Great Victory

"You're no ordinary opponent." Delta's expression turned solemn.

But that did not stop Delta from continuing his assault on Jie Ning. He believed in his own strength.

Jie Ning's avatars continuously broke apart and re-formed as they grappled with their opponent.

Of course, his opponent was not having an easy time either. Fresh wounds were constantly appearing across Delta's body.

At some point, Jie Ning's true body had already withdrawn some distance away, controlling his avatars from afar as they unleashed his power.

Gradually gaining a rough understanding of his opponent's capabilities, Jie Ning was also able to spare some attention to observe the battles elsewhere.

Beile was rather far away, so Jie Ning could only tell that he did not appear to be at a disadvantage.

Kala, meanwhile, was exchanging direct, head-on blows with his opponent. It was obvious that both men favored straightforward combat, and they were evenly matched.

Mosang's opponent was clearly having a far more miserable time. This Dark Element God-level expert was evidently not skilled at material attacks, and he struggled to deal with the water flow Mosang used to trap and disrupt him. He could only respond to each move as it came, while the initiative remained firmly in Mosang's hands.

Of course, Mosang also seemed unable to do much to his opponent. He had been focusing on interference all along; presumably, the Soul Attack he had mentioned earlier came with certain restrictions.

As for the others, Jie Ning paid particular attention to the three Blade Army members each facing two opponents.

With just a quick glance, Jie Ning understood why those three had been assigned to hold back two enemies apiece.

Though the three of them ranked among the stronger members of the group, their strength was not especially overwhelming. They were simply extraordinarily troublesome opponents.

They might not have been able to defeat their enemies, but keeping them tied down and preventing them from getting away was more than easy enough.

For a time, everyone was locked in heated battle, with virtually no one able to spare attention for anything else.

Except for the group of protected Low-Gods, who obediently stayed far away from the battlefield.

Korur seems to have realized something. As expected of someone who comprehended the Destruction Rule.

Jie Ning noticed Korur staring unblinkingly at the battlefield, divine power fluctuating around him. Clearly, something had stirred his understanding.

Dinar quietly moved closer to Korur, guarding against interference from the others.

Bang! Another one of the opponent's avatars was destroyed, but in the next instant, a new one appeared and joined the encirclement.

"Damn it!" Delta grew increasingly irritable, feeling as though all his strength had nowhere to go.

His opponent was merely using avatars to keep him occupied, yet those avatars were exceptionally difficult to deal with. The moment he shattered one, it would immediately re-form.

Delta knew that if this continued, he would definitely be worn to death.

And whenever he broke apart one avatar, he would inevitably be attacked by several others.

The only way is to kill this guy's true body. Though furious, Delta was no fool. He constantly searched for an opportunity to break out of the encirclement of Jie Ning's avatars.

Then kill Jie Ning's true body directly.

Naturally, Jie Ning had noticed the malicious glances that the big fool across from him kept casting his way, but he did not care.

He had allowed his opponent to continue until now not because he was unable to do anything about him.

Delta had not noticed that whenever Jie Ning's avatars were scattered by his blows, many Earth Elements would drift toward him, with some even settling directly onto his body.

This was a technique Jie Ning had comprehended by fusing the Mystery of Power of Life with the other two mysteries.

Earth Seed.

Jie Ning's comprehension of the Mystery of Power of Life had not come as a surprise to him. In his view, this mystery was the most obvious point of intersection between the Earth Law and the Life Rule.

With a Life God Avatar, comprehending this mystery had come as naturally as water flowing downhill.

In fact, if he had undergone Soul Mutation, the best breakthrough point for fusing the Life Rule and the Earth Law would have been this Mystery of Power of Life.

Back when Jie Ning was still on the Bana Continent, when his Earth God Avatar, under the control of his Life God Avatar, split off portions of its soul and sent them into various seeds, he had already successfully gained insight.

After that, his Mystery of Power of Life had naturally entered the beginner stage.

Moreover, cultivating this mystery had gone far more smoothly than Jie Ning had expected. Over the several decades he had spent nurturing his soul, he had comprehended it to an extremely profound level. He was only a step away from mastery.

Back to the present, these Earth Elements quietly took root upon Delta's body, using his body as the soil in which to grow.

Most terrifying of all, Delta's own divine power had completely failed to notice that a few "traitors" had appeared within him.

