Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 582 God Disqualified
"Aren't you really going to help Winona?"

Morvanred stood on the rolling hills of the grassland, surrounded by dwarf trees growing in all directions.

Although these dwarf trees are short, their branches and leaves are broad enough to conceal the mage and the other high-ranking mages who are secretly observing.

With these mages' concealment spells, even if the angelic descendant Alena didn't investigate diligently, there would be absolutely no chance of discovering them.

This chief magic master of the Golden Empire wore an imperial robe embroidered with the colors of ten thousand dragons. He wore an imperial crown, which resembled a dragon reaching out its claws to hold a pearl.

Within the empire, every legion commander and every high-ranking imperial official has the authority to mobilize territories within the empire, based on the credentials of their appointments.

The jewel on Morvanred's crown, whose authority even surpasses that of the legendary mage Laperth within the empire, was a gift from the Dragon Emperor himself.

This precious pearl is said to have been crafted from the scales that fell off the dragon emperor's chest during his molting process from adolescence to adolescence.

Therefore, in the hands of a Saint-level Archmage like Morvanred, who is proficient in manipulation, it is enough to unleash power comparable to that borrowed from the various Dragon Kings of the Empire within the Empire's territory.

Also concealed in the darkness, but not with magic to create this effect, Midnight Lord Wayne turned his head slightly, his pupils beneath the dragon-scale bat mask glowing like a dragon's pupils.

“Winona, along with her battle armor and even the power she wields, are the subjects of your experiments and observations.”

"Logically speaking, you should be more worried about Winona than I am, after all, she is related to His Majesty the Emperor's power experiments,"

The Midnight Lord's voice was still hoarse, but Wayne, who had long since abandoned the weakness and compromise of his class and the limitations of the past, spoke with a firmness as resounding as steel.

Power determines order, while wisdom determines power; the height of one's soul and thoughts influences wisdom.

Human nature is influenced by many factors, but the vast majority of these factors come from the shaping of the environment, the current era, and the production relations.

Wayne believes that his initial fear of losing everything, his wealth, power, and status, ultimately stemmed from his fundamental nature as a weak mortal, too deeply influenced by the times to escape his limitations.

The essence of thought cannot be changed; even if the body can wield immense power, it is still just a floating duckweed.

Thus, Wayne gradually transformed his thoughts under the influence of Winona's soul's daily murmurs in his mind and the order shaped by the Imperial Lord Karl in that world, and came to the homeland of the Golden Empire to receive the sublimation of faith and thought.

Now, looking back at his past actions from a different perspective, Wayne understands why the Dragon Emperor dismissed him as a clown.

But the past is long gone, and Wayne turned to look at Winona, whose way of speaking had become somewhat strange due to the influence of Earth's civilization.

Winona was influenced by the civilization of another world, and so was he, in turn, influenced by the golden empire of this world.

Wayne chuckled in a hoarse voice, "Besides, while my strength can't compare to that of you pioneers, I think my eyesight is still pretty good."

"That angelic descendant dared not use overly powerful spells within the empire's home territory, lest it attract the attention of other powerful beings, nor did it dare unleash its full strength, fearing it would invite the descent of the empire's dragon king,"

"So even if she has the absolute strength to defeat Winona, she will eventually lose to Winona."

With a bang, as the Midnight Lord's words fell, the sky over the distant grasslands was instantly illuminated by a violent burst of concentrated power.

Angelic Descendant Alena's body retreated rapidly in mid-air, her eight wings flapping in succession, and the Holy Sword of the Sun in her hand slicing through a series of precise trajectories to block Winona's ferocious and savage attacks, who had transformed into a dragon's vassal.

The comprehensive improvement of physical fitness has a ripple effect that many people cannot imagine.

The increased agility and flexibility not only boosts Winona's speed, but also enhances her attack speed, enemy detection speed, and reaction ability.

Alena even had to cast spells on herself during lulls in the battle to match Winona's first-strike advantage.

However, for individuals who are both extremely agile and mobile, it is difficult to even spare a moment to cast a spell for oneself.

This also means that in the time it takes for Alena to unleash one sword strike, Winona can unleash two or even three sword strikes.

