Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined Chapter 626 -626-Making Aurek Impossible to Escape

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Previously on Summoning Millions of Gods Daily, My Strength Equals Theirs Combined...
Aurek orders Suggwoth and Alvin to scout neighboring universes for a coordinated strike, dismissing concerns from Mylen and others about dispersing their forces. He reveals that The Luminous Land of Nasei has already been destroyed, shocking his subordinates as his mirror clone dissipates. Outside the Sword Universe, the Sword-Sea Emperor welcomes the God of Slaughter and ten Supreme sage ranks, plotting to lure out Aurek's army before launching a direct assault to capture him. Powerful figures from the City of Rock, Stanford clan, Forbidden Lands, and Sanctuary of Rebirth arrive, forming a coalition of eleven quasi-Eternal sage ranks ready to execute their decapitation plan.

The assembled powerhouses wrapped up their strategies.

Subordinate supreme sage ranks from every sage rank, together with select troops pulled from adjacent universes, commenced their influx into the Sword Universe.

In addition to entities like the Senllo Universe and the city of Rock, even vanquished entities such as Alexander, Lord of the Sword Sea, lay in hidden ambush beyond the universe's boundaries.

Boom—!

A thunderous explosion shattered the silence of the Star Sea.

Supreme sage ranks poured into the Sword Universe akin to a surging flood, slamming into the Crossbridge Legion’s barriers and pressing forward without pause toward the Sword Sea's heart.

The fierce shockwaves spread across the endless Star Sea, making the stars quiver in response.

Within the Sword Sea's central area, Mylen and fellow supreme sage ranks detected the conflict igniting at the universe's fringes. Their faces grew grim.

"Just as anticipated... the Sword-Sea Emperor has joined forces with nearby universes and launched his assault."

Kevin directed his sight toward the Sword Sea's profound depths.

Suggwoth and various generals were hastily rallying their troops.

...

Sword Sea Core.

Aurek leaned against his blade, his vision scanning every direction like he was eyeing insignificant insects. Trailing him, the Crusader Goddess, Eternal Blazing Sun, Cursefont Star God, and Alvin remained motionless as sculptures.

The hostility arising from the universe's periphery fell completely within his grasp.

"Suggwoth governs the Sword Universe. You four, at once, rally your armies toward the Senllo Universe, the city of Rock, the Stanford clan, the Sanctuary of Rebirth, the Forbidden Lands, the Apocalypse Universe... Should the leaders of those domains trespass on my domain, their lairs will be utterly ravaged."

Aurek’s tone stayed even, infused with an unquestionable command.

Based on Alvin’s assessments, should the Sword-Sea Emperor indeed ally with the sage ranks...

It would fall perfectly into Aurek’s scheme.

Lacking those supreme sage ranks on guard, the so-called legacy domains and the Divine Court became mere sheep primed for the kill.

"Doesn’t this carry excessive danger?"

Concern etched Alvin’s features. "Should those primordial sage ranks band together, the burden on the Sword Universe—"

Aurek lifted his palm, silencing Alvin’s remark.

The Eternal Blazing Sun, Cursefont Star God, and Crusader Goddess inclined their heads in compliance.

Alvin quieted too, dipping his head and retreating a step, venturing no more words.

Aurek positioned himself upon the holy dais drifting amid the Star Sea, his garments fluttering in the cosmic gale, evoking the image of a divine sovereign surveying all existence.

His eyes settled on the starfield's rim, as though observing a minor diversion.

"Lacking those sage ranks to defend here, what force can halt my armies?"

After an extended pause, Aurek shifted his attention away, a flicker of keenness sparking in his gaze.

"I shall grant you six hundred million supreme sage ranks.

Proceed discreetly—raise no alarms."

Boom—!

Alvin’s thoughts jolted fiercely. He abruptly raised his head to that imposing form, scarcely crediting what he’d heard.

He believed he’d caught it wrong. Within those veteran eyes, shock had crystallized visibly.

Six... six hundred million!?

Supreme sage ranks!

Was this a delusion?

"As commanded!"

The Eternal Blazing Sun and companions chorused their affirmation.

Aurek swept his sleeve, dismissing them to depart.

Combined with the troops already under their command, the Crossbridge Divine Court now wielded sixteen hundred million supreme sage ranks. All preparations stood complete!

Alvin stood utterly dumbfounded, bewildered, and dutifully offered his salute prior to withdrawing.

