551. Divinity Versus Corruption
Thanks to [Divine Essence of the Angelic Devil Princess], I was able to deal with most of the Corrupted Netherstones and Corrupted Gargoyles I encountered without a problem. My Grand Skill gave a significant boost in power more than I expected it to.
Sure, I was a Lesser God now. I had already basked in my evolution back in the Mortal Realm during the war. I had even fought against a [Hellabomination], before helping defeat Levithus who transford into a Level 181 [Cerberus]. And I managed to accomplish all these feats thanks to my Grand Skills.
So I already knew just how much stronger I had beco since then. But I was still surprised by how easy it was for to defeat these Corrupted Netherstones and Corrupted Gargoyles in battle in comparison to without my [Divine Essence of the Angelic Devil Princess].
I swooped past a pair of Corrupted Netherstones as they launched their tendrils at . I easily dove around the first tendril, before knocking away the next. I flew back as both of the Corrupted Netherstone shrieked, flying up my way. I simply pointed with a smile plastered on my face.
Boom.
And [Divine Demons Mark] took effect. A powerful explosion resounded, engulfing the pair. The blast completely ripped them apart, destroying the nearby buildings. I watched as debris and rubble broke off from the shockwave and floated in the air without falling back down. I shook my head, listening carefully for the notifications in my head.
I heard it a mont later.
Defeated [---- Netherstone - Lvl. ---- ]!
Experience is awarded for defeating a corrupted piece of the world!
Defeated [---- Netherstone - Lvl. ---- ]!
Experience is awarded for defeating a corrupted piece of the world!
They really are so weak
And it didnt make sense to . There had to be a reason why I felt like they were so easy to defeat. Sothing was amiss. It was a good thing but sothing was definitely amiss.
I raised my head, flying away from the site of the explosion as I slowly processed all the notifications I had gotten over the past day or so.
General Skill [Corruption Navigation] has leveled up!
[Corruption Navigation - Lvl. 1] -> [Corruption Navigation - Lvl. 2]!
Experience is awarded for the leveling of a General Skill!
Defeated [---- Netherstone - Lvl. ---- ]!
Experience is awarded for defeating a corrupted piece of the world!
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Defeated [---- Gargoyle - Lvl. ---- ]!
Experience is awarded for defeating a corrupted piece of the world!
Subspecies [Angelic Devil Princess] Level Up!
[Angelic Devil Princess Lvl. 160] -> [Angelic Devil Princess Lvl. 161]
Gained 5 Stat Points and 3 Skill Points!
Subspecies [Angelic Devil Princess] Level Up!
[Angelic Devil Princess Lvl. 161] -> [Angelic Devil Princess Lvl. 162]
Gained 5 Stat Points and 3 Skill Points!
Class [Draconic Apprentice] Level Up!
[Draconic Apprentice - Lvl. 133] -> [Draconic Apprentice - Lvl. 134]
Gained 2 Secondary Skill Points!
Class [Draconic Apprentice] Level Up!
[Draconic Apprentice - Lvl. 137] -> [Draconic Apprentice - Lvl. 138]
Gained 2 Secondary Skill Points!
