The Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy

Chapter 596: Genesis (II)

The Creator Woman floated a few feet away, her purple aura expanding like a living galaxy around her.

The stars within it twinkled with deadly beauty, each one a potential weapon. She smiled, but there was no playfulness left in it, only pure excitement.

"Let’s see what you can do, Luntheris," she said, her voice echoing through the void. "Show me why you’re the one who made it this far."

She raised her hand, and the space between us shattered.

CRAAAAACK!

A wave of pure creation energy surged toward me.

Raw matter formed into thousands of blazing spears of starlight, each one capable of piercing through galaxies.

The spears screamed forward, leaving trails of newborn stars in their wake.

I didn’t hesitate.

I swung the Heaven Swallowing Sword in a wide arc.

『 ✯ Authority of Destruction ✯ 』

Black-and-white chaotic energy exploded outward, meeting her creation wave head-on.

BOOOOOOOM!

The two forces collided with a deafening sound that shook the fabric of reality itself.

Galaxies in the distance trembled, some collapsing into black holes from the shockwave while new ones bloomed from the leftover energy.

The Creator Woman laughed, her voice filled with delight.

"Yes! That’s it! Show me more!"

She snapped her fingers, and time around me slowed to a crawl.

The 『 ✯ Authority of Time ✯ 』 wrapped around my body, making every movement feel like I was swimming through molasses.

She appeared right in front of me in an instant, her hand glowing with destructive purple energy as she thrust it toward my chest.

I forced my body to move through the slowed time, using my own 『 ✯ Authority of Chaos ✯ 』 to shatter the temporal lock.

The air cracked around me as I broke free and slashed upward with the Midnight Sword.

SHIIIING!

The blade cut across her arm, drawing a thin line of golden blood. She pulled back, but not before I followed up with the Heaven Swallowing Sword, aiming to drain her power.

She countered instantly with『 ✯ Authority of Life ✯ 』, golden energy flaring around her wound and healing it almost immediately while pushing back against my drain.

"You’re fast," she said, her red eye glowing brighter with excitement.

"But not fast enough!"

She clapped her hands, and the space around us folded.

『 ✯ Authority of Space ✯ 』

Countless spatial blades appeared from every direction, cutting through reality itself as they flew toward me.

Each blade could slice through entire star systems.

I spun, both swords moving in a blur.

"Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art..."

『 Second Move! (✦ Ice Lotus Barrage ✦) 』

Hundreds of ice lotuses bloomed around me, each one exploding into razor-sharp petals that intercepted her spatial blades.

The collision created miniature big bangs, small universes forming and collapsing in the space between us with every impact.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

The Creator Woman’s laugh echoed through the chaos.

"Beautiful! You’re using everything you have! But let’s see how you handle this!"

She pointed at me, and her purple aura surged.

The Authority of Absolute Destruction mixed with Chaos created a beam of pure annihilation that shot toward me, capable of erasing entire galaxies in a single strike.

I met it with my own power.

Authority of Karma and Destruction merged as I thrust both swords forward.

"Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art..."

『 Seventh Move! (✹ Absolute Zero Eclipse ✹) 』

A storm of black ice and chaotic energy erupted from my blades, colliding with her beam.

The impact was cataclysmic.

The space between us tore open, creating a massive rift that swallowed nearby stars and planets.

The shockwave sent both of us flying backward, but we recovered almost instantly, floating in the void as debris from destroyed celestial bodies floated around us.

She was breathing slightly heavier now, but her eyes were shining with pure joy.

"You’re strong," she said, wiping a small trail of golden blood from her lip.

"Stronger than any candidate before you. But I am the Creator. Let me show you what that really means."

She raised both hands, and the entire battlefield changed.

Authority of Creation and Time combined, and new stars and planets formed around us in an instant, only to be aged and destroyed in the same breath.

The battlefield became a constantly shifting maze of creation and annihilation.

I charged through it, my swords cutting through newborn stars and collapsing black holes as

I closed the distance. She met me in the middle, her hands glowing as she fought me in close combat for the first time.

Her fist, infused with chaotic purple energy, slammed into my Midnight Sword.

