Chapter 653 Overtaking The Dungeon Core



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In that very moment, Maria conjured the power of [Gorgon Transformation] and [Abyssal Demon Transformation] together, unleashing her truest self. A monstrous being as big as a tower, with black exoskeleton like that of a beetle or a fly covering her body, dozens of insectoid legs growing over her body, and several snake-like heads popping out of her insectoid head, while a long snake-like tail behind her insectoid abdomen held another, larger snake head.

Her form was an utterly disgusting aberration between snakes and bugs, yet it embodied her latest evolutions, combining their power together. As a result, her stats began to skyrocket, increasing greatly… yet temporarily. The reason why Maria didn't overused her Transformation Skills was a very simple one, they put a large quantity of pressure into her soul. The more she utilize them, the larger her backlash would be, tiring her greatly.

Although the backlash could be healed through Undead Healing, there was a limit to how much she could heal before her soul would begin to not resist the pressure anymore and could end up shattering into pieces… Maria had already used this form before, but now was forced to use it once more.

The Evil God Fragment glanced in disbelief as the tiny ghost he had been fighting suddenly transformed into a being equally as aberrant as him, if not even more monstrous. Her very form was terrifying, and the presence she emanated defied both life and death… as if things couldn't get any worse for him, she was receiving the strength of Tyr through Spirit Fusion.

"T-Tch…! Merely changing forms won't-"

"[Phantasmal Fist]"

FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!

Right in front of the Miasmic Dragon, a hundred exoskeleton-covered fists emerged, clashing one after the other like an endless rain of meteors.

BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAAAMMM!!!

"Unngggh..!"

CLAAAASSSHHH!!!

Each fist impacted the Miasmic Dragon differently this time, unlike Maria's previous blows, these felt completely "real" damaging the Evil God's Fragment directly! His entire body fell over the ground, shattering the floor of the Soul Scape at the same time.

"Y-YOUU!"

The Dragon-shaped aberration didn't wasted any second, quickly unleashing countless beams of chaos and darkness from all the eyes on its body against Maria!

FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!

They flashed rapidly, reaching her body! However, large, bug-like wings resembling the wings of a moth, emerged from Maria's back, as she started to fly through the sky- or more like skipping space itself, the speed in which she flew was astonishingly fast!

BBBBBZZZZZ!

And the accursed sound of her wings flying rapidly reverberated across the entire Soul Scape, only making the Evil God Fragment madder! His attacks became faster, as he tried to reach her, but Maria easily either tanked them with her newly acquired endurance or simply evaded them with her flashing speed!

FLAAASH!

And then, like a black-colored blur, she appeared right behind the Miasmic Dragon, her enormous insectoid claws once more unleashing a technique using her body as a weapon! Mana flowing through each of the hundreds of phantasmal fists at the same time, boosting her physical damage using magic damage!

"[Soul Piercing Punch]"

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

Each blow pierced through the Evil God's Soul instantly, leaving enormous holes that made the beast bleed its miasma out of its orifices, while groaning in agony! No barrier or defensive technique it tried to unleash was able to defend against Maria going all out!

BOOOOOMMMM!!!

"GRAAAAAHHH!"

The enormous Miasmic Dragon fell into the ground once more, impacting the floor and shattering it, generating several spiderweb-shaped cracks everywhere. Its eyes distorted in agony, as it attempted to copy Maria's attacks! Hundreds of dragon claws emerged from its agonizing oozy body, materializing and showering Maria with fist attacks!

"DIEEEEE!"

"Hmph."

Maria, however, remained calm despite her monstrous appearance, her entire body moved incredibly fast and gracefully, her aura danced by the movement of her monstrous body. Her fists easily intercepted those of the Evil God Fragment's, and crushed them, making them splatter into mere miasma around her surroundings.

BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAAAAM!!!

CRAAASSSSSHHH!!!

The Evil God's Fragment felt as if his entire being was shattering. Maria's power had completely changed, and in mere seconds, he easily overpowered him. His body shattered away into pieces, and no matter how hard he tried to recover… it was impossible.

"A-Aggh…! T-This is… impossible! …What is this?! H-How?!"

Maria's monstrous claws reached his fragments, as her chest opened, revealing a gigantic spiraling void, which led to an endless void. He tried to resist, struggling, but to no avail, he was quickly devoured.

"Stooooop!"

CRAAASSSH!

The sound of his fragments shattering into pieces echoed across the Soul Scape, the moment Maria devoured the Evil God's Fragment, the entire Soul Scape started to collapse!

"It is collapsing, it will soon disappear, escape this place Maria!" Said Tyr.

"Not yet… How could I possibly miss this big buffet?" Laughed Maria, her enormous soul quickly expanded as a mantle of shadows, spreading into every corner of the Soul Scape and dragging it all inside of her soul through the Black Hole in it!

FLUOOOOOSSSSHHHH!!!

The entire place suddenly disappeared, becoming completely white. And from within the depths of this white scenery, she saw a gray-colored figure, it had no definite shape, and seemed to have no will of its own… This was perhaps the Dungeon Core's will without being parasitized by the Evil God's Fragment.

Maria slowly went back to her humanoid ghost form after that, as countless amounts of black smoke emerged out of her body.

"Hahhh… T-That was close…" She sighed in relief. "Uuggh… Oof, way too close."

Her soul was slowly absorbing the new fragment, and she was gaining great strength, but even then, the transformation put a heavy burden in her soul, and she felt very exhausted.

"Now… this Dungeon Core is mine."

Maria smiled, as her phantasmal hands were inserted into the depths of the Dungeon Core's gray-colored soul, slowly beginning to assimilate it with her darkness the same way the Evil God's Fragment did so!

FLAAASH!

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