The instant the blue light entered Bane's body, he stiffened completely, like a stone statue.
Bane's eyes, which had burned like blazing flames, suddenly went dark.
The skin covered in fiery red markings, like a demon's, also abruptly turned dull.
Bane's energy flow plummeted to a standstill.
Green looked at Bane, who had suddenly gone rigid, and flew straight over to him.
"This struggle is finally over. What a pity—if you hadn't demonized yourself, I might have had to expend a lot more effort!"
Green spoke in a low voice. A trace of regret showed in the eyes of the demonized Bane.
The spell Soul Dominion granted complete control over a living being's soul and will.
The spell's precise effects depended entirely on the caster's understanding of the soul and their ability to exploit its vulnerabilities.
The greater the caster's knowledge and the weaker the target's soul defenses, the more effective the spell would be.
But if the target's soul defenses were exceptionally sound, Soul Dominion would have little effect—or none at all.
A Deity's soul had undergone a qualitative transformation into a Godhead and become bound to the world. It was perfectly capable of resisting a spell like Soul Dominion.
But Bane had used power from the Abyss.
For most Deities, recklessly using Abyssal Power would only expose them to its corruption, without increasing their combat strength at all.
But Bane's body had been brought forth through his demonic son, Xvim. As a result, using Abyssal Power not only spared him from corruption, but greatly increased his combat strength—a trait no other Deity possessed.
Even so, Bane was a Deity of the Lawful Evil Alignment, and his Godhead was fundamentally at odds with Abyssal Power.
Under the influence of Abyssal Power, a tiny flaw had appeared in Bane's Godhead