“…How?” Michael looked down at the long blade that pierced his chest with a look of disbelief.

Of course, at Michael’s power level, he would not die right away even if his heart was pierced or even if his head was cut off. The most important thing for an existence at his level was divine power, one’s legends, and divinity, as these were the elements that sustained divine beings. Moreover, Michael had a lot of divine power, so he would easily be able to recover from the physical wounds he had sustained so far, and considering that he also possessed a Soulstone, this piercing was materially unsubstantial.

However, Michael felt a sense of tension and looming danger. The blade had not simply penetrated his body but also his spirit. The spirit was the underlying framework that bound his legends to the existence known as Michael.

Scythe had made this possible. Kronos’ existence had already surpassed his previous power level when he was the king of gods. Because of this, Michael was forced to look with disbelief at Scythe. He then raised his head to look at Jeong-woo, who was firmly holding onto Scythe with an indifferent expression on his face.

Clearly, until recently, Jeong-woo had been struggling against Hou Yi. Jeong-woo faced a crisis wherein he had to fully focus his concentration on contending against Hou Yi. So at what point did Jeong-woo come towards...