CHAPTER 669: CHAPTER 666: THE UNSOLVABLE ABILITY

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"

Hurtling through the sky, the artificial deity screamed without any semblance of authority.

At this moment, right before its eyes was Ronald’s calm and resolute gaze. As the man collided and carried it off its original position, his expression bore no hint of pleasure.

In the perception of the artificial deity,

Ronald seemed to harbor a deep sadness in his heart.

Upon the body of the artificial deity, the Dark Holy Sword of Saint Catherine pierced directly through the heart, with the blazing Sunforce rapidly surging into the wound, burning and eroding its flesh.

The only silver lining was the artificial deity’s rapid healing ability.

Supported by its immense magic power, it struggled to balance the damage and healing, preventing it from being subdued in a single blow.

However, what was not fortunate was the pain brought by this resistance.

The swift destruction and repair of its body, as well as the intense burning of the attack itself, were bringing the artificial deity unimaginable agony.

This could even be considered the most unbearable experience it had ever encountered.

Even the previous injury inflicted by Ronald with his thunderous power could not compare to the intensity of today’s ordeal.

"Human... humans..."

"Let... let me go!"

The artificial deity managed to force the words out through gritted teeth and kicked out at Ronald with all its might.

Snap!

The figures of the two separated midair, with blood scattering like snowflakes before transforming into murky raindrops as it fell to the ground.

At this very moment,

the two of them had completely left the coastal battlefield where they previously fought.

Under the extreme casting of the "Astronomy Master" spell by Ronald, they had traveled in an arc approximately a thousand meters around Springs, now they were above the upstream section of the Wis River just outside the city.

Even casting their gaze further afield,

they could see the White Shores Castle situated amidst the river.

And when Ronald and the artificial deity separated,

due to the artificial deity exerting force, Ronald drifted back a few meters and easily stopped in midair; the artificial deity, carrying the inertia of its previous movement, flew out over ten meters before it barely stopped.

Hiss—ah—

With one hand clutching the healing wound on its chest,

the artificial deity now looked at Ronald with eyes full of dread—it could not comprehend what had just happened.

The spell it had constructed,

crumbled to dust in a moment before Ronald.

Neither the enhancement of its body nor the shield it had conjured in the air seemed to exist, as Ronald broke through them with ease.

Undoubtedly, this was some form of Complete Technique.

But the artificial deity simply did not know the principle behind it.

An enhanced attack?

—Ronald’s attack was not much different from their last encounter.

A weakened defense?

—It felt no reduction in the effect of its spells.

Was it then a spell that reversed the cause and effect of an attack, or one that replaced events, or perhaps a forced declaration?

Due to the multitude of original tomes Ronald held,

in this very moment, it was exceedingly difficult for the artificial deity to deduce anything through the tomes, let alone understand.

Clang—

It was at this moment that a chilling scene unfolded before its eyes.

Ronald, hovering in the air, had no intention of stopping. With a swipe of his hand along the spine of the Dark Holy Sword, a light as bright as the sun in the night sky burst forth from the blade.

Then, six wings stretched out behind Ronald.

The cross motifs aflame in his pupils exuded a divine presence and exalted majesty.

In the semblance of an upper-tier angel from mythology, Ronald rose sword in hand and charged directly at the artificial deity.

"Damn it..."

As Ronald’s new wave of attacks appeared before him,

the artificial deity immediately added several Enhancement Magics to himself, boosting his constitution, while a scepter embedded with gemstones also materialized in his hand.

Bang!

The sword of Saint Catherine collided with the scepter in midair.

Powerful Magic Power transformed into countless rays of light scattering from the point of impact.

This time, Ronald’s attack didn’t sever the weapon of the artificial deity, but with the premise of another full Enhancement, he was already able to overpower his opponent in terms of strength.

Sparks of Magic Power splattered everywhere.

Ronald, with overwhelming force, suppressed the artificial deity beneath him, and both of their altitudes continued to decrease.

...

The artificial deity stared intently at Ronald before him.

It had successfully defended against the attack, but confusion quickly followed.

Why had it blocked the attack this time?

What about the previous instance when it had been pierced straight through?

Unfortunately, the artificial deity had no time to ponder.

For in the instant of its confusion, Ronald adjusted his position and once again raised his holy sword to strike down at it!

Swoosh—

In an instant, staff and sword crossed paths.

This time, the artificial deity experienced the same situation as before.

The blade, ablaze with flames, cut through the scepter in its hand, and simultaneously inflicted a deep gash upon its body.

However, the artificial deity’s face showed no fear, only a surprised realization that it had discerned everything.

Because it was in this moment,

it detected a fleeting change around Ronald.

Within a radius of nine meters, it seemed as though all things underwent unimaginable transformation!

"It’s a domain Spell!" the artificial deity shouted with certainty, "Your Complete Technique has established a certain special domain, which is why my Spells are all invalid!"

The artificial deity had guessed correctly—this was "Human Reason’s Endpoint."

Although Divine Comedy is a religious epic poem,

it is also a work that breaks away from medieval obscurantism, expressing a will to seek truth.

The humanism that sprouted within it had a tremendous influence on later creators.

And in this world,

Divine Comedy, as an original text,

its Complete Technique’s function was also born out of this humanism.

As long as Ronald activated this Spell, within the circular Spell range centered on him, all abilities that are obscure, violent, discriminatory, degrading to dignity, or erasive of selfhood toward humans, would be outright forbidden at the source.

Thus, the greatest disaster for the artificial deity appeared.

As long as Ronald activated this Spell, except for a limited part of its Spells, nearly all of its abilities were directly restrained by "Human Reason’s Endpoint!"

This was also why, when it was earlier blown away, nearly all of the artificial deity’s Spells had simultaneously failed.

For Ronald, the only weakness of this Spell was its excessive consumption.

Each use required a cooldown period before it could be used again.

Otherwise, during the previous flight,

this artificial deity would have already met its demise right then and there!

Faced with an enemy that had seen through this ability, Ronald neither affirmed nor denied it.

He simply ran his finger along the spine of the Dark Holy Sword once again.

And as the power of the sun shone brightly once more, he said with almost no emotion:

"Alright."

"Prepare to die..."