Although Levi held the 'Demigod' status, he was, after all, not a true deity.
There were many abilities that only the gods of DanMachi could master which he currently did not yet possess.
Naturally, it was impossible for him to know exactly what kind of monster his research for advancement would ultimately produce.
...Okay, that statement was actually a lie.
Levi's character was still very cautious.
Before helping Filvis advance, he had actually made his Spirit Clones summon the Pitch-black Goliath and the Pitch-black Triple-Headed Dragon on the 17th and 27th floors of the Labyrinth.
However, he did not kill the latter two as easily as he had in the past.
Instead, taking advantage of the characteristic that Pitch-black monsters ignore Divine Power, he developed a special 7-star magic through combat and deduction.
——Magic Stone Seal.
As the name suggested, after being used, it could displace and seal the magic stone located within the body of a 'God's Assassin' while they were still alive.
Subsequently, one could kill the Pitch-black monster without destroying the magic stone.
If it were anyone else, honestly speaking, even if they mastered this magic, it would be utterly useless.
But for Levi, he intended to ascend using a triple high-dimensional energy combination of Divine Power + Spiritual Light + Pitch-black Divine Power.
It was precisely because of this that the importance of 'Magic Stone Displacement' was instantly elevated countless times over.
Time quietly slipped away.
After more than three minutes, Filvis, who had originally been a monster but could still maintain a human appearance, had completely disappeared.
Replacing her on the experiment table was a Pitch-black Dragonoid whose four limbs were nearly fully recovered.
Standing at the side, Levi's consciousness shifted slightly. Ortlinde, who had been waiting, immediately stepped forward without chanting any incantations.
In the next instant, the Consciousness Divine Domain · Starry Paradise expanded instantaneously.
It enveloped Filvis in a flash, isolating her from reality.
Another ten seconds or so passed.
Inside the Consciousness Divine Domain where six Spirit Clones appeared simultaneously, Filvis, who had successfully advanced into a Monster Demigod, let out an inhuman roar from her mouth.
"aaaaeeeehhhhhh!!!!!!"
Her consciousness as a human had obviously completely vanished under the impact of the Pitch-black Divine Power.
Now, only the instincts of a monster, or rather, an animal, remained.
In the sky, Hilde and the others, manifesting the Swan Dress, were floating.
Seeing the 'Banshee', or rather the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid', complete its advancement, they didn't waste words. Above their heads, a seven-colored halo immediately manifested.
It was impressively the 'Seven-Colored Spiritual Light' that Levi had deduced to the level of an 8-star magic.
Then, the eyes of the three women—Hilde, Thrud, and Rindr—turned azure. Hilde activated 'Spatial Binding', Thrud unleashed 'Time Stop', and Rindr condensed 'Mental Pressure'.
And at the same time, these landed on the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid' that had leaped into mid-air, wanting to attack them.
——Bang!
The sound of colliding metal rang in their ears.
Closely following that, the space and time condensed around the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid' shattered like glass.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the magic boosted by multiple Development Abilities and skills such as Void Flash, Time Flash, Progenitor of Chakra, and Tenseigan actually had no effect whatsoever on the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid'.
On the contrary, the 'Mental Pressure', which was least favored, although it lasted less than a second...
Actually managed to control the opponent.
In reality, Levi narrowed his eyes.
A thought flashed quickly through his mind, and he continued to control his clones.
Only this time, he did not choose magic again. Instead, he had Ortlinde step forward holding the 7-star weapon 'Musou Isshin' that he had reforged, to unfold close-quarters combat with the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid'.
As the predecessor of the monster, Filvis was originally an adventurer of the Magic Swordsman type.
Although her consciousness as a human had been completely wiped out now, these combat techniques seemed to have been carved into her instincts, capable of being used with ease.
It was just a pity that what she encountered now were Levi's Spirit Clones.
Calculated according to Lv.1 Ability Stats, the lowest of their five-dimensional attributes exceeded 4 million!
A casual strike could split mountains and tear the earth asunder.
To say it was 'Flesh Ascension' might be a bit of an exaggeration, but destroying a city casually without magic buffs was easy.
Yes, even though it had reached the peak of Lv.10 and received reinforcement from Pitch-black Divine Power internally...
The 'Pitch-black Dragonoid', in the 1v1 battle with Rindr, behaved more like a challenger instead.
Even if it used clones, even if it used defensive magic.
It would be torn apart by a mediocre slash in the next instant.
If not for the fact that the 'God's Assassin' would not die unless its magic stone was shattered, and that Levi hoped for the magic stone inside the opponent to remain intact, the entire battle might have welcomed its end in the very first half-minute.
Of course, even now, the state of the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid' wasn't much better.
Head, tail, limbs, torso...
Lying on the ground, it was sliced open bit by bit by Rindr holding 'Musou Isshin'.
And then...
"Found it!"
Rindr, sensing the hard object inside the opponent's body, raised her eyebrows.
In the sky, the other five clones who were originally holding the line also instantly appeared on the ground.
Everyone went into battle together, relying purely on brute force and mana-enhanced fingers to dig out the black magic stone that was originally located in Filvis's chest but had now merged into the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid's' body.
It was that same saying again: as long as the core of a 'God's Assassin', the magic stone, is not destroyed, its holder will not truly die under normal circumstances.
It was the same right now.
Clearly, the black magic stone had already been dug out from layers of flesh and blood, but in the next second, pitch-black substance was slowly generating on the latter's surface again.
Fortunately, Levi had anticipated a similar situation long ago.
Rindr, holding the magic stone, had the seven-colored spiritual light flashing behind her head, instantly using the 7-star magic 'Magic Stone Seal'.
In the next second, seven elements—Wind, Water, Rock, Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Grass—were extracted from the surrounding air, and another wisp of starlight sprinkled down from the sky.
After the eight were mixed together, they formed a water droplet glowing with rainbow radiance.
It covered the surface of the black magic stone in an instant, and just like the latter's modification of its original owner, it solidified in a flash.
Almost at the same time, the body of the 'Pitch-black Dragonoid' behind everyone, which still had some residual flesh and blood, exploded with a bang, turning into countless black ashes.
[Law Crystals: 18 -> 28]
Levi's figure appeared within the Consciousness Divine Domain. He walked forward and took the black magic stone—or rather, the superior advancement 'Pitch-black Magic Stone'—from Rindr's hands.
[Pitch-black Magic Stone · 7-Star: A solidified materialization of the Labyrinth Consciousness's hatred towards the gods. Contains high-dimensional 'God-killing Power' that counters Divine Power.]
After finishing reading the introduction of the item before him, Levi raised his eyebrows, his understanding of the DanMachi world faintly ascending another step.
Of course, the grievances between the Labyrinth and the gods were actually trivial matters to him.
The real key point...
Was whether the Pitch-black Magic Stone could help him transform his 'Two-phase Divine Power' into an 8-star magic possessing three types of high-dimensional energy!
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