Recalling the fierce battle with Ghidorah, although Godzilla was severely wounded by the Oxygen Destroyer and nearly perished,
with the assistance of a close-range nuclear explosion, he instantly recovered and continued fighting Ghidorah.
However, this time, the situation seemed to be different.
When Godzilla finally got back up and was about to continue the fight, Xiao's figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.
Godzilla searched aimlessly among the numerous skyscrapers.
"Surprise, motherfucker!"
Just then, a dazzling golden-red light descended like a mountain from the sky, and a building hundreds of meters tall behind Godzilla was instantly cut off at its base.
Large quantities of concrete, steel bars, and other building materials crashed down on Godzilla like meteorites. Even his powerful body could not withstand such pressure, and he was instantly buried beneath the rubble, unable to break free for a while.
Seizing this opportunity, Xiao quickly acted, beginning to extract Godzilla's bloodline power.
The steel whip in his hand transformed into countless grotesque tentacles covered with alien-like mouthparts whose sharpness was chilling.
They easily pierced Godzilla's hard armor, injecting micro-oxygen into Godzilla's body while rapidly decomposing and absorbing Godzilla's genes and power.
"Swoosh!"
A sharp whooshing sound rang out as Godzilla's enormous tail swept across with unparalleled might, striking Destoroyah's face fiercely.
However, all the kinetic energy from Godzilla's full-powered strike was absorbed by Xiao, unable to make him budge an inch. Godzilla's tail was even tightly entangled by the massive pincer-tail behind Destoroyah.
Then, Destoroyah began to frantically absorb the energy within Godzilla's body, as if trying to drain him dry.
"Roar~~~"
Facing Destoroyah's complete suppression, Godzilla couldn't help but let out a desperate wail.
His massive body seemed somewhat powerless in the battle; every attack was easily defended and neutralized by Destoroyah.
Feeling the continuously weakening power within him, his eyes revealed a hint of despair and helplessness, as if he had already seen his doom.
But...
As is well known, when Godzilla encounters a powerful enemy he cannot defeat, he instinctively summons his symbiotic queen—Mothra.
She is the only being in the entire Legendary MonsterVerse capable of calming Godzilla's rampages.
Even after making him angry and beating him up, she can still remain unharmed and continue to make Godzilla obedient.
"Ding-a-ling~~~"
A melodious ringing sound echoed through the sky, and a gigantic glowing figure streaked over from the distance.
Mothra charged toward the battlefield at an astonishing speed, instantly covering Destoroyah's face with a mass of silk, binding him tightly to the wall.
"Holy shit, no martial ethics!"
Xiao couldn't help but curse at the sudden interloper.
Mothra's silk is extremely tough; once it sticks, even a monster like Legendary Ghidorah cannot break free in a short time, let alone Destoroyah.
Can't win, so you call for help? Do you even deserve to be called the Titan King?
"Roar~~~"
However, Godzilla ignored Xiao's curses and instead seized the opportunity to unleash his Atomic Breath at Destoroyah.
He opened his gaping maw, and a scorching torrent of energy erupted, shooting directly toward Destoroyah.
Destoroyah was trapped by Mothra's silk and could not dodge Godzilla's Atomic Breath.
He could only watch as the destructive power rushed toward him.
"Tsk~~~"
Just as the Atomic Breath was about to hit its target, Xiao frowned slightly, letting out a displeased click of his tongue.
At the same time, his body rapidly decomposed into countless tiny organisms, like a dense swarm of bees, lightly evading Godzilla's fatal attack.
These tiny organisms quickly dispersed through the air before reassembling at another location in the distance.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao had regained his original form, and behind him appeared an astonishing sight—a gigantic flying form of Destoroyah.
This powerful monster had wings but no legs and could freely soar through the skies.
It spread its broad wings and let out a low roar, displaying unparalleled majesty.
Subsequently, it engaged Mothra in a fierce aerial battle.
