The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　"Bang bang bang!"

　The heavy armor on the surface of the ice statue was easily pierced by the golden spikes. The armor on the feet, in particular, shattered instantly, with even the soles of the feet being pierced by the golden spikes.

　The dragon girl ice statue did not flinch, and the golden light radiated faster and larger, while also preventing the "Unruly One" from escaping.

　"boom!"

　Above it is a giant sword, below it are golden spikes.

　The "unpredictable" had nowhere to avoid or escape; they were pierced, crushed, and instantly vanished as black specks of light.

　The armored ice statue roared with its sword raised, undeterred even with its feet pierced, carving a new path through the golden spikes and continuing its charge as the spikes expanded.

　As the two sides drew closer, the divine power emanating from the armored ice statue pressed down like an overwhelming tide.

　"Demon God? Abyss Walker" flicked his cloak back and suddenly drew his sword. "Sword to Slay Gods!"

　Its attack instantly escalated to a level that surpassed even its defense!

　With the "Cloak of the Corruptor" and the "Sword of the Godslayer," the "Demon God? Abyss Walker's" pure attack and defense stats have reached 23000/22000 respectively.

　It could withstand most attacks simply by standing there. Not to mention that its opponent was a "god" with only demigod-like power.

　Unfortunately, spatial teleportation is not possible within this temple. Otherwise, the attacks of the "Demon God? Abyss Walker" would be unpredictable and impossible to defend against.

　With half of its magic power consumed, the power of the "Sword of Godslayer" reached its limit.

　The terrifying aura that was completely opposed to the gods of this world instantly attracted the attention of all the remaining ice statues.

　In that instant, the "Faceless One" broke free from its concealment!

　The "Faceless One" had a human-like form, with grayish-white skin and a smooth, featureless face. Its left hand was wrapped with what appeared to be withered branches, spiraling and twisting into the shape of a drill. The moment it emerged from its concealment, the sound of a drill spinning suddenly arose, the drill rotating at high speed as if trying to suck the entire space into it.

　"Pfft!"

　The dragon girl's ice statue was suddenly pierced through the chest and abdomen.

　It slowly lowered its head and saw a drill, seemingly wrapped in withered branches, pierce out from behind it, hollowing out its icy body.

　But what followed was not panic or fear, but an overwhelming rage that threatened to destroy the world!

　"Roar!"

　The deafening roar emanating from that slender body briefly broke through the temple's rules and restrictions.

　Countless fine, needle-like golden rays burst forth from his body in an instant, piercing the "Faceless One" that appeared behind him with countless holes in just one second.

　Golden light burst forth from the holes that were pierced, illuminating his body from the inside out, instantly assimilating him into light.

　Even if the "Faceless One" is killed on the spot, the huge wound between the Dragon Girl Ice Statue's chest and abdomen will not disappear.

　The wound, still stained with filth, nearly severed its body in half. Although the Dragon Girl Ice Statue did not die from the wound, the divine power generated after its "resurrection" rapidly leaked out of it.

　It lacks the resilience of an armored ice statue; having suffered such extensive damage, it is impossible for it to heal itself.

　Moreover, the battle was in full swing, and its opponent was unlikely to give it time to recover.

　The most it could do was fill the huge wound with ice to slow down the loss of divine power as much as possible.

　Fortunately, there were so many ice blocks inside the hall that you could grab as many as you wanted to fill the space.

　The Dragon Girl Ice Statue barely managed to stand firm before seeing the Armored Ice Statue already locked in battle with the [Demon God Abyss Walker].

　Black silt had overflowed beneath the feet of the [Demon God Abyss Walker], hindering the spread of the golden spikes. Even those that forced their way in were corroded and dissolved by the "divine pollution," rendering them ineffective against the [Demon God Abyss Walker].

　Only the armored ice statue wielding a giant sword could pose a real threat to it. But the [Demon God Abyss Walker], wielding the "Sword of Godslayer," vanished suddenly, displaying an extraordinary speed.

　As the giant ice elephant crashed to the ground, it dragged the black sludge behind the armored ice statue and swung its sword at its heel. The sword drew a semi-circle with black light, and the power of god-slaying suddenly erupted, severing the armored ice statue's ankle at the root!

　A sliver of black light appeared, and the massive body of the armored ice statue tilted to the side.

