When a person went mad, they wouldn't become stronger; instead, irrationality would only weaken them.

Yet now, a flicker of clarity appeared in the eyes of the Demigod of Destruction.

Due to the repeated collisions and intense fluctuations, the Demigod of Destruction's eyes finally regained lucidity.

"Why am I here...? Hm? Is it her?"

The Demigod of Destruction shifted his gaze and spotted the High Priestess engaged in battle, his eyes narrowing instantly.

During their invasion of these worlds, they clashed many times, he was naturally no stranger to the High Priestess's existence.

"How is she still alive? And why am I here? Never mind that. First, end this fight."

Just having regained consciousness, the Demigod of Destruction still lacked understanding of many things. But since he was already in the middle of battle, naturally, he had to secure victory before anything else.

He raised both hands and clapped them together. With a crisp sound, the entire world seemed to fall silent.

Immediately afterward, the world inverted, sky below, ocean above, and hundreds of torrents of seawater poured downward uncontrollably, filling every corner of the world with overwhelming surges in an instant.

"An inversion of the senses?"

Carlotta instantly made her judgement.

She merged into her micro-world, expanding it to support the heavens and earth, stabilizing a region and restoring it to the natural order of sky above and sea below, unaffected by the distortion.

At the same time, she frowned slightly and said, "He seems to have regained his senses."

"I know. That's not surprising."

The High Priestess considered this entirely expected.

Beings at their level, no matter how disoriented they might initially be, will always have reason prevail when pushed to the brink of life and death. It was impossible to truly find an opening to kill someone while they were in an unstable state.

"Since he's now awake, cut him down while he's awake."

The High Priestess charged forward once more, her vast world cutting through.

Her micro-world was ferocious beyond measure, like something invisible shattering in, shattering the Demigod of Destruction's inverted ocean-above-sky reality, instantly restoring all senses to normal.

Taking advantage of this moment, Carlotta transformed into a luminous moon, then waves of extreme frost energy surged forth, instantly freezing the Demigod of Destruction in place.

'Who is this now?'

The Demigod of Destruction glanced at Carlotta.

He suddenly knew Carlotta was allied with the High Priestess, yet someone of such strength was completely unfamiliar to him. What kind of origin did she possess?

He wanted to end the first battle before pondering further, but after a few simple exchanges, he realized that both the High Priestess and Carlotta possessed formidable strength. Eliminating both would take considerable effort.

Still, it was achievable.

"Do you think I'm the same as you? My existence can no longer be defined by mere demigod status."

The Demigod of Destruction exuded supreme confidence. The soul of a deity had fused within his body, allowing him to survive across long ages, while his power had ascended to an extraordinary level.

An Exalted, or demigod, was someone who gradually infused divinity into themselves, increasing their own divine essence. But to directly merge with a fragment of a deity's soul? How immense would that boost to divinity be?

After all, a deity's soul inherently contained an enormous amount of divinity. To absorb it into one's body was enough to make one's divine essence boil to astonishing levels.

"Boom!"

A thunderous explosion erupted above the ocean.

The Demigod of Destruction wrapped his body in destructive energy, instantly transforming into a colossal version of himself, like a titan carving out heaven and earth. His feet plunged into the ocean, his body pierced through the clouds, and his head pressed against the sky, exuding overwhelming pressure.

Countless people in Starlight Port gazed at this scene, their hearts racing with panic. They'd never seen such a terrifying technique, completely beyond their imagination, feeling utterly horrified!

Exalted, though nearly legendary, weren't entirely unheard of during this period. Not long ago, tales had circulated about Carlotta hunting down Aldrich. But even then, neither of them had displayed combat power this terrifying, certainly not according to the rumors, which hadn't described anything this horrifying.

Yet now, the people of Starlight Port were witnessing a scene far more terrifying than any rumor!

That towering giant seemed capable of crushing the entire Starlight Port beneath a single footstep. How could anyone not be afraid?

"Who exactly is that? I've never heard of such a being before. He looks so terrifying."

"Could he be a god? After all... Exalted aren't this terrifying."

"Then does that mean Lady Carlotta has also ascended to godhood? Otherwise, how could she oppose such a being?"

"Even if not a god, she must be far closer to divinity."

"Lady Carlotta, please win!"

Everyone in Starlight Port watched the scene with extreme tension.

They hadn't forgotten how, when the Demigod of Destruction first arrived, he'd intended to destroy the city. Only thanks to Carlotta's intervention had disaster been averted. Otherwise, they'd already be corpses, perhaps not even leaving behind bones.

So deep down, everyone hoped for Carlotta's victory.

The giant-form Demigod of Destruction was terrifying in every movement. Destruction energy coiled around his body, and everything he touched instantly disintegrated into nothingness within the destructive force.

His feet plunged into the ocean, causing the seawater to continuously explode and collapse, then rush back again and again, generating vast clouds of steam.

His hands reached out toward Carlotta and the High Priestess respectively. Despite his enormous size, his movements were not slow at all. Those colossal hands arrived before them in almost an instant.

Carlotta stirred the divine flame within her body, spreading faith throughout her form. A blazing white flame immediately spread across her surface, enhancing her combat power.

"I feel it, the expectations of thousands of people. You all want me to win."

An uncountable amount of faith power surged from the nearby Starlight Port.

Acquiring faith was undoubtedly affected by distance, faith transmitted over long distances would be slower and weaker.

But Starlight Port was right beside her. There was no obstruction to the transmission of faith. Vast waves of faith gathered within Carlotta's body.

Empowered by faith, she tightly gripped the Rose Cross, slashing fiercely forward. Brilliant swordlight scraped across the giant hand, producing blinding sparks and tearing open a bloody, gaping wound.

