Chapter 336: Awakening

*BROMMMM

"Oh, Heavens! Oh, Heavens! His Excellency is waking up!"

As the entire world trembled, the Cathedral of Chance also felt its effects.

Muru muru, who had been observing the final battle through floating screens, couldn't help but panic. If the Demon King awakens, it would mean the end of the game. The Demon King would instantly enter Berserker mode, annihilating all chaos energy harmful to the world, including humans and participants.

*Tick, tock

[00:05:34]

[00:05:05]

Simultaneously, the countdown to the collapse accelerated at a terrifying pace with the Demon King waking up. Cold sweat began to fall from Muru muru's body.

"This is bad! We still don't have a God! If His Excellency wakes up, everything will be over!"

Clenching her fists, Muru muru had no choice but to teleport. They urgently needed a God, and as a judge, she needed to declare the winner as soon as possible.

"Your Excellency, please resist..."

Putting everything on Yuki, Muru muru also remembered the mission and deal they had made...

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"You brat! You're about to disappear! Surrender, you can't defeat me!"

Yuki's energy was rapidly decreasing, and the Demon King was getting stronger without Est, Zafkiel, and Rasiel. Yuki was resisting with all his might, clinging to the last spiritual pillar. Dark hands emerged from the darkness, pulling Yuki's legs into the void. If it weren't for the spiritual pillar, Yuki would have long been consumed.

As a result, his body flickered like a broken tape about to vanish, making Minene smile.

This ability to extract his soul frightened her, but the pressure on her soul lessened, and she gradually regained control of her body.

*Shhhh

The Shinigami behind Yuki licked its lips as Yuki's energy was being consumed.

At this point, Yuki couldn't seal Minene's soul anymore.

"I underestimated... I underestimated the Demon King."

According to his plans, once he summoned the Shinigami, Yuki would easily seal Minene with his vast energy. But the Demon King didn't allow it, stealing almost all of his energy and preventing Yuki from continuing the sealing.

The Demon King is angry!

No one is allowed to enter his soul; Est was his limit. But now the Shinigami had his soul bound; this was unacceptable. Because of this, the Demon King entered combat mode.

"Hahaha... How pathetic I am..."

Laughing at himself, Yuki felt frustrated. His original plan had gone down the drain.

(Plan B time)

But he couldn't let Est's and his angels' efforts go to waste, so he smiled again.

*Shhhh

"It's time to end this..."

"Guh?! Brat!"

Using the last of his chakra, the Shinigami behind Yuki tightened its grip, and Minene's soul emerged again.

"I may not have the strength to seal your soul anymore... But, I'll take a part of your power! ...."

[Hakke Fuuin]

With those words, the Shinigami brought its other hand to the phantom knife in its mouth and forcefully cut towards Minene's soul.

" Ahhhhh! "

Feeling incredible pain, Minene's eyes trembled in fear. The Shinigami had cut a part of her soul.

"What have you done?!"

Minene could feel it; something inside her had been forcibly ripped away. But with the seal complete, she could now move, so in panic, she began checking her body up and down.

(Eh? Nothing? Did it fail?)

But no matter how much she searched, she couldn't find the problem. Thinking about Yuki's low energy, it's possible that his attack hadn't worked.

"Brat! You're dead!"

Snapping his fingers, a black sphere began to appear in Minene's hand. She thought about ending Yuki's life; however, at that moment, Yuki smiled.

His body was becoming more transparent, disappearing into particles of light.

"!!"

But seeing the smile on Yuki's face, Minene trembled in fear. Feeling your soul being ripped out left her with an intense fear that she couldn't help but step back.

"No, I won't get closer..."

Moving further away, Minene wouldn't engage in close combat again. Even if she's about to disappear, she didn't know if Yuki still had more tricks up his sleeve.

*Tlin

"Exchange"

"!!"

Unfortunately, she never had the chance to attack. After all, Yuki had been forcibly teleported, and Tsubaki appeared in his place.

"You!"

"Let's finish this, Ninth."

