The azure sea still shimmered.
Bathed in the midday sun, Echidna floated above the Waters, her eyes calm as still water, her entire body enveloped in a layer of golden light, appearing exquisitely beautiful and holy.
"I sentence you to death!"
Echidna extended a slender white finger, pointed it in Vidas's direction, and murmured softly.
"Call out!"
In an instant--
A semi-transparent golden halo shot rapidly towards the blue-haired man!
"What!"
Upon sensing the unimaginable and terrifying power of the soul, Vidas instantly changed.
However, although he was also a Asura Prefect -level expert, he cultivated the Water Law, and Water Law experts were destined to have a slow escape speed, at least far slower than the speed of the opponent's Soul Attack.
" Water Flow Spirit!"
Realizing he could no longer dodge the attack, Vidas went all out, unleashing his ultimate soul defense technique!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!--"
From a perspective imperceptible to ordinary people, Vidas's soul power rapidly gathered and condensed into a peculiar creation resembling a sea fish!
"Splash! Splash!" The sea fish swayed its agile body, and countless illusory whirlpools of water converged wildly, rushing towards the illusory golden halo!
"Hiss! Hiss!--"
Although the water's defensive capabilities were insufficient to directly withstand the cutting power of the golden light wheel, it possessed an astonishing 'tenacity,' making the light wheel seem to be stuck in a quagmire, rendering it completely powerless to unleash its cutting force.
"Hmph! I cultivate the Water Law and have perfectly integrated it with ' Profound Mystery of Roundness and Profound Mysteries '. No matter how strong your Soul Attack is, you can't shake me!" Vidas was extremely confident in his defensive methods, especially his move ' Water Flow Spirit ', which was considered the nemesis of Soul Attack.
"Buzz~ Buzz~"
The power of the golden halo was gradually dissipated by Vidas ' defensive moves, but the power was not completely annihilated. Instead, much of it was recombined into semi-transparent golden ripples. These semi-transparent golden ripples spontaneously spread outwards, immediately affecting many innocent spectators.
"Ah! Ah!"
My soul!
In the blink of an eye, their moves took effect almost instantly, leaving the surrounding audience no time to react.
Almost simultaneously, dozens of nearby Highgod fell directly from the sky.
In the distance, only a few truly powerful beings among the Highgod remained, looking towards the center of the battlefield with lingering fear. In particular, the two Seven Star Wavewalker were looking at the stunningly beautiful girl high in the sky with terror.
"So powerful!" The two were completely stunned by the opponent's move.
Even from such a distance, and with only a slight aftershock, it possessed such power; one can only imagine how astonishing the power of that golden halo itself must be!
"She cultivates the ' Edicts of Fate '," the white-haired old man in black robes said in a low voice. "Judging from the looks of it, her cultivation of the Edicts of Fate has definitely reached an extremely high level."
" The Edicts of Fate?"
In the void, Blood Peak Sovereign Pash watched this scene with some surprise.
Whether in the Infernal Realm or in the Water Divine Plane, it is rare to see a powerful cultivator who practices the ' Edicts of Fate '. This is because most cultivators of the ' Edicts of Fate ' have gone to the ' Celestial Realm ' among the four Higher Plane. Even if you do see them in other planes, they are mostly not very strong.
"I never expected that you would major in the Edicts of Fate, and be so strong at it!" At this moment, Vidas, who was in the center of the battlefield, felt a sense of apprehension towards this challenger for the first time.
"That's incredible!"
"Indeed! I never imagined that Miss Echidna not only possessed such mastery of the Water Law, but also had such unparalleled attainments in the Edicts of Fate!"
Although many innocent spectators were affected, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the other Deity Level powerhouses to continue watching the battle!
Rule-based powerhouses are already rare, and if we're talking about the most bizarre and terrifying of the Four Edicts, then the ' Edicts of Fate ' is the most prominent. At the same time, the Edicts of Fate is extremely difficult to cultivate, and even in the Higher Plane, the Celestial Realm, very few people have achieved great success in the Edicts of Fate.
However, those who have mastered the Edicts of Fate are often more difficult to deal with than other experts of the same level.
"You actually managed to catch my ' Fate Judgment '! Impressive!" At this moment, Echidna was slightly surprised to find that her sure-fire move had failed.
In fact, in terms of her mastery of the Edicts of Fate alone, she was only at the level of a normal Seven Star Fate Apostle. But her move just now had a double boost!
The first blessing came from a 'Dragon Ball' that she had fully developed after reaching the Highgod. With the help of this Dragon Ball, her soul abilities were greatly enhanced.
As for the Second Layer enhancement, it is naturally her soul power, which far surpasses that of ordinary Highgod!
As Luo Ao's closest companion, she was naturally 'transformed' into Soul Mutation, with a soul strength far exceeding that of normal experts of the same level.
At the same time, the ' Soul Mutation ' itself is also one of the important reasons why she was able to cultivate to this level so quickly.
