Jason flew towards the aura of the Highgod, eventually landing in the sky above a deserted wasteland.
"You killed two of my sons and didn't even run away, what audacity!"
A thin, brown-haired youth, filled with boundless rage and surrounded by the Highgod Power- Earth Element god, flew to Jason.
"I've reached a bottleneck in my cultivation and need to find an opponent to help me break through," Jason said nonchalantly.
Hearing that Jason had actually used him as a whetstone, the young man's anger intensified. A sword and shield appeared in his hand, and he slashed down without hesitation.
Jason unleashed seven water-like streams that swirled around him, shielding him from the attack, though three of them were severed.
Erwin was surprised by Jason's strength, but he showed no intention of backing down.
"Only a peak Four Star Fiend, perhaps benefiting a bit from his own bloodline," Jason commented.
He could tell that the other party should have the bloodline of some kind of divine beast, but it was very weak, far inferior to that of Dylan's two sons.
Jason's current clones on the Yulan Continent, working together, are roughly equivalent to Four Star Fiend, given their possession of Soul Defense Divine Artifact. The only drawback is that Jason's Water Element and Fate Clone are not known for their offensive capabilities, while his Destruction Clone is still too weak.
The remaining four water streams intertwined and transformed into a Crystal Space with a diameter of 300 meters.
"Hmph, the moves of Midgod are all show and no substance." Erwin scoffed and unleashed several Earth Element sword beams in the surrounding area.
To his surprise, his Highgod Power was weakened layer by layer by the surrounding water, and he couldn't even fly ten meters.
Jason has accumulated abundant Water Element Divine Power over the years and has gained some understanding of Water Element. After continuous improvements, he added water flow to the Crystal Space and further strengthened the suppression of Divine Power and consciousness.
The water flow suddenly became rapid, and the powerful impact put pressure on even the Earth Element Erwin.
An ice wall hurtled towards him, and he only realized it when it was less than ten meters away from Erwin. After narrowly avoiding it, he discovered, "My divine sense has been suppressed?"
Jason's figure suddenly appeared from the ice wall behind him, and he thrust his sword forward. Erwin didn't have time to turn around and directly relied on the defensive Highgod Artifact to raise a shield.
A piercing metallic scraping sound rang out as Jason's Mystic Ice Sword pierced the shield, but was blocked by the Defensive Divine Artifact.
Erwin attempted a counterattack with his sword, but missed, Jason's body dissolved into the water as he quickly retreated.
Erwin had a bad feeling and rushed straight in one direction, trying to escape this strange space.
Jason's figure kept appearing, attempting to assassinate him, but Erwin, as a high- Earth Element Highgod, had a strong defense and failed for the time being; moreover, the powerful physical attack of the Earth Element could easily break through the ice wall blocking the way.
"The current has disrupted my senses!" Erwin finally realized what the rushing water was doing; he could no longer distinguish up from down, and couldn't determine whether he was moving in a straight line or spinning around.
In the brief moment of surprise, Jason launched another surprise attack.
This time, Erwin didn't defend but took the initiative to attack, exchanging more than a dozen blows with Jason's sword and book using his sword and shield.
"He's stronger in the water than outside." Erwin felt the pressure; none of the Highgod he knew could use this strange space.
Jason tried to retreat back into the water, but his body, which was dissolved in the water, twisted and was forced to reappear.
The Earth Element Gravity Space! Erwin used this to counteract the scouring of the water flow, while simultaneously pulling Jason back as he tried to retreat.
Having mastered the six profound Profound Mysteries of the Earth Element Highgod, Erwin primarily focused on the fusion of Essence of the Earth and Earth Travel Technique, though he had only fused a small portion of them. As for Gravity Space, he could currently only exert a single gravitational force, and in only one direction.
As Jason was being pulled in, Erwin's short sword was already thrusting towards him.
Jason's Holy Bible flew out, and a golden shield rose up, directly blocking the opponent's attack.
