Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

The severe injury rendered Leoz immobile.

He knelt on the ground, tightly embracing Morphederia.

Not just because the infant figure of the creator would be taken away and killed by the other party, but for a bigger reason... the power of the mandate in his hands came from this baby.

The war had reached this point, the Pantheon on the front line was defeated by the Allied Forces of the Society, and the guards had not yet arrived for rescue, he was also defeated in the high-level confrontation.

If he lost Morphederia, he wouldn't even have the chance to struggle.

He remained silent, trying to seize every second to recover his energy, but the entire space was filled with etheric metal particles, constantly emitting a shielding effect every moment.

Secret Society Gaia.

She appeared harmless and tender like a motherly maiden, but it was merely a disguise. Her true self had inherited the core of the alternate universe Earth's culture, cruel, brutal, extremely passionate about war, unhesitatingly resorting to any means.

In the past billion years of battle, Gaia devoured the heavens and earth, attacking frantically, launching offensives from various universes and dimensions, tearing through spacetime with her claws, disrupting cause and effect.

Even when severed from her connection with the Speakers, her Earthling subordinates could still cause trouble on Haines' home turf, always stepping onto the stage of the era, no matter the time period.

Leoz stayed silent.

Externally, within this universe, countless Spiritual Warriors were facing annihilation by the Society, yet Leoz could no longer contact them.

Internally, Haines, the mother star of the Dominating Universe, the Pantheon's stronghold, had already fallen; the native species and mortals who could escape had mostly done so.

Most of the mortals perished at the hands of that Dragon Lady with platinum hair and unparalleled beauty.

—— Greedy Speaker, Collector, Gem Dragon King

Redd Gold.

Or perhaps named Rednaya, it had appeared multiple times throughout history, traversing timespace, moving like the wind.

The Dragon Lady wore a grim expression, seemingly displeased with Gaia, and appeared a bit abnormal in thought. Not long ago, it crazily plucked the moon from the sky, resulting in ninety percent of the mortals' destruction.

He looked towards the man in the fox mask.

—— Wisdom Chairman, Scholar, Eye of Discernment

Lyle Sventler.

In the presence, he was the only one who appeared as a mortal from Haines, yet he had no intention of fighting for his homeland, nor did he fully side with the Secret Society.

Leoz could sense that his respect for Gaia seemingly did not involve subjective emotions. A hint of helplessness occasionally appeared on the half of his face not covered by the mask.

Lastly... he looked towards the entirely pitch-black, silent black Emperor.

—— Dominion Speaker, Emperor, Dark Titan

Anpolo.

Andrei Praladysievich Romanov, from a region on Earth known as Grujia.

Ruthless, cold, a pure Earthist, performer of war, an absolute killing machine and Destroyer, his existence was for annihilation.

Besides Haines, Anpolo committed numerous atrocities across all starfields in this universe.

Compared to the 'Celestial Dragon Falling Moon' initiated by Rednaya, his actions could almost be considered child's play.

This Emperor did not possess timespace abilities, yet was capable of guiding darkness to multiple dimensional spaces, leading them to apocalyptic doom.

Each of the three Speakers possessed supernatural excellence. Their strength and image were so similar to the former Destroyers. Even their names were strikingly alike, it was hard not to make associations.

If literary figures were to assess, they would undoubtedly denounce them angrily as secret Speakers, the lackeys of Earth invaders, the traitors of the Starry Abyss.

But to Leoz, he only knew one thing:

He lost.

Without a doubt, in this life-or-death struggle, he had been defeated.

The tumultuous rebellion against the Great Monarch Destroyers and the battle against the Society wave in the War Beyond the Abyss ultimately concluded with Leoz's defeat. From then on, the outer defensive universe would completely fall, and the Society and the vanishing Destroyers might forever entangle the Starry Abyss's fate, until they entirely dragged the Starry Abyss into oblivion.

Ruined lands and shattered rivers remained, and tragic scenarios were about to unfold one by one.

Yet Leoz felt no emotion.

He held Morphederia tightly in his arms, extracting as much energy as possible from the creator's body.

"Leviathan!"

Gaia suddenly urged discontentedly:

"You child, always thinking of collecting toys to play with. If not given, you cry and make a fuss. This time, Mama barely managed to defeat Leoz and Morphederia, if I only give it to you, the other children won't be happy."

"Toys?"

Redd suddenly spoke up.

"Yes."

Gaia calmly said:

"No matter which civilization we invade, you always take the most, eat the most, looking out for yourself. I wonder what you're hoarding so much for, like a small hamster?"

"...Hamster?"

Right then, the platinum-haired Dragon Lady started muttering:

"Did you say I'm a 'hamster'?"

"Yes."

Gaia blinked; her silver eyes reflected Redd's hand gripping the sword tightly. The Dragon Lady's gaze passed over Gaia, falling onto Leoz behind her.

[They argue, suspected unfair distribution, feasible.]

Gaia glanced at Leoz, seemingly noticing his subtle actions, but paid no mind.

"Leviathan," she said, "Do you intend to defy the Secret?"

