Chapter 612: Seizing Fortune

Although Li Mochen was shaken by those spears and chains, his divine sense was constantly focused on Typhon's movements.

However, within this time断层, Li Mochen could not freely use the 'Stellar Leap Technique', because the entire sky was obscured by Typhon's power. Neither the sun nor the stars were visible here.

Li Mochen's Dual Element Mystic Transformation specialized in stars, and the 'astrology' included in his Yin-Yang divine office had reached a high level, so the stellar power he commanded was originally exceptionally strong. But the darkness that Typhon commanded had reached the ultimate, even approaching the rank of pseudo-truth! It almost completely suppressed him, greatly restricting his 'Stellar Leap Technique'.

He could only rely on his own mastery of time and space to supplement, constantly dodging within this spatial断层, while resisting with the 'Six Yao Immortal Sword' and the 'Six Harmony Imperial Immortal Sword Formation', raising a dense tide of swords to shred the thunder-fire that was shot at him. Then he used his fire and lightning divine authorities to neutralize them.

Yet what was truly terrifying was the darkness and poisonous mist seeping from Typhon's body. The endless darkness was devouring and absorbing all his power. Under this cover, countless shadow energies pierced his body like deadly blades; the poisonous gases silently infiltrated, corroding his flesh.

And the powerful divine soul of this being, though far inferior to the Radiant Lord and Odin, still caused Li Mochen's primordial spirit to contract and his blood and qi to surge within.

"You cut off my connection to the earth with ice, thinking that would kill me, right? Don't even think about it! Great Typhon can also gain endless power from darkness!"

Li Mochen still did not reply, but the next moment, a blazing sun suddenly hung high above this time断层. The intense sunlight easily dispelled all the darkness around him.

"Hyperion!"

Typhon roared in fury: "Are you helping him kill me? Kill your brother, Gaia's offspring?"

Hyperion did not answer at all, and the sunlight that streamed in deliberately avoided Typhon's body, merely driving away the darkness here.

Li Mochen's Stellar Leap Technique also returned to normal. At this moment, Li Mochen's body split into two, revealing both his main body and his secondary body before Typhon's eyes.

Even when facing the 'Winter Goddess' Skadi, who could go all out, he had not used his dual bodies. But before Typhon, whose power was mostly sealed, he unhesitatingly took the risk and summoned his secondary body, which had been stationed in Atlanta.

This opponent in battle was one he must go all out against, and he absolutely could not delay until dawn.

However, Li Mochen's secondary body did not rush to attack. Instead, it stayed behind, continuing to dodge Typhon's thunder-fire bombardment while forming hand seals, beginning to weave Typhon's web of fate. He not only wanted to kill the opponent but also to steal his fortune and mandate.

The main body was responsible for frontal combat and containment. He and Typhon had begun a full-scale confrontation of divine authorities within this space, interlocking and seesawing back and forth.

The 'Six Yao Immortal Sword' raised a tidal wave of sword light, forming the 'Six Harmony Imperial Immortal Sword Formation', continuously dividing and cutting the thunder-fire that Typhon spewed.

The 'Mandate Sword' trembled constantly at his side, waiting for the moment when the power of the 'Mandala Bracelet' was fully charged.

"Pathetic minor god! Can you only run?"

Typhon's eyes shot out beams of gray-white light, turning everything they touched into stone.

This was the petrification ray, a天赋法术 inherited by his offspring, the nine-headed hydra.

But Li Mochen's dual bodies easily dodged using the power of the stars. His main body even stepped through layers of time and space, arriving before Typhon.

Dual Element Forbidden Style: Positive and Negative Pole!

As soon as he struck, he used his strongest killing move, combining sword techniques with forbidden spells, bursting forth with light even brighter than the sun. The 'power' gained from Skadi now made his main body's strength more than seven times greater than before! It would continue to increase over time. The charging of the 'Mandala Bracelet' only added to his might.

But Typhon's eyes showed arrogance. He merely blocked with his right arm, wrapping his entire body in thick source energy armor.

"Half-breed, you plan to deal with me with this toothpick?"

Yet at that moment, a gleam of sharpness flashed in Li Mochen's eyes.

Equality!

