Even in the face of such a crisis, the Incarnation didn't have the slightest thought of being forced to submit. If he didn't submit to Lin Yun, the Nightmare Lord's God's soul would devour both of them. At that time, Lin Yun would thoroughly disappear and the Nightmare Lord would occupy Lin Yun's body, while the Book of Death would also become a part of his body.
An innate Extraordinary lifeform, an innate Extraordinary Magic Tool, this guy might truly be able to regain his former glory. This wasn't an impossible matter.
Even in death, he wouldn't lower his head, he wouldn't defy his will and wouldn't submit. Lin Yun actually admired this Magic Tool Incarnation. According to normal historical development, the Magic Tool Incarnation never submitted after Bane obtained the Book of Death.
And when Bane was at his strongest, he indeed had the power to destroy the Book of Death, but he still couldn't make the Magic Tool Incarnation surrender, and Bane didn't destroy the Book of Death because of that.
Whether it was because of the Magic Tool Incarnation's personality or because of the established rules, he couldn't be forced to submit. Lin Yun abided by that rule.
The Magic Tool Incarnation floated in front of Lin Yun, and a shield appeared on his body. It wasn't a Mana Shield, but rather a thin layer of Elemental Shield. This way, no matter what spell Lin Yun released, it would be able to resist it under his control.
"Merlin, you don't have a chance, you can't defeat me. Even if I'm devoured by that stupid God's soul, I won't easily submit. You only have enough mana left to cast a 1st Tier Spell, you don't have any other way …"
In the distance, the Nightmare Lord's God's soul was rapidly approaching, and the vast soul fluctuations were like a tide. Even if they were separated by some distance, this influence couldn't be ignored.
Lin Yun raised his hand. His face was pale and his eye sockets were sunken. He looked like a corpse, his hand shaking as he looked at the Incarnation of the Book of Death and grinned.
Then, a red and blue light appeared at Lin Yun's fingertip. Judging from the mana fluctuations, Lin Yun's spell wasn't even a 1st Tier Spell, but the Incarnation's expression changed.
There was simply no time to dodge. A fingernail-sized red and blue light flew out of Lin Yun's fingertip and instantly struck the thin layer of elemental power covering the Book of Death's body.
According to his ability to control the elements, he could use the power of the elements to perfectly block any spell that Lin Yun released. Although it would consume his remaining mana, it would still be a draw in the end.
And in this kind of battle, a draw meant that Lin Yun had failed and couldn't make the Incarnation submit.
The red and blue lights were only the size of a fingernail, and they were pure fire and ice elements arranged in a specific order.
When the light hit the surface of the Magic Tool Transformation, the Fire Elements and Ice Elements collided. One Fire Element and one Ice Element collided, and then all the elements charged towards the center.
In an instant, the elements were annihilated.
It was an absolute balance, there wasn't a single trace of imbalance. The two completely opposite forces collided, and there could only be one outcome, mutual annihilation.
A black light appeared in front of the Incarnation's forehead. The elements he controlled simply couldn't resist the annihilation power and were destroyed. The black light rushed into the Incarnation's head and a fingernail-sized black hole appeared on his forehead.
In an instant, the entire world seemed to be controlled by a kind of irresistible power. Space was frozen, and the Nightmare Lord's soul was frozen in place.
The Incarnation was like broken glass, slowly becoming illusory, and the expression on his face was frozen in disbelief.
The Incarnation silently turned illusory and disappeared. At that time, Lin Yun felt as if he had truly gained control of the Book of Death, as well as everything within the Book of Death.
The Incarnation of the Book of Death also fell under his control. He truly controlled the Book of Death, and he also knew that in order to truly control the Book of Death, he had to defeat the Incarnation of the Book of Death.
The first time the Incarnation of the Book of Death grasped the Book of Death was indeed relatively easy. At that time, it didn't involve the power of Laws. But in order to control the Incarnation of the Book of Death, he had to be at the peak of the Heaven Rank, and he had to truly defeat the other side.
And the Magic Tool Incarnation of the Book of Death was equivalent to a mage that was unfathomably perfect in all aspects, a mage that controlled everything. It was impossible to defeat a mage at the same rank, with the same mana, the same soul power, and everything else being the same.
Lin Yun's foundation in every aspect had already surpassed the word 'perfect'. That was the most extreme perfection. Every step of the Mage Path could be said to be extremely perfect. Even Lin Yun himself might not be able to achieve such perfection if he tried again.
