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Each collision generates a storm that easily cuts through the land within a radius of tens of kilometers, completely altering the surrounding terrain.

If Lin Xiuzheng hadn't maintained the Creation Burst, ensuring that the environment at the boundary of the Creation Burst's range would be restored to its previous state each time he moved, Italy would have already experienced countless earthquakes and tsunamis, leading to national paralysis.

After a prolonged and unsuccessful battle, Athena realized that Lin Xiu was genuinely playing with her and could completely overwhelm her in close combat. She then chose to retreat and create distance.

In the name of Athena, kin of the night, devour my enemies!

The sharp cry of an owl pierced the sky, and countless black wings emerged from the void.

The owl's eyes gleam with a wise yet cold light.

At the same time, the ground churned, and a gigantic serpent of the underworld writhes forth, its venomous tongue flicking and exuding an aura of death. Under Athena's command, a flock of owls swept towards Lin Xiu like a black storm, while the serpent of the underworld opened its all-consuming black web.

The cave's gaping maw seemed poised to swallow him and the surrounding space.

Faced with this horrifying sight, Lin Xiu smiled.

"What a coincidence, I think I know this trick too."

Lin Xiu raised his hand, visualizing the plundered core of power in his mind.

[In the name of the newly appointed Lord of the Underworld, I hereby manifest—my retinue!]

An even more dazzling dark divine power erupted from Lin Xiu's body!

The same number of night owls screech as they swarmed out of the shadows behind him, precisely meeting Athena's flock of owls.

At the same time, the earth trembled beneath his feet, and not just one, but three thicker serpents of the underworld, their divine power even more terrifying, burst forth from the ground, roaring as they coiled around the one Athena had summoned!

In the air, claws and beaks tore wildly apart, feathers mixed with fragments of dark divine power scattered everywhere.

On the ground, the giant snake's biting and strangling produced a teeth-grinding roar, rocks crumbled, and the earth cracked.

However, the difference in quality is immediately apparent.

The summoned minions of Lin Xiu were larger in size, more solid in form, and surrounded by more intense dark divine power.

Soon, Lin Xiu's owl quickly tore apart Athena's owl formation. Lin Xiu's Underworld Serpent used overwhelming power to tightly entangle and crush Athena's Underworld Serpent until it let out a painful howl and its body gradually disintegrated!

For the first time, a look of shock and a barely perceptible hint of admiration appeared on Athena's stunning face.

Her retinue originated from her divine power and authority. The fact that her retinue was crushed meant that she was weaker than Lin Xiu even in the use of her own authority!

Although she was very angry, she had to admit that Lin Xiu had used the power he had received from her very well!

"Athena, your power is very useful."

"Unfortunately, they are mine now."

Lin Xiu smiled as he looked at Athena, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable authority.

As Lin Xiu finished speaking, the battle between the families ended with Lin Xiu's absolute victory.

Athena's last serpent of the underworld exploded into black particles of divine power as it was simultaneously devoured by three of its own kind.

She let out a muffled groan, a trickle of golden divine blood spilling from the corner of her lips, and a barely perceptible blush appearing on her cheeks.

She had anticipated being completely suppressed by Lin Xiu, and she wouldn't break down because of it.

What really annoyed her was that Lin Xiu claimed to be the new master of the Underworld when summoning his followers!

What do you mean? You're just trying to take advantage of her, right?

The thought that Lin Xiu had already tacitly agreed to make him the new master of the Underworld and her partner caused Athena to exhale a breath of fresh air, revealing a beautiful and shy expression.

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Chapter 244 Athena Keeps Lowering Her Barriers, Weapon Ban (Second Update)

At this moment, Athena was no longer thinking about her impending defeat; all she could think about was Lin Xiu's recent title of "the new master of the Underworld."

She is the mistress of the Underworld. Lin Xiu stole the Underworld's powers from her, and even more shamelessly, he stole them through a kiss. Yet he still has the nerve to call himself the new mistress of the Underworld!

However, amidst her anger and dissatisfaction, Athena also felt a great deal of shyness.

She admitted that since Lin Xiu could use the powers of the Underworld to such a superb degree, he was indeed qualified to call himself the new master of the Underworld.

But... she could never possibly acknowledge that title!

Unless Lin Xiu has only her as his partner, Athena would never acknowledge him as her partner, given the possibility that he could be seduced by a goddess from another pantheon at any time.

