Chapter 426: An Endless Loop
MANAS NOTIFICATIONS:
• Your Power Level has increased to Galactic Dominator [Firmament-1] (Level 10,000+).
• Your Unique Skills' effects have increased to Galactic Level.
• Your Void Law Comprehension increased to 13%.
• MANAS has upgraded to a Universal Lifeform.
• All memory fragments unlocked.
Finally, after devouring the destruction essence from his surroundings, Aengus had ascended to the Galactic Dominator level.
But his condition remained dire. He was facing another Galactic powerhouse—one who had mastered all other Laws to their maximum.
Except for Void and Darkness.
Somehow, those two seemed to be connected, a mystery as to why she didn't possess them.
His only advantage lay in his physical strength and Unique Skills.
""You greedy worm!"
Sensing his power growing stronger, ARIA fumed in rage.
"Die!"
Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh!
With a swing of her sword, she summoned all nearby stars to crush him to death.
Dark stars from multiple constellations obeyed without hesitation. They moved from their orbits, hurling toward Aengus with ruthless efficiency.
Some were small, some were massive—their destructive power was undeniable. Hundreds of thousands of celestial bodies converged upon him.
But Aengus, now infused with Void energy, cut through each of them like butter.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
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He moved like an undead warrior, never tiring, his immense physical strength and Eternal Conqueror Constitution turning him into a battle machine.
ARIA summoned multicolored Law Power—every Law she had mastered—and sent them to destroy him.
Yet, all of them failed.
Aengus vanished into the Void time and time again, a slippery rat evading her relentless assaults.
Seeing her attacks having no effect, her frustration grew.
"Zytherion, you're not going to learn like this. I have to cut out the source of Mana to annihilate you."
She spoke as if it were a trivial matter.
Aengus paused. But his clones didn't.
"Then what about the lives and creations you claim to love so much?"
His gaze turned cold as he met her emotionless eyes.
ARIA simply shrugged. "Not a matter to me. I can start all over again. And this is not the only one, you know that, right? So if one Primal Realm is gone, it means nothing to me as long as I look at the greater picture."
"You're just giving yourself an excuse," Aengus said sharply.
ARIA smiled amusedly. "Like you always do to yourself. You've committed more sins than I have. Every time you act, you justify it by saying it's for the greater good. But in truth, you do everything for your own selfish reasons."
She took a step forward, her Divine radiance flickering ominously.
"The lives of innocents and mortals don't matter to you, so don't try to guilt-trip me with your hypocrisy. I will do what I must."
Her eyes gleamed with unwavering resolve.
"You can't… stop me."
Just as she raised her sword to sever the Mana flow of the universe with her Creation Will, her eyes suddenly widened in surprise.
Like an illusion shattering, everything around her shifted.
She was no longer standing in the void of battle. Instead, she found herself beneath a vast green tree in an open field, embraced tightly by Aengus.
The air was warm, carrying the scent of fresh earth and blooming flowers. The sky stretched endlessly above them, painted in soft hues of orange and gold.
Her surroundings had changed completely, as if she had been teleported to another world—one she didn't recognize.
"H-How…?"
Disbelief filled her voice. She struggled to comprehend how he had moved her without her awareness.
And on top of that—
This disgusting man was hugging her so atrociously.
"You vile—"
Before she could finish, Aengus sealed her tantalizing red lips with his own.
It wasn't just a kiss.
It was a desperate claim, as if he had been starving for centuries, thirsting for this moment.
Aria's eyes widened in shock. She struggled, trying to break free from his embrace, but his iron-like arms held her firmly in place. No matter how much power she exerted, she couldn't escape.
In truth, Aengus hadn't teleported them at all.
Instead, he had used Overlord of Aether to manipulate their surroundings, creating an illusion so perfect it felt real.
To trick a Creator, he had to be more creative than her.
With the Eyes of Qargath and the primal force of Aether, he had woven an entirely separate layer of reality—one detached from the corrupted influence of the Primal Realm.
This wasn't just a distraction.
This was his only chance to save her.
The corruption within Aria had intensified ever since she arrived in the Primal Realm, where that thing's influence was strongest.
The corruption had always existed within her. Even in their past lives.
In the absolute beginning, they ruled together as the two extremities of the Omniverse.
But one day something extraordinary … an anomaly had interfered.
For the longest time, they had believed themselves to be the sole gods—the absolute forces of existence.
But then, they had encountered a terrifying truth.
There was something beyond them.
Something far more powerful, something far more mysterious.
It had despised their happiness. It had corrupted Aria's essence, turning Creation itself against Ruination who had the duty to protect her like a wall.
That was where it all began.
Her love turned to hate. Their harmony turned to endless war.
Their battle had led to mutual destruction, a tragic cycle they had never been able to escape.
But even then—
Even in death—
Their Source Powers had not been extinguished.
Because if they were—nothing would have existed. No life. No matter. Not even time.
Their very existence had been hidden, even from that higher being who lusted after them.
It wasn't able to find them.
In frustration, it had left.
But Aengus knew the truth. It would return.
Not for them. For their Source Powers to be exact.
Aengus had seen it all.
Every single cycle.The same tragedy. The same heartbreak.
Every time, it returned it took over Aria's body.
And each time, it used her hands to slaughter everyone-his children, Bella, him and his family.
And every time, when Aria finally realized what she had done-when she saw her own child's lifeless body and the blood of her beloved staining her hands-
She took her own life.
A cruel, endless loop of torment and failure.
No matter how hard he fought.
No matter how strong he became.
No matter how many times he reset the cycle using Ruination's Absolute Zero-
He always failed.
Each time, he went back to the beginning.
Each time, he tried again.
And each time, he couldn't save her from the corruption.
He was trapped in this nightmare.
Until-
He sought out someone's help.