Reborn with Steve Stand

The immense energy, enough to sweep across the continent, was forcibly pushed back into Carloso's body by Fang Mo.

Carloso's golden, radiant form shuddered violently, and he uncontrollably took two steps back. For the first time, a different expression appeared on his godlike, indifferent face.

It was… pain.

Even though he was the Creator, the vast and violent energy that engulfed his body still caused him harm.

However, the pain came and went quickly.

Soon, the turbulent energy around Carloso gradually calmed down, and his body appeared unscathed, looking like a flawless statue without any blemishes or human emotions.

But then, he slowly lifted his head and looked at Fang Mo from a distance.

At this moment, his face finally showed a more human expression.

It was a look of undisguised hostility, mixed with feelings of disgust and anger.

Fang Mo noticed the change in Carloso's demeanor, but he remained unfazed, standing there like another god, his expression so calm that it was almost frightening.

"I warned you, didn't I?"

Fang Mo said as he looked at the hostile Carloso: "If you dare blow up the map, I'll hack the game to make sure even your mother doesn't recognize you…"

Carloso didn't respond but seemed to understand Fang Mo's words. He frowned and raised a hand.

Without warning, a blinding beam of light shot out from Carloso's palm, containing enough energy to destroy the world—on par with a planet-destroying weapon. This was divine retribution, an unstoppable force against any mortal being.

It was clear that Carloso had decided to go all out and engage Fang Mo in battle.

"…Is that all?"

But in the face of Carloso's beam, Fang Mo remained indifferent. He casually waved his hand as if swatting away a fly.

Amazingly, the beam defied all physical laws and was swatted away by Fang Mo, shooting straight into the sky… but the next moment, an unexpected change occurred.

With a thunderous crash, a crisp shattering sound echoed from the sky.

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Fang Mo instinctively looked up and froze in shock.

High above Gran Forest, an enormous and intricate magical array had appeared out of nowhere, covering nearly the entire continent. The beam had hit this array directly.

At the center of the array, a large hole had formed and was expanding rapidly.

"…What the hell!?"

Fang Mo was stunned.

He quickly realized that the Arad continent was technically an underground world.

The Arad continent was originally the desolate seafloor of the Empyrean Realm. It was the ancient mage Marl who created a grand magical array, forcibly lifting the sky above the Empyrean Realm, creating the space where the Arad continent now exists. Gran Forest was the core hub of this grand magical array.

In ancient times, this area was guarded by elves.

Unfortunately, Hilder's machinations led to the Gran Fires, wiping out the elves, and turning the area into a haven for countless monsters.

But now, the grand magical array was breaking apart.

This was clearly a world-class crisis.

Under Fang Mo's gaze, water began to pour through the breach in the magical array… no, "pour" was an understatement. It was more like an endless, vast waterfall.

As the grand magic collapsed, billions of tons of water roared down, as if the entire sky was crumbling and falling apart.

"Damn!"

Fang Mo cursed, raising his hand as white light surged forth. The shattered magical array was covered by a layer of white light, like a patch forcibly sealing the collapsing sky.

But before he could catch his breath, Carloso appeared in front of him in an instant, throwing a punch.

Yes, the Creator God Carloso's attack was surprisingly simple, with no flashy techniques. But the energy contained in that punch was terrifying, like the explosion of a star.

Fang Mo's combat instincts kicked in.

Seeing the attack coming, he immediately used a void shift to blink behind Carloso and countered with a punch.

To Fang Mo's surprise, Carloso didn't even attempt to dodge, taking Fang Mo's punch directly on his back, while his own punch struck empty air.

This was beyond comprehension.

As mentioned earlier, that punch could have shattered a star.

Carloso took Fang Mo's punch head-on, but the immense force drove him into the earth. However, the energy in his punch exploded at that moment, causing the entire Gran Forest to quake. The ground cracked open as countless golden lights erupted from the fissures, like a sun buried underground.

"…Huh!?"

Fang Mo's pupils contracted as he quickly realized what was happening.

Without hesitation, he clasped his hands together, and the vast dimensional power erupted, enveloping the entire Gran Forest.

If someone were watching from the nearby Hutton Mar, they would see a translucent white dome instantly covering the entire Gran Forest, even extending underground.

In an instant, the entire forest was completely sealed off, as if it existed in another world.

And in the next moment, the energy from Fang Mo's punch to Carloso, along with the power of Carloso's missed punch, both exploded.

Gran Forest was engulfed in endless white light. Although the barrier prevented the sound and shockwave from spreading, the dazzling brightness was impossible to ignore. It was as terrifying as a nuclear flash, and even the faintest residual light could burn out a mortal's eyes.

"This… isn't right…"

In the back streets of Hutton Mar, a blind swordsman sitting on the ground instinctively raised his head: "This unprecedented disturbance… Could it be the end of Arad? What is happening?"

In fact, it wasn't just in Hutton Mar.

Even on the West Coast, Sharan sensed something and looked up: "The grand magical array has been damaged… How is that possible!?"

"That current… could it be the Sky's Sea?"

Besides them, many others also looked up at the sky.