This was Xiao splitting his body. Although doing so reduced his power, as long as he was strong enough, the reduction was practically negligible.
Xiao was confident he could fight two at once. His only concern was them fighting as a coordinated pair, with one defending and one attacking. The cooperation between Godzilla and Mothra would undoubtedly produce power greater than the sum of its parts.
Of course, Xiao's confidence also stemmed from his understanding of Godzilla's and Mothra's power.
Although they were both very powerful, he firmly believed he was superior.
Godzilla without Burning Godzilla mode had no chance of defeating him.
However, Legendary Godzilla cannot activate Burning Godzilla mode at will.
Activating Burning Godzilla mode requires extremely stringent conditions, and each activation requires Mothra to sacrifice herself as the catalyst.
Nevertheless, once Burning Godzilla mode is activated, it possesses the power to instantly kill Ghidorah, making it truly terrifying.
In terms of power, this mode has far surpassed the previous Burning Godzilla, elevating its strength to an entirely new level.
Therefore, Xiao deeply understood how astonishing the power of Godzilla and Mothra's Titan combination truly was, so much so that even he might not be able to withstand it.
Thus, Xiao decisively chose to separate them, giving them no opportunity to cooperate with each other.
The flying form of Destoroyah battled Mothra in the sky.
The complete form of Destoroyah engaged Godzilla in close combat on the ground.
This battle lasted for several hours, and the entirety of Tokyo was reduced to ruins by both sides.
The battle initially appeared evenly matched, but eventually transformed from a contest of strength into a pure war of attrition.
But from the moment Godzilla chose to compete in a battle of endurance, his defeat was already assured.
Because Godzilla stood alone, while behind Destoroyah stood several worlds providing him with support.
Therefore, the ultimate outcome of the battle was Mothra temporarily retreating together with Godzilla.
The world welcomed a new Titan King.
"Roar~~~~"
Destoroyah's roar echoed across the globe.
It was the summons of the new Titan King. All the Titans across Earth awakened from their slumber under Destoroyah's King's Roar.
Compared to Ghidorah's desire to destroy the planet, and Godzilla's ideology of keeping all Titans dormant while leaving the entire Earth to humanity,
Xiao's Titan philosophy was one of coexistence between humans and gods. Humans would offer faith and worship to the Titans, while the Titans would use their power to help humanity develop, allowing both sides to benefit from and support one another.
Humans would be responsible for development, while the Titans would be responsible for ecology, maintaining the core of nature and providing humanity with a perfect living environment. This was the true kingly path.
The Titans maintain the world, the world nurtures mortals, and mortals worship the Titans. These three together form an absolutely stable symbiotic relationship, where the absence of any one part would lead to the collapse of the whole.
This was a brand-new tripartite order that had never before been tested.
But in reality, only by coexisting harmoniously with these powerful beings can true peace and prosperity be achieved.
Otherwise, as human technology continues to develop, ambitious humans will inevitably keep trying to challenge the Titans' status.
A life-and-death cleansing war between the two races for their continued existence would become inevitable.
And no matter which side ultimately won, the world would end up falling into ruin.
Not to mention that, given this Earth's aversion toward humanity, the Titans certainly would not lose. In fact, the planet might even give birth to Final Godzilla, the ultimate enforcer.
Considering Legendary Godzilla's current size, once he evolved into Final Godzilla, it was difficult to imagine how powerful he would become.
...
...
The battle between Destoroyah and Godzilla ended with Tokyo reduced to ruins, and the world began rescue efforts throughout the city.
However, although this battle appeared to be Xiao's victory, it actually buried countless hidden dangers.
First, Godzilla did not die after this battle; he was merely exhausted and severely injured.
Moreover, given Godzilla's temperament, once his injuries healed, he would inevitably begin hunting again, seeking a way to drastically increase his strength in a short period and challenge the Titan King once more.
Secondly, the Titans were not completely obedient to Xiao's commands but merely feigned compliance.
