A domain...

All gods must construct a divine kingdom, and the embryonic form of that kingdom is born from the manifestation of a domain.

"Kid! You can’t handle this thing! Give me your soul—I’ll deal with it for you!"

"I don’t need your help."

Smack!

The mass of flesh that was Kanzaki Rei abruptly ceased its rampant growth.

In a single instant, his body contracted sharply. The countless bulging tumors and writhing flesh collapsed inward, restoring his form to its original state.

[Ascension to the Absolute Zenith][Every minute, physical strength and regeneration increase by a thousandfold. 90% of all damage from the current opponent—including distortions of law—is nullified.]

Thirty-two minutes had passed.

Every attack Lomor launched at him now dealt only one part in 10³¹ of its original effect.

In other words... one in a hundred quintillion quintillion.

He had dragged this out long enough.

Kanzaki Rei could feel the agitation of his flesh, a restless stirring beneath the surface—but in reality, it had no meaningful impact.

It seemed that suppression by higher laws still functioned... even within something like a domain.

He glanced around at the surrounding walls of flesh.

Kumironi was trapped within them, her body constantly twisting under distortion. Though her expression was pained, no severe or irreversible damage had manifested.

"Don’t worry about me, Rei."

"You can defeat it, right? Then go do it!"

Even if she died, she would simply return to the Moon Sea or the Boundless Mountain.

That was why Rei hadn’t stopped her from coming.

In fact... he needed her help. Two against one was always better than fighting alone.

A soft radiance began to coil around his body.

His physical state grew increasingly stimulated—active, heightened.

[Potential Activation (Tier 5)]

Kumironi’s healing spell had taken effect.

Bzzzt—

In an instant, countless radiant magic arrays lit up across heaven and earth. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Lomor floated above the sky sealed by flesh walls. From every direction, countless eyes opened within the meat walls, all staring at Kanzaki Rei simultaneously.

A strange force began to take hold within his body.

Each cell felt as though it were being stretched, pulled apart.

It was as if every cell wanted to mutate into something else in an instant—

But just as that sensation emerged... it faded away.

"Useless..."

BOOM!

At that moment, golden light streaked across the surrounding flesh walls from every direction!

At the same time, Rei’s magic erupted!

Blizzards and thunder instantly blanketed the entire domain!

RUMBLE!

Yet the moment these storms manifested, his magic underwent a grotesque transformation!

The ice and snow sprouted countless black tendrils, turning against him in a savage backlash! The pure white frost mutated into swarms of tiny, wriggling tadpoles!

Rei felt his magic slipping out of his control.

Only spells below Tier 5 could be reclaimed through Root Magic channeled via the Pillars of Calamity.

Everything else...

Had been mutated by the enemy.

Pfft!

Even as Rei analyzed his opponent, a sharp pain suddenly erupted from his body!

His awareness snapped back—

He discovered that inside his robe, countless tiny mouths had grown, gnawing into his flesh!

RIP—!

Rei tore off his clothing instantly—but the garment transformed into a serpent-like creature, coiling tightly around his arm!

At that same moment, the surrounding wind compressed inward—

Even the airflow had mutated!

Everything—everything—was changing.

Inanimate objects becoming living creatures.

Living beings morphing into entirely different lifeforms.

Countless realizations flickered through Rei’s mind!

No—

Now wasn’t the time for enlightenment!

His spiritual perception was too high. In high-level battles, it constantly triggered bursts of insight—moments of sudden comprehension.

He almost wanted the fight to last longer.

Almost wanted to observe more of the enemy’s laws... to understand them fully.

But—

Not this time!

WHOOSH!

Everything on his body—his clothes, his possessions—transformed into grotesque lifeforms, attacking him from all sides!

Only a few items protected by powerful seals remained intact.

All other storage items—

Had mutated into bizarre, living entities—

BOOM!

Countless items spilled out into the air from his storage space!

Each one, upon entering the domain, mutated instantly!

[Ascension to the Absolute Zenith — Stasis World]

Tap—

In an instant, everything froze.

Time itself stood still.

Rei’s body was bare—his clothing completely destroyed.

Seeing the countless items mid-mutation, his irritation surged.

Destroying my storage...

How disgusting. That took me forever to build up.

Fortunately, his most valuable possessions were stored in his highest-tier container—the Thousand-Skin Pouch of Eltimys—which could not be mutated.

He fused the pouch into his flesh.

No chance of it being stolen.

And in the next instant—

[Skyflow — Sixth Form: Absolute Void]

Rei appeared at the very apex of the domain, directly above Lomor’s head.

