Chapter 782

Empress Tina's expression grew solemn.

"Let's strike together."

Meng Ying said.

"Alright!"

The two Sacred Domains struck in unison.

Empress Tina's attack carried far greater force than Meng Ying's.

She was at least a Second Rank Sacred Domain.

She might even be a Third Rank Sacred Domain or higher!

However, Meng Ying was a fire mage, and under Lin Yan's careful cultivation, her fire magic exerted strong suppression against dark forces.

"How dare you defy the god's majesty? You seek death!"

On the heart, the demon god's will emitted psychic fluctuations.

Immediately, dark energy surged from the demon god's heart.

A vast divine aura rippled outward, causing both Meng Ying and Empress Tina to freeze, forced to shift from offense to defense.

Then, endless dark energy erupted, forming the sharpest attacks, lashing toward the two women.

"I'll defend, you attack with all your strength."

Empress Tina stepped in front of Meng Ying, bearing the demon god's heart's assault.

Meng Ying unleashed her magic with full force.

Her instant-cast spells were incredibly effective, each one striking the demon god's heart.

"This heart contains too much energy—we together can't match it. We can't waste energy like this; we must invoke rules to break through its defense limit."

Empress Tina said.

This heart was indeed powerful.

But it was still only a heart.

A heart has too few offensive methods.

So far, the heart's only attack method had been direct energy strikes using dark power.

Additionally, the demon god's will on the heart was launching psychic attacks.

For the demon god's heart, that was even sharper an attack.

But all were blocked by Empress Tina's overwhelming strength.

Yet no matter how fiercely Meng Ying attacked with magic, she could not pierce the defense constructed by the demon god's heart.

"Leave it to me."

Meng Ying's aura shifted, and then she began to invoke the power of rules.

For a Sacred Domain, invoking rules consumed immense energy; a Sacred Domain could not sustain rule-based combat for long, so they typically used conventional means to resolve battles first.

Only when conventional means failed would they invoke rules.

Unlike gods, whose divine power generally contained fragments of rules.

When Meng Ying invoked rules, her fire magic instantly became far sharper.

"Boom!"

Flames engulfed the heart.

"Sacred Flame!"

Meng Ying prayed and summoned Sacred Flame, dispersing the dark matter throughout the underground space.

You alter the environment—I'll make the environment change back.

The effect of Sacred Flame was superb.

As soon as it appeared, it massively dispersed the dark matter in this underground space!

"Boom!"

Seeing that it could not overcome them and that Meng Ying's attacks had grown so sharp, the demon god's heart finally stopped hoarding energy.

Endless attacks composed of dark energy surged toward the two women, completely submerging them.

"Stay close to me."

Empress Tina dragged Meng Ying, constantly dodging.

Meanwhile, Meng Ying dodged while continuing to attack.

Large sections of this underground space began collapsing.

"There's rock above!"

Empress Tina said.

Above them, a massive stone crashed down.

Even though they were Sacred Domain beings, they were still mages—if struck by a rock weighing at least tens of thousands of tons, they could not withstand it.

But Sacred Domain beings had too many self-preservation techniques.

Meng Ying flicked her hand lightly, sending a massive fireball upward, blasting the huge rock into countless fragments.

"Boom—!"

As the battle intensified, this space continued collapsing.

Aboveground, the tremors grew even more violent.

"Damn it! If this weren't the Gods' Continent, if my body still existed, would you two even be worthy of opposing me?!"

The demon god's will on the heart roared.

The dark energy surging from the demon god's heart became even more terrifying.

Under the impact of these dark forces, the collapse of this space accelerated once again.

Countless boulders were shattered into fragments.

Empress Tina remained silent, continuously using her methods to neutralize the attacks of the Demon God's Heart.

On the other side, Meng Ying, regardless of her mana depletion, unleashed instant spells as if they cost nothing, pelting the Demon God's Heart.

The ripples from their clash extended far away.

"Fall back further."

Far away, Lucini led the serpent women to retreat even farther.

"Keep retreating further—I'll go see if I can help."

Lucini said.

Though her strength was only Legendary, as the chieftain of the Medusa clan, her Petrifying Gaze was still immensely powerful.

If used well, it could even petrify a Saint Realm.

But the Petrifying Gaze had too many limitations—if the opponent didn't look into her eyes, she had no way at all.

This Demon God's Heart was merely a heart, with no eyes whatsoever, making it extremely difficult for Lucini's Petrifying Gaze to take effect.

Yet she still decided to go see if there was any way she could help.

Of course, she wasn't foolish—if she found she couldn't intervene, she would retreat far away to avoid becoming a burden to Meng Ying and the others.

Not long after, Lucini arrived there and was startled by the sight before her.

The underground space had expanded many times over.

The underground space had completely collapsed.

This underground area was at least several kilometers below the surface, yet now, under the battle's impact, sunlight could be seen streaming in.

The reach of this battle was terrifyingly vast.

Within the underground space, the shockwaves of colliding energy continued to pour forth endlessly.

Terrifying dark energy surged wildly in all directions; each impact shattered vast stretches of rock.

"So terrifying."

Lucini thought.

Then, she saw that black heart.

She had never imagined that the object of battle between two powerful Saint Realms was merely a heart!

If a heart alone was this terrifying, how powerful would the original body that housed it have been?

"Boom—!"

In the blink of an eye, the battle had lasted over ten minutes.

This underground space had completely collapsed.