Chapter 378: The Collapse of the Avatar

A Ph.D. scholar once proposed a startling theory, claiming that the core of a Mind Stealer could use budding reproduction to create a human-shaped entity, secreting a mucous membrane-based skin to protect the exposed brain tissue of this entity, thereby creating what was called a Brain Golem.
Brain Golems were created at the request of the Soul Suckers as a defensive force for their community. However, most people considered this theory untrustworthy and believed Brain Golems were merely imaginary creations.
But now, this theory had undoubtedly been proven true.
Donald, who was hiding in a rock crevice from afar, watching the battle between the two powerful warriors, was astonished upon seeing the two human-shaped entities appear beside the Supreme Core.
These Brain Golems had pale appearances, resembling corpses soaked in formalin for years, with their slippery surfaces covered in a nauseating layer of mucus.
Donald immediately asked O’Neill in the semi-plane about these Brain Golems, only to find that this elite Soul Sucker, considered the next candidate for the tribe’s core, knew little about them as well.
In most cases, the Mind Stealers knew little about the purpose of creating these walking brain buds; they were only interested in using them as temporary workers until the Brain Golems returned to the core.
Yet in Donald’s eyes, Brain Golems might truly be excellent combat machines. The scattered energy from the Destruction Monarch’s attacks passed over them, but their slippery, mucous-covered skin absorbed it entirely, causing no damage at all—proving just how strong their defenses were!
Though they had formidable defenses, the Brain Golems themselves had no independent abilities; they relied entirely on the core’s psychic powers extended through them, creating the illusion that they also possessed great strength.
In reality, their true function was to serve as extensions of the core’s body. The core created Brain Golems for specific purposes, and once they completed their tasks, they would return to the core, becoming part of it again.
With the power split from Aisenshin amplified by the unique structure of the Brain Golems, each one was as strong as the Supreme Core itself. With two Brain Golems present, it was as if the core had two nearly equal duplicates. Facing three semi-divine psychics, even the semi-divine incarnation of the Destruction Monarch found it extremely difficult!

Yet the Destroyer Monarch was the kind of opponent who grew more fierce the stronger their foe became. Far from showing fear or weakness, they became even more valiant in battle. Their formidable physical strength, combined with the power of spells and divine arts, allowed them to overwhelm larger numbers of opponents.

Then, the Destroyer Monarch unleashed a destructive beam of divine energy, which cost one of the Brain Golems defending the core a life, while the remaining one had half of its body destroyed, rendering it completely useless.

The side of Aisenshin’s brain touched by the edge of that destructive beam turned black and scorching hot—clearly, it wasn’t much from being completely burned!

Seeing this, Donald couldn’t help but shake his head. In his view, although this Supreme Core had acquired divinity and mastered it as well as any ordinary demi-god, with strength even comparable to that of true gods—reaching the level of the strongest demi-gods in the main world—its mistake was trying to achieve divinity all at once. After igniting the divine flame, it sought to gain the power of an upper god, which is why it still hadn’t succeeded in becoming divine to this day.

After all, this Supreme Core didn’t have advanced artifacts like the Book of Truth to assist it. Mastering too much divinity made it far harder to achieve divinity than for an ordinary true god to ascend to an upper god!

As long as the divine flame wasn’t ignited, it couldn’t break through the ultimate limits imposed by cosmic laws on mortals and reach the level of immortality.

Thus, faced with the brutal attacks from the Destroyer Monarch’s incarnation, it could only suffer severe injuries. But Aisenshin wouldn’t just passively endure the damage; in desperation, it unleashed its ultimate tactic.

“Madmen without brains—let’s all die together!”

A dazzling beam of multicolored light was released from Aisenshin’s brain’s core. At the moment the Destroyer Monarch struck, it suddenly pierced into its incarnate body like a venomous snake.

This was a special move created by the Supreme Core itself. Although it hadn’t succeeded in igniting the divine flame, years of research into divinity hadn’t been in vain. This move relied on mixing various forms of divinity to create a bizarre attack. Those below the level of demi-gods, whether soul or body, couldn’t withstand the impact of such divinity and would be completely destroyed instantly.

As for powerful beings above the level of demi-gods, after being struck by these conflicting divine forces, little of their bodies would remain intact. Especially if they encountered rule-based forces that clashed with their own divinity, their fate would be even worse—it wasn’t impossible for them to lose their power and fall in rank!

Attacked by various divine forces that have invaded its body, many of which conflict with its own divinity, the avatar of the Destroyer Lord is also suffering greatly. If it were its true form or a more powerful avatar, things would be better—such entities could rely on their immense strength to expel these conflicting divine forces. However, when avatars above the demi-god level enter the main world, the cost is so high that even higher gods would feel pain, so these powerful beings will only resort to such a difficult and unprofitable action as a last resort!

For demi-god-level avatars, eliminating these conflicting divine forces is much harder. Moreover, during the earlier battle, the avatar of the Destroyer Lord had already lost over 80% of its divine power. With the barriers imposed by the rules of the main world, it’s difficult for the Demon Lord to send power to the avatar. As a result, the demi-god avatar of the Destroyer Lord is now on the verge of collapsing and disappearing.

Yet compared to the already dying Supreme Brain, the avatar of the Destroyer Lord still has a significant advantage. At least without using its divine power, it can hold out in the main world for another hour or so. Relying on its physical strength, it can also kill opponents who no longer have the ability to resist, giving it enough time to return to the abyss.

But Donald, who had watched the entire spectacle for a long time, would not give it this chance. Now it was his turn to step in as the opportunist!

“Damn human insects!”

When Donald emerged from his hiding place and arrived at the now-mangled central cave, seeing the target of his pursuit—the Destroyer Lord—he once again descended into a frenzied state. Ignoring his own collapsing avatar, he immediately unleashed a beam of destructive light.

Donald had long been prepared for this attack by the Destroyer Lord’s avatar, which was like a human-shaped laser cannon. The moment the enemy showed signs of attacking, he instantly teleported away.

Having lost most of its sanity, the Destroyer Lord’s avatar didn’t care whether it had hit or not. It raised its hand again, sending another beam of destructive light.

Once again, Donald narrowly avoided this attack thanks to his preparedness. He was about to perform a third teleportation when, before the Destroyer Lord could launch its third attack, its avatar suddenly froze. Colorful lights burst from within its body, cracks appeared on its surface, it let out a furious roar of defiance, and then it began to crumble and disintegrate as if made of clay.