188: Chapter 188 Two trump cards clash, both fail.

Deep within the Life Lake, the dense, unyielding energy of life suddenly boiled and twisted, like a calm water surface struck by a giant boulder!

"Ant! To think you could peer through to the location of my true form!"

The Evil God of Life's benevolent, hypocritical shell completely peeled away, replaced by a divine voice as cold and piercing as eternal ice, yet filled with monstrous rage.

It did not expect that its concealment, aided by the power of the entire Life Ruins, would be so easily seen through by that seemingly sloppy old man. This old man was definitely extraordinary!

The emerald lake water surged into the sky as a figure, vast to the point of suffocation, slowly rose from the bottom of the lake.

It was no longer a stone statue, but its true form!

A terrifying existence condensed from countless twisted vines, rotting roots, runes flickering with evil green light, and fragments of billions of wailing Souls.

Its form was not fixed; at times it resembled a twisted ancient tree, at others a coiled giant python, but that vast, abyssal Divine Might crashed toward Lu Chen and the Wasteland Guardian like a tangible tsunami!

[Name: Dominator of Life Ruins · God of Life · Divine-Grade BOSS]

[Rank: Tier 8 LV240]

[Attributes: ??? (Absolute Suppression)]

Just as the pressure dispersed, the surrounding space let out a groan under the unbearable burden. Those Invading Monsters fighting the beast tide, regardless of their Rank, all trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground, signaling their submission to the supreme existence.

"So what if you found my location in advance?"

The Evil God of Life's voice carried the indifference and arrogance unique to a god: "In the face of absolute Divine Power, all your methods are nothing but futile child's play!"

The green Divine Light swirling around it fluctuated slightly, and a terrifying aura, far surpassing the West Sea Overlord and Tier 9 legends like President Lin Tianxiao, permeated the area. This was the Divine Might of a god; even if limited by the BOSS template, its essence was still above the mortal realm!

However, facing this Divine Might that would make any Tier 8 expert tremble with fear, Lu Chen's eyes burned with intense Battle Intent, showing not the slightest retreat.

He took a deep breath, his voice clear yet filled with iron-clad determination, spreading in all directions: "Today, I slay a god!"

Lu Chen had no time for useless chatter and acted immediately!

"Roar!" The Dragon's roar rose again, shaking the heavens!

[Power of Prairie Dragon Fire] — Dragon Transformation!

The golden-red Legacy divine fire erupted from within Lu Chen, instantly swallowing his figure.

Within the light, Lu Chen's body expanded to its limit, countless beast pets turned into streams of light and merged into him, his scales shone, and his dragon horns pierced the sky! The sky-reaching flame Dragon descended once more, golden light and thunder intertwined within its dragon eyes, and cold killing intent locked firmly onto the Evil God of Life!

"Hmph! You only have the form!"

The Evil God of Life snorted coldly, its massive body suddenly changing. Countless vines and roots entangled and condensed, transforming into a [Life Evil Python] that was in no way inferior to the Dragon, emerald green throughout but exuding an aura of decay and deathly silence!

The Evil Python hissed, opening its maw to spew a dark green breath containing the rules of life deprivation!

The Dragon roared long and loud, its golden-red dragon flames burning through the Void Realm, colliding head-on!

One Dragon and one python! Representing the two opposing forces of ultimate life creation and destruction, they collided with a boom above this eerie Life Ruins!

Rumble! At the core of the energy explosion, space shattered inch by inch like fragile glass, revealing the pitch-black void behind it!

The shockwave spread in a ring, plowing bottomless gullies into the earth below, and countless Invading Monsters and beast pets that couldn't dodge in time were turned into dust in the aftermath!

The Dragon's claws tore through, carrying the true piercing damage of the Ice-Burst Magic-Horned Ant, slashing fiercely at the Evil Python's body and leaving charred cracks.