Even so, he barely managed to defeat the Book of Death's Incarnation when he was on the verge of falling, because the other side truly represented the Laws themselves.
Wanting to use the same Laws to defeat Laws was simply impossible, so the Book of Death had never been truly controlled by anyone.
The frozen void once again returned to normal. The Nightmare Lord's God's Soul kept laughing as it floated over, as if it hadn't sensed the abnormality.
And next to Lin Yun, a skull without the slightest aura of death was floating there. This was the Incarnation of the Book of Death, and it was also the Incarnation's original appearance. The skull's appearance was only because the Book of Death had been nurtured in the Undead Plane.
The skull floated beside Lin Yun, no longer worried about the Nightmare Lord's God's Soul. Instead, it looked at Lin Yun with a very complicated expression.
"Merlin, how did you think of that?"
From the start of the battle until the last moment, everything had been under Semillon's control. Although Lin Yun's control over the Laws, his usage of the Laws, his control over mana, and his casting of spells could be described as perfect, Semillon had been able to control everything.
In Mellon's eyes, this was another version of himself, the Incarnation of Laws, perfect and flawless. No one else could reach that level.
But no matter how perfect he was, that was all there was to it. Even if he was perfect, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Mellon, who was also in a perfect state.
If he couldn't defeat Mellon, he would never be able to control the complete Book of Death.
Mellon replayed the entire battle a few times, but he couldn't understand why it was like this.
Lin Yun glanced at Mellon. After truly controlling the Book of Death, Lin Yun knew the true name of the Magic Tool Incarnation of the Book of Death. According to the normal incantation speed, the true name that could be chanted for a dozen minutes was Mellon.
"In the previous battle, you represented the Book of Death itself, and you also represented the Laws that gave birth to the Book of Death. Using the same Laws, you can't defeat the Laws themselves, this is something I clearly understand.
"If you want to defeat the Laws, you have to break them. The most powerful aspect of a mage isn't their spells, nor their Demiplane, nor their control over Laws, it's their wisdom.
"You transformed into a Mage to fight me, so you have to follow the Laws. You are a true Mage. Your casting ability, fighting ability, and control over Laws are all perfect, but you don't have the wisdom of a Mage."
Mellon didn't understand, but he didn't refute. He only pondered, but he couldn't understand.
Lin Yun glanced at Mellon. He originally didn't plan to explain, but Lin Yun also understood that Mellon was very confident that he wouldn't serve anyone, and no one had the ability to make him serve.
Now that he had lost, he still didn't understand what Lin Yun meant. If Lin Yun didn't explain, he wouldn't force it. But as Lin Yun's most important Magic Tool, if he wanted to make the Magic Tool Incarnation display its greatest power, just controlling it wasn't enough. Lin Yun understood this principle very well.
"I already started making arrangements after my probing attack. You just didn't notice, because I knew that the battle wouldn't have any results. I couldn't win, and I would only have a chance at the end.
Do you think that the end of the battle will be the same as the last time? But this time, I won't win, because this time, the power of the Rule has appeared. It's impossible for someone to grasp the Rule to be stronger than the Rule itself.
Am I right? "
Mellon was a bit surprised. He pondered for a bit before silently nodding.
"If I want to defeat you, I have to abandon the Laws themselves. Thus, the real battle will begin when we are only left with the mana of the last spell.
"I can't use the Laws themselves to defeat you, I can't control the elements, I can't control the mana, so I can only use my final power, the power of annihilation.
"That doesn't belong to any element, it doesn't have any mana, and it doesn't have any Law power. Because I can only guarantee perfect control over the last attack, you can't perfectly resist it, so you lost.
"This is the most powerful aspect of mages, wisdom, and not power. It is also the most powerful aspect of humans."
Mellon silently nodded. Mellon had deduced the entire process, and in fact, regardless of the process, the result was already decided. Mellon knew that he couldn't resist that last spell, which was at most a 1st Tier Spell.
To resist that fingernail-sized Annihilation Sphere, he would need at least a 3rd Tier Shield Spell. Moreover, Mellon had to personally control it to be able to resist it.
No matter how much he deduced, if he hadn't known about the Annihilation Sphere in advance, the final result would have been decided.
This made Mellon somewhat dejected. No matter how much he understood, no matter how powerful he was, wisdom was something he couldn't fathom.
As Lin Yun and Mellon were talking about this, the Nightmare Lord's God Soul already rushed over, its huge body over ten kilometers tall bringing a terrifying pressure.
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