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Chapter 426

The Virtues were not working.

The power of light and darkness was also useless before the Evil God Harmageddon.

There was no way to stop the collapsing Divine Realm.

Jeong-hoon raised his head and looked at the angels who were rushing towards him from afar. The army behind them was turning to dust and vanishing, and the Archangels too were losing their upper and lower bodies, their forms barely distinguishable. Beelzebub, who was being dragged along in bondage, was also on the verge of annihilation.

'Is he planning to destroy everything and create it anew?'

That could never be allowed to happen.

Jeong-hoon raised the Holy Sword and the Titan high.

'It won't work. You can't defeat him with that.'

Just then, a familiar voice was heard in Jeong-hoon's mind.

The High God Primatos.

'My will has already settled within you. So do not be flustered and look ahead.'

Jeong-hoon looked at Harmageddon, who was diligently erasing the Divine Realm.

'That thing is not a god. It is merely a fallen creation that, drunk on power, cannot distinguish right from wrong.'

'So what do you want me to do about it?'

'Fusion. You must become one with it. You have not yet fully accepted the power of the Virtues.'

'…'

He had not fully accepted the Virtues.

He thought he understood. There was a part of Jeong-hoon's heart that rejected the idea of becoming the High God. He wanted to return to Earth as a mortal, live an ordinary life, and grow old. He was of the belief that in a peaceful world, useless power was unnecessary. But if he became the High God, all those wishes would turn to bubbles.

'There is no need to blame yourself for being selfish.'

At Primatos's comfort, Jeong-hoon finally made a decision.

'I will accept it.'

The process of accepting was simple.

Assimilating with the Virtues engraved on his soul.

As he accepted the Virtues that had become one through Fusion, a warm energy of light enveloped his body.

"The Sins I created have surpassed the Virtues. Do you think you can do anything to me with such meager power?"

Even as Harmageddon said that, he did not let his guard down. Hadn't he been severely beaten after underestimating Jeong-hoon in the beginning? If he hadn't forcibly triggered the Sins' berserk state, he would have been helplessly defeated by the power of the Virtues he possessed.

"Right."

Jeong-hoon slowly raised the swords in both hands.

'The Seven Virtues, the first. Genesis.'

He was not cutting down Harmageddon.

First, he would stop his destruction.

A blue light of life burst forth from beneath Jeong-hoon's feet and seeped into his sword.

"I sever it."

Jeong-hoon brought the sword down from above.

Ting—

In that moment, a clear sound rang out, and the power of Genesis spread throughout the entire Divine Realm.

The collapsing Divine Realm began to neatly straighten out, the stopped time began to flow again, and the annihilating angels also regained their original forms.

"Hah… what is this…"

Harmageddon's pupils trembled.

The Sins he created were no exaggeration to say they had surpassed Primatos's Virtues. But what was this ridiculous regenerative power?

But it was too early to be surprised.

'Martial Prowess.'

When Jeong-hoon manifested Martial Prowess his form blurred and then vanished.

"Don't be ridiculous!"

The sky split open, and the apocalypse began.

Harmageddon's eight pairs of black wings twisted and unfolded.

Even if it was restored with the Virtues, he just had to erase it again.

Rumble—

However, the sky that had split open closed again.

The Divine Realm had been restored again by Genesis. Also, the sky was dyed a golden color, and brilliant clusters of light scattered like snow. And in front of him, Jeong-hoon was suddenly there, aiming the Holy Sword at Harmageddon's neck.

'Blazing Heaven.'

Jeong-hoon activated Blazing Heaven and drew his sword diagonally.

Then, flames erupted from Harmageddon's neck and instantly engulfed him.

Not a simple flame, but a flame of annihilation that extinguishes evil.

"I will not be defeated!"

Harmageddon, though in agony, reached out his hand towards Jeong-hoon.

All the Sins and the energy of the apocalypse wrapped around Jeong-hoon.

However, Jeong-hoon, not flustered in the slightest, manifested the final Virtue, Fusion.

'Fusion.'

The six Virtues floated around Jeong-hoon's body and instantly purified the energy of the Sins and the apocalypse. He then seized that energy and sealed all of Harmageddon's movements.

"Let go! Let me go!"

Harmageddon, bound by the Virtues, struggled to break free, but it was a futile effort.

"Let's just end this."

Manifesting Fusion, he saw through Harmageddon's essence with the eyes of Celestial Radiance and completely twisted it through Abyssal Flow.

"Keuk!"

As his energy twisted, blood flowed from all of Harmageddon's orifices.

Jeong-hoon approached Harmageddon and plunged the Titan into his forehead.

The Abyss of Nothingness.

Harmageddon's black wings lost their power and vanished, and then his body began to rapidly collapse.

"You are an eternal stain."

Jeong-hoon threw a word at Harmageddon.

'A stain… me?'

Harmageddon looked at the sky with trembling eyes.

No.

He was the angel that Primatos had created with the most effort.

He could not be a stain.

"A stain… ridiculous. I am not finished. Do you think everything will end just because I disappear?"

Even if Harmageddon disappeared, there was no guarantee that another lump of greed like him would not appear. When the small seed of emotion is planted in the field of the heart, its growth rate becomes uncontrollably fast.

"Humans are more hideous and cruel than any other race! It is no exaggeration to say that they possess all the sins of greed, anger, and jealousy."

"Right, that's not wrong."

"Huhu, aren't you also stopping me for your own purpose? Can you, who are so hideous, truly be called completely good?"

