hotmtlnovel Chapter 617 Speed Rivalling a High Divine Authority, Unstoppable Force!
Chapter 617 Speed Rivalling a High Divine Authority, Unstoppable Force!
as they looked at the battered, grotesque fused monster lying below, everyone heaved a collective sigh of relief.
one of the gods, wielding the power of the law of life, quickly tended to boris and the god of werewolves, using the life-infused divine energy to mend their injuries.
fortunately, the god of werewolves, despite having his heart nearly pierced, possessed a life force far stronger than an average god. barely clinging to life, his condition stabilized under the combined efforts of the gods.
boris, though healed to an extent, still felt a searing pain coursing through his body. this pain wasn't from his shattered organs—after all, regeneration was trivial for gods.
instead, it came from a faint trace of the gray energy that had seeped into his body during the monster's tail strike. the energy clung to him like a parasitic worm, relentlessly gnawing at his life force.
fortunately, the amount that infiltrated was minimal. boris mustered all his divine power to suppress it, gradually containing its effects.
once stabilized, they turned their attention to the creature lying on the ground.
even now, their hearts were heavy with unease. the speed of this fused monster was astonishing, evoking the terrifying sensation of battling a high divine authority.
when combined with its mysterious power, capable of effortlessly piercing through divine power and law power, it was nothing short of a monstrous godslayer.
thankfully, its abilities were limited. while it possessed speed comparable to a high divine authority, it lacked the resilience, regenerative capabilities, and unbreakable divine power typical of beings at that level. this weakness had allowed them to seize an opportunity and deal a severe blow.
now, the fused monster lay in a dire state. its body was mangled and twisted, with large portions of its form mutilated. marks of thunder, frost, and wind blade cuts etched deep into its body showed the lingering damage of their assault.
such injuries would have been fatal for even a god.
but then, their expressions changed drastically. the silvery liquid scattered across the ground began flowing rapidly into the monster's body. as the liquid surged into it, its wounds began to heal at a visible pace.
"keep attacking! don't let it recover!"
"damn it, what the hell is this thing?"
"there's no way i'm letting this thing survive!"
the gods didn't need further encouragement. almost as one, they unleashed another relentless barrage, obliterating every trace of the silvery liquid in the area. the ground for tens of miles around was scoured clean, leaving barren rock beneath.
as for the fused mantis, all that remained was a portion of its broken body, barely clinging to existence.
"is it over now?"
boris took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling heavily, as he turned to look at sterl. however, sterl remained motionless, his eyes closed in deep concentration, as if performing some kind of unknown task. none of them dared to interrupt him.
as they stared into the unfathomable void left behind, a shiver ran through their hearts. these creatures were simply too horrifying—driven by no discernible reason or purpose other than consuming the world itself.
if such an abomination were to make its way into the prime world, the resulting catastrophe would be beyond comprehension.
at that moment, the remnants of the fused monster suddenly liquefied into a silvery substance and shot rapidly toward the silvery expanse of ground nearby, merging seamlessly into it.
with a simple gesture, he raised his hand and pointed at the terrifying fused mantis. the killing machine froze in place as if it had been struck by the will of a god. then, with a single palm strike, he sent it flying, its form crashing violently into the distance.
it all happened in an instant, as if the world itself bowed to his will, and everything was resolved in a single flick of his fingers.
"are you alright?"
sterl's calm voice broke the spell, jolting avril out of her stunned daze.
as she gazed at the profile of his face, her heart raced wildly, like a fawn bounding in her chest. in that moment, she wanted nothing more than to throw herself into his arms and offer him everything.
"i... i'm fine. thank you, master, for saving me," avril stammered, her voice trembling with emotion.
her eyes sparkled with adoration and love, so intense they seemed almost tangible, her gaze lingering on him as though unable to look away.
this scene put sterl in an excellent mood, instantly lifting the dark cloud left by dealing with the grotesque worm. he even felt a twinge of relief—this time, it hadn't been deliberate that he waited until the critical moment to act; it was purely coincidental. a moment later, and the goddess who had just fallen under his charm might have met a gruesome end right before his eyes.
"it's good that you're unharmed. all of you, step back for now," he commanded, his voice calm yet firm.
with a wave of his hand, he moved everyone aside, turning his focus to the fused monster below, which had once again regenerated.
he couldn't deny it—this creature, as the grotesque worm's trump card, had an overwhelmingly powerful combat capacity. it had forced ten gods into an absolute disadvantage during their fight.
of course, part of its dominance was due to the home-field advantage it enjoyed. surrounded by the vast secretion pools of the worm, it could continuously regenerate.
add to that its speed, rivaling that of a high divine authority, combined with the mysterious gray energy that could wound with a touch or kill with a graze, and it truly lived up to the title of a life reaper.
fortunately, despite the heavy injuries sustained by boris and the others, none of them had fallen. that was a small mercy for sterl, as the loss of even one god would have been a significant blow.
after all, the divine soul of a god could be refined into 10 points of high-grade soul energy—a resource sterl valued highly.
now, the fused monster rose once more. its body had fully healed, but compared to before, its movements were sluggish, and its aura noticeably weaker.
this was no coincidence. in that crucial moment earlier, sterl had activated the phantom purgatory ability of his soul prison's eerie eyes, burning the creature's soul for a full second and inflicting 20% soul damage.
soul damage was a tier above true physical damage. no matter how bizarre or potent this creature's regenerative abilities were, it couldn't instantly recover from injuries inflicted on its soul.
granted, the grotesque worm's immense reservoir of soul energy could eventually repair the damage, but it would require time.
this creature's soul was comparable to that of a high divine authority—far superior to the divine souls of ordinary gods—making its recovery much more challenging.
"well then, let's deal with this trash first," sterl said coldly, his gaze shifting to the grotesque worm cocooned within a swarm of a million silver spiders. a flicker of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
moments earlier, he had used the soul absorption ability of the soul prison's eerie eyes on the worm, aiming to extract its memories and abilities.
however, to his surprise, the ability that had always worked like a knife through butter had hit an impassable wall this time.
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