Chapter 1977: The Strongest Reign Supreme

CRAAASH!
Surtr slammed the Venerable into the ground with a powerful tails wipe, and then rushed
towards him, crushing his head into the ground with his foot, before unleashing his Primordial Origin Flames at full power, summoning dozens of swords and piercing his entire body with them!
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
"NNNGGHHH?!"
The Venerable groaned in agony as his soul was being destroyed, he glared back at Surtr in disbelief, his power had suddenly risen to the point all his efforts were in vain, again!
"I knew I shouldn't had let you ascend, dammit! Curse that woman that stopped me! T-This is...! I cannot die here! I must continue fighting! I MUST... I WILL BITE YOU OFF IF I MUST!"
His soul transformed into a shapeless mass of jaws and arms, beginning to bite through Surtr's armor and trying to wrap around his legs.
Even in his last moment, the barbarian Venerable clung to the last hopes for survival, honoring his title and name, fighting until the very last moment.
"STOP IT ALREADY AND REST, OLD BASTARD!"
Surtr roared back, as he smashed the Venerable's entire soul with his fists, bombarding him with blazing explosions, as holes spread through him!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"UUGGGHH!"
The Venerable screamed in agony as he glared at Surtr with sheer hatred, fighting back as his entire body suddenly leaped into the skies, absorbing the surrounding energy and then, manifesting a gigantic fiery fist, rushing towards Surtr.
"I'LL CRUSH YOU, KID!"
"Hah... You truly live up for your name, Savage Sun Flare Demon Venerable!"
Surtr transformed his sword into a gauntlet, quickly clashing against the incoming fist from below, as the two forces impacted one another, generating countless shockwaves everywhere!
"HAAAAHHHH!"@@novelbin@@
"RAAAAAHHH!"
The two roared in unison, putting their souls and hearts into their attacks, the Venerable's gigantic fist, imbued with everything he had, and Surtr's fists, carrying the dreams and hopes of his dragon family within them.
BOOOOMMM!!!
And one last time, he saw him laughing as he became the flames of Muspelheim and the light
of the sun.
FLAAASH!
"A gift? Is he really gone? It didn't feel like that..." Surtr wondered, looking around. "His presence..."
"Venerables have powerful Souls. When they forge an Ascendancy Law, they become a part of the World's Elements and a Pillar of it..."
"Huh?"
Surtr was surprised to find Andromeda speaking to him, as she walked to his side alongside Drake's family and friends, who had held back the Venerable until he ascended as a Venerable. "Oh, master's family and friends...!" Surtr smiled, feeling relieved they were fine. "Yeah, we saw you fighting in the sidelines, you're strong, kid," Benladann smiled. "You've become the strongest of your kind, second to my husband, of course."
"Hahah, it's an honor, thank you so much..." Surtr immediately got embarrassed, acting all humble after being praised.
"Yep, still the same ol' kid, look at him getting all red over a little praise," Miranda teased
him.
"Hahaha! Yeah he's a kid at the end anyway," Yuki laughed.
"He's a Venerable! Please be more respectful, Yuki!" Pekora said.
"Yeah, even if he's a brat he's a venerable now so..." Tisha nodded.
"Hahah... I am still me at the end, and no amount of power would ever change that," Surtr said. "Andromeda, you said something about the Venerable's soul becoming part of nature?
Is this true?"
"Yeah..." Andromeda nodded. "He's a Law of the World itself, his death is not truly a death, as he had become a part of the world more fully now, fueling and nourishing it. Muspelheim might regrow anew even more beautiful in the future."
"I see..." Surtr looked around. "He would've been happy I guess.... And-Ah! My family! Right!
Where are they?!"
As Surtr looked around, Benladra suddenly pointed into the distance.
"Big bro! Look! Over there!"
"Huh?!" Surtr panicked, as he saw his family running towards him, chased by hundreds of thousands of
Rank 9 and Rank 10 Divine Monsters.
This was the Venerable's "last gift".