Volume 1 Chapter 505

Chapter 505: Pulling the Wool Over the Gods, How Thrilling!

Typically, when two individuals of the same level engage in combat at the epic level, it often creates an atmosphere of a fight to the death.

This is especially true at the Holy Domain and demi-god levels, as in these high-level battles among Superoperators, it is often impossible to "hold back."

The smaller the difference in strength, the more intense the battle—each combatant possesses the ability to directly kill their opponent, leading to particularly ruthless engagements.

However, battles at the divine level do not necessarily imply a fight to the death for the gods themselves.

Because the "death" or "fall" of a god is exceedingly difficult.

On the path to the extraordinary, as one progresses, the enhancement of magical power far surpasses that of life force.

Even the most defensive shield warriors and knights follow this pattern.

But once one ascends to godhood, everything changes.

The protection of the power of rules, the blessings of the Divine Kingdom, the elevation of the soul’s status, and the continuous supply of divine power and faith…

These various traits make it extremely difficult for a god to "fall."

Thus, "god battles" rarely result in one side’s demise.

The last recorded battle where a god perished was fought by the God of Light at the beginning of this era.

Therefore, when Lolth displayed a "divine-level" aura and power in this manner, the landlady knew that the girl’s life was secure.

Even the notorious evil god "Resurgence" could not harm Lolth in that moment.

Although Lolth is not a complete god, she is somewhat close and temporarily possesses certain abilities through unconventional means.

However, "Resurgence" is not the same as a true body appearing!

If it dared to manifest its true form, in the next second, it would be defeated and devoured alive by the God of Light or other evil gods.

Thus, the landlady could conclude that Lolth could definitely hold out until the "reinforcements" arrived.

But…

Lolth’s goal is not as simple as just holding them back!

For Lolth, absorbing all the magic runes into her body and compressing them tightly is not something she can do lightly!

"Within three inches, I am the Divine Kingdom."

The magic power inside her body surged again, and the flow of rules and magic outside became clear and even controllable, as if the world had granted her the space of three inches around her.

Using this method, how could it only be for stalling and dealing with the evil god?

Of course, it is also to take advantage of this rare opportunity…

Let’s see if we can smash the projection of the evil god!

At this moment, the revived projection formed through the space passage was not far from Lolth.

"Be careful."

Lolth softly spoke to Five Colors, and then…

She gently flew up, moving closer to the direction of the evil god!

Then, pure magic gathered into glowing points the size of fists, released from her fingertips.

The faint purple orbs appeared incredibly fragile, drifting through the air at an almost lethargic pace.

Even the most sensitive magical senses could barely detect the faintest whisper of magic emanating from them.

Yet, as these pale violet orbs meandered through the void, they eventually collided with the colossal, menacing, and overwhelmingly powerful Eye of the Gap…

"BOOM!!!!!!!!"

What erupted was an aura so terrifying it could only be described as cataclysmic!

The purple radiance burst forth, illuminating the heavens with a brilliance akin to a grand celestial fireworks display.

It was as though clusters of violets had suddenly bloomed amidst the fractures of the crumbling space!

Countless chaotic streams of magic energy surged violently through the spatial fabric.

True masters of the arcane arts can harness their magic with such precision that almost no energy is wasted, which is why the most advanced Forbidden Spells often appear deceptively simple.

However, the reason Lolth’s technique begins with such simplicity and ends in such dazzling splendor is…

Because the sheer volume of magic it contains has reached the absolute limit of what even Lolth can control.

Even now, Lolth, who stands as a being akin to a goddess, can only infuse so much magic into this spell.

These purple orbs, even upon encountering a legend level entity, do not explode; they simply "pass through."

This is a technique specifically crafted to harm deities.

Against any foe other than a god, this spell is nothing more than a wasteful expenditure of magic!

And the reason the overflowing magic resembles fireworks after the explosion is precisely because the spell is teetering on the brink of losing control.

Moreover…

Even now, the excess magic spilling forth rivals the power of other entities at the Forbidden Spell Level…

Yet, in the grand scheme of the entire spell, this is but a minuscule, almost negligible "loss"!

