Hero of Darkness

After their incredibly enormous transformation that turned each of the seventh stage saints into a being akin to a world calamity, Havi stood stupefied and also facing mental pressure. 

But he understood that he no longer had a choice. And now… his hands were forced to make a hard decision that could make or break his entire life and decide the outcome of this dreary battle at the same time. 

Because if he did not… these enemies who now were comparable to 8th stage saints each, Havi would die a gruesome death and soon, the Church would take over. 

And his biggest fear was that Venessa's life would be destroyed if he allowed the church to succeed. He did not wish to see the same fate as those innocent women who turned into Axel's victims befall his own daughter. 

Before, Havi was using a forbidden technique mentioned in the imperial clan's ancient records that forcefully allowed him to activate his bloodline even under the suppression of the Flame Killer formation. 

But the downside of this technique was that the backlash from the suppression was destroying his body from the inside as his bloodline was getting burned up forcefully. 

He was already putting himself at great risk by accessing 50% of his bloodline in this state but the possible outcomes in case he didn't… were far more severe than just losing. 

Finally, Havi let go of his spear and ascended high in the sky, only after reaching over 10 kilometers did he stop. 

"What's he trying to do?" asked Leonardo. 

"No! He's trying to activate his full bloodline!" bellowed Demiurge, his new fire and mist form sending tremors in the surroundings as he spoke. 

SCREECH!! 

An ear-deafening screech of a monster suddenly permeated the 100 kilometers, just the shockwaves that reached the ground instantly flattened the already destroyed battlefield. 

But as a result… even the Flame Killer formation was consistently flickering due to aftershocks. Hundreds of those massive 15 kilometers tall white pillars started flickering and fading as if being destroyed from the atomic level. 

Even the four ginormous 8th stage saints were thrown off 20 kilometers far like cannonballs, unable to bear the brunt of this aura expelled by Havi. 

If this battle was happening in a populated zone, dozens of millions would've already died and hundreds of kilometers of living zones would've been razed down just from these shockwaves alone. 

Finally after the dust settled… even these ginormous saints felt like they were still not under the control of the battlefield. 

They already used their biggest trump card in the history of the church's existence. But Havi just pulled one over them again. 

"He really did it… he achieved the perfect transformation…" spoke the Pope in a bewildered tone. 

"Even the formation is unable to suppress him for long. If we don't kill him soon, it might get destroyed in the process." spoke Leonardo as he took the front in order to defend their team. 

"Impossible! He really turned into one of the 3 primordial creatures." said Raphael as he revealed the name of the archaic creature that even the Godbeast Roc was said to be a direct descendent of… 

"Simurgh."

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SCREECH!!! 

Another soul-shattering battlecry resounded in the surroundings and Havi's final primordial creature transformation was clear as day to everyone. 

High in the sky, an 8 kilometers tall bird that was even a bigger world calamity based on its size flapped its 4 kilometers wide wings. Havi was now even taller than the frigging Mount Everest. 

This primordial bird creature had 2 heads, two wide wings and two legs with 300 meter long talons. But its body was divided into two regions. 

The left side of the body was a combination of golden yellow and red. While the Eagle-like head had a beak breathing out red fire. Even the eyes of this head expelled fire similar to a Blacksmith's furnace that could melt solid metal.

The right side of the body was a combination of blue and gray while emitting a dark blue fire from this portion of the body. And unlike the left side, this side of its body was expelling ice and clouds of it as if they were being created on its own whim. 

Havi, who had now completely transformed into an extinct species of the world, gazed at his opponents while emitting absolute and tyrannical killing intent. 

"Don't tell me… he's now a 9th stage saint!" shouted Demiurge in complete disbelief as all of them sensed Havi's transformed aura. 

Soon, another heaven-shaking battle occurred. A plethora of unique and decisive battle skills were used by the 8th stage saints with impeccable teamwork. 

Hundreds of kilometers of space was devastated and destroyed during the battle no matter which side attacked. 

Havi not only had the advantage of rank, but the transformed form gave him too many powers. He now understood why Godbeasts had the word 'God' in them. And he had transformed into something that even exceeded their level. 

As the fierce battle continued for a couple of hours, Havi adapted to the enemy side's skills, formation tactics and carefully created openings using his new skills. 

Tornadoes and blades made of blue fire that not only burned everything to cinders but also corroded everything it touched in few seconds gradually started depleting all the mana and world energy these enemies had. 

Even a brawler class like Raphael couldn't directly engage in a head-on battle against Havi. Leonardo's defensive skills wearing down because of the red fire that was superior to his own and turned his skills against him after gaining control over the fire emitted from his body itself. 

As for Demiurge, there was no smug expression on his face. Because his transformed form after using the Pandora's Box was half made of fire and the red fire was greatly leeching off his own powers and using it against himself. 

The blue fire on the other end messed with the mist properties of his body and started corroding him from the inside. 

And finally, this whole situation led to what Havi wanted to see the most… 

An opening in the formation. 

BOOM!! 

SHRILL!! 

Without giving them a chance to react, Havi landed in between their battle formation as he gave a domineering look to all the four saints. Finally… 

It was time to kill.