Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 934 - 74: Battle of the Peak_2

She understood the Lord of Eden too well and said:

"Destroy me? Perhaps you've misjudged your own strength. Others may not understand the Lord of Eden's power, but I do. You envy the God of Destruction because you know that you, like the other Beast Gods, have reached the final stage where improvement is no longer possible. But the God of Destruction is different—it is clearly above you all and possesses a mechanism for limitless growth."

Qi Yuan sneered and replied:

"My creator, no matter how you try to conceal it, you cannot change the fact that you are incapable of becoming stronger. Even though you inherited the Beast Gods' legacy, ultimately you did not acquire the most crucial one—the God of Destruction's legacy. Tang Xian didn't seem to leave it to you."

The expression on Tang Xian's face showed a trace of barely perceptible anger.

"Do you think I invited you to Myriad Beasts Realm to fight me without any preparation?"

"Whatever preparations you've made can't change the absolute gap between us. You created me to bear all the sin alongside the Judge, but, regrettably, history after your death will be completely rewritten."

Facing Qi Yuan's provocation, the Lord of Eden suddenly said:

"I've become stronger than before. There's no doubt about that. I cannot defeat you as you were during Ragnarok, but are you still the same as you were then? You've weakened, my child—or no, I refuse to acknowledge you as a living being. After all, consciousness is something that doesn't need to be possessed by too many. You're merely a tool. And a tool ought to have the awareness of its nature."

Qi Yuan saw no reason to continue this conversation.

The Lord of Eden was correct about one thing: the current Qi Yuan was no longer the formidable leader of the mechanical race who had caused Ragnarok.

Qi Yuan replied:

"Precisely because I am not a living being, you will fail."

As the words fell, Qi Yuan suddenly raised her hand.

At the same time, dozens of mirror-like objects appeared out of thin air in front of the Lord of Eden. The light flowing from these mirrors was the Exhaustive Ray—a terror to all living beings.

The ability to summon Exhaustive Rays anywhere was one of Qi Yuan's techniques.

These mirrors sealed off every escape direction for the Lord of Eden.

The Exhaustive Rays could strip away the Lord of Eden's most prized ability—life regeneration.

Yet the rays emanating from these dozens of mirrors suddenly dissipated into nothingness.

They did not even approach within a foot of the Lord of Eden.

Qi Yuan frowned slightly.

A massive magic circle appeared beneath the Lord of Eden's feet, stretching hundreds of meters wide, surrounded by silvery-gray barriers.

Qi Yuan's second technique struck.

This was the Exhaustive Realm.

Within this realm, life force continually drained away, and regenerative abilities were nullified—there was no need to physically hit the opponent.

This terrifying realm amazed even the Lord of Eden.

It was a technique witnessed during the Ragnarok that had caused immense suffering for several Beast Gods. Unexpectedly, Qi Yuan employed it in just the second round with apparent ease, effortlessly unleashing its power.

Yet, just like before, this realm lasted only a few seconds before slowly becoming transparent and eventually dissipating.

Qi Yuan felt slightly puzzled—how could the Lord of Eden neutralize her attacks?

The Lord of Eden did not reveal the answer to Qi Yuan but instead said:

"It's my turn now."

The golden radiance descending from the sky suddenly grew wild and violent. Each beam of light resembled a star, and countless stars began to explode, unleashing terrifying power.

Qi Yuan was quickly engulfed by a gold sea of light.

The surroundings crumbled and disintegrated in madness.

Of course, the Lord of Eden didn't believe Qi Yuan could be defeated so easily. Unconcerned by the blinding golden light, it stared fixedly at the explosion's epicenter.

Soon, an eerie sight occurred as expected.

Qi Yuan emerged unscathed, entirely untouched, from the golden storm. Her expression was serene, and with a gentle gesture of her hand, a black vortex, no larger than half a meter in radius, materialized overhead.

All the golden radiance was frantically absorbed by the black vortex.

The terror of the stars—black holes.

The Lord of Eden created stars, while Qi Yuan created the black holes that devour them.

This was the ability of the ninth-generation Child of Order, Constantine—Star-Devouring Black Holes.