As this divine authority took effect, the sword qi bursting from the tip of the 'Mandate Sword' directly severed three of Typhon's fingers, cut off seven of his heads, and slashed into his chest, causing the latter to let out a scream.

Ultimate 'Piercing', High 'Inevitable Severance', High 'Inevitable Hit', High 'Inevitable Kill', Ultimate 'Sharpness', High 'Extreme Speed', Ultimate 'Extreme Cold', Ultimate 'Extreme Heat'.

These conceptual divine authorities, fused into sword intent, propelled by Li Mochen's astonishing power, exerted at least twenty times their usual might!

This sword strike from Li Mochen directly tore open the chest of the Titan giant, ripped apart one of Typhon's hearts, and completely annihilated it, creating a nuclear explosion equivalent to 45 million tons of TNT inside Typhon's body!

At this moment, the positive and negative matter fused under the manipulation of Li Mochen's sword style 'Positive and Negative Pole' exceeded 2100 grams! And the annihilation reaction of each gram of positive matter with one gram of negative matter was equivalent to 21,608 tons of TNT.

However, this astonishing explosion only tore apart a small part of Typhon's body. His body looked bloody and mangled, but Li Mochen knew that this being had nine hearts in total!

Sure enough, the next instant, with just one breath, Typhon restored his body to its original state.

"You've angered me, scum!"

At this moment, Typhon's pupils suddenly contracted: "You are stealing my luck, usurping my mandate, and weaving the outcome of my death. Your power of fate is even stronger than Nyx's before she became the Night Goddess."

In response to Typhon, the Mandate Sword struck a second time. The sword light, carrying black and white colors, caused a large piece of flesh on Typhon's left arm to wither.

That was the Dual Element Forbidden Style: Life and Death Pole!

Li Mochen had been using his life and death divine authority to drain Typhon's life force, but with little effect. As a nearly immortal existence, Typhon's life divine authority had also reached near-ultimate levels, allowing him to contend with Li Mochen in this regard.

However, the effect of the sword technique directly acting on the opponent's body was entirely different. This strike from Li Mochen stole a large amount of life force from Typhon's body.

It also allowed him to launch the next sword—Dual Element Forbidden Style: Ice and Fire Pole!

With this strike, half of Typhon's snake heads were completely frozen and then shattered; the other half were annihilated into ash under the sweep of sword qi mixed with high-temperature flames.

Typhon, however, did not care at all. Those hundred snake heads recovered in an instant. His eyes blazed with fury, his body began to expand, pulling at the 'Time-Fortune Secret Locks' mixed with time and fate power on his body, producing a series of 'bang bang' sounds.

Typhon's immensely vast strength forcibly pulled a large section of these chains buried in the river of time, granting the towering Titan a certain degree of freedom, allowing him to move his limbs within this time-space断面.

His fists could shatter stars. Each swing caused the earth and space here to tremble violently. Typhon's speed was not fast, but his entire body generated a tremendous magnetic force, like a black hole standing there, not only distorting time and space but also forcibly drawing Li Mochen's body toward him.

The latter, however, was fearless. He still roamed through layers of time and space, and after a brief charge, he once again struck his sword against Typhon's fist.

——Dual Element Forbidden Style: Yin and Yang Pole!

"Boom!"

The extreme changes of Taiyin and Sun forces clearly interfered with the darkness and magnetism that Typhon commanded. The Mandate Sword clashed with Typhon's fist, which was almost as large as a hill, resulting in mutual destruction. A small part of Typhon's palm was blown apart, while Li Mochen's arm shattered, sending him flying backward, with a large amount of blood spilling from his mouth.

Yet both recovered in an instant.

The difference was that Li Mochen relied on his divine authorities of 'Vitality' and 'Life', while Typhon relied more on the life energy within his own body.

The following dozens of exchanges were the same. Li Mochen did not dodge; he chose to clash head-on with Typhon, each sword strike going all out.

Although his body was reconstituted several times during these clashes, relying on his authorities of war, battle, and the wind of battle, Li Mochen's Dual Element sword strikes grew stronger with each blow.

