A Clash at the Summit

Andres, wielding Cross Longsword, unleashed countless "Dimension Slash" in an instant.

The purple Wind Blade, gleaming with a cold light, slashed towards Ophelia.

The fusion of eight Profound Mystery, coupled with a tenfold increase in Fused Divine Power and a tenfold amplification from the Heart of the Netherworld, has brought Andres's material attack to the level of an ordinary Paragon High-God.

But Ophelia faced countless Dimension Slash without dodging or avoiding them. Instead, she swung her fists and shattered one Dimension Slash after another with a series of "bangs".

However, there were too many Dimensional Dimension Slash, and it still managed to break through Ophelia's fist and strike her.

"Clang!"

The Dimension Slash struck Ophelia, producing a crisp metallic clang and sending sparks flying.

None of the Dimension Slash could leave a single mark on her.

"Call"

A cyan figure flashed and appeared behind Ophelia; it was Andres.

The Wind Elemental Law is inherently adept at speed, and with the Fused Divine Power and the Heart of the Netherworld, it becomes even more terrifying.

Ophelia had realized it, but she was completely unable to keep up.

With a crisp clang of the sword, Andres thrust his blade toward the back of Ophelia's head.

Ophelia tried to turn around, but felt an extremely strong Spatial Binding force, making her feel as if she were stuck in mud.

"Such a powerful binding force!" Ophelia exclaimed in surprise.

This is the spatial pressure power that Andres possesses after fusing the Profound Mysteries of "Wind Space". Under this sword strike, space itself seems to stand still.

"Boom"

Andres pierced Ophelia's head, and the previously completely still space exploded, forming a terrifying spatial rift several meters wide and nearly a hundred meters long along the direction from which the Cross Longsword was thrust.

Ophelia was blasted away and crashed heavily to the ground. The summit of Nether Mountain was as fragile as paper, with a bottomless crater punched into it by Ophelia's impact.

"My lord!" Yin, who was watching from the sidelines, was somewhat anxious.

However, Youming waved his hand, signaling her to calm down.

"It's alright, Ophelia is fine."

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Ophelia flew out of the pit. Although she was covered in dust, she was not injured.

"As expected, it really has reached the level of Sovereign Artifact." Andres helplessly.

If his current physical attacks can't break through the defense, then there's only one explanation.

There are only two ways to defeat Ophelia now: one is to use Soul Attack, and the other is to banish her into the Spatial Turbulence.

Although Andres is Soul Mutation stronger soul power than ordinary people, his Wind Elemental Law are relatively weak in Soul Attack. The Fused Divine Power does not enhance his Soul Attack. Even with the amplification from the Heart of the Netherworld, his Soul Attack are at most average and cannot be considered strong.

Ophelia's Death Law are adept at targeting souls, and her Water Law are renowned for their defensive capabilities. It's unrealistic for Andres to defeat her with Soul Attack.

As for being banished to Spatial Turbulence, generally only when there is a significant difference in strength can one be banished. In the case of equal strength, unless it is like Linley banishing Magnus, relying on Innate Divine Ability like "Dragon's Roar" and taking it by surprise.

"Although Black Tortoise's Innate Divine Ability can control her, if I tear space while she is under the 'Spatial Confinement' state, the 'Spatial Confinement' will be lifted." Andres was somewhat troubled.

While he can attack his opponent while casting "Spatial Confinement", once he tears through space, the effect of "Spatial Confinement" will be broken, and Ophelia will also be freed from the influence of Spatial Confinement.

Moreover, if Andres gets too close to the spatial rift, he himself will also be affected.

Although his physical attacks were comparable to those of Paragon High-God, he was not Paragon after all. He lacked the Will Power, control over heaven and earth, and could not ignore the suction force of spatial rifts.

Just as Andres was pondering how to deal with Ophelia had already flown from the deep pit to a position level with Andres. With a burst of divine power, she shattered the dust on her body into dust.

"It seems my previous intelligence was wrong. Your strength is much greater than rumored. Otherwise, even with the blessing of the Heart of the Netherworld, you wouldn't have been able to fight me to this extent." Ophelia began to reassess Andres' strength, but her words were still full of confidence, even with a condescending tone.

"Likewise, according to the intelligence I received before, you couldn't possibly fight me to this extent." Andres's words were equally sharp.

"Heh heh..." Ophelia laughed, but her laughter was full of coldness.

"I'd like to see what gives you the audacity to say such things to me!"

"Call"

Ophelia transformed into a black shadow and charged towards Andres.

Instead of retreating, Andres charged forward with his sword.

He had confirmed Ophelia's physical defenses, but Ophelia was still unsure of her offensive capabilities. He needed to test her out before deciding on his next move.

A clear, resonant sword cry rang out, a sound containing the Soul Attack.

But Ophelia was completely unaffected.

"Bang!"

The longsword collided with the fist, and the space itself could not withstand the terrifying force, cracking open seven or eight spatial rifts.

Andres took a small step back, while Ophelia stepped back three meters.

"Um?"

Both of them were somewhat surprised.

Ophelia was surprised that Andres's attack was slightly stronger than hers, while Andres was surprised that Ophelia's attack was only slightly weaker than his, considering that his physical attack was already at the level of a normal Paragon High-God.

"Again!"

Ophelia, somewhat unconvinced, attacked again.

Andres, of course, would not back down, and the two clashed again.

"Boom!"

The impact of their battle caused the space above the summit of Nether Mountain to tremble, with spatial cracks opening and closing like ravines.

Andres's figure flickered in the air like a phantom, moving so fast that it became blurry.

Ophelia was far slower than Andres, but with her strong physical defense, she remained as steady as a mountain, constantly deflecting Andres's attacks.

"This, this..."

The four Yibai'er watching from below were all so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

"How could Andres have become so strong?" Yibai'er's face was grim, unwilling to believe it.

He still harbored hatred for Andres for taking the Heart of Destruction back then. Knowing that he was no match for both Andres and Uthered, he came to the Netherworld to seek help after leaving the Abyss Plane.

He found Ophelia and went to great lengths to befriend her, hoping to get Ophelia to help him deal with Andres.

But after so many years, it still hasn't succeeded.

Ophelia wasn't stupid; she wouldn't help him fight a powerful Commander for no reason.

Therefore, when Yibai'er discovered that Andres had obtained the Heart of the Netherworld, he was very excited, because he knew that Ophelia was determined to get the Heart of the Netherworld. Now, without him provoking her, Ophelia would take action.

But he didn't expect that Andres' strength was so much greater than it was 100,000 years ago.