Chapter 1232: A One-Time God-Slaying Artifact—Depletion Prohibition
After I finished my harsh words, the surviving talented individuals, having endured tremendous pressure, accepted their current disadvantage. The dream abilities that are still somewhat unclear, along with the nearly unsolvable Great Ordinary Spell, each threatened their lives. But they had to survive.
As they attempted to sense how much power they still possessed, many appeared distressed, while others showed no visible emotions, yet their inner feelings betrayed them without hesitation. The Great Ordinary Spell did not leave them powerless; instead, it reduced all their strength to a “prototype.”
Thus, they still had power, but… it was pitifully weak. Some even had to pay a significant price just to survive in the void. As a sinister aura spread, this power was not strong but bore a complex atmosphere, slowly dispersing like mist.
In its wake, those “living dead,” whose consciousness and soul materials had been forever lost in the Primordial Dream, gradually began to rise. A wizard leaning on a skeletal staff tried hard to minimize his presence among the remaining few hundred. Undoubtedly, he was a necromancer skilled in controlling the undead.
However… presence. This had already become a resurfacing tactic I was tired of when trying to engage in Ordinary Topics. In the Awakening of a Perfect Being, it wasn’t even deliberately classified; it was simply categorized as a form of “feeling.” The more he wanted to reduce his presence, the more he stood out under my observation.
“Pay attention to his dream techniques,” one person clearly shouldered the burden of the moment and spoke to divert my attention.
An increasing number of those “people” were rising; though they were no longer the original individuals, their “equipment” and holy artifacts were very real. The remaining few hundred completed an alliance merely through eye contact, transcending racial barriers.
As for the alien beasts? Among the dream disasters, the species that lost the most talented individuals were the alien races. Even those who survived were primarily the strong with brains and tactics.
The dream disaster continued to resonate irregularly with reality; although the Primordial Dream could not affect any objective material in reality, it strongly interfered with the essence of life and consciousness.
They dared not, nor could they, fall into the abyss of the daydream, because therein lay my absolute realm! Not everyone is a genius like Jiali, who could construct the Field Order of the Dream merely through superficial teaching and experience, as each person excels in different areas.
If they wanted to beat me, there was only one way: Under immense pressure and between life and death, they needed to perceive the truth of the ordinary and reach a basic perfection at some level, surpassing the ordinary limits to gain the qualification for a true duel with me!
So far, no one had grasped this possibility and achieved basic perfection to cross that boundary. Were they really the Void Talented Individuals? True talented individuals, even without realizing this point, should at least possess such foundation, breaking the effects of the Great Ordinary Spell after a few attempts.
“I’m very disappointed; it seems this life-and-death duel is nothing but a farce.”
After speaking, the Great Knowledge Tree manifested behind me, and the infinite Universal Spell Shelf unfolded again. If they could only circle under the Great Ordinary Spell, then the tide of spells would become their final resting place!
As countless spell shines burst forth in the void, it seemed to be drawing a final line under it all. Of course, my opponents weren’t going to sit idly by.
The first to act were the wizards, especially the one controlling the undead, who directly pulled out the holy artifacts from the bodies of the dead, making use of these artifacts was undoubtedly the cornerstone for maintaining peak combat strength in the face of the Great Ordinary Spell dilemma!
Soon after, Kanos also moved; even with just the most basic prototype effect of his Great Devouring Technique, it was still a true Great Spell effect. Distorted into void-like whirlpool channels before his opened whale mouth, countless spell torrents were swallowed whole.
Even though he was an alien beast, he still bore the main interface of response at this moment; their alliance was unbreakable while I had not yet fallen!
After all, in the face of life and death, racial stances must take a backseat. “Die for me!”
Fully armed with holy artifacts that boosted speed, strength, reaction speed, and attack power—just relying on their sacred gear, their combat power was enough to rival ordinary geniuses.
As a spear-like holy artifact charged towards me under the order of execution, I was unfazed and taken out my Box of Books to respond.
After a few exchanges, the opponent realized not only was his vision lost but his hearing had disappeared, and even the holy artifact he held lost its tangible feel.
Three of the five basic senses of life were suddenly absent! If not for another person coming to provide support, he would have been hit in the head by my Box of Books.
And the one who saved him also lost all auditory perception in that moment—any sense of hearing that related to “listening”—energy simulation, real-time hearing; every channel of perception associated with “hearing” was completely lost.
This loss did not even require me to invalidate the perception channels using the Five Senses Field; engaging in close combat and touch was the most foolish decision they could have made. The power from the Awakening of a Perfect Being made me particularly skilled at damaging the essence of life.
So this was merely distorting the opponent’s perception channels. It was like how I could punch the opponent’s emotions into chaos, as emotions were the initial inspiration behind my attempt to do this.
Then, many other possibilities derived from the emotional realm—desire, the five senses, even memories—could also be distorted and destroyed through “attacks.”
While I was addressing these few individuals, I sensed a strange feeling of “excitement” on the arena.
To still be excited in such a desperate situation meant a potential turnaround had been discovered. Had someone grasped the truth of the ordinary?
As I turned my gaze, I saw the necromancer subtly approaching a corpse of the undead and exchanging something with it.
I wasted no time and directly redirected the main force of the spell torrents towards this wizard!
“Not good… discovered! How could the other party notice so quickly!”
The wizard’s face changed drastically upon feeling the spell torrents lock onto him, then, as if making a decision, he appeared resolute!
Depletion Prohibition!
After making the decision, he unhesitatingly threw a palm-sized object that resembled a token.
