Epic of Caterpillar

The two beams emerging from the butterfly's wings eye-shaped marks blasted through the crystal-made abomination, half its entire body quickly disintegrating!

BOOOOOOMMMM!!!

"GRYEEEEHH!"

However, the abomination made of countless colorful crystals tenaciously continued resisting its ultimate defeat, suddenly growing a pair of insectoid winds, and rushing towards the Niflheim Butterfly!

CLAAAASSSH!!!

Using two enormous claws that shapeshifted out of the abomination's crystals, it pierced through the butterfly's defenses and shattered its rocky surface, following by tens of sharp spear-tipped crystal tentacles unleashing a barrage of constant attacks.

Each attack came with an explosive strike that made the entire butterfly collapse its wings before it could even react in time! Although the minds of the souls fused into the entity were strong and capable of reacting rapidly, the beast had simply moved faster than their new perception could have predicted.

After all, their senses were now imbued into a formerly inert mass of stone and frost, even if the core was a fragment of Genesis Core, it was still within the realm of an inert material. And it could not easily hold against the monster's rapidness.

Crack, crack… CRAAASH!

The wings of the butterfly collapse, the gravity of this Plane working similar than in other worlds, beginning to drag the gigantic body towards the endless sea of clouds beneath.

"You damn…!"

With a furious roar coming from Skadi and Kireina at the same time, the power of Kireina's Spear Egos, Skadi's Divinity, and Azurite's spiritual powers materialized together.

As the chimeric beast was grasping their gigantic body tightly, it create the perfect opportunity!

Emerging from within the lower abdomen of the butterfly, an enormous spiraling stinger-like spear materialized, hundred of kilometers long as it impaled the beast while both of the fell from the skies!

CLAAAAAASSSH!

The piercing blow reached the beast's entire body, quickly spreading hundreds of cracks across its entire body, it could no longer regenerate rapidly anymore, and it finally succumbed!

"GRYYYYAAAAAEERGGHH…!"

Giving out an agonizing shriek of pain before dying, the Sky Island Spirit Beast finally died, its inner energies colliding against one another, generating an explosion from within its core.

BOOOOOOMMMM!!!

Ding!

[You and your allies have defeated [Greater Spiritual Chimeric Beast (Supreme God Realm: Rank 8)] x1 [Insectoid Spirit Beasts (Varied Ranks)] x129023 and [Sky Island Chimeric Spirit Beast (World Devourer Realm: Rank 1)] x1!]

[You earned 2.790.230.000 EXP!]

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[Your Level has increased from Level 102 to Level 120!]

[All of your Stats have increased!]

[You earned Bonus Stat Points and Skill Points!]

[Several Skills have Leveled Up.]

[By devouring a World Devourer Realm Entity, you have gained a large quantity of Spiritual Energy and Cosmic Energy!]

[The energies have been successfully assimilated by your body.]

[Your [World Realm Core] has expanded further and fully absorbed the [Realm Core: Niflheim]!]

[Your [Realm]: [World Realm: Tier 4/10]: [Primordial Umbra World] has increased to Tier 5/10!]

[You can now create a [Spirit Heart]!]

[The [Primordial World Core] has absorbed and generated dropped items in conjunction with the [Origin System]!]

[You acquired [Divine Gold Coins (A Grade)] x1500, [Crystalized Spirit Undead King's Corrupted Heart (S+ Grade)] x15, [Etheric Spirit Metal (S+ Grade)] x15, [Demonic Corrupted Chimeric Spirit Crystal Shards (S+ Grade)] x15, [Refined Divine Spiritual Essence Bottle (S+ Grade)] x20!]

As the beast was defeated, exploding into countless pieces, the butterfly slowly started to transform back to its primeval form, resembling a huge floating island covered on ice and snowy mountains, which was quickly absorbed inside of Kireina's World Realm…

FLAAASH!

The fusion ended, as everyone quickly reappeared above the surface of the Realm of Niflheim. Kireina sighed in relief as she glanced at everyone else gasping for air above the snow.

"Well, that was much more intense than I imagined… But its thankfully over." She sighed. "How's everyone feeling? Everything's alright?"

"Yeah, just tired." Skadi sighed. "Ugh, that fusion technique, it was much more tiring than I imagined. Do you guys do this all the time? I can't imagine myself forcing my soul to fuse like this… ever again."

"Well, you may get used to it once you do it a lot." Kireina shrugged.

"That monster's gone but we were left with little clues about what to do now." Sighed Lazuli. "Where is the culprit behind what just happened? And where do we go now? Should we return to Genesis?"

"Although I would recommend returning to Genesis, it's not like we can do this right now." Kireina commented. "I've sent two of my doppelgangers alongside several other allies and family to rescue the rest of my allies. The other Supremes are working as we speak. Once I secure my allies safety, then we should be able to regroup somewhere else, perhaps not even in Genesis."

"I see your point." Skadi nodded. "I guess I don't have much of a saying here, seeing how you just rescued me and my entire pantheon from sure death… As I said before, my Realm and its core are yours now. I suppose this officially makes me one of your allies, right?"

"Yeah." Kireina smiled. "Though, don't you have a problem too? Your gods and your husband, they're still sealed in black crystals."

"Hm, I do have that in mind, but I can guess we could find a way to heal them somehow? I know I am being overly optimistic, but this is all I have left now." Skadi sighed, gripping her fists.

"Dad's?" Wondered Lazuli.

"He was a victim of Tundra's schemes, and whatever ally she got herself." Skadi sighed. "Tundra… Is she really allied with the Spiritians now? And that guy that helped her… Obsidian, was it?"

"Yes." Azurite nodded. "Obsidian is a powerful Spirit General, most likely stronger than me. He's a mysterious man whom I know very little. But from what I know, he's someone that serves the Ruler with utmost loyalty. Due to his special abilities that not only allow him to seal powers but also the change his own appearance, he was sent to Genesis long ago, and infiltrated your society ever since then. I am sorry for what had happened… If we would had done something when we could, nothing of this would have happened."

"Hmph, don't worry about this." Skadi sighed. "This is not your fault, Azurite. You've helped us more than you can imagine."

"Dad…" Lazuli sighed, glancing at her father's crystalized statue.

As things were slowly calming down within the Realm of Niflheim for the moment, in another side of the Spiritual Plane, amongst the First Spirit Heaven Layer, an intense war ragged…