Chapter 1453 Conversion Efficiency.
The demon lords and demon kings saw that the black aura had become tangible energy that was oozing and popping. Then it enlarged and swallowed the golden crown.
They couldn't see anything anymore. They only felt the large fluctuations of spiritual power smashing against each other. The purple energy sea below was smashed by the shockwaves of these fluctuations. It became agitated as large waves formed on its peaceful surface.
The first layer of the abyss was shaking as the two demon gods clashed. But no one could see what was going on anymore because of the black cloud.
They didn't have to wait long for an outcome. A golden cloud was ejected out of the black cloud. It was vastly smaller than its previous size. It was also blotted with large black spots.
The golden cloud was trying to get rid of these black spots by dumping swarths of its body. This caused its size to decrease further. Unfortunately, the black spots continued to appear even after they were cut off repeatedly.
Meanwhile, the body parts that were discarded turned black completely and joined the already massive black cloud to make it bigger. All of this helped PRIDE make up its mind.
The golden cloud roared in defiance, "This isn't over!!!"
It roared, but it was running away. Some of the audiences were of the opinion that PRIDE might be afraid, as opposed to its angry roar, but not one of them dwelled too much on that thought for fear that PRIDE could read their minds.
The black cloud shrank into the new demon god, who then chased after the golden cloud. They noticed that the hidden entity within the cloud had increased in size by more than 10 times. The difference in the size of the combatants before and after their scuffle clued the audience into who had the upper hand in the fight.
He jeered at the escaping demon god, "You can't escape from me, you retard. I already told you that you are the retarded demon god in the abyss. You didn't believe me, and now you think you can escape from me. Why don't you give up and let me eat you in peace? You might enjoy it if you don't resist."
PRIDE didn't retort. It knows that it won't be able to escape either. This is because Aeternus has corrupted a large portion of its existence. The corruption is like a tracer that will lead Aeternus to it even if it manages to get away. Spot can only run, it can't hide.
The only way out is to expunge the corruption completely. It knows that, and even though it doesn't want to do it, it is discarding the corrupted part of its existence right now.
It is its only chance of getting away at all, but it is also weakening and becoming slower. This means its chances of escaping are decreasing by the moment. Meanwhile, Aeternus is getting faster, so the distance between them is shortening rapidly.
Aeternus continued to make fun of the demon god, but he expected an interruption at any moment. He is winning, and he should be victorious in this engagement, but he hasn't let that get to his head.
He is not going to underestimate a demon god of all beings. They are entities that can take on a plane and many Supreme Origin gods on their own.
He gained an advantage over PRIDE because of his unusual existence, but the fight isn't over yet. Anything can still happen. So he was vigilant for any intervention or unexpected interruptions.
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A/N: You can change the title of this chapter to Eating Efficiency. That works too.