[Surging spell power erupts and pours out in an instant, and the Direct Vision Great Sage immediately raises a light wall, driving the Knowledge Dragon Lance to oppose your attack.]

[You then see the Knowledge Dragon Lance instantly annihilated under the pressure of two vast forces, while the newly raised Knowledge Light Wall flickers and wavers amid the raging spell energy. It can still barely hold on, but compared to last time, it is far, far weaker.]

[It is shocked and appalled, and cannot help but cry out. The true Lord has not only granted you the ability of resurrection and reincarnation, but has also given you the power to become stronger upon rebirth?!]

[In its shock and fury, it does not realize at all that it has already been branded by your double curse. Under the influence of the incantations, you have become this strong.]

With a 50% increase to both damage dealt and damage taken reduced, Lin Xun finally turned the tables, completely overturning the previously miserable situation where he had been horribly suppressed.

After the earlier series of battles, the Great Sage had already spent a great deal of mana, and after the death of the True God’s Envoy, it had carved and activated the Analysis Magic Formation that required a massive expenditure. By now, signs of exhaustion were faintly starting to show.

Lin Xun seized the opportunity to begin a furious barrage, using a Mighty Mage shell to output damage while also using the Child of Evil consciousness body to deliver both magical and physical strikes against the enemy.

The Great Sage also realized that its mana was running dangerously low, so it stopped attacking and only defended, yet even so it could still barely hold out.

Sage Osborn was also a huge mana guzzler. There was no need to mention Character Law; a powerful instant-cast spell paid for by sacrificing casting time was extremely mana-hungry.

As for Endless Flood of Knowledge, it required a long period of chanting to cast. Unless he was prepared in advance, there were not many chances to use it in actual combat.

“Just a 50% damage boost still doesn’t seem like enough. Looks like I can’t save the Resentment Dagger after all…”

Scholars of the Direct Vision School were all basically Doraemon types, each one having unexpected magical item trump cards that were more numerous and stranger than the last; the Great Sage was certain to still have some methods left in reserve.

Lin Xun made up his mind, deciding to crush everything and end the battle in one overwhelming push, preferably not even giving the Great Sage a chance to use any trump cards.

The three vengeance items could only take effect on targets below immortal grade. The Great Sage, who belonged to the top demi-god tier, was already the uppermost limit of these items’ effective range.

If he could kill the Great Sage and possess its shell, Lin Xun would at least become a true top demi-god.

With himself at top demi-god level, the remaining two uses of the Vengeance Torch and Cursed Serpent Whip were enough to let him be invincible beneath the pseudo god realm, so using up the Resentment Dagger would not be a loss.

With that thought, he opened the Inventory and clicked on the use option for the item.

[You have used Resentment Dagger (immortal grade item)!]

[You take out a sharp dagger and raise it high above your head…]

[Three beautiful, mature ladies appear behind you. Tall of stature, they bear giant eagle-like wings on their backs and hold a torch, serpent whip, and dagger in their hands.]

[The phantoms of the Three Goddesses of Vengeance shriek shrilly. Crimson blood tears streak down their faces, and in their eyes burns a raging fire known as Vengeance!]

[Negative status Mark of Vengeance and Mark of the Curse on Knowledge-Seeking Direct Vision Branch Association Great Sage has stacked to three layers!]

[The damage you deal to this enemy will increase by a tremendous amount, and the damage this enemy deals to you will sharply decrease!]

[Before this enemy dies, the three layers of Mark of Vengeance and Mark of the Curse will exist forever and cannot be dispelled by conventional means!]

[Upon seeing the divine phantom flash behind you, the Direct Vision Great Sage cannot sense that it has secretly been branded with marks of vengeance, but it does realize that you have definitely used some underhanded trick again.]

[It immediately raises its staff high, and countless characters pour into the Knowledge Light Wall around it, making the defensive spell even more solid.]

[You open the giant eye on your chest, and Character Law activates once more!]

