"So what if you're a deity's incarnation? Fall!"
Standing on the shoulders of the Ice Giant Spirit, Liliana was like an Ice Goddess. A layer of ice crystals spread directly to Mala's feet, firmly anchoring them to the earth.
And in the sky, an ice crystal meteorite weighing tens of thousands of tons had already breached the atmosphere and was hurtling down toward Mala.
"Damn it! Has this woman lost her mind? This attack range will catch all of us too..."
Before this world-destroying power, not only did Leilin retreat rapidly—even the giant dragon that Aligu had transformed into was flapping its wings desperately to get far away.
"Roar... You mortals who defile the gods..."
Facing the colossal ice meteorite, Mala's incarnation emitted a wave of spiritual fluctuation, but before it could finish, it was engulfed by the ice crystal meteorite.
BOOM!!!
A magnitude ten earthquake erupted violently, raising colossal waves. The sand and dust kicked up formed a staggering mushroom cloud that billowed all the way into the high-altitude clouds.
Almost every extraordinary being in the entire Northern Region felt the earth tremble at that instant!
"Whew... this crazy woman..."
Behind Leilin, a pair of [Advanced Atmospheric Wings] had already sprouted. He gazed at the enormous meteorite crater before them—a terrifying depression spanning dozens of kilometers, its deepest center pitch-black and bottomless.
"Is Mala's incarnation dead? Probably not, but it's definitely badly wounded..."
"Aligu! Quickly!"
After casting such a Legendary spell, Liliana looked as though she might collapse at any moment. She could no longer maintain the Ice Giant Spirit beneath her feet and could only let it shatter into a sky full of ice and snow.
"Roar!"
The Legendary Druid's red dragon form dove straight into the depths of the crater, and fierce roaring and howling immediately erupted from within.
BANG!
A massive dark shape was flung outward, as though someone were hurling a small mountain.
Leilin's extraordinary vision, aided by the Chip, allowed him to clearly see what had just happened.
The one flung out was none other than the Legendary Druid—Aligu! Its red dragon form had been grabbed by the tail by Mala's incarnation and hurled away like a shot put.
"Terrifying survival ability. So this is a deity's incarnation?"
Leilin's pupils contracted, and he murmured softly.
"You defilers! I will tear out all your souls and place them in my Divine Kingdom, igniting sacred flames to burn for a hundred thousand years!!!"
A monster ape standing over ten meters tall slowly rose from the deep crater, radiating fury.
But its condition was far from good—wounds covered its body, one palm had been torn off entirely, and copious golden ichor welled at the wound sites. It shimmered with the light of divine power, yet was being restrained by some invisible force.
"It really is badly wounded!"
Seeing this, Leilin nodded inwardly. Mala's incarnation was essentially just a convergence of divine power and the deity's divine will—it had only taken material form due to the nature of divine power.
The blood shed earlier told the same story—Mala had sustained only minor injuries, far from anything threatening its essence.
But now things were different! The wound was too severe for the incarnation to maintain its physical form, and even the divine power was beginning to dissipate.
"You mortal woman, you dare wound my divine body..."
The golden ape monster instantly appeared before Liliana. Its massive furry palm struck out like heaven and earth collapsing together.
"Ah..."
Dozens of ice crystal shields materialized before Liliana, and she wore a suit of radiant crystal armor—but all of these cracked layer by layer under the assault. The female Legendary Mage's body shot away like a cannonball, raising a sky full of dust.
Meanwhile, in the crater where Aligu had landed, the red dragon's body was gone. In its place lay the Legendary Druid, unconscious.
"Really... in the end, it's just me left again?"
Leilin touched his nose and thought with a wry smile.
"And... besides this monkey, there are other stray curs lurking around. How troublesome..."
"Hehehe... there's another one? From the look of things, you're trying to flee? Come! Let me enjoy the thrill of the hunt..."
Mala incarnation's eyes locked onto Leilin, radiating a crazed, bloodthirsty gleam.
"Are you an idiot?"
But immediately, a massive palm slammed down, crushing Mala incarnation's head into the ground—[Shattering Palm]!
"After going through all this trouble to bring the prey to this point, why would I leave?"
Leilin's eyes were calm and keen. "As a deity, you're actively letting me flee because the divine power composing your incarnation is running low, isn't it? You desperately need time to recover and replenish."
This little scheme could never escape Leilin's notice.
