Chapter 486: Go beyond your limits!

Ren and the Goddess of Light exchanged sword strikes at a speed that went beyond just being fast. Each strike was made with not just speed, but power and precision. Each strike was made to take the other person's life in a single hit. The once prosperous-looking Divine City had become nothing more than a huge crater with almost nothing left of its former glory but some few wrecked airships here and there. 

Ren was having a blast as he swung his sword thinking that he should go faster, making each strike with sharper movements in each swing. He continued watching the Goddess of Light's every movement and trying to take advantage of any mistakes she made. This was the kind of battle he loved the most. On the flip side, he was sure that the Goddess was doing the same thing and one mistake would lead to the other losing miserably.

'This is it, this is the only place were I can feel that I am truly alive.'

While Ren was getting excited for every passing second the battle raged on, the Goddess of Light, on the other hand, was getting even more irritated. She was already using her maximum power but Ren was still somehow able to keep up with her. She was clearly faster than Ren and her strikes were more powerful, yet Ren was able to keep up. He was not only able to keep up but there were times that he almost got her. 

"How are you keeping up?!" 

"Hmph, you may have the superior speed and power, but my battle experience is leagues above yours." 

The Goddess of Light gritted her teeth as she increased her speed. Ren was unable to quickly react and gained some scratches here and there, but after a few exchanged Ren was once again able to perfectly match the Goddess of Light's superior speed. 

'If this keeps up I will eventually lose. Since it came to this, I need to finish him in one decisive move. I need to force an opening or else the one to die would be me.' 

As Ren was growing as he fought he noticed something strange was going on with the Goddess of Light. Ren's instincts told him to quickly back away so he did. Unlike other people who hesitate due to what their minds say is different from what their instincts tell them to do, Ren was someone who will follow his instincts during battle, no matter if he thought that was the wrong move. 

When the Goddess of Light saw how quickly Ren backed away she cursed in her mind on how good Ren's instincts were.

'Fine, since it's like this, I'll just force an opportunity. Even if I expend all of my divine energy in this battle, it doesn't matter for as long as I win!' The Goddess of Light started to shine even brighter than before, and a burst of blinding light surrounded her. 

Ren who was the closest to the Goddess of Light was blinded by the light and could no longer see. It wasn't just his eyes he could not spot the Goddess of Light by tracking her divine energy as that burst of light scattered her divine energy everywhere. In these conditions, it will take quite some time to pinpoint her exact location. The Goddess of Light had no scent so Ren could not use his sense of smell, the Goddess of Light also never made a sound while attacking, so Ren could not rely on his ears either. The only thing Ren could use to spot the Goddess of Light at this point was his sense of touch.

Ren created a mana barrier to protect himself, he used his Spirit Aura to its very limits and coated his entire body with it. Ren then lifted Snertal to block any other attack aimed at his vitals. The only option Ren had now was to wait for the Goddess of Light's attack, endure it, and then counter. 

Ren felt the mana barrier in front of him was cracking, so he shifted his position to intercept whatever was coming to the front. The moment the strike at the front broke through his mana barrier he swung his sword and heard a dull thud sound. Ren was quick to understand what that was, that was the Goddess of Light's shield. The moment he was stunned by that fact something went past his mana barrier at his right side. 

Unlike the attack upfront, this one easily broke through his mana barrier and was now heading towards him. Ren was unable to retract his sword in time, and he could not create another mana barrier. The only thing he could do at the moment was to try and evade. Ren barely evaded the incoming strike that was faster and stronger than any of the other attacks made. 

Despite evading the fatal blow both of Ren's hands got injured and he was unable to move them. It would seem that strike was meant to deal with his mana healing. The wound he sustained from that strike was not healing properly as the mana with him was being disrupted by the divine energy that entered his body. 

The blinding light finally faded and what was shown was a panting Goddess of Light. She had expanded most of her remaining Divine Energy to do that killing move but it succeeded and failed at the same time. It was a good thing that even though Ren avoided death, he was now unable to use his arms. On the other hand, despite her feeling extremely tired and her Divine Energy almost depleted the Goddess of Light still had the upper hand. 

"It would seem that this is the end. I have won this battle." The Goddess of Light declared. 

"Tsk, don't go deciding that on your own." 

"Without your arms and your mana being disrupted even if you use that unknown energy of yours, it would only prolong your suffering. You have reached the limit of that mortal body of yours." 

"Who are you to decide that?! If I'm at my limit then all I need to do is go beyond that!" Ren who was smiling ever so viciously suddenly shouted at Tsukiyomi. 

"Don't you dare interfere, Tsukiyomi! If you butt in now I will never forgive you! Surely you of all people understand, this is what brings meaning to my existence! So don't you dare get in my way!" 

Tsukiyomi who was standing by the side frowned. 'As expected of one of his reincarnations, he was able to discern what I was going to do from my subtle body movements. He's not only focusing on the opponent in front of him, he's aware of his entire surroundings. I guess in this regard he is better than Edge.' 

Seeing that Tsukiyomi was no longer showing any signs of taking action Ren returned his focus to the Goddess of Light as he picked up Snertal using his mouth. He then spoke while Snertal was in his mouth. 

"Now let me show you how I go beyond my very limits!" It was hard to understand what he just said, but those that heard his declaration even though they could not understand the words, but they understood what was said through Ren's spirit.