GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?



A figure appeared above the immortal link. It is a phantom figure with a grey outline but it is undoubtedly a Viper. It is also a Viper Paragon because it has ten arms. The Phantom Viper enveloped the immortal link and continued to expand. It grew larger and larger.

The Phantom Viper towered above everything in size after it has finished growing. Paragons are large but the ones they have been fighting are kings of law at best. This being is a Sovereign of law and it has the size to show for it. It is standing 10 meters tall from the base to the top of its head. That is twice the height of a paragon. It must be longer than that since the tail has not been factored into its height. 

Another peculiar difference between it and the other paragons is the white crown on its head. It is more of a crest made of scales so it is part of its body instead of an external item for adornment. Its scales would have been white were it not for its phantom state making it grey. 

The body of the immortal link can be seen within the giant phantom. The immortal link is unconscious. It is the child of the plane that is in control and it seems to have a problem with them. The child of the plane of the Vipers hissed loudly as it looked at them. It was a hiss of challenge.

Soverick smirked and said to Ghaster, "You said you wanted to kill a paragon. Here is one. Have at it."

Ghaster gulped. He gulped because he felt fear despite being giddy with excitement. He is ready to dash forward at any moment but his fear is holding him back. It is not cowardice but the instinct of self-preservation. Something is gnawing at the back of his mind warning him not to take this lightly. So he decided to think before he acted.

Unfortunately for him, he doesn't have time to think. Enemies rarely give one time to think and plan. One must always react. In this case, it was his allies that acted before him. Salvos opened his eyes and heralded the coming of hell. The barrier had fallen with the death of the defense paragon. That left nothing to stop the avalanche of fire that fell on the vipers and their child of the plane. 

"Hey," Ghaster complained. "No fair. I wanted to kill it."

Salvos shrugged. He attacked and he is not remorseful of it. He would do it again if he could.

Salvin shook his head with regret. "I was too late."

That made Ghaster glare at him too. It seems everyone wanted to get a bite of his prize so that he will have none.

"No need to bicker. It is not dead." Soverick told them.

The torrent of fire ended to reveal the result of that attack. The vipers were unscathed. Not one has died or been injured. The lake of fire has extended a few meters forward because of the delay in deploying the barrier but they are all safe. The child of the plane succeeded in protecting all of them by deploying the defense barrier just in time. One of its phantom clawed hands is supporting that barrier now like a shield.

"My turn," Salvin said before making his phantom weapons attack.

"No way. He is mine, " Ghaster cried and turned into a lightning bolt.

The two of them attacked the child of the plane. They could work together without impeding each other so they went for it. Soverick chose to watch. 

"How did it block my attack?" Salvos asked dejectedly.

He has not been able to let loose in this challenge. He couldn't attack randomly, but his attacks have always been blocked when he does attack. He thought he would finally do a great deal of damage when the barrier disappeared but another one appeared.

"It is what it is. An immortal power can do everything the other paragons can do if not better once they achieve the third awakening at the titan of law stage. That's why it could block your attack."

The divine ability of Immortal power is the original divine ability of the Vipers. It is actually overpowered. The original divine ability of the battle sages has almost disappeared because of its difficulty but the original divine ability of the Vipers is still relevant and even popular despite the difficulty of progressing with it. 

Even the tradition of selecting a new child of the plane has not reduced the number of Vipers that want to become immortal powers. Only one immortal power between the stages of Sovereign and titan of law will remain alive on the plane after the battle royale between them. And yet, more people wish to remain as immortal powers when they become titans of law.

It is all because the divine ability of the immortal power is so powerful. First, they get normal empowerment that every type of paragon gets, then they get immortality which is unique to them. As if that isn't enough, an immortal power can do everything the other paragons can do apart from that of the immortal link once they become titans of law. The power and versatility of the divine ability are only tempered by the fact that it cannot do the things it does as well as the other paragons.

A brute will be able to get a higher return on defense and strength per connection than an immortal power. That is, a brute will be stronger and more durable than an immortal power with the same amount of connections. But the brute will only be able to gain strength and defense empowerment from the connections.

Besides that, no paragon can match the child of the plane because the will of the plane has given it all the connections available in the plane. With every connection in the plane at their disposal, the child of the plane has enough quantity to be able to outmatch any quality.

No brute can match a child of the plane in strength and defense because it won't have enough connections to empower it to the level of the child of the plane.