The light emanating from the Hammer of Earth grew ever brighter, like a star nearing its end releasing its final brilliance.
A resolute light gleamed in the eyes of the Mother of the Stars; she had already seen the dawn of victory—just one more moment, one more hammer blow, and it would all be over!
Then, at the very moment when His imagination was about to be put into practice—
The Lord of Truth, who had been in a daze, suddenly opened his eyes!
Where was there even a trace of confusion in those eyes?
Where is there even a trace of confusion?
Where is there even the slightest sign of being affected by the break in the Soul Rule?
Deep within those eyes, a dazzling, chaotic light surged and flowed, along with a hint of a smile that had been waiting for a long time.
"What?!"
The Mother of the Stars' pupils constricted sharply!
The Lord of Truth is unaffected? How is that possible?!
His soul also exists within the Astral Realm, and is also bound by the Astral Realm Soul Rule. How could he have been completely unresponsive the moment that rule was severed? Unless... unless he didn't have a "soul" at all?!
Countless possibilities flashed through the mind of the Mother of the Stars, only to be overturned one by one.
No, the Lord of Truth absolutely has a soul— Logo, Lancelot, Gustavo all possess complete and independent souls and wills, a fact that has been fully verified in their battles.
But why...?
There is only one answer.
The Mother of the Stars understood instantly.
Their souls transformed into another form.
Logo mastered a special skill when he was very weak— Soul Informatization.
This ability comes not only from the Miracle Creation of the Eye of Truth, but also from the special effects caused by the unexpected events during their Space-Time travel at the time of their rebirth.
He was able to transform his soul from a "physical" state into an "information" state, just as scanning a painting into a digital file. What originally required a canvas could now be Infinity copied and transferred with just a beam of light.
This ability has been continuously optimized and evolved as Logo has grown. From initially only being able to briefly convert a portion of his Soul Informatization to evade attacks, to later being able to maintain the dual existence of his physical soul and information soul in battle, and now—after the three of them merged into the Lord of Truth —this ability has been pushed to its extreme, forming a Transcendent state in which he can completely transform his soul into an "information concept."
This "Soul Conceptualization" transcends ordinary information.
It no longer depends on any rules for its existence, is no longer bound by any laws, and does not need the Soul Rule to "anchor" itself, because it is itself a self-anchored informational state.
Regardless of whether the Soul Rule in the Astral Realm exist, the "soul" of the Lord of Truth has long since transcended the concept of "soul" itself.
Therefore, the Mother of the Stars' attack on the Soul Rule —severing the rules, creating a daze, and seizing the opportunity to kill—was completely ineffective against the Lord of Truth from the very beginning.
Lancelot, however, took advantage of this trap.
He deliberately feigned a dazed state, making his eyes vacant, his movements sluggish, and his smile vanish. His performance was so realistic that he waited for the Mother of the Stars to think she had seized an opportunity, lower her guard, and expose herself to his attack.
At this moment, the trap is closed.
The instant their eyes met—
The Lord of Truth pressed down with a single shot!
Endless stream of power surged forth from the spear. Within that power lay the encompassing chaos and the cycle of Samsara, the insight of the Eye of Truth and the primal force of the Spirit Saint Domain, Lancelot's battle frenzy accumulated over countless years and Gustavo's ever-burning holy flame. All of this converged perfectly within this single spear thrust, transforming into a torrent of grey and white energy that crashed head-on towards the Mother of the Stars!
With a loud bang!
The Mother of the Stars was blasted away by the impact! The thick wall in front of her shattered and exploded like paper under this shot, with billions of fragments flying in all directions in the Void.
Blood radiating starlight sprayed from the body of the Mother of the Stars, drawing shocking crimson arcs in the Void. Each drop of blood shimmered with a faint light, like torn stars weeping.
Deep wounds appeared on the chest of the Mother of the Stars.
Her Eternity body was torn open by the sharpness of the Spear of Truth, leaving three deep, bone-revealing wounds. The edges of these wounds were eroded by the power of chaos, constantly hindering the Mother of the Stars ' self-healing abilities.
Brown blood slowly seeped from the wound, each drop carrying the essence of His origin. As it flowed into the Void, it transformed into tiny stars, which quickly dimmed and extinguished.
The Lord of Truth steps forward.
Beneath His feet, a crisscrossing, spiderweb-like network of cracks rapidly spread.
Those were no ordinary cracks, but rather patterns of laws containing sealing power. These patterns grew, extended, and intertwined within the cracks, like countless silver snakes slithering through the Void.
The sealing runes spread rapidly along the veins of the spider web, each rune imprinting a suppression node in the Void. Billions of nodes lit up simultaneously, forming a massive sealing domain.
The domain, like a colossal eight-legged spider, snapped at the limbs and torso of the Mother of the Stars in a single bite! Countless sealing chains coiled around her from all directions, locking Mother of the Stars firmly in place and rendering her immobile! Her earth power surged violently under the suppression of the sealing runes, but for the time being, it was unable to break through the cage constructed by the power of the Trinity.
The Lord of Truth will not give Him that chance.
Tear!! Tear!! Tear!!
Three thrusts in quick succession!
Each spear thrust precisely into the same spot on the three wounds in the Mother of the Stars's chest, deepening, widening, and tearing them apart. What appeared to be three spear beams appearing sequentially in the Void was actually a terrifying explosion of countless attacks converging in an instant—each spear strike a perfect superposition of billions of thrusts landing at the same moment and point, its unparalleled sharpness piercing through the Mother of the Stars's Eternity body in an instant!
Brown starlight blood sprayed like rain!
This is a truly devastating blow.
This was the first time the Mother of the Stars had been wounded to this extent since the battle between the Lord of Lord of Truth. Her chest was completely pierced, and the three wounds almost tore her body into four pieces.
His earthly essence trembled violently under the combined suppression of the seal and the gunshot wound, as if it would completely collapse at any moment.
The Mother of the Stars was nailed to the Void, her body covered in blood, yet she still stared intently at the Lord of Truth.
The Lord of Truth, still in the stance of drawing his gun, gazed at Him across the shattered Void.
Lancelot's face gradually faded from the face of the Lord of Truth, returning to a balanced state among the three.
The wild laughter in those eyes subsided slightly, replaced by a calmer, more profound scrutiny.
"Mother Goddess," the Lord of Truth spoke, her voice slowly echoing in the shattered Void, "Your annihilation of my soul did indeed surprise me for a moment. It's just a pity..."
He paused slightly, a faint smile appearing on his lips, "My soul is no longer the 'soul' you perceive it to be."
The Mother of the Stars remained silent.
He simply looked at the Lord of Truth, at the same wounds on His body, at the same overflowing golden blood, at His hand holding the gun, which was also trembling slightly.
In the silence, the entire battlefield fell silent.