Chapter 299

Chapter 299: My Eyes Are Not Soft!

"Uh…"

"I feel a bit uncomfortable…"

Emerald Shadow narrowly dodged the bite from her parasitic offspring, quickly waved her caudal fin, and escaped Clodius’s attack range.

She needed time to regroup for the attack!

Normally, Emerald Shadow would have felt uneasy and very frustrated in such a situation.

Though she avoided the strike, the "foolish offspring’s" fangs scraped harshly against her scales. They didn’t break through, but produced an unpleasant "crunching" sound and left a long scratch.

Disheveled and embarrassed!

Her dignity was lost.

But this wasn’t normal—it was after infection by that terrifying "micro divine rank tentacle." Logically, her Divine Body should have been a mess, churned by worms of "destructive divine rank."

The Ether Dragon herself should have lost nearly all ability to resist, letting her "foolish offspring" butcher her freely.

Yet now, despite the mess and lingering internal pain, the "nausea" from the "micro divine rank tentacle worms" remained but felt much milder than before.

She hadn’t lost her ability to resist.

Her reactions and strength had only dropped by about ten percent.

"Is this the effect of the mortals who entered my body?"

"And also…"

"Hiss…"

The Ether Dragon sensed that with each wave of pain, the "nausea" caused by the "micro divine rank worms" kept fading and dispersing. The damage they inflicted inside her Divine Body was steadily repaired—swiftly and precisely—by her divine power and another unknown force.

The healing was much faster than relying solely on divine power.

The only problem was occasional internal pain and a slight warmth.

But these could be soothed by her own divine power, and compared to the harm from the "micro divine rank worms," such minor issues were negligible.

"It seems this deal wasn’t made in vain!"

"Then…"

"Counterattack begins!"

After circling widely and gradually shaking off the "micro divine rank worms," Emerald Shadow, Tiberea, felt recharged.

She suddenly whipped her tail fin and charged fiercely at her "foolish offspring," Clodius.

But just then, Clodius moved!

He actually…

"Roar—!"

This fellow let out a frightened dragonsong, turned tail, and fled, swimming away fast and leaving only Ether Sea currents behind for Emerald Shadow.

"What’s going on?"

Adult Ether Dragons didn’t have much family affection, but it wasn’t completely absent either.

Since the "foolish offspring" had already run away, Tiberea gave up on the idea of pursuing him.

However, she still felt a bit confused.

"Just now, those ‘micro divine rank tentacles’ were spat out from my ‘foolish offspring,’ right?"

"Then, he must have been parasitized, which forced him to become my enemy."

"Logically, someone who undergoes such parasitism should fight to the death until the goal is reached."

"He suddenly fled!?"

"That can only mean one thing!"

"Energy was being continuously injected into those ‘micro divine ranks,’ and the entity controlling them could no longer focus on these things!"

"What was holding its true form back?"

—-

Emerald Shadow’s guess was correct.

The master of those "cursed" "micro divine ranks" truly could no longer concentrate.

However, its situation was far worse than merely losing focus.

"Whoosh—!"

"Whoosh—!"

Ubersalas swung his tentacles and lashed fiercely at the colossal creature in front of him!

The battle had begun.

Even if Ubersalas poured more energy into targeting the battlefield against "Emerald Shadow," as long as he was not completely deaf and entirely lost his sense of touch, he could definitely sense the enormous threat still approaching!

"I’m not to be trifled with!"

"Try this!"

The terrible tentacles were covered with a frightful toxin crafted from "micro divine rank," which struck the colossal creature’s divine body with a “bang!”

As long as he found a breakthrough, he believed these toxins would take effect!

However…

"Bang—!"

"Thud—!"

Though the dreadful "colossal creature" did not carry a massive "Gods’ fortress" on its back like Ubersalas, protecting its weak hindquarters, its entire body was wrapped in solid, rugged armor.

The enormous, block-like scales shone with a metallic luster under the sunlight; the dark, corrosive tentacles slapped against them but could not even create a ripple.

No penetration, no corrosion, not even a single scratch.

Worse still, every part of the armor seemed equally tough; even the head, which should theoretically have less protection, was the same!

"Damn it!"

"Damn it!"

Ubersalas retreated slowly in fear.

