Great Battle

Atticus flew to a spot not far in front of Olivia and offered a gentlemanly greeting.

"Beautiful Miss Olivia, it is a pleasure to engage in this much-anticipated battle with you. Regardless of the outcome, I hope we can become friends."

Atticus spoke with a smile, looking elegant and poised, which led many onlookers in the city to nod in silent approval.

Olivia gave a slight nod. "Let us take this battle higher."

With that, Olivia continued her ascent, flying above the layer of clouds.

Seeing this, Atticus quickly followed her up.

In the blink of an eye, the people on the streets of Kaliron became as small as ants.

This made it difficult for the crowd to watch the battle due to the immense distance.

However, compared to being caught in the aftermath of a terrifying battle, being able to watch from afar was already quite a privilege.

As they reached the high altitude, dense magic particles began to vibrate around Olivia and Atticus.

Atticus then raised his hand and traced a rectangle in the air before him, and a door immediately appeared.

The door swung open, and a massive metal fist burst out violently, smashing toward Olivia with lethal intent.

The battle had begun.

The giant metal fist possessed an intimidating dominance, reaching Olivia's eyes almost instantly.

But at that moment, layers of diamond-shaped mirror surfaces emerged around Olivia, protecting her entirely within them.

When the massive metal fist struck this human-shaped mirror barrier, it was instantly affected by an inexplicable power, rebounding directly to smash back at Atticus.

"Preston's Formless Mirror?" Atticus recognized the object immediately and retreated swiftly to dodge the attack of the metal fist.

"No, it is mine now," Olivia said unhurriedly.

In the past, this forbidden artifact known as the Formless Mirror had indeed belonged to Preston Weiss.

This forbidden artifact could reflect all incoming damage, providing its wielder with absolute, indiscriminate defense.

Of course, this was provided the wielder could control it; it was no mere sealed-grade artifact, but a powerful destructive-grade forbidden artifact.

By this time, the retreating Atticus had opened one portal after another in the void.

The metal fist that had been reflected toward him vanished after entering one of the doors.

Then, from the other portals, more metal fists burst out one by one, raining down on Olivia.

However, as these metal fists reached her, they were once again reflected back, disappearing into the portals once more.

And then the metal fists appeared yet again.

Olivia could see at a glance that Atticus intended to use this method to exhaust her, or rather, to drain the power of the Formless Mirror.

Even a forbidden artifact could not reflect attacks indefinitely. Under continuous assault, the reflecting power would grow weaker and eventually lose its effect temporarily.

Clearly, Atticus had a certain understanding of the Formless Mirror.

Seeing this, Olivia produced a black umbrella in her hand.

This was another forbidden artifact obtained from Preston, called the Weather Umbrella.

Without a doubt, this forbidden artifact could control atmospheric changes.

Holding the Weather Umbrella, she swept it from left to right in front of her. Instantly, the clouds in the sky began to roll, thunder rumbled, and a massive meteorological shift occurred.

Following that, thick bolts of lightning crashed down one after another, encompassing Atticus and the many portals around him within the range of the attack.

Accompanied by booming roars, the portals were shattered on the spot, disintegrating into metallic points of light that vanished without a trace.

As for Atticus, he stood there without moving an inch, bathing in the lightning completely unharmed.

However, his appearance began to change.

The skin on his body took on a strange stony texture—a unique white rock that made him look as if he were a human carved from stone.

In this state, he looked exceptionally bizarre, but undeniably, his defensive power was also incredibly staggering. He allowed the lightning to strike his body, yet remained completely unshakable.

This was the power of the God-Stone.

Having transformed his form, Atticus charged directly at her.

He used no weapons, nor did he need any. He rushed forward and threw a heavy, crushing punch.

With a loud crash, the diamond-shaped mirror surfaces around Olivia vibrated violently from the impact, failing to exert their reflecting effect.

Seeing this, Olivia put away both the Formless Mirror and the Weather Umbrella.

Instead, she brought out the spiritual weapon Cross Grace, enlarging it to the size of a door panel before swinging it at Atticus.

Boom!

The Cross Grace collided heavily with the fist. Olivia felt a powerful force surge toward her, and she was forced back a considerable distance in mid-air.

Of course, her strength was by no means small, forcing Atticus back a great distance as well.

Both stabilized themselves quickly and then charged at each other once more, engaging in a fierce clash.

The magic mirror had provided a plan on how to defeat Atticus, but executing it was not so easy.

Because Atticus had fused a divine object like the God-Stone into his body, his defensive capabilities had become exceptionally powerful, making it difficult for any conventional attack to harm him.

To truly wound him, the first step was to undermine the compatibility between him and the God-Stone.

This was the reason Olivia needed to engage Atticus in close-quarters combat.

Under the magic mirror's guidance, she knew that Atticus's fusion with the God-Stone was not flawless; a defect still existed in his body.

This defect was located just below Atticus's left shoulder, a spot near the armpit.

As long as she could frequently attack that position, she could cause a sense of sluggishness in the fusion between Atticus and the God-Stone.

However, even Atticus himself was unaware of this issue.

In Atticus's own perception, his fusion with the God-Stone was perfect.

But the magic mirror could discover things that he himself could not.

Olivia engaged in a rapid exchange of blows with Atticus, watching for opportunities to strike his left shoulder from time to time.

To the countless people in Kaliron, this battle was a clash of titans, a truly shocking spectacle.