[Behind you, the Child of Evil consciousness body also manifests again, brandishing the Scarlet King’s Sword as it launches an attack on the enemy!]

[The might of the spell attack and the greatsword slash is no different from before, but the light wall that previously could barely withstand the assault suddenly becomes as fragile as an eggshell, shattering and collapsing in an instant under the impact of both forces, revealing the terrified face of the Direct Vision Great Sage behind it.]

[The Child of Evil consciousness body suddenly steps forward and draws its sword across the Great Sage’s neck!]

[Blood sprays. The Great Sage clutches its throat and collapses to the ground, the light of life rapidly fading from its eyes…]

Lin Xun let out a long breath. He had finally toppled this big boss of the Direct Vision Branch Association!

If not for a few powerful vengeance items, it would have been absolutely impossible to kill the Great Sage relying on his own strength alone.

Just as he relaxed, however, the game still did not display the main text for a kill and death.

[…]

[You frown, a bad premonition rising in your heart. You whip your head around to see the Direct Vision Great Sage standing perfectly fine in the distance, while the corpse that had fallen to the ground turns into countless characters that scatter and vanish.]

[The Great Sage’s face is gloomy, a circle of mysterious shining characters encircling it. It says in a deep voice that you truly live up to being the True God’s Envoy; the speed of your growth in strength is astonishing and jaw-dropping.]

[It admits that it is no longer your match… only a knowledge scholar stronger than it can deal with you.]

[As it speaks, it takes out a scroll and tears it. Countless tiny characters surge forth and flicker, causing its figure to grow increasingly vague and blurred.]

[You know this is the phenomenon of a teleportation spell being used… the Great Sage is going to run away!]

[You immediately cast a spell and shout at the Great Sage that was it not trying to capture you? Was it not trying to stop you from going to the Multivision Association? If it runs away now, you will immediately head to the Multivision Association!]

[Character Law blasts toward the Great Sage, but is completely blocked by the mysterious characters surrounding it.]

[That circle of mysterious characters gradually dims, but it is not weakening because of your spell attacks. Rather, it is rapidly fading with the passage of time.]

[Yet before the mysterious characters disappear, it will be enough for the Great Sage to complete the teleportation.]

[Even with three layers of marks of vengeance as support, you still cannot shake the mysterious characters, which shows that their defensive capability is incomparably powerful, far beyond what a demi-god should possess!]

[The Great Sage continues, telling you not to waste your strength. This is a defensive spell scroll bestowed by the Great Prophet. With your power, it is impossible to break this defense.]

[It will return to the Direct Vision Branch Association and use a magic formation to notify the Prophet in the Imperial Capital…]

[No, in view of your terrifying speed of growth, it will urgently implore the Great Prophet to personally defeat you and then imprison you, forever trapping you in a cage…]

[You attack the mysterious characters frantically. During teleportation, the Great Sage seems unable to move or attack, simply standing where it is and watching you coldly as the light of teleportation gradually envelops its entire body…]

[This place is over half an hour’s carriage ride from the Direct Vision Branch Association. If the Great Sage teleports back to the Branch Association, it will have more than enough time to recover its mana, use the magic formation to notify the Prophet in the Imperial Capital, and even still have spare time to refill the already depleted Knowledge Sea Magic Formation with energy.]

[Even if you rush to the Branch Association without pause, you still cannot stand against the Knowledge Sea Magic Formation, since your marks of vengeance only apply to the Great Sage itself.]

[Not to mention that the Great Sage will also summon the Great Prophet to deliver a dimensionality-reduction strike against you…]

“Damn it! That is just cheating!”

Lin Xun had paid the price of precious items and was finally about to knock the Great Sage flat, yet the cooked duck was about to fly away in front of his eyes.

Not only was the duck about to fly away, it was going to call over a ferocious tiger he absolutely could not contend with.

If he really let the Great Sage return to the Branch Association, he would never again have the chance to kill the Great Sage! With a god realm Prophet hunting him, whether he could even keep his own life would become a serious question.