Chapter 1293: The Strongest Foe Goetia
Mud slid from the cup.
What appeared to be merely a handful of black mud rapidly expanded in the blink of an eye, spreading endlessly as it advanced directly toward the twin-headed dragon serpent.
Eiji instinctively sensed that the black mud was extremely dangerous.
"Sadalmelik Albus!"
As the black mud spread, he summoned the Snake-Haired Water Spirit.
The Water Spirit appeared mid-air, forming the Treasure Vessel Seal as it poured a clear, vast ocean downward from above, crashing toward the black mud!
Faced with the ocean descending from the Water Spirit, even the twin-headed dragon serpent fearfully retreated.
Within the massive underground cavern, the clear ocean and the filthy black mud collided in an instant!
First, the mud stained the ocean black, then the ocean bleached the mud white.
Gradually, the two merged, becoming indistinguishable from their original forms.
During this time.
"Boom——!"
Amid a series of sonic booms breaking the sound barrier, the giant sword in the sky descended from above!
With its enormous size and inherent gravity control, this strike—enhanced to the point of instantly destroying the land within a 200-kilometer radius—slammed straight toward Goetia's head!
Such a terrifying blow could never be blocked by an ordinary magical barrier!
"Declaration: Impact force does not exist."
At the critical moment, Goetia spoke once more.
His words acted like a divine decree, instantly altering the physical laws surrounding the underground cavern!
The moment it entered the cavern, the Trisula Sword came to an abrupt halt.
It seemed to have lost all its power; no matter how much force was applied or how gravity was manipulated, not an ounce of its strength could reach the target!
In that instant, Eiji narrowed his eyes.
The sense of crisis he felt weakened slightly, and the threat of damage to his avatar affecting his main body diminished significantly.
BeastⅥ's ability to alter rules indeed had limits!
He had imposed the rule "damage to the clone equals damage to the main body" upon the world, creating a persistent negative rule highly unfavorable to Eiji.
But when he used the rules again to nullify the impact force of the Black Sword of Yama, this persistent negative rule suddenly weakened considerably.
This likely indicated that the total amount of rules BeastⅥ could alter was limited.
He couldn't change rules arbitrarily; he could only control variations within a set total. To exert more force on one rule, he had to retract force from others!
Upon reflection, this was only natural.
If BeastⅥ were truly that fearsome, the other Beasts might as well not compete, and the participants in this final round should just concede, letting her become the Earth's UO!
"It seems I need to seize the right moment."
Eiji understood clearly.
Even as he pondered, the intensity of the battle did not diminish in the slightest; instead, it grew even fiercer.
Eiji did not recall the Trisula Sword, instead having it continuously assault Goetia.
On the other hand.
Eiji also imbued the Mercury of the Dragon and Snake with the realm of the Sword of Heavenly Principles.
More precisely, he controlled the Mercury of the Dragon and Snake, treating it as a sword to unleash the power of the Sword of Heavenly Principles.
It opened its bloody maw and snapped at the air!
This bite transcended spatial limitations, heading straight for Goetia's body!
Dimensional Devourer combined with the Sword of Heavenly Principles—this was undoubtedly a lethal strike!
Even a Beast, caught off guard, would suffer greatly!
"I anticipated this long ago!"
But when the Ouroboros of Mercury bit down, it suddenly found nothing.
Goetia's figure flickered between light and shadow, with numerous afterimages appearing around him.
"The spatial-crossing technique you employ is indeed formidable—even I cannot detect its flaws. It shouldn't be magecraft, but that doesn't mean there's no way to counter it. For instance, by randomly stretching and distorting space!"
Goetia's tone was utterly calm, as if this weren't a display of arrogance but a reality he could achieve with ease.
He had applied such a technique to the space around him.
Unbeknownst to others, he had stretched the surrounding space. How much it had been extended or how many layers had been folded within, Eiji had no way of knowing.
But this indeed blocked Eiji's Sword of Heavenly Principles.
By distorting space in advance, Goetia created chaos between the internal and external dimensions. The sword tip and its target were separated by dozens of spatial layers, making it fundamentally impossible to reach. Thus, the spatial-crossing ability of the Sword of Heavenly Principles naturally became ineffective.
"Tch, did I reveal too much during my previous fight with Kishinami?"
Eiji clicked his tongue in displeasure.
But then he shifted his tone, his eyes turning dangerous.
"To accomplish something like this, you must have reclaimed all Ten Rings, right?"
"Of course."
Goetia raised both hands, each finger adorned with a ring.
She made no attempt to conceal it.
"To truly become a UO, one must utilize every available power!"
This is troublesome.
Unlike Beasts like Kishinami and Kama, Goetia is an exceptionally versatile Beast.
The Ten Rings of Solomon are divine artifacts bestowed upon him by God, enabling him to perceive and wield all mysteries of the world.
In other words, he is capable of all magecraft.
Originally, Goetia possessed only nine rings, so his mastery over magecraft wasn't as absolute.
But the crucial tenth ring was returned due to the doctor's self-destruction.
Now, with Goetia perfectly inheriting all ten rings, it means he has instantly surpassed the magecraft proficiency of everyone, including Morgan and Merlin!
Though not a Magician, he can achieve feats infinitely close to True Magic through pure magecraft alone!
Such power cannot even be described as divine-tier!
"What a pain!"
Eiji was inwardly shocked.
The current Goetia was far more troublesome than he had imagined!
Especially since Goetia had already seen through many of his abilities, leaving Eiji completely at a disadvantage.
This guy might just be the most formidable enemy Eiji has encountered in this UO finals!
Even so, victory isn't impossible.
Eiji fell into deep thought.
He still had some methods he had never used in the Type-Moon World. Among those, there might be a possibility to instantly defeat the current Goetia!
"But before that…"
Eiji raised his head, his gaze fixed on Goetia hundreds of meters away.
"I need to make him reveal as many of his techniques as possible!"
The chance for a one-hit kill comes only once!
We must ensure there's no possibility for Goetia to block before using that ultimate move!
"Come forth! Minelauva Iris! Alrescha Glacies!"
Without further hesitation, Eiji summoned two more familiars.
The moment the Valkyrie appeared, she grasped the Nightmare Black Sword and ruthlessly swung it at Goetia!
Simultaneously, the phantom bird soared into the sky, freezing the rock walls with absolute zero ice, freeing up Regulus Aurum and Alnaslium to act.
Several familiars converged, charging together toward Goetia!
"Shaula Viola!"
Eiji stealthily summoned the scorpion-tailed tiger, commanding it to mistify and drift across the battlefield.