Chapter 491 -491-The Endbringer
Only then did the terrifying aura surrounding the Doom Spirit begin to fade.
As the blood covering his body gradually disappeared, the vacant look in his eyes sharpened. Even the line of his lips seemed to carry a razor-sharp edge.
He was now dressed in magnificent robes, while his long crimson hair billowed despite the absence of wind.
The Doom Spirit stood perfectly straight with his hands clasped behind his back.
"I was born from the calamity of the End," he declared calmly. "I am the Overlord of the End."
Across the many regions of the Endless Battlefield, the war continued to rage.
The Supreme Venerables of the Traditional Powers Alliance led countless warriors in battle against the forces of the New Powers Alliance.
On many fronts, the Traditional Powers Alliance had already begun to gain the upper hand.
Then a red-haired figure in magnificent robes appeared across the different battlefields. Every incarnation radiated the terrifying aura of a Supreme Venerable.
He had appeared on every battlefield at once through the divine ability Myriad Incarnations.
Both sides stared at him in shock.
"What’s happening?"
"Has the enemy received reinforcements?"
"Who is that? His aura is terrifying!"
"I’ve never seen that Supreme Venerable before. He must have advanced recently."
The Overlord of the End looked toward the countless warriors and living beings of the Traditional Powers Alliance.
"Die."
The instant that single word left his lips, a boundless sea of blood manifested within the void.
Crimson flowers bloomed throughout the sea. Every time one opened, torrents of law power surged from it and swept across the entire universe with annihilating force.
The attack recognized neither friend nor foe. Even Supreme Venerables of the New Powers Alliance were slaughtered in its wake.
Supreme Venerable Morn of the New Powers Alliance was dumbfounded.
"How could this happen?" he cursed furiously. "Damn it! He intends to kill us along with them!"
In an instant, the sea of blood swallowed the entire universe.
Supreme Venerables from both the Traditional Powers Alliance and the New Powers Alliance felt their hearts seize with dread.
Below them, every God King, Saint, ordinary practitioner, and mortal was completely erased. Not a sound remained.
And the same scene...
Was unfolding simultaneously across battlefields throughout the myriad universes!
Before the divine power of the Overlord of the End, no Supreme Venerable from either alliance could resist.
They were suppressed in an instant!
Supreme Venerables were the main fighting force of the myriad universes, yet before him, they were as weak as ants. Crushing them was no more difficult than crushing insects beneath his feet!
Worse still...
Whenever one of the many Supreme Venerables fighting through an avatar was slain by the Overlord of the End, the fatal blow carried over to their true body.
Their true bodies collapsed at the same time, dissolving into pure blood before vanishing.
That blood reappeared upon the enormous flower inside the Worldbane Bloodline’s forbidden zone.
Nourished by the blood of countless Supreme Venerables, the Worldbane Bloodline became even more vivid. Its flower bloomed faster, and an immeasurable power began to stir within it!
The myriad universes were shaken!
When the Traditional Powers Alliance received the battle report, its leaders felt as though they had been struck by thunder.
In less than a single day of battle, hundreds of Supreme Venerables had fallen!
Millions of God Kings had died!
The number of dead Saints was beyond calculation!
And every one of those deaths was permanent...
Their avatars and true bodies had perished together!
An Origin Venerable of the Traditional Powers Alliance immediately traced the web of fate and causality surrounding the battle.
He soon identified the key figure behind the catastrophe.
"The Overlord of the End!"
"The spirit born from the Worldbane Bloodline!"
"How can he be this terrifying?"
"Once he reaches the Origin Venerable rank..."
"He will become a calamity for all living beings—an endless nightmare!"
"This is yet another grand scheme laid by a powerhouse from beyond the shore..."
The Traditional Powers Alliance immediately began formulating a response.
As John led his starships through the universe, the Skyvault Consortium suddenly issued a report detailing the alliance’s disastrous defeat.
John opened it.
[Recent Developments]
[The alliance’s Supreme Venerable casualties have risen sharply!]
[A pinnacle Supreme Venerable appeared simultaneously in hundreds of contested universes, suppressing the alliance’s Supreme Venerables within a single second!]
[This mysterious Supreme Venerable possesses countless incarnations and combat power comparable to an Origin Venerable! The alliance dispatched an Origin Venerable to suppress him, but their battle ended without a victor!]
[The Alliance Leader’s divination revealed that this Supreme Venerable is a life-form born from the Worldbane Bloodline. The more living beings perish throughout the myriad universes, the faster the Worldbane Bloodline develops, the stronger this being becomes, and the faster he advances!]
[The alliance predicts that this being will reach the Origin Venerable rank in the near future!]
[Once that happens, even the alliance’s Origin Venerables will be unable to restrain him!]
[When the Chaos Sea opens, the existence of this Supreme Venerable may turn it into the final burial ground of countless alliance powerhouses!]
[This being calls himself the Overlord of the End!]
[Due to the emergence of the Overlord of the End, the alliance has decided to suspend its offensive, consolidate its defenses, and await the opening of the Chaos Sea!]
[All warriors below the Origin Venerable rank are to be recalled immediately. Origin Venerables will assume full responsibility for defending our occupied territories and established strongholds!]
John summarized the report’s contents to himself.
"The Overlord of the End..."
"Born from the Worldbane Bloodline!"
"The stronger the Worldbane Bloodline grows, the stronger the Overlord of the End becomes!"
"He manifested countless incarnations and suppressed the alliance’s Supreme Venerables across hundreds of universes in a single second, causing immeasurable casualties!"
"Because of his existence, the alliance has halted its offensive and recalled every warrior below the Origin Venerable rank while it awaits the opening of the Chaos Sea..."
John raised an eyebrow.
It was easy to imagine how severe the alliance’s disadvantage had become. Supreme Venerables had originally formed the main fighting force of the myriad universes, but the enemy had now gained a nearly invincible being of that rank.
John felt no particular emotion about the alliance’s defeat.
As long as its Origin Venerables remained, the alliance’s foundations would not collapse.
Soon after John learned of the Overlord of the End, the Skyvault Consortium’s deputy leader ordered him to return to headquarters and await further instructions.
The Ryan Universe and Heren Universe would be defended by Origin Venerables.
Origin Venerables could roam the river of space-time itself. To beings of their level, neither temporal nor spatial distance truly existed.
A single Origin Venerable was enough to watch over many universes at once.
"John, the enemy has the Overlord of the End!"
"But we have you..."
"We cannot allow anything to happen to you. Once you grow into a Supreme Venerable, even the Overlord of the End will no longer be your match."
The deputy leader made a point of telling him, "There is no need for us to fight over temporary gains. Once you become a Supreme Venerable and eventually advance to the Origin Venerable rank, victory will belong to us!"
With that, John’s Clone No. 1 returned to the Skyvault Consortium’s headquarters.
Meanwhile, Clone No. 2 continued searching for the Demon King Council’s strongholds.
Their search led them to the Veylen Universe!
John arrived at the head of his fleet.
This universe had originally been the territory of Supreme Overlord Gorth, the leader of a minor faction.
Supreme Overlord Gorth had recently pledged allegiance to the Demon King Council, turning the Veylen Universe into its territory.
By the time John arrived, the outskirts of the Veylen Universe were already surrounded by a vast fleet of starships.
Every ship bore the insignia of the Eternal Divine Palace.
This was the fleet of the Eternal Divine Palace!