Chapter 183

183: Please Witness, Genesis

"Beelzebub!"

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍moment he saw the red-eyed fly in mid-air, Zophi's heart jumped. But he instantly realized it wasn't the main body, and his gaze turned cold.

Even ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍if it was just an avatar, he had to treat it with caution.

After ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍all... who knew whether those demon kings who were protective of their own might not peer into this scene through this small avatar?

If ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍it were just one or two, that would be fine. But if he attracted all those calamities, that wouldn't be fun at all.

"First ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Day, Engrave Light and Darkness!"

Zophi raised the golden divine canon in his hand. In an instant, the entire world plunged into eternal night.

Only the divine canon held high in his hand became the sole sun and light source.

"Little Ke! Spray him!"

Although she couldn't see her surroundings, Evelia could still accurately lock onto his position using the "sun" in Zophi's hand. At her command, Cerberus's three massive heads instantly raised up, and a scorching, violent Hellfire sprayed toward Zophi's direction...

Or did it?

For some reason, Cerberus was actually unable to breathe Hellfire as it normally did! Not only that, everyone suddenly found themselves completely unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as Zophi continued casting his bizarre magic.

Of course, there was one exception.

This pitch-black eternal night had now become Jasmine's domain. In her Death Magic state, her eyes crimson red, she almost instantly appeared behind Zophi, ignoring distance entirely.

Then, that pitch-black giant sword came crashing down!

"Second Day, Part Heaven and Earth!"

Zophi murmured softly. The divine canon in his hand once again radiated intense brilliance. Just like the legend of Yahweh creating the world, light returned to the world. But now, the sky within the domain had at some point transformed into a night curtain studded with countless twinkling stars.

The sun still hung in the air, but the sky was a night canopy inlaid with stars. This made the entire sky look like a beautiful two-dimensional painting—eerie, yet dreamlike.

"How... is this possible?"

Jasmine's body froze in mid-air. Several brilliant golden chains appeared out of thin air, locking her body before her sword could behead Zophi.

"Dear daughter, wielding a sword against your father isn't a good habit, you know~"

Zophi turned his head, smiling as he patted Jasmine's head. In the next moment, his figure transformed into a flash of light and vanished. When he appeared again, he was already above everyone's heads.

His white-gold practitioner's robe fluttered freely, his snow-white hair draped behind his head. Zophi Gregory spread his arms, and the golden divine canon, as if quenched in blood, quietly hovered before him.

"Third Day, Inscribe Order!"

"Fourth Day, Place Sun and Moon!"

"Fifth Day, Embrace Life!"

"Sixth Day, Weave Fate!"

"Seventh Day…"

Zophi smiled slightly, speaking the words of prayer with devotion.

"Return to Rest!"

Golden liquid flowed from the corner of Zophi's eyes. Whether tears or something else, he closed his eyes, extending his hand toward the sun like a saint seeking salvation.

At the same time, the sun hanging high in the sky transformed into sundial-shaped magic circles. Mysterious and peculiar runes adorned them, reminding one involuntarily of the sacred and solemn altars in churches.

In an instant, a massive, sacred white arm, indescribably beautiful, extended from the magic circle. Just this arm alone was breathtakingly beautiful, evoking thoughts of the legendary lost arm of Venus, the goddess of beauty.

But unfortunately, even the goddess of unparalleled beauty in legends couldn't compare to what was now in mid-air.

"Please witness,『Genesis』!"

Zophi's extended finger gently touched the finger of that sacred arm in mid-air. In an instant, as an indescribable magic power enveloped everything, the entire world was rendered pure white.

Evelia couldn't even sense anything called pain. She only felt her body growing warm, and her consciousness, like broken foam and fading shadows, was about to disappear completely.

But just as her consciousness was about to sink, an indescribable feeling surged into Evelia's heart, making her whole body tremble instantly. She abruptly came to her senses.

"Just now... what happened?"

Evelia held her head, slowly standing up from the sea surface.

At the same time, at the ends of the hair strands beside her cheek, a faint trace of gold quietly faded away.

She looked around. The sky still maintained that eerie painting-like appearance. Amya was lying quietly at her feet, while Lina was tightly protected in Jasmine's arms.

Jasmine was still conscious, but her condition didn't seem good. Her gaze was unfocused, and even her body could only be barely supported by the Pitch-Black Sword in her hand.

They were still within Zophi's domain. The sea beneath their feet, flat as solid ground, was the best proof.

However... something seemed wrong.

"Wait! Little Ke! Where's Little Ke!?"

Evelia suddenly discovered that Cerberus, the three-headed hound of Hell she had summoned as a fighter, was actually gone!

Not only that, but Uncle Beelzebub's avatar had also vanished without a trace!

"Well, rest assured, Miss Evelia. After all, it's Satan's pet. If I killed it directly with the Spear of Destiny, she would certainly notice, and then I'd be in big trouble, wouldn't I?"

Just then, Zophi's voice drifted over. Evelia abruptly turned around, horrified to discover that Zophi had somehow appeared behind her, looking at her with a smile.

"Zophi! You!"

"Me? What about me? I just thought that for a perfectly good trial, if you kept calling for help like this, it would probably end up in a complete mess~"

"Don't you agree, little princess of Hell?"

"You know I..."

Facing Evelia's question, Zophi chuckled, slinging the Spear of Longinus over his shoulder, speaking quite casually.

"Of course I know. Apart from Satan's precious daughter, who else could command the three-headed hound of Hell? Who else could effortlessly manipulate avatars of the Seven Demon Kings of Hell?"

"But please rest assured. To prevent you from springing any unexpected surprises on me, I've already completely isolated my domain with『Genesis』. This place is now like a small world independent from the rest of the world. Your summons have no [anchor point] and cannot succeed."

"Of course, life-bound summon creatures with special contracts and hetero-dimensional summoning techniques from the Age of Gods can still work. But that's inconsequential. After all, my purpose is simply to eliminate the possibility of someone using cheats. I don't care about anything else!"

Hearing this, the corner of Evelia's mouth twitched slightly. Good grief, so you're just targeting me, huh?

Well then, most of her trump cards were now useless.

Then she'd have to use her trump card among trump cards version 2.0.

After all, life-bound summon creatures... sorry, but she actually did have one...