952 [Ascendance Of The Goddess of Sins and Virtues] 73/?: Mao And The Slime Family's Might!
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Kireina received a substantial boost to her powers now that she devoured the Dragon Gods, and after having rescued the fragmented souls of Blaire, Leonia, and Kaze, she was now watching calmly as her family decimated the Gods through the power they had trained for all this time, it was finally time to showcase all the power they truly had!
Kireina watched at the reconstructed souls of the three allies of David, as she quickly moved them inside her Divine Realm, within the Hell Layer, and deposited them inside the Spring of Soul healing, the same one where Faylen had bathed herself to recover the wound left by Envy.
Faylen wouldn't participate in the battle of now, as she was still resting for the moment, although she was being accompanied by Kireina's true body clone, and was having a fun time dual cultivating.
Kireina's main consciousness, however, decided to watch over her family and allies as they showcased their powers and destroyed the Gods with their divine might.
"ROOAAARR!"
An enormous black lion roared, rushing through the skies while flapping gigantic draconic winds, its mane was gold and it had four crimson-red eyes, with sharp fangs and a red tongue coated with venom.
Each of its limbs was muscular and had large retractile claws coated with deadly divine poison that could even affect Gods!
Its soft and silky black fur shined brightly as if it were glossy, and it had several metallic black scales covering part of its body as well.
The tail was long and possessed a sharp stinger on its tip, coating with divine poison which the beast fired like deadly projectiles.
The despairing Gods of the Lower Realm trapped into this mess glanced at this beast and only thought of it as a Divine Beast, deciding to target it and devour it!
If they were to devour it, maybe they would be able to grow stronger and find a way to escape!
Gravaler, the God of Metallic Alloy, and Trumglr, the God of Hammerstone flew towards the Lion beast, whose size was around 60 meters, roaring furiously as it fired venom bullets everywhere.
The two gods resembled large titans made of metal and stone, like enormous golems, their size was just a bit bigger than the lion, so they quickly conjured their Divine Techniques, creating giant boulders made of fused alloys and a gigantic hammer made of many types of hard stones!
"Now, let's kill it!"
The two Gods flew at a faster speed than their heavy bodies would imply they could have, but the lion's keen senses had already detected them!
"Hmm, so finally someone comes!" it said, with the voice of an adorable young girl.
"Eh? It can… talk?!" asked Gravaler in shock.
"It doesn't matter, kill it!" roared Trumglr, as the two Gods gritted their metallic and stone teeth and unleashed their powerful Divine Auras!
FLASH!
A rain of alloy boulders fell over the lion as the giant hammerstone reached to it as well!
CLASH! CLASH!
The two Gods expected the Divine Beast to die instantly by their combined onslaught, but they suddenly realized that both of them hit each other!
BOOM!
The boulders crashed against the impact of the hammerstone, blowing both Gods away.
Flash!
And then, a mass of shadows emerged above Gravaler, glaring at it with its four crimson-red eyes!
"Hehe, you fell for it, dummy!" it laughed with a childish voice, as the lion rushed towards Gravaler who had been damaged, and it used its deadly claws to ravage the beast's body, crushing it with constant attacks that carried powerful Skills and Techniques!
The lion's claws coated themselves in the deadly divine venom, although it barely affected a being made of metal, its corrosive properties were good enough to erode it and make it weaker, while the powerful claws cracked through the metallic body and reached the tasty soul.
Clash! Clash! Clash! Clash!
"UNNNGGRAAAAAGGH…! What kind of strength is this?! Y-You're merely a Demigod Realm Divine Beast!" cried Gravaler, as the lion roared!
"Gao?! I am not a Divine Beast! I am Mao! And I will become Master's wife if I bring her a lot of meals, so die!" roared the powerful lion, who was actually Mao herself!
"W-Wife?! What the… Nnnghh! GGGRRYAAAHH…!"
CRASH!
Mao's powerful claws crushed through Gravaler's core, which resembled a large jewel, and then reached his soul, crunching it with her powerful jaws and slashing it with her claws, coating herself with her Shadow Divinity and absolutely decimating the God!
BOOM!
The entire god exploded into pieces, its entire physical body was a treasure trove of divine materials, and its soul was also a tasty treat for Mao's beloved master, as she quickly saved everything inside her Inventory and glared at the quivering God that was flying away from her, Trumglr!
"Where are you going? To become a Master's wife I have to work hard like my senpais! I have to show Master that I've improved and grown stronger by myself!" said Mao, as she rushed towards the terrified God who had his entire rocky body cracked due to the impact he received from Gravaler by accident!
"G-Get away from meee!" cried the intimidating golem-like god, as he generated a giant hammer and threw it at Mao!
"GRAO! Divine Shadow Jaws!"
Mao, however, quickly employed her powerful Divine Skill, which she had acquired after fusing over many Skills together! This Skill used her Divinity of Shadows and encompassed her jaws with it, enhancing to even greater levels as her jaws grew out of her lion head and become a grotesque specter, it was both a physical attack and a long-ranged one!
"EEH?! W-What kind of technique is thaaat?!" cried Trumglr, as he was suddenly caught by the giant shadow jaws and dragged into the real ones!
"Don't resist! Don't worry, the master is so nice that she will let you live inside of her Divine Realm~!" said Mao with an adorable voice, as she crushed the god's entire body into debris, as her jaws tore apart the god's soul and then saved it all inside her inventory!
