Pash's tone carried considerably more surprise.
He knew Kakqi's strength fairly well. His Water Element Divine Clone, in particular, could only be considered an ordinary Six-star Devil. Yet it had improved so much.
In other words, Kakqi now had two Asura-level clones. If that was truly the case, then he might have a chance against Quinsang.
However, in Pash's view, even so, it was still unlikely that Kakqi could defeat Quinsang. After all, besides having reached the peak in his understanding of Laws, Quinsang also possessed an offensive Sovereign Artifact.
Kakqi's defense could block Morit, but it might not be able to block Quinsang. The enhancement from an offensive Sovereign Artifact was a full hundredfold, enough to crush Kakqi completely.
Lota said nothing, merely narrowing his eyes slightly. Two Asura-level clones?
Perhaps not.
Seeing that Lota had remained silent, Pash said no more. The two stood quietly in the air and continued spectating.
Besides them, many God level experts had appeared in the distance. Quite a few Water Element gods used the Shadow Image Technique to record this battle. Recordings of battles between High Gods were extremely valuable in Fiend Castle.
Especially after the energy fluctuations just now, even the High Gods of the Cluster Mountain Range had felt their hearts race in fear. The two combatants were likely powerful Six-star Devils, perhaps even Seven-star Devils!
These were peak experts of Hell!
Such a battle was something one could only hope to encounter.
"I never expected your Water Element Law to have reached such a level as well..."
Morit looked at Kakqi and sent him a Voice Transmission.
The strength Kakqi had displayed truly exceeded his expectations.
Kakqi did not answer directly. His eyes were filled with fighting spirit. Ever since his strength had increased, Morit was the strongest opponent he had encountered.
Although this was not Morit's strongest Divine Clone, Morit's attack just now had genuinely surprised him. Before this, he would never have been able to block it.
Experts of the Fire Element Law truly possessed powerful attacks.
"If your Light Divine Clone does not appear, you cannot defeat me."
Although Morit's attack power was impressive, Kakqi was extremely confident. "You should try my attack as well."
As soon as he spoke, Kakqi stopped defending and directly swung the Long Whip in his hand. Countless spatial ripples formed a massive "tornado" that surged toward Morit.
The surrounding mountain peaks were effortlessly shredded like tofu beneath the "tornado." Amid countless shattered stones and giant trees, endless Water Elements gathered around it. blue light appeared, the temperature plummeted, and frost formed from nothingness, instantly coating the broken stones and trees with icy edges.
With a deafening howl, the countless shards of stone and giant trees covered in icy edges swept toward Morit.
The Water Element Law leaned more toward defense. Both its material defense and Soul Defense were extremely powerful. As for offense, only the Icy Sharpness Profound Mystery provided a greater boost.
Kakqi's move centered on the Icy Sharpness Profound Mystery. Unlike using the Profound Mystery alone, he had also borrowed countless broken stones and giant trees to increase its power.
"What a terrifying technique..."
When the spectating gods in the distance saw the "tornado," their faces turned pale. Many of them even retreated farther away, afraid of being caught in the aftermath.
"Hehe, all show and no substance."
Morit had been watching Kakqi closely. In his view, this technique might be effective in a group battle, but it was somewhat lacking in a one-on-one fight. "When it comes to material attacks, you're still inferior to me!"
As he spoke, Morit raised both hands. Countless fiery red elements gathered behind him, turning the entire sky an eerie crimson. It stood in stark contrast to Kakqi's blue "tornado."
Countless Fire Elements transformed into streams of light and twisted together as they gathered before Morit.
In the blink of an eye, the countless Fire Elements formed a burning fireball half a meter across in front of Morit. The fireball's color had shifted from red to gold, and its terrifying heat caused the surrounding space to tremble.
Under the glow of the Golden Fireball, a faint golden halo appeared around Morit's body.
"These two look like they intend to clash head-on..."
Pash spoke as he watched the scene before them.
