NOVEL WEB Chapter 67: True Idea
The next second, everything that entered Athena's field of vision quickly petrified. The scorched earth under her feet, the flowing blue seawater, the flames swaying in the wind, and parts of Kaido's body, starting from his ankles, all turned into cold stone.
"[Medusa's Eyes]!" Legend has it that anything the Gorgon saw would turn into stone. These eyes are quite famous in Greek mythology; even Poseidon's subordinates, sea monsters hundreds of meters tall, would turn into large stones when gazed upon by the demonic eyes.
"[Medusa's Eyes]" is undoubtedly a very powerful authority. And its power was magnified when used by Athena, the Earth Mother Goddess and Goddess of Death; even Kaido, who was observed, had the petrified parts of his body advance from his insteps to his knees. The Marquis Voban's [Sodom's Eyes] could only cause a delay in a Godslayer's actions, but Athena could even petrify a Godslayer; the two are completely incomparable. If Athena were even bolder and continued to expand the range of her demonic eyes with her Magic Power, even the entirety of Tokyo would easily turn into a desolate stone city.
"Temporary death, a stone coffin: this is the power of the Ancient Mother." A voice like a lark came from the mouth of the silver-haired goddess Athena, and a denser darkness swept through; under the dominion of the [Hellish Underworld], the goddess's abilities were favorably enhanced, and a corner of Tokyo was completely transformed into a dead land, where even after the war, the lingering plague aura would persist for hundreds of years.
"It's quite troublesome that you didn't directly turn into stone; it seems I need to directly infuse a Word Magic into your body." Seeing that the petrified parts had spread to his hands and feet, Kaido, whose movements were temporarily hindered, could only helplessly watch as Athena slowly walked towards him. And it would still take some time for the energy within his body to counteract the petrification.
"You Godslayers are all quite troublesome individuals, especially unique existences like yourselves." Athena swayed her elegant figure and quickly arrived in front of Kaido. "I'm so sorry, Kaido; I know you are a very hateful man, but even so, you are an excellent fighter. However, do not fear; I will not kill you completely next time."
The beautiful maiden stood on tiptoe and hooked her arms around Kaido's neck from behind; a fresh, pleasant fragrance enveloped his nostrils, the goddess's body was so soft, her ample chest pressed against Kaido's chest, and her cherry-red lips lightly met his.
"What I seek is the Gorgon Stone, you Godslayer who dares to covet the Virgin Goddess, your breath, your life will be taken from you by me, and you will walk alone into the underground darkness, into the desolate wilderness of the cold Hellish Underworld."
"And your soul will serve before the presence of the Queen for all eternity!" The moment their lips met, Athena chanted the Word Magic of "Death." Although her lips were soft as cotton, a cold current poured into Kaido's mouth.
A Godslayer's body can be said to have developed its magical resistance to the extreme. But no matter what, the strongest fortress is often violated from within. The magical resistance within the body is weaker than that of the outside, and Athena knew this, which is why she planned to inject the "Death" Word Magic into his body.
"In the end, I won this contest. According to our agreement, I will collect your soul." After parting her lips, Athena gently caressed Kaido's resolute face with her long, beautiful fingers. A qualified warrior. *Unfortunately, he harbored ambitions he couldn't control. How could a noble Virgin Goddess be an object of covetousness for mere mortals?*
However, she quickly felt that something was wrong. Logically, Kaido, who had been imbued with the concept of "Death," should have died, and his soul should have been taken by her. Yet, this man still had a smile on his face.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Didn't expect Goddess-sama to be so impatient? Then I can't fall behind." Kaido's originally expressionless face showed a cheerful smile.
"Why aren't you dead?!" Athena retreated to a safe distance, startled.
The petrification effect of the petrifying demonic eyes had lost its power; the Godslayer's Magic Power, as well as the "[Iron Body]" usurped from the Stone Monkey Great Sage Equal to Heaven, also played a crucial role. It can be said that Medusa's demonic eyes were countered precisely by the "[Iron Body]." It's not that he was completely immune, but he could at least dissipate the petrification effect within a short period of time.
"It's simple, look around you, Goddess who governs death, this is no longer the [Hellish Underworld] you're familiar with." At Kaido's reminder, Athena's expression changed, and she turned to observe her surroundings.
It was still an ink-black world. However, compared to the [Hellish Underworld], which was full of plague and cold death qi, the air and temperature here felt somewhat scorching. Athena suppressed her inner surprise and quickly discovered the difference between this place and the [Hellish Underworld]. The scene in her vision had changed. In the distance, the ceaseless River Styx, the raging, scorching flames beneath the long black bridge, and tall mountains marked with the heads and hands of giants. Thanks to Athena's wisdom, she quickly recognized that this was not the [Hellish Underworld], but Hell, the [Hellish Underworld] world within Hell.
When Kaido activated this authority, he himself became connected to the [Hellish Underworld]. Therefore, it can be said that the [Hellish Underworld] was part of him. It was precisely because of this that when Athena poured that concept of "Death" into Kaido's body, a part of his authority, [Hellish Underworld], also bore the brunt. Death is inherently part of hell, which is why Kaido didn't die when he was struck by Athena's ultimate move.
However, he didn't come out completely unscathed. The aura of death flowed into his lungs and viscera, severely interfering with the normal functioning of Kaido's internal organs, and the signs of his body approaching its limit were also visible on the surface. Aside from the injuries sustained during the previous battle, some of Kaido's bodily tissues had already necrotized. However, such an injury was merely superficial for a Godslayer. Of course, pain was absolutely unavoidable. But it was still bearable.
"Now it's my turn, my Goddess." Kaido narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.
"Don't joke around, your body has reached its limit. Your combat power is less than a tenth of what it was, and your magical energy consumption is enormous. It's impossible for this concubine to lose!" Athena raised her black scythe and furiously cried out. "More words are useless. The law of victory has been determined. You will find defeat under the divine light!"
A golden longsword appeared in Kaido's left hand.
"Athena, three attributes have always accompanied you, which is why you became a goddess of the trinity..." [The Golden Sword Warrior] told Athena's story in detail. At the same time, the holy spear in his right hand also blossomed with a brilliant divine light.
"O Spear."
"The true Holy Spear that penetrates through God."
"Suck with the ambition of the King of Domination sleeping within me and pierce through the space of blessing and destruction."
"You."
"Announce the testament, and turn it into a glow."
"Verethragna God-Slaying Sword? Do you truly believe it can defeat this concubine?" Before Athena could react, the goddess, who was about to invoke Word Magic, felt the surging magical energy instantly erupt from within Kaido's body.
"What is this?!"