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

　An unseen and unknowable power completely enveloped the golden spear at that moment.

　All matter and energy on the gun's casing froze in that instant. "Time stopped!"

　During her retreat, Alvit recognized the essence of that power. The "Goddess of the Snow Mountain" wielded the laws of time and life.

　They encountered various puzzles and mechanisms during their exploration. However, the parts involving time were mostly just "puzzle-solving" stages.

　This is the first time they have truly encountered an enemy who has mastered the power of the laws of time! And Angry, who can activate "time stop", is now locked out by the palace's rules.

　Arvit's gaze turned cold and menacing.

　She does not possess the ability to defy the laws of "time".

　However, when the clone uses the power of "time," it is not entirely without a trace.

　If she can catch it the first time, she can catch it the second time.

　With a flick of her right hand, another long spear appeared in her hand. It wasn't the "Capricorn Spear," and it didn't possess the ability to "absolutely sever," but it did have the ability to materialize the spear with light, making it extend and lengthen.

　Through the assassination attempt, she still managed to determine the clone's defense level—a level of defense that could be broken even without using the "Capricorn Spear." The key was that using the "Spear of Light" would allow her to create distance and buy enough time to react.

　By using a technique similar to "a gecko shedding its tail," the front end of the light gun can be discarded, thereby interrupting the spread of the time-stopping ability.

　The moment the spear came into her grasp, Arvit stepped forward, her entire body shifting from retreat to advance, completing a turn like a swallow returning to its nest, before charging forward once more.

　Her speed was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, she had already thrust out the "Spear of Light".

　The clone had only just finished turning around at that moment.

　Its speed may not be slow, but its thinking speed is not fast.

　Processing information, assessing the situation, responding to attacks from opponents... all of these require thinking, and its mental capacity clearly slows down its actions.

　Before it could make another move, the head on its neck had already spun and flown off in the air!

　But it still managed to complete the action it was doing!

　It was an extremely simple palm strike, but what was special was the power that erupted from the palm.

　That power emitted a blinding white light, seemingly containing the philosophy of the universe, the mysteries of life, and the cycle of life and death. It was so terrifying that even just looking at it from a distance was enough to send chills down one's spine.

　Upon sensing the burst of that power, Dark immediately realized that it was not a creation on the same level as the ice statue or the "divine body".

　It is the true god! This is the "Divine Descent Technique"! "Bang!"

　Arvit's "Light Spear" exploded from the tip of the spear, spreading rapidly throughout the body.

　Arvit decisively dispersed the light energy that had been gathered on the spear, and then thrust out a second spear.

　The spear pierced that power containing the mysteries of life, causing it to erupt prematurely and weakening its power.

　Then, abandoning the spear shaft, it coalesced again and thrust out once more. The third strike landed on that force once more.

　Fourth shot. Fifth shot. Sixth shot.

　In an instant, gunshots rained down.

　That terrifying power, which has remained unmatched to this day, was actually suppressed to a small area.

　The explosion did not affect this area; instead, it blew the headless upper body of the clone to smithereens.

　But it was far from over, and Alvitt harbored no illusions. Though the clone was mechanical and rigid, it possessed all the divine power it needed. Time and life, the two main powers wielded by the "Snow Mountain Goddess," were both manifested in it.

　So, is time travel possible, or life regeneration possible? The former is less likely, while the latter is highly probable.

　Therefore, after successfully suppressing the explosive force, she continued firing without stopping.

　The gun instantly materialized, extending to the other end of the room, its target aimed directly at the clone's head.

　That head exploded like a watermelon.

　But Arvit's expression grew increasingly serious.

　Because when that head exploded, the spear of light she thrust out hadn't even touched it yet!

Chapter 1696 Darkdemon, the Dancer, and the Descent of the Gods (4)

　"boom!"

　As the head exploded, streams of flesh and blood gushed out from its center. Visibly, every cell within that flesh and blood was expanding and multiplying wildly, instantly transforming from the size of a head into the size of a human body. When Aylvit's spear pierced through, it was forced back by a tremendous force, unable to penetrate any further.