But a green light flashed on the Evil Python's body, and the life energy from the Life Ruins poured in instantly, causing the wounds to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Evil Python's giant tail swept across like a mountain range, containing the power of decay rules, and smashed heavily onto the dragon body. Even with the Divine Light protection of the [Celestial War Body], the Dragon Lu Chen had transformed into was shaken, its scales shattered and flying, dragon blood spilled, and its HP dropped sharply.

"Resurrection!" Green light flashed, and Lu Chen's state was instantly restored to full. The Battle Intent in his dragon eyes burned even brighter, and the thunder of [Thunder Punishment World Destroyer] circled the dragon body like loyal guards, constantly bombarding the Evil Python and slowing its recovery.

"Useless! Ant! Your resurrection cannot be infinite!"

The Evil Python transformed from the Evil God of Life let out a mocking hiss, its attacks becoming increasingly violent: "My power is of the same source as this place, nearly infinite! And you, you will eventually exhaust your strength!"

It appeared to be attacking wildly, but in reality, its Divine Thought was like the most precise instrument, constantly scanning and analyzing the source of the fluctuations of the resurrection effect on Lu Chen.

It was a god, wielding the divine handle of "Life," and possessed secret arts capable of forcibly seizing and plundering equipment in a "bound" state!

Lu Chen was also waiting for an opportunity. The active effect of his god-slaying spear was the only means to help him slay a god, but it had to hit on the first strike; otherwise, the god would surely be on guard!

"Now is the time!"

The Evil God of Life caught a slight hesitation from Lu Chen after a fierce exchange, which was actually a flaw Lu Chen had intentionally exposed!

The Evil Python's massive head lunged forward, and a palm, completely condensed from green Divine Light and covered in eerie runes, ignored spatial distance and reached directly toward Lu Chen, aiming straight for the resurrection ring!

"Divine Theft!"

The Evil God of Life's voice carried irrepressible ecstasy and greed: "Your resurrection equipment belongs to me! This is a Divine-Grade theft; even if it is bound equipment, it can be stolen with 100% success!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen's expression changed. The resurrection ring was one of his greatest trump cards; if he lost it, it would be a huge loss.

But things had reached this point! Lu Chen could only brace himself and attack; as long as the active effect of the god-slaying spear triggered and he killed the opponent, he could take the resurrection ring back!

In order to launch this "Divine Theft" that was guaranteed to hit, the Evil God of Life itself had revealed a momentary, extremely tiny opening!

The opportunity was fleeting! A sharp light exploded in Lu Chen's dragon eyes, and the [god-slaying spear · Damaged], which had been kept hidden, suddenly appeared in his dragon claw. The dark red divine blood remaining on the spear tip seemed to sense the aura of its own kind and let out an excited hum!

"Divine Light Break!" Lu Chen did not hesitate and activated the active effect of the god-slaying spear!

A dark red spear radiance, condensed to the extreme and seemingly capable of piercing through all the heavens and worlds, struck first despite being launched later, piercing straight into that tiny opening in the Evil God of Life's Divine Power core!

"What?! A god-slaying spear?! How could you possess this Divine Artifact?"

Upon sensing the terrifying aura contained within that spear radiance—a special attack against divinity—the Evil God of Life let out an incredulous, horrified scream! This was even more shocking than seeing Lu Chen resurrect infinitely!

In the blink of an eye. Two major special effects erupted simultaneously! The green stealing Divine Light enveloped Lu Chen! The dark red god-slaying spear radiance pierced through the Evil Python's body!

However, in the next instant, the result left both sides stunned.

[Ding! Divine Theft failed! The target equipment [resurrection ring] has too high a rule priority and cannot be stolen!]

The Evil God of Life: "Impossible!!!"

[Ding! Divine Light Break did not trigger! The god possesses absolute Rank rule suppression, which can ignore all negative effects from lower Ranks!]

Lu Chen's heart sank: "This!!!"

Two major trump cards clashed, and both missed!