# 1868
Chapter 1868: Nyx vs Vishnu
The moment he saw this figure, Vishnu's expression immediately soured.
"Nyx? You actually didn't die?"
Vishnu下意识地 turned his head to glance at Number 22, who shook his head, indicating he also hadn't known Nyx would be here.
"Didn't die? Disappointed?" Nyx said calmly. "Because of this, you're no longer the so-called sole Supreme God... The confidence you worked so hard to rebuild has been shaken by my existence."
A fierce glint flashed across Vishnu's eyes. The golden giant palm pressing down on Athena's head suddenly lifted, clenching into a fist like a shooting star that smashed toward Nyx!
Having reached this point, the divine kingdoms these two originally represented had both been destroyed. It was clearly impossible for them to sit down and negotiate peacefully. But as long as he could kill Nyx here, he would still be the sole Supreme God of the world!
The golden fist tore through the night sky, hurtling toward Nyx like a meteor. She unhurriedly raised the Ame-no-Murakumo in her hand, several wisps of starlight weaving into blade light that instantly sliced across the giant fist's edge!
A gap was torn in the golden divine light, blood spurted out in streams, the smiling-face Vishnu winced in pain and withdrew his arm, while the crying-face Vishnu formed a hand seal with one hand and pressed downward through the air.
The surrounding void instantly collapsed. A terrifying face appeared in the air beside Nyx and swallowed her whole in one bite!
Number 22's eyes lit up, about to say something when that face suddenly froze mid-air, then like melting ice water, silently dissolved into the night and vanished into the darkness beneath their feet...
The graceful figure draped in a starlight brocade dress walked out completely unharmed, her form unhurried as if she had simply been strolling through her own backyard garden.
Seeing this, Vishnu's brow furrowed tightly, his expression extremely grave.
It seems the legend from Olympus is true... Zeus's combat prowess is only the weakest among the three Supreme Gods of Greece. This always low-key beautiful woman possesses strength far more terrifying than the outside world knows!
"What, is that your limit?" Nyx slowly raised her palm. Beneath the flowing starlight, a star map appeared before her.
"Then... it's my turn."
Within the void, twelve pitch-black spheres condensed and emerged, nearly filling the entire sky above Vishnu. The moment these spheres appeared, even space shattered and wailed.
If Lin Qiye were here, he would immediately recognize this as the 【Falling Night】 technique the young Nyx had used during their previous battle. However, the difference was that each of the current pitch-black spheres was three times the size of those back then!
Seeing this, Vishnu's expression also visibly worsened. Just then, a voice suddenly appeared in his mind.
"...Oh?"
Vishnu's brow furrowed, his eyes glinting faintly as he seemed to be contemplating something.
The moment these spheres appeared, a death threat surged into Number 22's heart. Without hesitation, he directly turned and charged away from Vishnu, terrified of being caught in this strike.
At this moment, Vishnu also had no time to worry about Number 22. Daring not to show the slightest arrogance, the two bodies fused together once more. With a furious roar, blinding divine light whistled through the night and charged toward Nyx under the night sky!
A deafening roar echoed from beneath the night sky. Number 22 and the Chief God beside him desperately fled from the aftermath of the Supreme Gods' battle. But even so, the churning night将他们震得连喷数口鲜血，狼狈的冲倒在地。
The Chief God stumbled up from the ground, about to bolt toward the entrance. A hand pressed down firmly on his shoulder.
He turned to look back, only to see Number 22 wipe the blood from his mouth, his eyes flickering with a faint glow.
"Holy Sovereign! Aren't you going to run?" The Chief God couldn't help but say.
"Run? Vishnu has already stalled Nyx. As long as we don't get close to their battlefield, we'll be fine."
"Then... then what do you want to do?"
Number 22 looked back. Among the scattered tentacle fragments scattered across the ground, a few tentacles still slowly writhed. He spoke with determination, "Follow me!"
Whether the Chief God wanted to or not, Number 22 directly grabbed his shoulder and charged toward the tentacles with him. They stepped over the bloodied flesh and limbs on the ground, finally stopping before one of the largest tentacles.
That tentacle's position was relatively secluded, and precisely because of that, it had avoided the trajectory of Lin Qiye's thrown sword. Starlight flowed across its surface, emanating a mysterious aura.
"Holy Sovereign, are you sure this thing can make a deal with you?" The Chief God stared at the tentacle before him, finding it rather ominous no matter how he looked at it.
"Of course it can. Didn't you hear the voice?"
"Voice?"
"It's communicating with me using my past voice..." Number 22 stared fixedly at the starlight tentacle before him, his eyes full of fervor. "It said Lin Qiye only obtained the Dark Laws by making a deal with it. As long as he could survive the rejection between laws, he would become an unprecedentedly powerful Chief God!"
The Chief God looked at the tentacle in confusion. "Past voice? I, I didn't hear anything..."
Number 22 had no intention of explaining to him. His fists clenched as he said in a low voice:
"Do you know, what's the only truth I've come to understand these past few years?"
"What?"
"In this world, everything is empty. Only strength is the true path!" Number 22 seemed to be recalling something, his breathing growing heavy. "Without strength, you'll always just be someone else's plaything, a tool for发泄... Like a weak little kitten. No matter how much it bares its claws and growls at humans, it only makes the humans more excited.
To change all this, you must grow the sharpest claws and teeth to protect yourself. If you still can't defeat humans, you must hide your claws and teeth, keep begging at their feet, wait until they fall asleep, then cut open their throats...
When you've eaten all their flesh and blood, worn their skin as a coat... only then are you a proper human being!"
The Chief God didn't seem to understand Number 22's meaning, so he continued asking: "So?"
"So, as long as I can become stronger, I'm willing to pay any price." A fierce glint flashed in Number 22's eyes. He shoved his palm forcefully against the Chief God's back, pushing him directly toward the starlight tentacle!
This Chief God never expected Number 22 to push him. An expression of astonishment appeared on his face. But just as he was about to struggle, that starlight tentacle had already wrapped around him.
Whether it was because the other tentacles had all been killed, after binding one Chief God, all the remaining tentacles surged forward like crazy, completely engulfing his figure, greedily absorbing all his divine power, laws, and even life force.
Number 22 watched the many writhing starlight tentacles before him, speaking word by word:
"He... shall be my greeting gift to the great Gate of Truth..."
"I don't care what Lin Qiye paid. I want power greater than his! Power that lets me always stand tall in this world!"
"As long as you can give me this power... take whatever you want."