Chapter 467: Slaying the Deity's Avatar!

Chapter 467: Slaying the Deity's Avatar!

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, the shockwaves spreading across an area spanning several dozen li in radius.

A golden tree, hundreds of meters tall, had its root system erupting from the earth, even the massive main roots, thicker than train tracks, were drawn out from the depths.

The dense network of roots automatically divided into two, forming what resembled a pair of human legs.

Within seconds, an incredibly colossal humanoid 'War Tree' appeared before everyone.

However, it was evident that the Void Mother Tree Ganihil was in a dire state. The wound inflicted by the Destroyer's self-detonation, over ten meters in diameter, remained unhealed, and the golden energy failed to mend it.

Moreover, the act of moving the massive body of the Elven Mother Tree Andahil from the ground seemed to have further depleted its divine power. Its golden glow dimmed, and even the golden domain had vanished.

Yet, with a single step, the Void Mother Tree Ganihil covered a distance of over a hundred meters.

"Whoosh!"

The giant golden branches lashed out, instantly turning several Griffon Knights, who failed to dodge in mid-air, into bloody mist! The terrifying might of this attack left everyone trembling in fear.

"Spread out!"

"Move further apart!"

"Everyone, disperse!"

The Imperial legendary powerhouses shouted, simultaneously maneuvering their aerial mounts to adjust their positions in the sky.

"Full retreat at maximum speed!"

"Keep firing the cannons!"

On the two airships, Olenna and Bianca issued almost identical commands.

The airships had to take evasive action immediately.

At this moment, the two vessels were only seven or eight li away from the enemy, and at the current speed, it would take less than ten seconds for the enemy to reach them.

However, as the airships turned to retreat, the heavy cannons on their sides continued to roar like a barrage of gunfire.

This time, dozens of shells hit the Void Mother Tree Ganihil directly, without being blocked by any barriers.

It was evident that the Void Mother Tree Ganihil was indeed nearing its end.

"You insignificant ants, you will pay a heavy price for your foolish actions!"

"My power will rule here!"

The mental shockwave from the Void Mother Tree Ganihil reverberated throughout the area.

To everyone's surprise, just as the Imperial powerhouses expected the Void Mother Tree Ganihil to charge towards the epic-tier powerhouse, 'Earth Pulse' Reginald, the Imperial Guardian who had inflicted the most severe injuries on it, it instead rushed towards Ren's location with giant strides.

But after a moment of bewilderment, everyone understood the reason. After all, it was Ren who had controlled the Destroyer Golem to self-destruct, dealing severe damage to the enemy.

The Void Mother Tree Ganihil's strides were astonishing!

Each step covered over a hundred meters, shaking the earth and causing mountains to tremble, akin to the aftermath of a typhoon.

Ren, the target of this onslaught, quickly realized that employing a kiting tactic would be impossible.

Although the enemy's stride frequency was not rapid, the enormous steps resulted in an overall speed surpassing his own.

However, facing the weakened Void Mother Tree Ganihil, Ren no longer felt the previous awe.

Firstly, he had unlocked the fifth form of the mutated Dragon Bloodline. Secondly, and more crucially, after his bloodline concentration reached 'Pureblood', the core skill of the Dragon Pulse Wizard underwent a transformation:

Dragon Soul Strike Effect: When this skill is activated, the spiritual energy consumed by your sorcery will double, but all spells cast during this period will inflict partial true damage.

(Note: The power of true damage is proportional to the concentration of Dragon Bloodline, spiritual energy strength, and spell power.)



(Note: All attacks during the dragon transformation are considered sorcery attacks.)



Indeed!

The second note was the key.

This meant that as long as Ren activated 'Dragon Soul Strike' in advance, all attacks made by him in dragon form, including physical attacks and dragon breath, would be considered equivalent to sorcery attacks, thus inflicting true damage.

This was the source of Ren's confidence in engaging in close combat with the deity's avatar.

Facing the swiftly approaching Void Mother Tree Ganihil, Ren narrowed his eyes, and his entire body began to undergo a dramatic transformation.

"Roar!!!"

Ren's body swelled, his muscles coiled with power, dragon scales emerged, and his length rapidly increased from the original two meters to three, then five, surpassing ten and twenty meters, until it exceeded thirty meters, only then did his growth slow down.

