Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Roy Unleashes His Power—Facing Tezcatlipoca!
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Tezcatlipoca looked around, his gaze finally settling on the giant.
"Tezcatlipoca-sama, a strong being is interfering in the human world. I had no choice but to summon you," the giant explained, kneeling respectfully.
"Oh?"
"Yes, it's him." The giant pointed at Roy with a cruel smile.
Tezcatlipoca, however, showed no reaction as he looked at Roy.
But then, his eyes widened in shock as he saw Lucoa.
"Quetzalcoatl? You're here? Hahaha!" he exclaimed, bursting into laughter.
He completely ignored Roy...
"Tezcatlipoca, I haven't forgotten that you cursed my wine. Today, I'll have my revenge," Lucoa declared, her mismatched eyes filled with killing intent.
"Hahaha! Revenge? You, who have been stripped of your godhood, have no right to speak of revenge!" Tezcatlipoca scoffed.
"Hmph!" Lucoa sneered, then unleashed her powerful aura.
The soldiers in the gods' army were instantly forced to their knees.
"What? You regained your godhood? No, your power isn't as strong as it used to be," Tezcatlipoca said, surprised but quickly regaining his composure.
At her peak, Lucoa was one of the strongest beings.
Even Tezcatlipoca wouldn't be confident in defeating her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to such underhanded tactics as cursing her.
....
"Tezcatlipoca, today is the day you die!" Lucoa declared, charging towards him, blinded by rage.
Roy frowned. He hadn't expected Lucoa's enemy to be so powerful.
Tezcatlipoca's strength was likely above Super Devil.
Defeating him would be incredibly difficult.
"Hahaha, if you were at your peak, I might be wary. But now, you're no match for me," Tezcatlipoca laughed, unleashing his overwhelming aura.
The sky darkened, and the earth cracked, crushing the soldiers beneath them.
Tezcatlipoca didn't even care about his own forces.
The Dragon Emperor's expression changed, and he quickly retreated with his army.
"Roy!" Tohru looked at Roy with worry.
"We can't participate in their fight," the Dragon Emperor said, holding Tohru back.
He was surprised to see Roy standing unfazed against Tezcatlipoca's aura. He hadn't expected Roy to possess the power of a true god.
"If we can't fight them, can I at least beat up those guys?" Ilulu asked with a mischievous grin, looking at the fleeing soldiers.
Tohru also turned her attention towards them.
"Yes, we can't fall behind."
She charged towards the fleeing soldiers.
"Tohru, that's not fair!" Ilulu complained, seeing Tohru outspeed her.
"Tohru-sama, wait for me..." Kanna transformed into her dragon form and chased after Tohru.
The Dragon Emperor also gave the order to attack. "All Dragons, follow me and eliminate the remaining enemies!"
ROAR!!!
The Dragons roared and charged.
The enemy forces, already weakened by Roy's ice attack, were quickly overwhelmed.
...
Meanwhile, seeing Lucoa charge towards Tezcatlipoca, Roy also unleashed his power.
"Ren!" he called out.
The black spirit seal on his left arm glowed.
Ren Ashdoll, the Dark Elemental Lord, materialized beside him.
"Ren, I need your power."
"Yes, use me!" Ren replied with a smile.
She transformed into the [Sword of Piercing Truth].
"Est!" Roy called out again.
The white spirit seal on his right arm glowed.
Est materialized as the [Demon Slaying Sword].
Roy now wielded two swords.
He then activated the [Transparent World].
Everything seemed to slow down, even Tezcatlipoca's attack on Lucoa.
He charged towards Tezcatlipoca and blocked his attack with his swords.
"Lucoa-san, I'll focus on attacking. You use your magic to restrain him," Roy instructed.
Lucoa, having lost her godhood, couldn't use many of her divine abilities. Her offensive options were limited.
And she wasn't as proficient in close combat. Having her use magic for support was the best strategy.
Lucoa was momentarily surprised, then realized her mistake.
She wasn't at her peak anymore. She couldn't fight Tezcatlipoca head-on.
"Okay," she agreed, quickly retreating.