Suggwoth’s force of thirty billion quasi-supreme sage ranks barreled into the fray directly.

Obeying directives, the Dragon Emperor rampaged like a force splitting peaks and cleaving seas, dominating the Star Sea with his power.

The presence was so dominant that even the Hell Tyrant and the Saint Emperor of the Cycle recoiled, their eyes narrowing in raw dread.

All onlookers’ eyes bulged, their visages marked by incredulity.

They each knew of Suggwoth.

The Dark Keep Warlord had clashed with him repeatedly and understood him most intimately.

But now, beholding him direct hundreds of billions of quasi-supreme sage ranks, a surge of surrealness washed over him.

The Saint Emperor of the Cycle balled his hands, dread scarcely veiled on his countenance.

Following a prolonged silence, he forced out one phrase amid clenched jaws:

"This defies belief..."

Hundreds of billions of quasi-supreme sage ranks...

The mere presence chilled to the bone!

Even spanning the vast Star Sea, a shiver coursed through him.

All this... belonged to Aurek’s forces!?

The tales... held no exaggeration.

"This realm has lost its sanity!"

"I once dismissed the Crossbridge Divine Court as mere bluster... Never did I imagine it true. Aurek’s a freak! It explains the sudden rise of so many quasi-eternal sage ranks."

"Heavens help us! Who could stand against such might?"

"I’m withdrawing now—whoever seeks death, follow if you dare!"

...

The instant those thirty billion quasi-supreme sage ranks materialized, the concealed watchers fled in terror.

Every powerhouse assigned to draw out the Crossbridge Legion dispersed in frenzy, outpacing all in their escape.

"Unbelievable... utterly impressive."

Even the Rock sage ranks voiced their admiration. "Aurek stands as a genius without precedent."

In merely five or six years, he’d ascended to this level. No praise seemed sufficient for his feats.

Yet it also unveiled the sheer magnitude of Aurek’s concealed prowess.

"Then forgive my mercilessness, Aurek!"

The Rock sage ranks mused inwardly.

"Time to attack."

The rest held their tongues.

From the emergence of the thirty billion quasi-supreme sage ranks and the Dragon Emperor, their stares blazed with fervor.

In their view, Aurek had become the ultimate target.

Eleven Star-realm portals unfurled at once.

The Sword-Sea Emperor, ruling the Sword Universe and holding sway over its fate thread, manifested immediately within the Sword Sea core.

And he emerged right in the core!

During the core’s initial forging, the Sword-Sea Emperor had linked the Star-realm portal directly to it.

As its past overlord, entering and exiting came naturally.

Sword Sea Core, upon the sacred platform.

The ex-Sword Sea saintess—the betrothed of David, successor to the Sword Sea core—knelt on both knees before Aurek, presenting a golden chalice brimming with wine poured from an exquisite vessel.

Aurek raised the chalice, his eyes shifting to the eleven who had crossed the Star-realm portals.

The very moment those eleven silhouettes touched down, the Sword Sea core sealed shut, the pulses of the destiny line halted in stasis.

Every aspect stood impeccably fortified!

They aimed to trap Aurek with no avenue of flight.

However...

The second the eleven mental forces targeted him, each gaze narrowed faintly.

Aurek displayed zero response to their intrusion.

He casually accepted the saintess’s ministrations, savoring the core’s premium vintage, his demeanor serene like hosting far-off visitors.

"Lord Aurek, your poise is extraordinary."

"To confront us with such tranquility... this bearing earns respect."

The eleven quasi-eternal sage ranks weren’t naive; a ripple of disquiet stirred within them.

As they conversed, they extended their mental powers into the Fate River, striving to gauge his motives.

"Cease your probing."

Aurek’s regal timbre echoed, steady and composed.

"Having summoned you, I’ll reveal all plainly."

"No more words!"

The Sword-Sea Emperor, restless, poised to move.

While the others warily scanned, he had summoned three hundred thirty-three Cursed Swords.

A lethal aura of extreme savagery emanated from them, causing the prostrate Sword Sea saintess to quiver subtly.

She recognized these Cursed Swords intimately!

Just as the Sword-Sea Emperor geared to unleash, the other potentates abruptly stilled.

They appeared to perceive an anomaly, a hint of alarm crossing their gazes.

They at last grasped why Aurek maintained such steadfastness.

In a flash, within and around the Sword Sea core, one billion supreme sage ranks materialized, now laid bare to the quasi-eternal sage ranks’ examination.