Chapter 734: Garion Swallows a World
Garion frowned the moment the halberd descended.
The damn thing was absorbing the power of Volkrath’s entire volcanic domain, compressing all that terrifying Divine Energy into a single attack.
Even with Garion’s newly rebuilt divine-like body and durability many times greater than ordinary cultivators, one thing was painfully obvious.
That attack was still fucking dangerous.
Garion looked up at the descending halberd and shouted, "Damn you, Volkrath! You really fucking went all out, huh? You’re already using this shit this early?!"
Volkrath’s voice thundered across the burning world. "Of course! I already told you, Garion. I have become serious."
The enormous halberd continued falling.
Its dragon-fang blade pointed directly toward Garion while the surrounding volcanic domain continuously poured more power into it.
Volkrath’s voice became heavier. "A divine ability can only be activated with Divine Energy."
The halberd accelerated again. "Let me see whether you can handle one!"
Garion’s frown lasted only another moment before a dangerous grin suddenly spread across his face. "Hehehe..."
Purple-black-white light flashed through his eyes. "Then let me show you why I dared to fight you in the first place."
Garion raised one hand, and black mana began gathering above the tip of his finger.
It was black enough that even the surrounding crimson light seemed to disappear near it.
Garion then snapped his fingers. "[Black Hole]."
For one brief instant, everything became silent before a tiny black point appeared above Garion’s fingertip.
It was barely larger than a grain of sand. Yet the instant it formed, Garion’s expression changed slightly.
He immediately shot backward.
WHOOSH!
Garion moved far away without hesitation, clearly having no intention of remaining beside the thing he had just created.
The moment he gained enough distance...
RUMBLEEEEE!
The entire volcanic world shuddered.
The falling [Volcanion Godslayer Descent] suddenly changed direction.
Volkrath’s golden-red eyes widened. "What?"
His massive divine halberd, which had been aimed directly at Garion only a moment earlier, was violently dragged toward that tiny black point instead.
Volkrath’s expression finally changed completely.
The tiny black point expanded slowly at first, but with each passing second, it grew at a frighteningly rapid pace.
The surrounding flames twisted toward it. Lava, magma, and even everything that made up the volcanoes themselves were dragged toward the growing darkness along with the divine energy.
RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!
The entire world began collapsing toward it.
Volkrath roared and tightened his grip through his connection with the halberd, trying to force his divine weapon back under control.
"COME BACK!"
It did not matter.
[Volcanion Godslayer Descent] continued sinking toward the black hole.
The enormous halberd trembled violently as the space around it stretched and twisted.
The moment its blade finally touched the darkness...
CRACK!
The massive divine weapon distorted and began to twist inward before being completely crushed by the overwhelming gravitational force.
And that wasn’t all. Every last fragment of it was swallowed by the black hole as though the enormous divine weapon had been nothing more than a mere snack.
Volkrath’s pupils contracted as he stared in disbelief. This domain and his weapons were both formed from his divine energy, so how could that black hole swallow them so easily?
One layer after another, Volkrath’s apocalyptic volcanic domain was stripped away and devoured.
Within only a few breaths, the burning world he had created was gone.
No... it wasn’t just that.
Cracks spread across the entire Low-Grade World as its continental plates shattered, causing the world itself to begin breaking apart.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Enormous chunks of land, molten planetary material, the atmosphere, and everything else that remained within the Low-Grade World were dragged helplessly toward the darkness.
Volkrath stared at the scene in disbelief, while Garion remained in the distance with his arms crossed and chuckled. "Ah, sorry about that."
He watched as the Low-Grade World was devoured piece by piece. "It seems I made that one a little too strong."
Atlas’s voice immediately rang inside his head.
[A LITTLE?!]
Garion ignored him.
Within moments, the entire Low Grade World, the planet Volkrath had chosen as their battlefield, was completely swallowed.
Nothing remained except empty cosmic space and the terrifying black sphere hanging within it.
Only after consuming everything around it did the [Black Hole] finally begin to shrink, slowly collapsing in on itself until it vanished completely.
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For a while, Volkrath simply floated there in complete silence.
