Chapter 156: Battle of the Moonlit Gods

Recalling a skill that hadn’t been used in a long time, the Priestess called out into the distance.

“Come forth, Guardian of Heaven Lucas!”

In a dazzling and intricate magic circle, the Golden-armored warrior descended with a thundering roar, spreading his steel-like golden wings, easily blocking the rude strike of Losa with his weapon.

“Guardian of Heaven Lucas is here! Evil creatures, surrender quickly!”

“Roar!!”

Unable to communicate, the Half-Dragon let out a wild and earth-shattering scream, and the large, serpent-like vines entwined around it suddenly sprang forth, lunging at the obstructive figure like the kiss of a venomous snake!

However, this level of attack was nearly ineffective against Lucas, who specialized in defense. There came a series of sharp clangs, as the thorny vines returned futilely.

But the enemy’s assault didn’t stop there. After one failed strike, the vines quickly wrapped around him, seemingly trying to use their tenacity to restrict the Golden-armored warrior’s movements.

Yet holy flames ignited upon Lucas’s pure gold armor, effortlessly incinerating the gray vines that had latched onto him like maggots.

Though he stood only three meters tall—obviously shorter than the Half-Dragon transformed by the Withering Goddess—his massive two-handed sword more than compensated for that, and after all, strength is never merely defined by size.

Lucas was a powerful warrior with strong defensive capabilities, while the Half-Dragon Losa, as a follower of the Earth Mother Goddess, clearly had regeneration as her advantage. Both were level 80, making it difficult to determine a victor, and they immediately engaged fiercely in battle.

“Hey, it seems my subordinate is not weaker than yours, oh Goddess!”

“Hmph… worthless.”

Xi Fu didn’t say anything further; under the veil of divine might and radiance, she soared once more into the air, disappearing from the sight of everyone in an instant.

This was certainly not an attempt to flee. Vilyric understood that this place was not suitable for a deity to showcase their true power. Just like with the High Priestess Estira before, only the sky served as their best battlefield.

The deity acknowledged the challenger’s qualifications.

“Then Lucas, I leave this place to you!”

“Understood, please rest assured, my Lord!”

While fighting the Half-Dragon Losa, the Golden-armored warrior turned back and shouted loudly, seemingly not regarding the enemy in front of him.

Vilyric was not worried, either. The attributes of summoned creatures are, to some extent, linked to the summoner. As a level 80 Guardian of Heaven, Lucas, summoned via an evolution skill, was far stronger than typical level-equivalent guardians conjured by ordinary players.

The Half-Dragon was merely forcefully elevated to this level by external means, and was still lacking considerably.

[Then Xi Fu Lin, it’s time to engage.]

[…At this point, we must fight with all our might. Vilyric, I will also do my best to assist you.]

It was clear that Miss Xi Fu Lin wasn’t particularly confident, but Vilyric didn’t feel the need to prove anything. Some things only possess true persuasive power when facts are displayed.

“Let’s go, Xiao Guang.”

“Yes, Master!”

With wings far surpassing those of the Winged People, the two girls soared high, chasing after the deity awaiting them, leaving the group in the Radiant Protection to exchange glances.

Above the Temple of Sky was the night sky where clouds lay beneath their feet.

The blue-haired, gray-eyed deity floated in the nighttime, the light of the three moons serving as a curtain for him, quietly watching the challengers who had just broken through the gray clouds and arrived before him.

He curiously spoke.

“How interesting, who exactly are you two? I don’t recall any deities among you; it’s as if you popped out of nowhere…”

“What’s this? Getting cold feet just as the battle is about to start?”

Upon hearing this, Xi Fu frowned. Vilyric felt that after absorbing a third of the divine spark stored in the Temple of Sky, the personality of the Withering Goddess had subtly changed; it was less flighty and had become much more composed and introverted.

“If you don’t wish to speak, then so be it. Come at me together!”

“Master, please allow me to handle this battle. You can simply oversee from the side.”

The Blonde Girl stepped forward to the Priestess, her slitted pupils shimmering with brilliant combat intention and golden light, her delicate fingers gradually transforming into elongated dragon claws, her handsome horns extending to the sides, and her dragon tail thrashing restlessly behind her, as if eager to go.

“Alright, then I’ll leave it to you.”

Vilyric was already inclined this way. Unlike the previous encounter on Omoland, although this enemy seemed stronger, she had essentially grasped Xi Fu’s capabilities, making it indeed the best choice to let the Little Dragon Daughter take the lead and probe further.

“Hah? You really are presumptuous; a mere giant dragon thinks it can challenge a god…”

“Enough with your nonsense! Take this!!”

Before the deity could finish complaining, the girl, fully transformed into Half-Dragon form, dashed forward, striking a claw skyward toward Xi Fu!

The shredding claws of the sky triggered their passive effect, causing large portions of space to crack, and with the enhancements from her gear and the divine crystal dragon physiology, this seemingly ordinary strike possessed the force equivalent to an 8th-tier single-target magic attack!

“Divine Artifact, Withering Flower!”

Perhaps sensing something amiss, Xi Fu felt a chill run through her, and with her slender hand, she grabbed firmly in thin air. There appeared a weapon reminiscent of the staff once held by the angel Hilda, but now more extravagant in the form of a long spear, falling into her grasp to block the dragon claw.

“Bang! Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack…”

More space fractures erupted around the point of impact like an explosion, only to quickly be repaired by the power of the world. It seemed neither side gained the upper hand.

“Super · Space-Time Rift!”

“Simulated Divine Kingdom!”

Neither relented as they instantaneously became afterimages in the air.

Space and time seemed to twist at that moment; it felt like an instant, yet also as if a long duration had passed. In the next moment, the entire night sky above the Sky City erupted with countless bursts of energy and fire!

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!!!”

The sky transformed into a blaze, as if the apocalypse had abruptly arrived. Two beings possessing unimaginable power for mortals battled instantaneously in every direction, clashing thousands of times in the nighttime.

Except for the Black-haired Girl who quietly observed, no creature could perceive their movements.

So strong—Xi Fu… the Earth Mother Goddess truly lives up to her name. The fact that she could stand her ground against the Little Dragon Daughter without losing any ground showed that the Withering Goddess, after absorbing that massive fragment, had likely reached level 95 or higher.

If she could fully restore the Earth Mother Goddess’s complete power as the main god, she would probably be a true level 100 entity.

   

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