The golden Judgment Spear dissolved into the purest Law of Light the instant it struck Water God's breastplate, pouring into it like a flood.
But it met no resistance.
Abyssal Link instantly split that destructive force into six equal parts and channeled one into each suit of armor.
Water God stood his ground. He wasn't injured; he hadn't even taken half a step back.
He felt only a faint warmth in his chest. It didn't burn. It was more like drinking warm water on a winter day.
Once inside the armor, the energy that could have annihilated a god was forcibly transformed by a deeper, more domineering law. It became pure energy, stored in every node of the armor.
"Huh? That's it?" Water God said, bewildered.
He looked down at his breastplate. It was intact, without even a scratch.
The dark gold patterns glowed so brightly they seemed almost hot.
"Energy load at one hundred and twenty percent! It's still coming in!" Season Star's voice rang through their minds, excitement barely contained. "This armor... it's eating his attack!"
In the void, the enormous face of light fell silent for the first time.
Its eyes, formed from laws, fixed on Water God—or rather, on the black armor greedily devouring the energy of Divine Punishment.
It could not understand.
Its power of judgment embodied the highest law of the God of Light System. It represented order and judgment, and could purify and erase any heretic absolutely.
Yet that power was now being used as fuel.
"What's wrong? Why'd you stop?" Water God rolled his neck and shouted at the enormous face. "You were acting pretty tough a second ago! Throw another spear and give me a nice back scratch!"
"Damn it, quit provoking him," Sword Master in the Snow said coldly. "That