The light in his hand shone like stars, an unusual connection appearing between the two people.
Gluttony's physical energy instantly surged in a completely unreasonable manner, far exceeding Judgment's psychological expectations.
Meanwhile, Xie Antong's aura immediately weakened by a level.
This feeling of weakness also shocked Xie Antong internally - did Stimulation actually cause her to become debilitated?
When she had used Stimulation before, there was no such sensation.
That could only mean that Lu Ce's current state, whether in terms of energy or life level, was simply too high!
So high that the gap between them was somewhat insurmountable. After all, the difficulty of stimulating an ant versus stimulating a "god" was quite different.
It was only because she was currently attempting to refine Pleasure's power, with relatively high energy levels, that she could manage. If it were purely her original self trying to stimulate Gluttony in his current state...
She might have drained herself completely dry.
However, the effect of this Stimulation was exceptionally immediate and dramatic!
This was likely the best assistance any player in this world could currently provide to Gluttony.
Therefore, the most shocked person at this moment wasn't Xie Antong.
It was Judgment!
Under Gluttony's almost completely irrational reckless assault, his movement patterns had become predictable.
But in His infallible judgment, an unexpected change now occurred - Gluttony's already formidable power seemed to have doubled at this moment!
The originally planned attack route became completely ineffective, that suddenly explosive speed producing a teleportation-like effect at this instant.
This caused Judgment's somewhat desperate attack to completely miss its mark at this critical moment.
Moreover, His body, which had no additional defenses this time, now faced Lu Ce at his most explosively powerful state!
This was the moment of annihilation.
All the previous attacks, the repeated charges and being knocked back, had been like slowly boiling a frog in gradually heating water.
Judgment had grown accustomed to it...
And at such a time, one completely uncontrollable mistake could very well be fatal.
Boom, crack!
At this moment, sound seemed to take on physical form.
Amidst the roaring thunder filling the sky, a terrifying loud noise accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, like a sharp sword cutting through all other noises, clearly reached everyone's ears.
In the distance, Xie Antong's slightly pale face showed exceptionally excited expression.
Watching the tall Judgment in the distance, she could sense that entity casting a distant glance in her direction.
Heh...
Revealing a victor-like smile, she spoke:
"Some say a person cannot step into the same river twice."
"Unfortunately, you've stumbled over the same mistake twice."
"You two, fight more fiercely now~"
Even though He had ignored Xie Antong once before, He still hadn't raised His vigilance.
After Xie Antong displayed Pleasure's temperament and hopped to the edge of the battlefield like an amused spectator, Judgment truly believed she was just there to watch the excitement.
After she exposed His weakness, He once again focused all attention on Sin, who was fighting like a spearhead.
Thus, "Stimulation" - an ability that grows stronger when facing stronger opponents on the critical battlefield - almost single-handedly turned the tide at this moment!
Xie Antong had kept her ability hidden until now, delivering a fatal blow.
The rest was up to Lu Ce...
A flash of deep concern passed through her eyes. As the leader of Divine Punishment, as a potential vessel for Pleasure, she needed to play her role as someone watching tigers fight from a safe distance.
Judgment's face now showed complete shock and rage as He stared at the woman in the distance.
But now, time wouldn't allow Him regrets - Gluttony wouldn't give Him such an opportunity.
After breaking through the external protective armor, Gluttony didn't perform any other superfluous actions. He did only one thing.
—Burrowed his head inside!
The shattered tungsten gold armor rapidly reassembled and pieced itself back together, like trying to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen, attempting to patch the breach in His body.
But this repair came too late - Gluttony's head was stuck inside His body while his body remained trapped outside.
Time to eat!
Gluttony began frantically devouring inside His body. This was energy more refined than anything encountered in any previous hell - it was everything of a god.
He actually, truly intended to devour a god!
The external body visibly swelled at an alarming rate, cracks becoming clearly visible across its surface. Some places had even split open more than a finger's width!
Thud!
Amidst the dull impact sound, Judgment's tall body crashed to the ground, the energy throughout the entire space becoming exceptionally chaotic and violent.
"You're insane!"
"Your body will self-destruct immediately! You're using your life to weaken my power?!"
His hands wrapped around Lu Ce's body from the outside, trying to pull him out by force, but it proved completely ineffective.
Club Ace seemed to sense something, his four long blades whirling like a cyclone as he charged toward Sin.
Meanwhile, the tungsten gold in Judgment's hands began reorganizing and combining, forming a long blade.
He intended to behead him!
"Stop that man!" Perfect Life shouted loudly to Xu Long.
The two had developed tacit understanding and knew what to do at this moment. Xu Long's muscles twitched, instantly appearing before Club Ace.
"Hehe, old friend from the Illuminati, what's the rush?"
Seeing Club Ace being intercepted, Judgment could only raise the long blade Himself.
"Cough!"
Perfect Life forcefully punched his own chest, coughing up a large mouthful of blood, then spat it onto the Taiji diagram before him.
"Swift! Turn!"
Instantly, everyone in the room felt as if heaven and earth were spinning. Chiyo Ming in the distance was directly forced out of her hidden state, while Xie Antong stumbled, nearly falling.
The long blade in Judgment's hand also skewed slightly, failing to strike Gluttony's neck.
Instead, it brushed past from the side, forcibly redirected by Perfect Life's intervention.
And now, what was full of cracks wasn't just Lu Ce's body, but also Judgment's entire suit of armor!
A series of terrifying, cracking sounds echoed through the space.
Starting from where Lu Ce's hands pressed against the breastplate, large-area cracks spread across Judgment's entire body.
The power that had been abruptly devoured was now completely released onto Judgment Himself.
The next second, a long roar resembling a dragon's cry resounded throughout the area as Judgment's entire suit of armor completely exploded!