"You..."
Facing the Evil God's avatar's incredulous gaze, Kuize, his entire body wreathed in silver flames, walked forward as if strolling on level ground in his "Soul Source Ascension" form and spoke evenly.
"What's wrong? Is it really so surprising to see that I'm completely unharmed?"
The Evil God's avatar swept his gaze over Kuize's half-real, half-illusory body and discovered that every attack from the "Abyss Sun" had passed straight through him.
It was as though physical attacks had struck a ghost and missed entirely.
At this point, the astonishment and confusion in the young man's pitch-black eyes were immediately replaced by clarity.
"Oh, so that's how it is."
The Evil God's avatar murmured in sudden realization.
"This flashy form of yours not only allows all your normal attacks to permanently carry the destructive effect of the soul, but also makes you immune to all external physical assaults."
"That's why my attacks had no effect."
"Pretty impressive, I suppose~"
As he said this, the Evil God's avatar once again swept his gaze across Kuize's body, and a chilling smile emerged once more on his pale face.
"Only..."
"If I'm not mistaken..."
"You can't maintain this state for long, can you?"
The old man remained silent in response to the young man's question.
"..."
The Evil God's avatar curled his lips upward, utterly unruffled as he smiled and assessed him in an arrogant tone that suggested he had seen through everything.
"The flow of every bit of energy throughout your body can no longer escape my eyes."
"From what I can tell..."
"You can only sustain this power of immunity for a few dozen minutes—an hour at most, isn't that right?"
Kuize answered calmly.
"Heh heh, who knows?"
Seeing this, the Evil God's avatar put one hand on his hip and