This item, called “Depletion Prohibition,” erupted with a terrifying aura the moment it collided with the spell torrents!
It was not a horrific power but rather an eerie effect that caused palpitations, akin to… facing a God-slaying artifact for the first time.
In the next moment, centered around that token, a terrifying effect rapidly nullified the spell torrents, leaving a spell vacuum zone in the void!
Hiss! Depletion Prohibition?! There’s still someone carrying this thing? At that moment, after witnessing its might, someone gasped in astonishment.
Outside the arena, spectators who had seen such things were equally excited.
Depletion Prohibition, considered one type of God-slaying artifact, is the most numerous type among them—a one-time God-slaying artifact!
Its horrific effect could even produce results that the World Master could not counteract.
In an instant, I felt the Great Ordinary Spell getting torn open by the Depletion Prohibition, continually diminishing my Great Ordinary Spell’s permanent spell effect at a terrifying speed.
The Depletion Prohibition undoubtedly plunged an entire area into a “depleted” state.
The corresponding spell effect was “Depletion Spell,” which I had also collected in its prototype in my Universal Spell Shelf.
But to say its effect… it’s quite difficult to evaluate.
Because the depletion effect can be compensated for by recovery potions or similar means of restoration.
However, the Depletion Prohibition was indeed of the “God-slaying artifact” tier!
Although it is one-time use, precisely because it is, the tremendous force it unleashed shattered the Field Order of my Great Ordinary Spell!
Hahaha! The Great Ordinary Spell is broken! Let’s see what other means you have!
Upon seeing this situation, someone burst into laughter.
Not only that, with the release of the Depletion Prohibition, the spell torrents collapsed into nothingness under this impact, even suppressing the order of my Infinite Magic Power.
After all, sacred artifacts correspond to Field Order, while God-slaying artifacts possess the power to crush Field Order!
“Ha… kill eight hundred enemies, self-damage a thousand.”
After the effect of the Depletion Prohibition enveloped the entire void outside the arena, I commented on it.
Indeed, it executed depletion effects on all powers from every objective layer, but apart from the first wave of impact, the remaining effect was merely “unable to recover.”
I could even feel that even the speed of magic recovery from the Magic Source was significantly decreased because of this force.
But after all, the Magic Source is a special power system unique to witches; depletion could not completely affect my magic recovery.
But what about the opponents?
They had no Magic Source or similar means, so they were the true “unable to recover” ones!
They could only rely on recovery potions or special restorative methods for their power replenishment.
As for me… even if my Magic Source is suppressed with a slow recovery speed, I still have Self-Generated Magic Power!
Not just Self-Generated Magic Power, but also the Infinite Magic Power that is elevated based on this!
Yet, this was not an unearned gain; at least they had shattered the Field Order governing the Great Ordinary Spell.
At this moment, by defending myself with the core Field Order, I could forcibly resist the Field Order of the Great Ordinary Spell through an order-level competition.
With a snap of my fingers, the Great Ordinary Spell was cast again; although the Field Order of the Great Spell could not influence them directly, the Field Order could still impact the power they released!
However, after I performed the release, I suddenly realized something: the permanent trait of the Great Ordinary Spell had… nearly disappeared!
In that moment, I finally recognized the seriousness of the issue.
The effect of the Depletion Prohibition actually influenced the traits of the void itself!
The “infinity” and “self-circulation” that supported the permanent existence of the Great Spell had been countered by “depletion.”
However, it was clear that this counter only targeted the spell effect, not the spell itself.
Otherwise, my Great Ordinary Spell would turn into a temporary “Ordinary Spell” during the effect of the Depletion Prohibition, and even the Infinite Magic Power shaped around the void trait would be affected.
But the fact is, it didn’t.
“Ha! As expected! Depletion Prohibition is always the nemesis of Great Spellbooks!
Do they really think they can take us down with a few tactics? Not by a long shot!
Die! It’s your turn to bear the wrath of the talented individuals!
Upon sensing that the spell effect of the Great Ordinary Spell could be visibly diminished, they finally lost their fear and subtly formed a counterattack!
They scavenged the storage equipment of those already dead; anything usable was taken without hesitation.
Holy artifacts, equipment, potions, rare treasures… anything that could be taken became theirs.
They faced an opponent so terrifying that it exceeded their understanding, so they had to arm themselves by any means necessary!
Just as I sensed that intuition earlier, they launched a counterattack within a very short time, leveraging their absolute numerical advantage!
Don’t be fooled by the fact they just lost nearly three-quarters of their “companions”; remember, even so, they still had over five hundred people left!
All of them were individuals of talent-level, their combat power and means could not be weak!
They were merely caught off guard by those onslaughts.
As this group of over a hundred formed the situation for a counterattack, the audience erupted in cheers.
After all, this life-and-death duel involved numerous races: the elves, the pure human faction represented by wizards, the void capital force represented by Holy Angels, and the larger category of alien beasts, etc.
Support from the witch’s side was also not to be underestimated.
After all, this sister they supported had wiped out over a thousand Void Talented Individuals with a single move.
This glory, even if they ultimately lost this life-and-death duel, would still leave a profound mark in the entire history of the void.
Of course… they were even more convinced that this Perfect Witch would not lose.
If they were a little unsure before the battle began, now… their confidence skyrocketed!
Kill! Kill! I want to see rivers of blood! Break through them, and pile their corpses to build the throne for the talented individuals!
“Oh→oh→oh→~Go!”
“Kill! Don’t waste words with them! They don’t deserve to listen!”
“Give those countless races in the void a lesson! If we really win, I am willing to follow the path you carve out! Redefine my main topic!”
