Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

After communicating with divine power, the light emanating from Makoto Araki's eight-pack abs was so bright it blinded the girl in the black dress!

"Holy crap!" When the girl in the black dress saw the eight-pack abs, she felt not only momentarily blinded, but also powerless.

What was that just now?

Those are eight-pack abs!

Although the world will is composed of the will of the vast majority of people and things in the world, it is ultimately a personification of the female body, and therefore has its own inherent limitations.

This has led to the fact that the eight-pack abs, one of the ultimate pursuits for women, are also very effective in the eyes of the world's will.

On the other side, while the girl in the black dress was still confused, Makoto Araki quickly pushed her away, got up from the ground, and straightened his clothes.

The girl in the black dress scrambled to her feet, her eyes filled with despair: "I still wanted to touch it, even if it was just..."

Araki Makoto completely ignored her desperate pleas, "Forget about it. You've already taken a look, how many more times do you want to see it? I advise you to give up on that idea as soon as possible."

It's just an eight-pack!

It's nothing special. Aren't you supposed to have a powerful world will? Why don't you just conjure one up on your stomach?

The girl in the black dress, unwilling to give up, quickly called out to him, "Stop right there!"

Araki Makoto turned his head. "Is there anything else? If not, hurry up and click 'surrender,' thank you. I'm waiting for world peace so I can go back and play games!"

The World Will pursed its lips: "But I still have something to finish, and I can't just give up like this."

Araki Makoto had no intention of responding to the girl in the black dress, but instead said suspiciously, "To be honest, I'm starting to doubt whether you are actually the will of the world."

"...Why do you doubt me?" The girl in the black dress seemed a little confused.

Araki Makoto thought for a moment, then pointed at the girl in the black dress: "Think about it, you say you are the embodiment of this world, but you really want to see my eight-pack abs. The problem is, aren't you the embodiment of this world? If you want to see my eight-pack abs, isn't that just peeking at me anytime, anywhere?"

This statement completely awakened the World Will. What the other party said was true: the World Will can know everything that happens in the world.

However, there is a prerequisite: it cannot be anthropomorphized. If it were to become humanoid, it would be equivalent to significantly weakening its vision and abilities.

In other words, if the world's will were willing to restore the world to its original state, then she could spy on anyone from every angle.

The word "peeping" makes the world's will seem somewhat foolish, like a very sleazy thief.

The girl in the black dress, naturally unwilling to be slandered, retorted, "Wait, what do you mean by 'peeping'?"

Araki Makoto didn't answer her question but instead gave her a disdainful look: "Why are you worrying about this? Hurry up and remove your anthropomorphism! Also, remove this space as well."

However, the girl in the black dress, who had been hesitant, became resolute: "That won't do. Now that things have come to this point, wouldn't we have many regrets if we couldn't settle things with force?"

A fierce battle is inevitable.

Seeing the other party's determination, Makoto Araki didn't say much. He was already able to use divine power, and the amount of divine power he could use was increasing. He was almost at his complete form.

This is mainly because the world's will has just opened a breach, causing divine power to surge in and widen the breach.

Soon, the World Will realized this and discovered that the space it was maintaining could no longer be sustained because its power had been suppressed by the other side.

In order to minimize the damage, the girl in the black dress had no choice but to deactivate the spatial barrier and send the two back to the fake reality.

However, to prevent the other two divine messenger girls from supporting him, the World Will did not send Makoto Araki back to Japan, but instead sent him directly to Antarctica.

Yes, Antarctica.

This place is covered in ice and snow.

After landing, Makoto Araki began to look around and quickly realized that he was probably in the South Pole or the North Pole. In short, he had been sent to the polar regions by the other party.

For a god like Makoto Araki, coldness is practically a non-existent attribute in such a place.

What about the world's will? It seems to be an attribute that doesn't exist. Makoto Araki didn't see any reaction of fear of the cold in her; on the contrary, she seemed completely unaffected.

Araki Makoto shifted his gaze back to the front: "Then, why choose this place?"

The girl in the black dress abandoned her previous frivolous demeanor and instead revealed a sinister grin: "Here, you can die alone, isn't that nice?"

Her actions actually put less pressure on Makoto Araki; the biggest pressure came from her unconventional behavior, making it difficult for him to be ruthless.

However, Makoto Araki still had to give her a thumbs up for the decision made by the world's will. Although this was a fake world, judging from the situation, there were still some real people here, so reducing casualties was a good deed.

Upon returning to the real world, the girl in the black dress first pulled out a jet-black longsword from somewhere, and upon seeing this, Makoto Araki conjured up a gleaming golden longsword in response.

Previously in the alternate dimension, the two engaged in hand-to-hand combat, but this time, it will be a "nuclear explosion" showdown.

The battle of the century is about to begin.

Chapter 207 Ceasefire

The black-clad girl, representing the will of the world, was the first to attack Araki Makoto, transforming into a black lightning bolt and swiftly flying towards him.

Araki Makoto raised his longsword and charged forward without a word. The shockwave generated by the clash between the two swords, which symbolized divine power and the power of rules, affected the entire land!

As the two sides rubbed against each other, the icy ground beneath their feet began to tremble and quickly cracked into several pieces!

"Splash!"

Because the ice sheet cracked, water seeped up from underneath, and the icy water reached above the two men's calves and even their knees.

