Abyssal Lord of the Magi World

"The Late Stage of the Fourth Realm is something that defies reason."

Zatiel closed his Thanatos and Eros Eyes, allowing only his Samsara Eye to remain open. The dark red and golden pupils slowly lost their light, leaving only the middle pupil holding the small white sun.

The Thearchs and Sacred Kings focused on the energy of the white sun, and their minds froze for a second. They were not the only ones since the power of the white sun reached into the Daybreak Universe, paralyzing their thought of every powerhouse that was still awake.

It was something that their minds and souls could not understand. In that white sun, there was a power that defied logic, in which objective reality and imagination no longer had opposite meanings.

If you mastered that power, there was no need to transform imagination into reality through Omnipotence since reality itself would bend to your every action and thought. At that point, you rise above all that was and will ever be.

The radiance of the white sun lasted a mere second but left an impression that would never fade from the hearts and souls of all that felt it.

Ezequiel and Venganza regained their focus faster than the rest, and when they did it, they saw the fatigue in Zatiel.

It was clear to the duo that using the power of the Late Stage put tremendous pressure on the Samsara Thearch's life force and soul.

Expecting Zatiel to use that power during a prolonged battle would be foolish. Yet, the Emptiness Thearch and Revenge Thearch that during that second, the Samsara Thearch had enough power to erase all of them!

Unfortunately, knowing that the mighty ruler of their universe had that power did not make them feel better since it was the same destructive might that the Beyonder could unleash.

And unlike the Samara Thearch, the Beyonder could freely use that power since its existence had already evolved to the Late Stage.

Zatiel recovered in a few seconds, and once focus returned to the eyes of everybody, he carried on.

"I don't actually have a name for this power since I did not gain it through my own effort but as a gift granted by my True Name.

However, due to its nature, a fitting name would be Reality Override. The power to change what once was to what you wanted it to be."

Ezequiel, Venganza, Sacred Kings, Nightmare Kings, and all the other powerhouses that heard the Samsara Thearch's words could not help but shiver.

The only way to fight against someone at the Late Stage of the Fourth Realm capable of using Reality Override was not to be near them. Someone with that power just needed to look at you and could make it so that you were never born!

A cold sweat ran down the backs of the Thearchs and Sacred Kings as they understood that the Beyonder only needed to reach the Daybreak Universe to win.

The only way they could truly battle a monster like that would be if one of them would rise to the Late Stage, and the only one that could do it was the Samsara Thearch.

Zatiel already took a step into the Late Stage thanks to the help of his True Name, but whether he would fully evolve his existence to that level before the Beyonder arrived was impossible to say for sure.

Yet, even if the Samsara Thearch were to reach the Late Stage and gain the power of Reality Override, that did not mean he could defeat the Beyonder. After all, that cancerous monster had lived for countless Epochs and devoured numerous universes, gaining more and more power.

Zatiel could feel the fear and hesitation growing again in the hearts of the Thearchs and Sacred Kings. He did not blame them since his reaction after seeing the Beyonder for the first time in the memories of Endless Darkness was not much better.

He did not show the Beyonder to everybody else because he did not know whether they could endure the psychological pressure of knowing that something like that would come for them.

Luckily, just as the Samsara Thearch expected from the ones that fought by his side during the Ultimate Multiversal War, silver flames emerged in their eyes, washing away the fear and leaving nothing but resolution.

Even if the fight were pointless, they would not go down without one.

The Samsara Thearch smiled and softly nodded as his power returned to his body, stopping his aura from spreading into the Emptiness and affecting the life forms inside the Daybreak Universe.

Those that fell unconscious inside the Daybreak Universe woke up soon after, while somber and solemn expressions appeared in the powerhouses that managed to hear the Samsara Thearch's words.

Roku and the rest of the powerhouses managed to reach their level thanks not only to their brute power but also their keen minds, so they were wise enough to understand that there was a reason the Samsara Thearch would share that knowledge with everybody.

An enemy would soon arrive, and the Daybreak Universe needed to become more powerful if it wanted to survive.

Roku stared at the powerhouses that came with him, and they all nodded before returning to the Nightmare Inferno Realm. There was no time to lose, and they needed to use every second to improve their power so they could be of help to the Samsara Thearch.

That was the same train of thought for every powerhouse. When it came to protecting their home, it did not matter if they were vicious killers or saints. They needed to fight as one under the guidance of the greatest of all.

The actions of those inside the Daybreak Universe could not hide from the Samsara Thearch, and his smile only grew wider as he felt their determination and killing intent.

For the incoming war, Zatiel would need the good, the bad, and the worse by his side. Although numbers would not make much of a difference when fighting against the Beyonder, they could fight against that monster's Knights already on their way to the Daybreak Universe.

The Samsara Thearch was confident in his ability to defeat and maybe kill the Beyonder's Knights alone, but he could not allow himself to get severely injured since that would mean that any chance to reach the Late Stage would be over.

There were many things on Zatiel's mind right now, and he felt the pressure of the universe on his shoulder because it was. The Emptiness Thearcha and Revenge Thearch had the potential to reach the Middle Stage and maybe even higher, but that would take too much time, so the fight with the Beyonder was his burden alone.

"Ahhh!"

Zatiel released a small sight, but soon his eyes grew sharp since he did not have the luxury of relaxing or allowing the impossibility of the task ahead to affect his mind.

Everybody relied on him as the beacon that would lead them out of the darkness; no matter the fatigue or strain, he could not show it. They needed a paragon that would stand still in front of the incoming storm, and he needed to be it because no one else could.

"There is existences danger coming out way, but that doesn't mean we can just neglect the ones that have already reached our doorsteps."

Zatiel looked into the distance, and the Thearchs and Sacred Kings did the same. The power of their cultivation allowed them to see the universe-size hive advancing in their direction.

Its core was a massive structure greater than any of the Sacred Mountains, resembling a horrific honeycomb made of organic matter and strange metals. Billions of life forms resembling a mixture of insects and dinosaurs, coming in and out of it at all times, devouring the energy of the Emptiness.

Surrounding the monstrous honeycomb were eleven powerful life forms with humanoid forms but the same insect and dino characteristics as the drones bringing energy into the hive.

The strongest of all was a monster without a face, four arms, and a dark red metallic exoskeleton covering its body. Unlike the others, it was able to detect the eyes of the Thearchs and Sacred Kings.

"AHHHHH!"

It unleashed a feral scream, and the trillions of life forms that formed the hive adopted a battle formation, with the drones marching to the center of the honeycomb so they could self-destruct and gran energy to this one if needed.

Ezequiel's eyes narrowed as he saw the hive since it was the same one that forced him to run during their last clash.

"I fought against them. Their brute power and energy pool are immense but they lack control over universal forces. We can defeat them by slowly tearing them down."

Venganza and the Sacred Kings reached the same conclusion as Ezequiel regarding a battle plan against that hive, but the Samsara Thearch shook his head.

"I will defeat the entire hive in five seconds."