A Demon's Journey

Azaroth attempted to turn this into a close combat duel with Tronte. He was well aware that no matter how skilled Tronte was, his vulnerability as a Celestial would linger.

All Celestials have feeble physiology. It was somewhat more powerful than a human's physiology but far less so than a demon's.

Meanwhile, Azaroth's body may rank among the best among demons for a Demon King. He was sure to win this battle if he continued to battle Tronte in close combat.

But Tronte knew his body's weakness better than anyone. Before coming here, he had anticipated all kinds of battles against Azaroth.

He knew that Azaroth would definitely try to close the gap between them and gain the upper hand in the battle once his identity was revealed. Thus, Tronte was prepared for this situation.

Tronte sprang up after taking a few strikes from Azaroth, heavenly wings unfolding on his back. There was a resolute look on his face as he whispered, "Radiant Domain!"

His domain was much different when compared to those Archangels' domains! At a glance, it appeared much smaller. However, this domain's quality was much higher than those of Archangels' domains.

It was only expected since this domain belonged to the clone of a Celestial God. The wounds on Tronte's body instantly healed as the Radiant Domain spread around him.

Azaroth could sense the pure power of the Faith Energy from Tronte's Radiant Domain. He was drawn towards it like a moth to a flame.

He understood the reason for this phenomenon. This was because he absorbed the Faith Energy meant for the Radiant God! The Faith Energy that he had absorbed at that time wished to return to the Radiant God!

'Interesting…So this is another reason why no other Celestial God tries to steal Faith Energy belonging to another Celestial God. Once their body is close enough, the faith energy will try to return to its original owner. This must be the price of stealing another Celestial God's faith energy. You become helpless against its original owner. Now, this is not something you want to occur during a battle.' Azaroth thought.

The situation would be much worse for another Celestial God in Azaroth's position.

Azaroth sensed his Holy Ardor behaving rather abnormally. It seemed to be paralyzed to some extent. He was now sure that he couldn't utilize his Divine Holy Demonic Physique Transformation against Tronte.

But it didn't bother him all that much. He still continued to battle as if nothing had occurred. Not even a frown or scowl appeared on his face.

Tronte was observing Azaroth's reactions thoroughly. He received his original body's message that Azaroth might be the one who stole his Faith Energy.

Thus, after Tronte activated his domain, he was expecting to see a change in Azaroth's body. But unfortunately, Azaroth's physiology was a bit too advanced for Tronte to sense with his Spiritual Perception.

Actually, Tronte could have easily grasped this physiology if he had tried to inspect a typical warrior possessing the Triquetra Ardor instead of Azaroth. Unfortunately, Azaroth possessed Spiritual Perception that had been honed during the Ancient War, which could easily shield him from Tronte's analysis.

"Divine Extermination Ray!" Tronte launched a thin but dense beam of pure Holy Ardor that targeted Azaroth's heart.

This ray moved at light speed so Azaroth couldn't dodge this attack even if he wanted to unless he knew that this attack was coming for him!

The Mystic Eyes of Perception gave him Precognition ability which allowed him to see his future a few seconds ahead. This meant he was a few seconds ahead of Tronte in this entire battle!

He easily dodged that Divine Extermination Ray and launched an attack that he had prepared in the meantime.

It was a Dark Sphere possessing the power of Hell Flames and Spatial Laws. Unfortunately, Tronte easily dealt with that attack as it entered his Radiant Domain.

Tronte's eyes narrowed as he saw Azaroth dodging his Divine Extermination Ray. He had thoroughly analyzed Azaroth's physical abilities and knew it was impossible to dodge that ray unless he knew it was coming.

"You are rather troublesome to deal with than I initially thought, Demon God!" Tronte hatefully spat out while glaring at Azaroth.

Meanwhile, Azaroth returned a smile as he spoke, "And you concealed yourself rather deeply, Tronte. So, you are a Celestial God in disguise? Damn. I never would have guessed this. I wonder why the great Celestial God has to create such a weak clone. Are you scared of someone?"

Azaroth was digging for information by taunting Tronte. Tronte sneered at those words. He was about to respond angrily when suddenly he stopped himself.

"…Digging for information, huh? Well, I did read in the records that despite the great strength you possess, you are rather chatty during a fight. Well, sorry to disappoint you, Tyrannical Asura Devil God, you won't get anything from me," Tronte spoke with a snort.

Azaroth shrugged in response, "Doesn't matter to me. I will figure out the truth eventually."

"Hah. You need to survive today for that. And let me remind you, I have no intention of letting you walk away!" Tronte spoke with a deadly calm voice.

Immediately after, Tronte's body released an extremely high quality of Holy Ardor. It was so pure and so highly ranked that it caught the attention of the Archangels and the Emperor Ranked Humans fighting in the air.

The Archangels were flabbergasted to sense the aura of their master! They gazed in Tronte's direction and noticed he was fighting a Demon King!

The Archangels immediately recalled their master's words. The Tyrannical Asura Devil God was currently a Demon King. They had to kill him at all costs during this expedition!

Even though all those Archangels were aware of his presence, Azaroth remained unfazed. He knew that if those Archangels attempted to assault him, those human experts would seize the chance and kill them.

Since the Archangels were a greater threat to the Glerian Kingdom, Bryon wasn't going to bother about a Demon King in his territory. Even if it was the same Demon King who killed his son viciously.

Bryon was an experienced, cold, and ruthless ruler. He would first deal with the Glerian Kingdom's enemies before resolving any personal matter!

Thus, Azaroth's immediate concern was only Tronte. And as time passed, he realized it wasn't so easy to defeat Tronte.

Tronte unleashing that massive Holy Ardor from his body seemed to have boosted his Ardor significantly! Its quality had entirely changed, and Azaroth could sense the raw power of the Radiant Laws from his Ardor. This was considered the Divine Physique of the Celestials. Only extremely talented Celestials could unlock this state. Even Archangels would spend centuries or millenniums to gain insight into this state.

Combining this state with the Radiant Domain made Tronte a truly terrifying opponent. At the least, not a typical Demon King could defeat him now!

Fortunately, Azaroth was not a typical Demon King! He was the former Tyrannical Asura Devil God! He had fought against this form countless times!

And as he witnessed that yet familiar form on Tronte's body, his blood boiled with excitement. Tronte didn't give Azaroth the time to spread his domain.

He instantly charged toward Azaroth. His speed was as fast as light, and Azaroth couldn't catch a glimpse of him.

Even his Precognition ability failed him at this moment. Azaroth saw the future and prepared for Tronte's attack, but Tronte would change his attack trajectory at the last possible second while observing Azaroth's posture.

Tronte's current speed was so quick because he was utilizing Light Laws through his body. Moreover, he was focusing on the Speed Component of the Light Laws and using them at their full potential!

Azaroth was punched multiples times within a single second! His face was bashed seven times, while his chest was punched five times.

When Tronte targeted Azaroth's chest, he focused all his punches on a single point. It was right above Azaroth's heart!

If he kept attacking that spot with those Light Laws, he could eventually pierce Azaroth's skin. But even as he took a beating from Tronte, Azaroth smiled delightfully!

He wasn't a masochist and definitely didn't like this pain! He was delighted because he saw an opportunity!

Until now, he hadn't seen his Precognition ability prove him wrong! He hadn't seen the future alter before his eyes. But now he did! He saw how Tronte altered the future that Azaroth saw.

This indicated that the future could be changed through one's actions!