Gospel of Blood

Chapter 431: Who are you?!

The God of Abomination and Deformity?

Charlotte frowned slightly.

This was a God she had never heard of, not even mentioned in the historical texts she had read.

Considering the historical period she might have traveled to, could it be… an ancient Myria God active in the early mythological era?

Charlotte speculated about the origin of the God behind the troll in front of her.

However, the troll clearly did not intend to continue conversing with Charlotte. He squinted at her, scrutinized her for a moment, and then suddenly laughed.

“No… even though you used divine power, you don’t even have a divine symbol. Haha, it seems… you’re another lucky one who obtained a divine fragment.”

“Unfortunately, you’ve encountered me today, and you will surely become a sacrifice for His Majesty Alador!”

With that, the troll roared, and the triangular divine symbol on his forehead glowed brilliantly as he swung his greatsword at Charlotte.

Charlotte’s heart stirred with some speculation, but she showed no sign on her face. Instead, she raised her elven rapier in a defensive stance.

The troll in front of her was clearly a Blazing Sun extraordinary being.

Although Charlotte was almost certain she had also broken through the Blazing Sun tier and was approaching the Legendary level, she couldn’t fully gauge her true combat power without a comparable opponent.

The monsters she had instantly killed before were too weak to test her limits, but this troll seemed like a good opponent.

The troll’s greatsword arrived in an instant, clashing with Charlotte’s elven rapier in a thunderous explosion. The ground cracked around Charlotte, raising a cloud of mixed snow and gravel, and the whole world seemed to tremble.

The shockwave spread, knocking nearby humans and half-elves off their feet. Some closer warriors were directly stunned into unconsciousness, spitting blood.

Such terrifying power!

The mere shockwave of the battle had incapacitated all the nearby extraordinary beings.

This was the strongest divine favored of the God of Abomination and Deformity…

In the distance, the human leader, struggling to stand with his longsword, looked at the snow-covered battlefield in shock.

But while everyone was stunned by the troll’s power and worried about the girl’s fate, a massive black shadow suddenly flew out of the snow cloud, quickly retreating.

It was the troll.

He landed and stepped back several times before stabilizing, his hands trembling slightly as he wielded his greatsword. His yellow eyes were solemn.

A sound like cracking glass echoed, and under everyone’s astonished gaze, cracks spread like spider webs from the blade of the troll’s greatsword, and then it shattered!

The snow cloud dispersed, revealing Charlotte’s figure.

She was still unharmed, flexing her wrist that held the rapier. As she looked at the troll again, her eyes finally showed interest.

The Blazing Sun tier was still the Blazing Sun tier. Although he hadn’t broken her defense and his weapon was shattered by her divine power-enhanced elven sword, the troll’s strength wasn’t weak. That strike, though caught off guard, made her wrist feel slightly numb.

‘Without using divine power, I might be able to fight the troll to verify my actual combat strength apart from my blood divine power.’

Charlotte judged.

“Is that… a divine artifact?”

The troll looked at the flawless elven rapier in Charlotte’s hand, uncertain. Then he sneered, a hint of greed in his eyes.

“No wonder you’re so confident, having a divine artifact. No… it seems the artifact in your hand is the source of the divine fragment.”

“But… it will soon be mine!”

With that, the troll discarded his greatsword and spread his arms wide, shouting,

“Great God of Abomination and Deformity! Your faithful servant, the troll Athos, prays for your blessing!”

As he finished, dark green light shone on the troll, the triangular divine symbol on his forehead glowing again, and his body suddenly swelled further.

His muscles bulged, his aura surged, and swollen tumors spread like bubbles. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a nearly six-meter-tall monster.

He exhaled white smoke, his sharp fangs dripping corrosive saliva, and layers of spines and dark green scales covered his body.

A terrifying pressure spread from the monster, making every warrior under its aura weak in the knees, trembling in fear.

“It’s the abomination… the divine blessing!”

A half-elf warrior’s eyes widened.

The monster looked greedily at Charlotte, spewing fog from its monstrous mouth again.

This time, the fog was a faint dark green. As the eerie fog spread from the monster, those affected were horrified to find tumors and abscesses growing on their bodies.

“Ahhh!”

Screams erupted from all around as those “contaminated” by the dark green mist quickly transformed into monsters.

“This is bad! It’s the Deformation Domain! The same one that wiped out multiple city-states! Everyone, retreat quickly!”

The human leader warrior exclaimed in alarm.

Deformation… Domain?

Charlotte raised her eyebrows.

A domain is the hallmark of a Legendary being. Every being that steps into Legendary has their mental field transformed once more, forming a domain capable of interfering with reality.

However, the aura of the monster in front of her had not reached the Legendary level yet. His domain should be a mutated Spiritual Force Field empowered by divine power.

In other words, the monster in front of her was using the divine power to exhibit a domain power that only Legendary could wield!

As the dark green mist spread, the troll’s already terrifying aura became more active and restless, with veins bulging beneath the tumors on his body, looking like countless bugs crawling.

He roared and charged at Charlotte again.

Charlotte’s expression turned serious.

The troll, having activated his domain, had already

harnessed the power of the God, so she had to be more cautious.

In an instant, the two clashed again.

The terrifying vibrations radiated from the two as the center, making the battlefield an area no ordinary person could approach.

In Charlotte’s perception, the troll’s strength had increased at least threefold compared to his initial attack!

