The highest peak of the mountain was Vahn's stage for divine repudiation, but the fields below were the proving grounds for the Void Empire's true might. While Vahn dismantled Evelina Frostheart's divine power, the Necrotic Armada and its commanders executed the Annihilation Protocol with ruthless efficiency.

Vahn's Queens, Seraphina and Lilith, were stationed on the bridge of the Imperial Dreadnought, directing the flow of the mechanized warfare. They were no longer passive figures; with the Heavenly Gods' chains broken, their powers were fully unleashed, and their strategic acumen was honed by years of ruling.

Lilith, the Saintess of Darkness, focused on tactical offense. Her eyes, now glowing with unbound, terrifying darkness, identified critical pressure points in the Imperial formations.

"Commander Zarek, target coordinates Gamma-7! The enemy's spiritual energy hub is exposed! Fire Shadow-Void Cannons now!" Lilith commanded, her voice crisp and demanding.

BOOM!

A colossal Warship instantly shifted its target, unleashing a concentrated beam of Shadow-Void energy that vaporized the enemy's main supply depot, crippling their ability to sustain their spiritual barriers.

Seraphina, the Saintess of Light, handled the logistics and defense, her boundless, pure Celestial Light weaving through the armada's Void Shield Formation, bolstering its power exponentially. Her unburdened Light affinity harmonized with the dark essence, creating an invincible defensive mesh.

"The eastern flank is exposed! Commander, weave the shield! I will reinforce it!"

Seraphina projected, summoning enormous, ethereal wings of brilliant light. She pumped pure, radiant energy into the shield, stabilizing it against the few desperate counter-attacks the Imperial Grand Emperors managed to launch. Her presence alone ensured the armada was invulnerable.

On the ground, leading the elite shock troops, was Ezekiel, now a terrifying powerhouse at the peak of the Soul Transformation Realm. He was a whirlwind of precision and destruction, demonstrating sword arts that left the enemy stunned.

Ezekiel did not rely on overwhelming size or chaotic energy; his art was the philosophy of annihilation through perfect motion he received from Vahn.

"Shadow Dance of the Void!"

Ezekiel moved faster than the eye could follow, appearing as dozens of shifting black silhouettes. He sliced through the ranks of the Imperial Emperors. His sword strikes left not wounds, but voided space. Wherever his sword passed, the enemy's bodies, their armor, and their spiritual cores were simply erased from existence. He fought with the precision of a surgeon and the lethality of a black hole, carving a bloody path straight toward the inner command structure of the Frosgate Bastion.

The commanders of the Necrotic Army, freshly powered by Vahn's intense resource injections, fought with zealous devotion. They were armed with the best-forged weapons and led the elite troops, leveraging their newfound strength to dominate the battlefield.

Commander Thrax was a massive Barbarian, specialized in close-range warfare. He utilized an adapted version of the Dragon's roar, shattering the morale and spiritual stability of the enemy lines, allowing the Necrotic soldiers to pour through the gaps.

Commander Elena: Leading the spiritual artillery, Elena coordinated the smaller, precise cannon fire. She was able to accurately target and eliminate any high-level enemy formation before it could execute its destructive spell matrix.

The battle was less a prolonged fight and more a systematic demolition. The sheer difference in technology, individual power, and strategic direction was insurmountable.

The Holy Land's forces, relying on outdated formations and fragmented spiritual resistance, were being routed.

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On the mountain peak, Vahn decided the duel was finished. Evelina Frostheart was exhausted, her divine power infusion sputtering, and her defense formations shattered. Vahn's dominance was absolute

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He disarmed her with a gentle flick of his blade, sending her divine-grade sword tumbling into the snow. He didn't strike her down. Instead, he channeled his Void Emperor Will, not to harm, but to completely override the God's influence on her consciousness.

"You are defeated, Evelina," Vahn stated, his voice devoid of emotion. "You chose the wrong side, serving masters who would abandon you for a moment's inconvenience. Now, you will surrender your will to the true authority of this land."

Before Vahn could fully enforce his spiritual control and bring Evelina under the domain of the Void Empire, the dimension above the mountain peak shuddered violently.

BOOM!

Seven figures erupted from a fractured dimensional seam, all radiating the terrifying, earth-shattering power of the Tribulation Realm. These were the ancient, most powerful protectors of the Holy Land of Ice—Supreme Elders who had slumbered for centuries, awakened only by the existential threat of Vahn's total invasion and the imminent subjugation of their Saintess.

"Devil child, halt this madness!" one elderly figure roared, channeling a vast torrent of Ice energy.

"You trespass on the lands consecrated to the Divine! We will not allow the surrender of the Saintess!" another screamed.

The seven Supreme Elders united their power, creating a massive, chaotic seal intended to imprison and neutralize Vahn immediately. The combined power of seven Tribulation Realm masters was enough to challenge a Earth Immortal.

Vahn, seeing the sudden, overwhelming threat, prepared for the full escalation. His eyes glowed deep black as he prepared to instantly transform into his Void Dragon Form, ready to meet the combined assault.

"Wait...!"

But a presence more tranquil and far more powerful intervened.

Luminaire, Vahn's mother, had soared up from the Dreadnought, landing gracefully between Vahn and the seven enraged Supreme Elders. She didn't look menacing; she looked utterly serene.

"My son," Luminaire called back to Vahn, her voice carrying the gentle firmness of a protective Empress. "There is no need to waste your breath on these old bones. Their time is done."

She turned to face the seven Tribulation Masters, her serene expression unchanged by their world-shattering power.

"I am Luminaire. The Saintess of Celestial Light and mother to your Emperor," she announced. "Your allegiance to the Heavenly Gods is noted. Your attack on my son is treason against the Necrotis Clan."

BUZZZZ!

Luminaire did not attack. She simply opened her aura. The pure, unbound Celestial Light, now free from the shackles of Goddess Attila, exploded from her body. It wasn't aggressive; it was absolute.

The combined, chaotic power of the seven Tribulation Elders struck her divine barrier and was instantly nullified, absorbed, and then gently pushed back.

The Supreme Elders were thrown backward, their cultivation bases stuttering and their combined attack effortlessly countered.

They stared at Luminaire in disbelief, realizing they were fighting a force that transcended their realm.

Luminaire raised a single hand. The Celestial Light condensed into seven ethereal chains, which instantly wrapped around the consciousness of the seven Supreme Elders, rendering them immobile and powerless.

"Sleep now, Old fools," she commanded gently. "And witness the beginning of the Void Empire."

Vahn watched the display, awestruck. The power to nullify seven Tribulation Masters without a struggle... that level of control and raw spiritual magnitude was beyond the Tribulation Realm.

She must be an Earth Immortal at least, Vahn realized.

He was humbled and immensely relieved by his mother's true, terrifying strength.

By the next evening, with their spiritual defenders defeated and imprisoned, their Saintess captured, and their command structure annihilated by Vahn's artillery, the remaining forces of the Frosgate Bastion, the main fortress of the Holy Land, surrendered unconditionally.

Even their patriarch lowered his head to save his people.

Vahn stood triumphantly in the courtyard of the conquered fortress. Evelina Frostheart was taken under custody, neutralized by Vahn's Will.

She was now a prisoner for Void Empire.

With this, the first major war of the Void Emperor was over. The Southern Continent was shattered, and the reign of the Necrotic Dynasty was unequivocally confirmed.

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