As Gran Forest was engulfed in white, the grand magical array in the sky continued to shatter. The previous white light vanished, and an endless waterfall of water crashed down onto Gran Forest's barrier, raising massive waves.

After a few minutes, the white light within the barrier gradually faded.

But by then… there was no trace of Gran Forest within the barrier.

The vast forest that once covered the entire Belmar Duchy had completely vanished. Not just the forest— even the ground itself was gone.

Everything within the barrier seemed to have been erased from existence.

All that remained was an unimaginably vast crater, so deep it seemed to pierce the crust—an abyss so deep it was terrifying.

And at the same time, within this horrific crater, Fang Mo, looking somewhat disheveled, was glaring at Carloso.

"Damn," he swore for once, "No wonder everyone's into being chaotic evil these days… Is it really this much trouble to be lawful?"

Yes, by this point, Fang Mo had realized the truth.

The Creator God Carloso didn't care about anything here. Although he was the Creator, it was clear that he didn't care about the destruction of the Arad continent, so he had no reservations.

Take the recent exploratory attack, for example.

If Fang Mo had dodged that punch, it could have pierced the earth's crust, potentially even impacting the planet's core. The outcome for the planet would have been obvious—total destruction.

Whether it's the Empyrean Realm, Arad, or even the nearby Demon Realm, all life would be obliterated.

Humans, goblins, minotaurs, cat demons, dark elves, Empyrean beings, sea creatures, demons… everything would be reduced to cosmic dust, just as Terra once was, utterly wiped out.

Fortunately, Fang Mo had anticipated this.

He isolated all of Carloso's attacks within Gran Forest.

The result was clear: Gran Forest was gone, and this crater was far more terrifying than the one created by the neutron sword in the cosmos—a true abyss with no visible end.

But Fang Mo's approach had its drawbacks.

It meant he couldn't avoid any of Carloso's attacks and had to absorb all the aftershocks himself, while Carloso could attack freely. The mental strain was clearly disproportionate.

"Seriously, which one of us is supposed to be the Creator?"

Fang Mo couldn't help but glance at Carloso: "Is this how you treat your children? When the Dragon King next door lost a planet, he was upset for days, got blackmailed by a bunch of star spirits, and ended up as a laborer… but you don't seem to care at all, do you?"

Carloso, however, remained silent, raising his fist once more.

It was as if he really didn't care about anything around him. Carloso quickly used a space-warping ability to teleport in front of Fang Mo, aiming a punch at his face.

"You've really got some nerve…"

Seeing this, Fang Mo was visibly angry. He instantly grabbed Carloso's fist, and a vast, boundless power erupted, illuminating the abyssal crater once again.

Without any further words, Fang Mo slashed open a portal with one hand.

His body surged with dimensional energy as he pressed Carloso's face into the ground, dragging him towards the portal.

Everywhere they passed, the ground shattered, turning into a deep chasm.

Of course, Fang Mo's thoughts were clear. He really didn't want Arad to be destroyed. The Great Migration had always been a regret in his heart, and now that he had the power, he wanted to fix that regret. So he planned to drag Carloso into his dimensional space to fight.

While normal Dimensional Gods only had one dimension, his partner had found a way to mass-produce books of eras, theoretically giving him infinite dimensions. He didn't mind losing one or two.

But to Fang Mo's surprise, Carloso seemed to sense something. A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes, and the surrounding spatial rules instantly twisted and changed.

With a popping sound, the portal shattered like a bubble.

Fang Mo and Carloso crashed into a pile of debris and were driven deep into the ground.

"…Altering spatial laws?"

Fang Mo quickly flew out, looking down at the fallen Carloso, and frowned: "So that's it… he has his own dimensional authority here?"

From the previous encounter, Fang Mo understood Carloso's state. While he was a Creator God, he was similar to a Dimensional God but far more powerful. And since they were within his dimension, Carloso had supreme authority, able to freely alter rules and laws, making him very difficult to deal with.

As for Fang Mo, he was essentially another Dimensional God invading this realm.

For a normal Dimensional God, entering another dimension would be fatal, as their powers would be heavily suppressed… leading to inevitable defeat.

But Fang Mo was special.

His three main dimensions had virtually no theoretical limits.

Even if he fully unleashed the White Land of his main world, he would still dominate here, as that represented an infinite concept, constantly expanding exponentially.

However, Arad held a nostalgic value for Fang Mo, like an old childhood toy.

But now, this toy was in Carloso's hands.

Fang Mo could defeat him, but he really didn't want to break the toy.

As Fang Mo considered this, Carloso raised his fist again, despite being on his back. Since Fang Mo was in the air, Carloso punched upwards.

A beam of light shot towards Fang Mo.

Fang Mo blocked it with his hand, and the beam split into three, grazing his sides and flying towards the edge of Gran Forest's dimensional barrier, piercing it with a bang, and then continued upwards, blasting several holes in the grand magical array.

"…You really want to die, don't you?"

Fang Mo glanced at the sky, where water was pouring through, and took a deep breath: "Fine, I'll find a way to fix it later…"

With that, Fang Mo raised his hand and drew a massive black sword that seemed alive.

"Become the prey of our abyss… Creator!"