The ground cracked, revealing an ice sea beneath the Red Lotus Hell.

Tang Xian, wielding the Sea God Trident, summoned a monstrous tidal wave. The wave shattered the land and condensed into claw-like shapes. Qi Yuan glanced at the towering wave in the sky but remained motionless.

The tidal wave instantly froze.

Even the sea beneath her feet, extending for tens of miles, turned to ice.

The star explosions and ocean upheavals displayed by the Lord of Eden were true divine powers.

The Exhaustive Realm, Star-Devouring Black Holes, and instant freezing displayed by Qi Yuan were equally divine abilities.

Tang Feiji and Bai Mansheng, watching this scene, were utterly stunned.

They could freeze the battlefield, but compared to Qi Yuan and the Lord of Eden, their speed and scale were far inferior.

Tang Jing, however, recognized this ability as Absolute Frost Domain, the technique of the sixteenth-generation Constantine.

It was a power exclusive to gods.

If any catastrophe-level beast from the Myriad Beasts Realm faced either round of attacks, it would have been utterly obliterated by now.

Yet neither Qi Yuan nor the Lord of Eden had even moved a foot.

Humans in the watchtower felt fortunate to be far away from the battlefield, as the scope of these attacks and defenses was unimaginably vast.

To everyone's eyes, it seemed that the next stage of their conflict would be an earth-shattering exchange.

But the Lord of Eden and Qi Yuan—remained motionless.

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Qi Yuan, reflecting on the previous attacks, murmured thoughtfully:

"It seems you've made quite the preparations to deal with me. Your ability to neutralize my attacks must be connected to the Holy Mountain."

"This is the difference between us. You're just a tool. A tool doesn't know the full extent of its master's abilities. But I must admit, you've inherited the powers of past Children of Order, and it seems you've also acquired many human gifted abilities."

The Lord of Eden seemed intrigued by Qi Yuan's performance. It continued:

"Such exchanges of attack and defense seem meaningless for us."

Qi Yuan agreed. If methods once used to kill Beast Gods now could be easily neutralized by the Lord of Eden, then, until its weaknesses were found, any attack would merely be a waste of energy.

The Lord of Eden also understood that Qi Yuan, who mastered countless abilities of gifted humans, could easily dispel any attack launched at her.

This kind of physical confrontation would become tiresome, with the world itself devastated in the process.

"Indeed, it holds no meaning." Around Qi Yuan was a seemingly endless mechanical army.

But at this level of battle, the mechanical army served no purpose.

The Lord of Eden said:

"You are my most perfect creation. Even though you are a tool, you possess a power I cannot have—the imprisonment of consciousness. It's what these little ones later called 'God Kingdom.'"

Qi Yuan gazed at the Lord of Eden, even she was unsure of its intentions.

The Lord of Eden continued:

"This is a magnificent power. If there's anything besides the God of Destruction's powers I covet, it's this consciousness exile field called 'God Kingdom.' Do you think I've spent these years in Eden simply idling? A god cannot create a god stronger than itself, or the world's logic would collapse."

Qi Yuan frowned, saying:

"So after being gravely wounded by the Judge, you've spent centuries letting your Sea of Consciousness develop its own God Kingdom?"

"Indeed. In my God Kingdom, I've already imprisoned a few interesting souls, one of whom is Tang Xian."

Qi Yuan seemed uninterested.

The Lord of Eden said:

"Continuing to fight in this world would merely waste time, wouldn't it? Why don't you enter my God Kingdom and battle me there?"

Qi Yuan responded:

"Then why don't you come into my God Kingdom and take a look?"

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At the watchtower.

Akasi asked in confusion:

"Up until now, it seems like the Lord of Eden and Qi Yuan haven't moved for a long time. Have they stopped fighting?"

Tang Jing shook his head. From the equipment's readings, it seemed that the Lord of Eden and Qi Yuan had entered a meditative state.

Tang Jing, who had been to God Kingdom before, pondered for several seconds before saying:

"Perhaps they've already begun their battle, just in a realm invisible to us."