Even though Alena mentally locked onto her opponent's figure, her attacks were not entirely effective, as Winona, whose overall abilities had been enhanced, could teleport and dodge them.

Thanks to the magical True Sight Eye, it has the ability to see through movement trajectories as if they were in the future.

In other words, the angelic race, with its innate affinity for energy, was unable to keep up with the attack rhythm and reaction frequency of Winona, the dragon vassal governed by the Emperor's Law, when it did not unleash its full power to overwhelm its opponent with absolute strength.

Therefore, in this situation, although every effective attack by the Angelic Descendant Alena was able to push Winona back far away and even damage Winona's armor.

However, such effective offensives are few and far between.

boom!
Deafening roars echoed as the Sun Sword and the Moon Sword clashed once more.

Alena was somewhat surprised to find that Winona, the human warrior, was still continuously increasing her slashing power, seemingly not yet reaching the upper limit of the spell's enhancement.

The angelic descendant mustered his power, unleashing it instantly to forcefully suppress the Moonlight Divine Sword's counterattack.

But suddenly, another power, similar to the one before but also increasing in strength, emanated from the vibrating Moonlight Sword. Even though it was weak in Winona's hands, it possessed a terrifying destructive power that could crush the spirit of all living beings.

This terrifying power seemed to target any living being; even the Angelic race, with its innate energy affinity and high-level all-energy defense, could not resist the invasion of this destructive force.

Even though this power was too weak, it instantly made Alena feel as if she had been struck by lightning, from her arms to her toes, and even her eight wings felt a slight numbness.

That was the manifestation of Alena's own life force resisting and eliminating this destructive force, which caused her to instantly exhaust all her strength due to fear, resulting in a power imbalance.

This fleeting opportunity was deadly in the eyes of a legendary being.

Alena had no choice but to use her advanced teleportation spell to instantly teleport away from Winona's incoming sword strike, thus avoiding the berserk female warrior's continuous attacks.

call out,
Alena had just stepped out of the air and raised her holy sword, which was burning with the flames of the sun, when she felt a heavy force instantly strike her sword.

If Alena hadn't already known that the female warrior opposite her also possessed such an ability, she would have been beheaded this time.

The relentless onslaught left Alena struggling to cope, forcing her to repeatedly teleport and shift positions to find opportunities to fight. However, what puzzled Alena was that while the advanced teleportation magic inherent in the Angelic race could be activated in an instant, Winona herself lacked such ability and was still able to keep up with her pace and rhythm.

She could hardly believe that the power of a spell could be so versatile.

Alena couldn't even imagine what would happen if she faced the Dragon Emperor who had granted Winona magical powers.

Perhaps even his attacks wouldn't be able to touch the dragon emperor's scales, because this angelic descendant also knew of the unparalleled speed of the emperor of the Golden Empire.

Moreover, the destructive primal power emanating from Winona was beyond Arenna's comprehension.

Alena even felt that the nature of this destructive power could easily kill those abyssal demons born from the chaotic laws of the abyss who could not die completely in any material plane.

Even the great demons, who possess the essence of hell and are difficult for beings in the material world to kill, will be completely worn down and crushed by this essential power, leading to their death.

It was this gradual increase in power that caused Alena to fall behind in the face of Winona's ferocious offensive.

Otherwise, given Alena's life essence, which is far superior to Winona's, she could have easily exerted absolute suppression with the smallest amount of power.

However, relying solely on the clash of physical strength and combat skills, without being able to use other powerful divine spells and magic, Alena found this human female warrior to be extremely troublesome.

"She's going to lose. She can probably only hold on for another day or two at most before Winona starts to get more skilled at using her strength."

Magical runes flowed in layers in Morvanred's eyes. Although this mage's power was not outstanding in the empire, his wisdom was first-rate and surpassed that of ordinary people.

Even some of the Dragon Emperor's magic could be learned and mastered by Morvanred, and he could even become proficient in it.

Even the magical formulas of the 'Ten Gai Spells' that seemed like gibberish to the bronze dragon Gross were just knowledge that Morvanred needed to spend a little time and effort to understand.

Lord Wayne of the Night only knew that Winona would win, but he didn't know when she would win, so he turned to look at this high-ranking archmage.

