On how PhDs become human evil

"Whether you're a novice or a grandmaster, it's rare to find someone with decent strength. Come and warm up with me!"

The moment he said that, Marquis Voban once again shattered the beach like a cannonball, his clawed hands creating an incredibly fast gust of wind!

That was a sharp wind blade that was no less powerful than that of a Kamaitachi; the surrounding beach was only scratched by a tiny bit before a crack more than ten meters long appeared!

All of these wind blades attacked Bai Jie, accompanied by Marquis Voban's powerful and heavy palms!

"Death Force - Sky Rift!"

Unleashing the full power of his magic, Bai Jie's fists tore through space with incredible speed and force. Turbulent currents poured out from the spatial rifts, colliding with the terrifying wind blades!

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!"

Slice, slice, slice, slice, slice... Everything within a one-kilometer radius of Bai Jie and Marquis Voban was sliced ​​apart!

Wind blades and spatial turbulence mingled together, forming a white ribbon nearly a kilometer long that sliced ​​through anything it touched as easily as cutting tofu. There were more than a dozen of these white ribbons! They directly cleaved the earth into countless fragments!

"boom--!"

Another muffled thud echoed across the shattered earth, and Bai Jie and Marquis Voban simultaneously pulled themselves away from the broken ground and retreated rapidly.

"laugh--!"

The sound of something cutting through the air vanished in an instant. Bai Jie's figure suddenly turned back as if reflected in a mirror. The lightning on his hands stretched into two lightning blades that swept through the space, slashing at Marquis Voban from above and below.

Voban planted his feet deep into the crack to steady himself, then transformed from his werewolf form back into human form, and with a wave of his hand, a thunderous force erupted from his palm!

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Lightning bolts swept across the sand, pushing the already fragmented beach further towards destruction. After this battle, the beach will likely undergo a long period of repairs, but that has nothing to do with the two people currently fighting.

Having failed in his first attack, Bai Jie decisively withdrew from Marquis Voban's side.

“Lightning, huh? As a form of magic, its power seems a bit out of line,” Voban said, looking at his clothes charred by lightning. “But that’s alright, the warm-up’s done, let’s get to the main event.”

Yes, the fierce fight that just happened, which caused great damage to the surrounding area, was actually just a warm-up, or rather, a second round of fighting.

"Come on, kid, let me see which is better, your lightning or my [Raging Storm]!"

【Raging Winds and Furious Waves】

Voban seized power from the triune [Wind Master, Rain Master, Thunder God] of North Korea. Their entirety is about summoning storms and manipulating the power of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Their versatility is so great that they can even control the weather at the national level!

Countless dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a violent storm and torrential rain raged in Naples without warning.

"Crack!"

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck Voban's hand from the clouds, and was then thrown out as a mere lightning spear!

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Section 218, Chapter 30: The Goddess Returns

The Lightning Spear, like a super electromagnetic cannon bursting from its barrel, shot towards Bai Jie with heat and penetrating power sufficient to pierce steel. Crackling lightning continuously raged and attacked the surroundings, and wherever it passed, the ground seemed to have been dug out, with parts of it disappearing.

At the end of the lightning spear, Bai Jie's magic circle had already been deployed, with three layers of overlapping magic circles standing like a giant shield in front of Bai Jie.

The two collided violently!

"Ok?"

Marquis Voban frowned. He knew very well how powerful his lightning was; it could easily shatter a building into pieces. However, the magic power emanating from the magic circle in Bai Jie's hand was unusually gentle and lacked any cohesion.

Such a magic circle should theoretically be unable to block his lightning.

"Triple Magic Circle - Mirror Water!"

Bai Jie's voice suddenly rang out, and the magic circle that was locked in a stalemate with the lightning suddenly burst forth with three different colors of light. Under the illumination of this light, the lightning weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

No, that's not right. It wasn't that the power of the lightning weakened; it was absorbed by the magic circle!

"Here you go!"

Amid Bai Jie's roar, the absorbed lightning of Voban shot straight towards Voban along its original trajectory, completely intact!

"Boom!"

Completely unprepared for Bai Jie's move, Voban could only hastily gather a storm to build a defense. However, his own lightning directly broke through his storm barrier and blasted past his shoulder.

Bright red blood immediately splattered out.

Glancing at his injured shoulder, Voban finally abandoned his joking attitude: "I didn't expect it to be reflection magic. And with your massive magical power, you were able to reflect even my power back. You have quite a few tricks up your sleeve."

Triple Magic Circle - Mirror Water.

It can be considered a semi-original magic trick by Bai Jie, and its effect is the same as what was just shown, reflecting the attack launched at Bai Jie.

Of course, every defensive magic has its limits. As it stands, the limit of Mirror Water's rebound is that lightning strike just now, which was merely a casual strike by Marquis Voban.

(Modern magic is falling behind; it's time to revive the magic of the divine era.)

