Carlotta's Daily Report-Chapter 279: Protagonist

In just a short moment, Carlotta had comprehended all the techniques of the Goddess of Time and Space, and understood exactly how to counter them.

'Perhaps all my future selves obtain this super cheat from the information panel, which is why they were able to win. Goddess of Time and Space, you're truly unlucky.'

Carlotta glanced over the remaining intelligence data, then withdrew her gaze. The rest of the information holds little value.

Now, observing the techniques the Goddess of Time and Space was employing, Carlotta found it no longer difficult to see how to break through them.

She raised her hand and attacked, likewise invoking the power of space. Spatial magic unfolded, manifesting ripples across multiple spatial planes, instantly dissolving all the spreading spatial cracks around her.

This scene caused the Goddess of Time and Space's pupils to contract sharply.

'This state again… It's as if she suddenly knows me inside and out. Why is this happening?'

Even after witnessing countless futures, the Goddess of Time and Space still couldn't understand why Carlotta had transformed such a transformation.

At this moment, dread settled deep within Her. By past experience, whenever Carlotta displays this side of herself, Her defeat could not be far off.

But She truly refused to accept it.

"Human fate being predetermined might be acceptable, but why must a god's fate be predetermined?"

The Goddess of Time and Space murmured, Her entire body blazing with radiance. With one hand, She forcibly tore open Her own chest, letting golden blood flow out and rapidly spread across Her body.

She was burning Her own life. In Her current weakened state, many of Her techniques were unusable, only by exhausting Her reserves like this could She access all the abilities otherwise death was near.

"Time is abstract. It exists in the past, in the present, and in the future. Then, any life that ever exists in any time should also be able to reappear in any time. Undying, Sun, I need you."

The Goddess of Time and Space flung Her golden blood, activating the laws of time. In the depths of existence, She glimpsed an endless River of Time, within which many figures from the past flickered faintly.

Like the Sun God, the Undying God!

The Goddess of Time and Space had found the River of Time. She actually intended to pull the already-deceased Undying God and Sun God back from the past, dragging them into the present to aid Her.

It was an inconceivable feat, yet one that the prime-era Goddess of Time and Space truly could accomplish.

When the Twelve Outer Gods had invaded this star system and faced the Eight Great gods, the other nine Outer Gods had been utterly outmatched, repeatedly dying in divine wars. It was She who had retrieved them from the River of Time, bringing them back again and again, a power nearly equivalent to resurrection.

At this very moment, the Goddess of Time and Space sought to summon back Her fallen comrades from the past.

"Truly an inconceivable ability."

Carlotta murmured, already understanding what the Goddess of Time and Space intended.

And clearly, she could not allow Her to succeed.

She quickly activated Sky Island, unleashing its immense sealing power to suppress Her. But the Goddess of Time and Space immediately shifted into a subtle spatial state, visible, yet untouchable.

Nearby, Amelia launched an attack with New Moon, tearing through spatial forces to strike the Goddess of Time and Space. Yet around Her form, temporal power began to swirl. Although She stood visible before them, She now resides within a different temporal dimension, seen, but unreachable.

Time and space were completely under the Goddess of Time and Space's control, allowing Her to evade virtually all damage.

Then Carlotta herself charged forward.

"I possess techniques of time and space as well."

She raised both hands and struck outward, one hand concentrated the power of time, the other the power of space. Space and time fused, laws flowing and shifting, causing subtle changes across the region.

No matter which path one pursued, reaching its heights inevitably meant grappling with time and space. Mastery over spacetime was the ultimate goal for countless beings.

Carlotta had now reached this level. Through diverse supernatural paths, her understanding of spacetime had naturally ascended to a height few could even dream of.

Perhaps her mastery wasn't as profound as the Goddess of Time and Space's, who specialized solely in this domain, but she was certainly not powerless against Her.

Spacetime clashed. Carlotta shattered the protective spacetime barrier the Goddess of Time and Space had woven around Herself.

