The Monarch-Chapter 526: Patetic

Atlas’s cut recovered in the blink of an eye and went against Kayden once more. He seemed to have infinite vigor, something that shouldn’t be possible. The cut kept attacking Kayden without any sign of losing strength. No matter how many lightning strikes Kayden hurled at it, the cut always regenerated until the moment Kayden clapped his hands, and Atlas collapsed.

An unbearable pain assaulted Atlas’s body; his cut dissipated without any sign of returning. He didn’t understand what was happening. His control over his spells should have been absolute—an extension of his very soul—but now he had no way of regaining control. He was paralyzed.

"Pathetic. You truly have no idea how souls function, do you? A simple soul clash, and you were destroyed. Even a pathetic mage with a single lightning spell could kill you in these conditions. I didn’t train you for this," Kayden said as he teleported in front of Atlas and slapped him across the face.

"You’ve grown, Matheus," Kayden turned to the last remaining member. "You have ten million years to reach a stage capable of killing me, or I’ll go after your soulmate." Kayden also appeared in front of him and humiliated him with a slap.

"See where your ego has led you, Atlas!" Kayden pointed around. Atlas and Matheus were completely stunned, unable to react properly. "Your ego killed your last brothers. I hope you understand that you will have to look your father in the eyes and explain just how pathetic you are."

Kayden clapped his hands, and the three layers of reality shattered into mana. The void was instantly transformed into mana, the real reality was turned into mana, and the space in between was also converted. The amount of mana, almost a million kilometers multiplied by three, reached a completely surreal level. All of it condensed into a single lightning bolt without any delay. It was as if time itself ceased to have meaning before the speed of Kayden’s spell formation.

Kayden’s lightning bolt was the absolute peak of power in this universe; no mortal could ever unleash something like this. It surpassed the explosion of a star. Space fractured into innumerable black holes—a mixture of space and time without any coherent laws.

The impact of the lightning wasn’t limited to the surrounding space; it transcended the barriers of existence itself. Waves of pure energy emanated in all directions, dissolving matter and reorganizing it into patterns incomprehensible to mortal minds. The light emitted was so intense it seemed to erase shadows, illuminating even the farthest corners of the cosmic void. Every fragment of reality it touched was obliterated, becoming part of a chaotic maelstrom where the concept of order was nothing but a distant memory.

Something beyond space itself was being shattered by the attack’s pressure—something no one present could see, though they could feel the fear emanating from an assault that defied mortal laws and the highest limits a mage should be able to reach.

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Then Kayden unleashed his attack. To say it was fast would be an understatement. Kayden’s strike tore through the fabric of reality; time itself bent in its wake. It roared past Atlas like a cannonball, continuing for billions of kilometers. The entire region of space was fractured. Whole planets were knocked out of their orbits as the lightning passed nearby.

The bolt traveled so far that none of them could sense it anymore, but it eventually struck an asteroid, disintegrating it completely. The problem was this happened dozens of times before it was stopped; each asteroid measured millions of kilometers in width.

"Your ego killed your brothers. Your life could be taken with just a mere movement of my fingers," Kayden struck Atlas across the face again. This time, the boy was fully awake but still unable to react.

Atlas felt utterly confused. He couldn’t comprehend how Kayden possessed such power or how everything had unfolded. To affect a mind like Atlas’s, the shock had to be ridiculously immense. But the moment it surpassed his limits, the boy’s mind plunged into chaos. The same applied to Kayden; if something could affect him, he’d never cultivate it again, as it would have to be a force far beyond what he could handle.

"Hunt me to the ends of the universe, search for me desperately, but this is your last chance. Next time, I will take your pathetic life." With these words, Kayden disappeared with just a few teleports.

He had no intention of killing Atlas at all. Atlas would be the final stone he’d use to sharpen himself in this universe. There wouldn’t be ten-lightning mages born anytime soon, and without them, Kayden would grow like a flower in a greenhouse. His battle with Atlas would be legendary, were it not for the ridiculous mistakes that made Atlas as strong as a child before him.

Atlas’s strength was insane, but his ego was something Kayden couldn’t fathom. He had spent so much time honing Atlas’s soul to make the boy a perfect being—a man without morals or ethics, without ego or pride—but something had gone wrong along the way, and Kayden would never figure out what it was.

Killing Atlas’s brothers had been the perfect fuel to make him even stronger. Kayden knew that the next time they met, their battle would be far more intense, especially because Atlas wouldn’t seek him out until he had achieved an insane leap in power. This allowed Kayden to return to reality for a while without being disturbed.

As soon as Kayden stepped into the universe, he felt the presence of some beings around him. Fearlessly, he waited for the mages to emerge from their spatial bubbles. There were two of them specifically: one Kayden had known for a long time, and the other was someone he’d never seen before.

"Hello, Kayden," Han emerged from his bubble and greeted Kayden directly, without any fear. The aura this old man exuded sent a chill down Kayden’s spine. His life was at risk, and he knew it. Kayden understood there was no point in running; if he were meant to die, it would happen the moment he appeared.

Author’s note: The next two weeks will be exams at college, so I apologize if I can’t keep up with the usual frequency, worst case scenario I will release more chapters after this is over