Since becoming a god-slayer, Bai Jie's combat experience has skyrocketed to the highest level. The enemies he encounters are either gods or god-slayers, all of whom possess unfair resistance to curses, rendering Bai Jie's modern magic only of negligible importance.

In order to prepare for future battles, Bai Jie believed it was necessary to specialize in the magic of the Divine Era.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared, and streaks of lightning fell into Marquis Voban's hand, converging into a giant plasma with a diameter of twenty meters.

"Kid, you're pretty good. Among the clansmen I've fought, you're the most interesting one to me. What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? Show me what you've got and make me happy."

"You yourself said it's just a trick, it won't work on you the second time, right?"

Bai Jie said with a wry smile, "The plasma in Marquis Voban's hand is clearly beyond the level that magic can withstand."

Therefore, power must be used to counter power.

"Guardian of the righteous, I invite and dedicate myself to you. Guardian of the righteous, I praise you and make my wishes to you. You who uphold the sky and expand the earth, you who grant victory and grace, I will act with justice, please grant me the right path and the light! With the power of words, I will punish the unjust and the evil! This is the heavenly law of victory!"

The Ten Incarnations were activated once again, this time it was the incarnation of the Goat!

"Crack!"

The dark clouds in the sky were suddenly split open, and dozens of golden lightning bolts descended from the sky, condensing into a lifelike lightning dragon that coiled around Bai Jie.

Since ancient times, the horn has been a symbol of special magical power.

Primitive religious priests and kings would wear horned hats or helmets during religious ceremonies, the main purpose of which was to demonstrate that the person possessed power.

Deer, cattle, and goats—most of the wild animals worshipped as sacred beasts—have antlers, a trace of ancient beliefs.

The Indo-European horse-riding peoples often compared goats to lightning in the sky, and their most famous sky god, Zeus, also had a deep connection with goats.

Similar to the myth of the horse that carries the sun, the goat that becomes lightning is also a sacred beast that has spread and grown in various parts of the Indo-European language family.

Bai Jie's "Goat" incarnation has the ability to manipulate lightning and even absorb the life force of those around him to further enhance his control over and the power of lightning.

Now, with two demon kings in Naples, everyone is united in one thought—survive!

Based on this idea, Bai Jie forcibly seized a portion of the life force of many people in Naples and transformed it into lightning in his hands!

"Kid! You're really pleasing me more and more!"

"Don't think you're the only one who can control lightning!"

The plasma, radiating a dazzling white light, flew straight towards Bai Jie in Voban's hand like a baseball thrown in a straight line.

The thunder dragon flying around Bai Jie roared and charged at the plasma body in an instant, just as Bai Jie commanded, as he waved his arm.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion and a storm of lightning swept across the coast of Naples!

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In the hotel where Shirasaki Kaori and the others were staying, all the buildings in Naples were closed due to a series of massive explosions. The hotel where they were staying was also equipped with nearly ten of the highest-level defensive spells, which could hold out for a while even if a god-slayer arrived.

Although this "a while" only lasts for a few seconds.

However, an uninvited guest appeared in Shirasaki Kaori's room.

Upon seeing the person appear before her, Shirasaki Kaori's body trembled uncontrollably, a fear reaction stemming from her biological instincts.

Why...why are you here?

"I only sensed that my territory had been invaded, but I never expected to witness the battle between two god-slayers. This is truly beyond my expectations."

I am your concubine.

There is only one person who can make Shirasaki Kaori so fearful and refer to herself in this way, and that is the disobedient goddess Athena, who once fought a deadly battle with Bai Jie and ended up with both of them severely injured.

However, the current Athena is not the mature woman she is after the Trinity, but rather a little girl. Without the Gorgon Stone, she can no longer maintain the power of the Mediterranean Queen.

"He got knocked away. That's about all he can do right now."

After saying this, Athena turned to look at Shirasaki Kaori and extended her hand.

"Alright, little girl, I'll borrow your body for a bit."

These were the last words Shirasaki Kaori heard, followed by endless darkness.

P.S.: Military training finally ended a little early, so I shouldn't have to go to bed at 11 pm tonight.

P.S.: Why don't you guys respond to my bounty? Don't you expect me to update five times a day?

Section 219, Chapter 31: The Seal is Broken!

In a small alley in Naples, Bai Jie staggered to this spot, then suddenly leaned against the wall and slid down to the ground in the alley.

Bai Jie looks incredibly disheveled right now. Not a single part of his body is intact. He has extensive burns and bruises from lightning all over his body, and you can even see wisps of lightning dancing on his body.

"Damn it... He's clearly an old man, how come he's still so good at fighting?"

The person who caused Bai Jie to fall into such a state was undoubtedly Marquis Voban. After they exchanged lightning attacks, the sweeping lightning storm and shockwave blasted Bai Jie away. Marquis Voban, taking advantage of his resurrection ability, endured the lightning storm and rushed to Bai Jie, transforming into a black dragon tens of meters long and slapping Bai Jie!