[I have a way to deal with the current situation—but first, you must release all the defenses of your body. Only then can I do it!]
Hearing this, Lucas didn't hesitate for even a moment.
He immediately removed all his defenses.
At that instant, his body suddenly burst into an intense crimson glow.
The enormous phantom form of the blood Butcher appeared behind him.
In the blink of an eye, it merged back into Lucas's body.
The special energy field Kly'bn had used to restrain him suddenly began to melt away—
Like wax encountering fire.
Under the blazing red light, it rapidly dissolved.
"Emotional energy? A Lantern Ring? And even a Lantern spirit?"
As a god, Kly'bn naturally knew of the existence of Lantern Rings.
He had even encountered the so-called Green Lanterns, the self-proclaimed "cosmic police."
But in his eyes, those individuals were hardly powerful.
The only thing worth fearing about them was the Green Lantern Corps headquarters itself.
As long as he didn't slaughter innocent beings indiscriminately, they had no jurisdiction over him.
But Lantern spirits were a different matter.
These rare cosmic entities were not necessarily terrifying when existing alone.
However, when they possessed a living host, they could drastically amplify that being's influence and power.
Just like now.
After allowing the Lantern spirit to possess him, the strange emotional energy Lucas generated had begun interfering with Kly'bn's Divine Domain gateway.
But Kly'bn understood something clearly.
He had to drag Lucas into his divine domain.
Only there could he defeat him.
In the material world, he was already no match for Lucas.
And the situation had long slipped beyond his control.
If he truly lost here, judging from Lucas's previous behavior—
The man would likely kill him and exterminate the entire Skrull race.
Kly'bn didn't think that outcome was excessive.
In the universe, when two civilizations went to war, the defeated side usually suffered one of two fates:
Either complete annihilation—
Or eternal enslavement at the lowest level.
Even if Lucas spared the Skrulls, without their god's protection, powerful forces across the universe would quickly descend upon them and tear them apart.
The Skrull race would inevitably decline into extinction.
As the God of the Skrulls, Kly'bn could never accept such an outcome.
Now there was only one chance left.
He had to drag Lucas into his divine domain and destroy him using its power.
Even if it meant paying a terrible price.
Once he made up his mind—
Green flames suddenly ignited across Kly'bn's body.
His aura surged dramatically.
At that same moment, the spatial restraints around Lucas—already being burned away by the Lantern Ring's energy—suddenly stopped melting.
Then new energy spread from the restraints.
Instead of weakening, they began devouring the Lantern Ring's power in return.
"What the hell is happening?" Lucas muttered, confused.
[That bastard… to pull you into his divine domain, he's burning his own divine power!]
For the first time, a hint of alarm appeared in the blood Butcher's voice.
"What should we do?" Lucas asked quickly.
[I can't stop it anymore. The power created by burning divine energy is too overwhelming.]
[My only suggestion is this—prepare to fight inside his divine domain. I can only delay the process as long as possible.]
The blood Butcher sounded helpless.
Before Lucas could reply, control of his body returned to him.
True to his word, the blood Butcher let out a thunderous roar.
The crimson flames of rage energy around Lucas collided violently with the twisting divine energy.
For a moment, the two forces clashed fiercely in midair.
Yet it was clear that the blood Butcher's power was slowly being devoured.
And the speed of that consumption was gradually increasing.
Lucas seized this brief window.
His mind raced as he searched desperately for a solution.
But he knew very little about cosmic deities.
No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't find a way out.
Before arriving in this world, he had barely heard of this particular god.
Even now, he knew almost nothing about him.
Left with no other choice, Lucas tried the simplest method—
brute force.
He threw a punch.
The blow contained immense energy.
Yet the feedback felt like striking a mass of cotton.
The energy vanished into nothingness.
It was like throwing a stone into the ocean—
No splash.
Just silence.
As the spatial distortions around them grew more intense, Lucas realized he couldn't delay any longer.
"Looks like… there's only one option left."
His eyes narrowed.
With a thought, the Space Stone appeared in his palm, glowing with pale white light.
The next moment—
Countless silver-white threads of energy, as thin as hair, extended from the Space Stone and spread into the surrounding space.
Suddenly—
The Space Stone trembled.
A vast section of space began shaking violently with it.
Kly'bn immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Damn it!"
"You lunatic!"
"You're actually releasing the Space Stone's full power?!"
Kly'bn roared in fury.
"Do you realize this could trigger a spatial tidal catastrophe?!"
"This planet—no, if it's bad enough, even this entire solar system could be destroyed!"
"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"
As his words fell—
Cracks suddenly split open in the surrounding space where the Space Stone's energy threads had spread.
Violent spatial energy surged out of those fractures like raging tides.
The space that had nearly been converted into Kly'bn's domain suddenly froze.
The overwhelming spatial turbulence halted the transformation instantly.
Seeing this, Kly'bn abandoned his plan without hesitation.
He immediately gave up trying to drag Lucas into his divine domain.
He had no intention of being caught in such a terrifying spatial storm.
Even as a god, he could be seriously injured by such a catastrophe.
And that would be the best-case scenario.
If he were dragged into some deep, unknown dimension—
He might wander there forever, never finding a way back.
So he had only one option left.
Run.
At that moment, Kly'bn unleashed his full power.
For the first time in countless years, he fought with everything he had—
Not to win.
But to escape.
No—
It was more than that.
He pushed himself to one hundred and twenty percent of his strength.
But before he could get far—
The raging spatial tides surged toward him like a predator locking onto prey.
"No!"
For the first time since the battle began—
Fear appeared on Kly'bn's face.
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