　The clone's brain, which had transformed into a fleshy ball, continued to expand wildly, with fleshy flowers blooming continuously on its surface. The white and red light mixed and intertwined, creating a dazzling spectacle.

　With a grim expression, Aylvit pointed her spear at the lower half of the clone, obliterating it completely. Then, she struck the "Capricorn Spear," which had been frozen in time, and with a swift flick, sent it flying back to her feet.

　She struck the Capricorn Gun with the tip of the Gun of Light and noticed a change on the gun. She immediately realized that the time-stopping power covering the Capricorn Gun had disappeared with the self-destruction of the clone.

　So she hooked her toe, picked up the "Capricorn Gun" again, turned around and rushed towards the wall with the mural.

　She had been thinking throughout her battle with the clone. Simple attacks would certainly not be enough to defeat the clone that possessed the power of "time and life".

　The palace's doors and windows were sealed by the power of rules, making it impossible for human beings to break through.

　These two factors combined drove the people inside the palace to their doom. But what summoned the "deity" was a dance performed in imitation of the murals.

　The dancers were "sent down by the gods," and all escape routes were blocked. This mechanism is far too insidious.

　To be honest, this doesn't seem like the trap the "Snow Mountain Goddess" would set. They've encountered countless traps and mechanisms along their journey. But almost every trap and mechanism offered a glimmer of hope.

　This seems to align with the "life philosophy" of the "Snow Mountain Goddess".

　Therefore, based on experience, there should be a glimmer of hope within this palace.

　Based on this experience, Claire's first thought was the mechanism, the "entrance."

　But that's because she happened to open the "entrance," and naturally, the association arose.

　But what if you can't find the "entrance" when you trigger "divine descent"?

　Who can find and solve the mechanism of the "entrance" during the battle with the dancer who has been "divinely descended"?

　That's impossible!

　From this, Arvit deduced that the "entrance" was not the source of life.

　True vitality should be found elsewhere. So where does true vitality come from? The answer is: it comes from where it comes from, and it goes back to where it comes from!

　Where venomous snakes congregate, there are often antidotes; this is the reason why.

　Arvit arrived before the mural and, without hesitation, raised the "Capricorn Spear." The black radiance on the blade carried a sharpness that could tear through space, and slashed at the mural.

　But the murals, like the buildings, are protected and cannot be damaged. Her right hand paused, then quickly began to study them.

　The strategy of "destroying the murals" seems to be failing. Where, then, lies the real "lifeline"?

　While Arvit was searching for that "sliver of hope," Dark was not idle either.

　He is summoning the "Demon King".

　Although the appearance of "Demon God? Abyss Walker" is likely to attract attacks from fragments of the temple's consciousness.

　But destroying all the fragments of the temple's consciousness was one of his goals in itself.

　If we can attract those fragments of consciousness, it would be a viable strategy.

　Alvit had stalled for a considerable amount of time in the previous battle. This gave him the opportunity to summon the "Demon King".

　Now, although the clone's head has completely transformed into a gigantic, fleshy monster, the divine aura emanating from it has become even more intense and terrifying.

　Dark will resummon "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye", which died in the aftermath.

　But the flesh-and-blood monster seemed to have lost even the last bit of its sanity, and it didn't react at all to the appearance of "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye".

　Or perhaps it has simply "seen enough".

　This conjecture is not entirely impossible.

　Even the most attractive thing can't be stared at forever. The reason the copy remained still might also be that it was "thinking".

　It seemed to have doubts about the existence of "Magical Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye," and its thinking speed was rather slow. So it gave the impression of standing still.

　This is far more reliable than being so tempted that you can't take your eyes off it. And right now, it may have already given up thinking.

　If it hadn't been attacked and interrupted before, it would most likely have given up thinking and wouldn't have kept staring at "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye".

　Dark summoned "Demon Lord Aleister," "Demon Lord Eldridge," and "Demon Lord Plyushkin" one by one, then sacrificed "Great Dracula Beast" to activate "Fusion Scripture Lv5," fusing the three "Demon Lords."

　In front.

　"Soul of the Moon Goddess IV" has been armed and evolved into "Moon Goddess".

　It stood a distance away from the lump of flesh and blood, without making any move to attack.

