Chapter 1345
Withstanding Paradise Lost!
Before the Leaders of the Four Elements could make a move, Eivass attacked first. He did not falter or attempt to defend himself. His pupils contracted to their limit, and pure white radiance seeped from the whites of his eyes, shooting out like lasers from his sockets. Eivass’s hair suddenly puffed up and flew, his muscles bulged, and his skin turned a somewhat terrifying dark red. It wasn’t a redness caused by blood flowing through his body, but more like the dark red glow that seeps through the skin when one covers a strong flashlight with their palm.
Erupting like a sun within him, Eivass squeezed his Life force to exert his Power. His terrifying presence climbed steadily.
Nuclear Fusion Furnace!
When preparing for a crucial battle, Eivass often burns cards a day in advance to summon sufficiently powerful Beasts of Sin. This way, when the cooldown for his other Illusion Cards recovers the next day, he can use them once more. The Beast of Sin he chose to summon in advance was Leah of the Great Sun!
Unlike other Beasts of Sin, Leah shared some materials with Eivass. That was why Yulia instinctively trusted and felt close to Eivass, yet showed clear resistance and distance towards everyone else. For this very reason, Leah, in her fully awakened state, had no “Travel Pose.” Outside of combat, she could slumber directly within Eivass’s Soul, providing him with Power. This allowed Eivass to use all of Leah’s Power, albeit at only one-third strength.
However, including the buff provided to the Great Sin Card by burning cards and the 333% damage buff from the Nuclear Fusion Furnace, Eivass’s attack output was higher than that of the Butterfly under normal circumstances!
Eivass raised his right hand, and a torrent of blazing white Scorching Flame surged forth!
—Guiding Flame Stream!
The resulting explosion of heat instantly desiccated, melted, and crystallized the ground. Air was expelled from beneath Eivass. The shockwave caused merely by the expansion of heated atmosphere blew away the surrounding ground. The grassland far in the distance was instantly ignited by the howling heatwave and burned to ashes in the blink of an eye.
This single probing attack was sufficient to inflict visible damage on the Descended Heavenly Envoy. Or so it should have been.
However, the Ring Heavenly Envoy remained unfazed. He didn’t even raise a hand to try and block, instead letting the Flame Stream hit his chest. At this moment, his hands were still spread apart, looking as if nothing was happening. To ensure Eivass struck him clearly, the “Ring Heavenly Envoy” even widened his slightly open hands into a full spread. He even tilted his head back comfortably, much like Andy basking in the heavy rain in “The Shawshank Redemption,” or like Rose in “Titanic” spreading her arms to welcome the twilight.
After several seconds of charging, the Guiding Flame Stream suddenly thickened several times, becoming even more intense. It had originally been slightly wider than a basketball, but it now expanded to the point where it could engulf the Ring Heavenly Envoy. Yet, the heat was unable to harm him in the slightest.
At this moment, the Kings of the Four Elements captured by the “Ring Heavenly Envoy” also counter-attacked Eivass!
In an instant, the earth shook. Countless earth spikes emerged from beneath Eivass. These were not ordinary rock or earth spikes but were made entirely of pure gold! However, under the effect of “Miracle,” the attacks aimed at Eivass, which should have pierced him instantly, all failed. Through coincidence, they collided with each other, precisely missing. This allowed Eivass to stand still and remain completely unharmed!
Even so, these golden giant spikes formed a cage. Then, under an invisible immense force, these golden spikes, more than ten meters high, instantly deformed and slammed inwards towards the center! However, they were instantly melted by the blazing white flame stream Eivass was guiding before they could even get close.
After failing to damage the Ring Heavenly Envoy for a long time, Eivass grew suspicious. Could it be because he had set the distance between himself and his attacks to infinite? If so, whether the attack could even reach him would be a problem! But, was he capable of doing such a thing?
So, he tentatively changed the direction of the flame stream. The flame stream shot from Eivass’s right index finger became like a giant lightsaber. It instantly sliced through the golden cage, and Eivass calmly flew out from within. In just three strikes, the Wind Elemental King, who hadn’t even had time to act, was cut into six pieces by the scorching lightsaber and instantly dispersed into a pile of green elemental fragments. The aftermath swept across the land, instantly splitting it with a crack. It brushed past the distant mountains, cleaving them in two.
The Water Elemental King, resembling the Abyss Heavenly Envoy somewhat, and as gigantic as a mountain range with its whale-headed, fish-like appearance, swung its trident, channeling extremely cold frozen air. From the trident, dark water streams, emitting a chilling white mist, surged towards Eivass! However, it wasn’t cold water, but air liquefied by the cold.