A majestic dragon appeared before the crowd, its body a deep, dark silver hue. The scales covering its form were tightly packed and thick, each one larger than an adult's palm, shimmering with an enigmatic metallic luster.

Beneath the dark silver scales, the dragon's body was sleek and muscular, with arcs of dark silver energy pulsating around it. Each of its claws, at the tips of its powerful limbs, gleamed with a chilling aura.

Most remarkably, the dragon had two heads!

One head was of the standard dark silver color, while the other was a semi-transparent phantom dragon head.

Aside from the color, the two heads were identical in appearance.

Both heads sported two slightly curved horns, with three smaller horns in a row between them.

Facing the strongest enemy in history, Ren didn't hold back. He instantly transformed into his fifth form and simultaneously activated his dual-headed ability, reaching his ultimate form—the dual-headed dragon form.

A surging, oppressive aura emanated from him, causing the charging Void Mother Tree Ganihil to slow down slightly, and the Imperial powerhouses nearby to gape in awe.

"This... this form..."

Lord Reginald, in the midst of casting his third Earth-type Dawn spell, almost stumbled over his incantation. With great effort, he managed to maintain his focus, preventing the spell from backfiring.

"Two heads..." The heavily injured 'Imperial Bulwark' Lord Lothar, propped himself up with his Knight's longsword, his broken body nearly beyond repair. Seeing this, he managed a smile.

He knew that with this move, the Empire's victory was all but assured.

Luther, riding the twin-headed Chimera, opened his mouth but couldn't find the words to express his astonishment.

Anna and Darnna, at a distance, exchanged shocked glances, their eyes fixed on the dual-headed dragon before them.

But among the crowd, the most stunned was 'Red Queen' Menya.

"How is this possible?! This... this is a pure-blooded dragon transformation!"

"Moreover, it seems to have merged with the lineage of the Void Dragon!"

As a direct descendant of the royal bloodline, 'Red Queen' Menya immediately recognized the significance of this transformation. Her eyes widened, and her cherry-red lips parted as if she could fit an apple inside.

In an instant, countless thoughts raced through Menya's mind:

"Could it be the illegitimate child of my brother, born outside the Empire? But the age doesn't match up!"

"Or perhaps it's the illegitimate child of the Emperor's nephew?"

"Or maybe it's the offspring of another royal member, with a reversion to the ancestral bloodline?"

Beside Menya, her dragon companion, Tassa, had its eyes wide open, but its expression was one of sudden realization.

Now it made sense; it had sensed that aura earlier!

Indeed, the concentration of this dragon's bloodline seemed to surpass even Menya's by a slight margin.

Ren's dual-headed dragon form roared, both heads contorting into identical menacing expressions. In an instant, its chests swelled, and it unleashed two long-range breaths at the charging Void Mother Tree Ganihil.

One breath, from the phantom dragon head, was a blue void breath, while the other, from the normal head, was a crimson flame breath.

The dual breaths of the dragon, one blue and one red, struck the Void Mother Tree Ganihil.

However, to Ren's surprise, Ganihil retaliated despite the distance of nearly two hundred meters. A large golden branch flashed towards Ren's semi-transparent dragon form like lightning.

Alarms blared!

Without hesitation, Ren activated the 'Void Transformation' ability, an innate power of the Void Dragon, reducing physical damage by ninety percent and energy damage by fifty percent.

"Boom!!!"

Ren's semi-transparent dragon form was sent flying like a cannonball, creating a straight line in the air before crashing into the ground, causing a mushroom cloud of dust and debris.

However, Ren's dual breaths also hit their target.

"Damnable ants!" Ganihil shrieked in agony.

The massive golden trunk of Ganihil trembled uncontrollably, and broken golden branches and leaves rained down, its radiant golden aura dimming significantly.

As a deity, the Void Mother Tree Ganihil was most vulnerable to Ren's attacks, which inflicted real damage that could bypass layers of defense and directly harm its true spirit.

This type of injury, capable of bypassing all defenses, inflicted irreparable terror upon Ganihil.

It was crucial to remember that Ganihil's descent had been interrupted by the King of Red Dragons, Straz, during its arrival. Only three-quarters of its true spirit had materialized, falling short of the intended four-quarters.

