Battle for the Universe Part 1

At this moment, twenty Angels tore through the space-time and appeared in front of Alan.

"Are you sure? Because I did deceive you for long enough."

Alan chuckled and replied.

Michael's face darkened as he said.

"You are right. You did deceive us. You didn't start this game to decide the fate of humanity. You were lying to them. You were lying to everyone. You started this game to give yourself more time."

Hearing that, the people on the human side, especially Adam, became pale.

They couldn't believe the Angel. After all, they put so much effort into these games. Mathew sacrificed his powers, and so did John.

Adam could only look at Alan with a hopeful expression.

"You are right."

Alan nodded.

This moment, Adam almost lost all hope, but Alan's next words reignited his heart.

"But I did this for humans. When you sent that message, I realized that I would indeed face you if I casually changed this universe."

"Even if I succeed, you will eventually kill me. And considering how dangerous I am, other Demon Lords would do anything to devour and share my Heart of Mana."

"So, I had to find a way to keep myself alive while doing what I wanted to do. So, I didn't deceive them. I just deceived you."

Hearing that, the commanders of the seven races became pale.

They never thought this game was just to give the Demon Lord more time for preparation.

"No matter what, you will die. Don't think just because you can use Mana, we can't kill you."

Michael said as he flicked his finger.

The next moment, the commanders of those seven races disappeared, and so did the humans.

But they weren't killed.

If Michael had any killing intent on that move, Alan would've interfered.

"Oh! I am curious. How are you gonna kill me? I know you can negate Cosmic Energy, which makes you pretty much invincible in this universe."

"But I am a Demon Lord."

Alan asked.

Michael raised his sword, which turned into a flaming sword. But it didn't have the flames of heaven.

Instead, it consisted of flames of hell.

Seeing this, Alan's expression got serious. Because he sensed Mana in that flame.

"You are using Mana. How could you use mana?"

Michael finally let out a chuckle and said.

"Are you afraid of us now? You think we wouldn't have any countermeasure against someone like you? You are no longer a Demon Lord."

"You have broken the balance between us and the Demon Lords. Not only do we want to kill you, the Demon Lords also want to kill you."

"Because you are an anomaly. You are the strangest Demon Lord that was born out of nowhere."

"Every single Demon Lord was born from the soul of the Ultimate Creature of this Universe."

"You passed the Devil Destruction Formation not because you didn't want to devour this Universe, but simply because you have no connection with it."

"That's why you must die here."

Saying so, other angels also took out their flaming swords, and just like Michael, they also had hellfire on their swords.

Hearing that, Alan's expression slowly calmed down, and he burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! You are right, Angel. I am indeed an anomaly born out of the excess mana of the Void. But what made you think I am just a Demon Lord?"

His words suddenly startled the Angel.

At this moment, the time of the Universe stopped because the Dimension of Void began merging with Alan.

Using his Reality Manipulation, he opened the gap in the universe and merged himself with the Dimension of Void.

In an instant, he gained the power that could be considered nigh-invincible.

But he didn't stop there. While the time of the universe had paused, he split himself into ten.

Nine of them contained all the power of the Demon God, while one of them only held the power of Reality Shaper.

And that version of him was in the middle, protected by the other nine.

Suddenly, a large amount of cosmic energy spread out.

Seven different individuals appeared next to the Angels. These seven were none other than the leaders and ancestors of those seven races.

Using their combined Cosmic Energy, they restarted the universe's time.

"Damn you, Demon God! Your action is killing trillions."

Michael couldn't help but feel anxious. When the time of the universe stopped, there were bound to be consequences.

Unfortunately, Alan didn't care.

Four Alans, including the reality shaper, stayed inside the universe while the other six left the universe.

"Angel, you don't understand my motivation, and you never will. Today, I will change this universe, break it into pieces, and start a new age."

"I have to thank Coltinip for his experiments. Although I hate that guy for putting restrictions on human genes, he did give me an idea."

"What if I build a world where people can gain unlimited power through their genes?"

"What if I build a world where magic, technology, superpowers, martial arts, and rules of the universe could be combined?"

"What if I don't just build a world but…."

Before he could continue, Michael roared.

"You will be building nothing, Demon God. We will be your end."

He swung his sword. The flames on his sword started burning the fabric of space-time.

The gravity collapsed, and the fire spread out into the universe, reaching several planets and stars.

"Hey, I always wanted to do this."

Alan chuckled and suddenly appeared in front of Michael. He raised his hand. Using his index finger and thumb, he caught the flaming sword right on its track.

This instantly made Michael freeze. He couldn't understand how Alan was able to catch his sword.

Although he didn't become an Ultimate existence, he did gain immense power rivaling the Ultimate existence.

So, why was his sword caught so easily?

"Are you curious?"

Alan chuckled and replied.

"You are indeed powerful. At least, if it were either of my two versions, I wouldn't have been able to fight you."

"But I have completely merged the power of Mana and Cosmic Energy into one."

"This new energy has completely surpassed the very limit of this universe and the void. It has become something more, something overwhelming. I call it 'Phoenix Power'."

"I have merged my Heart of Mana with the Heart of God, turning it into the Heart of the Universe."

"Now, whether I am outside my dimension or inside, I can always stand at the top."

At this moment, several powerful slashes came toward him.

"You talk too much, Demon God!"

Their slashes were a bit weaker than Michael but each of them held the power of Hellfire.

Naturally, Hellfire had the power to burn his soul. Although the Hellfire on Michael wasn't enough to burn him, twenty different hellfires possessed too much power.

Even so, Alan didn't panic.

He raised his hand and released Phoenix Power. It turned into an overwhelming shape of the bird phoenix and devoured those Hellfires.

Whoosh!

The seven leaders rushed toward the three remaining Alans, especially the Alan with the weakest presence.

He seemed to be holding something in his hand and constantly changing its structure.

They didn't know what this was, but they could feel something worse coming from it.

"Impossible! How can he devour the Hellfire?"

One of the angels screamed as he began to lose his connection with the Hellfire.

Michael rushed toward his race and spoke with a serious expression.

"My people, if we want to win this time, we must combine our power. There is no other way to combat his strength. The power that he calls Phoenix Power not only has the power to devour our energy but also converts it into his."

"Hellfire is formed out of mana, and so is his Phoenix Power. If we want to fight him, we need the power similar to his."

Hearing his voice, the other angels only took a second to decide.

"Yes, Lord Michael!"

They came behind Michael and placed their hands on Michael's back. At this moment, the wings behind their back started disappearing.

The wings on Michael's back began spreading out. Not only the wings, but Michael himself also grew in size.

At the same time, from eight pairs, he gained four extra pairs, making the number twelve.

With twelve pairs of wings and each wing the size of a moon, he stood in front of Alan.

His flaming sword had also grown larger than a planet, while his body had reached the size of a star.

"Okay, are we gonna fight like giants?"

"I don't mind."

[Ultimate Megazord]

Alan roared. The burning hot flames of Phoenix Power turned into a massive fire giant that dwarfed the planets.

He also had a flaming sword in his hand.

"Demon God, I will be your end."

Michael roared and dashed forward, thrusting his sword.

"Michael...…"

At this moment, Alan paused and turned towards the screen and said.

"Is that what you think I will scream?"

"Come on, we are enemies, not best friends."