Kakqi and Morit's match was different from a battle born of personal hatred. Although there was a risk of death, this was ultimately a match requested by Lota, so it was naturally more straightforward. From the start, they had directly confronted each other in every aspect, with neither intending to kill the other.
Lota nodded as he watched their techniques.
At that moment, Lota recalled some battle descriptions from his Earth Memory. Though many battle scenes had been described there, most were close combat.
Among experts of the Divine Planes, close combat was indeed common. However, melee combat was often the final choice. Even God level experts who cultivated an Earth Law suited for close combat would not directly close the distance at the start of a battle.
To use the terms from Lota's Earth Memory, God level experts were more like "mages." Many powerful techniques could not display their full strength in close combat.
Of course, there were naturally experts like Linley, who specialized in melee combat. It was not that melee combat was inferior to ranged attacks, but battles in the Divine Planes could result in death with the slightest carelessness. Ranged attacks were no weaker than melee combat and were relatively safer. Therefore, battles in the Divine Planes were not like those in Earth Memory, where everyone chose melee combat. Everyone's first choice leaned more toward ranged attacks.
In truth, real life-and-death battles in the Divine Planes generally used both ranged attacks and melee techniques together. This was where the advantages of Divine Clones became apparent. Different Laws had different strengths, and only through cooperation could one unleash the greatest power.
If Linley had not been a Protagonist of Destiny, then his habit of relying solely on melee combat would probably have made it difficult for him to survive in the Divine Planes.
It was also because of the advantages of Divine Clones coordinating Ranged attacks that the scenes described in Earth Memory regarding the Plane Battlefield could exist, where soldiers working together could kill commanders.
Even in the tenth battle, even Paragon High Gods could possibly fall.
Setting aside the effects of Sovereign's Might, it was because experts of different elements could cooperate, combining Ranged attacks and melee combat to unleash even greater offensive power.
Of course, the Plane Battlefield was limited in area, which greatly restricted Paragon High Gods. But this was enough to demonstrate the power of coordinated Ranged attacks.
Therefore, although the Four Divine Beast Family had no Paragon or Peak Asura experts, it could still become the "First Family" of the Divine Planes. It was because the family had many High Gods!
With countless High Gods joining forces, even a Peak Asura would have to fall.
This was also why many escort missions in the Divine Planes recruited large numbers of first- and second-star Devils. After all, first- and second-star Devils were almost all Middle Gods.
The reason was that a large number of Middle Gods working together could have a chance to kill High Gods with Ranged attacks.
The only beings who could truly ignore numerical superiority were Overgods. This was also one reason why Overgods and gods were completely different.
Overgods could no longer be dealt with through numbers. That was why they stood high above, looking down upon all living beings.
Morit and Kakqi's techniques appeared almost simultaneously.
From afar, it looked as though a water-and-ice dragon was howling as it swallowed a golden sun.
Screeeech!
The "tornado" swallowed the fireball, and countless shards of stone and giant trees carrying icy edges shot toward its center. Immediately, waves of piercing screeching sounds rang out from within the "tornado."
Some Middle Gods and Lower Gods in the distance even became dizzy upon hearing the sound.
"Your attack isn't bad."
When Morit saw that Kakqi's "tornado" had swallowed his fireball without immediately collapsing, he offered a compliment. However, Morit did not care. His golden eyes were filled with confidence. "Explode!"
As Morit's words fell, the center of the "tornado" actually began to brighten slowly. Even the countless icy edges showed signs of melting!
However, after melting, the icy edges turned into mist. The mist continued to form new chains that wrapped around the center.
Clearly, Kakqi's move was not as simple as it appeared.
But in the blink of an eye, the Golden Fireball suddenly seemed to turn berserk. Countless energies poured out like a volcano, instantly creating a massive explosion. Under the outpouring of terrifying energy, the "tornado" could no longer hold on and exploded along with the Golden Fireball.
The space instantly shattered beneath that energy, forming a huge region of broken space.
Countless small fireballs and icy shards shot in all directions.
The intertwined fireballs and icy shards continued exploding, making the energy wildly violent.
"Get out of the way!"
