial Bull"'s horns in one go.

Crack!

Moo!

With that, the hatred between both sides was irreversibly locked!

Two terrifying giant beasts capable of destroying heavens and earth wrestled with each other, continuously moving away from Uruk City. Although the earthquakes occurred frequently and violently, they no longer posed a threat to the city.

"We should be grateful this is an island, still within the realm of the [Sea Monarchy]'s influence.

However, even if neither I nor Paracelsus make a move, it is evident from those 'Purgers' in space.

Even though the casualties might be more severe, the ultimate victor of this war should still be the Muriyans."

Whoosh—!

At that moment, a strong wind burst forth.

A group of dazzlingly golden, divine and imposing gods, led by the Three Pillar Gods Enlil, Marduk, and Inanna, descended from the storm clouds.

Having realized that even the "Celestial Bull" could not overcome Uruk City, they had resolved to intervene personally.

Especially Enlil, the "King of the Air," who wielded his scepter with an overbearing dominance.

Woo woo woo woo....

Ten massive tornadoes, capable of stripping flesh from bones, rapidly extended from the heavy rain clouds. He intended to erase Uruk from the world by the most direct and violent means.

And in Uruk City.

As Aiven had predicted, since the Muriyans dared to confront the gods, they were thoroughly prepared.

Facing the oncoming gods, Nebuchadnezzar, standing in the city center, merely gave a cold smile, and with a giant hammer, he struck the top of a metal pillar about ten meters long and one meter thick, driving it deep into the ground.

Bang!

To be more precise, it was driven into the earth vein node occupied by Uruk City, similar to "Treasure Tree Bay" in the Southern Continent, which was a conduit for Magic Elements and all Spiritual Power.

[Earth Vein Sealing Bolt]

Simultaneously, in cities, mountains, and wilderness throughout the Muriyan Kingdom, an [Earth Vein Sealing Bolt] was deeply driven into each important earth vein node.

"Magic Forbidden Barrier," "Spiritual Isolation"... a series of effects were instantly deployed.

This was a deadly strike against the gods across the entire Muriyan Islands!

If the New Continent was a "Spirit-rich" environment of Spiritual Overflow, then the Muriyan Islands had become a "Death Demon" environment where the flow of Magic Elements was absolutely forbidden.

Weakening the power of the gods and maximizing the advantage of biological weapons and Psychics.

Boom!

The tornado, formed by the gods' authority calling upon Magic Elements, immediately dispersed, as without the gods' power, there were no conditions to form a tornado here.

The gods, accustomed to indulgence, suddenly looked terrified.

...

"Muriyans, I curse you, in the changing of eras, you will die unspeakably horribly!"

The Assistant God, covered in blood and filth, collapsed at the palace gate.

The lament of the defeated was given no heed.

Nebuchadnezzar, the ministers, the general, Paracelsus, Aiven, and Olivia stepped over its corpse into the towering and majestic Divine Hall.

This was the [Divine Court] of the gods, now greatly diminished from its original size.

Although the Muriyans had launched a counterattack against the gods, they were far from having the power to pursue them to the end.

Moreover, it seemed that the gods, including the Three Pillar Gods, had other escape routes and did not intend to fight to the death with humans.

Except for a few Assistant Gods, most Demigods disregarded the severe loss to their [Sanctuary], tearing it from the [Divine Court] and fleeing westward.

The originally suspended magnificent mountains within the [Divine Court] also crashed to the ground due to the severed earth veins, leaving collapsed ornate stone pillars, opulent palaces, and withered gardens everywhere...

Only this Main Divine Hall, said to have been founded by "God of the Sky," "Father of the Gods," Anu himself, remained intact.

Standing here, King Nebuchadnezzar looked at his subjects and smiled in relief:

"The gods have been expelled, and the Muriyans are finally free!"

The hall erupted in cheers, celebrating this unprecedented human victory over the gods.

Only Aiven's group paid no attention to this oft-repeated "cutscene."

Instead, they focused on the item placed carefully on the altar in the center of the hall, undamaged despite the fall from the sky.

"What is this?"

It was an obsidian stele, seemingly worn away by time over countless years, its inscriptions incomplete and blurred, with only a few words vaguely recognizable.

The inscriptions on its surface were not in Spiritual Text, but rather a peculiar cuneiform script.

For Aiven, who possessed the [Eye of Profound Wisdom], it posed no challenge.

"Life... Choice... World's End... Behind the Door... Möbius Ring... **... Catrio's Wheel... Time... Space... Material..."

He couldn't help but frown slightly:

"Behind the Door again? Did the demigods retreat there?"