Zatiel and the Guardian took the last sip of their tea, and the moment they put their cups back on the table, this one exploded due to the overwhelming soul force both of them unleashed.
Both rose from the ground and attacked the other, depending solely on the strength of their bodies with no energy augmentation whatsoever.
The Guardian sent a punch toward Zatiel's face, and the power in this one was so great that it left cracks in the space.
Zatiel's eyes widened as he felt the power in that punch, but he was able to react, moving his head to the side, before sending a counter straight into the Guardian's temple.
"¡Boom!"
A shock wave spread across the golden platform where they stood due to the immense power behind Zatiel's strike. Although he created the Primordial Body Incarnation with the body of a Primordial, the truth was that this one had evolved to the point that even a purebred Lord of Emptiness could not equal it!
All that made it just more impressive how the Guardian was able to stand straight after that point-blank punch to the temple, not moving a single step, and able to counter immediately.
Zatiel felt like he had just stroked the hardest surface in the multiverse when his fist landed on the Guardian's head, and the shock did not end there. Due to their closeness, he was not able to evade the Guardian's punch as this one landed straight in his chest.
Shock appeared in the Samsara Thearch's eyes as he felt the power in that punch and instantly understood that the key behind its power was weight.
"¡BOOM!"
That punch sent Zatiel flying away, but he regained control of his body in less than a second, just in time to avoid the Guardian's ax kick aimed at his head.
"¡BOOM!"
A new bast spread across the golden platform once the Guardian's kick landed on the floor. That attack had not yet finished, but the Guardian sent another toward Zatiel.
The Samsara Thearch focused on avoiding the Guardian's physical strikes as he focused on the power of the man. He could not help but feel it was familiar to the Absolute Solar Yang True Doomsday Body.
'It is similar in terms of durability and weight. However, that is a constitution that reached the limit of the Middle Stage Fourth Realm!'
Zatiel was truly amazed by the knowledge behind the Fourth Realm's constitution. Luckily, he was still superior in terms of speed, or the melee part of the battle would have been futile.
The Guardian and the Samsara Thearch displayed martial skills that reached the same level, with the first dominating in terms of defensive and offensive power and the second having the advantage in speed.
Zatiel and Guardian never broke eye contact, even as their arms and legs moved at a speed impossible to measure. Of every ten hits in the fight, Zatiel connected nine, but the Guardian could equal the amount of damage received with a single blow.
Precisely ten minutes after the fight started, the Samsara Thearch and the Guardian put distance between them as an immense amount of energy gathered in their right palms.
A beam of golden light emerged from the Guardian's palm while the Samsara Thearch unleashed a torrent of dark purple flames.
"¡BOOM!"
The beam of golden light and the dark purple flames clashed in the middle of the golden platform, generating a blast of fire and light in all directions.
Zatiel channeled all the energy of his Inner Universe into the torrent of dark purple flames, driving them forward as the darkness of the Thanatos Eye increased their destructive power.
The Guardian's adopted a solemn expression as he felt the power of the dark purple flames growing, but he did not fall back. Dots of light began to appear in his blind eyes. The next second, he infused starlight into his attack, making it even more potent.
The clash between the dark purple flames continued the power of Samsara and the destructive might of the Thanatos Eye, and the golden starlight continued for a few seconds before it grew unstable.
"BOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!"
An explosion of dark purple flames and golden starlight spread across the platform. The waves of destructive energy covered both the Guardian and the Samsara Thearch.
The Guardian's body glowed with golden light as he protected himself from the chaotic waves of energy, but he did not lose focus and immediately searched for Zatiel's presence.
A flash of shock appeared in the Guardian's eyes as he looked up and saw the figure of the Samsara Thearch, ready to unleash an attack containing a simply overwhelming amount of energy.
"Heaven End!"
What Zatiel was unleashing was not a simple manifestation of the powers of his bloodline, Truth, or Eternal Flame, but a true Fourth Realm Spell that harnessed the power of Omnipotence.
The power of a Fourth Real Omnipotent Spell was incredible, mighty enough to erase universes.
Zatiel had not used this power before because it was never his intent to kill the Ice Roc or Fire King, and he could not destroy the Fourth Realm Phenomena, but this battle was different. If he wanted the Oblivion Gate's energy nucleus, the only way to get it was to kill the Guardian!
The Thanatos Eye burst with power as dead stars materialized above Zatiel. These were not simple energy incarnations but true heavenly bodies full of the aura of death and end.
The Samsara Pupil's glowed as it ignited the dead heavenly bodies with dark purple flames, increasing their destructive power.
Zatiel waved his hand down, and the dead flaming stars descended on the Guardian with a power surpassing Epoch Explosions' destructive might.
The Guardian knew just how resilient its body was and that he could endure the clash of those giant dead stars, but the key behind Heaven End was not its physical might. All those flaming heavenly bodies had the power to erase time itself, and they would drain the life out of every cell on his body.
Since he was not fast enough to dodge it, there was only one path ahead, block the attack.
Despite facing dozens of dead stars, the Guardian did not lose calm as he took out the bastard sword on his back before burying it in the ground.
"Celestial Barrier!"
Dozens of giant golden shields with a starlight butterfly engraved in them formed around the Guardian, forming an impenetrable barrier.
Zatiel's eyes narrowed as he saw that barrier since its power could not belong to anything else but a Fourth Realm Omnipotent Spell.
Reaching a Middle Stage battle power was something Initial Stage life forms could do with the assistance of a great enough energy source like the Ice Roc and Fire King did by tapping into the power of the Ice-Fire World. However, your cultivation must have reached the Middle Stage to unleash a Fourth Realm Omnipotent Spell!
The Samsara Thearch's eyes narrowed as he understood just how strong the Guardian was, and his eyes burst with killing intent. It would be the first time he had to face someone in the Middle Stage, and if he were to contain himself, the consequences would be catastrophic.
"¡AHHHHH!"
With a roar, Zatiel sent even more energy into the death stars, making them clash against the golden shield the next second.
"¡BOOOM!" "¡BOOM!" "¡BOOM!" "¡BOOM!"
Every time a dead star clashed against the shield, it unleashed an explosion of darkness that spread beyond the limits of the Oblivion Gate, corroding the chaotic energy in the Emptiness and everything else in its range.
The Guardian channeled more energy into the Celestial Barrier, but after enduring over 90% of the dead stars, a crack appeared in the shields.
"CRACK!"
A simple crack was all the power in those dead stars needed to erode the entire barrier and crash with the Guardian.
"BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!"
An explosion of darkness spread across the golden platform, unleashing a power that devoured life in order to give death. It was a force so strong that nothing beneath the Peak Initial Stage could survive.
Zatiel's breathing was rough as he stared at the sea of darkness his spells generated. He did not believe that attack had ended the Guardian, but he was sure it should incapacitate this one long enough for him to stabilize the powers inside him.
However, Zatiel was wrong, and before he could even regulate his breathing, a figure emerged from the sea of darkness, appearing right behind him.
The Guardian's body was covered in injuries, with his right cheek devoid of flesh, showing the bones on his face. Despite the damage and pain, there was nothing but resoluteness on his face as he raised his bastard sword.
"Stellar Strike!"
The power of hundreds of collapsing stars emerged from the bastard sword as he waved it toward the Samsara Thearch.
Zatiel could feel the power in that attack, and if it were to land point-blank on him, he could only survive by using the White Sun Pupil.