Salvos (Secelys Sentinel) (The Devils Daughter)
Species: [Prival Demon of Pride]
Secondary Species: [Lesser God]
Subspecies: [Angelic Devil Princess] - Lvl. 162
Class: [Draconic Apprentice] - Lvl. 138
General Skills:
[Advanced Mana Manipulation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Corruption Resistance] - Lvl. 5
[Corruption Navigation] - Lvl. 2
[Identification] - Lvl. 6
[Racial Skill: True Divinity] - Lvl. 1 (Maxed)
[Racial Skill: Universal Language Comprehension] - Lvl. 2
[Rest] - Lvl. 5
[Wisdom of the Old Gods] - Lvl. 5
[Title Skill: General Status Effect Resistance] - Lvl. 1
[Ttle Skill: Invoke Wrath] - Lvl. 2
[Title Skill: Protection of the Sentinel] - Lvl. 1
[Title Skill: The Devils Grace] - Lvl. 1
[Racial Skill: Divine Essence of the Angelic Devil Princess] - Lvl. 1 (Maxed)
Stats:
[Available Stat Points: 0]
[Vitality]: 255 ( 30) ( 10) ( 100)
[Strength]: 255 ( 30) ( 10) ( 100)
[Endurance]: 255 ( 30) ( 10) ( 3) ( 100)
[Wisdom]: 410 ( 30) ( 10) ( 50) ( 100)
[Agility]: 450 ( 30) ( 10) ( 5) ( 100)
Skills:
[Available Skill Points: 7]
[Angels Wings] - Lvl. 11
[Barrage of Cinders] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Divine Demons Mark] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Divine Haste] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Intimidation] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Faux Limbs] - Lvl. 25 (Maxed)
[Divine Nebular Construct] - Lvl. 25 (Maxed)
[Divine Strike] - Lvl. 10
[Divine Radiant Slash] - Lvl. 15 (Maxed)
[Sacred Hellfire] - Lvl. 10
[Salvo of Vanity] - Lvl. 25 (Maxed)
[The Call of Armageddon] - Lvl. 10
[The Holy Flas] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Passive - Angelic Premonition] - Lvl. 10
[Passive - Weapon Mastery] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Available Grand Skill Points: 0]
[My Fla Shall Burn Until Eternity Ends] - Lvl. 3 (Maxed)
[Unused Skill Slot] x3
Secondary Skills:
[Available Secondary Skill Points: 6]
[Draconic Fury] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Fragnted Pocket Dinsion] - Lvl. 10
[Full Phase] - Lvl. 15 (Maxed)
[Greater Teleportation] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Manifestation of the Old Gods] - Lvl. 5
[Truth Divination] - Lvl. 5
[Warped Ti] - Lvl. 20 (Maxed)
[Passive - Dragon Scales] - Lvl. 10 (Maxed)
[Passive - Master of Material Manipulation] - Lvl. 15 (Maxed)
[Passive - Weaker Regeneration] - Lvl.5
I had leveled up quite a few tis over this short period of ti. My [Divine Essence of the Angelic Devil Princess] only lasted for about a day maybe a day and a half at most now that I was a Lesser God. But it evidently had not been a long ti since I activated my Grand Skill.
After all, my Grand Skill was still active. Maybe it was going to be coming to an end soon. However, that still ant it had been about a day at most! And during that ti, I had encountered barely a few dozen corrupted creatures!
It was odd. This was the second layer of the Netherworld. Everything down here was corrupted so I thought it wouldnt have been too difficult to track down any Corrupted Netherstone or Corrupted Gargoyle wandering about. But in reality, I struggled to even find a single one of them!
I had to use my spatial senses to aid , and it hadnt been easy to use any of my space magic Skills down here in this corrupted place. It took forever to gain hold of my bearings the mont I tried to perceive the world around .
Perhaps it was the corruption, or maybe it was the fact that space itself was warped and twisted down here because of the corruption. But it was quite discombobulating at first just like when I first tried to walk down the hallway to enter the second layer.
But fortunately for , I had already gained a handful of Skills that could help traverse this place. And it only aided my spatial senses my [Corruption Navigation] even leveled up from sensing the space around earlier.
I wonder if I should just call it quits for today
I wondered aloud. I had already killed quite a few corrupted creatures over the duration of my Grand Skill. Now, I could just find a place to hide out from the corruption before my Divine Essence vanished, and I was forced to fight at a severe disadvantage.
I could always just wait out the entirety of my Grand Skills cooldown before challenging the second layer again. But I was also interested in finding out where Belphegor had gone. I hadnt seen him at all ever since I arrived down here. Did he lie to ? It was entirely possible he had just gone back up to the first layer after sending his [Gargoyles] down.
Well, if that was the case, I was trapped down here alone and with the corruption. Honestly, as long as I didnt face anything too dangerous like the Corrupted Hydra, I didnt really mind spending ti here by myself. It was good for leveling.