Unfortunately, this move can only achieve its greatest effect against enemies of the same earth element. Earth Elements would be far too conspicuous if they remained on enemies of other attributes. Jie Ning thought with some regret.

At this moment, through these "seeds," Jie Ning could clearly see the traces of the Mystery of "Strength" operating within his opponent's body whenever he unleashed his power.

It could be said that aside from the beginning, when Jie Ning's avatars had indeed been scattered because they underestimated their opponent's strength, most of what followed had been Jie Ning deliberately offering them up to create opportunities.

On one hand, Jie Ning needed more Earth Seeds to remain on his opponent's body without being noticed.

On the other hand, he needed his opponent to demonstrate the secrets of the Mystery of "Strength" to him from every possible angle. The "sacrifice" of his avatars was meant to let Delta display himself more thoroughly.

From the very beginning, defeating his opponent had never been difficult for Jie Ning.

But it would be such a waste to let such an excellent textbook go to waste.

In just this short time, Jie Ning already felt that he had entered the beginner stage in the Mystery of "Strength." Moreover, as time passed, his level of comprehension continued to deepen.

Keep it up, Delta. Jie Ning looked at Delta with anticipation in his eyes.

"Coward, you are completely unworthy of being an Earth God." Delta had already fallen into a berserk rage, though it was of no use.

"Come and clash with me head-on!"

"Is that all?" Jie Ning said with some disappointment from the side. The other party's performance was no longer enough to grant him any further insight.

"Ahhh—Berserk Battle Body..." Seeing Jie Ning's true body still standing to the side and making sarcastic remarks, Delta was instantly beside himself with fury. He immediately unleashed his ultimate trump card, hoping to turn the tables.

"Hm?" Jie Ning sensed that the other party's strength had increased again. After examining it carefully, delight appeared on his face. 'Not just strength—it's an improvement in every aspect of his overall physical capabilities.'

"Whoosh—" This time, ripples seemed to spread around Delta's swinging fist. This was the overflow caused by his inability to fully control his own power.

Of course, this did not mean Delta had grown weaker. On the contrary, his reduced control was precisely because his power had suddenly increased by a tremendous margin.

In a single strike, four of Jie Ning's six avatars vanished at once. This time, Jie Ning did not have them reform.

Though he had fewer avatars left, the delight on Jie Ning's face deepened instead.

"Your move is pretty good," Jie Ning praised.

"Hahaha, is that so? Then taste it for yourself!" Delta laughed in exasperation and threw another punch, intending to scatter the remaining two avatars.

However, things were somewhat different from what Delta had imagined.

"How is that possible?" Delta could not believe his eyes as he looked at the two avatars blocking his attack.

Before, even without using the Berserk Battle Body, he could destroy one with every punch. Why, after getting stronger, was his attack being blocked instead?

"For that, I have to thank you for your guidance." Jie Ning politely expressed his gratitude to his opponent. "Through fighting you, I've also learned some new ways to use Earth Elements."

From the other party's body, Jie Ning had gained considerable benefit. His current approach was naturally to directly study the other party's body structure and modify his remaining avatars accordingly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Delta naturally did not believe him. He would rather believe that the other party had been concealing his strength all along.

"You don't believe me?" Jie Ning was somewhat regretful that no one believed him even when he told the truth.

Previously, Jie Ning had felt that directly modifying all six avatars would consume a little too much of his divine power. Besides, he had not wanted to end the battle, so he had naturally not taken that step.

Now that four bodies had been scattered, Jie Ning could conveniently use the surplus divine power to optimize the remaining two avatars.

Moreover, avatars of their previous strength could no longer allow Delta to "give it his all."

If the other party did not enjoy himself, then naturally he could not reveal more "knowledge" to Jie Ning.

So, of course, Jie Ning had to raise the intensity for his enemy a little.

Delta drew a deep breath and looked at the two avatars before him. Having taken that punch head-on, they had clearly suffered some damage.

Even with the force split between two avatars, dense cracks could clearly be seen covering both bodies.

Yet in the next instant, the cracks on the avatars vanished.

Feeling the power within his body, Delta knew that he had to end this quickly.

"Die for me!" Delta tried to bypass the avatars and attack Jie Ning's true body.

Unfortunately, it seemed he had not comprehended the Earth-walking Technique.

