Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

With each step El took up the stairs, his short, thin body swelled a little more, and at the same time, the desolate space, as if the end of the world had come into view, revealed a blood-red darkness.

"The verdict—the entire human race is sentenced to a human sacrifice."

The story goes back to shortly before Metatron left, and before El delivered his verdict alone in court.

No proof is required.

Since he was the only one present, there was no need to protest.

Since common sense is absent in this courtroom, then common sense itself becomes the unusual.

"Failure to listen to the voice of God is a sin of ignoring God, punishable by the offering of one's ears."

"To trouble the gods and to obstruct the gods—the sin of obstructing the gods is punishable by offering up one's head."

"Seeking help from outsiders to rebel against the gods—the sin of rebelling against the gods is punishable by the offering of one's body."

"To forget the gods and to insult them—the sin of insulting the gods is punishable by the offering of limbs."

therefore,

Warm, heavy, and sticky crimson darkness floated around El in that endless space.

Even more, countless severed limbs emerged from the blood-red darkness, blood flowing incessantly from their wounds. The overflowing life merged into the endless darkness, further staining the world red and black. The powerless warmth, the suffocating, sticky feeling, and the red and black darkness spread at an alarming rate within the former heaven.

The severed limbs stretched out wide toward the sky, then spun around in a way that no human could possibly do, an endless cycle of killing and being killed, hating and being hated.

El, whose body was growing larger and larger, resembling a miniature giant, seemed to be mocking, bending his fingers from time to time and stretching them out, making all sorts of poses.

“If it were before, I think I would have been killed by you before I even had a chance to speak. However, I am different now. I am magnanimous but not compassionate.”

"At this moment, I am the true God of the Old Testament! Do you hear me? On this planet, which was already on the verge of destruction more than a decade ago, there are still humans who continue to sing that myth—"

The crimson, pitch-black mass advanced overwhelmingly, seemingly intent on crushing Novia, who stood there, and achieving the feat of erasing her consciousness and seizing her power.

This is normal.

At this moment, El might only need a glance to vaporize the planet's surface, or even a single punch to pulverize it.

But so what? That's just how it is for Novia anyway.

Just before the body took a step forward and was about to step onto the blood-stained earth, the dark blood receded.

He used neither authority nor power; rather, he didn't need to at all. He only needed to stand here and move forward slightly.

El had arrived before Novia, in the human form he had once looked down upon, but there was no doubt that he was now a complete god.

The god of all gods who sits atop the sacred mountain of the universe, Mount Safen, and is also the creator god who created all the stars in the heavens.

The god who rules over the universe and the earth—as the name of the Canaanite gods—is El, the great god of the universe.

The name means 'God'. Many of the nicknames for God in the Old Testament come from his root word, such as El Elyon, El Shadai, Elohim, and 'Almighty God' as Moses said when he first met God.

The Canaanite gods were gods who required human sacrifices, and El was no exception. Humans offered sacrifices in exchange for a bountiful harvest every seven years.

however--

"Kneel down, worship."

Authority, Isaiah: Restrictions lifted.

"I am the only God."

Authority in Exodus: Restrictions lifted.

"I am the world, I am the universe, I am God."

Power, Psalms, restrictions lifted.

"It is an all-knowing and all-powerful god who controls all things from the heavens. This is both mythology and reality."

Authority, Daniel, the Book of Daniel, the restriction is lifted.

However, he claims to be the only God in the Old Testament.

In fact, the ambiguity surrounding El and Jehovah is unparalleled in the Old Testament.

In the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament, Abraham received the blessing of El, because Melchizedek, king of Salem at the time, was a priest of the Most High God (El Elyon) and blessed Abraham.

Not to mention that the titles of the Cloud Rider and the Everlasting One, both referring to the Supreme Being, appear simultaneously in the Book of Daniel. It's no wonder that the Oxford World Mythology edition derives Abraham's God from El of Canaan. After all, Canaan is the region most closely associated with Abraham, and El is the god of the Canaanite gods, so it makes sense.

With the blessing of the many powers of the Old Testament, Elne, standing before Novia, was a terrifying god standing majestically.

Normally, a typical god would have already vanished into thin air, and even a great god would not be able to react so easily.

Novia, however, remained standing as before.

He raised his head, and his azure eyes, as blue as the ocean, seemed to blink in response.

For El, the concept of this planet is almost synonymous with 'one,' and like Novia, he has no weapons.

With a single punch, he swung his fist at a speed hundreds of millions of times faster than the speed of light, a force capable of destroying a planet. The air layer, exceeding the limits of physics and continuing to increase in density, eventually transformed into a weapon capable of shredding everything. It then began to devour space itself, releasing pressure that caused cracks in the surrounding space, shattering everything in its path.

The divine power and destructive force contained in his punches have reached a higher level. No one can avoid or defend against them. Even if one uses his abilities to escape to the past or future, his power will disregard cause and effect and thus achieve his goal.

Therefore, if there were outsiders present, the scene would appear as if El were completely still, as if time had stopped entirely. If he were not in a conceptual heaven, but standing in a galaxy in the real world, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the cosmic storm caused by the chain reaction would destroy a conceptual galaxy in the next moment.

However, the same is true for Novia now.

therefore,

The earth boiled, and the sky cracked open.

distortion.

The law of cause and effect is distorted as much as possible.

