Chapter 389: Chapter 18: Dragon Knight Dimension Space, projection page.
After King Solomon initiated the ritual to merge the power of the Seventy-two Pillar Demon Gods, the spatial marks on the projection page also began to change.
It is transforming from ’Reality Gap’ into ’Demon God Purgatory’.
The sky on the projection page instantly turned a blood-red, and even the sun seemed to gradually dim, the ground became a scorched desert, and the distant reflections looked like the hell described by Monotheism.
"An Innate Domain?"
Duncan’s expression was quite serious. He gestured with his hand, and Gwanu’s Cursed Spear whirled in the sky before landing in his palm. He plunged the Cursed Spear into the ground, pouring out his surging magic power, and the scorched desert was immediately affected by the curse’s power, weakening all enemies within range.
In Celtic lore, Gwanu once used the Cursed Spear to render the enemy’s land barren for years. However, its legend in the real world has waned, and its power cannot be compared to that of the Mythical Era.
The collision of the two domains caused a very intense sense of disjunction in the projection image.
Behind King Solomon was a hellish scene, while behind Duncan was the Otherworld surrounded by layers of mist.
The boundary point in the middle was their battlefield, and the collision of the Innate Barriers caused fine cracks in the space.
Solomon was also one of the symbols of the European Mythical Era.
There’s a saying that after King Solomon’s death, the decline of the mysterious began to accelerate.
From the perspective of a king, Solomon was not particularly formidable, but he held a very high position in religion, being an early ruler who combined church and state. In short, part of the content of the Bible’s Old Testament was written by him.
After he gained wisdom from God’s hand, Solomon wielded the Ten Commandments, which were the source of his power to command angels and demons.
"Unlock the True Sword of Oath and Victory!"
Duncan no longer fought with the Cursed Spear and slowly took hold of the Sword of Oath and Victory, which was also changing. Its original blade had completely vanished, transforming into a concentrated light sword, a pure manifestation of the Power of Faith.
"Unlock the Avalon Scabbard!"
Avalon’s Guardian Fairies bestowed a domain upon Duncan, which merged with his body, granting him near-immortal regeneration abilities and immunity to most typical spells. Even in dire situations, Duncan could forcibly obtain the Divine Spirit’s rights to use faith’s power.
clang!
The light blade collided with flesh, bursting into a trace of blood-red lightning.
King Solomon, who reopened his eyes, had already transformed into a fusion of angel and demon, like a humanoid Warcraft. Unlike today’s Monotheism, the early Monotheism’s revered Divine Spirits often had a violent side, easily descending divine punishments upon the world.
A mythological faith embodies both good and evil, but whether angel or demon, they are servants of God.
For example, in Nordic Mythology, Odin and the World-Ending Black Dragon, Nidhogg, may seem like adversaries, but in fact, they belong to the same faith faction. Similarly, the servants of God, the angelic saints, and the infernal Lucifer are of the same camp.
Shadows appeared one after another.
The demon-god-transformed Solomon suddenly appeared behind Duncan, as if traversing space, attacking Duncan with a flicker.
More than ten seemingly real illusions obscured Duncan’s sight, and without a god’s-eye view, it would be impossible to pinpoint the enemy’s exact location.
At this moment, Solomon’s human side had gradually faded, replaced by a side infinitely close to divinity. The Seventy-two Pillar Demon Gods had merged into a single entity, erasing his human weaknesses, and the authority of King of Kings that Duncan wielded was countered.
clang! clang! clang!
Solomon’s arms had morphed into beast-like claws, a manifestation of a particular demon god, a common form among the Seventy-two. Fully merged, he embodied the duality of angel and demon, with fallen angel-like wings appearing behind him, devilish horns sprouting atop his head, and cloven feet beneath, while his chest bore a key-shaped mark at the center.
This is a covenant.
The origin of Monotheism is the covenant between God and followers.
"Alert! Alert!"
"Detecting Old Testament power!... Detecting True Mirror Image!... "
The demon-god-transformed King Solomon now equaled Duncan in strength. His left arm merged with First Demon God Baal, the right with Second Demon God Agares, and his eyes gained the abilities of Third Demon God Vashak, enabling him to glimpse past and future.
In addition, he possessed the demon gods’ Transformation Ability, True Vision, Hidden Stealth, healing, and recovery powers.
The demon gods following the Seventy-two Pillars are insignificant.
However, the first sixteen demon gods are formidable, and now King Solomon no longer has any weaknesses. If one had to point out a weakness, like Duncan, it would be his average agility. However, he has strong Instant Spellcasting abilities, compensating for his lack of agility.
boom!
In the terrifying magic clash, the space cracks were gradually widening, generating immense suction, drawing materials into the darkness, disintegrating them to dust, similar in effect to the Dungeons and Dragons Dissociation Technique.
This was both of their powers reaching the ceiling of the real world. Their battle affected the laws of reality, and if the fractured space tore further, it would result in the effect of the Great Splitting Technique.
"No way!"
"We must finish this quickly! Otherwise, the barrier of the Otherworld can’t hold!"
Duncan’s figure darted forward, ignoring the dozen or so true mirror images around him. He used a god’s-eye view to lock onto Solomon’s true form. This was a fight on his own turf; everything that got destroyed was a part of Duncan’s own holdings. How could he not feel the pain?
—Spirit Summoning Technique!
The Demon God-like King Solomon had both offense and defense in one. Although he still fought in a mage’s style, he could also withstand Duncan’s slashes head-on. While he didn’t understand how Duncan could see through his true illusions, by relying on his ability to foresee the future, he could anticipate Duncan’s attack trajectory one second in advance.
This ability was a bit outlandish.
No matter how Duncan changed his tactics, no matter what methods he used, the enemy could sense it in advance, as if he had turned on hacks.
He could peek one or two seconds into the future, preemptively predicting all forms of attack, never getting caught off guard. If it weren’t for Duncan being almost immune to magic himself, he would have already been utterly enveloped by the enemy’s spell bombardment.
Their battle was actually quite straightforward, devoid of fancy moves. It was the most unembellished frontal clash, as they were both immune to conventional spells.
An alternative metaphor: Khorne versus Jianqi.