On how PhDs become human evil

Bai Jie was sent flying by the slap, crashing into an entire villa area. Some of the injuries on his body were caused by the crash.

"Although dying once is quite painful, I'd rather die once."

Not to mention that Bai Jie, as the evil of this world, is immortal, and Vereslana's ten incarnations also have the power of resurrection. Therefore, even if he is seriously injured now, as long as he dies once and is resurrected, he will be fine.

But the problem now is that Bai Jie doesn't even have the strength to commit suicide.

Needless to say, Bai Jie's stamina is only slightly above average. It was completely exhausted in the battle just now. And because of the battle, all the spells that Bai Jie set up to absorb the power of the dragon vein were destroyed!

This has resulted in Bai Jie currently being in a state of depletion of both physical strength and magical power.

"It seems you need your help, brother."

A voice suddenly rang out at the alley entrance. Bai Jie looked up sharply and saw Shirasaki Kaori standing there looking at him.

"Kaori, how could you... No! You're not Kaori!"

Although he didn't realize it for a moment, Bai Jie did. The Shirasaki Kaori in front of him was completely different from his sister in terms of temperament. Most importantly, his instinct as a god-slayer told him that the person in front of him was a god!

With a slight smile curving her lips, [Shirasaki Kaori] laughed and said, "As expected of a god-slayer with divine wisdom, as my nemesis, this little trick really can't fool you."

"This concubine?"

"Have you forgotten? I still remember the huge hole you ripped in my chest during our deadly battle in the Far East."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie immediately understood who was the person occupying Shirasaki Kaori's body!

"You're Athena!?" Bai Jie exclaimed. "You actually went back to Europe? No! Why are you taking over Kaori's body!"

"Heh, I'm doing this for your own good," Athena sneered. "After all, given your current miserable state, if my true self came, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to resist killing you. That's why I borrowed this little girl's body, since this body poses zero threat."

Hearing Athena say that, Bai Jie smiled wryly: "So you came here to laugh at me? You look so pathetic."

"A soldier has two most remarkable moments: one is when he is awarded a medal as a hero, and the other is when he fights bravely on the battlefield. Scars are a source of honor for a soldier. As the goddess of war, I admire you quite a bit. How can you call it a joke?"

Athena laughed.

"However, considering that you were facing the Wolf Demon King and couldn't fully utilize your powers, your performance was quite good."

"Judging from your tone, it seems you know Marquis Voban quite well."

"After all, I have been wandering the earth as a disobedient god for a thousand years, and I know a thing or two about the demon kings of Eastern Europe. How about we make a deal?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie frowned: "A deal? You, a disobedient god, want to make a deal with me, a god-slayer?"

"You humans have a saying that goes, 'There are no eternal friends or enemies, only eternal interests.' I'm currently in a tricky situation. If you're willing to help, I can help you defeat that demon king."

"If this situation is troublesome even for you, the Queen of the Mediterranean, I personally feel it's best not to get involved," Bai Jie said with a wry smile.

Approaching Bai Jie, Athena reached out and lifted his chin, saying, "Don't you want to defeat that demon king? I don't believe you, who risked mutual destruction to deliver a blow to me, would just admit defeat to him."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Bai Jie raised his hand and slapped away Athena's hand that was lifting his chin: "Don't use my sister's body to do this to me. I don't want people to misunderstand me as a siscon."

"I've accepted the deal."

Bai Jie has never forgotten his purpose in coming into this world—to relieve boredom and seek pleasure.

His intuition told him that agreeing to the deal with Athena would lead to many interesting experiences, and that alone was enough to make Bai Jie agree.

Moreover, Bai Jie really didn't want to lose to Marquis Voban like this.

With a slight smile, Athena pulled a small knife from her pocket and pointed it at Bai Jie's chest: "You seem to be immortal. I'll let you be reborn once more. After that, come to this little girl's room. I'll be waiting for you there."

"Well, I really have to thank you for letting me die once."

"After all, I am the goddess of death, and it is my duty to grant death to warriors."

As Athena said this, she manipulated Shirasaki Kaori's body and plunged a knife into Bai Jie's heart.

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Three minutes later, in Shirasaki Kaori's room, Bai Jie used spatial teleportation to enter the room and placed Shirasaki Kaori's body on the bed. He then looked at Athena, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

“You’ve arrived, my nemesis,” Athena said, turning around. “What an incredible resurrection! Not only have all your wounds been healed, but your magical powers have even returned to their peak. As the goddess of wisdom, my curiosity has been completely aroused by you.”

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me how to defeat Voban," Bai Jie said irritably.

"What a boring man. I'd like to chat with you a little longer."

As Athena spoke, she came up to Bai Jie, stood on tiptoe, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Pressing down Athena's body as she leaned in, Bai Jie asked, "What are you planning to do?"

“I will perform a magic trick called ‘Professor’ to tell you all about the Demon King’s powers and the gods he killed. This way, you can use your strongest trump card.”

Athena was referring to the avatar, Warrior, which Bai Jie had never used before.

That is an incarnation that can sever a god's divine status and seal the power of a god. It is also Vereslana's greatest weapon for achieving invincibility. As long as the enemy's details are known, this incarnation will become Bai Jie's strongest ability!

However, Bai Jie is currently unaware of Marquis Voban's background, so this power remains sealed.

"But even so, you don't need to kiss me."

"Have you forgotten that the curse resistance of a god-slayer renders all magic ineffective?" Athena said with a half-smile. "Throughout history, countless heroes have longed for my favor. Now that I've come to you of my own accord, are you still not happy?"

"I'm just worried my wife will get jealous. Honestly, the Godslayer's constitution is really troublesome." Bai Jie could already foresee Chen's reaction after seeing the current situation. After all, Athena was practically poaching him from her husband's side!

