The Lord of Shadows moved.
But his target was not Soren. Instead, he went for the Princess, who appeared to be the weakest of the three. She alone gave off no obvious aura of divinity. Ever since she had used some means to disperse her excess divine power value, her control over her power had grown increasingly refined. Unlike before, the raging divine power within her was no longer apparent at a glance. From any perspective, the Lord of Shadows had made a sound choice. After all, the Princess was clearly the most threatening spellcaster.
Yet there was one thing he clearly had not anticipated: the Princess was actually stronger than Soren.
If they truly fought head-on, one against one...
Soren and the Princess would have roughly a forty-sixty chance of winning, with her odds at least twenty percentage points higher than his.
—"Cone of Cold!"
Facing the Lord of Shadows with the Godslayer Sword in his hand, even someone as powerful as the Princess dared not be careless. She instantly opened up the distance and cast numerous abjuration spells on herself. Then she activated the frost divine power within her, sealing all the ground before her. Frost spread rapidly, visibly engulfing the area. It was as though the entire space had suddenly become the Far North, and even space itself seemed about to freeze.
Soren and Yugin reacted just as quickly.
The moment the Lord of Shadows moved, Yugin roared. The phantom behind him merged with his body, and in an instant, a trace of the radiance of divinity shone from him as though he were a deity.
Heroic Spirit Fusion!
Previously, Yugin had not been strong enough to enter a demigod form, and naturally could not fully contain the power of a heroic spirit. But now, after absorbing