Typhon's millennia-long lifespan and Titan天赋 gave him combat skills superior even to Ares. Li Mochen knew he could not match him in this regard. He indeed had strong comprehension and the aid of the divine artifact 'Divine Cloud Spirit Fortune Purple Gold Tower', but since his apotheosis, less than a year had passed. His accumulation could not compare to these powerful beings who had stood at the top of the world for thousands of years.

Li Mochen's only advantage was his speed, which was superior to his opponent's, and he had to avoid competing in technique as much as possible, making the flow and rhythm of the battle as simple and brutal as possible.

"What a terrifying talent—"

At this moment, Hyperion was watching the battle outside the断层, his eyes showing amazement: "It's hard to believe he's really only twenty-five? Only a year since his apotheosis?"

Thetis still held the bone staff, exerting her divine authority. Although Mount Etna had been frozen, beneath the volcano, the magma was churning violently under Typhon's manipulation.

She had to join forces with Hela to suppress it. The latter's ice divine authority was close to pseudo-truth, while Thetis was only slightly inferior in this regard.

Moreover, Typhon had a hundred snake heads, each connected to a volcano. Damage to any snake head would cause upheaval in this world.

Therefore, neither she nor Hela dared to relax at this moment.

But when Hyperion spoke, she still took a moment to glance at the time断层 sealing Typhon.

"Indeed very powerful! But it relies more on the Scarlet Dragon Armor."

"This mythical artifact is quite remarkable. Even in our era, few mythical artifacts could compare to it. Spartacus, that fellow who brought shame to our Titan race, left behind an exceptionally fearsome object. But that is not the foundation of this Fate Lord! Thetis, his foundation is fate, is time!"

Hyperion shook his head: "He truly can steal and replace Typhon's mandate. I feel Typhon's threads of fate being replaced. And, have you noticed those Time-Fortune Secret Locks?"

Thetis's gaze turned to the chains on Typhon's body, and she saw that the time and fate power on these chains was constantly strengthening under the infusion of Li Mochen's secondary body. The increased binding force also noticeably affected Typhon.

"A very clever battle strategy. He might actually be able to finish Typhon before dawn. I wonder if that Scarlet Dragon Armor can replicate Typhon's power? If so, this mythical artifact would be too terrifying."

According to their agreement, if Li Mochen failed to resolve Typhon before dawn, Hyperion would directly intervene to help this Fate Lord kill Typhon.

The latter clearly intended to use the 'Duel' divine authority to replicate Typhon's power. So he, Hela, and Hyperion could only play on the sidelines, not directly interfere in this 'single combat', maintaining the appearance of 'fairness'.

"It should be possible, but that would be the limit of this mythical artifact. Think about it: can an ordinary magic scroll contain a complete forbidden spell? Can an ordinary contract document communicate with astral power or the根源? The material of this mythical artifact has clearly been greatly strengthened recently. But that should be its limit. Accommodating Typhon's power is already very strenuous; there will be no surplus."

Hyperion's eyes flickered with fluorescence as he illuminated the truth of Li Mochen and Typhon: "Don't expect this mythical artifact to play a significant role in frontal combat against Zeus, Odin, or the Radiant Lord. They have already pushed open the door of truth; the accumulation of power means nothing to them. But fate alone, the power of fate can threaten them. During the strife of the gods, they fear injury. Otherwise, why would my mother Gaia tolerate Nyx for so long? Allowing her and her offspring to rise?"

But Thetis had no mind to listen to him anymore. She was pouring all her power into the ground, beads of sweat dripping from her small, full forehead.

The magma churned underground, accumulating immense pressure. She and Hela had to go all out to suppress it.

Meanwhile, within the time断层, the entire earth here had been shattered by the force of the two combatants' clashes. The断面's Mount Etna continuously spewed lava, but the temperature was very low, cooling instantly. This volcano had its power source cut off, so it provided no help to Typhon.

The robust Titan had stopped clashing head-on with Li Mochen. As early as the third exchange, he had seen through his opponent's intentions. Initially, Typhon paid no heed, but as time passed, the binding force of the 'Time-Fortune Secret Locks' increased, forcing him to change his tactics and try to solve the problem with skill.

However, Li Mochen's response was even stronger source energy, more powerful sword momentum, and a more rapid offensive rhythm. He used almost no technique, only striking Typhon's chest, abdomen, and head with one sword after another, as fierce as thunder, as vigorous as a rainbow!