"I wanted to test this Crystal Space for flaws, but oh well, this guy doesn't give me the same pressure as Pan from the Necropolis of the Gods." Jason thought regretfully, but still went to meet him.
You should know that back then, Red-Flame Green Willow Pan could crack the mid-level Deathgod Golem Puppet in just a few breaths, which definitely means he was at the peak of the Four Star Fiend.
Jason has already put the Holy Bible away. The Holy Bible's drawback is that it only has enough energy for one defensive shield. After use, the energy is depleted, and it can only be used as a relatively hard brick.
The Mystic Ice Sword thrust out repeatedly, but it could not effectively penetrate Erwin's defense. Jason did not have the body of Highgod Artifact like Linley in the original work, and the Earth Element is known for its defensive capabilities.
Erwin was also startled. He was not good at soul attacks, but facing Midgod's soul attack was something he had to be careful of. However, Jason did not react at all after being hit by more than ten soul attacks! On the contrary, he was hit by Jason's soul attacks several times, and his soul was greatly shaken.
Erwin finally succumbed to the pressure and revealed his true form—a werewolf.
Jason was unsure whether his ancestors were werewolves or, like the Four Divine Beasts Clan, were a hybrid of beasts and humans.
After revealing his true form, Erwin's strength increased significantly, and he kept trying to break through in other directions—he had realized that he could not defeat Jason in this Crystal Space. Erwin would be continuously suppressed here, while Jason could easily retreat, recuperate, and make a comeback.
However, Jason showed no intention of backing down and instead directly confronted Erwin head-on.
Jason's defense is very strong, especially against straightforward physical attacks like those of Erwin. His powerful Water Element defense, along with the ability of the Edicts of Fate to distort the enemy's attack path, makes his defense no weaker than that of Five-Star Fiend.
Erwin endured several sword blows, briefly escaping Jason's clutches, before his body rapidly expanded.
He had tried several times but failed to escape this space, so he knew that he had been completely disoriented by the ever-changing water flow. The only way to break out now was to expand his body and directly burst through this space.
In the nearly one-hour struggle, Erwin had figured out the general characteristics of this space. Overall, the most troublesome things were the water currents that suppressed divine sense and disrupted the sense of direction, as well as Jason's ability to hide in the water. As for the ice walls, their hardness wasn't that great, and Jason's attacks weren't particularly lethal.
Erwin deliberately exposed weaknesses several times to test Jason's strongest attack power. He ultimately concluded that the decrease in defense caused by the temporary increase in size was acceptable, and as long as he could break through this space within a minute, there would be no fatal injury.
"The spatial limit that a Midgod's Divine Power can maintain certainly isn't very large." Erwin decided to take a gamble.
In the Saint-level, there are countless magical beasts that are hundreds of meters long. As Highgod, Erwin could easily expand his body, and his Divine Artifact also grew larger along with his size.
It crashed into the ice wall several times during the process, but even the Highgod Defensive Divine Artifact and Divine Power on its body, which were weakened by the expansion, still firmly pushed the ice wall, which was floating in the water, aside.
Erwin's judgment was accurate; Jason's Crystal Space currently has two major weaknesses—its area is too small, and its ice walls are too fragile.
After all, it was a move that Jason developed himself, and the objects he referenced were only five- or six-star Fiend.
As Erwin's size increased, the range of his divine sense continued to expand, eventually breaking through the boundary of the Crystal Space and probing the Yulan Continent outside!
"So I've been going around in circles! Break through in that direction!"
Now that his divine sense had broken through this space, he had also determined his location. Erwin directly chose to break out directly below, as that place was closest to the earth. Once Earth Element Deity-level entered the earth, it would be his home ground.
Just then, the surrounding Crystal Space suddenly changed; all the water cooled, froze, and contracted, turning into a pure ice crystal sphere!
This was an improvement Jason made during his battle with Pan in the Necropolis of the Gods, specifically to counter Pan's ability to expand his size and break through the Crystal Space.
