chapter 1949: andromeda's power

surtr struggled as asmodeus attempted to take over his body after hearing his pathetic excuse as for why he was hesitating all the time, and why he was always so damn afraid.
the mental inhibitions that kept surtr sealed from his true potential... if surtr would remain this way, then his big brother decided to take the reins.
"s-stop...! stop this now!!!"
truuummm!!!
and in that moment of struggle, surtr released it all out of desperation and fear for his life.
as that happened, the entire continent of muspelheim trembled at that moment! rumble!
the three strongest fighters in the whole continent, drake, pandemonium, and even the venerable of flames all glared towards his direction.
it was unbelievable, the level of power they felt... was like nothing ever felt before!
"that brat...! his power...?! when?!"
the venerable was left speechless, his eyes widening as he was unable to understand what was happening.
the pressure alone seemed to be felt like an enormous weight!
it was only but a small split second, but it was enough to make him realize that there might be more dragons worth his time.
"hoh, not bad..."
even pandemonium stopped his fight to watch, as drake also stopped, glaring at the demon and then down below.
their battle to the death was intense, but for that moment, somehow, out of respect, they watched surtr.
"surtr!"
and drake couldn't be happier, the "awakening" he had been waiting for this entire time. was about to happen!
"i knew you had it within you, but no matter how hard we trained, i would have never been able to pull this power out of you..." drake thought. "this was something only you could achieve... and it's incredible!"
surtr was shocked, without using any skill and without fusing with any of his sibling's souls, his entire body had become five times as big.
"w-what is this?!"
above all, his power also became dozens of times higher... surtr had already reached rank 10, and he had hit a wall he thought he couldn't overcome.
and yet... the "power" within him that had been developing, growing, and stayed sealed due to his own mental limitations was being released.
and this wasn't even all of it!
"surtr, stop thinking you aren't special, you fucking brat...! you're a monster among monsters! the last fire dragon, and also the strongest that will ever exist!"
asmodeus' words left surtr in deep thought.
"this is... my power?"
and he noticed something, an ethereal, fragmented red colored ring within his aura.
still developing, but rapidly growing in power and size.
"that's an ascendancy law, yours, surtr."
"what?!"
"you're going to become a venerable, right here, right now."
"that's impossible, i require several materials and-"
"don't you have them all with you right now?"
"ah!"
surtr's eyes widened, as he saw all of the blazing souls of his siblings, not only the eight he could summon, but several more manifested, and even muspel.
"you mean...! to use you as materials?! but that's...!"
surtr hesitated, it was obvious he would, to do this would mean something terrible to do!
sacrificing their souls, all for him to just gain power?
it was too selfish!
therefore, it was an incredibly deadly weapon.
"{divine fire dragon soul blade arts}: {blazing infernal slash storm}!"
slash! slash! slash! slash! slash! slash!
as he cut through them, more and more kept coming, making surtr grit his teeth.
"that bastard is trying to stop us!" asmodeus said. "mother, begin the ritual right now!"
"very well!" muspel nodded. "we won't let that monster take over our continent anymore!"
fluooosh!
as surtr fought for his life, the ethereal ring of flames above his aura suddenly started becoming solid, as he saw the souls of his siblings flying towards it!
using the ascendancy law fragments that asmodeus inherited to him after he was defeated,
the ascendancy law forging ritual began.
rumble!
"are you insane?! you're really doing it in front of me?! you have a death wish!"
the venerable roared furiously, raising his arms as more and more serpents emerged.
"i will make sure to stop you no matter what, brat! you've chosen the worst time to-"
craaash!
however, out of nowhere, the venerable was kicked way by a tremendous force almost as
equally strong as his own!
"u-ugh?! what the...?!"
his eyes widened even more as he saw titan woman made of silver light, with long silvery- white hair and bright blue eyes.
"i thankfully made it in time... leave the child alone, i am your opponent, savage sun flare
demon venerable."
her voice echoed through her surroundings, and her aura continued growing.
"you're that woman that kept everyone alive all the time, right?!"
the venerable quickly stood up again, furious!
he could feel a powerful connection between her and drake.
"who exactly are you?!"
"my name is andromeda; i am the tenth venerable's wife."
"drake's wife?! how many women does that bastard have? hah!"
the venerable quickly started walking towards her.
"alright then, it's not like i can't attack the brat while i'm dealing with you... do your worst,
lady."
rumble!
andromeda stepped forward, destroying anything beneath her feet.
in that instant, she appeared in front of the venerable, surprising him.
"she's incredibly fast for her size!"
baam! baam! baam! baam! baam!
and before he could react, dozens of punches covered his entire body!
"uuggh...?!"
before andromeda charged even more power, punching his chest at full power.
booommm!!!
and blowing him away into the skies.