Chapter 77: The Audacious Challenger
Never in his existence had the Lord of Submergence felt so bewildered as he did today.
He was sure he hadn’t misheard. The tiny mortal before him, with the most sincere expression, had actually proposed that he, a god, become the servant of his subordinate.
What was happening? Was he mad? But the Lord of Submergence couldn’t sense any madness from the boy. He spoke with perfect rationality, not out of anger or for amusement. He was genuinely presenting this proposal.
Refusing to become a god’s servant was already an act of foolish audacity for a mortal. But to reverse the roles and demand a god become his follower? Unthinkable!
“Impossible…” the Lord of Submergence immediately refused. His simple mind didn’t allow for complex considerations, only a straightforward rejection.
A god could never become a mortal’s servant. A god’s status was inherently higher than a mortal’s. Mortals had no right to control a god. Even the not-so-bright Lord of Submergence instinctively understood this.
“Don’t dismiss it so quickly,” Abyss said, raising a finger. “Aren’t you hungry? Don’t you want to escape this situation where you have to constantly bargain with mortals for food? Are you content to be a pitiful creature, scrounging for scraps through that tiny hole in your mask?”
“Mortals are too weak. Their power is insignificant compared to a god’s. Their status is too low…” the Lord of Submergence said, seemingly tempted, but still hesitant. “If I were to swear allegiance to you… The world’s corrective forces would turn your body to ash…”
“How can you know without trying?” Abyss asked, his expression still relaxed. “My survival doesn’t matter to you, does it?”
“…” The Lord of Submergence pondered again.
Indeed, this arrogant mortal, despite his power, was still just a mortal. His life or death didn’t really matter.
Powerful individuals would always emerge. The Lord of Submergence was immortal. In his endless existence, he would eventually encounter another powerful being, perhaps even stronger than Abyss, and perhaps not as arrogant.
“I have a proposition. Hear me out,” Abyss said. “Fight us. If we can make you yield, you become her servant, offering your power to her, and I will provide you with enough food. If we can’t defeat you, I become your servant, offering you nourishment without asking for anything in return. What do you say?”
Leona felt a twinge of anxiety. When she first encountered the Lord of Submergence, he hadn’t been so close. She had assumed he was only two or three times the size of a dragon. But now, face to face, she realized he was as vast as the entire Haitville continent.
She had expected Abyss to end the negotiation and have Flora pull them back to reality, to devise a new plan later. But he was still confident, challenging the Outer God to a duel.
I must protect Abyss. He’s putting his life in my hands again.
The Lord of Submergence was indeed intrigued by Abyss’s proposal. After a moment of thought, he replied, “I accept your wager. Because you cannot defeat me. Mortal power is limited. No attack can harm me.”
“Excellent!” Abyss clapped his hands. “Then let’s prepare—Leona, get ready. You’re my champion. Flora, be prepared. You’re our last line of defense.”
“Understood!” Flora and Leona responded simultaneously.
“We can begin.”
Abyss nodded slightly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, countless tendrils, crackling with lightning, surged towards them from the Lord of Submergence’s massive body. Their sheer number was staggering.
At least hundreds of millions! Abyss estimated, seeing the scale of the attack.
“Leona, use this sword!” Abyss shouted. Before Leona could react, bones materialized in her hand, rapidly growing and extending, reaching several kilometers in length within seconds.
This was the result of Abyss channeling his Bone Armor spell through the necromantic bond, manifesting it on his follower. Without the limitations of physical space, he could extend these weapons made of pure mana for dozens of kilometers if he wished!
Leona now had a weapon, albeit one of absurd length. But as the most talented Dou Warrior on the continent, she instantly found its balance. Her body erupted in a dazzling blaze of Dou Qi flames, illuminating half the sky.
She grasped the colossal sword with both hands and, propelled by her powerful Dou Qi, began to spin rapidly! The orange flames transformed into a giant spinning disk. Even though it was still dwarfed by the Lord of Submergence’s immense form, she charged forward without fear!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The tendrils that reached them were severed as they passed through the path of Leona’s spinning sword. Countless severed tendrils flew in all directions, writhing helplessly, drifting through the weightless space.
“Yaaaaaaah!”
Leona roared, switching from defense to offense. Propelled by her Dou Qi, she shot towards the Lord of Submergence, leaving a trail of fire in her wake. Her bone sword slashed, severing more tendrils.
Snap.
Abyss, standing still, his eyes closed, snapped his fingers.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The bone sword in Leona’s hand extended even further, growing at an incredible speed, then fracturing into multiple segments. These segments spun and flew in all directions, carrying Leona’s Dou Qi, creating a magnificent fireworks display on the surface of the Lord of Submergence’s massive form!
The sword extended, fractured, and the fractured segments continued to extend and fracture, the number of bone shards in the air increasing exponentially, becoming denser and denser, creating a terrifying chain reaction!
Within seconds, the number of bone shards rivaled the Lord of Submergence’s tendrils!
And then, Abyss opened his eyes. A blinding blue soul flame flashed within them. “Explode!”
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A cataclysmic explosion engulfed the Lord of Submergence’s body. A wave of destructive energy swept through the entire dream realm! Intense heat surged towards them, and a layer of ice armor materialized around Abyss and his companions, sizzling and reforming as it resisted the scorching temperatures.
An attack of this magnitude could annihilate the entire Haitville continent, leaving nothing but ashes!
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