The four of them had prepared for so long and paid such a heavy price. Even though Mala's incarnation had held on until now, the severe injuries it had sustained could not be ignored!
"Roar... I'll kill you! Kill you!"
The enormous ape monster wrenched its head from the soil, shook it, and then erupted in fury.
"You can't kill anyone!"
Leilin's voice was cold as he pointed a finger at Mala incarnation's head—Legendary Spell: [Meteor Burst]!!!
Four massive fireballs plummeted from the sky and detonated on Mala's head. The extraordinary flames it carried made Mala roar in anger: "Another Legendary Spell! Why? Why do you still have so many spell slots?!"
"Ask after you're dead!"
Leilin's expression was frigid. Legendary Spells were nearly instantaneous in his hands.
—[Legendary Energy Drain!]
—[Legendary Fracture!]
"Im...pos...si...ble..."
Amid Mala incarnation's roar, it was first ensnared by the Energy Drain, whose torrent of negative energy directly neutralized the bulk of its power and defenses.
Then, the Fracture's light struck its neck directly, splitting its massive head into pieces.
After advancing to the Legendary-tier [Grand
He could essentially instant-cast the vast majority of Legendary Spells!
Mala's incarnation, engulfed by Legendary Spells, could be said to have died without any injustice.
"But... the battle has reached this point, and the real contest hasn't even begun..."
Leilin stared intently at Mala incarnation's corpse. At that moment, the fallen body underwent a dramatic transformation.
The numerous body parts melted, forming thick pools of golden liquid. The vast quantities of golden fluid merged together, forming a massive golden sphere. From within its center, Mala's roars could still be faintly heard.
"After all, it's not a flesh-and-blood life form. Even with its head severed, it can still move—but in pure divine power form, it's at its most vulnerable..."
Leilin had some understanding of the ever-shifting forms of deities.
Mala's incarnation couldn't be considered truly dead yet. If it managed to escape to the Divine Kingdom and merge with the true god's body, this encounter would cost it essentially nothing.
"The transformative properties of divine power make it extremely difficult for others to capture—this is also the most critical aspect of godslaying..."
Leilin glanced at where Liliana lay unconscious. She was severely wounded and completely unable to act.
Originally, according to the plan, she was supposed to handle the final capture—using extreme cold to suppress the divine power's activity, then capturing it with a specific vessel or absorbing it directly.
Of course, Leilin had never relied on her too much. He had a better method.
"Stay!"
With Leilin's cold command, numerous cyan threads shot from between his fingers, weaving into an enormous net.
"Mortal tricks like these... think they can..."
Though it saw Leilin's movements, a mocking emotion emanated from the golden sphere.
But then, Mala stopped finding it amusing.
Whoosh! The cyan net intercepted over half of Mala incarnation's golden sphere. Though it was liquid divine power, it simply could not break through the net's barrier.
"How is this possible? What kind of net is this?!"
Mala roared, but couldn't stop the net from tightening—falling into Leilin's grasp.
"As expected—a capture net formed from Primordial Force has excellent retention properties against any deity's divine power... just as the Chip predicted!"
Leilin watched as Mala thrashed wildly within the net, like a large fish that had accidentally been caught, and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh as he slowly tightened his grip.
The World's Primordial Force—the source of all power. In the [Arcanist] system, it was known as [Primordial Energy]!
And a net constructed from [Primordial Energy] was essentially a bane to gods! No wonder the ancient deities had become mortal enemies of the Arcanists and ultimately wiped them out entirely.
Leilin was perhaps the only [Grand Arcanist] on the continent. Capturing Primordial Energy to form a capture net was naturally no problem—it was his insurance for this operation.
As the net gradually tightened, Mala incarnation's howls grew fainter and fainter, until finally all movement ceased.
BOOM!!!
But in the direction where the smaller portion of Mala incarnation had fled, violent fluctuations suddenly erupted, accompanied by the prayers of believers and a sky full of golden light.
"As expected... we're not the only ones coveting Mala's incarnation... I deliberately let a small portion escape and drew them out..."
Leilin had no intention of lingering. While that small portion of Mala incarnation was drawing fire, he opened a传送门 directly beside him.
"Please wait! Lord Leilin!"
At that moment, several figures teleported over, their bodies radiating powerful divine light. They were none other than a group of Legendary Priests! Leading them was none other than the Bishop of the God of Justice—Bendant!