Roy focused his attention on Tezcatlipoca.
As the first Sun God, Tezcatlipoca commanded a wide range of powers: lightning, storms, darkness, earth, and even the stars.
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Tezcatlipoca unleashed bolts of lightning and summoned devastating storms.
Roy, under this relentless assault, could only dodge.
Lucoa enhanced his speed with her time magic.
"Dark Lightning Flash!"
Using his enhanced speed, Roy appeared behind Tezcatlipoca.
The black lightning, capable of incinerating souls, struck Tezcatlipoca's back.
"ROAR!!!" Tezcatlipoca roared in pain and tried to grab Roy.
But Roy was too agile.
'It seems this attack is effective against him,' Roy thought.
Tezcatlipoca, unable to catch Roy, turned his attention to Lucoa.
He lunged towards her, his hand crackling with lightning.
"Damn it!" Roy cursed.
He rushed to help her.
But Lucoa, empowered by her time magic, narrowly dodged the attack.
Roy struck Tezcatlipoca again with Dark Lightning Flash.
He roared in pain.
The dark lightning, capable of incinerating souls, only caused him pain. This showed how powerful Tezcatlipoca was.
This wasn't going to work. His swords couldn't inflict significant damage.
Any minor wounds would heal instantly.
Even the Dark Lightning Flash only caused him pain. Killing Tezcatlipoca seemed impossible.
Roy desperately searched for a way to defeat him.
The battle reached a stalemate.
Tezcatlipoca was frustrated by his inability to land a hit on them.
The landscape was devastated, magma spewing from the fissures in the earth.
It was as if the world was about to be destroyed.
Tohru and Elma, having defeated the remaining soldiers, watched with worry.
"Tohru-sama, Roy will win, right?" Kanna asked, tugging at Tohru's sleeve.
"Yes, I believe Roy will win," Tohru replied, trying to sound confident despite her own worries.
"Roy, please don't die! Otherwise, who will feed me?" Elma's concern was a bit unusual.
"You can do it, Roy! I haven't had a baby with you yet! You have to win!" Ilulu cheered.
She had come to see Roy as her family and didn't want to lose him.
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The situation was grim.
"Secret Art: Nine Ice Dragons!" Roy shouted.
Nine colossal ice dragons appeared in the sky, encircling Tezcatlipoca.
But Tezcatlipoca simply swatted them away with his massive hand.
His brute strength nullified Roy's attack.
"Lightning!" Tezcatlipoca roared.
A storm of lightning rained down on them.
The lightning was too fast and covered too wide an area.
Roy and Lucoa couldn't dodge in time.
If they were struck, even they would be severely injured.
Roy, his vision enhanced by the Transparent World, saw the lightning about to strike them.
"Mahapadma!" he calmly declared.
The world froze, encased in an icy blue domain.
Even Tezcatlipoca and Lucoa were frozen in time and space.
This technique was far more powerful than just stopping time.
It froze both time and space.
Roy, carrying Lucoa, effortlessly escaped the lightning's path.
He then appeared before Tezcatlipoca.
With a flurry of sword strikes, he inflicted countless wounds on the god.
However, the wounds were too shallow to affect Tezcatlipoca, a giant thousands of meters tall.
Mahapadma's effect was about to wear off. Roy had no choice but to unleash several Dark Lightning Flash attacks and his Dark Flames of Ruin.
The Dark Flames could incinerate souls, bodies, and even shadows.
'Time shall resume..'
....
Tezcatlipoca, who had been smirking at the sight of Roy and Lucoa seemingly trapped in the lightning storm, suddenly roared in pain.
"ROAR!!!"
Countless sword wounds covered his neck, and black flames engulfed his body, burning his very soul.
He thrashed around in agony, causing even more destruction.
"At this rate, he'll destroy the world. What do we do?" Lucoa asked, worried.
"Our attacks can't kill him. It's too difficult, unless..." Roy trailed off, stroking his chin.
"Unless what?"
"Unless I use that technique.." Roy's eyes lit up. He had an idea.
Lucoa looked at him expectantly.
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