One last Effort

In the upper realm, also known as the heavenly realm, numerous beings such as gods, devils, and humans were currently clashing off against a single being. That being was Supreme Lord Vanos. However, at this moment everyone was staring in disgust at the superior being. Undoubtedly, in this whole universe, Vanos could be considered the ugliest person. His ginormous head that looked uglier than a toads, with many pulsating lumps coursing through his wrinkly skin, belonged to a short and stubby body. One might think he was a little child if not for that disgusting abomination of a head. His race was a mystery as well as no race would accept such an ugly creature as their own. Rejected by all races, Vanos did not have any close relationships. The only close companion that kept him comfort throughout these harsh times was his right hand. One may say that his existence was an anomaly, for it should not have existed in this universe.

As Lord Vanos grew stronger, his hatred for all the races amplified. From the day he was born, he was able to cultivate and act like an adult. By age one, he was already a Nascent Soul cultivator. By age 10, he reached peak Immortal Ascension. By age 20, at the prime of his life, he reached peak True Immortal Ascension. By age 30, he was known as the one and only Supreme Lord throughout the three realms. If he was to continue growing, nobody knew what stage he could reach, and this was what made everyone fear the most.

Although, that alone was not what brought fear to many of these beings. Lord Vanos was a man who was not afraid to offend anyone, and indiscriminately killed many who were blessed by heaven! As Heaven's punishment came forward, Vanos only scoffed at it in disdain. Not only that, but Vanos was also known for his shamelessness that spread throughout the three realms. It was so bad that cultivators have died from it. Many were afraid of his his rebellious attitude and shamelessness. He didn't even put Heaven in his eyes!

For more than a week, these beings clashed with Vanos, but none of them were able to get the upper hand against him. It was as if he was toying with them. This only caused more despair amongst the thousands of experts. However, they knew that if they gave up now, Supreme Lord Vanos would surely take his revenge, and when he did so, they would all perish.

Currently, Supreme Lord Vanos was staring at his enemies with a serene and calm expression. However, this only served to make the many warriors feel uneasy and instilled a sense of fear. In all honesty, Vanos knew he would not be able to escape this fight without suffering a few wounds. However, he never really considered any of the people within his view worthy enough to truly threaten his well-being. He decided that once he recovered, he would destroy all the people who were here today.

"Give up, you ugly sh*t! This universe would be better without someone as ugly as you", said Heavenly King Zhang with a righteous tone as golden blood seeped out of his many wounds. He was one of the ten heavenly kings upper realm and his loud mouth was considered unparalleled in the universe.

"Hmph! Shut your mouth old man. Without these thousands of ugly scum here to support you, would you have dared to be so defiant? I'm, surprised you haven't already perished from my beauty long ago," scoffed Vanos as he looked at King Zhang with disgust.

At this moment, everyone at the scene had an urge to cough up blood. How dare someone as ugly as him call us ugly? If we are ugly than what is he? Although Vanos resented his physical appearance early on in his life, he eventually came to terms with it, deluding to himself that with ugliness came true power and true power was true beauty. From an early age his mom threw him away. When he was a little older and still ignorant with hopes and dreams, he dared ask a girl out. In the end he was coldly rejected with a spit on his face. Ever since, he led a lonely life, cultivating nonstop. This was all to gain the respect that he thought he deserved.

Before Heavenly King Zhang could retort, Lord Vanos disappeared and suddenly appeared behind him. Vanos was so fast that no one could react in time. Before anyone could even lift a finger to stop him, Vanos pierced his hand directly through Heavenly King Zhang's throat.

Heavenly King Zhang stared downwards in shock, to see an ugly midget speak the last words he would ever hear again, "Well, now there are only nine Heavenly Kings, hehe." With the sudden death of Heavenly King Zhang, many of the cultivators grew fearful and shocked because they could not comprehend how Lord Vanos could kill one of the strongest beings in the upper realm without them being able to intervene. 'Even though we knew he was powerful, how could he be this strong!' many experts thought to themselves.

"Now which one of you scums is next?", asked Vanos with a sarcastic smile. Before anyone could reply, Vanos once again disappeared. Within the blink of an eye, tens of hundreds of warriors were split in half, beheaded, and mutilated. Many of these powerful existences were now corpses. Some even had the thought of escaping with their lives. Why did they try to fight against this man? No...this was no man, this was a monster, an ugly monster at that.

"Did you guys really think you could beat me?" said Vanos scornfully. However, this time no one dared to respond to his question. But suddenly, something inside of him stirred. "Impossible", he screamed. "IMPOSSIBLE!" As his last word was screamed at the tops of his lungs, he suddenly fell to the ground. Not only Lord Vanos, but the remaining cultivators also felt a change within their bodies as they fell towards the ground. Although momentarily confused, these were experts that faced numerous life and death situations after all.

"EVERYONE, take this heaven blessed opportunity, brandish your weapons and attack him with everything you've got! This may be the only chance we will ever get," screamed one of the ten Heavenly Kings. Seeing Vanos suddenly falling to the ground, many became hopeful and began charging towards Lord Vanos.

Although shocked by the sudden feeling of weakness, Vanos believed that he could not die here yet. It was as if his life long cultivation he had accumulated over these years were taken away from him. He thought to himself, 'How could one as handsome as I, fall here? Unacceptable!' However, even though this greatly shocked him, he regained his calm and realized that he could still sense his supreme core.

Knowing full well that this was his only chance of survival, Lord Vanos chose to explode his supreme core. 'Although I will lose my physical body and all of my cultivation, I can take my revenge as long as my soul remains intact. I will cultivate as if my life depends on it, and once my cultivation is restored I will repay this debt by ten thousand,' Lord Vanos seethed to himself.

Looking at the cultivators charging towards him, Lord Vanos mumbled, "Sigh, I didn't think that I would have to use my trump card in a place like this, nor did I think I would ever have to use it." Suddenly, Vanos shouted, "I'll show what a true annihilation looks like!" With his blood-curdling shout, many grew eerie and felt something was wrong.

These experts quickly realized Lord Vanos was self exploding his supreme core. "Quick, set up the defense formation!" Many formation experts placed their formations down but it was too late. Suddenly a white glow was emitted from all his orifices and before anyone could react, they were enveloped by it. Out of the tens of thousands of supreme beings, less than one percent were able to escape the ordeal once the light disappeared. However, Supreme Lord Vanos was also nowhere to be seen.

"Is Supreme Lord Vanos finally dead?", a supreme warrior from the heavenly realm asked. "No, if he was truly dead his soul would have reached hell by now, but none of us, devil lords sensed his soul leave this world. However, there is no way his physical body survived that experience. The only explanation is that his physical body was destroyed but his soul was able to escape. With only his soul and the destruction of his core, he should be in a very crippled state right now," said one the devil lords.

"We must find his soul and exterminate it before he is able to regain his powers. Otherwise..." said Heavenly King Xian, who was currently the strongest person here. Everybody here knew that if they did not find and truly destroy Vanos, he would surely take his revenge against them. As cultivators who have cultivated to this level, none of them wanted to die like that. Before anyone could mourn for their fallen comrades, they had to finish the job.