Lota merely chuckled. His royal robe drifted in the Space Turbulence as he calmly looked at Augusta. "Your strength is not merely what you have shown to the outside world either."
Hearing Lota's words, Augusta's gaze shifted, though no one knew what he was thinking.
Lota was in no hurry to attack. The Four Divine Beasts could not escape anyway.
Thus, neither of them paid any attention to the Four Divine Beasts, who were seizing the time to recover their injuries nearby.
The stronger a body was, the harder it was to recover. Though the Four Divine Beasts were not particularly strong, their bodies were absolutely among the strongest. Naturally, they needed a great deal of time to recover.
A moment later.
Augusta glanced at the Four Divine Beasts before fixing his eyes on Lota, making no attempt to hide his thoughts. "Then let's each rely on our own abilities!"
Having reached this point, neither of them could possibly withdraw.
The same was true for the Four Divine Beasts.
The Four Divine Beasts were all in their True Forms, making their expressions impossible to discern. However, the gazes the four of them directed at Lota and Augusta were exceedingly solemn. No one knew what they were discussing.
"Rely on your Supreme Artifact?"
Lota burst into laughter, then charged toward Leiding and the others with the long rod in his hand.
Although this battle had entangled him with Augusta, it was not yet time to decide life and death with Augusta. Therefore, the Four Divine Beasts were his main target.
Whoever killed the Four Divine Beasts would seize the initiative.
Even Ofu and the others would have nothing to say about it.
How could Augusta not know that?
He could kill the Four Divine Beasts, and Lota could as well, but neither could allow the other to succeed first.
Thus, the instant Lota moved, Augusta moved as well.
However, he did not attack the Four Divine Beasts. Instead, he attacked Lota, stopping Lota from directly annihilating them.
Leiding and the other three reacted swiftly as well. Seeing the two attack again, they stopped recovering despite not having fully healed and hurriedly reformed their Magic Array to resist.
Although Leiding and the others could be killed at any moment, most of Augusta's attacks were blocked by Lota, while most of Lota's attacks were blocked by Augusta.
Only a small portion of both sides' attacks continuously landed on Leiding and the others.
For a time, the situation became strangely bizarre.
It looked as though Lota and Augusta were fighting each other, yet both would spare a hand to strike at the Four Divine Beasts. But whenever they casually struck at the Four Divine Beasts, they also ended up "protecting" them.
As a result, although Lota and Augusta's attacks were powerful, neither of them suffered much injury.
In contrast, Leiding and the other three, caught between them, were already covered in wounds and looked utterly miserable.
They could only endure the aftershocks of the two men's alternating attacks. The moment they tried to leave the battlefield, one of the two would drag them back in.
They could not win, and they could not run.
The other Overgods watched the scene, momentarily at a loss for words.
Even the corner of Death Overlord's mouth twitched.
It was amusing, certainly.
But when would it end?
At this rate of consumption, the two of them might fight for hundreds or even thousands of years.
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Humiliation!
The greatest humiliation!
Leiding and the other three were battered into a miserable state by Lota and Augusta's attacks.
Even during the Sovereign God War, the four of them had never been this miserable. Even at their most dangerous moment, when facing Mith, the Water Element Paragon Dominator, they had not been in such a sorry state.
After all, the situation had not been like this back then. Now, they were almost entirely beyond their own control.
What they found hardest to accept was that they were not even bearing the main attacks. They were merely being struck as an afterthought by the two men.
The four of them were nothing more than "playthings"!
Damn it!
Damn it!
Rage burned within the hearts of Leiding and the others.
Yet no matter how furious they were, they dared not reveal too much at this moment and could only suppress the anger in their hearts with all their strength.
After all, whether it was Lota or Augusta, the strength they had displayed far exceeded the four men's expectations.
This was simply not strength a Law Overlord could possess!
It was already not far from the Rule Overlords as they understood them!
Why were they so strong?!
Leiding and the others could not understand.
Especially Augusta. How could he possibly block their Talent Divine Power? In their understanding, this move was something Augusta could never block; he should have died without question!
Yet in reality, Augusta had not been affected at all.
Boom!
A massive rod shadow stretching ten thousand meters smashed out from Lota's hand. Under this strike, the Space Turbulence itself was churned apart, as though forming a vortex.
Along with the rod shadow, countless vines spread like cages, encircling all directions.
It was precisely the enormous restraining effect of these "vines" that allowed Lota to withstand Augusta's Supreme God Sword without suffering too much damage.
The attack power of a Supreme Artifact was immense. Setting everything else aside, at equal strength, possessing a Supreme Artifact allowed one to defeat an opponent with ease.
For example, Augusta and Hulley, the Lightning Overlord. The strength the two had previously displayed to the public was almost identical. Augusta possessed a mismatched Supreme Artifact, making him ten times stronger, while Hulley possessed a Lower Sovereign God clone from the earth element, granting him an additional portion of Willpower Might and likewise making him ten times stronger.
Yet it was universally acknowledged that Augusta was slightly stronger than Hulley.
That was part of the advantage of a Supreme Artifact.
If Lota had only revealed strength no greater than Augusta's, then without the restraint of these "vines," it would have been impossible for him to "protect" the Four Divine Beasts from Augusta.
