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The evil emanating from him completely overwhelmed the two beings who had just been casually crushed to death after being promoted six times.

His eyes remained cold as he sensed his attribute points still increasing and took a slightly deeper breath—

"Continue, fuse with the divine seed."

【Star God Seed】

This time, Rhodes will fuse with the Star God Seed.

He had actually considered the Star God Seed at the very beginning—but obviously, he put it aside for the time being because of Lilith's fall.

But now he needs the Star God Seed to dye his future divine position into [Star God], so he will definitely choose the Star God Seed.

In an instant, his aura changed again.

He no longer exuded that terrifying, murderous aura.

The swirling galaxy and ocean of stars on the statue of the Star God swept towards him;

It is as gentle as water, and as vast as the stars.

This force enveloped his body, like a protective pupa, and each infusion of power caused his chrysanthemum skin to begin to heal completely.

At the same time, another card appeared in his divine sea—

The Star God Seed floats in mid-air, mutually restraining and interpenetrating with the other God Seeds.

You have obtained a brand new divine seed; your attribute values ​​have been increased once again.

You have acquired a new skill.

[Rhodes]

[Level Upgrade: Five times]

【property】:

Physical Fitness: 2311→3621

[Agility]: 2001 → 3413

[Physical Constitution]: 2217→3545

[Spirit]: 2451 → 3718

[Faith Deity: Outer God (Unique) (Abnormal)]

[Talent: You can fuse the characteristics of all other divine species to create entirely new talent skills.]

[Currently possesses the following divine seeds: God of Soul Evolution, God of Sky-Soaring Dragons, God of Life's Radiance, God of Elves, God of Skill and Art, God of Fallen Demons, God of Starlight]

[Skill: Celestial Dragon's Bravery LV.1]

【Celestial Dragon's Courage LV.1】: When the skill is activated, your willpower will be unassailable, and your base stats of Physique, Agility, and Constitution will increase by 200 points.

【Elf Dragon Sword】→【Star Punishing Dragon Sword】: You can forge a Star Punishing Dragon Sword. When equipped, your Strength +200, your body will be divineized, and your Physique, Agility, and Spirit +100. Furthermore, when the weapon pierces an enemy, you can inflict the 【Mental Damage】 effect.

【Body of Creation】→【Star of Creation】: Increases all attributes by 30%, the body exhibits elf-like and god-like characteristics, and can resist one fatal attack, restoring 100% of health.

Each word fell.

The ultimate.

Just a second ago, Rhodes was someone who could kill a peak powerhouse who had been promoted five times.

Now, even if he were to undergo a normal level 6 ascension, he could easily crush them.

The attribute cap after five upgrades is 5000 points, while the attribute cap after six upgrades is 15000 points.

Even without using Holy Light Slash, his attribute points, after activating the skill, have already fully reached the level of a sixth-level upgrade, and even exceeded it by nearly two thousand points.

Once he uses Holy Light Slash, his attack power will exceed 10,000 points, reaching the level of a mid-level upgrade six times.

but……

Holy Light Slash isn't that easy to use either.

Negative effects: When you activate this skill, your health will be automatically reduced by 80%, and your maximum health will decrease by 10% over 24 hours.

Today, in just twelve hours, he used Holy Light Slash again.

In other words, his current maximum health bar is down to 80%.

The body can clearly feel the fatigue of being depleted.

Even with the breakthrough and the absorption of a large amount of energy, it is a fact that his spirit was already on the verge of collapse due to the immense resentment and the reduction in his health bar just now.

But he remained standing, rooted to the spot, calmly gazing upon the last witch—

Yes.

Only one enemy remained on the battlefield.

The evil demon woman who is confronting the Pope.

The Demoness of Hatred was clearly in dire straits as well. She had already been cursed by Ivina's blood, and now all her minions had died within seconds.

If it were anyone else in charge, no one could handle it, okay?

Therefore, any attack would result in a complete retreat, with no way to defend against it.

"Damn it, what kind of bullshit is this?!"

The Demoness's [Hatred] reached its peak at this moment.

First, inexplicably, Ivina, who should have died upon touching the Celestial Bow, not only revived but also instantly killed one of her subordinates who had been promoted to level six.

Then, there was that damned Rhodes again. Despite being a support character, he instantly wiped out twenty-two witches, wiping out all her troops—

That's completely wrong. It's not what Cecilia said, and it's even more different from what Night Owl said!

They were supposed to be just a bunch of useless people who had been promoted five times!

It was clearly agreed that three promotions would be six times, and twenty promotions would be five times, which would be an easy victory!

Anger has turned into impotent rage.

The demonic woman angrily shouted, "That's enough! I'm not fighting anymore! Goodbye!"

"Do you think you can leave?" Valerie shattered her robes, revealing a strong physique despite being a woman. With a single kick, she once again entered the space of the Witch of Hatred.

The two disappeared into the church.

It was promoted seven times.

It was still too powerful for Rhodes, or even for Ivina after her awakening.

They had no ability to capture them and could only watch as Valerie and Abomination vanished before their eyes.

but……

That's enough.

Since the witch lost a large number of her core members, it wouldn't matter if the abomination actually succeeded in escaping.

Anyway—

Rhodes will kill her with his own hands next time too.

He was very vengeful; if she caused even the slightest problem, he would make sure she died.

When the last enemy disappeared, everything settled down.

Of those remaining on the field, only Ivina, who was still accompanied by a giant blood monster, had not yet withdrawn her power and was staring at Rhodes and the others in bewilderment.

No one dared to move, and no one dared to make a sound.

Because the witch's problem has been solved, but what about their internal problems?

What's going on with Ivina?

What's the situation with Rhodes?

They knew very well that the power of either of them was clearly abnormal.

Is there a real problem, or is it just that it looks terrifying?

Because no one knew, no one dared to make a move...

until--

The girl standing on the altar, like an anxious child, raised her hand to her mouth and cried out:

"Rhodes!"

After shouting, she held the Heavenly Star Bow in one hand and walked down to the bottom of the altar while lifting her skirt.

Furthermore, during this process, the blood monster hovering beside her gradually melted and disappeared.

From its initial height of ten meters, it shrunk to several meters, then to the tiny speck of water, until it disappeared completely.

The moment he completely disappeared was when Ivina ran up to Rhodes and hugged him tightly.

The girl hadn't changed at all.

Even the last traces of red at the ends of her hair turned back to a pale pink, like cherry blossoms.

With her pure white dress and silver hair, she was still the Ivina that Rhodes knew best.

The moment she threw herself onto him, that familiar scent filled his nostrils, and Rod felt a momentary daze, then turned and embraced her in return—

"I was so scared, so scared, so scared..."

The three consecutive shouts startled her, and she screamed three times in a row.

She was panting, and tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks.

Then, she quickly rubbed her face against Rod's clothes, trying to use them to absorb her tears.

"I can feel it. Stop rubbing it on. You'll end up smearing your snot on it, which is disgusting."

"No, no, it's not disgusting at all...!"

"I was absolutely terrified!"

"You inexplicably turned into that dark, gooey shape..."

Rhodes' eyes widened in surprise, then his voice fell silent.