Recalling a skill she hadn’t used in a long time, Miss Priestess called out into the distance.

 

“Come forth, Guardian of the Celestial Realm, Lucas!”

 

In a dazzling and intricate magic circle, a golden-armored warrior wielding a large sword descended with a thunderous roar. It opened its steel-like golden wings and effortlessly blocked a claw strike from Rosa with its weapon.

 

“Guardian of the Celestial Realm, Lucas, is here! Foul creature, surrender now!”

 

“Roar!!”

 

Unable to communicate, the half-dragon burst out into a wild roar, and the large serpentine vines entwined around its body instantly surged forward, fiercely attacking the obstruction like true snake bites!

 

However, such attacks were almost ineffective against Lucas, who specialized in defense. All that could be heard were a series of crisp clangs as the transformed vines turned into thorns, returning without achievement.

 

But the enemy’s onslaught did not stop there. Those vines, failing with their initial strike, immediately coiled back and attempted to restrict the movement of the golden-armored warrior with their own resilient bodies.

 

Yet, flames of purity ignited instantly on Lucas’s pure gold armor, effortlessly incinerating those bone-biting gray vines into ashes.

 

Although Lucas was only three meters tall, noticeably shorter than the half-dragon transformed by the power of withering, the size of the giant two-handed sword completely made up for this difference. Moreover, strength was never solely determined by body size.

 

Lucas was a powerful warrior specializing in defense with the light attribute, while Rosa, the half-dragon, as an attendant of the Goddess of Earth, evidently had an advantage in recovery ability. Both being at level 80, they were evenly matched for a moment, immediately engaging in intense combat.

 

“Hey, it seems my subordinates aren’t any weaker than yours, my dear Goddess?”

 

“Hmph… useless.”

 

Seth didn’t say anything more. Veiled by divine aura and radiance, the goddess ascended once again, disappearing from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye.

 

Of course, this wasn’t an attempt at escape. Violet understood that this kind of place wasn’t suitable for a deity to display their true power. Just like the battle with the High Priestess Estila before, only the sky was their best battlefield.

 

The deity acknowledged the challenger’s qualifications.

 

“Then, Lucas, I leave this place to you!”

 

“Understood, my lord!”

 

While battling with the half-dragon Rosa, the golden-armored warrior still had the leisure to turn back and shout loudly, seemingly not regarding the current enemy in front of him.

 

Violet wasn’t actually worried. The attributes of summons were to some extent tied to the summoner. Also, being a level 80 Celestial Guardian summoned through the Evolution Skill, Lucas was far stronger than ordinary guardians of the same level.

 

The half-dragon had only forcibly ascended to this realm with external power, still far from being comparable.

 

【Sethlin, it’s our turn now.】

 

【… At this point, we can only give it our all. Violet, I’ll do my best to assist you.】

 

It could be sensed that Sethlin didn’t have much confidence, but Violet didn’t make any effort to prove anything. Some things only had convincing power when demonstrated by facts.

 

“Let’s go, Xiao Guang.”

 

“Yes, master!”

 

Unfurling the vast 【Divine Feathers】 and dragon wings far surpassing the scale of mere Winged Folk, the two girls soared into the sky, heading towards the awaiting deities. They left behind the bewildered gazes of those gathered within the 【Light Blessing】.

 

Above the 【Sky Temple】, even the clouds seemed to be beneath their feet in the night sky.

 

The deity with green hair and gray eyes floated before the night, the radiance of night forming its backdrop, silently watching the challengers who had just pierced through the gray clouds and arrived before them.

 

“It’s quite intriguing,” the deity inquired.

 

“Which path do you two belong to? I don’t recall any gods like you two, it’s almost as if you suddenly appeared out of nowhere…”

 

“What’s the matter? Getting cold feet at the onset of battle?”

 

At the words, Seth furrowed her brow. Violet felt that since absorbing a third of the divinity stored in the Sky Temple, the character of this Goddess of Withering had subtly changed. She seemed less whimsical but much more composed and reserved.

 

“If you don’t want to say, then so be it. Let’s take them on together.”

 

“Master, please leave this battle to me. You can support from the sidelines.”

 

The golden-haired girl stepped in front of Miss Priestess, her vertical pupils gleaming with brilliant determination and golden light. Her delicate fingers gradually transformed into slender dragon claws, her beautiful horns extending to the sides, and her dragon tail flicking impatiently behind her, as if eager to begin.

 

“Well, that sounds good. I’ll leave it to you then.”

 

Violet had already intended for this. Unlike the incident at Omo Island, although the enemy had grown stronger this time, she had basically figured out Seth’s details. It was indeed the best choice to have the little dragon girl take the lead in battle to further probe.

 

“Huh? You’re really arrogant, aren’t you? A mere dragon dares to challenge a god…”

 

“You talk too much! Take this!!”

 

Before the Goddess could finish her complaint, the fully transformed half-dragon girl flashed forward, her claw already slashing towards Seth!

 

The Sky Rupture Claw’s passive effect immediately activated, causing vast ruptures in space. Enhanced by equipment and the multiple amplifications of her divine crystal dragon physique, this seemingly ordinary claw strike already carried the destructive power equivalent to an 8th-tier single-target magic spell!

 

“The artifact, Flower of Withering!”

 

Perhaps sensing something, Seth was suddenly startled. Her bare hand clenched in the void, and a weapon resembling the staff wielded by the angel Hilda, but in the form of a spear, appeared in her hand, a more magnificent and mysterious blade, blocking the dragon claws.

 

“Boom! Click, click, click…”

 

More spatial ruptures erupted from the point of impact of this strike, rapidly repaired by the power of the world. It seemed that neither side had gained an advantage.

 

“Super·Spatial Rupture!”

 

“Pseudo-God Realm!”

 

Neither side yielded, both instantly becoming afterimages in the air.

 

At that moment, space and time seemed to twist, as if in an instant, yet also as if having endured a long time. In the next moment, amidst the night sky of the celestial city, countless explosions of energy and flames resounded!

 

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!”

 

The sky turned into a blaze, as if the scene of an apocalypse had abruptly descended. The two beings possessing unimaginable power fought in all directions in an instant, clashing thousands of times in the night sky.

 

Except for the black-haired girl silently observing from the side, no creature could discern their movements.

 

Very strong, Seth… The Goddess of Earth was indeed not just a name. From her ability to directly confront the little dragon girl without falling behind, one could see that the Goddess of Withering, having absorbed that immense fragment, probably had reached a level above 95.

 

If she could fully restore the Goddess of Earth’s entire power as the primary deity, she would likely become a true level 100 existence.