The Crystal Space in its ice crystal state no longer suppresses divine sense, nor does it have the effect of disrupting the sense of direction. Instead, it directly maximizes internal attack power and resistance to destruction!
The Crystal Space spun Extreme Speed, and the sharp ice crystals inside, like blades, constantly scraped against Erwin's Divine Power shield, producing a piercing scraping sound. Jason leaped out of the ice crystal and slashed down with his sword, shattering Erwin's Divine Power shield. The Mystic Ice Sword cut a gash in the Defensive Divine Artifact.
The gigantic Erwin felt a pain in his back and hurriedly shrank his size, but in that short time, Jason had already cut several holes in the Defensive Divine Artifact around him.
As Erwin's body contracted, the Crystal Space also shrank continuously. The ice crystal spikes inside constantly scraped against Erwin's body through the Defensive Divine Artifact, causing him considerable shock.
Erwin eventually returned to his normal size, and his attack speed increased accordingly. His sword and shield clashed with Jason's longsword several times, and Jason's body quickly retreated and disappeared into the ice crystals.
The Crystal Space had shrunk to a diameter of ten meters, trapping Erwin inside. By the time Erwin broke free from Jason's sneak attack, the ice crystal spikes around him had completely closed, leaving little room to gather power.
"Do you take me for Midgod?!"
Having been suppressed by the Midgod for so long, Erwin was already furious. He spared no effort in unleashing his Divine Power, unleashing a massive amount of Earth Element Divine Power that ravaged the surrounding Crystal Space.
After all, it was just an ice crystal made of Midgod. Even though Jason was now confident that his comprehension of the Water Element was no weaker than that of Six-Star Fiend, this Crystal Space was still in its early stages and had many flaws.
As the cracks gradually densed, the Crystal Space shattered into a cloud of icy mist with a loud explosion.
"Awooo--" Erwin broke free with a howl like a wolf.
What awaited him was Jason's long-awaited Mystic Ice Sword descending from the sky.
The Mystic Ice Sword pierced through the icy mist and collided with the great shield. Although seriously injured, Erwin still managed to block the attack. He thrust out his short sword, ready to let Jason experience his true strength.
Just then, a thin arc of lightning pierced through the ice mist and landed on Erwin's lower back, and another Jason figure appeared behind Erwin.
"Arc Flash," a gathering of Jason's lightning clones, can only be used once a day with the energy of the main body, yet it has repeatedly turned the tide of battle.
The longsword of the Destruction Clone pierced directly through the hole in the Defensive Divine Artifact on its back, thrusting diagonally upwards.
Erwin's Highgod Power surged, desperately blocking the longsword's thrust; Jason's left hand, wielding the glove of his Fate Clone, grabbed Erwin's nape, the powerful Fate Divine Power shattering the bones in his neck.
With a loud "bang!", multiple Divine Power gathered at Erwin's neck and shoulders, and due to incompatibility and explosion, his head was blown off his body.
At this point, Erwin was still alive. The survivability of Highgod, especially Highgod of the Earth Element, was second only to life and Water Element among all attributes.
A Midgod's avatar burst forth from the wolf's head, grabbed it, and took the opportunity to fly north.
However, a golden figure appeared strangely in front of him. Jason's Fate Clone struck down with a palm, and Erwin's Midgod clone died instantly.
The Water Clone arrived, and amidst the howls of wolves and the clash of swords and helmets, Erwin's wolf head was cleaved into a bloody pulp.
It wasn't until Jason dripped blood onto Erwin's short sword to confirm that Erwin was completely dead.
Jason took a while to catch his breath before turning to look around.
Tarosse and his companions watched from afar, not daring to approach; while the two henchmen Erwin had escaped earlier were now only silhouettes of their backs, flying north, their intentions unclear—whether they intended to leave the Yulan Continent or seek refuge with Adkins.
With a long sigh, Jason flew towards the Rhine Empire.