A Ray of Light

Soul attacks were often more terrifying than material attacks, because the soul was the most vital part of a person. Clashes between souls were also more dangerous. Opponents relying on material attacks might fight for a long time, but in a clash of souls, victory and defeat, even life and death, were usually decided in an instant!

One illusory soul sword after another stabbed toward Dimont's head, where his soul resided. Most living beings' souls were gathered there.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!" Like paper throwing knives striking a steel plate, Nuoti's soul attacks vanished into Dimont without so much as raising a ripple. The extraordinary Soul-Suppressing Celestial Crystal surrounded Dimont's soul, blocking all of Nuoti's soul attacks outright. Dimont was completely unaffected.

"What?!" This time, Nuoti was truly horrified. At least he could pummel this guy like a sandbag with material attacks. Were soul attacks completely useless?

"A Soul Defense Divine Artifact?" That was the only possibility Nuoti could think of. But what was the background of this towering demonic ape, who had a Soul Defense Divine Artifact capable of withstanding an Asura-level attack? Even Seven-Star Fiends struggled to obtain one. Could this demonic ape also be a scion of a great clan?

"Come on, again!" Dimont ignored Nuoti's soul attacks and continued challenging him, but this time Nuoti fell silent. He really had no way to deal with this hunk of iron. He couldn't kill or break him, and he even ignored his soul attacks. What kind of monster was this?

"If I can't kill you, I'll kill your companion!" Furious, Nuoti turned his attention to Rog. Seeing that something was off about the Cyclops's movements, Rog immediately hid beside Dimont, using him as a meat shield. Anyone who wanted to kill him would have to get past Dimont first.

In fact, both Dimont's Saint Domain True Body and his Destruction Divine Clone could withstand Nuoti's attacks. The difference was that his true body was large enough to shelter Rog to some extent. Although Rog's body had once been strengthened by two-element fusion divine power, he was still just an ordinary human. Even with his physique strengthened, he couldn't possibly withstand a blow from Nuoti's staff.

"Hmph, do you think that'll work?" Although Nuoti was somewhat anxious, he refused to give up. He had to at least kill this young man in purple robes, or he would have suffered far too great a loss using that drop of Sovereign's Might!

"Not good!" Noticing Nuoti's gaze, Rog darted behind Dimont's true demonic ape form, but he was still in grave danger!

"Die!" Nuoti charged over again, aiming straight for Rog this time! "Don't even think about touching my big brother!" Dimont also flew into a frenzy of rage. He hurriedly tried to tie Nuoti down, but although Dimont himself could withstand his attacks, actually stopping him was not easy. He was knocked flying with ease!

"Damn it!" Rog was also somewhat regretful now. Earlier, he had been afraid that Nuoti would attack him directly, so he had stayed with Dimont the whole time. Yet now Dimont was completely unable to stop him! This time, he really was finished!

Nuoti swept Dimont away with his staff, then brought it smashing down toward Rog!

Block it! I have to block it! Rog's mind went blank. Even his soul was trembling uncontrollably! Between life and death lay great terror!

Facing a blow that left him almost no chance of survival, Rog remained calm and collected. I have to get my head out of the way. If I dodge this blow, I still have a chance! In this desperate situation, Rog's innate potential finally erupted. The profound mystery of the Lightning Body Technique, which had shown no sign of fusing with the profound mystery of Judgment for so long, finally began to fuse with it. The Lightning Body Technique, which had already fused with two other profound mysteries, had now found a point of compatibility with all three. Given time, fusing four profound mysteries would be no problem at all!

Unfortunately, this was merely the first step toward fusing four profound mysteries. The increase in strength it brought was negligible and did nothing to help with the crisis before him!

"Roar!" A heaven-shaking roar rang out, and the illusory image of a hundred-meter-tall demonic ape appeared behind Dimont.

Innate Divine Ability: Suppress Heaven!

