At that moment.
Brimir completely transformed himself into a body of Void, and pure Void Magic spread outward in tidal waves.
At that moment.
Lucius foresaw this scene and activated time reversal magic, causing his disintegrated fingers to "slowly" recover.
In that fleeting instant.
Void and time clashed at his fingertips in the form of concepts.
The recovery process also carried the regenerative effects of body magic and blood magic.
But on the "battlefield" between Void and time.
Even Lucius's own soul magic seemed far too insignificant and powerless.
It barely had any presence at all.
At this point, rather than saying Lucius was fighting Brimir.
It was more accurate to say that Astaroth, the highest-ranking devil, was battling Brimir.
That was right—it was the most ruthless kind of battle.
This was not a sparring match at all, but a fight in which the former carried killing intent!
The reason was simple. Lucius wanted to join the World Government, but Astaroth was unwilling.
So Brimir had to be killed here!
In the end, the exchange revealed their relative strength when half of Lucius's palm was annihilated by Void Magic.
But the battle had not yet been decided.
Lucius instantly returned to a position a hundred meters away, his hand already restored to original.
Brimir also used "life" to turn his body, which had become Void, back into human flesh.
This clash had greatly drained both sides.
Yet the battle continued.
Lucius—no, his body was now completely under Astaroth's control.
This caused Lucius's consciousness, forcibly "locked" inside his body and only able to "watch" the outside world, to fall into utter panic.
"How could this happen?!"
"Astaroth, what are you doing?!"
"How dare you treat me like this? I'm your master!"
As he spoke, he frantically activated the master-servant contract he