"I won't argue with that either."

He had to admit what he had to admit.

"Ha, in the end, you're just greedy for the Divine Realm, aren't you? Since you have the Virtues, you can become the High God!"

"Hmm? You seem to be gravely mistaken, but I have no interest in being the High God."

"What?"

"The reason you ultimately die at my hands is because you touched Earth, my family."

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have cared at all whether Harmageddon seized control of the Divine Realm or did whatever he wanted.

But the Demon Realm, including Harmageddon, had taken everything from Jeong-hoon.

Therefore, Jeong-hoon was simply returning the favor.

In short, it was karma.

"For such a pathetic reason, you interfered with me…?"

Harmageddon, with only half of his head left, made an absurd expression.

"Yes. For that pathetic reason you speak of, you will die."

"Kuhuhu… human, I pray that you too will end up in the same predicament as me."

Harmageddon cursed Jeong-hoon and then vanished.

'It's, it's over…'

'Hah…'

Mukho and Anima, who had been watching with bated breath, finally let out a sigh of relief.

'Is he really gone now?'

Having rejoiced for a moment only to turn pale at Harmageddon's rampage, Tenebris could not easily let go of his suspicion.

'Cowardly bastard, he was completely eliminated with the Virtues. There's nothing to worry about now.'

At Janus's affirmation, Tenebris finally nodded.

"Right. It's over. It's all over now."

The long and tedious fight had finally come to an end.

As the Divine Realm was restored, the angels were watching the fight between Jeong-hoon and Harmageddon.

"He won!"

"Yes! Jeong-hoon won!"

The Archangels, including Michael, clenched their fists and cheered.

"Damn it…"

Beelzebub, who had not been annihilated thanks to Genesis, bit his lip and cursed.

He had never dreamed that Harmageddon would be gone so in vain.

And that was not all.

The God he had sent to Earth had met their end at the hands of Psyche.

He had definitely annihilated her, so how on earth did she come back to life?

"Beelzebub, you will suffer eternally in this place."

Zadkiel showed a cold smile to Beelzebub.

"Damn it! When you came over to the Demon Realm, I should have just crushed you instead of listening to your story!"

"That's a shame."

At Beelzebub's anger, Zadkiel's laughter deepened.

"Let's go down."

With those words, Michael flapped his wings and approached Jeong-hoon.

Slice—

In that moment, an eerie sound reached their ears, and everyone reflexively turned their heads to where the sound had come from.

Thud.

There, Beelzebub's head had fallen to the ground and was rolling.

His body, from which the head had fallen, rapidly collapsed, and the head too did not last long and quickly vanished.

"Wouldn't it have been better to inflict eternal punishment?"

Michael asked, looking at Jeong-hoon.

It was Jeong-hoon who had annihilated Beelzebub.

"What if we had let him get away?"

"Ahem… that was because Zadkiel was acting as a spy."

"In any case, there's no reason to keep him alive."

"Understood. If that is the High God's will, then ours is the same."

With those words, Michael knelt on one knee and showed his respect.

The Archangels and the army that followed also paid their respects in perfect order.

This was because Jeong-hoon, who had unlocked the true Seven Virtues, was set to become the next High God.

'Wow, Master!'

'Are you going to command these angels now?'

Mukho and Anima smiled with pride and watched Jeong-hoon's reaction.

"Sorry, but I will not become the High God or anything of the sort."

However, Jeong-hoon refused to become the High God.

"You will not become the High God?"

Michael carefully raised his head.

He had inherited the High God's will and drawn out the true power of the Seven Virtues. Therefore, the only one suitable to be the next High God was Jeong-hoon.

"You will soon find out."

But Jeong-hoon would never become the High God.

The power of Genesis spread throughout the entire Earth.

Accordingly, the mountains, rivers, and trees that had been destroyed by the Gods were restored.

"It's finally over."

Psyche smiled brightly at Jeong-hoon.

"Thank you for protecting Earth while I was gone."

If it weren't for her, Earth would have been destroyed and gone long ago.

"I merely bought some time. Everything was done by the High God."

"I am not the High God."

"Huhu, I know."

"Then please don't tease me."

"I'm sorry. Your reactions are just too good."

Psyche covered her mouth and giggled.

"I didn't know you had this kind of personality."

"Huhu, so what are your plans for the future?"

"I will live an ordinary life."

An ordinary life.

Living ordinarily with his mother, working hard to become independent, meeting a spouse and starting a new family, having a child who resembles him, and living a life of working hard for that family.

"You mean you will abandon the Virtues."

Jeong-hoon nodded.

"The High God said he would not oppose how I use these Virtues."

"I see. In that case, I can't oppose it either."

"What are your plans for the future?"

"I'm thinking of staying in the Demon Realm."

"The Demon Realm?"

Since all the Named had been eliminated, she should have no reason to remain in the Demon Realm.

"Huhu, I saw Tenebris lose the bet to Janus. He will probably become Janus's lackey."

"Ah."

Now he understood.

Why she said she was heading to the Demon Realm.

Jeong-hoon glanced at Tenebris.

'Psyche…'

Tenebris looked deeply moved.

'Oho, so that means I'm getting one more lackey? That's great.'

Janus grinned and was diligently thinking about how to use his lackeys.

"I hope the day comes when we can meet again."

At her farewell, Jeong-hoon shook his head.

"That won't happen."

Because he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm anymore.

"Hmph, I understand. Then I will return to the Demon Realm first."

With those words, Psyche returned to the Demon Realm.

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