Even though Carlotta had slashed a gash into the giant hand with her sword, the hand still stubbornly closed shut, enclosing her completely as if trying to crush her to death!

Carlotta activated her mini world. Although the vast mini world was compressed into a small area around her body, it stubbornly held its ground, preventing the closing hand from completely sealing shut.

At this moment, the Demigod of Destruction had both hands clenched shut, temporarily trapping both Carlotta and the High Priestess.

Seeing this, massive surges of destructive energy began churning between the Demigod of Destruction's palms, attempting to obliterate the two completely.

Throughout this process, the Demigod of Destruction focused his gaze on the hand gripping Carlotta, forced to give her the most attention.

He noticed the High Priestess was relatively normal. Although her fighting power was extraordinary, nearly matching his own, she was ultimately still someone walking the path of creation.

But who exactly was this unfamiliar girl?

During this brief battle, he had seen her employ techniques from the Knight's Path, the Mage's Path, the Creation Path, and the Faith Path, four different paths altogether. Each of these techniques had reached a level almost comparable to Exalted.

Was that even possible?

He had never heard of anyone capable of such a feat.

'Could she be someone from the future? Has someone in the future discovered a method to cultivate multiple paths simultaneously?'

The Demigod of Destruction pondered silently.

He didn't yet understand the current world's conditions, so everything remained mere speculation. However, once he captured them, every mystery could be unraveled.

At once, the Demigod of Destruction poured his full power into his destructive energy, concentrating it entirely within the palms of both hands. He intended for the swirling destructive energy to erode all their resistance and finally subdue them.

Carlotta didn't know the High Priestess's exact conditions, but as the former number one being beneath the gods, and now fused with the incomplete divine artifact, Eternal Heart, she figured the High Priestess wouldn't need her concern.

The only one she needed to focus on was herself.

Carlotta used her mini world to resist the tightening grip, simultaneously blocking out the pervasive destructive energy. Yet throughout this, her mini world continued eroding. This situation couldn't last long.

So she launched her own attacks, countless techniques, countless spells, and various other path-based abilities, without hesitation, hurling them all into the space enclosed by the giant hand.

The multitude of techniques clashed, entangled, and exploded continuously. The roaring sounds never cease, shattering the structure of the destructive energy and greatly diminishing its power.

'Under these circumstances, I should be able to stalemate the Demigod of Destruction here for a while. Does that mean the key to breaking this deadlock lies solely with the High Priestess?'

Carlotta thought silently.

She could only maintain the stalemate; she couldn't create a breakthrough on her own.

Just as she thought this, she felt the giant hand gripping her tremble slightly. Within that tremor, she even felt a sensation of pain.

She realized the High Priestess must have done something, inflicting pain upon the Demigod of Destruction, causing these changes.

At this moment, the Demigod of Destruction truly felt intense agony. The hand gripping the High Priestess had been pierced straight through. The High Priestess soared into the sky, drenched in his blood, staring at him coldly.

Behind her, her mini world floated, now expanded to an enormous scale, blocking out the sky like another world descending, on the verge of colliding with this one.

"You've also fused with a deity's soul?"

The Demigod of Destruction looked at the High Priestess and asked in the language of World Number Two.

Having invaded many worlds, the Outer Devils naturally mastered their respective languages. This was not surprising.

The High Priestess replied coldly, "You just wait for death. No need to ask about anything else."

Of course, she hadn't fused with a deity's soul. Yet the broken divine artifact was still filled with divinity, enough to greatly enhance her power.

At this moment, the High Priestess looked towards Carlotta, sensing her aura remained stable. Satisfied, she turned her gaze away and suddenly waved her hand, sending her mini world crashing down directly onto the Demigod of Destruction.

The Demigod of Destruction sneered. He admitted the High Priestess's strength exceeded his expectations, but did she really think it would be that easy to kill him?

"Just you?"

He raised his hand, his wound instantly healed, then struck toward the High Priestess once more.

"Boom!"

The giant hand collided with the falling world, creating an earth-shattering explosion.

Yet for them, this was merely a prelude. Immediately afterward, they exchanged blow after blow, their movements immensely powerful, causing many people in Starport to tremble in fear.

After only a short while of such combat, the Demigod of Destruction began to struggle. His opponent wasn't just the High Priestess, he still had one hand holding Carlotta. He couldn't focus entirely on fighting the High Priestess.

In this battle, he even found himself being suppressed.

'I can't just ignore that red-haired girl, but fighting like this, I can't defeat this priestess… Then I'll trade lives.'

The Demigod of Destruction quickly formulated a new battle plan. He stopped defending against the High Priestess's attacks, redirecting all defensive strength into offense, choosing to exchange injuries with her.

The deity soul he had fused with specialized in healing. As a result, he had inherited much of that divinity, possessing exceptional self-healing abilities, making him particularly suited for trading injuries.

He refused to believe the High Priestess could match him in this regard.

Immediately, the Demigod of Destruction's attacks turned wild. Outer Devils techniques surged forth, engulfing the High Priestess.

Seeing this, the High Priestess's heart trembled. She quickly understood the Demigod of Destruction's battle method, and a faintly complex expression flickered across her face.

'Since this is your choice, then I'll grant it to you.'

The High Priestess murmured silently in her heart. Then, she too chose to exchange injuries with the Demigod of Destruction. Their battle instantly became fiercer and even bloodier.

Within moments, both had spilled a lot of blood. The Demigod of Destruction had grown to a colossal, sky-reaching size, so much so that the blood splattering from his wounds even dyed the ocean below red. The crimson waves churned ceaselessly, leaving many in Starport trembling in terror.