In the golden sword domain, the battle between Sora and Sun Wukong was still raging fiercely.
Perhaps it was to be expected of the legendary ancient monkey war god, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. Sun Wukong's staff techniques were godlike. The Golden-Hooped Rod in his hands was wielded with such power and prestige that he actually managed to block all the golden swords.
If it were just that, it would be one thing. Sora's swords were endless, and if this continued, there would eventually be a time when the monkey couldn't block them all. But Sun Wukong was no fool. He had already earned plenty of face; he wouldn't keep fighting so recklessly.
Taking advantage of a gap in the sword formation surrounding him, Sun Wukong activated his authority, the [Jindouyun], and flew out, transforming into a golden stream of light that continuously dodged and weaved within the sword domain. The golden swords, unable to match his speed, couldn't harm him in the slightest!
Thus, a scene unfolded within the sword domain: a golden stream of light flew and darted about in front, while behind it, a torrent formed by countless golden swords relentlessly pursued.
"Hahaha... Fun, fun!"
Jumping and leaping on his Jindouyun, feeling it wasn't enough, he simply lay down on the cloud and rolled around. Sun Wukong didn't look like he was in a battle at all. He was treating it as a game, completely relaxed and happy!
"Master, let me go teach that damned monkey a lesson!"
Extremely annoyed, Metis materialized her Death God's scythe, her face filled with killing intent as she spoke to Sora.
"This monkey's methods are heaven-defying. We are no match for him in a direct confrontation. Do not act rashly."
Looking at Sun Wukong in the sky, who was completely toying with him, Sora's expression was grim, but his voice was extremely calm.
"Yes..."
Gritting her teeth, although extremely unwilling, Metis would never disobey Sora's orders.
"Hahaha... Kid, is this all you've got? You're truly a disappointment to Old Sun. Then let me show you what Old Sun is capable of!"
Looking down at Sora, Sun Wukong was so smug that his monkey tail was about to stick up to the sky.
The stream of swords had been left far behind him and needed a little more time to catch up. Sun Wukong didn't stay idle. The Golden-Hooped Rod in his hand extended rapidly, stabbing down at Sora and Metis with incredible speed.
Boom boom boom boom boom!!!!!
Only afterimages could be seen. In just a single breath, Sun Wukong had stabbed down hundreds of times. A series of explosions, and the figures of Sora and Metis instantly disappeared into an endless cloud of dust.
Successful in his strike, Sun Wukong didn't linger. With a long laugh, he once again transformed into a stream of light and flew away, causing the pursuing stream of swords to miss again. It had to make a turn before chasing after Sun Wukong once more.
...
"Cough cough..."
With a cough, Metis came back to her senses, her heart still pounding with fear.
Although extremely unwilling, Metis had to admit in her heart that Sun Wukong was just too powerful!
Just now, she had been constantly dodging Sun Wukong's ferocious attacks alongside Sora, but Metis, who had not yet fully recovered from her injuries, was caught in an opening by the monkey. Seeing the Golden-Hooped Rod stabbing towards her chest with incredible sharpness, Metis had already prepared herself to be severely injured again.
However, as time passed, Metis found that she didn't seem to have been harmed at all.
Shaking her head slightly, Metis raised her head in confusion. When she saw Sora standing in front of her with his arms outstretched and a trace of crimson blood at the corner of his mouth, Metis was completely stunned...
"Hiss... Metis, are you okay?"
Having taken a blow from the monkey head-on, Sora sucked in a sharp breath of cold air in pain, but he asked Metis with a look of concern.
Although he usually liked to bully and train his women from time to time, there was no doubt that Sora cared for them deeply. Naturally, he couldn't just watch Metis get hurt.
"Master, why..."
Feeling her heart suddenly pound, a strange emotion instantly filled Metis's entire being. Metis stood up shakily, as if she were completely dazed.
"Hehe... Metis is my treasure, how could I let that damned monkey hurt you? I will definitely protect you!"
Stroking Metis's forehead, Sora grimaced in pain and chuckled.
Although he often tormented his women and made them fight powerful enemies again and again, it was necessary for their growth.
No matter how he had subdued and obtained them, Sora cherished each and every one of his women. But unlike those overly chauvinistic guys, he would never spoil his women into a group of fragile and incompetent vases.
Well, Sora's goal was to train and cultivate each of his women into a true goddess-like existence. Besides himself, who could possess them, he wanted all other people in the world to prostrate themselves at their feet and worship them fiercely!
