Ren Isana frowned at the bizarre creatures. Lahmu? Creations from Tiamat's Sea of Life? This authority over life creation was truly absurd.
Moreover, the ocean had already turned into black mud. Defeating Tiamat here was basically impossible. To deal with her, he had to handle this black mud and send her to a lifeless place.
Otherwise, she couldn't be killed on the outside. Pondering this, Ren Isana quickly came up with an idea. This sea area needed to be resolved, and the Lahmu had to be dealt with; otherwise, ordinary Heroic Spirits really wouldn't be a match for these guys.
Right now, having just been created, they hadn't evolved to the point of flight. But if Tiamat stayed here, these things would definitely be modified and evolved.
Ren Isana activated his power. Purple chains erupted from his body and vanished into the void, completely sealing off the spatial area where Tiamat was located.
The charging Lahmu crashed into an invisible wall and came to a halt. Ren Isana sealed the space with all his might. The moment he finished, he directly peeled this pocket of space away from the world.
The world was sliced apart as easily as cutting tofu. At that moment, many people felt this world-severing power.
Seeing the situation, the Heroic Spirits were shocked. A glint of surprise flashed through the Wise King's eyes. He was no stranger to this power—it was the exact same power as his [Sword of Rupture]!
What astonished him was that Ren Isana could actually fuse this power directly into other abilities. This kid was a bit too ridiculous. Ren Isana hadn't been this terrifying before, right?
How long had it been? According to his memories, it seemed like only a little over a month had passed! Yet this guy could already achieve this step, and his strength had undergone a qualitative change!
Ren Isana dragged the severed space and forcefully smashed it into the Underworld. He needed to finish her off down there. *Sorry, Eresh-chan, but I'm borrowing your turf!*
After a silent apology, Ren Isana forcefully drove the space, along with Tiamat, into the Underworld. At this moment, the goddess of the Underworld was full of question marks. Sensing Tiamat being forcibly shoved inside, she was utterly bewildered.
*Hey, fighting is one thing, but why are you bringing it into someone else's house? And you even shoved the Mother Goddess in here? Is this a fucking joke?*
Eresh-chan wanted to curse. This was just bullying! After thinking about it, she decided to stay out of it. *Fight, go ahead and fight. Do whatever you want.*
This kind of battle wasn't something small fry like her could participate in. This was also why she had stayed in the Underworld when Alaya and Gaia sent the Heroic Spirits to fight.
Furthermore, choosing this world as a battlefield was equivalent to abandoning it, wasn't it? She understood this very well. Therefore, she scoffed at Gaia and Alaya's actions, even feeling the urge to defect to the enemy!
Ren Isana forced the entire space into the Underworld. Here, Tiamat's immortality was instantly suppressed. As Tiamat descended into this realm, endless black mud began to surge.
The black mud that Ren Isana had brought in boiled within the Underworld. She was planning to turn the entire Underworld into an ocean of black mud.
But it didn't matter. Getting her here was enough. This Underworld was the graveyard Ren Isana had specially prepared for her. Before that, he just needed to send Eresh-chan out!
Eresh-chan, who was just getting ready to hunker down and watch the show, suddenly felt an irresistible force descend upon her. Then, she heard a pleasant voice say, "Eresh-chan, please leave this place for now~!"
*What do you mean 'please leave'? This is my house!* Eresh-chan was forcibly evicted from the Underworld by Ren Isana with a look of utter bewilderment. As the master of this place, she actually had no ability to resist.
When she reappeared, she had been tossed next to an Elf? She looked at her surroundings in confusion. *Where is this? Is that scantily-clad Elf decent?*
When Think Nilvalen saw Eresh-chan, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She immediately said, "Were you sent over by Ren Isana? Then just stay here and watch carefully. Don't run around; the folks living here don't have the best tempers."
After saying this, Think Nilvalen ignored her and continued to look down. The battle over there was basically over. Many Heroic Spirits had chosen to backstab their masters, but there were also some stubborn fools who couldn't see reality.
Hearing Think Nilvalen's words, Eresh-chan gulped. She didn't say anything more and looked down. Although she was completely confused right now, it didn't stop her from being obedient.
*Am I going to have to move in the future?* The Underworld below had been reduced to a battlefield, and this world had already been abandoned. It seemed she would have nowhere to go if she didn't move.
At this thought, Eresh-chan felt incredibly melancholy. She couldn't see what the future held at all, feeling utterly lost.