Pointing her katana, there were no emotions on Tsubaki's face, only deep sadness and the desire to win.

"Very well, Brat! This time, I'll make sure you die!"

With several black spheres appearing around her, Minene clenched her teeth, and the world trembled again...

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*Shhhhh

*Ka...ka...ka...

Meanwhile, Yuki smiled happily, watching the Shinigami trying to devour his soul.

Shiki Fujin is a sealing technique of the highest level; it can summon the Shinigami, which absorbs the opponent's souls, as well as the summoner's, into its stomach. Because of this, the jutsu requires an enormous price, and that is death.

Those souls sealed with this jutsu are doomed to suffer for eternity in the belly of the reaper, never to rest in peace. The souls of the sealed and the sealer are forever entwined, bound by hatred, facing each other in endless combat until the end of time.

Yuki knew this, and so did Est; that's why he panicked when he invoked it. But Yuki wasn't afraid because he couldn't die.

At least, the Shinigami couldn't do anything to him...

*BROMMMM

*Ka... Ka... Ka..

After all, to devour his soul, it first had to face the Demon King. Sensing its soul being claimed, the crown in the world rotated, and a huge white hand rose from the abyss, tightly holding the Shinigami, preventing it from taking his soul. At the same time, cutting the contract connection with overwhelming force...

"I'm sorry, Shinigami, but I'll take it from here..."

*Ka... Ka... Ka..

Taking advantage of the moment, Yuki kept a part of Minene's soul.

*Ka... Ka... Ka..

The Shinigami was furious; this wasn't part of the deal. The contract both parties agreed upon was that when he finished his services, he would take both souls, sealing them in his stomach...

*BROMMMM

However, there was nothing it could do. The Demon King was too strong; it was an entity beyond its reach. The world's rules don't apply to the Demon King. For Champions, the death of the body is just a material state; their true strength has always been their soul. As long as their soul exists, they can recreate their body.

Because of that, the Demon King wouldn't allow his soul to be taken, and the hole that had opened in the crown began to close.

"You better leave, Shinigami. When the absolute shield closes, that'll be your end."

After all, if that happens, the Shinigami won't be able to escape and will be destroyed by the Demon King.

*Ka... Ka... Ka...

Perhaps feeling the horror of what it means for the absolute shield to close, the Shinigami pointed at Yuki, understanding the significance. Yuki shrugged, and the Shinigami disappeared, the absolute shield closing.

"It worked...."

To be able to face the Shinigami and win, Yuki's Demon King is no joke.

*BROMMMM

But this wasn't over; with the Shinigami disappearing, the enormous hand of the Demon King tightly gripped Yuki's spiritual pillar, gradually destroying it.

"You won't stop until we become one again, huh?"

Smiling bitterly, Yuki turned his head towards the abyss and sighed. Since he couldn't drag Yuki to the depths, the Demon King changed plans and decided to destroy his only spiritual pillar.

[Return.... I must.... Fulfill ..... Promise... ]

[I must.... Return ....]

[It's over.... Return.....]

[Mother.... Cyrene.... Return...]

[I did it.... I must... Return....]

[Return.... Where?]

At the same time, a deep voice was heard from the abyss, a voice full of sadness and longing. Hearing it, Yuki closed his eyes.

His Demon King was born from a series of complicated emotions and the yearnings of his heart...

"I'm sorry, but you'll have to endure a little longer."

Clutching onto the spiritual pillar, Yuki still couldn't set the Demon King free, at least not until the new God is born...

*Creakkkkk

"Hm?! I see.... I leave it to you... Yuno."

Suddenly, a familiar aura emanated from the barrier, making Yuki smile. At the same time, his hands around the spiritual pillar loosened, falling into the abyss. His body in the material world disappeared into particles of light, leaving a floating crown, the Key to the Throne.

[Return....]

*BROMMMM

And with this, the crown of the world shimmered...

The Demon King had awakened...

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TN: Time to die... Revive me in a while ..cya

Also did he just scammed Shinigami? 😆