Unnoticed, a shadow of a magnificent divine hall loomed behind him, in which an extremely noticeable chest made from acacia wood and wrapped inside and out with pure gold stood. On top of the chest were two angels made of gold, facing each other with their wings forming an enclosed space.
The Ark of the Covenant?!
Duncan’s expression was very surprised.
A dimly blood-red large door slowly rose, but it was not the Gate of Heaven opened in Merlin’s foreseen future, but instead, a gate belonging to the monotheistic mythological system, the alternate realm gate leading to the stronghold of the fallen angels.
——Ultimate Summoning - Gate of Hell.
Since the summoned Heroic Spirit is King Solomon, not the Twelve Saints serving Christ, the gate opened is naturally not the Gate of Heaven.
At this moment, the demonized King Solomon transformed into the ultimate sacrificial offering of the summoning ritual.
Behind that blood-red Gate of Hell, countless shadows of demons and fallen angels emerged, and even a terrifying figure looming on the Hell Throne stared at Duncan in the Land of the Otherworld.
——Lucifer (Lord of Hell) (Satan) [Golden Skull Mark].
Damn!
Someone is cheating.
Duncan looked at the slowly rising Gate of Hell before him, his expression more serious than ever.
This one can’t be defeated.
But since King Solomon decided to cheat, he wouldn’t hold back either.
Who doesn’t have a mythical system backing them up?
Let’s cheat!
Duncan’s figure shot into the sky, blowing the Golden Dragon Horn in his hand.
Rumble!
A golden thunder suddenly descended from the sky.
As the Gate of Hell gradually took shape, in this interstice beyond reality, countless Heroic Spirits’ chants rose up.
Woo woo woo!
Horns resounded in succession, and the figures of nine Valkyries danced around Duncan. In an instant, a magnificent rainbow appeared in the sky.
——Rainbow Bridge!
——Asgard - Heroic Spirit Hall!
Behind Duncan, the phantom of the goddess Minerva-Athena appeared. She held the Victory Spear, helmeted, and watched the deepest part of Hell with a grave expression. Around her were apparitions of ancient Greek gods awakening over the centuries, like Diana with her golden bow and arrow. Other ancient Greek and Roman gods, not yet fully recovered, were reflected beside them.
And above Duncan, as the gates of the Heroic Spirit Hall slowly opened, tens of thousands of Nordic Heroic Spirits surged out, every inch of the Rainbow Bridge filled with the sound of enthusiastic and warlike roars.
——Odin (Norse Main God) [Golden Skull Mark]!
Boom.
The Gate of Hell, which was gradually forming, was suddenly forced back by a giant hand descending from the sky. In the depths of Hell, countless wailing sounds of lost souls echoed, accompanied by a furious, low roar.
A pitch-black giant hand attempted to stabilize the Gate of Hell once more, but at that moment, Athena’s Victory Spear shot through the air, evaporating the black giant hand directly.
Two against one!
Polytheism and Monotheism camps clashed.
It seemed to realize that it couldn’t contend with the polytheistic forces behind Duncan with its strength alone.
The image of the Ark in the Divine Hall gradually dissipated.
The terrifying figure in the depths of Hell also abandoned its descent. If it forced its way down, it would likely be besieged by the two Divine Kings of the Greek Pantheon and Norse Pantheon.
But not yet.
This is the ultimate clash of mythological systems, but it couldn’t fully unfold in this era where myths have ebbed.
Reality simply couldn’t withstand their avatars descending together.
The root laws of the entire world quivered slightly, and a force far surpassing the gods’ powers of law forcibly suppressed everyone present, whether it was Duncan, or the summoned avatars of other deities.
Everyone went silent!
The world’s root suppression wouldn’t allow them to escalate the battle to such a scale; the impact and destruction would be immeasurable.
The world only permits battles within an endurable scope to decide future era developments.
At this moment, the Gate of Hell was suppressed.
Odin’s phantom was forced back to Asgard by the world’s suppression force, while the Rainbow Bridge and Heroic Spirit Hall gradually disappeared. The apparition of Minerva-Athena slowly faded away, leaving only King Solomon’s corpse, bit by bit turning into nothingness.
In the deepest reflection of the Gate of Hell, Lucifer remained silent.
Without opening the Gate of Heaven, he had no chance of winning.
Yet Norse Mythology too hasn’t gone all out, as other Nordic gods hadn’t appeared, nor did the World-Ending Black Dragon - Nidhogg, the Earthly Python - Jörmungandr, and the Demon Wolf Fenrir. These creatures symbolize the Twilight of the Gods but have always been the Nordic mythology’s trump card.
Lucifer represents the dark aspect of Monotheism, whereas these creatures are the dark aspect of the Nordic Pantheon.
The world’s root suppresses everything!
Everyone present no longer resisted the world’s suppression, retreating to their original realms.
Then everything seemed as if nothing had ever happened. Duncan slowly exited his Mythical Form, returning to an ordinary human appearance. Just Lucifer alone didn’t intimidate Duncan much; the only one he feared all along was a presence that seemed never to have truly descended.
Perhaps God truly doesn’t care, or maybe God has become a sort of concept of the world.
But unless Duncan thoroughly severs the real-world faith of Monotheism, he won’t touch the ultimate boundary of this belief system.
As the dust settled, the victor was decided.
Half a month later.
Italy, Vatican, Roman Curia, the current Pope Leo VI suddenly died from a mysterious illness. Shortly after, the Archbishop from Britain became the new Pope, known to the world as Patrick V.
Beneath the guise of tranquility, the tide of era transformation has begun anew.
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