It saw the glint of sharp teeth within those giant jaws!

Even with its "scales armor" intact, despite being an "Ether Ruler" from the Endless Ether and a powerful Tyrant, it couldn’t deliver the cursed "micro divine rank" into its opponent’s body.

"Right now, my greatest reliance wasn’t the ‘Gods’ Fortress’ on my back."

"Though immensely powerful, it would inevitably be breached against such a foe!"

"Meaningless stubborn defense would only end badly."

"Nor could I flee."

Bearing the gods’ armor granted tremendous defense, but the heavy Fortress severely hampered its mobility.

Deep within the Endless Ether, in its own lair, movement might have been possible.

Its swimming wouldn’t be fast, but still far quicker than the opponent’s Divine Body.

But this was the shallow sea!

Here, the Ether Sea wasn’t deep enough to fully support its heavy mass; worse, the confined space prevented it from extending fully.

Hiding beneath the sand, using its dense network of tentacles for ambushes and sneak attacks, that would have been feasible.

But the problem was it had been dug out!

"Only offense could serve as defense now!"

"But…"

Ubersalas’s proud tentacles and trump card "micro divine rank" proved utterly useless against that creature.

The Ether Ruler watched as the colossal creature stubbornly advanced, even quickening its pace!

"Was there not a single soft spot on this brute?"

"Soft…"

"Wait…"

The thought of softness sparked sudden hope in Ubersalas.

"Exactly!"

"The eyes!"

"The eyes are the softest part!"

"This creature has gem-like ‘divine eyes clusters,’ just like the Outer Gods from the Void…"

"No, almost identical!"

"They appear hard, but their texture is soft!"

"Worth a try!"

The Ether Ruler acted instantly, whipping several tentacles toward the colossal creature’s eyes!

"Shatter!"

"Shatter, you reckless charger!"

He had already imagined the scene of that fellow groaning while covering his burst eyes.

However…

"Bang—!"

"Boom!"

The tentacles struck precisely at the colossal creature’s eyes, but they only made two muffled sounds, like a rope hitting hard rock.

He didn’t shatter the eyes, not even leaving a scratch or causing any pain!

"What… what the hell?!"

"The eyes can actually be hard?!"

This unexpected event ruined Ubersalas’s plan and made him more panicked.

But, as an Ether Ruler, he quickly calmed down.

"In this situation, panicking means death!"

"The only way is to use my last hidden card!"

"The ultimate strategic magic of Ether Rulers!"

"Abyssal Eye!"

Legend had it that the eyes of Ether Rulers were connected to the oldest and purest malice within the Ether Abyss.

His gaze held the purest, most venomous stare, coming from an ancient world.

Though the flicker in the Ether Rulers’ eyes was just a reflection of this "ancient malice," their energy was still amazing enough to confuse and shock most Souls!

"That’s right!"

"The Abyssal Eye was my trump card!"

"Clodius was bewitched by this move and finally fell under my control."

"Deities above him couldn’t escape it either, in theory!"

"Except for the blind or those who stole from me too much, no deity could avoid this!"

"You! Are definitely no exception!"

"Now then…"

Ubersalas squinted his eyes, gathering powerful energy and linking with the "ancient malice" from the "Abyss!"

"Buzz—!"

The low murmurs from the "Ether Abyss" buzzed in Ubersalas’s Soul.

The great ancient being, a deity among deities, eagerly awaited this hunt.

He couldn’t wait to see the sacrifices Ubersalas was offering.

"Buzz—!!"

After a deep, sickening tremor, the structure of Ubersalas’s pupils and whites of his eyes vanished completely; his whole eye was covered by a pitch-black "divine power veil!"

At that moment…

"Roar—!"

The "giant god" that only knew charging had rushed right beside him.

His fierce huge mouth opened wide, showing scary saber teeth!

"Fool!"

"Charging straight at me without protecting your eyes at all."

"A pitiful god ruled by hunger, have you given up using your brain?"

"A hunter must check and judge their prey well before killing."

"And you, you fail!"

Just then, their eyes met!

The colossal creature’s hard "Divine Eyes Cluster" faced Ubersalas’s eyes, now covered by "Abyssal Will!"

"When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you!"

"Your Soul! Belongs to the ‘Ether Abyss’!"