My Goddess is Good at Pretending

The clash of peak God Emperors, their final deadly showdown finally reached its pinnacle.

*Boom!*

The impact between two 18th Rank sovereigns shattered the void.

The Sovereign of Abyss struck down, sending waves of nihility divinity that threatened to erase all things.

The Lord of Heaven countered, summoning infinite celestial blades, and carving through the darkness.

Each collision of their clashes tore apart dimensions. Artificial planets in that sealed dimension vanished in the shockwaves. Stars exploded just from their auras. Entire realities blinked in and out of existence. Speed beyond light, and power beyond reason... they unleashed all of their divine power with tremendous killing intent, ensuring the other would cease to exist.

This was a battle beyond the gods. A war beyond comprehension.

"!!!" The Sovereign of Abyss sensed an unprecedented danger. He felt the Lord of Heaven wished to put their clash to an end as soon as possible, and it put his situation at a bit of a disadvantage. He tried his best to counter the incoming attack and unleashed the ultimate technique he had saved.

Abyssal Collapse, a singularity of infinite nothingness, capable of consuming the entire multiverse in an instant.

The attack spiraled towards the Lord of Heaven, warping space-time, threatening to erase any from existence.

But the Lord of Heaven did not flinch. He emerged out like nothing happened, and unleashed his killing move right away.

His counterattack dealt significant damage. Unfortunately, the enemy was still too hard to kill because death wouldn't cease the Sovereign of Abyss' existence.

The Sovereign of Abyss was still not destroyed even though he had killed this monster four times. Regardless, he knew it... it wouldn't be long before the Sovereign of Abyss to lose and would face a true death in his hands.

"Too bad." The Sovereign of Abyss grinned widely.

Even though he lost in this clash, the battle in the outside world would surely already turned with abyss as the sole winner.

The Lord of Heaven wouldn't have any power to stop his trump cards. Even if he was slain here, he would surely smash the Lord of Heaven's arrogant expression. It wouldn't be long, and he would take away everything, EVERYTHING!

As the black hole of annihilation engulfed the severely injured Sovereign of Abyss, the Lord of Heaven remained calm.

He had seen this before. In the past... in other cycles of destruction. He had faced oblivion before, and he had fallen, facing the bitter defeat and painful losses.

But not this time. Not again. Not while there were still people waiting for his return.

He thought of the mortals who prayed for salvation. The warriors who fought for hope. His guardians, servants, agents, and ultimately, his dearest one. He had promised that he would surely return triumphantly.

Moreover, he already received far too much help from Elysia. He recalled his promise to her, and he couldn't let her down. Regardless of what the Sovereign of Abyss had prepared in the outside world, he could trust Elysia, his heavenly agents, and heavenly armies could handle it on their own.

His sole objective here was just one. The Sovereign of Abyss' true death! And thus, he smiled as he knew it was the time to put their battle to an end.

"You think I fear nothingness? Let me show you... the power of eternity. The one I mastered solely to slay you." He-Dao raised his hands.

The golden feathers of eternity bloomed, light engulfed the abyss, and his form became transcendent.

With all the accumulated divine power he had reserved for the final move that would surely kill the Sovereign of Abyss, he morphed into something greater than heavenly divinity itself.

"Begone." He-Dao whispered one word, exerting all divine power in his body for this final ultimate attack.

As radiant shockwaves erupted, the black hole of annihilation disintegrated. The Lord of Abyss screamed in agony as he was engulfed by the brightest light.

The divine laws within the clash were rewritten. His divinity and power were erased.

The Lord of Abyss, the greatest darkness in existence, soon ceased to exist. His form was reduced to ashes, leaving nothing but a cracked abyssal core behind.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, the shockwave of heavenly light spread across the Nirvana Corrupted Realm as the sealed separated dimension shattered into pieces. The remaining gods and warriors felt it, the Sovereign of Abyss was slain, and the Lord of Heaven came out as the winner!

The battle in the lower realms had not yet ended, but they felt they had taken a huge leap toward the end and victory.

The abyssal monsters sensed the loss of their overlord. They began to flee or rampage in desperation. The gods and warriors, reinvigorated by the Supreme Goddess' buffs and their Lord's victory, fought harder than ever.

A final stand was needed.

The strongest warriors gathered. The remaining celestial legions launched one last charge.

"For the Supreme Goddess!"

"For the Lord of Heaven!"

"For the Divine Realm!"

The final purge of the abyssal monsters entered its ultimate phase.

As the echoes of Emperor-level battle faded in the distant sky, Elysia stood alone in the realm's portal as all heavenly agents joined their Lord in the frontline.

Thousands of abyssal creatures were slain within seconds. The corruption was cleansed, and the heavens were saved.

But He-Dao had spent too much power. His celestial form flickered as a sign of imminent dormancy.

"My Lord!" Yuna called out as she annihilated all the corrupted creatures within two hundred meters radius.

She and her heavenly agents formed a defensive formation to protect their Lord from any kind of harm.

"..." He-Dao raised his hand, warning the others not to approach him further.

