Chapter 961: Surpassing the Ego Destruction Tribulation (VI)
Cain's willpower was immense, at a level that no other life form in Aether had ever got near, but the power of the world was on another level entirely. The multicolored flames surged forward, pushing back the red fire with a force that seemed insurmountable.
The powerhouses of the Sacred Races could see pressure mounting over the Scarlet King's willpower, his will straining under the onslaught. Yet, even facing that power, the red fire stood firm.
It was such a shocking event that it seemed unreal, and the Collapsing Lightning Emperor and the rest of the powerhouses made sure to engrave every second in their minds. Immediately, a solemn expression appeared on the faces of all those in Atlas since no matter how incredibly monstrous the willpower of the Scarlet King was, how could a single man clash against the world!?
Their fears soon proved themselves correct as they could see how the multicolored flames of the ninth layer began to overwhelm the Scarlet King's red fire. One was ten times larger and contained the will of Aether, a world capable of holding trillions of lives and with a lifespan that could be measured in billions of years.
The Collapsing Lightning Emperor and the rest of the warriors of the Sacred Races could not help but think it was impossible for a single person to win that sort of clash, and they were right.
Luckily, Cain was not alone against the ninth layer, and just as it seemed he would be destroyed by the ninth layer, it happened.
"RUMBLE!"
Another wave of shock shuddered the world. However, this time it was not the sky or the earth that shook, but the people.
The Collapsing Lightning Emperor, Zero Mint, Angar, Eon, Kabuto, Ishmael, and every single powerhouse in Atlas saw with shock how their bodies began to glow. Without them doing anything, streams of their willpower began to flow into Atlas' sky.
Shock and confusion appeared on their faces as the powerhouses looked at each other, not understanding what was happening. An invisible force was acting over their willpower, and while they were not controlling it, they knew they had given permission. Not with words but with the intent of their souls and minds, from the moment they chose to follow that man into war and beyond.
The willpower emerging from those powerhouses in Atlas soon fused into the Scarlet King's red fire, making it explode with power. However, while it increased in strength, the enhancement granted by a few hundred powerhouses was not enough.
Luckily, it was not just the willpower of the masters in Atlas that was affected, as streams of will from every man, woman, and child who saw the Scarlet King's figure as the leader of the world also rose to the sky.
While the amount of willpower of the powerhouses was greater than a normal person by a factor of a million, they were dwarfed by the trillions of streams that emerged from all over Aether.