This made Typhon furious: "You despicable half-breed! If it weren't for Zeus's cursed chains sealing me, if it weren't for Hyperion and the others helping, I could kill you with one hand! I could tear you apart! You filthy, shameless scum!"

But excitement shone in Li Mochen's eyes.

Their battle seemed lacking in technique, but that was not the case. The divine authorities between them were constantly pulling, intertwining, and changing in an instant.

In this regard, Li Mochen was also at a disadvantage. Nearly a quarter of his divine authorities were provided by the Scarlet Dragon Armor. But these divine authorities were rigid and lacked variation. The rest, due to his recent rapid progress, were not yet used skillfully.

He relied entirely on his ultimate 'Fate' to grasp the key points, barely managing to contend with his opponent.

Yet during this process of clashing, Typhon showed Li Mochen many new 'things'. His use of 'Earth', 'Power', 'Fire', 'Defense', 'Solidity', 'Shadow', 'Suppression', 'Thunder', 'Space', and also 'Darkness', which could be called Taiyin power, opened Li Mochen's eyes and gave him a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Actual combat is the best way to learn, and an opponent like Typhon, who had one foot in the door of truth and whose power was mostly restricted, was an excellent teacher.

Each of Li Mochen's sword strikes seemed simple in process. But Li Mochen had to control the Mandate Sword to hit the target, making most of his power explode at the precise target point. Typhon, on the other hand, had to do the opposite. Trapped by the 'Time-Fortune Secret Locks' and unable to dodge, he had to do his best to deflect Li Mochen's sword momentum and find ways to weaken it, dispersing his power.

And in the midst of this fierce battle, Li Mochen felt himself growing every moment.

Before, his powerful divine authority and priesthood, along with his 1.7 billion followers, made him like an overflowing cup—no matter how much water there was, he could neither contain nor use it. But now, that cup was constantly expanding, growing larger and larger.

Li Mochen thought to himself that even if he failed to replicate Typhon's power this time, it wouldn't matter. The gains from this battle alone were enough to satisfy him.

And in the continuous exchange and fierce combat, he had gradually let go of his thoughts of success or failure. Under Typhon's immense pressure, he stretched his thoughts and spirit.

Boom!

With the nine hundred and sixty-fifth strike, the sword blade wielded by Li Mochen directly shattered one of Typhon's arms.

This was the 'Positive-Negative Pole' of the Binary Forbidden Technique, but its changes and power were already completely different. This swordsmanship, created by Li Mochen himself, was improving every moment in practical application—more rational, more powerful, and more in tune with heaven and earth!

Li Mochen had even succeeded in condensing the elementary divine authorities of 'positive matter' and 'antimatter' twenty minutes ago, allowing this strike to directly unleash an annihilation equivalent to over 100 million tons of TNT, far exceeding the power of the Soviet Union's strongest hydrogen bomb, the 'Tsar Bomba'!

At the same time, his figure became even more varied under the illumination of the celestial stars. The three-hour-long fierce battle had left Li Mochen's spirit exhilarated, and his divine will had entered a state of 'unity of heaven and man.' Countless principles that had previously confused him were now thoroughly understood, realized in an instant during the battle.

Unbeknownst to him, the divine authority called 'Astral Phenomena' was pushed to the ultimate level.

This was what Li Mochen used every moment, so it progressed the fastest.

At this point, even without Hyperion's help, he could freely perform the 'Stellar Leap Technique' in front of Typhon.

"You trash! Bastard!"

Typhon was helpless against Li Mochen, completely powerless, and could only vent his rage and hatred through curses.

His right arm was rapidly recovering, but the Titan's recovery speed was now incomparable to what it had been at the beginning.

This cunning minor god had also used a strange divine authority to interfere with his recovery, even causing mutations in his flesh and blood cells, producing effects similar to toxins.

"This divine authority is called 'Radiation.' It's a derivative of 'Annihilation.' I think the gods of your era must not understand it, Lord Typhon."

Satisfaction appeared in Li Mochen's eyes. He was confident that within three months of returning, he could use the power of the 'Divine Pneuma Luck Purple Gold Pagoda' to push the 'Annihilation' divine authority to the ultimate level.

