I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

However, he was still a Moon God, and he couldn’t break free from the restrictions of the Forbidden Demon Domain. As a result, he was completely countered by Su Ze’s liquid form.

If things continued this way, it was only a matter of time before he was defeated, or even killed, by Su Ze.

But the Son of the Ancestral God didn’t panic. After one exchange, he pulled away from Su Ze and said coldly, ”Were you the one who killed those warriors of my race? You’re that member of the Nian Race? You’ve certainly got some skill, but if this is all you’ve got, I’m afraid you won’t be leaving this planet alive!”

With that, he slapped the belt around his waist. The buckle glowed with a silvery metallic luster that instantly spread across his entire body, turning his skin the color of metal.

In that instant, the Son of the Ancestral God looked just like a metal sculpture.

This belt was the 9th-rank Divine Artifact that the Son of the Ancestral God wielded. Having already gathered intelligence on the matter, Su Ze recognized it at a glance.

In fact, he had noticed the belt long ago. The moment he neared the planet, he felt a strong pull. After analyzing it, he confirmed the attraction was coming from this very belt.

The fact that his Evolutionary Sense could detect it meant this Divine Artifact was a suitable upgrade material for him.

However, the captives he had caught only knew that the Son of the Ancestral God possessed such a Divine Artifact; they were unclear about its specific functions.

On the surface, it seemed the Divine Artifact possessed at least a decent defensive effect.

After coating his entire body in a metallic sheen, the Son of the Ancestral God charged Su Ze with unstoppable momentum, throwing a simple, unadorned punch.

Su Ze formed a massive liquid fist and met the Son of the Ancestral God’s punch head-on.

CLANG!

When Su Ze’s fist slammed into the Son of the Ancestral God, it felt like striking an indestructible chunk of iron.

It was like throwing a block of tofu against a stone. Su Ze’s liquid fist instantly shattered into countless droplets.

This wasn’t a difference in power, but a difference in substance.

No matter how much force is behind it, tofu can’t move a stone.

Fortunately, Su Ze wasn’t injured. The scattered droplets quickly reformed, and with only a small portion lost, his Self-Healing Ability would allow him to recover swiftly.

But clearly, this was not the full extent of the 9th-rank Divine Artifact’s power.

After being struck by Su Ze’s punch, the metallic color on the Son of the Ancestral God’s body began to shift from dark silver to a bright gold.

Su Ze didn’t understand what this meant, but the Son of the Ancestral God charged him again.

The Son of the Ancestral God was now like an immovable brute. Relying on the fact that Su Ze couldn’t harm him, he just mindlessly charged forward.

Indeed, all Su Ze could do was knock him back punch after punch, which put him in a dilemma.

Clearly, physical attacks alone couldn’t break the 9th-rank Divine Artifact’s defense. He couldn’t do anything to this chunk of iron. His only option was to try using other forms of energy attacks.

But to do that, he would have to deactivate the Forbidden Demon Domain, which meant he would be besieged by the numerous Dou Race Moon Gods and Star Gods surrounding them.

The Forbidden Demon Domain prevented anyone from using energy attacks, forcing them to rely on physical attacks. However, normal physical attacks couldn’t inflict significant damage on Su Ze’s liquid body, which had created an environment for a fair one-on-one duel with the Son of the Ancestral God.

The moment he deactivated the Forbidden Demon Domain, he would be instantly overwhelmed by the Dou Race experts’ human-wave tactics and drowned in a flood of energy attacks from all directions.

Although his ’Sponge Body’ skill could absorb energy attacks, it had its limits. Even if he continuously threw out Elemental Fruits to expend the absorbed energy, he couldn’t keep up with the sheer speed of the attacks from so many god-level experts. He would surely reach his saturation point quickly.

Therefore, he temporarily dismissed the thought.

Using a Divine Artifact’s power always came at a cost, especially when using one of a higher rank than oneself, which drained even more energy.

The Son of the Ancestral God was using a 9th-rank Divine Artifact despite being a lower rank, so there had to be limitations. Su Ze was waiting for the moment he could no longer sustain the cost.

Su Ze could afford to wait; maintaining his current state wasn’t much of a burden.

However, as he attacked again and again, Su Ze noticed the area of bright gold on the Son of the Ancestral God’s body gradually expanding and its color growing deeper.

He vaguely began to understand. ’It seems a bit like my ’Sponge Body’ skill—absorbing external attacks, accumulating the energy, and waiting to unleash it.’

’But ’Sponge Body’ absorbs energy attacks. This 9th-rank Divine Artifact seems to be able to absorb even physical attacks. That’s just insane.’

Su Ze suspected that this Divine Artifact belt could probably upgrade his ’Sponge Body’ skill.

Just then, it seemed the bright gold on the Son of the Ancestral God’s body had accumulated enough energy.

He raised a hand, and all the bright gold on his body converged into his palm. A terrifying energy fluctuation instantly condensed within it.

BOOM!

A Palm Cannon blasted out, and the terrifying energy engulfed Su Ze...

The Forbidden Demon Domain had actually failed at that moment!

Su Ze’s pupils shrank. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind as he considered numerous possibilities.

’Why did the Forbidden Demon Domain fail?’

’Is it because a rank-eight Forbidden Demon Domain can’t restrict the attack of a 9th-rank Divine Artifact?’

That was clearly not the reason. The Son of the Ancestral God was just a Moon God, so he couldn’t perfectly unleash the power of a 9th-rank Divine Artifact. The resulting attack, therefore, couldn’t have truly reached the 9th rank.

Even a true Sun God expert wouldn’t find it so easy to break the restrictions of the Forbidden Demon Domain.

The Forbidden Demon Domain skill itself possessed a powerful ability for fighting above one’s rank. It was a skill for the weak to overcome the strong; the more powerful the enemy, the greater the weakening effect.