Mercy was not needed during the Time of Troubles.
The moment Loviatar's figure manifested, Soren immediately transformed into his avatar form and charged forward.
This battle was completely different from any in the past, and the two sides barely engaged in any close-combat melee the instant they clashed.
The reason was simple.
The Time of Troubles had already been underway for some time.
Soren had accumulated a considerable amount of divine power value, and similarly, Loviatar had gathered a good deal as well. As long as their divine power values were not yet exhausted, the divine shields raised by deities could resist almost any spell and physical damage. Against deities like the Spider Queen, even the Magical Crystal Superconducting Pulse Cannon could be withstood head-on by a divine shield. The hunting god-Malar and the Lord of Shadows-Soren had not encountered enemies with sufficient divine power when they were killed, but in opposing Loviatar, he faced an adversary who had replenished at least thirty percent or more of her divine power value.
Rumble!
Dazzling golden light erupted over the skies of Tantras.
This was a battle extremely close to true divine form. The moment Soren appeared, Loviatar consecutively cast at least three divine spells above ninth-level, and Soren likewise used divine power conversion to neutralize her attacks.
Beneath their feet was the temple district of Tantras.
Yet from merely the initial exchange, the aftermath of divine power had already devastated the land, with the only things remaining intact being those shrines shrouded in glowing radiance.
A small amount of commoner casualties was inevitable, but by this point, no one could spare the attention to care.
The Time of Troubles had erupted, and mortals were merely ants.
Over the course of these past two years, nearly a hundred million living beings had