Under the influence of an inexplicable force, Lynn’s thoughts became confused, and his memory gradually faded.
If it had been his original body here, he naturally would not have been affected by these forces, but he was now just an avatar, his power equivalent to a newly elevated lower deity, currently bound by the power of the Wisdom Balance, struggling to resist the threats emerging in his mind.
Additionally, as the Balance tipped, a massive pressure surfaced around him, coming from various directions and even penetrating dimensions, as if to completely crush him...
This direct and peculiar attack on the spirit was clearly beyond Lynn’s expectations, making him realize that a second deity had joined the effort to block him!
In fact, the power of the God of Knowledge and Alchemy alone had already exceeded his expectations. If it weren’t for the opponent’s foolish act of using knowledge as a force in their realm, and instead joining forces with the yet-to-appear deity to launch a direct attack, he probably would have perished by now!
Simultaneously suffering physical and mental blows, Lynn lost his ability to resist in that instant. His chaotic brain couldn’t organize an effective counterattack, and the only thing he could do was try to retain some important memories before completely giving up resistance...
As the Balance continued to tilt, the body composed of Divine Power gradually started to disintegrate, shrinking to about seventy percent of its original size, his body even beginning to seem ethereal.
Just as Lynn’s body was about to collapse completely, the tilt of the Balance suddenly stopped, followed by the rapid retreat of the chaotic sensations in his brain.
This was not because he had freed himself, but because the God of Knowledge and Alchemy had stopped their lethal blow!
After all, killing the intruder was not their primary task; more important was to understand how the other had reached the main world, and whether it involved the God of Life and Creation.
However, his recent experience on the Wisdom Balance made the God of Knowledge and Alchemy particularly cautious, immediately assigning this task to their colleague.
The next moment, the true form of the God of Dullness and Folly appeared before Lynn.
The deity’s appearance was indescribable, like a heap mixed with limbs and filthy mud combined together, radiating an aura that made one feel irritable and mad.
After the God of Knowledge and Alchemy touched the restraint of the Balance, a strange tendril extended from the filthy mud, flying straight towards Lynn’s body.
This was the Divine Arts—"Tainted Touch."
All matter that came into contact with the filth would be tainted by this force, even capable of assimilating weaker deities, transforming them into part of itself!
But Lynn’s actions were clearly faster, and the moment the restraint disappeared, he opened his eyes. A strong beam of light burst forth from his palm, severing the extending tendril, along with the God of Dullness and Folly behind it!
The filthy black mud cracked, and blood—or perhaps muddy liquid—spurted from the fissure.
This separated flesh and blood did not splatter randomly but stretched like some kind of living creature from all directions, rolling towards Lynn.
Although the God of Dullness and Folly’s thoughts were always somewhat abnormal due to his divine role, this did not imply a lack of logical reasoning. He naturally had to guard against a desperate counterattack from his opponent...
But what met him were hundreds of ultra-high intensity cosmic rays. The tainted flesh that swirled in from all directions quickly shattered into pieces, and the remaining attacks were blocked by a protective shield that lit up all around him.
Everything happened in an instant. Such a sharp and decisive counterattack not only caught the God of Dullness and Folly off guard but also left the God of Knowledge and Alchemy immensely surprised.
He used the Wisdom Balance to erode the opponent’s Divine Power while letting the God of Dullness and Folly confuse the opponent’s thoughts. Normally, this Incarnation should have lost the capability to resist for a short time, yet it still erupted with such formidable power.
The God of Knowledge and Alchemy did not realize that the physical and mental assault was indeed more than Lynn could endure and had indeed deprived him of his ability to resist to some extent. However, before his thoughts were completely scrambled, Lynn had stripped out some of his more important memories and then tried to conserve his energy as much as possible, letting his opponent "destroy" his body.
Because Lynn was also aware that the opponent was unlikely to kill him outright to obtain information. Both the Balance and mental erosion were meant to weaken his resistance.
Clearly, he guessed right!
The moment the bindings were lifted, Lynn allowed those stripped memories to return and gathered all his remaining energy to ensure that he was not inferior in reaction time and speed. However, the tools for attack and defense were advanced experimental weapons from a geometric civilization, all of a world-ending caliber. The downside was also clear: limited energy that couldn’t support prolonged combat.
So it had to be... a swift and decisive battle!
While shattering those Tainted Touches, Lynn didn’t bother with the shards of the pulverized God of Dullness and Folly; instead, he charged toward the other opponent, the God of Knowledge and Alchemy, who had maintained a relatively safe position since the battle’s commencement.
Such reckless action didn’t pose much of a threat, yet the God of Knowledge and Alchemy became vigilant. The opponent’s performance had already proven that he was not an enemy to be taken lightly; he surely had something to rely on!
If the opponent wanted to get close, then just prevent him from getting close!
After the illusion of the Balance vanished, the runes that comprised it had not faded, and the God of Knowledge and Alchemy activated these runes scattered in the void with a thought.
In that instant, space stretched out countless times.
Earlier, to utilize the Divine Artifact Wisdom Balance, the God of Knowledge and Alchemy had intentionally increased their distance to about ten kilometers. At the speed of Lynn’s incarnation, it would take one ten-thousandth of a second to arrive, but now it was like a matter of inches... yet worlds apart!
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Tainted Touches had coiled up again, and the protective shield on his outer periphery trembled continuously, utterly unable to withstand the corruption, quickly deteriorating.
Though the two gods’ divine roles were somewhat conflicting, they worked together in unexpected harmony. As the protection disintegrated, numerous tendrils directly penetrated Lynn’s body.
Unfortunately... As he watched the close enemy, who had exhausted too much strength to launch "Dimensional Jump," Lynn sighed. Relying solely on an incarnation was indeed insufficient to cope with the encirclement of two gods.
Fortunately, he had achieved the purpose of his journey.
So it was also time to end it!