Back in the Underworld, Ren Isana knew none of this. He had already launched his attack on Tiamat. Drawing his [Holy Lance], a golden pillar of light descended from the sky, instantly evaporating the black mud and the creatures Tiamat had created.
This strike heavily injured her. A piercing screech erupted from Tiamat's mouth. Many parts of her body were directly vaporized, and the two massive horns on her head snapped off.
As the [Holy Lance] struck down, Ren Isana didn't stop. Instead, he frantically increased his output. The golden pillar of light continuously bombarded Tiamat, melting her body bit by bit.
Ren Isana knew her situation all too well. If he couldn't obliterate her in one go, she would instantly recover and might even enter a higher-tier state.
However, this massive body was just a giant target for Ren Isana. He wasn't intimidated in the slightest. Although she possessed a terrifying amount of vitality, as long as his damage output outpaced her regeneration, he could destroy her!
Piercing screeches echoed through the Underworld. If there were still people in the Underworld right now, just hearing this sound would cause them to die on the spot. After all, every one of Tiamat's roars was equivalent to a hydrogen bomb exploding!
With Ren Isana's continuous output, the screeching slowly ceased. Seeing this, Ren Isana halted his attack and looked toward where Tiamat had been.
At this moment, a bottomless abyss had appeared, entirely blasted out by Ren Isana's attacks. In the center of the abyss lay Tiamat, her body shattered. Under Ren Isana's sustained assault, Tiamat had finally fallen.
Hovering in the air, Ren Isana looked at the colossal body. After a moment of thought, he dove straight down and landed on Tiamat's massive form.
"I can only say, as expected of you. You're still not dead after all that?" Feeling Tiamat's rapidly recovering vitality, Ren Isana couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. The power of [Instant Death]... Ren Isana didn't have that.
This kind of power required a connection to the Root. But in this world, Ren Isana was currently an invader. Naturally, the Root wouldn't grant him this power. So, if he wanted to completely obliterate Tiamat now...
"So huge..." Ren Isana muttered, then flew onto Tiamat's head. Give her a few more minutes, and she would completely recover. Ren Isana's appearance naturally caught Tiamat's attention.
She had wanted to continue attacking, but in the next moment, a terrifying power erupted. Ren Isana used his willpower to forcefully break through Tiamat's defenses. Activating the [Third Magic], he directly invaded Tiamat's soul.
Since he couldn't directly destroy Tiamat, he would awaken her concept of loving humanity, making her completely join his side. Although Alaya had tampered with her to make her completely hostile to humans...
With Ren Isana's current power, undoing it was still possible. Starting from the soul was undoubtedly the best choice. At this moment, the battlefield had completely shifted.
Ren Isana's soul invaded Tiamat's massive body. He appeared in the depths of Tiamat's soul in his spiritual form. Right now, this place was filled with malice toward humanity.
Just by entering, Ren Isana was locked onto by a terrifying killing intent. Faced with this situation, Ren Isana unleashed his essence as a God Slayer. No matter what Tiamat had become, her divine side would never change.
The moment Ren Isana's God Slayer essence was revealed, Tiamat's soul seemed to be stimulated, and that targeted aura began to dissipate. The authority of a God Slayer over creatures possessing Divinity was simply too absolute!
Noticing this, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed Ren Isana's eyes. It seemed this was quite effective. Thinking this, Ren Isana began to explore. There had to be something wrong with this entirely corrupted soul.
After some searching, Ren Isana quickly found a sealed soul in the depths of Tiamat's soul. A maiden-form Tiamat was curled up there, frantically being attacked by the malice directed at humanity.
This was an attempt to slowly grind away Tiamat's kind side, completely transforming her into a killing machine? And a killing machine specifically targeting humanity, at that.
Discovering this, Ren Isana acted decisively. He instantly appeared beside the maiden Tiamat. In the next moment, terrifying soul power erupted from him, pouring into the maiden Tiamat's body as if it cost him nothing.
When Tiamat suddenly felt this power, she was stunned for a moment. The maiden Tiamat slowly opened her eyes. Her gaze fell upon Ren Isana, and upon realizing he was human, a flash of joy appeared in her eyes.
At that moment, the malice completely rioted, ultimately coalescing into a massive phantom of Tiamat. Soul-piercing shrieks echoed through the space as Lahmu materialized out of thin air, launching an attack toward Ren Isana and the maiden Tiamat!
She would absolutely never allow Ren Isana to fully save that Tiamat. Because only one of them could live. If the other fully awakened, then she would be the one to die. How could she allow such a thing?
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