At Gaia's words, even Leoz on the ground raised his head in astonishment.

[Seize the opportunity, act.]

As the others were caught up in their argument, Leoz silently contacted Morphederia in his arms:

[Grant me strength, Morphederia, or I'll kill you, just like before.]

"Secret—Mother Gaia!" Lyle held his breath, advising Redd, "Don't act impulsively, Mother Earth has her considerations."

"You must not be disrespectful to the Secret," Anpolo said coldly.

The four of them spoke in different styles of English, but Leoz did not listen closely to the content or details of their argument, as a more pressing issue faced him.

Morphederia lay quietly in the cradle he wove, a specifically crafted binding shackle and tool for balancing power, yet at this moment, he could not extract any ability from the other end.

Without relying on three Mandates alone, he was simply not able to confront Gaia, nor could he fight his way out of here.

He must have all four; only by connecting with Morphederia could he take over the power of those four Mandates and summon the stars.

But at this moment, Morphederia in the cradle remained still.

His porcelain skin showed no glossy, slick reflection, and his entire body of red-black thin chips was dim and unlit. This might relate to the two vicious wolf bite marks on his neck.

[Not moving? Did you really let Gaia bite you to death?]

Leoz called to Morphederia:

[Don't die yet, if you die now, the war is completely over. Wait until I obtain the Mandate, then die; I'll erect temples for you among the mortals later...]

Yet this tried-and-true comfort did not awaken Morphederia.

"I don't want to kill you."

Gaia said as a matter of course:

"You are also a part of me, I wouldn't harm myself, little Leviathan."

Her voice was full of supernatural excellence, each word could trigger a response from the rules. Every time she mentioned 'I', Gaia's image would immediately appear in everyone's subconscious, inescapable, unforgettable.

"Redd," the Scholar was still trying to mediate, "apologize to Gaia, or you will get nothing but destruction."

Anpolo said nothing, the dark Emperor simply stood silently by Gaia's side, surrounding her, his gaze cold and grim.

"You have become stronger, Mother," Anpolo whispered, "Thought freezing—Is this the creator's ability?"

"Naturally so."

Gaia glanced at Leoz, deliberately showing off:

"The creator has been bitten to death by me."

"...It's simply unbelievable," the Scholar exclaimed, "People on Earth all speak of the greatness of the Secret, but they never imagined that it could single-handedly defeat the creator and replace the executer."

"Is that so? Nothing to it."

Gaia gently approached Lyle, smiling:

"I have devoured his time and past, irreversibly."

"The creator's voice seems to have been maliciously torn away and stored upon the moon—Fortunately, the moon was brought down by the Celestial Dragon. The creator has no words or spirit under control anymore."

"And you, you who hail from Haines locally, have chosen the most correct path, vigorously modifying the universe's rules, making it impossible for Morphederia to see clearly—But Leoz clearly did this on purpose, only by blinding Morphederia could he consolidate his dominion."

"As for you, Anpolo, my good child."

Morphederia looked at Anpolo, seemingly more at Leoz, openly praising:

"You three, arguing over trifles, but it happened to destroy vast areas of the universe, allowing me to surprise Leoz, successfully assassinating Morphederia—Now, having obtained the Mandate, I can restore the image of the human Governor era, thanks largely to Anpolo."

"You are all excellent children, no need to quarrel over conflicting ideas."

Morphederia raised his hand, distributing two strange substances.

"These are your rewards, thank you for aiding me in conquering the Morphederia Universe and defeating the executer, the God of the Present World, Leoz. My children."

Morphederia smiled faintly:

"The great raiding is over, congratulations on hunting down another new civilization, no less, the civilization of the entire deities."

"Daughter of Earth, Great Administrator, Ether Demon Wolf, Cosmic Overlord—people once called me so. They used these titles to define my limits, yet now, none can surpass me."

"After me, no one can breach the Chief God's universe, as long as Morphederia is devoured, my strength will be the strongest known in the cosmic universe, even if Leoz were a thousand times stronger, he wouldn't be able to defeat me."

"To defy me? I am not so weak."

"Above me holds no meaning, and below me holds no enemy; those who are equal to me, the cause and effect of the myriad universes solely respect me, Gaia unparalleled, while the Secret Society gathers the three major Speakers, thirteen Councillors, seventy-two Jury members, and six hundred sixty-six citizens. With the power of all citizens, there is no more enemy within the known universe, the Secret is the strongest!"

"Only the Secret Society can match my title; we are the strongest! We are me, I am Gaia, each of you children is my cell!"

"Since I led Earth's citizens to inadvertently enter this universe, we have been destined with a unique mission—to imprint our Earth's culture on these ignorant and backward deities' nations, to make the high and mighty Spiritual Warriors bow and scrape, flattering us!"

"The last of the deities has also been defeated, leaving us only a vast blue ocean. Ancient Earthlings, in the name of the God of Abraham, would launch expeditions and explorations, idolizing the 'god', inviolable—but now, it's our turn to leave the deities' world completely swept clean!"

Gaia raised her hand:

"Take your things, children of Earth!"