This terrifying magic is merely the "dregs" of the "residue"!

It doesn’t even amount to one ten-thousandth of the total.

Nearly all of the magic continues to surge violently into the spatial structure that houses the evil god’s projection.

The magnificent, explosive purple light consumed the evil god’s projection, and Lolth could feel the very fabric of space unraveling and disintegrating.

These seemingly erratic purple lights, guided by her profound understanding of spatial magic, even managed to pinpoint the "weak points" with uncanny precision.

Choosing a spatial structure as a "projection medium" in front of Lolth is far from a wise decision!

What was already a method of overwhelming attack now struck with surgical precision, each explosion targeting the vulnerabilities of the spatial structure.

It was as though she were using miniature nuclear bombs for pinpoint demolition!

The spatial structure began to collapse, fragmenting into chaos and disorder.

But…

After accomplishing all of this, Lolth’s face showed no trace of relief or joy.

On the contrary, her expression grew even more grave.

Having stepped into the realm of the gods and glimpsed even a fraction of their divine majesty, she knew that even a mere projection of a god was no easy adversary.

And this evil god was even more troublesome than she had imagined.

Yes, the space structure is indeed collapsing, and the Power of the Evil God has been considerably weakened by this purest form of magic.

However, the "damaged" space passage still connects irrationally with that alternate plane.

The will of the Evil God has not faded in the slightest.

The "rules" of the divine can twist reality.

After all, reality is built and defined by rules and magic.

To anyone who understands space structure, this seems impossible, yet the connection remains extremely stable amidst the chaotic space of the Evil Divine Kingdom.

As the light faded, that fierce eye showed no change other than making Lolth feel even more disoriented.

Of course, it cannot be said that there were no gains.

The Power of the Evil God has indeed been reduced somewhat.

But this was completely different from the gain that Lolth had anticipated.

Although this outcome was somewhat expected, Lolth couldn’t help but sigh.

"The evil god… is really a stubborn one."

Lolth sighed.

After this strike, the projection of the evil god also noticed Lolth’s presence.

Seizing the moment of Lolth’s vulnerability after her attack, the evil god countered…

Here it comes!

"Buzz—"

A sharp noise rang out, and Lolth felt a strange force manifesting around her.

This was the Power of the Evil God belonging to the deity known as "Resurgence."

It was like a true magical force, entirely different from the gray-black sludge that the cultists wielded or the creations of the Evil God unleashed.

That sludge seemed more like leftover dregs or cheap promotional gifts compared to the Power of the Evil God that now surrounded her.

The Power of the Evil God enveloping Lolth began to corrode everything about her the moment it appeared.

Rules, magical energy, space, existence, life force…

Everything, whether conceptual, intangible, or fundamental, seemed susceptible to this magical influence.

At the instant of the attack, Lolth summoned all her magical power to resist this Power of the Evil God.

But even that fleeting moment of vulnerability caused Lolth to feel her life force and magical energy plummet by about one-third!

Even the rules surrounding her had begun to show signs of confusion and backlash after being corroded.

This is the true method of a divine being’s attack!

An assault aimed directly at the rules themselves.

Lolth, who had trespassed into the realm of the gods through deceit, was merely a "false god."

The difference between true and false is as vast as the heavens and the earth!

Lolth’s attack did not even require the evil god’s projection to dodge.

However, even if Lolth defended with all her might against the evil god’s attack, she probably wouldn’t last long.

And this was not even the entirety of the evil god’s counterattack against Lolth!

Just as Lolth barely managed to dispel the Power of the Evil God…

"Swish!"

The eye of the evil god, which had appeared before her without her noticing, suddenly opened wide to its limit.

The originally narrow slit instantly transformed into a gigantic black hole, nearly circular in shape.

A terrifying giant eye, perhaps a thousand times larger than Lolth, blocked almost the entire sky of the half-plane and consumed much of the space, hovering just a few dozen meters in front of Lolth.

Wherever Lolth looked, she could only see a sea of crimson!

