A gentle, magnetic male voice reached Ma Ran's ears.
"You were able to dispel the Discernment Blessing so easily. You certainly have quite a few tricks up your sleeve."
"I bear you no ill will."
"So..."
"There's no need for us to fight."
"Why don't we have a peaceful chat?"
"Perhaps we can all gain something from it."
Following the voice, Ma Ran saw a figure that could barely be recognized as humanoid.
For intelligent lifeforms below a certain level, merely seeing the other party's face was out of the question. Even catching a glimpse of their back from afar would drive them insane on the spot, trigger genetic mutations, or even shatter and twist their souls.
Ma Ran's expression remained calm as he discreetly channeled astral power into his eyes.
Through his Brilliant Star Eyes, he quickly discerned the other party's appearance.
The deity who had spoken had an ordinary face and a build that was neither burly nor thin. His long, shoulder-length hair and eyes were rainbow-colored, and he wore a hemp shirt and long trousers.
Simple and clean.
Overall, apart from his somewhat gaudy hair and eye colors, this deity seemed utterly ordinary at first glance, with nothing particularly noteworthy about him.
Yet Ma Ran knew that everything was an illusion.
In reality...
The other party was a high-level deity!
One of the supreme wielders of power in the Divine Court!
Although he had made ample psychological preparations, when he faced this deity directly, Ma Ran still felt a terrifying pressure bearing down on him amid the turbulence of divine power.
In an instant, Ma Ran completed a preliminary assessment and comparison of their combat strength. If he had not possessed multiple trump cards, then encountering such an opponent unprepared would have given him at least a