In the next instant, Sky Island's sealing power took effect upon the Goddess of Time and Space. Even She could not resist the influence of this divine artifact, created long ago by the Eight Deities specifically to seal these Outer Gods. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

As the seal of Sky Island froze the Goddess of Time and Space in place, New Moon closed in. The massive warship loomed across space, its upper decks gathering radiant energy. All manner of energy cannons focused and charged, then unleashed their full force in one devastating blast.

It was New Moon's all-out attack, a thunderous strike releasing an exceptionally thick beam of energy, seemingly capable of shattering anything in its path, as it slammed directly into the Goddess of Time and Space's body.

"Boom!"

The Goddess of Time and Space's body was instantly pierced. A massive hole tore through Her torso, the upper and lower sections nearly severed, with almost no connection remaining.

"Time… reverse!"

Naturally, the Goddess of Time and Space will not fall so easily. With a mere thought, time around Her flowed backward, and Her injuries instantly reverted to their original state.

Carlotta and Amelia, however, remained calm. They had seen similar situations before, when fighting the Sun God and Undying God. These Outer Gods all possessed instant regeneration, but such recovery wasn't without cost. There was always a limit.

Carlotta continued using Sky Island to pin the Goddess of Time and Space in place, while New Moon prepared to strike again.

This time, however, the attack failed to land. The Goddess of Time and Space wasn't completely immobilized; She still wielded spacetime powers to weaken the assault.

Yet She felt no relief.

Because Her attempt to "resurrect" the Sun God and Undying God from the River of Time had failed, interrupted mid-execution.

'Just like in those visions of the future… This technique will never succeed, because this person always stops me. Is my fate truly sealed?'

The Goddess of Time and Space refused to bow to fate.

She took a deep breath. Her entire body erupted with golden blood once more, further ravaging Herself, causing the River of Time to appear before Her eyes again.

This time, She sought to summon past versions of Herself to aid Her, Herself from one minute ago, two minutes ago, even Herself from ten thousand years ago!

The powers of the Goddess of Time and Space, once manifested, were undoubtedly terrifying. She could summon countless versions of Herself from past moments, every instant of history becoming a separate self. If She traced back ten thousand years into the past, an endless number of Her forms would emerge.

Yet now, She was in an extremely weakened state. Using such abilities was immensely difficult, placing a hugely burden upon Herself.

More importantly, Carlotta immediately saw through the Goddess of Time and Space's intentions and could interrupt Her at will.

"Sever the past, this moment is all that exists!"

Carlotta declared, time power flowing through her palms and fingers. With a single strike against the space before her, radiant time-light surged forth, cutting off all temporal connections.

This made the Goddess of Time and Space feel extremely uncomfortable. Although She possessed incredibly terrifying techniques, each attempt to unleash them was met with immediate disruption, leaving Her in a painfully passive position.

Fighting brought such inconveniences. Yet if She fled now, waiting until full strength returned in the future, the visions She had seen suggested an even more tragic outcome waiting for Her.

The Goddess of Time and Space had witnessed countless possible futures. Before Carlotta ascended to godhood, in many of those futures, She could still clash evenly with her. But once Carlotta became a true goddess, those futures showed Her growing increasingly powerless against her.

What lay before Her was, without a doubt, a dead end!

"To knowingly walk forward along a path to certain death, and do so without hesitation, I truly admire you. But... since you've chosen this path, then die!"

Carlotta's crimson hair whipped wildly, her eyes flashing cold light. With every passing moment, she grew more fluent in battle.

In this high-intensity fight, she could even feel her divine essence density rising. And each rise in divine essence makes her combat strength even greater.

Even if the one before her was a god, she would slay Her.

She condensed faith into a blade, slashing through the shackles of space and time, closing the distance to the Goddess of Time and Space and launching relentless attacks, strike after strike, engaging Her in fierce, brutal combat.

The Goddess of Time and Space could only fight desperately, willingly to submit to fate, clashing with Carlotta with ever-increasing intensity.

Amelia naturally provided optimal support, either attacking directly or channeling the power of the Crescent Moon through her, imposing various restrictions on the Goddess of Time and Space, pressing Her so severely She could not counterattack.