Looking at the avatars before him, which had once again fully recovered.

"Impossible!" Delta began raging helplessly, freely displaying his "ultimate arts" for Jie Ning.

"Do you have any other trump cards? Otherwise, this game is about to end." Jie Ning suddenly noticed that Kala's side had already completely suppressed his opponent. Looking at Delta, Jie Ning gave him his final warning.

Delta looked at Jie Ning and felt the power within him slowly beginning to recede. Despair rose in his heart. "You bastard! You ***..."

Ignoring the other party's curses, Jie Ning was fully aware of every change in Delta's body. When he discovered that the other party's power was declining and that he had no new moves left, Jie Ning understood that Delta had exhausted every last trick up his sleeve.

The two avatars began to dissipate amid Delta's delighted gaze.

"Haha, you—" Before Delta could rush toward Jie Ning, the two dissipating avatars suddenly transformed into two beams of green light that enveloped Delta's entire body.

Delta could clearly feel the divine power within his body being rapidly drained away. He looked at Jie Ning in horror. "What are you doing? Stop it, now!"

He tried to use his divine power to block the lights, only to discover in despair that he could not do so at all.

Ignoring his dying cries, Jie Ning fully activated the Earth Seed parasitizing Delta's body. Very quickly, Delta's divine body rapidly vanished, leaving behind only several God Crystals containing Earth divine power, a Divine Spark, and a Space Ring.

During the battle, Jie Ning had already discovered that this fellow had not prepared any divine artifacts at all. He had extreme confidence in his own body.

Of course, this fellow's body really was quite good.

What Jie Ning had used at the end was the Earth Seed's true application. Under his control, it could forcibly extract the other party's divine power. Having fused with the Mystery of the Power of Life, the Earth Seed was as hard to shake off as maggots burrowing into bone.

Its earlier surveillance ability could only be considered a specialized method of using Earth divine power.

With a casual strike, Jie Ning directly scattered the other party's soul within the Divine Spark, then collected the God Crystals and Divine Spark left behind.

"Absorbing divine power on my own is still too slow. Keeping some God Crystals around can serve as a precaution for unforeseen needs."

After putting away the Divine Spark and God Crystals, Jie Ning picked up the Space Ring and dripped blood on it. The blood slid off the surface of the Space Ring.

Jie Ning felt somewhat regretful. 'That fellow who died was actually only a Divine Avatar. Everything inside this ring has gone to waste.'

He casually put the ring away first. This Divine Avatar should be the opponent's main combat avatar. Who knows, perhaps one day their other bodies might die. Better not waste it.

Apparently discovering Delta's defeat, the two people who had come with him immediately grew flustered.

Kala instantly seized an opening and launched an all-out assault, disrupting his opponent's rhythm. In the end, her spear pierced straight into the opponent's brain, and she collected his Divine Spark and Space Ring.

At the same time, Jie Ning arrived at Mosang's battlefield. With a thought, earth divine power surged forth and bound the opponent.

Mosang also seized the opportunity, locking eyes with his opponent for a second. A ripple shot from his eyes and stabbed toward the other party.

The opponent's pupils instantly dimmed. His body lost control and was directly crushed by Jie Ning's earth divine power into scattered divine power. Only a divine artifact, a Divine Spark, and a Space Ring remained where he had stood.

Mosang scooped up the spoils and flew toward Jie Ning.

"Jie Ning, it's thanks to you. You should have these spoils." As Mosang drew near, he handed the loot to Jie Ning.

Jie Ning waved his hand. "I only interfered a little. You killed him, so you should keep it yourself."

Mosang gave a bitter smile. "My Soul Attack needs me to maintain eye contact with the opponent for some time before it can activate. He seemed to have noticed that and kept avoiding my gaze."

"If it hadn't been for you, I might not have been able to kill him."

"Run!" While the two were still exchanging pleasantries, the people from Black Dragon Fortress began to stir, fleeing at full speed.

The Blade Army, meanwhile, clung to their opponents desperately as though they had been pumped full of stimulants.

Jie Ning looked into the distance. A figure flew over—it was Beile.

Clearly, Beile had won the High-God battle.

At that moment, Kaer, having put away his spoils, came over to the two of them and looked at Jie Ning in astonishment. "You brat are far too strong."

Though he had been fighting all along, part of his attention had remained on the surrounding situation.