At the same time, he felt regret, because the dark Titan opposite could no longer give him more pressure. Li Mochen had already withdrawn from the strange state of 'unity of heaven and man,' and it was difficult for him to absorb more 'nourishment' from this battle.

And thanks to his progress in this battle, the speed at which he could deal with this dark Titan was much faster than he had imagined.

"You've lost, Lord Typhon!"

Just as he said this, Li Mochen's Binary Forbidden Technique, 'Life-Death Pole,' caused Typhon's other arm to wither and then shatter.

Not only had his swordsmanship and divine authority greatly improved, but the series of authorities related to war had also brought his strength to the peak that this body could achieve!

"Yes! Defeated! The great Typhon, defeated by a lowly minor god!"

Typhon's eyes were ashen. He knew he had little strength left; even in a normal attrition battle, he was no match for this enemy before him.

He was indignant and full of helplessness!

"Do you dare to release my seal, bastard? Listen, you bastard, I curse you! I curse that one day you will experience a death like mine!"

Li Mochen did not reply. His figure retreated a thousand zhang, and his secondary body took over control of the 'Heavenly Fate Sword.'

The secondary body's three-and-a-half-hour-long fate-weaving had given him the ability to end this battle. The next moment, a sword light like a bolt of silk broke through all of Typhon's defenses and struck his brow.

—This was the Binary Forbidden Technique, 'Heavenly Fate'!

Outside this time slice, Hyperion sighed and closed his eyes, knowing that this battle was indeed over.

...

After the battle, Li Mochen's primary and secondary bodies floated in the void on this temporal fault line, one collecting Typhon's scattered essence blood, the other capturing the total of twenty-four 'Time-Luck Secret Locks.'

In terms of fate power, this thing was certainly inferior to the 'Longinus Holy Spear,' but it also contained the power of time and the ability to suppress 'divinity' and 'divine power.' Even just holding it in his hand, Li Mochen could feel his own divine power weakening.

—This was undoubtedly a treasure comparable to the original 'Longinus Holy Spear.' The Greek gods forged the 'Longinus Holy Spear' to kill the Radiant Saint Messiah. And in those days, Typhon's threat to Olympus was no less than that of the Radiant Lord, who had not yet ascended to the throne.

Yet despite obtaining such a heavy treasure, successfully replicating Typhon's power, and even gaining a vast amount of merit, Li Mochen's face showed no joy.

Because after slaying Typhon, Li Mochen felt that something strange within the Titan's body had partly flowed into him, while another part had crossed the void, forcibly taken by some powerful existence he could not resist.

That should be the 'Source Substance' from the roots of this world, the same as the 'Divine Wish Stone,' both divine objects born at the creation of the world.

At the dawn of this world, its structure was not stable, and the primordial beings born at that time were able to obtain some nearly 'primordial' substances.

However, the 'Source Substance' that flowed into Li Mochen was even stronger than the 'Divine Wish Stone.' The latter was similar to the Eastern legend of 'Xuanhuang Two Qi,' while the 'Source Substance' resembled the legendary 'Chaos Primordial Qi.' Above that was the Hongmeng Purple Qi, which could not be born in this world—only the boundless universe containing the Star Realm and all worlds could produce it.

"Gaia?"

Li Mochen looked thoughtfully into the void, toward the direction where the 'Source Substance' had flowed, until Hyperion entered with two main gods.

"This was your true purpose, Lord Hyperion? To let Gaia reclaim her Source Substance?"

He thought no wonder Hyperion had said that Gaia might no longer protect her offspring.

Typhon, as a weapon to counterbalance Zeus, had now lost his use. So naturally, it was time for her investment to be recovered.

"Are you a little angry?"

Hyperion looked at him: "But didn't you get what you wanted, Lord Fate Sovereign? The chains, those imitations of the Thunderfire Spears, Typhon's corpse and power. And—"

He pointed at Li Mochen's abdomen: "And that thing! This is something only the primordial gods, Titans, and Jotun giants—primordial beings—possess."

Li Mochen's face was cold: "This is the Dark Source Substance. Are you trying to provoke a war between me and Nyx?"

The Dark Source Substance was utterly useless to him and would only bring him enemies.