　—It is enormous, covered in heavy armor, and its defense is incredibly solid. The golden spikes of the Dragon Girl Ice Statue could pierce its feet because they are imbued with the divine power of the law of certain penetration. However, the "Sword of Godslayer" of the [Demon God Abyss Walker] also has a 50% defense penetration when attacking a god.

　With defense halved and damage doubled, the Ice Statue's full-body heavy armor was nothing to the Demon God Abyss Walker's sword.

　If it were a magical spirit, it would be normal to kill it instantly. Only because this armored ice golem was so large could this sword strike only sever its leg. However, the [Demon God Abyss Walker] was not only capable of one sword strike. With its first sword strike, it severed the [Demon God Abyss Walker]'s ankle. With its second sword strike, it slashed upwards diagonally. As the armored ice golem's left leg twisted and pulled upwards, the black sword light reached its destination, and the left leg was severed in the light.

　【Demon God Abyss Walker】sneered as he followed the sword. His figure, shrouded in a black cloak, cast long shadows amidst the shimmering golden light, like a watercolor painting bursting forth in the hall, its style completely different from the others.

　"Boom!"

　The armored ice statue steadied itself on one foot, turned around, and swung its sword down with a heavy blow.

　But the golden spikes on the ground shattered and flew everywhere, and the black shadow of the demon god vanished in a flash. The mud on the ground was dragged to the right side of the armored ice statue before its body was revealed.

　His body and sword appeared, a sword that slays gods!

　The sword light flashed again, and a wisp of black line emerged. The right foot of the armored ice statue was also severed from its root.

　"boom!"

　The armored ice statue's legs snapped off, and it collapsed with a crash.

　Its divine aura fluctuated violently, its anger surging yet it was desperate and powerless.

　Its divinity was diminished, its divine power corrupted, and its aura plummeted. The giant sword in its hand danced wildly, still terrifying. But the temple structure was protected and could not be destroyed.

　Its giant sword, though terrifying to wield, ultimately failed to cause any damage to the environment, creating an extremely eerie contrast.

　suddenly.

　The Demon God Abyss Walker appeared on the mask of the armored ice statue and casually thrust his sword towards the head of the ice statue at his feet.

　The sword tip pierced the mask as easily as piercing tofu, without any resistance, and then the power of the demon god surged in, and the black sword light of the "Sword of Godslayer" bloomed like a lotus.

　BOOM!

　The head of the armored ice statue exploded into countless fragments in an instant.

　[Demon God Abyss Walker] drew his sword, which was wrapped in dark divine power. Suddenly, the power surged and produced a sword light several meters long.

　The aura of the "Sword that Slays Gods" has clearly become stronger.

　"too weak."

　Darke shifted his gaze from the headless corpse of the armored ice statue.

　This demigod-level ice statue was as weak as a chick just hatched from its shell before the [Demon God Abyss Walker], easily and effortlessly killed. However, its death was not without value, as it provided the "Sword of Godslayer" with an additional 50% attack power bonus equal to its base attack.

　The [Demon God Abyss Walker], having obtained the remaining value from its death, can more easily slay the remaining ice statues.

　"The next target..."

　Dark glanced at the faceless, heartless ice statue and the dragon girl ice statue. The instant his gaze shifted, the [Demon God Abyss Walker] acted once more!

　Its fusion lasts only three minutes, within which all threats must be eliminated.

　But as the [Demon God Abyss Walker] moved again, the faceless and heartless ice statue suddenly raised its hands, forming a triangle in front of it. The next second, the [Demon God Abyss Walker]'s body suddenly froze in mid-air, after which icy blue light emerged, outlining a pyramid shape around it.

　Its body froze for less than half a second before suddenly recovering. But it was already trapped in a pyramid-shaped light prison.

　The faceless and heartless ice statue's hands continuously emitted divine light, maintaining the "light prison" unchanged.

　On the other side, the Dragon Girl Ice Statue had also raised her right hand high, with golden light frantically gathering in her palm, transforming into the shape of a spear.

　The divine power gathered within the golden spear increased wildly, causing even the golden radiance that spread throughout the entire hall to dim.

　Its face was cold and imposing, and it was about to throw out the golden spear to pierce the demon god that came from the abyss!

　But within that prison of light, the Demon God Abyss Walker tightened his grip on the sword hilt with his five fingers and suddenly slashed horizontally with his sword.

　Without a sound, the seemingly "very solid" light prison was easily sliced ​​open by this sword.