And right as the thought crossed my mind, I heard a loud crackle. A rumbling swept over the second layer. I blinked and raised my head. The floor which was the ceiling from my orientation began to crack open.
I heard a soft boom. A static noise which echoed in the background. My eyes narrowed as a plu of dust shot into the air, vanishing into a bubble of non-existence. A distorted figure began to move behind that empty sphere. I squinted, trying to see what that was.
My spatial senses couldnt detect anything beyond these bubbles of non-existence due to their nature. I flew closer, swerving to the right to get a better view. And my eyes widened when I saw what it was.
One of the tall spires of the scattered city had broken off the ground. Not only that, but it was wreathed entirely in the tendrils of corruption. I stared at this towering corrupted being as it cast its gaze my way.
[---- Netherstructure - Lvl. ---- ]
Huh.
I blinked. And a dozen tendrils of corruption shot up my way. [Angelic Premonition] instantly took effect, and I dove out of the way. But the Corrupted Netherstructures attacks were fast. I reacted by creating a wall with [The Holy Flas].
The corruption imdiately burned away as I gritted my teeth. I watched as the tendrils reeled back, and the Corrupted Netherstructures body trembled. I raised a clawed hand, conjuring a volley of weapons, before unleashing them out.
The attack struck the Corrupted Netherstructure the rapid explosions causing the towering being to slow. I clenched my jaw and dove down straight at it, avoiding its regenerating tendrils. My Divine Nebular Scythe burned with an iridescent fla as I bared my teeth.
Take this [Divine Radiant Slash]!
And I swung down at the main body of the Corrupted Netherstructure. I sheared straight through its corruption, smirking as I tore open its stone-like body. I shot down the towering being like a cot, before exploding out of the other side as I heard a thunderous groan.
I spun around. I had expected this to be a tougher fight than that. This was easy! I raised a finger, pointing at the remains of the Corrupted Netherstructure. It was still standing, even if half of its body had been blown off.
If thats not enough
My fingers began to burn. I focused, and the flas vanished from my claws. The brilliant fire reappeared on the Corrupted Netherstone, imdiately eating away the coat of corruption around its body.
[Sacred Hellfire].
I watched as the flas quickly spread. The multi-colored light of the corruption vanished, and whatever remained of the Corrupted Netherstructure was ripped apart by the ever-growing fire.
I didnt even need to fight back as the weak tendrils of corruption shot down at . I easily leapt out of the way, then spun around as the burning rubble of the Corrupted Netherstone collapsed behind . I heard the notification resound in my head as I snickered.
Defeated [---- Netherstructure - Lvl. ---- ]!
Experience is awarded for defeating a corrupted piece of the world!
I honestly thought that wouldve been a tougher battle
But it had been easy. Too easy. I began to walk away from the destroyed Corrupted Netherstructure when I heard another low groan. The ground shook beneath , and I raised my head, blinking.
What is?
And I watched as more Corrupted Netherstructures began to rise up from the ground. The various buildings of this buried city hovered into the air, claid by the corruption. The ground cracked open as I spread my [Angelic Wings] wide, flying into the air. I swept my gaze around, facing dozens of enemies around .
I can take you all on!
I exclaid, raising my Divine Nebular Scythe as an iridescent fla wisped off . The Corrupted Netherstructures turned to face , and I readied [The Holy Flas] for battle. These Corrupted Netherstructures were stronger than even the Corrupted Gargoyles, but I could bring them down with ease. I could take them. I could level up
And suddenly, the iridescent flas vanished. I blinked as my shoulders sagged. My arms weighed twice as heavy, and everything around began to move faster than before. I stared down at myself with round eyes, feeling a lot weaker compared to just a mont ago.
My Divine Essence is?
I looked on as the Corrupted Netherstructures drew closer. My Grand Skill had co to an end, and I had to face these towering beings without any boost in Stats.
Oh no.
The Corrupted Netherstructures attacked all at once.
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