CLAAAAANG!

The impact sent shockwaves that destroyed several nearby planets. I countered with the Heaven Swallowing Sword, aiming for her side.

She twisted, the blade grazing her waist and drawing more golden blood before she kicked me in the chest with enough force to send me crashing through a newly formed asteroid field.

BOOOOM!

I crashed through dozens of rocks, the debris exploding around me as I stabilized myself. She was already there, appearing right in front of me with a delighted laugh.

"You’re bleeding," she stated, smiling almost effectionately, though it ony my eyes, it only looked like a look of fascination towards seeing me bleed.

"Good. I want to see you bleed. I want to see how far you can go before you break."

I wiped blood from my mouth and charged again.

The fight continued like this for what felt like hours, perhaps days. We exchanged blows that could create and destroy universes.

She used Authority of Gravity to crush me with the weight of a thousand suns, and I countered with Authority of Chaos to warp reality around her.

She summoned Authority of Life to create an army of cosmic beasts, and I used Words of Law to make them vanish into nothingness.

Every time she landed a hit, I felt my bones cracking, and blood spilling. Every time I hit her, golden blood flowed from her perfect body.

But she healed almost as fast as I could damage her, and I refused to fall.

"You’re incredible!" she shouted during one exchange, her voice filled with genuine excitement as she blocked my dual swords with her bare hands, purple energy crackling around her palms.

"No one else made me bleed like this! No one else lasted this long! Fight me harder, Luntheris! Show me everything you have!"

I roared and pushed forward, my swords glowing with all the power I had.

"Moonlit Ice Lotus Sword Art..."

『 Eighth Move! (✹ ✧Karmic Moonfall Eclipse✧ ✹) 』

A massive silver moon formed above us, crashing down with the force of a collapsing galaxy.

The Creator Woman laughed wildly as she met it with her own attack, creating a purple dragon made of pure chaos energy that roared and collided with the moon in a cataclysmic explosion.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The blast destroyed thousands of stars in the surrounding space, creating a massive empty void where galaxies once were.

Both of us were thrown back by the force, blood flying from our bodies as we crashed into floating debris.

She stood up first, golden blood dripping from her mouth as she laughed breathlessly.

"This is fun... This is really fun! You’re the first one who’s ever made me feel alive like this!"

I pushed myself up, my body screaming in pain, but well... my will was still screaming.

I need to win this fight.

No...

I WILL win this fight.

I charged forward again, both swords glowing with chaotic energy.

The Creator Woman met me head-on, her purple aura flaring as she summoned a blade made of pure starlight.

CLAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!

Our weapons clashed with a deafening sound that shattered several nearby planets into dust.

"Hehhe~, THIS IS SO FUN!" she shouted, her red eye glowing with excitement as she parried my Midnight Sword and countered with a thrust of her starlight blade.

The tip grazed my shoulder, drawing more blood.

"Ahha~... just love seeing you bleed~"

I twisted away, slashing with the Heaven Swallowing Sword. The blade cut across her side, draining a burst of her power.

Golden blood sprayed across the void.

SHLICK!

She laughed again, the sound wild and delighted as she healed the wound with a flash of Life Authority.

"Is that all?" she taunted, snapping her fingers.

Space folded around me, trapping me in a collapsing pocket dimension. Stars crushed inward, trying to erase me from existence.

I roared and unleashed Authority of Chaos, shattering the pocket with raw destructive force. The explosion sent both of us flying once more.

I recovered faster this time, appearing right in front of her and driving both swords toward her heart.

She blocked with her bare hands, purple energy crackling around her palms as she grinned.

"Come on, Luntheris! Show me more! Make me feel something real!"

But as I prepared my next attack, something changed.

The Creator Woman’s smile suddenly widened, her eyes flashing with something I hadn’t seen before.

"Oh... it seems that you’ve finally gained control over all the trumpets."

"What do you mean...?"

I furrowed my eyebrows in surprise.

"That was much faster than I expected..." she nodded thoughtfully.

"It seems that you truly have the aptitude to be the Creator~" The Creator Woman suddenly licked her lips.