Jie Ning's battle had naturally been seen by Kala. In Kala's eyes, Jie Ning's opponent had been completely toyed with in the palm of his hand.

"If that last move of yours requires weakening the opponent before it can be used, otherwise that fellow would probably have died by your hand long ago," Kala judged based on Jie Ning's battle.

"The Mystery I comprehended just happens to be suited for prolonged fighting." Jie Ning had never been in the habit of exposing his true strength, so he merely answered modestly.

It was fine if others misunderstood the power of the "Earth Seed." After all, Hell was simply too dangerous.

"Jie Ning, then let's split it evenly." Mosang handed over the spoils again. "The divine artifact and Divine Spark go to you, while the Space Ring goes to me."

Mosang felt that in an environment like Hell, God-level beings like them probably had nothing more valuable on them than their Divine Sparks and main combat weapons.

Kala suddenly stopped Mosang. "Enough, Mosang. First try and see whether you can bind this Space Ring to yourself."

Mosang froze, seeming to realize something as well.

He tried it, and sure enough, he couldn't.

Kala wore an expression of just as I thought as he explained, "As bandits, those who have Divine Avatars usually only send their Divine Avatars out to fight. Their Sanctuary Main Bodies remain behind at their lairs."

"If they die unexpectedly, the main body left in the lair only needs to refine a Divine Spark containing the same Mystery as their previous Divine Avatar to directly regain its combat strength."

"Directly refining a Divine Spark of the original attribute?" Mosang was somewhat astonished. "Can't a Sanctuary Main Body not refine a Divine Spark corresponding to the attribute of its own Divine Avatar?"

"Otherwise, they could directly refine another Divine Spark of the same attribute but containing a different Mystery. Then their original Divine Avatar could gain new insights, while also avoiding the restrictions of refining Divine Sparks."

"You're dreaming quite beautifully," Kala said with a chuckle. "Normally, of course, that won't work. But... if your Divine Avatar dies, then it can."

"As long as your Divine Avatar dies, your main body can refine a Divine Spark of the corresponding attribute. That lets you preserve your combat strength to the greatest extent possible."

"So that's how it is." Mosang looked as though he had learned something new.

"Then take this Divine Spark. I'll keep the divine artifact." This time, Mosang only handed the Divine Spark to Jie Ning.

Jie Ning carefully studied Mosang for a few moments. Seeing how resolute the other man's attitude was, he stopped insisting. "Then I'll accept it."

By this point, the battles had basically all ended, and everyone began sorting through their own gains.

During that time, people came up to Jie Ning one after another to greet him.

"...It's thanks to you this time. That guy opposite me had to keep part of his attention on you, and that was how I managed to hold on..."

The Middle-God battlefields had not been too far apart, so many people had naturally witnessed Jie Ning "toying with" Delta.

Some of the Black Dragon Fortress members near Jie Ning had devoted part of their attention to guarding against his sneak attacks. Naturally, this relieved the pressure on the Blade Army members fighting them.

Though it did not count as much of a favor, it still made many people feel several degrees closer to Jie Ning.

"Good lad." Beile appeared behind Jie Ning. Having already returned, he had naturally heard the others' assessments of Jie Ning. "You've given me quite the surprise."

"Brother Beile." Jie Ning naturally acted familiar as he explained, "It was only because my trump card happened to counter him."

Beile patted Jie Ning on the shoulder. "A win is a win. The battle on my side was far more difficult."

Even as he lamented how hard-won his victory had been, there was a faint expectant look in Beile's eyes.

Ask me, Jie Ning seemed to read from his expression. Picking up the cue, he asked with "curiosity," "Brother Beile, what exactly happened in the battle on your side?"

"Ahh~" Brother Beile first let out a seemingly "dejected" sigh, then launched into an eloquent account. "I fought two against one... In the end, even after giving it everything I had, I only managed to leave behind one Qiukadi. That Mubale fellow still got away."

"As expected of Brother Beile. Blood Frenzy Qiukadi was one of Black Dragon Fortress's top generals, yet Brother Beile actually killed him today—and while facing two opponents at once."

"Brother Beile is too strong."

"As expected of Brother Beile."

Watching the smile curl up on Brother Beile's lips, Jie Ning silently judged, He likes being flattered.

That wraps up a big chapter in one go.

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