And as the Destroyer Colossus self-destructed, the True Spirit suffered another devastating blow, leaving only about two-thirds of its strength remaining.

Immediately after, it was hit by Ren's spell attack with additional true damage. At this moment, the remaining True Spirit had barely over ten percent of its power left.

A significant power reduction!

Just as everyone thought Ren was severely injured, suddenly, a two-headed dragon silhouette burst out from the smoke and dust, and it was Ren. He charged towards the Void Mother Tree Ganihil once more.

Ren, who had just activated his Void Form, was now immune to ninety percent of physical attacks, naturally suffering only minor injuries.

Moreover, after withstanding the attack head-on, Ren's confidence grew even more!

He was certain that even without activating his Void Form to endure the opponent's attack, it would only result in broken bones and torn muscles.

And the two-headed dragon he transformed into immediately launched a counterattack!

Ren's right claw gathered power, and a dense, dark silver light converged at its tip. In the next instant, a dark silver giant claw shadow, twenty to thirty meters long, flashed in the air! It then instantly appeared in front of the trunk of the Void Mother Tree Ganihil.

"Pfft!"

"Boom!"

The dark silver sharp claw shadow directly penetrated the thick golden trunk, sinking over ten meters deep. Immediately after, a violent explosion occurred!

"Ahhhh!"

The pain from the true damage inflicted by the Void Mother Tree Ganihil was still lingering when another attack followed.

It was as if someone had taken a ladle and stirred his brain, and just as he was in unbearable agony, they stirred it a few more times! How could he endure this? The Void Mother Tree Ganihil felt like it was going insane!

The opponent's ability seemed like that of a deity capable of launching True Spirit attacks.

But the person before him was clearly an ant, a mere crawling insect!

And Ren's attacks didn't stop there!

The two-headed dragon breathed out again, and two balls of flame, one red and one blue, struck the Void Mother Tree Ganihil once more!

"Boom!"

At this moment, the Void Mother Tree Ganihil was clearly in a dire situation.

The thick golden trunk had claw marks of various sizes, and the wound caused by the Destroyer had been struck again, almost forming a large hole that went straight through.

Although Ren had activated his Weakness Mastery, such an obvious unhealed wound was clearly the biggest weakness.

From then on, the battle completely entered Ren's time!

Every ten seconds, Ren would gain a point, restoring his rapidly depleting physical and mental energy.

Then, the two dragon heads would continuously breathe fire and engage in close combat with the Void Mother Tree Ganihil!

After repeating this five times!

Suddenly, Ren realized that the golden giant tree before him had stopped moving. The next second, as Ren pounced on the Void Mother Tree Ganihil, he felt the tree tilting.

"Boom!!!"

As the Void Mother Tree Ganihil crashed to the ground, a powerful energy ripple erupted from its body, spreading outward in waves and gradually weakening.

At this moment, Ren maintained his posture with two sharp dragon claws piercing the opponent's body. It wasn't a deliberate pose, but because at this moment, the system prompted:

[Ding! Detected a large amount of high-quality energy that can enhance Spirit Particleization. Absorb? (Note: System absorption can remove impurities.)]



"Large amount?"

"Enhance Spirit Particleization?"

Ren's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and without hesitation, he chose "Yes"!

Instantly, he felt a pure, vast, and evil majestic energy within the Void Mother Tree Ganihil being rapidly absorbed by him, surging from all around his body into his mind.

And the spirit particles in his mind, which were originally the size of soybeans, suddenly swelled up!

In no time, they grew from the size of soybeans to the size of walnuts.

At this moment, Ren glanced at the system panel:

Spirit: 241 (Particleization 34%)



"Hiss~ Directly jumping from 1% to 34% in Particleization? This increase is terrifying!" Ren gasped, feeling both surprised and delighted!

With a particleization degree exceeding 30%, it was as if he had already entered the level of a veteran Dawn Wizard.

But it was only half a day ago that he had become a Dawn Wizard.

This increase was unprecedented!

"But thinking about it, it's normal. After all, this is the avatar of a deity!"

"Moreover, this is the first time the system has used the word 'large amount'. Previously, it was at most 'partial', and most of the time it was 'small'."

While Ren was experiencing these changes, the Imperial crowd beside him was so shocked that their mouths hung open in disbelief!

(End of Chapter)

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