The universe was overflowing with stars, pouring down with tails of light, accompanied by a thunderous roar that evoked the terrifying destructive impact of an apocalypse.

All of these combined to create hundreds of millions of structures in the blink of an eye, a colossal building stretching to the ends of the universe, showcasing the golden ratio without the slightest gap or error.

"Beautiful."

El, the father of the Canaanite gods, who had fully revealed himself and unleashed all his power, trembled at the approaching terror as he watched this scene, while joy and delight welled up in his chest.

"Beautiful, incomparably beautiful—what an amazing power!"

"Right thumb."

After Novia casually uttered those words, El's right thumb was snapped off a few seconds later. El didn't even have time to be surprised that part of his body was tracing a parabola before the next sentence and attack overlapped.

"ear."

Similarly, the part Novia specified broke off from El's body.

"Three fingers on the left hand, all the toes on both feet, and the mouth is completely split open to both sides."

Is this a teaser? Or has it already happened?

Before El could even process it, Novia's words came out as if they were undeniable facts.

However, El did not stop; rather, his physical disability did not affect him much.

But then, El was split in two from the waist up. His upper body was sent flying by Novia and floated in the air. The splattered divine blood and internal organs returned to his original body in just a moment.

Don't be reckless.

"Hehe, of course, of course..."

Novia saw El put his hand to his forehead.

Then he seemed to see a strange view appearing behind El.

It was as if blood, the screams of the dying and resentment had merged into one, and the wails of the gods killed by the one true god entered his mind.

“As expected, even usurping the Old Testament doesn’t guarantee a decisive victory over you, but this is far from over.” Panting and covered in scars, El extended his right hand to Novia, raising his now-healed thumb. “Speaking of which, there’s something I really want to ask you, something I couldn’t know even after obtaining the Old Testament. I can’t understand what you’re thinking.”

Motives are neither good nor evil, nor are they ideals or a sense of mission.

In short, this was His principle of action in the Old Testament. Actions aimed at 'doing whatever one pleases' are simply at the level of killing when one wants to kill, or loving when one wants to love.

"There is absolutely no hatred or displeasure towards God in your eyes."

Humans are not simple and straightforward beings; each person harbors complex emotions, more complex and diverse than gods, not to mention their sheer number.

"What is your purpose in slaughtering the gods? Is it truly for the sake of insignificant humans? You were genuinely enraged when you saw humans being sacrificed alive. Why do you think that is? Don't you know? You certainly don't know—"

"Are you still just going to yell and provoke me? Hatred? Annoyance? None of that is needed, and no reason is needed at all."

As Novia finished speaking, she looked up at the sky and gave El a smile that was very familiar to him.

"Everything I did was perfectly justified; do I need a reason?"

"Hahaha, hahaha, ahahahahahaha!"

At that moment, El burst into laughter.

"Pleasant, truly delightful. Ah... I see, so that's how it is. No wonder you are so powerful! How can I describe this terrifying, dazzling radiance!"

“You should still be able to improve, right? There’s even more authority in the Old Testament, isn’t there, El?”

Novia murmured with a sigh, then added a touch of humor to her next sentence.

Do you want to truly become me?

"Oh, interesting. I was just finding it too boring to be able to crush your words so easily." El felt a surge of euphoria wash over him, and with a trembling excitement, he raised his fist. "Gods, tear apart! Earth, shatter! All things in this world are due to me! I alone rule over all! I am the light that created the stars!! Genesis of the Old Testament, descend upon this place!!!"

The sound echoed throughout the shattered kingdom of heaven.

Heaven and earth, determined.

The One and Only God, confirmed.

Synchronize with humans, confirm.

Confirmed: Eternal God/God.

He is the ruler of the Heavenly Kingdom, and all bow down in submission, wholeheartedly pledging allegiance.

　 To demonstrate God's authority.

Unlike before, a whirlwind of killing intent, power, and concepts instantly pounded against his entire body.

What a painful yet sweet power this is!

Grant the life form the authority of eternal rebirth. Initiate.

Initiate the power to crush planets.

Grant the power of death to sentient beings. Initiate.

Initiate the authority to annihilate minor galaxies.

Activate the full-time and space attack authority.

Initiate the concept of evaporation authority.

To seize power from authority, initiate the process.

Activate the authority for cosmic defense...

Countless powerful authorities transformed into a giant halo covering the sky behind El, simply because 'in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.'

Seeing this, a sentence echoed in Novia's mind as if from a memory: "God, when you see the clear sky and the starry sky that you have truly transformed into, what are you thinking?" So, in front of El at this moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"El, when did humans begin using that name?"

"...What do you mean? Don't try to change the subject."

In response to El's impatience, Novia uttered this statement as if it were perfectly natural.

"God, you may be who you want to be, but that name belongs to me."

......

"If you don't behave and anger God, you'll be eaten by the person with bull horns."

There is a story in the Old Testament mythology.

Adam and Eve, who lived to be 130 years old, had another child, named Seth.

Their two previous children, the younger brother Abel, was killed by his jealous older brother Cain, who was then banished for committing the crime.

Then Seth, at the age of one hundred and five, gave birth to Enosh.

This is a trivial story about Enosh, who was described only once and was known as 'the weak are doomed', his childhood, and related events.

"Do gods and monsters really exist in this world, Father?"