Hodan felt a strange rule sweep over his soul and act upon his Godhead. Strange ripples tried to extract his comprehension of the Laws from his soul.
But as a Paragon, Hodan had fused six Mysteries into a flawless ring. No matter what Beirut's innate divine ability did, Hodan remained unmoved. After they were locked in a stalemate for a while, Beirut's innate divine ability could do nothing to Hodan and dissipated on its own.
Even from this brief contact, Hodan understood how Beirut's innate divine ability, God-Eater, worked. It directly stripped away one's comprehension of the Laws and rules from the soul. The only exceptions were those whose Laws and rules had formed a ring of their own, or those protected by a Soul Defense Sovereign Artifact.
Otherwise, the instant their comprehension of the Laws and rules was stripped away, they would lose their understanding and control of them. It was like having carved out a sanctuary in the deep sea, protected by strong defenses.
But now your access had been revoked, and your defenses shut down in an instant. Countless tons of seawater would come crashing in, crushing your sanctuary to dust. That was how an enemy's soul was annihilated by the powerful Laws of the World. Beirut's innate divine ability didn't kill directly, though the result was the same.
"What? You thought your innate divine ability would work on a Paragon?" Hodan said with a sneer as he felt Beirut's power at work.
Beirut knew his innate divine ability was useless against a Paragon. He had only used it on impulse after being suppressed by Hodan and working himself into a rage. Now Hodan's mockery turned Beirut's already dark expression black as the bottom of a pot.
"If I can't kill you, I'll send you into the