[Soul Sacrifice: 100,000,000,000]

In his hand, the Void Spirit Orbit Star Spear gathered terrifying energy!

SHING!

In the next instant, the spear transformed into the Sword of Pure Flame Judgment!

Amplify magic with the spear—

Strike with a divine artifact!

At the same time, seven phantasmal versions of Rei manifested around Lomor from different directions!

[Skyflow — Seventh Form: Illusion]

Using the core of totality to reflect every aspect of himself.

Now a Level 5 mage, all of Rei’s spells were cast in sixfold duplication.

FLASH!

In a single instant—

Seven streaks of light pierced into Lomor’s body!

Tap—

Time resumed.

A brilliant radiance collapsed inward—

The entire domain trembled violently!

BOOOOM!

But instantly, Rei’s Terminal Perception issued a warning!

CRACK—

Time froze again!

Within the halted flow of spacetime, Rei saw a shadow shifting—bulging out from the flesh wall!

The entity he had struck—

Had vanished the moment it was hit.

[Time of Death: 1458 years]

The attack had worked—it reduced the target’s remaining lifespan.

But the actual strike...

Had been evaded.

If not for the warning, Rei wouldn’t have detected the movement at all.

An 8th-tier monster’s speed...

Was simply beyond reaction.

Tap—

Time resumed again, and the warning grew sharper.

Tap—

In less than a billionth of a second, Rei froze time once more—

And saw a black figure already behind him.

Its twin blade-like arms were positioned at his neck like shears, ready to sever his head.

Even Holy Flame doesn’t work?

At this rate... reducing its lifespan is the only effective method.

What a useless flame. Just like Amaterasu—sounds impressive, but useless against anyone that matters.

If it only works on the weak, what’s the point of calling it a divine artifact?

The warning wasn’t intense.

Rei judged that the attack wouldn’t deal significant damage.

After all, the enemy’s attacks were reduced to one in a hundred quintillion quintillion.

Meanwhile, his physical strength was already 32,000 times greater than normal.

Time resumed.

Rei took the attack head-on—with his neck.

CLANG!

A metallic collision rang out.

A flash of emerald light rippled across his throat.

Rei sensed... astonishment.

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG—!

In an instant, it felt as though his entire body was being hammered like metal!

Tens of thousands of strikes landed in rapid succession!

Yet none inflicted real damage.

There was still a faint force transmitted through—

But the original power had been nullified by an invisible law.

His Ascension to the Absolute Zenith was at work.

At the same time, he felt waves of mutation attempting to alter his body’s structure—

But each was suppressed the moment it formed.

A law of mutation.

Not unlike his own Root Magic that altered elemental structure...

The thought flashed through his mind.

BZZZT—

Time froze again!

Lomor was stunned.

Just a moment ago, Rei had been enduring its storm-like assault—

And in the next instant, he vanished completely!

BOOM!

Golden sword-light exploded across the domain!

Blazing arcs erupted in every direction!

WHOOSH!

A sea of golden radiance flooded the entire domain.

Ordinary magic could be mutated.

Matter could be mutated.

But Root Magic—and Holy Flame—

Seemed immune.

When Rei reappeared, he stood 30,000 kilometers away—still within the domain.

Yet now, the entire space burned with raging Holy Flame.

He looked at the target’s Time of Death.

It was steadily burning away—decreasing month by month.

Not massive chunks like decades at a time—

But constant, relentless erosion.

Lomor turned to face him.

This opponent...

Was impossible to grasp.

A Level 5 warrior—

Why was he unaffected by mutation?

Why couldn’t his defenses be broken?

Was he actually... an 8th-tier being?

8th-tier...

Was this a trap?

But—

With such pitiful attacks, did this mere human really think it could kill him?

Naive!

BOOM!

The flesh walls surrounding them suddenly contracted!

GLOOP—

Rei felt space twist.

To his senses, it was as if he had been swallowed into a stomach.

The environment inverted—

Like the inside of a stomach being turned outward.

The space became grotesque.

Dark red.

Surrounded by mucous-like walls.

Just existing here—

His body began to dissolve.

This place...

Was digesting him.

Treating him like food.

Breaking him down.

Yet—

The effect was negligible.

There was no clear way to escape this space.

So in the next moment—

Golden Holy Flames ignited in every direction!

Lomor felt an itching irritation spread through its entire being.

This guy—

From start to finish—

Was using the same move over and over.

And yet...

For the moment—

There was nothing it could do to stop him.

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