Having formed a guess, much of the panic faded from Phantom Purple Enchantress's face.
Maintaining her current suppressive stance against Eternal Night, she continued:
"Abhoth is a true god who commands [Desecration] and [Darkness]. How could he have died so easily?"
"Though my former status was lower than yours, I was still a demigod who commanded a single Authority."
"That excuse of yours might fool Players who have never ascended to a divine throne, but don't think you can fool me!"
"Why would I fool you? It's the truth." Eternal Night replied with a smile, his gaze already sweeping back and forth across the spherical barrier surrounding them.
He looked as though he were searching for a flaw.
"You weaklings know you can't confront me head-on, so you can only resort to schemes and tricks to make up for it."
"But in this world, strength is still supreme!"
"Give up struggling and peacefully become a stepping stone for my perfect godhood!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Eternal Night's smile abruptly turned cold.
The black mist enveloping his entire body suddenly dispersed, revealing what lay beneath.
At some point, a thick layer of crystal armor had formed there!
The sharp Crystal Spikes on its surface trembled faintly, poised to strike!
The second-stage ability of the Talent Soulification [Crystallization], [Crystal Explosion]!
A silent explosion erupted within the purple lightning barrier!
Countless Crystal Spikes instantly pierced through everything around them, clearing out a small open area within the chaotic asteroid belt.
Black Whale, who had been watching from the shadows, had the foresight to retreat far away beforehand.
But in the near-resistance-free vacuum, the range of those Crystal Spikes was terrifying.
With one moment of carelessness, he was still struck by one of them, leaving a wound across his shoulder.
The injury