Hodan stood trembling in place. Though Oufu didn't know why, he had become an enemy, and Oufu wasn't about to let this opportunity pass.
Whoosh! The Fate Supreme God Sword, shimmering with four colors, shot toward Hodan.
Clang!
Hodan's clothes were torn. But the Fate Supreme God Sword had left only a pale mark on his chest, like the faint impression left on skin by pressing a ruler against it.
"What!" Fate Chief Sovereign Oufu stared wide-eyed.
"How is this possible?" Oufu couldn't believe it. Hodan clearly had no defensive Supreme Artifact. His body might be at the level of a Sovereign Artifact, but Sovereign Artifacts were barely stronger than paper against Supreme Artifacts.
Hodan had constantly dodged Oufu's attacks earlier. That alone showed how wary he was of the Supreme Artifact's edge.
Now Oufu had used every means at his disposal, striking Hodan with all his strength—and he couldn't even break his skin?
"Pssh..." The pale mark vanished in an instant, and Hodan's body continued growing stronger. The most basic components within him—his bones, muscles, and everything else—shattered and reformed again and again, growing stronger each time. Every transformation was terrifying, and the process showed no sign of stopping.
Hodan's body consumed vast amounts of energy.
"I've spent countless years researching this. I created this ultimate sword strike—how, how can it not even pierce his muscles? Impossible! Impossible!!!" Oufu roared. Gripping the Fate Supreme God Sword, he attacked Hodan again. Four-colored sword shadows flashed into being once more.
A terrifying strike.
Pfft. The Supreme Artifact struck Hodan again, but this time... it didn't even leave a pale mark.
Oufu stared blankly at Hodan.
Rumble~~~ A wave of energy suddenly burst out around Hodan, hurling Oufu away. At the center of the shock wave, Hodan stood quietly with his eyes