Interestingly, although the ice water covered the hem of the girl in the black dress, her skirt seemed to exist outside of this world, appearing completely dry.

If it can't even affect the will of the world, then it certainly can't affect Makoto Araki, especially since the moisture around his feet was quickly evaporated by the released divine power.

Therefore, the ice water did not affect the two of them from exerting their strength again. However, this time, it was Araki Makoto's turn to exert his strength.

Sure enough, just as the girl in the black dress forcefully pushed Araki Makoto away, preparing to regroup and launch another attack, the opponent's longsword had already reached her.

However, since the two were evenly matched opponents, the girl in the black dress could resist the slashes launched by Makoto Araki, and the girl could also resist the counterattacks launched by her.

Sure enough, the two sides clashed for more than a dozen rounds on the ice sheet, and there was still no sign of a clear winner.

This is unavoidable. Firstly, the world's will is on its home turf, possessing strong recovery and power replenishment capabilities; and secondly, Makoto Araki is a god, theoretically possessing immense divine power.

This resulted in neither side gaining the upper hand even after dozens of rounds of fighting.

It was already dark.

Now, as winter approaches, Antarctica, this polar region, will soon experience polar night.

The polar night means no daylight, which is extremely disadvantageous for the divine messenger.

However, Makoto Araki is a god, and there is no setting that requires him to bask in the sun to gain power; he himself is the "sun".

After nightfall, the girl in the black dress did not increase her abilities, because she was not a ghost, but a consciousness, and did not have the bonus of a ghost in the night.

Although the battle between the two sides caused a large amount of ice sheet to be shattered, Antarctica is so vast that no matter how fiercely the two fought, the impact on the Earth was still very limited.

The two continued fighting.

During this time, both Makoto Araki and the girl in the black dress tried to achieve victory through surprise, but they soon discovered that the so-called "surprise victory" was not as effective as they had imagined against the enemy.

To give an analogy, a normal attack and defense exchange can deplete the opponent's energy by one point, while a "surprise attack" can deplete the opponent's energy by ten points.

It looks like a lot, doesn't it?

However, neither side knew the true extent of the other's power, especially the girl in the black dress who was the World Will, who once estimated that Makoto Araki's power reached billions.

Yes, billions.

With such a huge number, whether it's one or ten seems less important, especially since not every "surprise attack" will catch the opponent off guard.

As for why it's "billions," it's because the World Will judged based on its own situation. It believed that if it were to be defeated, it could at least mobilize billions of units of energy to fight back before the defeat.

The two continued their fierce battle.

Another day has passed.

As both of them knew, daylight was slow to arrive, and the sky above them remained filled with stars.

The continuous battle, though unable to defeat the opponent in a short time, inevitably caused both the World Will and Makoto Araki to feel a little tired from the fierce fighting.

Sure enough, the girl in the black dress found an opportunity, knocked Araki Makoto away, and then quickly retreated.

Araki Makoto wanted to give chase, but thinking he was a bit tired, he stood still to catch his breath, deciding to remain still and deal with whatever came his way.

Right under his nose, the girl in the black dress who had been retreating found a rock and sat down.

Because it was an Antarctic rock, it was also covered by ice, which made her sitting on the ice sheet look rather unsightly.

If it were an ordinary girl, Makoto Araki might ask, "Aren't you cold?" But that is the will of the world. She can fight here for days in such thin clothes without any problems, and she can sit on the ice without any harm.

The two sides have reached a truce.

Because it was a truce, Makoto Araki had the extra time to think about how to defeat the girl in the black dress.

But no matter how he thought about it, he could only come to one conclusion—he could not defeat his opponent in a short period of time, and it might take several months to achieve a complete victory.

"Several months" is an aggressive estimate.

If we take a conservative estimate, it could take several years or even decades.

This is because Makoto Araki discovered that the other party was able to continuously replenish his power, while he himself, because he owned many shrines in the human world, could also continuously replenish his incense offerings.

Makoto Araki isn't the only one with this idea; the world's will, on the opposite side, thinks the same way.

However, the World Will's assessment was more optimistic than Araki Makoto's; she believed that it might take at most a few months to defeat him.

Even so, the World Will still felt that this time was too long. She could have done many things in that time, and thought it would be better to shake hands and make peace with the other party.

"Hey..."

In the biting cold wind, the girl in the black dress greeted him first, regaining Makoto Araki's attention.

"I said..."

The girl in the black dress parted her lips slightly: "Since neither of us can defeat the other in a short time, why don't we shake hands and make peace? That way you can go back to playing games."

Makoto Araki naturally wouldn't refuse: "Good idea, then please go back to where you were!"

However, the girl in the black dress changed the subject: "But I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?" Araki Makoto's gaze narrowed slightly. "If you want me to hand over people, that's impossible. I won't use someone I like as a bargaining chip."

"Ha, you've already fallen for him?" The girl in the black dress scoffed, then added, "Forget it, love is such a mundane thing; it's never suited me..."

The girl in the black dress paused for a moment, then began to state her conditions: "My condition is that I wish to lift the abnormal state of this world, that is, to eliminate the divine messengers and ghosts, and restore the world to its original state. How about that?"

Araki Makoto didn't answer, but instead mentioned, "I have a condition too. If you agree, I'll agree."

The girl in the black dress clearly displeased: "You have conditions? What conditions?"