Eivass swung his blazing white lightsaber and slashed at it. When the flame stream and frozen air met, a violent explosion occurred, accompanied by shockwaves and rising grey smoke. The white wings behind Eivass flapped unhurriedly as he flew rapidly through the air—this was also why Eivass had to kill the Wind Elemental King first. He did cause Eivass some trouble. Now, the frozen air wielded by the Water Elemental King found it quite difficult to pursue Eivass. It was like wielding a high-pressure water gun; the water streams that missed sank under gravity. The liquefied air sank, touched the ground, and released cold air, instantly solidifying and crystallizing the heated ground, making the area look like an ice plain.
At the same time, golden spikes mixed with obsidian pillars continued to rise, making the area resemble a ruined ancient Roman shrine. The Water Elemental King also consciously resisted the flame stream with the cold air it shot from its hand—it seemed capable of withstanding the “lightsaber” that could sever the bodies of Elemental Kings. But after only three collisions, it could no longer keep up with Eivass. It had only been two seconds since Eivass took flight, yet the Water Elemental King had already completed a full circle. Finally, Eivass flew behind him and cut him vertically from bottom to top, causing the Water Elemental King’s body to explode!
Next, he severed the Earth Elemental King from top to bottom. Its Life force was quite potent, requiring Eivass to strike four more times before he finally killed it. Curiously, the Fire Elemental King, despite its consciousness being corrupted by the Void, did not attack. It merely gazed intently at Eivass, motionless.
… Was it because of the Flame Heavenly Envoy? Eivass thought. He tentatively swung his flame stream sword again. The flame entered the Fire Elemental King’s body but caused no damage. Just like when attacking the Ring Heavenly Envoy.
“—I understand.” Eivass suddenly grasped the principle behind the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s “invincible mechanism”—it was elemental resistance. As the creator of the Four Elements of Wind, Earth, Water, and Fire, the Ring Heavenly Envoy possessed absolute Authority in this regard. The theoretical foundation Geometric Heavenly used to construct the Analysis Cannon was the “Ultimate Spell: Paradise Lost” invented by the Ring Heavenly Envoy, concerning “infinity and multiplication.” The “Great Cycle of the Ring,” which formed the backbone of the circulation beyond Rune Magic, was also the “Chaotic Transformation of the Four Elements” controlled by the Ring Heavenly Envoy. Merely obtaining fragments of Geometric Heavenly allowed Eivass to obtain the Authority of “Control · Domain of the Four Elements.” And as the true creator of the Four Elements, “Endless Knot Ai Shiping” was an elemental spell developed based on the Power of the true Elemental Emperor, making it impossible to inflict even the slightest damage!
“However—” The white wings behind Eivass suddenly unfurled. Pure White, light golden, and dark golden—three rings nested within each other, appearing in the void behind Eivass. From the outer ring inwards, they began to rotate in a sequence of extremely slow clockwise, extremely fast counter-clockwise, and slower clockwise, merging at visible speeds.
“—Paradise Lost!”
Upon seeing this, the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s expression also turned solemn. Paradise Lost, besides being a Power of “infinity,” possessed a often overlooked characteristic. It could, based on the ratio of Mana attributes used to activate it, strip the enemy’s corresponding elemental resistance—a total of 66%. Before being amplified by [Hatred’s Darkness] to strip all attributes by 66%, the white-winged “Paradise Lost’s” 66% total resistance stripping across six attributes wasn’t particularly outstanding. But for an enemy with maximum resistance, this small amount of resistance stripping was precisely the dividing line between “being able to inflict damage” and “being unable to inflict damage.” It was the difference between “possible” and “impossible”!
Facing the attack of Paradise Lost, the “Ring Heavenly Envoy” finally moved. He naturally knew this move as well. If he knew it, it meant Whisper of the Void also knew it. However, Whisper of the Void knew something else—Eivass’s Paradise Lost could be used twice. He could reduce the cooldown of Paradise Lost through “Redeeming Great Sins,” effectively allowing the Beasts of Sin to bear the “infinite” backlash for Eivass. However, the Ring Heavenly Envoy did not have a destined companion to bear his Great Sins. This meant his Paradise Lost could only be used once. Rather than canceling out the first use of Paradise Lost and then enduring six Great Sin Redemptions with his physical body to gain six enhanced traits for a stronger Paradise Lost, it was better to forcefully take the first hit of Paradise Lost. But the Ring Heavenly Envoy also knew it was best to avoid taking it if possible.
This ultimate spell, with its “infinite” Power, could kill the Descended Heavenly Envoy in one blast—a spell developed by the Ring Heavenly Envoy inspired by the “Ouroboros Ring,” which “twists cycles into infinity.” Even he dared not face it casually.