　The dragon girl's expression froze. She instinctively threw the golden spear she was holding.

　But the Demon God Abyss Walker neither dodged nor evaded, thrusting out his sword. Sword tip against spear tip.

　Demon God versus Demigod.

　In a mere instant of collision, the golden spear was shattered by the black sword light.

　【Demon God Abyss Walker】bursts out of the mud with his feet, his "God-Slaying Sword" held horizontally as he flies forward.

　"call out!"

　The dragon girl's ice statue's head separated from its body in an instant, and the divine power within it twisted into a single force, which was absorbed by the "Sword of Godslaying".

　The attack power of this god-slaying sword surged once again.

　Immediately afterwards, the Demon God Abyss Walker charged towards the faceless and heartless ice statue without hesitation.

　Behind the ice statue, three pairs of ice spikes suddenly released crystalline light, forming a triangular barrier that protected it.

　However, the triangular defense that had protected it during the previous melee was still no match for the God-Slaying Sword of the [Demon God Abyss Walker].

　The sword is more powerful than the person.

　The ice seemed to shatter into pieces.

　At this moment, what remained blocking the way for the [Demon God Abyss Walker] was only the last special ice statue, which was suffering from the torment of "Phantom Pain".

　[Demon God Abyss Walker] turned to look at it. The "Sword of Godslayer," which had consumed the power of the three ice statues, shimmered with black light as if breathing, and even faintly revealed a sense of "greed".

　At this moment.

　Dark finally gained a more comprehensive understanding of the [Demon God Abyss Walker's] ability to fight gods.

　From this [Demon God Abyss Walker], we can gradually see just the tip of the iceberg of the terrifying "Abyss".

　No wonder he was the biggest culprit that caused Ragnarok at the end of the last era!

　Dak looked at the unusual ice statue.

　"Phantom Pain" can corrode the opponent's body and soul, causing them to experience extreme pain, which they cannot escape even after death, and will continue to suffer under this torment.

　However, the "death" of these ice sculptures is not "death" in the traditional sense. They transform from "non-life" to "life," and after death, they will naturally transform back from "life" to "non-life," and their individual existence will completely disappear.

　Since it no longer exists, it will naturally no longer be cursed.

　Therefore, for that ice statue alone, "death" could indeed bring it relief.

　"Then send it on its way," Dark said telepathically.

　【Demon God Abyss Walker】stepped towards the ice statue curled up in agony, and stopped only when he reached it.

　Then, it raises the "Sword that Slays Gods" to help it gain liberation.

　"Pfft!"

　The sword pierced down without any resistance.

　The last remaining "resurrected" ice statue in the hall was also killed by this sword.

　The residual divine power within it was absorbed by the "Sword of Godslayer," further increasing its attack power.

　At this moment.

　The attack power of the Demon God Abyss Walker's sword strikes has reached an extremely terrifying level.

　Unfortunately, the divine power absorbed by the "Sword of Godslayer" cannot last forever.

　Furthermore, the fusion summoning of the [Demon God Abyss Walker] also has a time limit. Once the time limit is up, the [Demon God Abyss Walker] will re-divide into three "Demon Kings".

　The next fusion will require a long interval.

　……

　However, the mission of the [Demon God Abyss Walker] has been successfully completed. All the ice statues in this hall have turned into blocks of ice. After confirming that no more ice statues survived in the hall, Dark was even considering whether to make the most of the [Demon God Abyss Walker] in his final moments and destroy the few ice statues that were relatively close along the way.

　As things stand, these ice sculptures offer no positive benefits other than being "dangerous".

　After they die, they simply turn into a pile of ice blocks, without any "divine cores" or "divine crystals" falling down, making them utterly useless.

　Naturally, there is no point in keeping it.

　But just as Dark was about to give the order, Aquinita behind him suddenly spoke up: "There's a response!"

　"There's a response!" Darke thought to himself, then remembered the "signal device."

　"Looks like I'm in luck," he thought.

　In just a short time, they not only successfully destroyed all the ice statues inside the temple, but also successfully established contact with the investigation team ahead using the "signal device." Now, all they need to do is wait for the investigation team to return so they can deliver the invitation to Alvitt, Claire, and the others, thus completing the god's mission of delivering a message.

　This was indeed going too smoothly.

　So much so that he subconsciously felt that perhaps he had overlooked something. His recent premonitions had been remarkably accurate.

　"What is that?"