Everything that had surrounded him only moments earlier was gone.
The entire Low Grade World itself had been swallowed by Garion’s [Black Hole], leaving nothing around them except empty cosmic space.
For several seconds, Volkrath’s golden-red eyes remained fixed on the place where the black hole had disappeared.
A moment later, laughter suddenly escaped him. "Hahaha..."
Garion raised an eyebrow.
Volkrath’s laughter grew louder. "Hahaha! No wonder you were so damn confident. No wonder you were brave enough to challenge me directly."
Garion crossed his arms over his chest and wore an unbearably proud expression. "Of course."
Volkrath’s mouth curved slightly. "Because you are Garion?"
Garion nodded shamelessly. "Exactly."
Volkrath stared at him for a long moment.
For some reason, seeing Garion accept that statement without even the slightest embarrassment made him feel like he had somehow walked directly into the bastard’s ego.
Eventually, Volkrath slowly shook his head. "Fine."
Garion raised an eyebrow. "Fine?"
Volkrath calmly raised both hands. "I give up."
Garion’s expression immediately brightened.
Volkrath continued before he could start celebrating too loudly. "You truly possess the strength to support your arrogance."
His golden-red gaze moved toward the empty cosmic space surrounding them. "That attack was not something an ordinary Celestial Realm existence could ever create."
The amusement in his eyes had changed.
There was still interest, but now it was mixed with genuine caution and even a faint trace of admiration.
Volkrath had entered this battle expecting to teach an arrogant young faction leader the difference between a Celestial Realm cultivator and a genuine God.
Instead, Garion had casually created something capable of swallowing his divine ability, devouring his domain, and then eating the entire fucking battlefield.
There was little reason to continue pretending this was a normal fight.
Volkrath looked back toward Garion. "As promised, you have won our wager."
His voice became serious. "I will give you the Intermediate Grade World."
Garion’s smile became noticeably brighter. "Hehe. Good."
Meanwhile, back on [Divine Celestial Gym Island No.1], the entire main hall was dead silent.
Everyone stared blankly at the projection screens.
Bruno’s face had gone completely stiff. Paren looked almost exactly the same beside him.
Neither of them seemed to know what the hell they were supposed to say after watching Garion erase an entire Low Grade World from existence.
The Volcanion envoys were in an even worse state. None of them spoke.
Varkhazan especially looked nothing like the confident envoy who had previously believed Volkrath’s victory was practically guaranteed.
His golden-red eyes remained fixed on the empty cosmic space shown through the projection.
Dahlia blinked once.
Valtor finally broke the silence. "Damn... Master really is fucking crazy."
He pointed toward the projection. "He just swallowed an entire planet like it was nothing."
Seira immediately corrected him in her usual cold tone. "Master did not eat the planet. His [Black Hole] did."
Valtor waved one hand dismissively. "Same thing."
Seira stared at him. "It is absolutely not the same thing."
Meanwhile, Mersha’s eyes were shining with disturbing scientific curiosity. "Hmm..."
She hugged her notebook closer. "If Master’s [Black Hole] can swallow a world, does that mean there’s some way to make it spit the world back out afterward?"
Arden slowly turned toward her.
Mersha continued thoughtfully. "Because if it can, I want to bottle it."
Arden’s expression went blank. "Absolutely fucking not."
Mersha looked toward him innocently. "Why?"
Arden quickly argued. "That was an entire planet! How the hell are you planning to bottle a fucking planet?"
Mersha lowered her gaze toward one of the bottles hanging from her waist, apparently considering the problem seriously.
Arden immediately regretted asking.
Rachel, however, paid little attention to their argument.
She quietly released the breath she had been holding since Volkrath unleashed [Volcanion Godslayer Descent].
The tension finally disappeared from her shoulders when she confirmed that Garion was completely unharmed.
A small, relieved smile appeared on her face. At least he was safe.
Atlas floated beside the projection screen with his tiny face noticeably pale.
He remained silent for several seconds before finally pointing toward the image of Garion.
[We are so fucking banned from using that anywhere near God Gym.]