However…

“The force is decent, but still… not strong enough, and too slow.”

Charlotte murmured to herself.

She wielded her elven rapier effortlessly, deflecting all of the troll’s attacks. The blade gleamed like moonlight, and each gleam left a gruesome wound on the troll.

However, whenever she inflicted a wound, the dark green mist around would surge into the troll’s body, and the gruesome wound would quickly heal with wriggling flesh buds.

Seeing this, Charlotte raised an eyebrow slightly.

“I see… the deformation can also aid in healing.”

She didn’t use her blood divine power but further

accelerated her attacks and activated her magic, casting several talent spells of the Flesh and Blood Path and Wild Path to “enhance” and “accelerate” herself.

Instantly, Charlotte’s speed surged, and she seemed to turn into multiple afterimages.

At the same time, the troll’s wounds quickly multiplied.

Soon, the rate of his injuries exceeded his healing speed.

He roared angrily, and the dark green glow on his body shone brighter, his momentum becoming more fierce.

Charlotte squinted her eyes and no longer held back, mobilizing all her magic power.

For a moment, a suffocating pressure emanated from the two of them, and their battle further intensified.

“Boom!”

“Bam!”

“Clang!”

The others could no longer see their movements clearly, only perceiving them as a dark green and a dark red light colliding repeatedly, each collision like a meteor crashing into the ground.

In just a few moments, the devastated battlefield was turned upside down by their fight, the earth cracking, the forest collapsing, a scene of complete devastation.

This battle’s destructive power… even surpassed the clash between Sebastian and the Holy Court’s Blazing Sun Knight outside Borde City!

After another collision, the green and red lights finally separated.

The green light retreated again, revealing the troll’s figure, but his appearance was now quite miserable.

Gruesome wounds covered his tall body, and his left arm was severed. Although the flesh buds continued to wriggle at the wound, constantly healing it, the speed was significantly slower than before.

The troll panted heavily, looking at Charlotte in fear and disbelief, his yellow eyes full of dread and wonder.

“Who… are you? What are you?”

“The Deformation Domain is the greatest blessing from my lord. Even the favored of other Gods cannot withstand its corruption. Mortals who are lucky enough to obtain a divine fragment cannot resist it.”

“But why… does it have no effect on you?”

Hearing the troll’s words, Charlotte’s gaze showed a hint of pity.

The domain empowered by divine power was indeed strong, especially the one in front of her, with a nature of pollution.

It was similar to divine pollution. In the Holy Court, even powerful priests could not handle severe divine pollution. But unfortunately, this was useless against Charlotte.

Yes, the troll’s Deformation Domain could corrupt many things, even divine power, and mortals couldn’t resist it. But Charlotte was no longer a mortal.

Having ignited the divine flame, her body had long since transformed into a sacred vessel capable of housing divine power, which also meant high resistance to divine pollution.

In other words, the deformation mist that acted as poison to humans and half-elves could not even enter Charlotte’s body.

If the so-called “God of Abomination and Deformity” had descended, it might have troubled Charlotte, but a divine favored borrowing divine power was not a match.

With her sacred body fighting a divine favored that lacked divine artifacts and had not reached Legendary strength, it was like an adult fighting a child. Even without using divine power, it was an overwhelming difference.

This clash, seemingly evenly matched, was actually the troll being toyed with by Charlotte. Charlotte knew this, and the troll finally realized it too.

However, Charlotte didn’t plan to continue “playing” with him. The tests had already given her a better understanding of her true strength.

Blazing Sun… Peak!

Or more accurately, a Saint (Legendary level) body with peak Blazing Sun magic power.

Of course, this was just using magic power. If she used her blood divine power, it would be a different story.

As for the troll’s domain empowered by divine power, Charlotte had deduced its principles through repeated probing and analyzing the dark green mist.

But perhaps because the troll’s domain was constructed with divine power, after understanding its principles, Charlotte felt that the troll’s application was rather crude, as if he knew the effect but not the reason.

She had a feeling that if she applied the insights and understanding gained from the battle, the effect might be even better.

With this in mind, Charlotte looked at the perplexed troll, and gently sheathed her elven rapier.

“It turns out the power of a divine favored can be used this way. Mr. ‘Troll’ Athos, I must thank you for showing such strength… it gave me new ideas.”

“However, your ‘Deformation Domain’ seems far from perfect. In my view, it has many flaws and rough divine power usage.”

“Thanks to you, I have also gained some insights and understanding in ‘domain’. Allow me to demonstrate and please offer your critique.”

With that, Charlotte put down her elven rapier and gently raised her left hand.

A crimson light shone from her, as her mental power and blood divine power quickly merged. The next moment, red mist spread from her as the center.

It was the same crimson mist as in the Dark Night Castle, but more agile and profound.

This time, Charlotte did not use the Gospel of Blood but directly used her own power!

A terrifying pressure spread from Charlotte, instantly turning the world crimson.

Seeing the crimson mist and sensing the power and will within, the troll’s eyes widened in realization and horror, exclaiming,

“Di… Divine Domain! This is a Divine Domain!”

“You… you are not a mortal! You are… a God!”

Before he could finish, the crimson mist engulfed him. The dark green glow around him was almost instantly assimilated and devoured by the crimson mist, and he himself was dissolved by the mist without even a scream, turning into ashes…