"Hm?" Nuoti frowned. Just now, his body had seemed to be subjected to some kind of restraint, inevitably slowing his attack by a fraction. The result was that Rog had actually survived?

"Argh!" Rog felt as if he had returned to that day and been hit by a truck all over again. It felt as though his entire body had been smashed to pieces by the blow. Although he was still alive, this was the worst state he had been in since transmigrating. Both his arms and half his body had been pulverized. Now he finally understood how those opponents whose bodies Dimont had smashed apart felt.

"Boss!" Using a Midgod's soul to unleash the Innate Divine Ability Suppress Heaven and forcibly immobilize Nuoti had lasted only an instant. Fortunately, Rog had seized that instant to move his vital parts out of the way of the fatal blow.

"It's no use. What will you use to block the next blow?" Nuoti sneered at what remained of Rog, with only his head and the part of his body above his shoulders left, and raised his staff to strike again. Not far away, Dimont desperately tried to rush over, but it was too late. Besides, he couldn't use his Innate Divine Ability twice in such a short interval!

"Whoosh!" Nuoti showed no mercy as he struck with his staff a second time. Rog had barely managed to withstand the first blow by sacrificing most of his divine body. Now he had only part of his upper body left and could barely move. What could he possibly use to stop the second blow?

Watching the dark image of the staff grow larger before his eyes, Rog seemed to have already foreseen his own death...

Is this the end? Before dying, Rog thought of many things. What exactly had he done since coming to this wondrous world? Grown stronger? Cultivated?

What was the purpose of growing stronger? What was the purpose of cultivation? Rog suddenly felt that he had been somewhat lost in this new life. Even though he had possessed extraordinary power, he had merely muddled his way through this lifetime.

The original owner of his body had been an orphan from childhood. The only person he could call family was his teacher, the old necromancer. That teacher he had gained without effort had died a natural death after reaching the end of his lifespan, so Rogris naturally bore no deep hatred or grudge. Nor did he have any parents or friends. All that had accompanied him through childhood was one spell of Necromancy after another.

Rogris's only goal had been to fulfill the dying wish of his teacher, Fide, and become a Saint-level expert. For that, he had been willing to take risks and had even accidentally injured his own soul.

And after Rog transmigrated and took his place, it could be said that Rogris had succeeded in achieving his life's goal. His dying wish had been fulfilled, and his life could be considered complete. As for what he would have done after breaking through to the Saint level, he probably would have been quite lost too. After all, he had grown accustomed to living alone and to completing the magical cultivation tasks his teacher assigned him.

It seemed that once everything was accomplished, Rogris could no longer find a reason to live. So when Rog transmigrated, everything seemed normal, and Rogris had no lingering obsession that needed Rog's help to resolve.

Rogris's life was complete, but what about mine? What was the meaning of my coming here? Ever since learning that he had come to the familiar Coiling Dragon World, he had constantly felt a pressure deep within his heart, and even a trace of fear. This seemingly peaceful world concealed far too many powerful experts! He feared that one day he would encounter a truly supreme expert who would kill him!

To avoid being killed, he had kept forcing himself to cultivate and grow stronger! Unfortunately, in the end, he had still failed to escape the fate of being killed by an expert of this world!

If I'd known it would end like this, why did I have to live such an exhausting life? Rog felt some regret. He seemed to have missed out on too much. After coming here, he had lived like a robot, a puppet. Even though he had once possessed terrifying supernatural power, he had never spent a single day truly happy and relaxed.

Now he finally understood that he shouldn't have lived such an exhausting life.

All those thoughts and changes in his state of mind seemed exceedingly complex, but in reality, they took place in an instant. Just as Rog thought that in the next moment he would bid this world farewell forever, a ray of light suddenly shone down!

A beam of black light suddenly descended from the clouds ten thousand meters above, shining directly on Nuoti, who wore a cruel smile!

"Sizzle!" Like ice and snow melting in a fierce blaze, Nuoti's massive, three-meter-tall body was suddenly vaporized!