Once, I wanted to be a good person

"The Fiend Codex is a very famous Divine Fiend. Not only because he was powerful before his fall, but also because his achievements after becoming a Divine Fiend are equally astonishing!"

"In the Divine Fiend Battles held once every ten years in Heaven Beyond the Heavens, he once won eight consecutive championships!"

"And in several domain wars, he has made significant contributions. Not only has he been hired as a mercenary for siege battles, but he has also killed at least a dozen native demigods! Among them are even Ascension-tier demigods!"

"As for demigod clones, there are even more. They can't be counted!"

After listening to the introduction from the Flower God, Fang Ze's expression became increasingly grave, and he couldn't help but ask, "How do you know so much about him?"

The Flower God said embarrassedly, "Because I like to spend money in Outer Realm for entertainment, testing my judgment, so I've always enjoyed playing at the [Bloody Colosseum]."

Fang Ze: ???

The Flower God's roundabout answer almost left Fang Ze stunned. After carefully sorting things out, he understood the Flower God's meaning: This woman likes to gamble when bored, and what's more, bets on such colosseum fights!

Once he figured it out, Fang Ze felt speechless: Wow. This woman is really something. Greedy for food, drinks, swears, gambles. She's a total package!

While criticizing inwardly, Fang Ze didn't forget to inquire about the weaknesses of this Divine Fiend. "Do you know the weaknesses of the Fiend Codex?"

The Flower God was straightforward this time, "I don't know that!"

Fang Ze felt a bit disappointed, but then the Flower God seemed to remember something, hastily saying, "Wait, although I don't know the weaknesses of the Fiend Codex, I happen to know the weaknesses of Divine Fiends!"

Seeing Fang Ze interested, the Flower God explained, "When I was gambling... oops, testing my judgement in the colosseum, I've actually bribed some staff and inquired about the Divine Fiends."

"They told me Divine Fiends are not invincible, otherwise they would have occupied the entire Outer Realm long ago."

"First, all Divine Fiends lack intelligence and merely act on the lingering instincts of their physical form. This makes them mighty in battle but unable to discern traps or strategies."

"Secondly, although Divine Fiends can use Divine Power, they can't control its usage, leading to rapid consumption in battles. Unlike demigods who can autonomously restore Divine Power, they can only rely on passive recovery through the Divine Body. Hence, they can't fight long-term battles and are merely expendable shock troops!"

"Lastly, and most importantly, though a few Venerables in Heaven Beyond the Heavens can manipulate Divine Fiends, they cannot truly control them! Divine Fiends act entirely on instinct!"

"Those Venerables only managed to indirectly control them by finding methods that could stimulate or influence their instincts. If someone discovers those methods, this predicament can be resolved!"

Listening to the three methods mentioned by the Flower God, Fang Ze displayed a contemplative expression: he seemed to capture a bit of inspiration, vaguely forming a clue on how to deal with the Divine Fiend before him!

Seizing the opportunity while this Divine Fiend was trapped, Fang Ze quickly sorted out his ideas. Soon, he had a rough plan: just implementing this plan is beyond Fang Ze's capabilities alone; he needs to borrow some powers from Bai Zhi and utilize some treasured artifacts he's acquired from the Late-Night Investigation Room over the past half year!

And just as Fang Ze was thinking so, the Divine Fiend, held in his grip, started to retaliate. Its muscles surged anew, swelling higher, and the Divine Power fluctuations became even more intense!

At this moment, Fang Ze, whether distracted or purposely so, the Divine Power supply from Buddha Land in Palm suddenly fell short!

The balance of the two forces locked in a stalemate began to shift, the scales tipped. The Divine Fiend trapped within Fang Ze's giant hand started sneeringly to slowly pry open the giant hand!

And in the instant the giant hand was pried open, the Divine Fiend shouted in exhilaration, "Fight!" then turned sharply toward the little finger of the giant hand!

At that moment, only the sound of "crack!" was heard, the little finger of the giant hand was forcibly snapped apart!

Suddenly suffering a severe blow, Fang Ze couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, then quickly retreated, unable to maintain the Divine Skills any longer!

Seeing that he had driven Fang Ze back, the Divine Fiend's expression became visibly more manic! It followed Fang Ze with a leap, then raised its fist high, delivering an unforgiving Crushing Fist Strike straight toward Fang Ze!

Seeing this scene, Fang Ze hastily raised his arms, crossing them before him in defense!

But even the simplest Martial Skills, once paired with Divine Body and Divine Power, become incomparably formidable!

Thus, at the moment, the Crushing Fist Strike smashed against Fang Ze's arms with a "boom!", visibly twisting Fang Ze's arms a little!

Fang Ze winced in pain, continuing to retreat, while the Divine Fiend kept attacking relentlessly!

Quickly, the entire fight resumed the pattern of Fang Ze being beaten unilaterally.

This prompted the Blue Blood Venerable watching from not far away to nod slightly, evidently very satisfied with the combat prowess of the Fiend Codex!

And witnessing this spectacle, other onlookers, whether it be the Ghost Mother, other demigods, or those demigod vassals, Disaster Creatures—all were almost certain that the whole battle was devoid of suspense: though both sides had similar realms and power, "Fang Ze" obviously lacked proficiency in Martial Skills, and his Divine Skills were restrained. As time progressed, Fang Ze's defeat was inevitable.