Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough

Chapter 774: If You Don’t Advance, You Fall Behind! Her Victory Is Unmatched! ✨

"Pity you didn't die from that. I think I'm starting to understand."

"Your fear lies in... stagnation leads to regression!"

She didn't know what the fear of the gods that Agony spoke of was. She had already steeled herself, wondering if some cosmic horror would appear, its mere aftershocks enough to shake her to death.

If that were truly the case, she could only hope that Agony and that Gate of Death could really protect Lu Ce.

But what she didn't expect was that no concrete "Object of Fear" appeared at all. After experiencing the most violent tremors, the bodies of the gods simply exploded!

In other words, what the gods feared most was the disappearance, the diminishment, of their own energy!

And Agony had said before that the gods were in a hurry. At this point in time, the gods actually had to absorb energy as quickly as possible to strengthen themselves.

Plus, earlier, she had witnessed with her own eyes how Nightmare, after losing a portion of his power, was forced into slumber, seemingly unable to emerge casually anymore.

The power of the gods was immense, but it seemed it couldn't be casually depleted; even a little loss was critical!

Then... the cause and effect were already clear!As her body entered an extreme state of near-death, her mind became exceptionally sharp.

Her body went limp, collapsing onto this expanse of empty space. She murmured softly:

"So that's it... Skipping over any intermediate situations I might not know, directly piecing together the causality..."

"You must continuously absorb and strengthen your own power. The moment you stop, you likely face the threat of your energy dissipating."

"And energy dissipation is probably a fatal problem for you..."

"Stagnation leads to regression, haha, so that's it. So this is what you fear!"

She felt she had discovered something extraordinary, and with her last ounce of strength, she forced her mouth open to say it.

—To say it for Lu Ce to hear, to say it for the gods to hear, to say it for everyone else in this world to hear!

Just moments ago, watching the energy erupt from the gods before her only to vanish like mud oxen entering the sea, she had rarely seen an expression on Their faces... fear!

This filled her with an unusual, fierce delight. She hadn't even noticed that the Divine Power of Pleasure within her had been mostly digested!

"You are strong, but you must continuously become stronger, continuously expand. The moment you stop is the moment you collapse, the moment you perish!"

"Am I right!?"

No god spoke. None of Them responded. Even the most arrogant one, Knowledge, who seemed to regard nothing, remained silent.

Far away, in a certain basement on Blue Star, Nie Jiu Tian's body suddenly trembled!

"So that's it..."

"So that's it!?"

This key question he had spent his entire life unable to find, this riddle given by Agony, had been solved by her at this very moment!

Only... was what she said... correct?

......

The gods responded with Their actions.

Pleasure, Knowledge, and even Despair in the distance, all acted at the same time!

Even Pleasure, who had always treated things with a playful, game-like attitude, changed His mind at this moment, deciding to directly kill Xie Antong.

Three energy pillars, differing in state and intensity, were released almost simultaneously, homing in on Xie Antong in a coordinated kill strike.

"Hahahaha!"

A wanton smile spread across Xie Antong's face as she closed her eyes with a sense of satisfaction and exhaustion.

Her consciousness began to blur.

She had never imagined that someone of her strength could achieve a victory of this magnitude.

Lu Ce, you'll find a way after this, right...

"Arbitrator!"

At the exact moment the three gods struck, a furious roar echoed through the heavens and earth, startling the Arbitrator who had been lost in thought for a long time.

Arbitrator: !

His figure shot downward like a meteor chasing the moon, instantly appearing in front of Xie Antong. With a forward clap of his hands, he directly neutralized the combined attack of the three gods.

[Arbitrator, you are truly seeking death...]

Watching His sudden intervention, Despair's voice rang out coldly. The Despair Secret Sea churned, clearly on the verge of continuing the assault.

"Apologies. The most direct rule of The Game is that players cannot be directly killed with brute force."

This time, the Arbitrator's attitude was neither subservient nor arrogant, standing his ground without yielding an inch.

Seeing Him adopt this stance, the three gods didn't wish to argue further, yet seemed intent on attacking again.

"My apologies, honored ones. Duty compels me. The rules of this Game were jointly formulated and created by all of you gods."

"If you forcibly break the rules now, there will be even more troublesome issues later."

"The Game has already progressed to this stage. Is it really necessary?"

The Arbitrator alone faced off against the three gods above him. Space seemed to warp between the four of them.

In the end, it was Pleasure's voice that broke the heavy silence.

[Hahahaha! Good, good, good. I didn't expect you to be so bold within The Game.]

[Anyway, it's not my game. I'm just playing around.]

[That little girl is really capable, huh? Truly surprised me. Interesting... no, very interesting!]

His expression returned to that playful, irreverent look. Although His power had been significantly destroyed moments before, such a massive upheaval ultimately provided Him with a fresh influx of energy.

As He spoke, He even glanced back at Knowledge, adding fuel to the fire with a remark:

[It's your game. You handle it.]

The tremors in the game space gradually subsided. At this moment, Lu Ce suddenly spoke near the Arbitrator's ear:

"Arbitrator, your reaction just now seemed a bit slow."

The Arbitrator turned his head, looking at that dual-colored face, and was even momentarily stunned.

Those eyes now carried a certain degree of pressure towards Him. The rare seriousness on the blue half of the face made Him somewhat unwilling to meet that gaze!

Unexpectedly, He offered an explanation.

"Duty compels me. I would not have been too late."

Pleasure gave Him a strange look. He felt the Arbitrator's demeanor seemed somewhat off at this moment.

*Thump!*

Suddenly, Lu Ce slapped his own chest. A golden light spilled from within him, coalescing into a long needle that shot swiftly into Xie Antong's chest.

It was the Gate of Death.

[You're even giving that away? Hmm, quite sentimental after all.] "Pleasure" remarked with some surprise from the side.

[Though, this light destroys life on a percentage basis. You're actually not much more resistant than she is.]

"That life was originally hers to begin with. Just returning it to her."

"Besides, The Game is almost over. I won't need it anymore."