The once thin, dark blue threads now stood out clearly, and as she got closer, she realized that each of these "blood threads" was like a wide, rushing river.

The red was composed of countless gathered flesh and blood, while the black was a swirling void.

This was a horrifying sight that could drive anyone beneath the gods to madness with just one glance.

Without the Power of the Evil God, without opening a realm…

Just by existing, just by being close, caused Lolth’s radiance to grow even stronger!

The power of rules surrounding her was working at full capacity to resist the impact of the true god’s presence.

Lolth had no doubt that if she stopped the operation of her "Three Inch Divine Kingdom"…

She would surely faint completely, just as she had during the last time in the land of endings!

And that gaze, fixed on the tiny Lolth, finally spoke for the first time.

"False and fake… do not defy…"

"Without divine power, how dare you touch a god!"

"Using outside forces to spy on God’s Domain… ridiculous! Pathetic!"

A sticky sound, as if made from the friction of flesh, echoed.

Though it was disgusting, nauseating, utterly blasphemous, and evil, almost to the point of being comical…

It still resonated throughout the entire space, full of authority!

What the deity speaks is a divine decree.

And the divine decree judged Lolth’s actions.

"Ridiculous!"

"Pitiful!"

The whole space began to tremble, as if even the rules surrounding Lolth had to acknowledge His words.

After the judgment came the execution!

From that space, countless sticky tentacles made of flesh emerged.

If you looked closely at the fibers of the tentacles, you could see pairs of hands reaching out.

It resembled a human hand, yet each bore varying degrees of distortion.

Billions of hands coalesced into tens of thousands of tentacles reaching out to Lolth; these tentacles intertwined like muscle fibers, ultimately merging to form a massive, bloodied hand.

It advanced towards Lolth slowly, inexorably, and inescapably.

It was an undeniable fact that this hand would seize her; it was an immutable law of existence, rendering any resistance futile.

Lolth comprehended this truth with absolute clarity.

Just as one cannot alter the fact that one plus one equals two.

"Is this the true might of the gods? …It seems far from it…"

She murmured these words as the colossal hand grasped her.

The enormous hand, brimming with blasphemous power, was not overly large compared to the Eye of the Gap, but for Lolth, it was terrifyingly immense.

"Haah—this is truly fascinating."

She gazed at the giant hand that held her and revealed a slightly delighted smile.

Though from a distance it appeared that this hand was clutching Lolth, in reality…

On a microscopic level, it was countless tentacles that ensnared her.

And those tentacles lacked suckers; they were smaller hands, roughly the size of a normal human hand, gripping her.

Each one felt either cold or slippery, evoking a profound sense of curiosity in Lolth.

Yes, it was merely curiosity.

She was not afraid.

Counterfeits truly cannot compare to genuine deities.

Even if the other side is merely a projection.

But…

This does not mean that Lolth is powerless to resist, nor does it imply she lacks the potential to overcome the other side.

"Even if your rank, rules, and powers are inferior, don’t you dare feel smug, you repulsive thing."

Lolth, with a smile on her face, suddenly radiated an even more intense light from her body.

The purple light, the purest form of magic, abruptly began to transform in nature.

The patterns formed by three magic squares on Lolth’s chest began to swirl in iridescent hues!

It became a chaotic blend: pure white, blazing yellow, deadly crimson, vibrant green, and profound black…

A burst of kaleidoscopic light, akin to a vast dye vat, erupted from Lolth’s body, and all the magic began to shift!

It was not spatial magic, nor elemental magic, and it was not any magic that Lolth excelled at or the Star Spirit magic she struggled with!

But rather those more potent forces, distinct and imbued with their own will!

"Who says I don’t possess divine power!"

Lolth laughed with audacity, and the amalgamated powers began to dissolve the giant hand formed from the evil god’s strength!

Every fragment of power achieved this in diverse ways!

Whether it was shattering apart, burning away, absorbing, or purifying…

"You claim I rely on external power… I will show you what true reliance on external power looks like!"

At that moment, Lolth emanated an energy potent enough to confound the faith of any follower.

Yes, these lights…

Each one is a different divine power!