The Titans are actually divided into two factions: the hawkish faction, which is filled with hatred for humans and wants to kill them on sight, and the dovish faction, which is relatively gentle toward humanity.
The dovish Titans are very friendly toward humans, but only toward those they acknowledge, showing great tolerance and even providing maximum assistance when necessary.
Kong is one such Titan. He is quite friendly toward humans and even seeks human help when necessary.
However, Titans like Kong are rare, let alone those willing to cooperate with humanity.
Many Titans would rather remain dormant than coexist peacefully with humans.
Their view of humanity is often one of extermination, and it is unclear how humanity offended them so deeply as to earn such hatred, as though it were a never-ending blood feud passed down through generations.
They were once mythical beings, widely worshipped by humans in ancient times and bestowed with various powers and divine status.
Yet now they seem to harbor a deep-seated hatred toward humanity, killing humans whenever they see them.
However, Xiao could more or less guess what they had experienced.
Taking Tiamat from mythology as an example, he could roughly infer their fate—it was nothing more than the old, clichéd story of betrayal.
In myth, Tiamat, as the Creator Goddess, created the gods together with her husband, but those gods betrayed them, seized her husband's power, and although Tiamat forgave them once, they ultimately killed her and used her body to create heaven and earth.
Although this plot sounds melodramatic, it is precisely because it is so melodramatic that it reflects a common human experience.
For humans, betraying the Titans may have been only an exciting episode in their short lives, and once they died, all karma and resentment would seemingly disappear.
However, for the Titans, everything was completely different.
Humans have limited lifespans, while Titans possess virtually endless lives.
To an eternal Titan, that betrayal is like aged wine, becoming only stronger and more bitter with the passage of time.
Yet because humans die so quickly, the Titans often cannot even exact revenge before the perpetrators are gone.
They can only watch humanity continue from generation to generation while their hatred remains unresolved.
Ultimately, this hatred gradually expands in the Titans' not-so-rational minds from individuals to the entire human race.
Xiao had few solutions for the Titans' psychological problems. He could only try his best to mediate their emotions, because the root cause of the issue still lay with humanity.
And the reason Godzilla chose to force all Titans into slumber was precisely because he was too lazy to mediate the conflict between humans and Titans.
Rather than spending time figuring out how to ensure humans never again deceived or betrayed the Titans, it was easier to simply prevent the two sides from interacting altogether, thereby avoiding the problem entirely.
This approach perfectly matched Godzilla's simple and straightforward style.
However, as long as the root cause of a problem can be found, a solution can eventually be found as well.
Since the Titans' resentment toward humanity stemmed from humanity's short lifespan, which prevented the Titans from fully venting their anger before their enemies died, causing hatred toward individuals to escalate into hatred toward the entire species,
then solving that problem by giving the Titans a way to vent their resentment would very likely resolve their hatred.
After careful consideration, Xiao finally came up with a solution—to create a divine realm for the Titans.
Since the root cause was humanity's short lifespan, then let human souls attain eternal existence.
Xiao decided to partition a small section of his underworld as a divine realm for the Titans, one that could guide the souls of humans who had karmic ties with the Titans.
There, the Titans could freely judge and punish those human souls, thereby satisfying their desire for revenge.
Through this method, Xiao hoped to ease the Titans' emotions and resolve the conflict between them and humanity.
This would serve both as a reward for the devout and as a deterrent to betrayers.
Don't think that once you do something wrong and die, everything is over.
Death is only the beginning.
Your soul will suffer eternal punishment from the Titans within the Titan Divine Realm.
In this way, tragedies like Tiamat's could also be prevented from happening again.
Of course, this plan still required further refinement, but at least it provided a feasible direction.
At the very least, many Titans had already developed considerable interest in the concept of a divine realm.
Tiamat even stated directly that if Xiao could truly grant her such authority, she would be willing to stand with Xiao against the potentially returning Godzilla and Mothra in the future.
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