Boom!
The wind pressure from his extreme speed felt like knives slicing against Syd's face and body. However, with the defensive capabilities of his divine body, it was as gentle as a breeze.
In what seemed like an instant, his figure appeared far off in the distance.
Stopping, Syd glanced at the timer in his hand and quickly calculated.
"Approximately twelve times the speed of sound?"
Syd's eyes widened in surprise.
To go from seven times the speed of sound to twelve times in a moment?
The boost from Level 5 Light Divine Power was indeed substantial!
At this point, aside from missiles, even fighter jets would struggle to keep up with him.
Moreover, at close range, his speed was so swift that most people wouldn't even catch a glimpse of his figure.
"If my Divinity reaches Level 5 as well, my speed could improve even more!"
Syd was quite pleased with this increase in speed.
After all, Light Divine Power not only enhanced his floating flight but also strengthened other abilities!
[Spirit Light Beam Experience +1]
In the next moment, Syd's light energy began to deplete, and a blue glow radiated from his right hand.
With a whoosh, a blue beam over 150 meters long shot from his hand.
Syd's right hand moved, and the ground was immediately cut into a deep trench.
Seeing this, Syd was a bit surprised.
Originally, his Level 4 Spirit Light Beam was only just over 100 meters long. Now, it had increased by half. Additionally, he noticed the color of the beam had deepened significantly, indicating a much higher quality.
Clearly, the power had increased substantially!
Moments later, the Spirit Light Beam scattered into particles, and Syd's hand glowed with the red light of Chaos Magic.
"Much stronger as well."
Since the probability of Chaos Magic modifying reality was low, he set it aside and focused on Sunbeam.
Floating in the air, Syd willed the sunlight within a four-kilometer radius to slightly warp.
"The range has increased quite a bit; the power should have risen as well…"
Curious and expectant, Syd wondered.
"I wonder what will happen if I activate the Black Stone with my current strength. Will the death scenario change? Will there be a counterattack?"
With four Level 5 abilities—Floating Flight, Divine Words, Divine Body, and Light Divine Power—he felt quite confident.
With that thought, Syd slowly floated down to the ground.
As for testing other abilities, he couldn't be bothered; they had all strengthened considerably.
At that moment, Syd looked up at the sky and saw that the light phenomenon had completely vanished.
Ignoring it, he moved to a secluded corner and took out the Power Stone and the Black Stone artifact from his backpack.
Seeing this, Venom, still stunned, quickly backed away.
Though he could barely withstand the purple gem's power while inside Syd, it was better to stay far away in its absence; he didn't want to get seriously injured.
Ignoring Venom, Syd immediately activated the purple energy of the Power Stone and began transferring it to the Black Stone artifact.
Soon, dense black light appeared, and familiar strange fluctuations emerged.
Syd's vision blurred.
In the same grassy field and position, the sky suddenly darkened.
Whispers echoed in his ears once more.
However, unlike last time, the Level 5 Light Divine Power and enhanced Divinity had improved his resistance to this pollution. He did not exhibit the same extreme reactions as before.
At least, from his vantage point, he didn't see the death scenario version of himself displaying the same head-covering gestures as last time.
Even the disgusting black tentacles that appeared did not seem to affect him adversely; the light surrounding him remained stable and didn't take on the eerie, yellowish tone it did previously.
Simultaneously, the voice of the Old One had also changed.
"Ant… you can actually resist my influence?"
The eerie voice sounded somewhat surprised but quickly turned malicious.
"Nonetheless, it is useless. You are but a mere ant, even if somewhat enlarged…"
"Daring to defy me… you will become my puppet. This is your glory…"
Syd felt the pollution intensify on the deathly version of himself as the voice spoke.
However, this time, the death version of Syd appeared quite clear-headed, only shaking his head slightly, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Then, before the Old One could do anything, the death scenario version of Syd took action first.
"Light!"
Comparable to the Old One, though not polluted, a mysterious voice filled the air.
As the words echoed, last time's thirty-kilometer radius of sunlight was now…
In an instant, the range expanded to fifty kilometers, fully engulfed in sunlight!
"Converge."
The mysterious voice spoke again.
In the next moment, boundless light rapidly converged into an energy beam, followed closely by the Sunbeam's illumination.
In no time, within a four-kilometer radius, everything began to decompose.
The extremely high-temperature beam combined with the Sunbeam's light surged toward the Old One!
Last time, black tentacles had lingered slightly. This time…
Caught off guard by the Sunbeam and beam, the black tentacles quickly turned to char and began to decompose.
Before the Old One could react, the black tentacles had vanished!
Feeling the disappearance of the tentacles and the searing pain, a strange roar echoed from the dark void in the sky.
"Ant! You seek death!"
In the void above, a giant red eye looked down, filled with malice and rage.
In the next moment, black tentacles, once again braving the Sunbeam's light and beam, rapidly approached.
Syd, clad in black, summoned the red glow of Chaos Magic and several defensive shields in front of him. The black tentacles' speed slowed significantly!
The black tentacles flickered with black light, resisting Syd's attacks.
As the tentacles approached, the black energy on them had already dissipated by over twenty percent…
Seeing this, Syd pondered and muttered, "Is the power still insufficient…"
To damage the tentacles, he needed to eliminate all the black energy on them.
Even with four Level 5 abilities, he could only remove over twenty percent of the black energy with full force?
There was still over seventy percent left?
The power gap was so significant?
Syd speculated that this Old One might be among the stronger entities in the Celestial Father's realm or a cosmic-level individual.
(End of Chapter)