
A cosmic roar split the void, tearing the remnants of the Lotus Flower Sect's protective formation into shards of dying light. Stardust and fragments of ruined planets spun in a dance of death around them. Artur, encased in his black-and-gold War God Armor, now cracked in many places, threw himself backward, gliding thousands of meters into the vacuum just to avoid a sweep of demonic energy that had moments ago vaporized an entire mountain.
His breath, a mixture of recycled oxygen and pure spiritual energy, felt heavy in his lungs. Seventy-two hours. Three days and three nights without pause, this battlefield had become his personal hell.
“Report, Ayu. Make it quick,” Artur ordered, his voice cold and steady, resonating directly in the minds of his goddesses through their spiritual bond.
“It's not good, Artur,” replied Ayu, his Goddess of Strategy, sounding strained despite her effort to remain calm. “The Seventh Protection Formation is completely destroyed. The Lotus Flower Sect lost another thirty percent of their fighting strength in the last hour. We... we are on our last legs.”
In the distance, a colossal figure stood atop a smoldering crater that had once been the highest peak in this world. Demon Commander Cupetong, a hundred-meter-tall being with obsidian skin and six muscular arms, laughed. His laughter was not just sound; it was a shockwave that made reality tremble.
“Hahaha! Running again, little rat from the mortal realm?” Cupetong taunted, his voice booming across the void. “Did you think that toy armor could protect you forever? Your power is borrowed, fake War Emperor! I can smell the fear of a low-class human in you!”
Artur ignored the insults. His golden eyes scanned the battlefield below. About five of his harem goddesses—Ayu with her light-sword, Candra the Sect Leader with her lotus shawl—stood forming the last line of defense, protecting thousands of trembling White Sect cultivators behind them. Their faces were pale, their energy completely depleted.
“Candra, status of your forces?” Artur asked again, his tone completely unchanged, as if inquiring about the weather.
Candra’s voice, the Companion Universe Queen, was trembling with exhaustion and desperation. “My disciples… they’ve given everything, My Lord. Many have reached their limit, and their spiritual cores are cracking. We won't be able to withstand the next attack.”
“I know,” Artur answered curtly. He felt every pulse of their fatigue as if it were his own. The harem bond not only granted him power but also shared their suffering.
“So what now, Artur?” Ayu’s voice returned, this time carrying unconcealed desperation. “Your Immortal God power isn't even enough to fight him directly. Every attack is just like throwing pebbles at a mountain. We need another plan.”
Artur remained silent for a moment, his gaze locked on Cupetong, who was savoring his impending victory. The Demon Commander raised one of his arms, and a dark energy sphere, the size of a small moon, began to form in his palm.
“There is no other plan,” Artur hissed. “There is only one way out.”
“Don’t tell me…” Ayu instantly understood. “Artur, don’t. That ritual… it’s too dangerous! We’ve never tried it in real combat. Divine Synergy requires perfect synchronization. One small mistake, and all our souls could turn to cosmic dust!”
“Do you have a better idea?” Artur cut in, his tone sharp this time. “We’ve tried every strategy. Frontal assault, guerrilla tactics, formation traps. Nothing works. His pure demonic power is on a different level. This is our only chance.”
Candra interjected with a voice full of conviction, “The Lotus Flower Sect will risk everything for you, Great Emperor. Just give the order. Death in this battle is more honorable than life as a demon slave.”
Artur took a deep breath, sensing the steely resolve of his women. Cold and cruel. That was who he was now. The weak man from Jakarta had died long ago, buried beneath layers of power, responsibility, and countless enemy blood. He was a warlord, and warlords make impossible decisions.
“Listen carefully,” he commanded. “Ayu, you lead the ritual. You understand the precision and energy flow best. Candra, you and the other goddesses, form a protective shield around Ayu. Use the sect's remaining energy to reinforce it. Don’t let anything, not even a speck of dust, touch that circle.”
“What about you?” Ayu asked anxiously.
“Me?” Artur gave a thin grin, an expression rarely seen on his now marble-hard face. “I’ll buy you some time.”
Cupetong laughed again, the energy sphere in his hand now pulsing with terrifying might. “Finished your discussion, insects? Time for annihilation!”
Without waiting for a reply, Artur shot forward. His War God Armor blazed brightly, cutting through space like a golden meteor. He was not attacking to win; he was attacking to distract.
“Is that all you can do, fake Emperor?!” Cupetong roared as Artur’s fist, covered in divine energy, slammed into one of his six arms. The impact created a flash of light, but the demon’s arm was not even scratched. Instead, the knuckles of Artur’s armor cracked.
“At least I don’t hide behind an army of undead like a coward,” Artur retorted, his voice cold. He jumped back, avoiding a counter-punch that vaporized an asteroid behind him.
“Coward?!” Cupetong was enraged. “I am power! I am destruction! You, who cling to hope and love, are the cowards! You are afraid to face the truth that this universe is nothing but meaningless chaos!”
Below them, Ayu moved swiftly.
“Everyone, formation!” she yelled. “Candra, now!”
Candra and the other goddesses immediately formed a circle around Ayu. They joined hands, and the residual spiritual energy from every surviving cultivator was drawn towards them, forming a dome of pale lotus light. The dome was thin, almost transparent, proof of how depleted their power was.
“Artur, we are ready!” Ayu reported through their minds. “But this shield won't last long!”
“It's enough time for what we need!” Artur replied, dodging a barrage of energy fists from Cupetong. Each explosion felt like a falling star impact. Pain shot through his body; his divine regeneration system worked to its absolute limit just to keep his body intact.
He looked down. Ayu was already kneeling in the center of the circle. She raised her astral sword high, its tip glittering with pure light.
“The ritual is highly sensitive, Artur,” Ayu whispered in his mind, her voice trembling. “I need absolute focus. You must ensure there is zero interference.”
“Just focus,” Artur replied tersely. He gathered all his remaining strength, creating hundreds of divine light-swords that shot toward Cupetong like a meteor shower.
Cupetong only growled, swinging his four free arms to easily swat away all the attacks. “Cheap tricks! Is this the peak of a War Emperor’s strength? Pathetic!”
However, that momentary distraction was enough.
Below, Ayu plunged her sword straight into the empty ground before her.
Zzzzzzzzzzzing!
An intricate and dazzling rainbow-colored energy circle exploded from the point of insertion, spreading rapidly to a diameter of a hundred meters. Ancient cosmic symbols danced across its surface, radiating a power that felt both sacred and profoundly dangerous.
Cupetong halted his attack. His six blazing red eyes narrowed, focusing on the ritual circle below. He could sense a strange energy fluctuation, something he had never encountered before. Then, a wicked sneer twisted his monstrous face.
“Oh, so this is your final plan?” he scoffed, his laughter echoing. “A synergy ritual? You intend to combine the power of those weak little souls to fight me?”
He looked at the circle, then back at the gasping Artur before him.
“Just a small Harem?” Cupetong burst into roaring laughter, a sound that could crack the soul. “It is not enough, fake Emperor!”
Dense demonic energy, black as a hungry black hole, gathered in his largest fist. It was no longer an energy sphere, but a pure concentration of absolute destruction. The lotus shield below them began to crack and splinter just from the pressure of the collected energy.
“Witness the end of your foolish hope!” Cupetong roared.
And with a laugh that shook the remaining vestiges of reality, the Demon Commander launched the blow that would end everything.
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