The faces of the God level experts watching from afar changed drastically. They instantly transformed into various forms and fled in all directions.
When Kakqi saw the "tornado" explode, his expression became more serious. Morit's Golden Fireball was stronger than he had imagined. The energy ripples released by the explosion alone were enough to kill ordinary High Gods.
Seeing countless fireballs rush toward him, Kakqi did not dodge. Divine power instantly gathered around him, forming a massive Wave Shield before him.
Unlike the pure blue Water Element Divine Power he had used when casting the "tornado," the shield Kakqi formed now possessed a special cyan-blue color, utterly mysterious.
The energy capable of killing High Gods struck the shield and merely caused a faint ripple before dissipating.
Even when Morit blocked the leaking energy, some of his defensive energy was consumed. He was not as effortless as Kakqi.
Seeing this scene, Lota revealed a faint smile. Clearly, he had already guessed it.
On the other hand, Pash's eyes revealed surprise. "Fused Divine Power..."
"Fused Divine Power..."
Pash's tone was slightly astonished. "Kakqi actually underwent Soul Mutation. No wonder he dared to challenge Quinsang."
Only gods who had undergone Soul Mutation could use Fused Divine Power. This was an Iron Law.
Soul Mutation was extremely rare. The death rate was incredibly high, and the more clones one possessed, the higher the chance of death.
However, once a Soul Mutation succeeded, different types of Divine Power could be fused. The fusion of two types of Divine Power was ten times as powerful as a single type. Moreover, different Divine Clones could use the Divine Power and Law Profound Mysteries of other clones, making every clone nearly equivalent to one's strongest clone.
This alone was enough to demonstrate the strength of Soul Mutation experts.
Furthermore, for Soul Mutation experts, not only could Divine Power be fused, but Profound Mysteries from different Laws could be fused as well. The fusion of two Different Law Profound Mysteries was equal to the fusion of three Profound Mysteries from the same Law.
Not only that, Soul Mutation experts also possessed extremely powerful souls, far surpassing experts of the same level. Whether deducing Law Profound Mysteries, using Soul Attacks, or Soul Defense, they were all exceptionally strong.
It could be said that the potential and strength of Soul Mutation experts both surpassed ordinary gods.
However, Soul Mutation was too difficult. Even Two-Element Soul Mutation had a death rate exceeding ninety percent. Over countless years and countless lives, there had only been one Three-attribute Soul Mutation in all of Hell. The odds were already infinitely close to zero.
And Four-Element Soul Mutation?
No one had ever succeeded. Death was inevitable.
"You underwent Soul Mutation?!"
Morit naturally discovered through his Spiritual Sense that Kakqi had used Fused Divine Power to form the shield. His expression could not help becoming serious.
No wonder this guy's Water Element Divine Clone was so powerful.
Soul Mutation experts all had powerful souls. In addition, he himself was an Asura of the Life Law, and his soul had reached the Asura level. If he devoted himself fully to deducing the Water Element Law, then even if his talent for Water Elements was somewhat lacking, it would still not be difficult for his Water Element Divine Clone to become an Asura.
Combined with his Fused Divine Power and soul, he would rank extremely highly even among Asuras.
Kakqi had no intention of concealing it. "Although your attack just now was powerful, you are not a match for me now. Bring out your Light Clone."
Even though Morit's attack had gained the initiative just now, Kakqi had not gone all out. Now that he was using Fused Divine Power, Morit's Fire Element Divine Clone was no match for him.
However, he did not dare underestimate Morit. After all, Morit's strongest clone was his Light Divine Clone. Even among all the Divine Planes, Morit's Light Divine Clone was second only to Paragons.
If he could fight Morit's Light Divine Clone once, that would be the greatest gain for him.
"Hehe, Soul Mutation is powerful, but I wonder if it is stronger than Sovereign's Might..."
Morit did not reveal where his Light Divine Clone was. Instead, he extended his right hand, and a drop of black liquid radiating a terrifying aura appeared in his palm. It was Dark Lord God's Might.
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