Chapter 417 239: The Final Battle (Grand Finale, Part 2)

Simultaneously, Zorn's Sequence began to transform and upgrade once more.

It was transforming from Level 34 to Level 35.

The entire process was sheltered by the Mythical Wave from the far reaches of the universe.

In less than half a day, Zorn successfully advanced to Level 35.

The waves of the Era of Mythology surrounding him swelled ever higher.

His overall strength having risen yet again, Zorn turned his gaze to Aphrodite, who was locked in a standoff with him.

Having already unleashed many of his trump cards, Zorn held a distinct advantage.

Now, having gained another Level and with the added blessing of the Mythical Wave, Zorn's advantage was even greater.

He meticulously reviewed Aphrodite's many potential tactics.

Zorn decided not to waste any more time with her.

He had prepared numerous powerful techniques specifically to deal with this potential final boss, Aphrodite.

He wielded Sikes' Ancient Magic Wand and began to channel the Ancient Disaster Thunder.

Zorn had originally planned to use the Insect King Curse to tear apart and destroy the Ancient God's Jade Forest, but it hadn't been very effective.

Previously, when Zorn had bombarded Belial with the dimension-spanning Disaster Thunder Echo, he had discovered that the echoing thunder seemed especially effective against the Ancient God's Jade Forest.

Therefore, Zorn immediately adopted a new strategy.

Vast clouds of Black Mist and calamitous thunder gathered above the Sea of Ultimate Destiny.

Soon!

RUMBLE...

Two massive bolts of calamitous thunder struck down into the Ancient God's Jade Forest.

CRACKLE! A series of sharp cracks followed.

The thorn-filled Jade Forest collapsed in their wake.

'It's working!'

Empowered by Sikes' Ancient Magic Wand.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

One after another, blasts of Ancient Disaster Thunder echoed through this dark, silent, and profound land of Death.

Just as Zorn had said, this was the tomb he had prepared for her.

With every strike that landed, a section of the Jade Forest would collapse, and Aphrodite would sustain some damage as well.

Although the damage from each Disaster Thunder Echo wasn't great, the cumulative effect could eventually become fatal to Aphrodite.

RUMBLE...

The Ancient Disaster Thunder struck relentlessly.

Before long, hazy spheres of white light began to bloom from deep within the Ancient God's Jade Forest.

Within these lights, springs of water emerged one by one.

The water from these springs transformed into a hazy white light that flowed out, rapidly nourishing the entire, massive Ancient God's Jade Forest.

The Ancient God's Jade Forest, which had been continuously damaged by the Disaster Thunder Echo, began to regenerate.

Relying on those miraculous ancient springs, the damaged Jade Forest actually managed to stabilize itself.

'Ancient Springs!'

Zorn's eyes narrowed as he watched.

'Aphrodite really does have a lot of trump cards. As expected of a powerful being destined to become an Ancient God-level boss.'

Seeing that his thunder technique was insufficient against Aphrodite, Zorn immediately tried another method.

He unleashed the Ancient God's Hand, attempting to bombard the Jade Forest.

After a brief attempt, he abandoned this line of attack. The Ancient God's Hand was unable to deal any effective damage to the Jade Forest.

Next, Zorn tried using the Insect King Curse.

The Insect King Curse was effective—even more so than the Ancient Disaster Thunder.

The problem was that while it inflicted damage, Zorn would also suffer a degree of Sequence damage himself.

It was a classic case of "injuring the enemy by a thousand while losing eight hundred yourself."

At this point, only his Sea of Ultimate Destiny could contend with the Ancient God's Jade Forest without being at a disadvantage.

As he considered this, Zorn settled his mind and focused on maintaining the Sea of Ultimate Destiny, refraining from trying any other tactics.

If these were all the tricks Aphrodite had up her sleeve, Zorn wouldn't mind revealing a few more of his own trump cards to finish her off for good.

But the problem was, what if Aphrodite had more abilities? What if she had developed the power of the Ancient God's Jade Forest to a deeper level?

If she managed to withstand his counterattack, he would be the one at a disadvantage.

Since the situation was a stalemate anyway, Zorn didn't mind dragging things out.

Time was on his side.

With that in mind, Zorn focused on stabilizing the Sea of Ultimate Destiny, preparing for a prolonged battle.

At the same time, he began to draw more power from the waves of the era to himself.

It was an excellent way to level up.

He also immersed himself in a trinity-like state to connect with the outside world.

After all, as time passed, he could continuously acquire Cosmic Gemstones.

Even though he wasn't on the Star Dust Plateau, the Calamity Court and the Secret Wilderness could hold their own through the first few waves of Cosmic Gemstone eruptions.

Once he absorbed another seven or eight—or even a dozen—Cosmic Gemstones, his Level would rise even further.

At that point, his power would completely overwhelm this potential Ancient God-level boss, and victory would be guaranteed.

In the midst of their standoff.

Aphrodite could also sense that the Evil God Zorn seemed to be settling in for a long fight.

She slowly retracted her gaze.

'Those latent powers are at a critical stage of being unearthed. With just a little more strengthening, the Jade Forest will grow to a terrifying degree—enough to contend with even a Cosmic God.'

'Give me a little more time, and eliminating this Evil God Zorn will be no problem at all.'

'If he wants a war of attrition, then I'll give him one.'

'He can grow within the Mythical Wave, but so can I!'

With that, Aphrodite also settled her mind and began to tap into the power deep within the Ancient God's Jade Forest.