Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon

"Now do you understand? The reason the Latter Gods are divine is precisely because they have distanced themselves from mortal forms," Shi Yin said with pride. "Keep in mind that this is a Magic Goddess in her decline. Had it been her at her peak, I might not have been able to win."

"Didn’t you claim to be a Primordial God?"

"Yes, but have you seen my current condition? Not only am I without a reliable body, but I also need to borrow your wishing power to act. Just being able to fight divinities is good enough."

"I didn’t expect... that you could actually dodge that." The dust settled, and Kokomoqi, floating midair, locked onto Chaoyang again. She seemed somewhat surprised and didn’t immediately launch the next round of attacks.

"I have to admit, it was a close call," Chaoyang said with a forced smile—this was the result of his consultation with Shi Yin: How to make up for his deficiency in combat capability? The answer was to leave the fighting to Shi Yin. At this moment, it fully spread itself out, transforming from a blob of Slime-like amorphous body into a "film" or perhaps "jelly coat" that covered Chaoyang’s entire body.

In this way, Shi Yin could move Chaoyang about like an exoskeleton and even use his body to exercise abilities. However, outsiders couldn’t sense the presence of Shi Yin, so it appeared as though Chaoyang was fighting on his own. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Does this count as two against one?

Not necessarily. When Chaoyang created the contract, he specifically stipulated "both sides shall engage in a fair duel in the guise of a single person," and Shi Yin, being a sticky semi-fluid without independent mobility, was in a way just a shadow of Chaoyang, thereby not breaching the agreement.

"It’s not too late for you to surrender now," Kokomoqi said again. "The Domain of Willpower doesn’t lie."

No no no, that’s not quite right... He may have created a Divine Country at Thistlefort that is much larger than that of the Magic Goddess, but when it comes down to a real fight, he doesn’t believe he could win easily. The Demon’s power helped him step onto the long stairway to divinity, yet it didn’t change the essential lack of combat strength of a Demon.

Yet, Chaoyang also sharply caught on that his opponent’s desire to attack wasn’t strong, and even... She seemed willing to decide the outcome with just that one blow from before.

"Limited by wishing power?" he murmured to himself.

"You have keen observation. For a divinity who isn’t receiving a large amount of wishing power, every expenditure of wishing power reduces their remaining amount. I guess she is no exception. The heavy attack on the first strike is because she wants a quick battle," Shi Yin agreed.

"You said... magic is a miracle, right?" Chaoyang shouted to the other party, "But what kind of miracle is this?"

He pointed to the deep pit below. "I only see brute force and destruction. Give humans a little time, they could achieve the same."

"Yu knows, you want to provoke Yu, and then look for an opportunity to find a flaw?" Kokomoqi slowly descended to the same height as Chaoyang. "Fine. Yu will let you witness what a miracle of magic is."

With these words, her body began to elongate, her legs became longer and slimmer, and her chest became more upright, while her colorful hair cascaded down like a waterfall from her head to her heels... In the blink of an eye, Kokomoqi seemed to transform into a different person, from a petite short figure to a well-proportioned young woman!

Correspondingly, her Divine Country domain also started to expand rapidly, engulfing Chaoyang who stood atop the tree within it.

It started to rain.

Chaoyang suddenly realized that the sky had become filled with dark clouds, gloomy and solemn. The rain poured down heavily, and within seconds, it turned into a deluge!

In this downpour, a flash of lightning struck down, heading straight for his face!

"Crack!"

The thick tree trunk shattered, Chaoyang was knocked down from the tree, emitting wisps of blue smoke all over his body.

"You better dodge properly!" he protested inwardly.

"How was I supposed to know that the lightning was one of her spells! And it’s electricity! No matter how fast I am, I can’t be faster than a lightning bolt!" Shi Yin clicked her tongue, "More of them are coming! Give me wishing power!"

Chaoyang poured a large amount of wishing power into Shi Yin, who then hurriedly carried his body, racing along as countless bolts of lightning followed closely, striking precisely where he had stepped! If he were a second slower, he would instantly be swallowed by those thousands of thunderbolts!

This world didn’t have electron movement by rights, so the lightning during a rainy day was entirely something else... Chaoyang knew this clearly, but that didn’t mean it lacked lethality... This could be seen from the trees split into pieces behind him and the branches that had caught fire, which possessed both abundant momentum and high temperatures. It might not be fatal to the divinities in a single strike, but it would still cause damage to The Divine Country.

However, this series of attacks still couldn’t catch up with Shi Yin. The dense forest served as a natural barrier. As long as one didn’t rashly climb to the treetops, the lightning was not difficult to deal with.

The problem was, his range of movements had also been restricted to the ground.

Just as he thought of this, the raindrops suddenly froze in place—not just the rainwater, but also the lightning that was striking down, the pebbles that were splashing up, and the whirling broken branches, all stayed suspended in mid-air!

Chaoyang was no different! He still maintained the posture of running, his legs not yet touching the ground; he could even see the burst of water on his shoulder, crystalline and translucent. Around him, without notice, a blue mist had risen.

Time... had stopped?

It was at this moment that Kokomoqi suddenly appeared beside him, followed by a sharp gleam of cold light slashing toward his waist!

In this critical moment, a crimson radiance burst forth, dispersing the blue fog completely! Chaoyang felt that he was able to move again. Shi Yin’s response was very direct as it controlled Chaoyang to twist his upper body, and the snakehead formed by the concentrated red light bit directly toward the Magic Goddess!

Taken by surprise, Kokomoqi had to give up her attack and switch to defense. She retreated backward in succession and then, with a flicker, disappeared from the spot. Through the perception of the contract, Chaoyang immediately pinpointed her location.

"Above your head!"

The moment he looked up, he couldn’t help but curse loudly.

"Fuck!"

He saw a meteorite!

Could this be fake!? Was it an illusion created by magic?

This meteorite was almost bigger than a building, entirely orange-red as if it had just passed through the atmosphere, bringing with it billowing smoke and flames, crashing toward Chaoyang’s location! If this thing landed on the ground, not to mention himself, even the negotiation troops two kilometers away would face annihilation!

But the vision of Lingxi denied his guess.

It was real... It indeed was a meteorite hurtling downwards at an alarming speed, set to crash into the ground in less than twenty seconds, and the range of the shockwave that would follow, by a conservative estimate, would exceed thirty kilometers...

Chaoyang suddenly understood the meaning of "miracles."

This... was indeed a miracle!

"Protect the target, prepare for impact!" he issued instructions to Zhang Zhiyuan and the others without hesitation and then looked at his own hands, "Can you stop it?"

"As long as there’s enough wishing power," Shi Yin said succinctly.

...

On the forest path, Elise Ben watched the dense woods in the distance, her heart trembling incessantly.

It was her first time witnessing a battle between divinities with her own eyes. The weather outside was still clear, but a small area above the forest was covered with dark clouds and heavy rain. Each rumble of thunder, as if cleaving into her very heart, made her develop a heartfelt reverence.

The soldiers around her were also praising the power of the Magic Goddess. Some even knelt down and began to pray toward the combat zone.

But when the entire sky was dyed red by the searing meteorite, things changed... Immense fear flooded into everyone’s mind, and she was astonished to see that the soldiers who had just been extolling the divinities, were now abandoning their weapons and fleeing in disarray towards the rear.