"I honestly thought my entry would be cooler." He muttered as he examined the room.
His eyes scanned the room for relevant information and his opponent. Considering that this is the last fight, he is ready for it to be difficult.
This room is much larger than his previous room. It is about 1 kilometer in diameter. This entire room is the central bubble and the glowing sun in the sky is the dungeon core. He pointed at Ode who was sitting at the center of the room, beneath the sun.
"Hey, you. Remember me?" He asked.
"You're the one that destroyed my plans in the canyon gorge. You're the aberrant. You're also the one that was spying on me earlier." Ode answered calmly.
Ode shook his head and said, "Should I say as expected of the trump card of the main plane."
"Anyway, I have been waiting for you. I knew you would reach the final stage. The vestiges won't be able to stop you and the former celestial gods might be able to kill you if they give it their all but they obviously failed."
Soverick didn't understand where Ode got the notion that he was the trump card of the main plane. The main plane wasn't responsible for his ability and prowess, but it didn't matter at this point.
He nodded. "You remember me. That's good."
Then he pointed at the sun. "I want that. Just give it to me and I'll be on my way."
Ode chuckled. It was not because of amusement but to cover the irritation he was feeling from Soverick's casual attitude.
He didn't refuse though. "I can do that. If you swear to allow the gods to return, then we don't need to fight. We will both win that way."
Soverick hummed as if he expected that answer and he didn't have a problem with it either way. "I guess we need to fight then."
Ode's irritation was rising. "What confidence you have. Do you think you can beat me?"
Soverick answered with utter certainty. "Without a doubt."
He is a new creature now that he is a mana entity. A class beyond what a mana entity can hope to reach. He is beyond compare and he has confidence in that belief.
Ode smiled. "I understand that you are special. You were raised that way. You believe yourself to be above all. Does your confidence come from the understanding that you have recently acquired?"
Soverick frowned. Where does his confidence come from? It wasn't because he was raised this way. He is a product of his own engineering. He shook his head and ignored Ode's opinion of why he is strong. Does his confidence come from the understanding he has recently acquired?
He answered calmly. "Partly so. But I don't believe myself to be above all. I just believe that I am above you." He pointed to Ode.
"Ignorant child. Do you take me for those dregs of mana entities? They can't even conjure a domain. And you believe yourself to be above me just because you are a mana entity and have some understanding. There is so much error in your belief." Ode roared and said.
Soverick bowed slightly, "Enlighten me then, old one."
Ode straightened himself, "I am unique, I didn't become god-king by chance. I rose above my peers to achieve greatness. I am greatness."
Soverick I interjected. "Correction. You are former greatness."
Ode had had enough. He refused to bicker with Soverick anymore.
"This fight is hopeless for you." He stated calmly.
Soverick raised an eyebrow "We'll see about that."
He was confident of victory but he wasn't conceited about it. He knew that anything can happen in a battle. His victory isn't assured until it has finally happened. That's why he is chatting with this former god-king while examining this world and the god-king with his eyes. Still, he couldn't see anything amiss which made him wary.
Either the god-king was bluffing earlier or he would be facing something unknown. It was enough reason for him to go all out from the start. He intends to use his full power to crush any and all resistance so that nothing could interfere with his Victory.
Ode had resumed his calmness now. It was the calmness of one ready to do battle.
He said to Soverick. "I have watched your fights and I know your reliance. It is a major reliance of all battle sage monkeys that use the Sage's system of weapon mastery."
"Is that so?" Soverick asked while he began to deploy his magic arsenal.
He began construction of the various parts of the magic arsenal with mana. Intricate mana accumulators, enhancers, and amplifiers were built and joined together with other components like the element sieve and power reactor.
All these tiny components about a centimeter in length at most were being assembled for the sole purpose of spell storage and releaser.
The magic arsenal is a physical construct of mana that allows you to store spells and release as many as you want. The maximum storage and release capabilities are dependent on the quality of the magic arsenal.
With it, a mage can become an icon of firepower. It has its weaknesses but Soverick can hide them well. After all, this is not the first time he is a mana entity.
Ode continued talking unbothered by the whirlwind of mana that was congregating with Soverick as the center. Soverick might have hidden what he is doing but the signs were there in the currents of mana.
You don't have to be able to see mana to know that he is cooking something. Ode was just confident that he would be able to overcome whatever Soverick is cooking up. Is his confidence misplaced? Ode didn't think so, and for good reasons too.
"Yes, it is so. There are several systems of mastery. I am the celestial god of battle and what I know best is how to acquire victory. Come on, let me show you. Actions speak louder than words." Ode beckoned to him.