Chapter 1008: Domain
The Volcano God disappeared in a mass of molten magma, which exploded, destroying the Emperor Qi spears instantly. Michael conjured several Imperial Barriers, stalling the molten magma long enough to move away.
The molten magma melted through the barriers, easily destroying them as Michael moved in the opposite direction. The Volcano God retreated as well, but he quickly shifted from retreating to attacking when he noticed Michael's lack of response. Michael didn't retaliate against the molten magma, which was why the Volcano God thought Michael didn't have the means to block his attacks properly. The Imperial Barrier wasn't strong enough to do so.
He released a burst of lava to push ahead and move forward and reached Michael in no time. Michael conjured Imperial Barrier between them, but the God pierced through the barrier with brute force. He didn't even lose much momentum in the act. More Imperial Barriers appeared, but they were shattered just like the first one. Still, the quantity made a difference, slowly but steadily forcing the Volcano God to slow down. Michael used that moment to lunge at the Volcano God. The serpent tail burst forward as Michael clawed the God. The claws were coated in Aether and Emperor Qi, which was enough to pierce the Volcano Essence, but the crucial attack came from the serpent tail. The serpent tail had been attached with True Extraction Essence, Aether, and Curse God Poison and was reinforced by Greater Enhancement. The Volcano God sensed some danger from the serpent tail and reacted in a timely manner but Michael had used Unlimited Enhancement on Seer's Domination to attack the God's mind and soul, while also dazzling him with a wave of pristine light. The Volcano God blocked Domination rather easily, but the dazzling light was unexpected.
"How many Soultraits do you have, bastard!" The God roared in anger as the serpent tail pierced the Essence infused thigh. It was painful, but not as much as the Volcano God had expected. He sensed something entering his body but sacrificed some of his Essence to burn his insides and dispersed the poison and foreign essence entering his body.
Michael clicked his tongue, True Vision studying the Volcano God with deadly precision.
'Nothing is working against him. He lost some of his Essence, but this is too slow. If we keep this going this bastard will keep me here for days! Is he stalling time?' Even though Michael didn't think the Volcano God was stalling time, maybe that was exactly what he did. It could be a trap, but he was too agitated to leave like this. [If you let us help, we will. You don't have to struggle against someone like this.] Fenrir said lightly, but something seemed to anger him.
[Are you angry because he wants my Authority and not your Laws? Poor you. Do you want a treat, brother? I can spare a bone or two.] Jormungandr teased and even Hel chuckled.
Fenrir didn't think it was fun, and Michael was also having a hard time smiling. His situation was not exactly all that fun.
[But Fenrir is right. We can help if you want us to.]
Michael clicked his tongue at the World Serpent's comment but nodded inwardly, 'Just let me test a little bit more before helping me.'
He accessed the Wolf Divinity and the Death Authority before attacking the Volcano God again. The Volcano God noticed a change in Michael's attacks and released a burst of molten lava toward Michael. However, instead of backing off to escape the molten lava, Michael used Slipstream to appeared behind the Volcano God. His hand was already stretched out and he pressed his hand tightly against the Hyuman God's broad back.
Molten lava burst from the God's back like a fountain when he noticed what happened but Michael coated his body in dozens of Imperial Barriers. This time, the Imperial Barriers were stronger than before. Michael used Permute to produce more energy from the stored Void Ingots to strengthen the Imperial Barriers, which blocked the most lethal blows.
The Volcano God noticed the lack of response and damage caused by the molten magma streams and cursed. However, it was already too late. Death had entered the God's body after Michael managed to use the Wolf Divinity to devour the Volcano Defense, trying to burn anything foreign invading the Volcano God's body. The Wolf Divinity was drained, but using Permute on more Void Ingots and the Volcano Essence, which he'd just consumed, was enough to replenish some of the Wolf Divinity.
Meanwhile, Michael had unleashed almost every bit of Death accumulated within Hel's Divinity. The Soul Sphere was drained of its Death Authority for a while, except if Hel replenished it, but that was fine. Death fed on the Volcano God's lifeforce, slowly but steadily devouring him. The lifeforce sustained Death, which grew in strength as the Volcano God's power decreased.
The corner of Michael's lips curled upward. He was on a good way to deal with the Volcano God.
Serpent fangs grew from his knuckles and his claws extended as well as he coated them in Pure Aether. He didn't have much Pure Aether, but it was enough to affect and damage the God. The Volcano God's eyes widened, but he didn't give up. He had gotten too far to give up now. Michael's Tier was lower than the norm for Demi Gods. His strenght might surpass that of most Demi Gods, but Michael was not yet a God.
The Volcano God unleashed his essence into the wide-open space with the intention to show Michael what a real God was capable of. Michael might be strong, but that did not matter to him. So what if Michael had more than a dozen Soultraits, three God Curses, and Pure Aehter? Michael was still weaker than him!
The surrounding temperature increased drastically. From the incredible low temperature of space, it suddenly felt like they were in the middle of an active volcano. Michael frowned deeply, but he could endure the heat. It bothered him, yet having Taming with a Red Dragon and an Elemental Empress, as well as the Galaxy of Elements helped him overcome everything. His magical resistance was already high, but his resistance toward heat was the strongest. That was how Michael survived the Volcano God's attacks until now.
However, the situation wasn't as simple as it looked at first glance. The Volcano God's domain expanded until it reached the nearby planets. Michael sensed massive changes in the atmosphere of the first planet the Volcano God's domain reached. His Death Authority jumped into action and rewarded him with the energy of the dead. That could only mean one thing. The Volcano God's domain killed the civilians living on the nearby planet!
However, there was no hesitation in the Volcano God's actions as he continued expanding the domain. The farther it reached, the hotter was the center of the domain. Michael felt uncomfortable as the temperature around the Volcano God increased and it was no surprise that Michael's blood started boiling.
Even his natural fire resistance wasn't strong enough to block all harm caused by the tremendous temperatures around him.
At the same time, the expanding domain of the Volcano God obliterated all life on the nearby planet and Michael was certain it wouldn't stop there.
The entire planetary system was bound to cease to exist after today.
'Since you start playing dirty...let's do it!'