　Its mission is to buy time so that Dark can complete the fusion summoning of "Demon God? Abyss Walker".

　During this stalemate, the monstrous mass of flesh grew even larger.

　Its body piled up in one corner of the palace, and the portion piled up on the ground even blocked the palace gate, making it impossible for Angry and the others outside to see what was happening inside.

　Its head reached the ceiling of the palace, and more flesh and blood slid down as if flowing, expanding continuously as its body continued to swell, gradually compressing the space inside the palace.

　It did not launch an attack, but its ever-growing body gradually filled all the space, making the space where Dark and the others could stand smaller and smaller.

　The Moon Goddess retreated step by step, gradually moving closer to Dark.

　It turned around sharply and saw that the Demon God Abyss Walker was still standing there.

　Fusion complete!

　"Three Demon Lords... they can actually fuse together!" Claire expressed her astonishment. She didn't seem flustered, as if she still had some trump cards up her sleeve. But now was not the time to speculate on how many trump cards she had hidden.

　Without hesitation, Dark immediately ordered the [Demon God Abyss Walker] to attack the fleshy monster.

　If they cannot destroy it before its body expands to fill the palace, they may really have no choice but to jump into the portal of light.

　But Dak had a vague feeling that what lay beyond the portal wasn't a good place.

　If he could, he certainly wouldn't want to risk going to such an unknown place.

　"Moon Goddess" dodged to the side, and [Demon God Abyss Walker] charged straight at her.

　The two sides then completed the exchange.

　The fleshy monster was far too filthy. Although it exuded a very strong life force, the "Moon Goddess" still did not want to touch it at all.

　After the Demon God Abyss Walker charged forward with its sword, it transformed the "Moon God's Weapon" into the "Moon God's Bow," only firing arrows from the rear to provide support.

　Then, the "Moon Goddess's Arrow," which was guaranteed to hit and stun for at least 1.5 seconds, pierced into that lump of flesh, but there was no reaction whatsoever.

　The arrow formed from moonlight was instantly swallowed up by the writhing flesh and blood, disappearing without a trace.

　Unexpectedly, the newly released "Arrow of the Moon" achieved such a result on its first appearance on the battlefield.

　The Moon Goddess's fear of that flesh-and-blood monster deepened even further.

　The combination of "time" and "life" is truly terrifying.

　Even the "Lunar Goddess" after its armed evolution was completely unable to cause it any harm.

　However, the [Demon God Abyss Walker] is only for use against gods.

　During its rampage, it summoned the "Faceless One," the "Defiler," and the "Innocent One" in succession, and then consumed half of its magic power to enchant the "Godslayer Sword" in its hand, so that it could truly gain the power to slay gods.

　Upon approaching the flesh-and-blood monster, it immediately activated "Omen of Evil," transforming into "Divine Evil," and, driven by instinct, pounced on the monster. The monster's flesh contained the power of the Law of Life, instantly regenerating no matter what kind of attack it endured.

　However, when the "Sword of Godslaying" attacks a "god," it can diminish the god's divinity, gradually weakening the god's control over the power of rules.

　This weakens the gods at their root, turning the "invincible" god into one who is "no longer invincible," and the "immortal" god into one who is "no longer immortal."

　As the sword sliced ​​into flesh, the "Divine Splinter" followed, rolling the flesh into a paste.

　"Roar--"

　[Demon God Abyss Walker] roared madly, his "Sword of Godslayer" almost turning into a meat grinder, causing flesh and blood to fly and splatter everywhere.

　"Roar--"

　The flesh-and-blood monster seemed to sense the divine power within its own flesh and blood, and its enormous body, which had been lying paralyzed on the ground, began to move!

　Its entire body trembled, and a huge mouth emerged from the layers of flesh, letting out a roar full of anger.

　The two monsters roared at each other.

　The flesh monster stirred its flesh, transforming it into waves of blood and flesh that crashed down on the [Demon God Abyss Walker].

　But countless jet-black wings accompanied the divine body of the [Demon God Abyss Walker] as it swirled and danced, and under the guidance of the "Sword of Godslayer," they shredded flesh and blood into clumps of paste.