"Hehe! Two down! Master, did you see? Mao is working hard!" said Mao, as she cutely roared at Kireina, who was a giant mass of flesh coated in the bark.
"I saw it Mao-chan, good work~!" said Kireina.
"Hehe~! Now what should I kill~?" wondered Mao, as she flew through the battlefield, the Gods who saw her massacre had grown utterly terrified!
Mao was perhaps one of Kireina's first summons, whose skill she had acquired months ago when she devoured many humans. She was originally a Male Chimera Lion, who she upgraded by feeding it materials for Pets, and then ultimately made her evolve into a female Manticore by fusing several monsters pieces into her and even her slime.
As she grew more attached to Kireina as her mount, she became more fascinated and devoted, however, as everyone grew stronger, she was mostly left aside due to the challenges being usually way too hard. Although she had participated in the fight against the demons defending the Kingdom.
Kireina didn't stop giving her attention, petting her whenever she could and going on trips over her back while she transformed into her Chimera Lion form.
After evolving into a Living Deity thanks to Kireina's help, Mao went on a journey through Kireina's Divine Realm to grow stronger and evolve more, and disappeared for several days as she dived into the Babel Dungeon by herself… coming back as a Demigoddess at Rank 6!
Mao had become the Demigoddess of Chimeric Shadow Beasts, with the Authorities of [Shadows] and [Chimera Beasts], boosting her main power of shapeshifting and shadow-manipulation by a lot!
Now that she had gained such power by herself, she had grown more confident and wanted her master to love her more! Yes, she had become rather selfish and prideful, but it was part of being half-lioness.
Kireina felt overwhelmed by her sudden love confession, but she quickly let her join the battle and prove her effort by killing a few Gods.
Mao felt inspired, as she quickly dived into battle, seeking offerings for her master so she could reciprocate her love.
Of course, Kireina didn't need any of such things to accept her, she had a big heart and would happily welcome Mao. However, the fight was coming, and she found it a good way for Mao to grow stronger and practice her powers through these battles, giving her the incentive that she would marry her as long as she worked very hard.
And well, Mao was so motivated that she was slaughtering Gods from left and right…
"Haha… She's very motivated… Wasn't she a male before though? Hm… Well, not like I care. I wonder how intense she will be in bed… Ah, I shouldn't think such things," thought Kireina.
Mao was able to transform into a powerful giant Lion Divine Beast, which enhanced her power even more, and had giant draconic wings, powerful claws, and a stinger containing powerful venom.
Kireina admired her performance as she grew eager to taste a bit of her love soon.
Meanwhile, she also watched over another devoted girl… well, girls. Those who had been given a similar rule to Mao, as they were eager to be with Kireina-sama after their intense training, believe that they might have become good enough for her now…
A beautiful maiden made of slime of many colors flew through the intense battlefield, she wore a full set of armor with many decorations, which was pitch black, and released a phantasmal and spectral aura of eerie and deadly presence…
She created many colorful and armored arms, wielding powerful black and phantasmal weapons of finely detailed creation, alongside other types of weapons such as blazing javelins, a white staff of holy light, and large blue claws.
Her eyes shined with rainbow colors, but unlike Rimuru she could be considered a Titaness, going up to 60 meters, her long and slimy hair flowed with the colors of the rainbow, and she wielded a large black helmet, alongside big Seraphin-like wings made of this rainbow slime behind her.
The beautiful rainbow maiden wearing black equipment flew through the skies, as she raised her weapons and greeted a wolf-shaped God covered by flames, with blazing eyes, Dogevern, the God of Volcanic Beasts!
"GGRRR…! I won't go down without a FIGHT!" he roared, as he flashed towards the beautiful multi-colored armored slime goddess, as her powerful weapons clashed against his deadly blazing jaws!
CLASH!
"Oh?!"
The rainbow maiden was surprised as the deadly wolf God used his powerful jaws to break the weapons and shatter them!
Crack… crack…! CRASH!
"GAHAHAHA! Such feeble weapons can't deal with my powerful jaws- GEH?!"
However, the rainbow maiden was surprised for a split second, as she extended her slime tentacles around the wolf god's jaw, entangling his neck and grasping his jaws with a strong grip!
"GRAAAGGH…! GRAAAHH…!" cried Dogevern, as the rainbow armored maiden slimed, suddenly generating more deadly black weapons out of thin air, and firing them at the wolf while she kept it entangled, his divine fire was deadly, but their regeneration speed was greater!
"W-Wait… W-What are you doiiinnnngggg?! GGRRYAAAGGH…!"
The wild wolf God unleashed more fire, but he continued to be impaled by the deadly black weapons, vomiting blood as his soul began to be cracked and shattered!
"GRAARRGH! STOP!" he roared, as he twisted his body and used his divine soul to launch a powerful beam of fire against the maiden, blasting away her head and a big chunk of her torso!
Dogevern flew away as he glared at the motionless body of the goddess, she was done for!
…Or was she?
Plop!
Two seconds after having her head and torso blasted, a new one emerged out of thin air like nothing, surprising the Wolf God!
"Ah?! W-What the- UNGNGGH?!"
SLASH!
A giant black blade suddenly pierced through his rear, all the way o his head, slicing his entire body in half! The blade had been sneakily flying to his back while he laughed at the "corpse" foolishly!
"Hehe, you fell for it pretty easily!" they laughed with many voices, as the maiden flew towards the sliced corpse and divine soul, saving them inside her inventory.
"Hm, the Slime Family has grown strong too…"
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