He gradually morphed back into his Lord of Heaven's form and reached out his hand to grasp the abyssal core. It was the proof of his victory. He managed to fulfill his goals by winning the Nirvana Great War and saving Nirvana.

Although the abyssal core was cracked, he had to destroy it immediately so the Sovereign of Abyss would cease to exist for eternity without the slightest chance of revival and reincarnation.

However, the dimension around the abyssal core bent all of a sudden. The abyssal core shattered into countless fragments and vanished into thin air.

"!?" He-Dao was shocked at what had just happened because it wasn't his doing, or anyone around him. Someone else did it. Although the abyssal core was destroyed, his premonition soon turned for the worse all of a sudden.

He immediately checked his surroundings. It was a situation more terrifying than hell, but he knew that Elysia would lead the heavenly armies to victory.

Above all else, he caught the sight of an irregularity, and that thing was most likely the trump card mentioned by the Sovereign of Abyss.

That thing strangely possessed a similar appearance to Lady Nirvana in her younger days, but it had the form of a monster with countless roots embedded into the ground.

It was truly an unpleasant sight to behold, and that monster dared to mimic his dearest one's appearance!?

"Ha ha ha! That's not the end, Lord of Heaven! You can never win against me! Behold my evolution and fusion with the Nirvana who you loved the most! Ha ha ha!" The Sovereign of Abyss laughed as he spread his empowered suppression in all directions.

The Nirvana Abyssal Demon God's power increased drastically from the fake 18th Rank ascender to the pinnacle of the 18th Rank right away.

She was the one who crushed the abyssal core by the sovereign's order and fused it with her core. It was a desperate measure, but with this technique, they became one and were stronger than ever.

With the weakened, exhausted Lord of Heaven, the heavens had no chance of victory because none could stop the abyss. She possessed close to an infinite amount of energy reserved from countless abyssal creatures nurtured for eons, and with the abyssal core fused as her new core plus Sovereign of Abyss' divine soul in control, it was fair to say he, now she, was invincible!

"What a sight to behold..." Elysia sighed because it felt a bit unpleasant.

All heavenly agents warped to He-Dao's side right away to cover their injured Lord, leaving her behind. What displeased her was about the Nirvana Abyssal Demon God.

That monster managed to save the core of the Sovereign of Abyss despite all of those lineups protecting He-Dao. Because of that, the Nirvana Abyssal Demon God evolved with the Sovereign of Abyss' strength and divinity.

The Nirvana Abyssal Demon God laughed like a supervillain, exerting its dominance over the surrounding heavenly warriors. Yet, its voice was changed to a heavy, hoarse male voice. It was really the Sovereign of Abyss but with the demonized female monster appearance! So, Helfheim took over the Nirvana Abyssal Demon God's body!

"This turns into the worst-case scenario. Milady, this humble soul implores you to make your move immediately." Lady Nirvana stated her request, but it sounded like a plea. She even knelt down within the white star orb.

She previously treated Elysia as if they were equals, but she could no longer do so because Elysia was the Supreme One who was superior to her.

"Why are you suddenly so polite, Lady Nirvana? We're close buddies who used to share our minds. Call me Elysia just like how you usually do. Also, everything is still under control. Just calm down." Elysia tapped the floating white star orb on her shoulder.

"If you say so..." Lady Nirvana let out a sigh of relief only because Elysia remained calm.

"..." Elysia was silent for a moment.

She could see the heavenly army's main force, the most powerful combatants, were suppressed by the newly revived Sovereign of Abyss. It was just a show of might, but the pressure was even felt until her location was separated from the distance between them.

The Nirvana Great War was bound to fail, and the final outcome of this battle was a defeat. The reason for it might be related to her because she couldn't unleash her divine power to help them more than necessary.

After all, she had to wrap the entire Nirvana Realm later, facing the final boss and all of its minions alone, then dragging them all into the Boundless Realm with her. Above all else, she had to face Sera soon, and the appointed time was approaching.

'Mm, the Divine World's future is bleak. Unless our lady makes her move to personally slay the final boss, there is no chance of winning. He-Dao will be forced to sacrifice himself and seal the abyss in the Heavenly Realm, just like what Nirvana did...' Fortuna shared her vision with her fellow sisters.

She borrowed Elysia's divinity to empower her divination, and what she could see was truly a bleak future.

It was just one of many possibilities, but she put the premise that Elysia remained in their original plan and only provided minimal help from behind.

'My original plan was to drag them all into the Boundless Realm. I hope Sera doesn't get pissed off about it.' Elysia straightened up a bit.

'Fufu~ Just mention those things as cannon fodder or experimental race that caught your interest. According to what you believe, we still have a chance to befriend her. To do that, we need to divert her attention first, so what she thinks isn't just about fighting us!' Elena voiced her opinion with confidence.

'O-oh!~' All Elysium girls were impressed by it.

Elysia also found it brilliant. She was still racking her brain to find a way to make Sera her ally, not enemy, and Elena's suggestion gave her some great ideas.