"What a nuisance."
Augusta's attack was blocked by Lota once more, and his expression darkened somewhat.
He had already confirmed that Lota was indeed powerful. However, if not for "Ilitana," Lota would at most have been like the previous "Hulley" compared to his current self, with some gap between them.
This Lota truly had incredible luck!
Augusta felt somewhat jealous of Lota's fortuitous encounter.
After all, Lota was the only one who had managed to make an Overgod risk falling just to become a "weapon."
Even the Four Great Rule Rulers could not accomplish that.
Moreover, Ilitana was not weak either. Judging solely from what she had displayed, Ilitana's body was extremely strong, at least on the level of a Sovereign Artifact. Otherwise, she could not possibly serve as Lota's weapon.
In other words, Ilitana most likely belonged to the category of Super Divine Beasts.
Based on that alone, Ilitana was comparable to an ordinary Mid-level Overlord.
At this moment, Lota had no choice but to acknowledge Augusta's strength as well.
Although this guy was arrogant and overbearing, he truly had the strength to back it up.
"Get ready."
Lota directly sent a Voice Transmission to Ilitana.
His reason for killing the Four Divine Beasts was not entirely for himself. Part of it was also for Ilitana.
She had already pushed her Death Rule to its limit. To take the final step, she could only rely on enlightenment. With enlightenment, she could reach the Paragon realm. Without it, she would have no further chance to improve even after countless years.
But opportunities to break through to Paragon?
They were far too rare.
Lota himself, as well as Uthred, the Destruction Overlord, Vivian, the Life Overlord, Teresia, the Wind Element Lower Sovereign God, and Qinghuo from the future "plot," had all relied on the instant they refined a Sovereign Spark. Their souls underwent a qualitative transformation, and by relying on that transformation, they naturally broke through to the Paragon realm.
A Sovereign Spark was the greatest opportunity in this world.
What opportunity could compare to that?
This showed just how difficult it was to break from the ultimate peak of the laws into the Paragon realm.
Especially for Ilitana, who was already a Super Divine Beast. It was even harder for her to break through to Paragon.
The world was fair. The stronger one's body was, the more difficult cultivation became. If she had not become an Overgod and enjoyed endless Power of Faith, Ilitana would have had very little chance of reaching the final step of the Death Rule.
But for Lota, Ilitana was not without an opportunity.
By using the Undead Crystal he had obtained from Death Overlord, along with Ilitana's Talent Divine Power—
Observing and taking part in the process of an Overgod's fall might allow her to take that final step. After all, she cultivated the Death Rule.
If it were any other rule, this method naturally would not have the slightest possibility of success.
But whether it would work, even Lota was uncertain. He could only say that, in his view, if Ilitana could not break through under such circumstances, then she would likely never be able to break through again.
"Alright."
Ilitana had already learned the plan from Lota earlier.
She did not stand on ceremony with Lota. In her view, her strength was Lota's strength. If she broke through to the Paragon realm, then even when facing a Rule Overlord, Lota would not be at a disadvantage.
For Lota's sake, she had to break through!
"Mhm. I'll cooperate with you in using your Talent Divine Power."
Lota's tone remained calm.
He had previously figured out the principles behind Ilitana's Talent Divine Power. With his own bloodline, he could naturally use Ilitana's Talent Divine Power.
The Talent Divine Power Lota used now was even more powerful than when Ilitana used it herself.
After all, Lota was stronger.
Using his blood essence to unleash the Talent Divine Power did not lose in power to a Super Divine Beast using its own Talent Divine Power. If no one knew of the Origin Bloodline, no one would imagine that Lota could use a Talent Divine Power that only divine beasts could wield.
"Mhm."
Ilitana responded. Although her voice was calm, Lota sensed a trace of "nervousness" in her tone.
"Don't worry. This opportunity is no less significant than becoming an Overgod."
Lota naturally knew that Ilitana feared failure, so he offered a word of comfort.
And it was not merely comfort. In Lota's eyes, participating in the killing of an Overgod and becoming an Overgod were both extraordinarily difficult things to achieve.
Together with their prior preparations, even if this opportunity did not quite compare to becoming an Overgod, it was not far off.
Since the world's birth, it was not as though Overgods had never fallen.
But using an Overgod's fall to cultivate? That had never happened before.
After comforting Ilitana, Lota said no more. Everything had already been arranged. Whether she succeeded or failed depended solely on Ilitana herself.
Then, Lota swiftly broke free from Augusta's entanglement. Gripping the "Ilitana" long rod in his hand, he unleashed a powerful attack directly toward the Four Divine Beasts.
For a moment, countless motes of black Sovereign's Might appeared simultaneously from all directions within the Space Turbulence, like stars.
It was as though this entire world had been plunged into complete darkness.
"Humph, a petty trick."
Although Lota's move carried considerable might, Augusta did not take it to heart.
"You want to kill the Four Divine Beasts? Have you asked me?"
Augusta raised his Supreme God Sword. Light Lord God power descended from the heavens, and the divine sword instantly emitted countless rays of light, completely transforming into a Light Sword.
Wherever the Light Sword passed, all darkness was dispersed. It was as though a massive crack had been torn through a black curtain, while a sacred aura seeped out from within.
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