"Nyx does want this thing, but our mother bestowed it upon Typhon. Back then, the Night Goddess, who was still Ananke, was very angry about it. Mother blocked Ananke's path."

Hyperion chuckled. He could see that Li Mochen was just putting on a show and wasn't really angry.

"That depends on your skill, my junior. The current Ananke may not value her Fate Source Substance as much anymore. But if you want her to exchange with you, it won't be easy. I even have to warn you to be careful. Although Nyx has specialized in the domain of night, she hasn't let go of fate, destiny, and heavenly numbers—she has even extended into the realm of causality. I think if you give her hope, she won't mind walking the path of fate again. You're also very clever; you've always been on guard against them, right?"

Li Mochen's expression changed slightly, and he fell silent.

The Night Goddess Nyx and the Goddess of Freedom Eris, mother and daughter, indeed made him very uneasy, and he was also worried about the Magic Goddess Diana.

That was precisely why he had not let Diana participate in this operation at all.

So—

"Don't use sweet words, Lord Hyperion. In the end, you still want to tempt me into becoming an enemy of Nyx."

Previously, they had mostly been able to maintain cooperation, and Li Mochen only needed to be on guard against the Night Goddess. But now, scheming was inevitable.

"Think whatever you like. If you're unwilling, you can give this part of the Dark Source Substance to me. That's also acceptable."

Seeing Li Mochen silent, Hyperion smiled sarcastically: "So, what right do you have to blame me, my junior? The reason it can tempt you is precisely because you see benefits in it. Rest assured, within ten years, I, Thetis, and of course Gaia, will keep the secret for you—"

But at this moment, Li Mochen forced a drop of pure black, mud-like substance from his fingertip and presented it to Hyperion.

"Take it, Lord Hyperion. Or, if you don't want it, should I just throw it away here? By the way, I could also choose to exchange it for something from Nyx."

This time, Hyperion was somewhat embarrassed. He didn't seem to intend to take it, as if he didn't know what to say.

"So, you just want to use my fate power to conceal its existence, so Nyx can't perceive it, right? Your purpose is to buy time for Gaia?"

"You've seen through it!"

Hyperion sighed, showing a helpless expression: "I can guarantee that no one will learn of this from us. And Gaia, she will also reward you."

Li Mochen's face was cold, looking as if he was all ears.

"Two Divine Source Stones. You should need these."

Seeing that Li Mochen was completely unmoved, Hyperion continued to raise the stakes: "Three! And a little bit of Metal Source Substance. Although the quantity is very small, it can strengthen the material of this sword of yours to the same level as the complete 'Longinus Holy Spear.' Don't be too greedy, clever junior."

"I can accept it, and I guarantee that within ten years, I will not give this Dark Source Substance to Nyx."

But then Li Mochen pointed to Hela beside him: "But I can't guarantee for her and her father. If the news leaks within half a year, I will certainly not defend it. I think no one would want to be an enemy of three god-kings at the same time."

If he hadn't thought it through before, then after Hyperion left, he would have to pay the price himself to seal her mouth.

Hela blinked: "I am very grateful for Lord Hyperion's help to me and Jörmungandr. But my father wants to ask you for something, and the conditions shouldn't be too excessive."

She did not directly say what that thing was in front of Li Mochen. Instead, she whispered to Hyperion.

The latter then raised an eyebrow slightly, showing a troubled expression, and then sighed helplessly: "Acceptable! But given your father's terrible reputation, we must sign a strong contract. I hope to meet him alone sometime soon."

Then Hyperion looked at Li Mochen: "Our transaction is complete, Lord Fate Sovereign. Good luck to you. The items we traded will be sent to your magic tower in Atlanta shortly."

Then his body turned into a pure and dazzling stream of light, dissipating within this time fault.

Li Mochen watched the departing light until he could no longer sense Hyperion's trace, then asked Thetis: "In a month and a half, I will announce your joining my pantheon. Can you hold out until then, Thetis?"

Li Mochen knew that once he intervened in the war between Thetis and the sea gods, it would mean that powerful beings like Poseidon could ignore the 'Human-God Separation Treaty' and attack him directly.

But right now, just dealing with those war gods and the King of the Underworld was already extremely difficult for him.