"That last move by Echidna subtly utilized her mutated soul power, and with the added enhancement of her peculiar 'Dragon Ball,' it was definitely more terrifying than those powerful palace lords who excelled in Soul Attack!" Luo Ao watched the battle unfold before him, secretly regretting, "If it weren't for the fact that her chosen opponent was skilled in soul defense, she would have already won."
"I admit you have the strength of a city lord-level expert. However, you've chosen the wrong opponent!" Vidas had already abandoned his underestimation of him.
He had once Strongest Battle at the level of a palace lord who was skilled in the Edicts of Death, and the opponent's Soul Attack had not given him the same imminent threat he was just now. This shows how terrifying Echidna's methods of using the Edicts of Fate are.
If it were a powerful sect leader who wasn't particularly skilled in soul defense, probably very few of them would have been able to withstand that attack.
"Choose the wrong opponent? Then come and take this move from me again!" Echidna's lighthearted laughter echoed over the Waters, and then she stretched out both hands.
"Buzz~~"
The power of the soul condensed around the 'Dragon Ball' in the Soul Ocean, and quickly swept towards the Azure Prefect.
The Edicts of Fate -- Fate Cage!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!--"
In the void, semi-transparent golden chains suddenly emerged from Echidna's hands, rapidly wrapping around her opponent.
"This move!" Vidas dared not be careless and defended with all his might.
"This feeling of being controlled is so uncomfortable. It seems that this move is a binding technique and some kind of soul influence. It is indeed very powerful. But with my soul defense..." Although Echidna had cast Fate Cage and superimposed the soul binding effect of the 'Dragon Ball', it was indeed making Vidas very uncomfortable.
However, this move alone is not enough to break through the opponent's soul defense; it can only be considered as controlling the opponent for a short period of time.
And at that moment—
"Die." A hint of murderous intent flickered in Echidna's eyes, and suddenly she moved.
"Boom!"
As if space itself had exploded, Echidna shot towards Vidas like lightning, a golden holy sword appearing in her hand.
"Not good!" Vidas was immediately shocked. He had no spare energy to defend against the opponent's other moves.
Thump!
The sword struck Vidas squarely, sending him flying into the azure sea below.
"Coo--"
Amidst the churning water, Vidas emerged once more! And, he appeared to be largely unharmed.
"Although the Edicts of Fate are not very good at physical attacks, her sword just now..." He thought he would at least suffer a serious injury, but the power of her sword was not as terrible as he had imagined.
" Echidna's 'Dragon Balls' mainly affect the soul, and since she didn't use the Fused Divine Power... that move just now was only at the level of a normal Seven Star Fate Apostle." The characteristics of the Fused Divine Power are too easy to identify, Echidna doesn't intend to reveal this point casually unless necessary.
As for souls? There are indeed super mythical beasts with naturally powerful souls.
" Echidna, I take the blame. I underestimated you!" Although she wasn't seriously injured when she fell into the sea, she was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
"This Echidna cultivates the Edicts of Fate and has a profound understanding of the soul, while I cultivate the Water Law and am most lacking in Soul Attack ability. I definitely can't do anything to her..." Vidas held the red whip, his gaze growing increasingly gloomy.
"It seems that's the only option."
To defeat his opponent this time, he must reveal the trump card he just acquired.
"Whoosh!"
Under the gaze of countless onlookers and opponents, Vidas suddenly put away the Divine Artifact he had used for countless years and took out a dark green whip.
"Smack!"
With a casual flick of his dark green whip, the surrounding space trembled slightly.
"Hmm? Lord Vidas has changed his weapon!"
"What a terrifying weapon! Could it be the legendary Sovereign Artifact?"
" Sovereign Artifact?!"
Countless powerful figures looked curiously at the dark green whip, and even Echidna was somewhat puzzled.
"This dark green whip shouldn't be Sovereign Artifact... but its power feels no less than that of Sovereign Artifact to me." She had certainly seen Sovereign Artifact before; in fact, the exquisite armor she was wearing was a Material Defense Sovereign Artifact!
However, the aura of the Sovereign Artifact was clearly different from that of the dark green whip.
"This is the first time I've used this treasure against a Lord-level expert since I acquired it. To die by my whip would be an honor for you!"
After Vidas finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the long whip in his hand instantly transformed into countless afterimages, sweeping towards Echidna.
Echidna was somewhat surprised, but she didn't seem flustered.
She possessed Material Defense Sovereign Artifact, making her invincible in terms of material defense. As for Soul Attack, she didn't believe that a mere Water Law expert could threaten her after her Soul Mutation.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"Sizzle!"
The countless illusory shadows of dark green whips did not disperse; they simply enveloped Echidna, and each of these concentrated, unbroken whip shadows could easily tear apart the solid space of the Divine Plane.
In an instant, endless blue seawater surged in, turning the center of the battlefield into a magnificent underwater world!
It must be said that the enhancement of Vidas's dark green whip to physical attacks is indeed terrifying, with each move unleashing far more powerful and terrifying energy than before!
Of course, Echidna was protected by her Sovereign Artifact, which allowed her to withstand the opponent's attacks, but the scene looked rather ugly, as if she was being suppressed.