This battle rages on for a full month!

Previously, fighting both the Undying God and the Sun God simultaneously hadn't lasted this long. Yet now, even stronger than before, facing only one opponent, the Goddess of Time and Space, it inevitably consumed such an extended period.

It could only be said, the Goddess of Time and Space was indeed stronger.

After a month of battle, even with Carlotta possessing numerous advantageous insights, both she and Amelia were left battered and bloodied. The Goddess of Time and Space was truly not an easy foe.

Of course, the Goddess of Time and Space's condition was even more gruesome. Her body was torn and mangled, and although She constantly used time reversal to heal Herself, after a month of relentless fighting, Her very foundation had been severely damaged. Many of Her wounds could no longer be restored.

Finally, Carlotta seized an opening. A sword blazing with faith-born divine fire severed the Goddess of Time and Space in half, sending golden blood scattering across the starry void.

This time, the Goddess of Time and Space cannot regenerate.

Her face turned deathly pale, Her breath was weak. A month of battle had drained Her very essence.

She gazed deeply at Carlotta and said, "This time, fate did not favor me, that is why I've fallen. But next time, will fate truly favor you? The universe is vast, filled with millions of stars and millions of lives. Powerful beings who dominate the cosmos are never in short supply. You will inevitably encounter them."

"My fate is naturally ruled by myself. I need not peer into any future. Wherever I stand, that is where fate lies. That is where the future lies."

Carlotta replied coldly.

This answer caused the Goddess of Time and Space to fall silent for a moment. Then She sighed softly, believing Carlotta was still too naive.

"Among the stars, the strong are millions. Even I could not escape a life of wandering. Most likely, the future version of you will face the same."

The Goddess of Time and Space said.

She spoke frankly of Her homeland, the same origin as the Undying God, the Sun God, and the other eleven Outer Gods. It was a star system containing twelve life-bearing planets. For a long time, they, as the rulers of that system, had lived in great prosperity. At their peak, there had been fifty-four Outer Gods!

But one day, foreign enemies arrived.

They were overwhelmingly powerful foes, utterly beyond their ability to resist. Of the fifty-four Outer Gods, only twelve remained after being slaughtered. In the end, they fled in disgrace, bringing with them fragments of Outer Demons, forever exiled from their homeland.

"Our invasion of your star system was merely an attempt to find a second home. Who knows, perhaps the monsters that once invaded our star system will one day come after you too. I think the possibility is quite high. When that day comes, what will you have to resist them with?"

The Goddess of Time and Space speaks with a mocking tone.

"That is no longer a concern for you. Return to dust."

Carlotta was not frightened in the least.

The universe was vast, would those enemies really come infinite just because they were spoken of? And even if they did come, how far into the future would that be? By then, how incredibly strong would she have become?

She struck without hesitation. Divine fire blazed, and her microcosmic projection slammed into the Goddess of Time and Space's remains, grinding away the last traces of Her existence.

At this moment, the Goddess of Time and Space was powerless to resist.

This foreign deity ultimately perished here, deep within the starry void, at the hands of Carlotta.

...

At the same time.

On every life-bearing planet within this star system, even those worlds already in their final, dying stages, the image of the god's fall was projected across the skies.

The vision of a god's death spanned the entire star system, not just a single world. Although now, only one world remained capable of testifying it.

On the Southern Continent, on the Northern Continent, countless people lifted their heads toward the heavens, stunned to see a scene from the depths of space, the fierce battle between Carlotta, Amelia, and the Goddess of Time and Space, culminating in the Goddess of Time and Space being decisively slain.

At that moment, the one most shocked was undoubtedly the High Priestess. She had been traveling across various lands, meditating on divine essence to strengthen herself, preparing to one day challenge the Goddess of Time and Space to the death. Never had she expected that, without her knowledge, Carlotta and Amelia had already succeeded in killing Her.

"Indeed, they are the true protagonists of this era. And I... hmm, perhaps I was merely an incidental participant."