Thus, the Ring Heavenly Envoy finally moved. He stepped forward slowly. With each step, he left a blur behind him—as if captured by time-lapse photography. This was the Authority of “infinity” used to segment himself at each moment. Each afterimage gained its own life the instant it appeared, becoming a clone infinitely close to the real thing! Whether in appearance or terrifying pressure, they were indistinguishable from the real Ring Heavenly Envoy!
What was previously just “one” enemy instantly became seven or eight, then a dozen, and even more as time went on!
However, facing this tricky situation, Eivass, who was guiding Paradise Lost, was not overly nervous. Instead, he was relieved. The Ring Heavenly Envoy’s overly aggressive defensive measures, or his deliberate saving of one use of Paradise Lost—all of this meant that the “Ring Heavenly Envoy” actually attached great importance to the Power of Paradise Lost. This meant the Ring Heavenly Envoy was afraid. This also corroborated one fact—that the “infinity” Authority held by the Ring Heavenly Envoy was not actually absolute infinity, but at best “approaching infinity”! Just as Paradise Lost and the Analysis Cannon canceled each other out during their clash. The Analysis Cannon, being a replica of Paradise Lost, was clearly inferior to the real Paradise Lost. However, infinity could not be compared to infinity—so even though only one beam made contact with Paradise Lost, the state of cancellation was exactly the same as when the Fallen Heavenly Envoy used Paradise Lost. If the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s Power were truly “infinite,” then Paradise Lost could not have caused any effective damage; similarly, if his elemental resistance were also “infinitely large,” then after Paradise Lost reduced it by percentage, it should logically still be infinite—so from any perspective, he had no reason to fear Paradise Lost. Perhaps due to conceptual degradation caused by the Void’s corruption, or perhaps simply because the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s concept of “infinity” was mainly “limitless” rather than “infinitely large.” But in any case, it meant this unavoidable strike would cause irreversible, immense damage to the Ring Heavenly Envoy!
The next moment, the triple magic circles interlocked, signaling the completion of Paradise Lost’s charge. Countless bright golden Radiance condensed, transforming into blades of light descending from the sky, like meteors streaking across the heavens!
—As the developer of this spell, the Ring Heavenly Envoy naturally knew the Power of Paradise Lost. When Paradise Lost began to charge, all spells would be nullified and decomposed, becoming part of its infinite Power; but once it was released, it was impossible to clash head-on with a light cannon.
Thus, the Rotten Heavenly Envoy chose a different path. After creating numerous clones, the main body began to teleport short distances repeatedly, trying to draw the firepower of Paradise Lost. Each time it vanished, it left behind a clone capable of withstanding damage—making it difficult for Paradise Lost to pinpoint him accurately. The other clones, meanwhile, plunged into the portals that appeared like Ouroboros.
—Then, they suddenly appeared before Eivass! They did not use any spells, but directly attacked Eivass with their Heavenly Envoy-level tough bodies, using fists, fingers, palms, and blades! Paradise Lost would eventually have a trajectory when hitting them. Even if they were instantly shattered by Paradise Lost, they would inflict damage on Eivass! If Eivass dodged their attacks or counter-attacked them in advance, they would interrupt the unstoppable Paradise Lost; and if Eivass insisted on maintaining Paradise Lost, they could at least launch one final attack on Eivass before being killed by Paradise Lost! This was the strategy of “Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao”!
However, at this moment, a dim yellow radiance suddenly lit up on the horizon—the entire world’s colors turned black, white, and grey. Eivass had finally summoned his Beast of Sin!
“Gluttony Star—Inanna!” Eivass called out.
[Effect: Upon Inanna’s entrance, inflict the “End of Civilization” status on all enemies.]
[End of Civilization: Advanced “Petrified” status. Its effect is equivalent to Petrified, and under this status, Defense and Resistance are reduced by 33%. When this status is removed, “Petrified” is automatically applied.]
The Ring Heavenly Envoy and his other clones also had their colors completely stripped—under the enhancement of numerous Path Traits, Inanna, who had obtained Heavenly Envoy Fragments as a buff, had an Energy Level sufficient to break through the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s priority resistance! They maintained their movements, about to hit Eivass, and were sealed in mid-air at the last moment. More people continued to teleport down, but they were instantly frozen the moment they appeared. In the entire world, only Eivass and the Paradise Lost behind him were dim yellow. The dim yellow Paradise Lost looked like a giant clock face—still operating normally under the yellow filter, unilaterally annihilating the “Ring Heavenly Envoys” who were frozen, time-stopped, and immobilized in place!
The number of “Ring Heavenly Envoys” was finite. After they were picked off one by one, all the remaining “meteors” from Paradise Lost rained down on the Ring Heavenly Envoy, who had been Petrified by “End of Civilization” and weakened in resistance!
