After a brief standoff, Set took action first.
Rather than using the mental and psychic powers he excelled at most, he actively merged himself into the domain of Neutral Magic, using the rules of Neutral Magic—which anyone could wield—to resist and interfere.
Sithorn followed closely behind, frantically mobilizing the power of Dark Magic and attempting to reverse reality through sacrifice, trying to forcibly expel Allen from this dimension.
With the seamless cooperation of the two Old Gods, Allen could even feel his body, soul, and consciousness being continuously pushed backward by some invisible force. An invisible barrier had appeared before him.
But he was not flustered in the slightest. Instead, he calmly praised them. "Using the core magical rules I created against me! You truly are Old Gods who have lived for billions of years—you grasped the key so quickly. That's right! The root of Neutral Magic's power lies in the fact that anyone can use it without restriction. But have you forgotten the second rule? Within the neutral magic domain, the form and properties of magical energy can be changed at any time. That means we can both absorb and convert each other's magical attacks. But the question is, during the absorption and conversion process, whoever understands more types and properties of magical energy will convert them more efficiently. In the end, only the more efficient one can win."
As the last word was blurted out, Allen instantly neutralized all the attacks Set had unleashed through the Neutral Magic domain, converted them into another kind of energy that countered him, and hurled them all back.
"Damn it!"
As one of the ancient gods on par with Chthon, Set immediately realized he had made a grave mistake and hurriedly tried to understand these unfamiliar energies before him.
But before he