It can only be said that Athena's bottom line is rapidly declining.

At first, Athena's idea was to find a way to get rid of Lin Xiu, this bastard who had brought shame to the goddess of wisdom, no matter what.

Later, Athena's idea changed to "Let Lin Xiu spend his whole life savoring the taste of the goddess~", which can be regarded as an admission that she would no longer think about killing Lin Xiu.

Then, after Lin Xiu expressed his willingness to fight against the God Realm and even transcend the Godslayer World with her, Athena thought that Lin Xiu was a good man, well, at least a good collaborator. If she could achieve her goal, cooperating with Lin Xiu would be a pretty good choice.

Finally, Athena's attitude towards Lin Xiu evolved into "unless Lin Xiu has only her as his partner, she will never acknowledge his identity as the Lord of the Underworld, let alone acknowledge him as her partner."

It can only be said that the bottom line is lowered step by step in this way.

As Lin Xiu revealed more and more of himself, Athena had to admit that his qualities and abilities were very satisfactory to her, making him the best candidate to become her partner.

Judging from the fact that Lin Xiu was able to suppress her completely disobediently with his Netherworld powers, Lin Xiu's Netherworld powers had already made him the second most powerful person in her faction besides her.

Furthermore, Lin Xiu had hinted to her that he might seek cooperation with goddess queens from other pantheons. Athena knew all too well the habits of those goddess queens; she was certain that quite a few would express their willingness to "rule with Lin Xiu." To prevent Lin Xiu from being seduced by other goddess queens, Athena felt it necessary to do something in advance.

Finally, Athena also really liked the aura emanating from Lin Xiu. She could sense the rich dragon aura belonging to the True Crimson Dragon Emperor on him. Although she couldn't pinpoint the exact nature of this dragon aura, it was certain that Lin Xiu possessed a significant amount of dragon power. Dragons and serpents were born as the Earth Mother Goddess's followers and companions, so once this was clear, her satisfaction with Lin Xiu increased even further.

So, all things considered, Athena really wanted Lin Xiu to join her faction as her partner.

but.......

The proud goddess Athena could not possibly express such an attitude herself.

Athena needs to give herself a way out, a reason that she has to accept.

And the reason is... absolute strength!

Only Lin Xiu displayed absolute strength, suppressing her not only in terms of power but also in terms of authority within the Underworld.

Only in this way could she convince herself that she was being forced to accept Lin Xiu.

*Ahem*... She was only forced to accept Lin Xiu because of his potential, his rarity, and his desire for her; it had little to do with her own will. That's all.

Absolute dominance in strength is one of the few ways to simultaneously win over the three divine aspects within Athena: "Athena," "Metis," and "Medusa."

In short, it was Athena's awkward idea that led to the current awkward situation.

The more Athena tried to accept it, the more she had to give her all in this battle.

Therefore, even though Athena was quite satisfied after her Night Families were suppressed by Lin Xiu with the same power, she still showed a strong unwillingness to admit defeat.

"Hmph~ You've driven me to this point... Since that's the case, then I'll let you witness the terror of ancient times!"

A powerful surge of divine energy erupted from Athena's body, and amidst the distorted light, the silver-haired goddess's figure split into three!

On the left is Metis (the Mother Goddess of Wisdom), draped in a classical robe, with a wise and benevolent face, yet her eyes gleam with endless knowledge and scheming.

In the center stands Athena, holding a dark scythe, her figure proud and her fighting spirit soaring. (Goddess of War and Victory)

On the right is Medusa (the Gorgon), with her twisting, ferocious snake hair, her eyes flashing with a petrifying light, radiating extreme resentment and curse.

The three goddesses, united as one, spoke simultaneously, their voices, like silver bells, intertwining into a chorus of death:

"Heir of the God of the Bible, here I, your humble servant, present you with the final test from the goddess!"

Athena split herself apart again while still in the trinity, and each of these goddess clones possessed the full power of her prime!

Clearly, Athena had intended to give up!

Given that Athena was fighting Lin Xiu for her own peace of mind, it was impossible for her to stop on her own!

With a wave of his hand, Metis unleashed countless ancient rune chains made of divine power, shooting them from the void toward Lin Xiu in an attempt to imprison his movements and magical power.

Medusa hissed with her snakes' hair, and deadly petrifying rays rained down like a storm.

Athena herself raised the Dark Scythe high, gathering a terrifying strike powerful enough to split mountains, and then brought it down with a thunderous crash!