I will definitely protect you... I will definitely protect you... I will definitely protect you...
Sora's voice echoed continuously in Metis's ears, leaving the goddess completely stunned. Metis didn't know what was happening to her; she only felt a strange ripple spread through her heart, seeping into every cell of her body...
Although he felt that Metis seemed a little strange, Sora couldn't think too much about it as he was still in the middle of a battle. He turned around and focused his attention back on Sun Wukong, using the healing authority of [Ram] to treat his injuries while thinking of a way to deal with Sun Wukong.
What Sora didn't know was that just after he turned around, an astonishing change was taking place in Metis!
Slightly lowering her head, her expression was hidden. Wisps of black gas emanated from Metis's body, giving off an endlessly evil feeling.
"Unforgivable... Unforgivable..."
Her mind was filled with Sora's voice and the image of Sora standing in front of her. Metis muttered continuously under her breath, and the evil black gas grew more and more intense.
"Anyone who hurts my master is absolutely unforgivable!!!!!"
Looking up at the sky, she suddenly let out a loud roar, and a monstrous aura erupted from Metis!
Dark, cold, evil... as if it would devour everything!
"What?!!?"
Both Sora and Sun Wukong in the sky were startled, taken aback by the sudden appearance of this powerful and terrifying aura.
Sora turned around to see what was happening, only to see Metis with a ferocious expression. In a flash, she disappeared.
The next moment, Metis appeared in front of Sun Wukong in the sky with unimaginable speed, exuding an endless darkness and evil, as if she would devour and destroy everything.
"Go to hell for me!!!"
With a ferocious expression and endless killing intent, Metis raised the Death God's scythe in her hand and, in an instant, delivered hundreds of thousands of slashes at Sun Wukong.
Her speed, her momentum, her power, were on a completely different level from the Metis before!
Even Sun Wukong couldn't help but be horrified at this moment. How could he dare to hesitate or hold back in the slightest? He used all his strength to continuously block Metis's frenzied attacks.
Clang clang clang clang clang!!!!! Boom boom boom boom boom!!!!!
An endless series of explosions. The violent shockwaves continuously spread and raged, sending countless golden swords flying and shattering them. The entire sword domain shook continuously, as if it could collapse at any moment!
"Die!!! Die!!! Die!!!"
As if she had completely lost her mind and fallen into an extreme frenzy, Metis had a ferocious and twisted expression, actually forcing Sun Wukong to retreat continuously!
Sora had personally experienced Sun Wukong's strength. This was something that should absolutely not be happening, yet it was happening right before his eyes...
Stunned, Sora couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. He couldn't understand what had happened to Metis, to suddenly have a burst of power and beat Sun Wukong to the point where he had no strength to fight back.
A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind. Sora thought of something. Could it be...
The strength of a Heretic God in this world was related to many factors: the origin of their myth, the beliefs of the people, the role they played in the myth, the authorities and divine powers they possessed... However, besides these, there was another, most important factor—
The will of the god!
If a god had the absolute conviction and will to do something, even if they were just an ordinary and weak god in the myths, they would possess incredibly powerful strength.
Just like Verethragna back then. He had determined that Sora was the fated person he had been searching for for thousands of years, the one who could give him a good fight. His entire being erupted with unprecedented and extremely powerful combat strength, dozens of times greater than when he fought the Heretic God Melqart!
And Metis, at this moment, was in the same situation.
Ever since her previous memories were erased and she formed a contract with Sora, Sora had become the most important person in Metis's heart, her everything. In front of Sora, Metis could even suppress her own bloodthirsty and dark nature, being extremely obedient and well-behaved.
However, when she saw Sora get hurt to protect her, Metis's only limiter was released, and her original dark and evil nature completely erupted!
At this moment, Metis had fallen into an extreme frenzy. There was only one thought in her mind: kill, kill, kill! Kill this guy who hurt her master until not a single cell was left!
"Hahaha... Die!!!!!"
The terrifying aura on her body had reached an unprecedented height. With a ferocious and twisted bloodthirsty smile, Metis leaped up and slashed down at Sun Wukong with the force of Mount Tai.
Clang!!!!! Boom!!!!!
A deafening explosion. A blinding ball of fire exploded in the sky.
"Ah..."
With a painful cry, the Jindouyun under his feet was directly shattered, and Sun Wukong shot towards the ground like a meteor...