Chapter 401

Chapter 401: Power Usurper!

"Taste the Ether Assassins’ wrath!"

"Die—!"

The fish-shaped deities powerfully swung their caudal fins and charged at Baimeng.

They were notorious "Killer Gods," a group of assassins raised by the Will of the Abyss to punish the "outsider deities."

Beyond their rage and cruelty, the key trait of the "Killer Gods" was one word—"fast!"

And… they feared no powers!

Their spindle-shaped divine bodies broke through the Sea of Ether, and every drop of etheric liquid seemed to move aside for them, not daring to resist, letting them swim swiftly through.

Their caudal fins weren’t the "slanted" kind anymore; the top and bottom parts were almost the same.

This shape helped them swim really fast.

It worked in the ocean, and it worked just as well in the Ether Sea.

The Assassin Gods, cultivated by the Abyss, fed on the evil divine ranks and will known as the "Suffering of the Abyss." This filled their souls with the Abyss’s evil and rage, so they ignored powers.

To help them fight powers better, besides boosting their own magic power, the Will of the Abyss also pumped a lot of "Death Magic Power" into their bodies that they couldn’t use.

One shouldn’t underestimate the effect of "Death Magic."

Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons had vast amounts of "Death Magic Power" inside them. While this power couldn’t be used outside, it gave them magical resistance that made the "God-Slaying Level Forbidden Spell" useless, always protecting their bodies.

This was the main reason they could rampage through the Chaos Swamp.

The Giant God’s situation was quite similar.

However, the magic in his body was "alive," but Trilobite only knew two spells. When his magic power was full, his active magic power had to sadly act like Death Magic.

Compared to Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons, the Assassin Gods had both "active magic power" and "Death Magic Power," making them super strong and good at both attacking and defending!

To make things worse, these fellows moved in groups.

This time, the Abyss sent fifteen "Assassin Gods" to kill the arrogant outsider deity who stole power.

And that deity was…

“Damn it!”

“Trying to wield power in the Endless Ether Realm isn’t easy at all!”

“Uh…”

The huge body, as big as sea crocodiles, twisted and turned in the Ether Sea, constantly dodging and sometimes fighting back with its long beak and conical large teeth.

That was Baimeng, who had just gained the "shallow Endless Ether power."

She finally understood what Pal’s plea had been before his fall.

“Did he want to trade his life by hiding ‘powers’?”

“Tsk…”

She felt a bit regretful.

“If I had known, I should have made Pal tell me how to hide ‘powers’ before killing him.”

“Now it’s come to this…”

“Tsk, what a mess!”

“But, a mess is fine!”

Baimeng grit her teeth and stopped thinking about the past.

"Receiving the blessing of the Giant God and gaining ‘Powers,’ yet still having to hide like a coward; what’s the difference from a rat in a sewer!?"

"The Light, towering and incredibly righteous, the wise Giant God granted me ‘Powers’ just to let me live like a ‘mouse’!?"

"No—!"

"Roar—!"

Baimeng roared as she launched a counterattack.

But…

"Bang—!"

"Boom—!"

"Buzz—!"

The sounds of impacts, bites, and the explosions of forbidden spells filled the air…

Magic and divine bodies constantly intertwined and clashed in the shallow layers of Endless Ether, turning the entire Endless Ether into a boiling pot of thick soup.

"Damn it…"

"It seemed the Powers had been suppressed by the strength of these deities. Even when I used them, they made no difference from other spells; it was just a waste of Magic Power."

"And there were too many of these fellows attacking from all directions; I couldn’t guard against every side."

"Though the divine body granted by the Giant God was strong enough, if this continued, I would eventually be unable to hold on!"

"I had to find a way to break the deadlock."

"Hmm…"

At that moment…

"Hmm?"

Baimeng suddenly noticed something very strange.

One of the "Ether Assassins" attacking her seemed to have suddenly vanished!

—-

"Why is this so tough!"

"This fellow is too hard to deal with!"

"Even without Powers, how can we still not break through her defenses!"

"What kind of divine body is this?!"

Baimeng found it difficult.

But the Assassin Gods sent by the Abyss found it even harder!

In fact, they showed signs of panic.

That terrifying, long-beaked deity, even with her Powers suppressed and overwhelmed by their numbers, only had the strength to defend herself, yet she had not fallen.

Not to mention falling, she hadn’t even suffered a significant injury.

"This fellow’s outer skin was covered with a layer of ‘divine bone armor,’ and the law substance proved astonishingly thick!"

"Our magic couldn’t break through at all!"

"The Magic Power within him was also abundant, resisting our spells!"

"I’m exhausted!"

For the Ether Assassins, the battle boiled down to two words: "scraping battle," or perhaps "massage battle."

After maintaining relentless pressure and launching over a hundred attacks—trying divine-body techniques, magical assaults, and psychic tactics; targeting the abdomen, head, limbs, and tail…

A few "Assassin Gods" even propelled themselves from the Sea of Ether, striking downward at the Chaos Demon God!

They aimed to combine their divine bodies’ mass with potent magic to deal a fatal blow.

Yet despite every effort, they failed to breach his defenses.

However…

"Urgh…"

"Cough, cough…"

The two "Assassin Gods" who launched the high-altitude assault now hid behind companions, groaning as they drifted…

Not only had they failed to harm Baimeng, but her "divine bone armor" had injured them with its recoil…

Left with no choice, they resignedly resumed their "massage" and "scraping."

The Ether Assassins wondered: would they break his defenses first, or die of exhaustion?

Shame washed over them.

Deities who prided themselves on swift kills had reduced an assassination to mere scraping…

Infuriating.

But…

"Agh!"

One "Assassin God" wounded by Baimeng’s recoil released a brief cry—then vanished.

His companions seemed oblivious, continuing their assault.

Unaware, another fearsome assassin now circled them, coveting their lives and Souls!

—-

"Hmm…"

"These creatures should be…"

Though Trilobite’s vision relied entirely on mental reconstruction, he excelled at tracking movement.

He spotted the giant fish breaching the surface and swiftly identified its species.

"A five-meter-long fish!"

"Remarkable—I helped excavate and study this species in my past life."

"Sssslurp…"

"But this life grants me my first glimpse of a living specimen."

"Wonder how it tastes."

With that thought, Trilobite licked his lips.