Faced with this near-perfect, deadly attack, Lin Xiu closed his eyes.

Lin Xiu certainly didn't give up; he was simply sensing.

Nowadays, Lin Xiu's perception has surpassed his vision. Even if he can't see something, he can still sense it through his divine sense.

Using his near-transcendent level of perception, Lin Xiu captured the trajectory of every flow of divine power and the "reason" contained in every attack.

The next moment, he moved.

Lin Xiu's figure was as blurry as a ghost, moving and dodging within a small space with a gait that neither humans nor even gods could understand.

The runic chains grazed past the hem of his clothes, and none of the dense petrifying rays could hit him, instead striking the ground and leaving behind patches of jagged gravel.

At the same time, Athena's giant scythe slashed down!

Lin Xiu didn't even use the Holy Spear to block. At the critical moment, he turned to the side with minimal movement, and the scythe containing terrifying divine power landed on the empty space beside him with destructive wind pressure!

"what?!"

The three goddesses' purple eyes widened slightly. Athena hadn't expected Lin Xiu to be so relaxed while facing three fully-formed goddesses at the same time!

Lin Xiu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with endless calm and... helplessness.

He had already discerned Athena's thoughts from her expression and reaction.

Given Athena's pride, it was impossible for her to willingly become his partner, but she genuinely liked him. Therefore, the more she liked him, the more Athena would exert all her strength to ensure she could accept reality.

Lin Xiu could only feel helpless in the face of the goddess who was both arrogant and adorable.

Since this is Athena's idea, and since this is the only way Athena can accept it, Lin Xiu doesn't mind going along with Athena's idea.

"Athena, I know what you're thinking." (Read thrilling novels on Feilu Novel Network!)

"Since you want it, then I will grant your wish and give you the defeat you desire."

After saying that, Lin Xiu began his counterattack.

There are no earth-shattering energy bursts, only the purest and most extreme martial arts!

Lin Xiu dodged Medusa's attacking snake hair by sidestepping it, and with his right hand fingers pointing like a sword, he precisely struck the seven-inch mark of one of the snake hairs. The ferocious snake head instantly stiffened and turned into stone dust!

Her left leg swept out like a whip, striking Metis squarely in the side and interrupting the next divine spell she was constructing.

At the same time, he used the force of his sweeping leg to spin around, perfectly dodging Athena's follow-up thrust. His right hand pressed down and slapped the handle of the dark scythe, deflecting the fatal blow!

Lin Xiu's every move was concise, efficient, and without any redundancy. It was as if he had foreseen the future, always managing to avoid attacks by the slightest margin and launch the most effective counterattack at the lowest cost.

The three goddesses' attack not only failed to suppress him, but they were completely restrained by his smooth and flowing movements, making them appear clumsy and slow.

This is no longer a contest of power, but an absolute difference in combat skills. It is a display that transcends the level of gods and reaches the ultimate realm of "martial arts"!

Lin Xiu was like dancing a waltz of death, while the three goddesses became his dance partners, forced to cooperate and his flaws becoming more and more apparent.

Athena, frustrated by her inability to break through Lin Xiu's defenses, became even more satisfied with his performance.

She admitted that Lin Xiu was now completely comparable to her in the Divine Realm!

"The game is over."

After confirming the change in Athena's gaze, Lin Xiu smiled slightly and moved on to the next stage.

He abruptly took a step back, and with a surge of conviction, the Holy Lance responded!

【explosion—create the world!】

[Weapons Ban!]

An invisible wave instantly spread out, sweeping across the battlefield.

After the fluctuations subsided, an eerie silence suddenly descended upon the world.

With the rules rewritten, Athena's scythe of death simply disappeared!

The battle between Lin Xiu and Athena has always taken place within the seal of "Genesis Burst".

Otherwise, given the intensity of Lin Xiu and Athena's battle, the aftershocks from their close-quarters combat alone would have been enough to destroy most of Italy.

The reason it didn't cause any harm to the outside world was because Lin Xiu kept the aftershocks of the battle within the "Genesis Burst" barrier.

Whenever Lin Xiu and Athena move, the landscape at the edge of the Creation Burst Barrier will return to the state it was in before the two arrived.

But now that he has confirmed that he has gained Athena's full approval in both "power" and "close combat", Lin Xiu no longer intends to hide anything.

After demonstrating the skills, what needs to be demonstrated... is absolute power!

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