In the realm of magic, Wayne was nothing more than a greenhorn in front of this great mage.

If it weren't for the fact that Wayne himself possessed some 'cleverness' and 'wisdom' in Morvanred's eyes, making conversations with Wayne less strenuous than with others, Morvanred would probably have considered him nonexistent.

Morvanred understood the confusion in the Midnight Lord's eyes, and explained, "The moon is the light of the sun, and the sun is the body of the moon."

"This is one of His Majesty's theories of interconnectedness and mutual influence, so whether it's daytime or in the wild, the blessing Winona receives will not be inferior to that of the angelic descendant,"

"As long as the battle between the two sides does not exceed a certain energy threshold, the energy of both sides is equivalent to never running out."

“However, His Majesty the Emperor’s path is beyond the comprehension of that angelic descendant,”

Morvanred said with some emotion, "I don't know who is at the pinnacle of legends in this universe, but I do know that in the future, the pinnacle of legends will only be His Majesty the Emperor."

"Your Majesty's path encompasses all things, and all things are interconnected and mutually transform and influence each other. But it is precisely because this path is so vast and boundless that it is so difficult for Your Majesty to perfect it, and the attainment of the legendary destiny is still a long way off."

"Before the path is fully perfected, even with His Majesty the Emperor's will and his own logical theories as support, there will still be brief moments of hesitation and stagnation between the various laws of power."

"That's why His Majesty the Emperor summarized his many experiences and insights, thus developing a set of principles that embody the ideology of unification, which were then condensed into the Emperor's Law,"

"Before the path of the ultimate flow of all paths and the beginning and end of all phenomena is truly perfected, His Majesty the Emperor, with the unified theory of the Emperor's Law, integrates all the laws and powers under his control, ensuring their operation without contradiction. Thus, the theory of the unity of power was born."

Wayne's eyes gleamed with delight at having glimpsed a part of the Emperor's will—a truly magnificent goal that filled him with longing and admiration.

"Therefore, as long as His Majesty the Emperor uses his full power, all the laws and powers He controls will work together and coalesce into one."

Morvanred laughed, "How can there be any creature in this world without any weaknesses? As long as there is even the slightest weakness in any aspect, His Majesty the Emperor will inevitably find a way to counter and target it."

"This is also what His Majesty the Emperor often says: the reason why we cannot solve the problem is because our wisdom is not profound enough and our strength is not strong enough."

"By exploiting the opponent's weaknesses, His Majesty the Emperor can transform his own strength into targeted power, thereby striking his enemies."

"And because of this characteristic, only beings who have ascended to the legendary rank can bear even a small portion of His Majesty the Emperor's power,"

"The small portion of power that Winona carries also possesses the characteristics of His Majesty the Emperor's own power. Therefore, as long as Winona masters this portion of power, she can quickly defeat this angel who dares not unleash its full power."

Wayne nodded, then asked curiously, "So what do you plan to do after defeating this angel? Let her escape, or capture and imprison her?"

"If a divine attendant like her discovers that His Majesty the Emperor's power domain has the potential to encroach upon the Sun God's domain, it will inevitably cause serious consequences upon her return to the Heavenly Mountain Divine Kingdom,"

"But if she gets trapped here, it could lead to a huge disaster."

Morvanred chuckled softly and said, "Let nature take its course. Once we figure out her purpose, we can take targeted preventative measures."

"You must understand that although those gods possess the power and might to easily erase the world, their original duty was to maintain the stability of the universe's rules."

"Although the gods of today have long since abandoned their duties, they still need to be punished for trying to disrupt the stability of the world's rules,"

"In severe cases, it could even lead to the disqualification of a deity, causing them to be cast down from their place in the world by the rules."

"Even the immortal dragon god in the Hell God Kingdom only selected unimportant, barren stars for many of the stars used to build its fortress,"

"Although the world of Ekania is just one of countless worlds in the universe and is inconspicuous, it is different from those barren stars."

"Unless the rules of the universe are completely out of order, even a powerful god would not be willing to easily bear the consequences of destroying the world."

"This is also why many legends prefer to follow the path of destiny."

(End of this chapter)