259: Pseudo-God Skills

Divine abilities aren't that easy to use.

As Faith Gods, their weakness means they require the assistance of faith to use divine abilities, unlike Law Gods who can use them freely.

Of course, there are benefits; if there is enough faith, the power they unleash can even surpass that of Law Gods.

But this clearly doesn't apply to Angus, who has just become a god; although his pseudo-divine ability hasn't reached the divine ability level, it still consumes a lot of faith.

Angus, who was dirt poor, had extremely limited faith, just some remnants from when his artifact prototype burned and he became a god; he couldn't use Annihilation many times.

"Killing you is enough." Although at a disadvantage, Angus still shouted without showing weakness. He understood in his heart that at this moment, he absolutely could not lose to the opponent in terms of momentum.

He quickly unleashed his divine power, instantly transforming the originally incredibly sturdy round shield in his hand into an incredibly sharp longsword, identical to the first longsword. He gripped the sword with both hands, his eyes firm and sharp, like a ferocious beast, charging directly at Lin Ye.

Facing the aggressive Angus, Lin Ye showed no fear. He extended his claws, gathering extremely dense Law power, preparing to meet this battle of life and death.

Although the recovery speed of his injuries was extremely slow due to the influence of Annihilation power, this did not weaken Lin Ye's fierce aura in the slightest. He focused intently on Angus, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Compared to Angus, who was eight thousand meters tall, Lin Ye, who was only three thousand meters tall, appeared relatively small. But even with the disparity in size, Lin Ye still held a clear advantage in strength and speed; Angus could only rely on the power of his Divine Kingdom to suppress Lin Ye.

Angus wielded his twin swords with masterful skill; each strike contained the essence accumulated over tens of millions of years of honing. His swordplay flowed as naturally as moving clouds and flowing water, as if it had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

However, facing such exquisite sword techniques, Lin Ye appeared unusually calm and composed. He wielded his claws with agile and swift movements, as elusive as a hanging antelope horn, displaying the demeanor of a master in every subtle motion.

Everyone knew Lin Ye was a prodigy in the cultivation world, but few knew that he also possessed astonishing talent in combat. This talent seemed innate, allowing him to move with ease in fierce battles and unleash strength beyond ordinary people.

With Self-Mastery, his physical comprehension reached the world's limit, and combined with the Dreamland Arena, he could arrange suitable skill training environments and opponents at any time, making his cultivation efficiency very high.

It was this combination of factors that allowed him to face the techniques of a ten-million-year-old monster without falling behind.

"Damn it, why are his techniques so superb?" Angus cursed inwardly. For a ten-million-year-old monster to be suppressed by a rookie in combat was unacceptable to him.

Facing the fearless Lin Ye, Angus dodged several times, and gradually, he fell further and further behind.

"Annihilation."

The wave of Annihilation erupted like surging giant waves, but Lin Ye, who was already prepared, quickly curled up his body and cast Star Protection.

Although Star Protection only blocked the attack for a fleeting moment before shattering, it successfully withstood the most violent initial impact.

Immediately after, the Annihilation power struck Lin Ye, sending him flying tens of thousands of meters away. His already scarred body suffered even more severe damage. The dense Annihilation power was like a maggot clinging to a bone.

However, Lin Ye ignored this and resolutely charged at Angus again.

Relying on his extraordinary willpower, even severely injured, Lin Ye was still able to perfectly unleash his strength.

This is the benefit of strong willpower; people with weak willpower will wail and their legs will turn to jelly if they even get a scratch, while those with strong willpower like Lin Ye can fight with just a few muscle fibers on their skeleton, even if their body is reduced to bones.

Angus was dumbfounded. Brother, what kind of deep-seated hatred is this? So fearless of death. Brother, you're not Tiya People, there's no need to fight to the death.

"Brother, there's no need for us to suffer mutual destruction. Tiya People are not your race. How about we both take a step back and shake hands?" Angus said.

Having the thought of retreating, he no longer had the intention of killing Lin Ye and didn't want to fight Lin Ye anymore.

Angus was very good at negotiation and rhetoric; otherwise, he wouldn't have gathered so many believers, and even the other two great monarchs would abandon their prejudices and unite with him.

He began to constantly use rhetoric to dismantle Lin Ye's fighting spirit.

"How about we both take a step back? Sign an agreement, and both races prosper together."

"Don't be stubborn. I can still use Annihilation several more times. Are you sure you can withstand it?"

"How about we make a deal? I'll give you generous compensation, and you withdraw your troops. Soul Holy Water, Soul Cores, Youming Fire, everything is negotiable."

Angus fought while transmitting messages to Lin Ye, using both threats and inducements.

He was also anxious. Lin Ye didn't play fair, bullying an old comrade of his who had just broken through after tens of millions of years.

If he had broken through earlier and accumulated some faith, he wouldn't be so passive. If he had used Annihilation multiple times, he would have eliminated Lin Ye long ago.

If he wanted to run, Lin Ye certainly couldn't stop him, but for a Faith God to abandon his believers and flee? It would be tantamount to digging his own grave.

The divine fire of a Faith God needs constant input of faith to burn. Once the supply is cut off, the divine fire will dare to extinguish itself in front of you. Although a god whose divine fire has extinguished only falls to demigod, far stronger than an ordinary Star River, it is tantamount to cutting off their divine path.

Extinguishing is easy, reigniting is hard. Once extinguished, the majesty of divine authority is damaged, and reigniting it is harder than breaking through initially.

You might ask, couldn't he develop a new batch of believers before the divine fire extinguishes? But believers are not that easy to develop.

Believer ranks are divided into eight types: Casual Believers, True Believers, Orthodox Believers, Sincere Believers, Practical Believers, Pious Believers, Fanatical Believers, and Saints. The more senior the believer, the more and purer faith they generate. Newly developed believers are too weak to even serve as fuel for divine fire, let alone as consumption for using skills.

So he couldn't possibly abandon his believers.

But Lin Ye was like a straight-laced, stubborn person, and he was at a loss.

If Lin Ye knew Angus's thoughts, he would definitely scoff; he wasn't straight-laced or stubborn, it was just that Angus wasn't worthy.

"Annihilation."

Suppressed, Angus had no choice but to unleash Annihilation power again.

Lin Ye, being familiar with the routine, went through the motions, and surprisingly, sustained even less damage than the second time.

However, the accumulated damage was extremely terrifying. The powerful penetrating force of Annihilation corroded his dragon wings through his armor, leaving them tattered, his dragon scales shattered, and in many places, his injuries were bone-deep.

Although very little blood flowed out due to his strong control over his body, the blood from ruptured blood vessels still stained him crimson.

Of course, this tragic scene was not visible to outsiders, being concealed by his armor.