"This is a one-time offer, Professor Magic."

"There is a great deal of knowledge about that demon king, which I cannot teach you all at once, so it will take three or four times."

"I suspect you're taking advantage of me, and I have solid evidence!"

"I don't like men who dawdle. Stand still and accept my instruction."

After Athena finished speaking, she closed her eyes and kissed Bai Jie's lips, who was about to say something. Just as she said, the professor's magic was activated, and knowledge about Marquis Voban flooded into Bai Jie's brain like a torrent.

Clang!

Deep within Bai Jie's spiritual sea, the stone slab symbolizing the ten incarnations radiated an awakening glow.

Section 220, Chapter 32: Ruin - The Golden World (Part 1)

People's vote square.

Historical sites located in the Santa Lucia region.

Beside this semi-circular square are two historic buildings—the Basilica of St. Francis of Paul and the Royal Palace of Naples.

Adjacent to the Royal Palace is the Teatro San Carlo, one of Italy's three major opera houses, and the medieval royal city of Castel Nuovo, which was built at the same time as Castel Ovo.

In short, it is a famous historical site that gathers historical relics.

Now that Bai Jie has arrived here, it means that this place will serve as the venue for the second round of battle between Bai Jie and Marquis Voban.

The surrounding crowd had long since dispersed under the influence of the exorcism magic, leaving only two people behind.

Bai Jie and Athena.

“I’m telling you, you did this on purpose, didn’t you?” Bai Jie suddenly said. “You took the opportunity to teach me and also sent over the power of death. I think you really want to kill me.”

"I just want to confirm what limitations your immortality has. After all, we are sworn enemies and will eventually fight again. Before that, I need to find out your background." Athena smiled. "I am the goddess of wisdom and also the goddess of war. It is my duty to do my best to defeat my sworn enemy."

"I knew you weren't just trying to make a deal with me. Women are indeed the most venomous creatures."

"What a boring man."

The two chatted idly for a while, but as time went by, the atmosphere gradually became heavy.

As a flash of lightning illuminated the scene, Marquis Voban finally appeared before the two men.

Upon seeing the two standing together, Voban frowned: "He's actually standing with our mortal enemy, what's going on, kid?"

"This guy is currently my partner. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't he?" Bai Jie laughed. "Compared to me, what's wrong with you, senior? Your spell power seems much weaker."

Compared to before, Marquis Voban's aura has weakened by more than half. The strength that Bai Jie could barely manage a 50/50 split before now feels like a 60/40 split.

In response to Bai Jie's question, Voban sneered: "After all, kid, you've been releasing a provocative aura non-stop. I just couldn't stand it anymore, so I came to send you to your death before I even finished recovering."

"Well, thank you so much then, but I've already died twice today. Let's skip dying three times in one day. — Let's begin the second round of battle!"

A radiant burst of magical power erupted from Bai Jie's body, and he chanted sacred incantations.

"With the power of my words, let justice be revealed in the world! These incantations are powerful and eloquent, the sword of wisdom that beckons victory!"

The golden radiance shone brightly between heaven and earth in an instant!

Under this golden light, the entire square was instantly transformed into a radiant golden world!

Above the sky was a vast and boundless starry sky, and the earth had turned into shimmering golden soil. Countless golden divine runes floated in the air, and from Bai Jie's center, an endless array of swords appeared.

There were countless glittering golden swords, some stuck in the ground, some floating in mid-air, and some even hanging in the starry sky. There must have been at least hundreds of millions of them.

Gripping the golden sword tightly and feeling the power flowing into his body, Bai Jie realized just how much of an advantage he had when facing Vereslana.

Severing the divine status means that if Bai Jie were just a simple god-slayer, his powers would be sealed away by Veleslana immediately, and he would be mercilessly tortured to death.

The reason he was able to win was simply because he possessed a power that did not exist in this world.

Bai Jie turned his gaze to Marquis Voban, and with this action, all the golden swords in the entire Golden World were pointed at Voban!

"【Greedy Wolf Pack】, I now understand which god you stole this power from, it was Apollo, right?"

Bai Jie began to recount the origin of Marquis Voban's powers, and as Bai Jie spoke, the golden swords in the entire world immediately transformed into streaks of light, shooting towards Voban like a barrage of arrows!

“Apollo was originally a god born from the earth. He was the child of the earth goddess. At birth, he was a rat, then a wolf, and finally a god in the form of a child. Therefore, Apollo has a close relationship with the earth and also with wolves.”

"It wasn't until the Apollo sect successfully rose to power and worshipped Apollo as the sun god that Apollo became the embodiment of light, simultaneously possessing the contradictory nature of light and darkness. What you, who killed Apollo, usurped from him was the wolf part, and this is the origin of the [Greedy Wolves]!"

The golden sword rain suddenly surged to near physical limits the instant Bai Jie finished singing. Voban immediately tried to create a storm to block it, but before his storm could rise, tens of thousands of golden swords forcefully pierced through his body!

"Ugh... This feeling is—" Voban immediately sensed the power of these swords, "Sealing my authority, is this your trump card, kid!"

"This is quite a generous gift, isn't it? Athena and Apollo are gods with a close relationship. The first thing I got from her was knowledge about Apollo. And now I'm going to deal with your dead servants!"

The runes on Bai Jie's golden sword quickly changed, and the color of the sword also changed from golden to silver-gray.

Seeing this, even Athena couldn't help but sigh softly.

She did tell Bai Jie all the information she knew about the gods that Voban had killed. As for which of Voban's abilities Bai Jie wanted to seal, she didn't care. After all, even the Golden Sword of Veleslana could only be used once a day, and could only seal one power at a time.

But now, Bai Jie is actually preparing to use it a second time!