Panlong: Transcending from the Dominator of the Water System

Chapter 144 Utrecht vs. Hope
Millions of years later, the turmoil of the tenth interdimensional war gradually subsided, and peace was restored among the gods.

The Lord of Destruction of Hell returned to his original state, which relieved the Gods of Destruction. Apart from keeping a slightly low profile, Palhaus and the other two Gods of Destruction did not do anything special, as if everything had passed.

In the water-based divine plane, at the Cangming Tower, Hope sat quietly on her throne. Below, beside Palhaus, Beirut's wind-based divine avatar knelt on the ground.

"You mean, Beirut's avatar of the Dark God was banished into the spatial turbulence?"

Hope looked down at Palhouse, a hint of surprise in her voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty, on the surface it was just an accident."

Parhouse spoke with a serious expression, already having some guesses in mind.

"Interesting. Since someone has set up a feast, let's go and see. Sometimes, the hunter and the prey switch roles."

Hope chuckled and waved his hand casually, indicating that Palhaus and the other man could leave now.

Parhouse didn't say anything more and simply led Beirut out, but the worry between his brows remained.

"Shh!"

Hope tore through the spatial turbulence and entered it, without taking Beirut's wind-elemental god clone with him to search. He simply flew alone into the depths of the spatial turbulence.

On the other side, in Hell, in Wukun City.

"it's time!"

Utrecht's black pupils flashed with blood-red light, and then with a flick of his right hand, he entered the spatial turbulence.

"Whoosh!"

A jet-black light burst forth from hell, rushing towards the depths of the spatial turbulence. At the same time, divine senses spread out, and the two sides quickly discovered each other.

"You've finally arrived, Utrecht!"

Hope stood calmly amidst the turbulent, colorful space, transmitting her voice without a trace of surprise, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

"Oh? You seem to have known I was coming."

Utrecht’s hoarse voice rang out, and after a moment of slight surprise that Hope knew he was coming, he regained his composure.

"That's not hard to guess. After all, you should be very interested in what I have, and I'm also interested in the Nine Spirit Pearls you have."

Hope simply chuckled and waited for Utrecht to approach.

"You know what I have in my hand?"

Utrecht's expression changed slightly, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

Because the Supreme God's Mirror was in his possession, Utrecht always believed that only he and Star knew the complete description of the Supreme God's mission and the three Supreme Artifacts.

Even if Hope obtained two tokens, without the Supreme God's Mirror, it would be impossible for her to know what the third token looked like. Therefore, Utrecht always believed that Hope did not know that she had the third token.

Now it seems that Hope knows what the third token is and that he has it in his possession, so why did he dare to come out alone?

"It seems I've been underestimated, Hope. I never imagined I'd one day be the prey!"

A dark halo traveled billions of miles to reach Hope, transforming into Utrecht, shrouded in a black robe.

Utrede instantly understood: while he was eyeing Hope, Hope was also eyeing him. They both wanted the mission from the Supreme God, which made Utrede laugh.

"Over the years, apart from Auf, I haven't fought anyone else for a long time. Since you dare to come, I hope you won't disappoint me."

Utrede spoke calmly, flipping his hand to reveal a jet-black spear. The spear, exceeding two meters in length, exuded a terrifying, awe-inspiring pressure even when simply placed there; it was Utrede's supreme artifact, the Spear of Destruction.

"Then give it a try!"

Hope now held a new black longsword, its blade surrounded by a black, ethereal aura.

This is a sword that Hope had Beirut specially forge using the four divine essences of earth, wind, water, and fire. After it was forged, it was nurtured by the power of the main god and became a divine weapon of the main god, which is much stronger than ordinary divine weapons.

"A decent main artifact, but it's just a main artifact!"

Utrecht's gaze sharpened, and then black mist erupted from his body. An invisible force surged from the spear in his hand, and with a throw, the spear rushed towards Hope.

"Humph!"

Hope snorted coldly, and a large amount of blue water swirled around the black longsword in her hand, merging with the black light of the blade itself. It drew an arc in space and rushed towards Utred.

"boom!"

With a crisp collision sound, the two violent energies collided instantly, and a strong spatial shockwave spread outwards, causing the colorful spatial turbulence to become chaotic.

"Hmm? Your attack power is quite strong!"

The spear flew back into Utrecht's hand, and Utrecht's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.

Although Utrede didn't think he could defeat Hope in one move, he anticipated that Hope's strength and physical attacks shouldn't be able to go head-to-head with him.

"The battle has only just begun!"

Hope caught the flying sword, and the power of the main god within him surged. A large amount of water swept over his body like a wave, and he rushed towards Utred.

"Initiate an attack? You're asking for death!"

Utrecht sneered, and a layer of black light appeared on his body, as if the darkness of the apocalypse was gathering and colliding with the blue water.

"Boom~~"

Huge shockwaves kept appearing, and the terrifying force of the collision caused the space to tremble continuously. The two exchanged blows, and the attack power contained in each move was enough to make even a ruler change color.

"Snapped!"

The moment Utrecht's spear clashed with the longsword once more, his other hand transformed into a fist and slammed down hard on Hope's chest, boundless power gathering within his body, which contained the bloodline of the Black Kun.

"Humph!"

Hope snorted coldly, his left hand transforming from a fist into a palm, golden light gathering in his hand, and collided directly with Utred's fist.

Under the immense force of the collision, both of them felt a jolt in their arms. Utrecht was thrown back thousands of miles uncontrollably before regaining control of his body and coming to a stop.

"Your physical body is actually this powerful?"

This time, Utrecht's tone finally carried a hint of surprise, and his expression changed constantly. Although Hope had only been defending, at close range, she had actually managed to block and deflect his physical attack, which meant that Hope's physical defense was far beyond his imagination. Conversely, if Hope were to attack with her physical body, he would likely be unable to block it without a supreme artifact.

As the first life born from hell, the super divine beast Wu Kun, Utred is very confident in his talent. His physical strength is definitely among the top in the divine plane. This is the power of Wu Kun.

It is precisely because of this that Utrecht's physical defense and physical attack far surpass those of ordinary rulers. Even in the early days of creation, before the birth of supreme artifacts, his strength was among the strongest of the rulers.

In Utrecht's memory, among the rulers of the divine plane, apart from the Death Ruler who possessed the physical talent of the Netherworld Flower, only Ofu had researched the Golden Body of Reincarnation; the physical bodies of the other rulers were quite inferior.

However, today, there seems to be another one. Hope, the only water-type ruler who has never had any divine beast bloodline and is an ordinary life form, also has a body at the level of a main artifact. This made Utrecht feel a little scared.

(End of this chapter)