195: Chapter 195 Fierce Battle Against Projections!

At the same time, the Athena Projection's gaze...

...passed over Kasa's cracked armor, swept across Yarberna's trembling giant hammer, and finally landed back on Lu Yin's face.

Within her eyes burning with battle intent, the divine light of wisdom flowed, instantly analyzing all the connections before her.

"Mortals' bonds... foolish, yet resilient."

The spear of victory in her hand slightly adjusted its angle. The liquid halo at the tip was no longer pure, but began to circulate complex divine runes.

It was the intertwining of War Divinity and Wisdom Divinity.

"But before true divinity, bonds are just another 'thread' that can be severed."

Before her voice even faded, Athena's figure suddenly vanished.

This was her first true move.

Almost instantly, she appeared between Kasa and Yarberna.

The spear of victory in her hand traced a profound arc in the air.

"death god kingdom!"

Almost at the same moment the Athena Projection appeared, Herl unleashed his innate skill.

The instant the death god kingdom expanded, the Athena Projection's attack also swept across Kasa and Yarberna's bodies.

-153,565,895! -125,645,475!

Two damage numbers exceeding a hundred million popped up over their heads, immediately triggering their death-immunity passives.

Fortunately, Herl's skill was released in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Taking advantage of the moment of death immunity, Yarberna and Kasa immediately counterattacked.

"Annihilation Judgment!"

Yarberna roared, the giant hammer in her hand emitting an unprecedentedly terrifying aura.

This was also a newly unlocked skill for her because Lu Yin had reached Level 7.

In Annihilation Mode, it possessed extremely fearsome destructive power.

"Abolition Spiral!"

Kasa also struck at the same time, his pitch-black spear wrapped in spiraling black flames, slamming fiercely toward the Athena Projection.

Boom!

Both attacks landed on the Athena Projection simultaneously, instantly erupting with terrifying energy that made the entire temple tremble!

-25,644,659! -13,558,965!

Massive damage numbers floated up, signifying that the divine projection before them had finally revealed her health bar.

As long as a health bar appeared, it was the beginning of her downfall.

"Now's the time."

On the other side, the other Legion Commanders did not miss this fleeting opportunity.

"Eternal Night Starfall!"

Krausi's bone bow was fully drawn; the hum of the vibrating bowstring merged with the crisp sound of grinding joints.

An arrow, seemingly carved from a condensed night sky, was silently notched onto the string.

The next second, the arrow was released—lightless and soundless.

"Annihilation Beam!"

Hill also raised a staff, the dark gem at its tip suddenly collapsing as if swallowing all light.

Immediately after, a pitch-black torrent condensed purely from the power of annihilation tore through space.

It caught up from behind, racing alongside the arrow of night, pointing straight at the center of the Athena Projection's forehead.

"Divine Shield: Aegis!"

The Athena Projection did not panic. The golden shield on her forearm armor seemed to come to life at this moment.

The shield's surface was not metal, but flowing, solidified time and concepts.

Countless divine runes flickered on the shield's surface, each flash reflecting an epic of war and protection.

Krausi's "Eternal Night Starfall" and Hill's "Annihilation Beam" struck the Aegis Shield almost simultaneously.

There was no earth-shattering explosion; the moment the arrow and the beam touched the shield's surface...

...they were silently "absorbed," like water droplets falling into a boundless desert.

Yet, almost at the same time, Lu Yin's attack arrived silently.

"Dimensional Cut!"

The trajectory of the blade of eternal silence was unadorned, but the space where Athena stood was like a torn painting.

-158,962,355!

Under the terrifying damage numbers, the Athena Projection's figure finally wavered slightly.

Having landed a hit, Lu Yin did not stop; he continued to swing the blade of annihilation.

"Space-Time Severance!"

The silver blade swept through, once again tearing a rift in space.

Boom!

-1,136,599,545!

Under the violent sword light, the Athena Projection retreated once more.

During this interval, Lu Yin used Space-Time Conversion to swap positions with Yarberna.

"Death Soul Slash!"

Suddenly appearing in front of the Athena Projection, the blade of eternal silence, swirling with the grim chill of death, slashed at her body once again.

Athena's eyes, burning with divine flames, narrowed slightly. The divine shield performed a displacement that defied the laws of physics within a thousandth of a second.

The divine runes flowing on the shield's surface glowed intensely, condensing into a translucent diamond-shaped wall of light that barely managed to block the trajectory of the blade of eternal silence.

Crack!

A tooth-aching cracking sound rang out as the wall of light, condensed from divine power, actually shattered like glass into a web of cracks!

-89,448,523!

Damage numbers jumped out; although heavily mitigated by the divine shield, it still dealt quite terrifying damage.

-3,598,656!

However, just as Lu Yin's slash fell, the Athena Projection's spear of victory also thrust toward him.

A mere basic attack dealt thirty million damage to Lu Yin.

Don't forget, Lu Yin had the 8% damage reduction from his Dominators Body.

It was clear that even as a mere projection, a deity was this monstrously powerful.

But the Athena Projection's counterattack was actually within Lu Yin's calculations.

The instant it struck him, he activated Time Reversal.

Not only did he return to his previous position in an instant, but his health and previously used skills were all reset to their state three seconds ago.

This meant that all the skills he had used within those three seconds could be unleashed again.

"Dimensional Cut!"

Without any hesitation, Lu Yin once again struck with a sword that severed space.

-16,214,897!

Damage numbers jumped up, nearly identical to the previous hit.

But the trembling of the Athena Projection's body had clearly intensified.

Looking at the Athena Projection's status, Lu Yin knew very well.

His opportunity was only this brief moment; once her skill cooldowns recovered, a single strike would be enough to wipe out his entire Death Legion.

After all, the frontliners of the team, Yarberna and Kasa, no longer had the skills or condition to continue fighting.

He alone obviously could not withstand a deity's moves.

Of course, this was assuming he didn't summon Lin Xiao and Luo Xiu.

After all, unless absolutely necessary, Lu Yin did not want them to join the battle.

Because while they would certainly bring him victory, they would also siphon off a large amount of his experience points.

"Space-Time Severance!"

The silver rift swept through again, but it didn't tear the Athena Projection apart like before.

Having been alerted, how could a deity be hit by the same move twice?

Even if this was just a divine projection without the true consciousness of a deity.

The hovering divine shield moved horizontally, blocking the path of the rift without the slightest error.

Lu Yin's heart sank slightly, though this was actually within his expectations.

He then activated Space-Time Conversion again, this time swapping with Kasa.

"Mortals' techniques—impressive once, futile twice."

However, as if she had anticipated it, the moment Lu Yin completed the conversion, the Athena Projection thrust her spear.