It directly saw through the reality and illusion of Rimuru's soul, penetrating it to reach the depths of her soul.
This was an experience Rimuru had never had before!
Previously, Rimuru had a battle with Odin in the depths of consciousness.
The fundamental reason for that event was that Rimuru had devoured Odin's Divine Word, which was equivalent to Rimuru bringing Odin into the depths of her consciousness.
But this time was completely different!
Death broke through her defenses and directly invaded the depths of her soul.
It must be said that the existence of Death is a supreme existence that she, in her current state, cannot fully comprehend.
Rimuru, as she is now, truly does not wish to have any entanglement with an existence like Death, which is akin to a fundamental rule.
Their thoughts cannot be described by common sense at all!
It is estimated that only an existence like Thanos, whose thought processes are vastly different from ordinary people, would dare to challenge Death, and truly manage to excite Death.
However, Rimuru can no longer choose not to engage!
Death looked at Rimuru calmly, her eyes almost devoid of any emotion, her voice incredibly deep, cold, and mechanical.
"Death is the ultimate destination of all things, the supreme rule in the Universe. You had best abandon your reckless decision immediately, otherwise, the consequences are beyond your imagination!"
Death's absolutely cold gaze and her tone, as if commanding an ant, made Rimuru very displeased.
Rimuru knew that a supreme existence like Death could not be fathomed with ordinary thinking.
Talking about emotions or reasoning with her would likely have no effect.
The Death Goddess has no power, yet she is also unmatchable.
Saying Death has no power might sound contradictory; it's because Death generally does not directly intervene to kill or resurrect anyone.
Therefore, Death needs an agent.
Thanos is one of the most famous among them.
The reason Death's power is unmatchable is that all things eventually die and are under Death's control, even the Universe itself.
For Rimuru now, the good news is that the Death Goddess will not directly eliminate her.
The bad news is that if this matter is not handled well, she will completely offend Death.
If that happens, after Rimuru's Death, she will fall completely into Death's clutches.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Rimuru's eyes, but in the end, she rejected them all.
Since Death's way of thinking cannot be measured by common sense, then she might as well go crazy.
Even Thanos has challenged Death more than once.
As long as one is strong enough, what in the Marvel Universe cannot be challenged?
Minor issues, challenge Devourer; major issues, challenge the Tribunal.
Let's do it!
The apprehension and respect in Rimuru's eyes vanished completely, and she looked at Death equally and calmly, saying, "Death is the ultimate destination of all things, so will you, Goddess, die?"
Death Goddess: "..."
Will she die?
This question truly left the Death Goddess unable to answer for a moment!
This is like the question, "Can an omniscient and omnipotent God create a stone that He cannot lift?"
If He can create it, but cannot lift the stone, how can He be omniscient and omnipotent?
If He cannot create it? Then forget about being omniscient and omnipotent!
It is the same for the Death Goddess.
Death is the ultimate destination of all things, so will Death itself die?
If she cannot die, then let's not mention this 'all things'!
If she can die, then the supreme rule is actually just that, and there's no longer any'supreme' about it.
Death's profound eyes finally showed a hint of emotional fluctuation, "Slime, you are very bold!"
Rimuru did not respond, but asked, "Death Goddess, will you die?"
Death Goddess: "..."
The Death Goddess's eyes sparkled, re-examining Rimuru from head to toe.
"You are the first to know my identity and still dare to speak to me like this!"
Rimuru did not answer, but continued to ask, "Death Goddess, will you die?"
Death Goddess: "..."
If a gaze could kill, a certain good Slime would probably be in hell by now.
Death Goddess: "Are you provoking me?"
Rimuru: "Death Goddess, would you like to experience the feeling of Death?"
Death was incredibly surprised, being asked if "Death" wanted to experience the feeling of Death?
Death looked at Rimuru with interest, momentarily unsure what to think.
Honestly, this Slime, who rendered her speechless with one sentence and made her incredibly curious with two, had indeed caught her attention.
The Death Goddess shook her head, "Even if I said yes, you would not be able to grant me Death!"
Rimuru immediately smiled, "If I succeed, Death Goddess, you will be able to experience the feeling of Death. Perhaps it will be wonderful. How can watching others play a game be as satisfying as playing it yourself? If I fail, you, Death, will not suffer any loss, right?"
Death's beautiful eyes showed a hint of curiosity; it seemed to make some sense.
For the Death Goddess, Death was just a game.
But what Rimuru said also seemed to make sense.
How could watching others play a game compare to playing it yourself?!
Death Goddess: "Alright, I agree!"
Rimuru's expression was serious, "Can we wait until this Art of Soul Return is over?"
Death Goddess: "Whether we can wait until this Art of Soul Return is over depends on whether you can satisfy me!"
For the Death Goddess, a few more or a few fewer souls truly made no significant difference.
The more crucial reason she came to Rimuru this time was that Rimuru's actions challenged her rules.
This was what she could not tolerate!
Rimuru looked at the Death Goddess, smiled, and said, "As you wish, Predation!"
Rimuru's soul body instantly manifested a black-hole-like Predation domain, enveloping the Death Goddess within it.
In just an instant, the Death Goddess felt her avatar dissolving, disappearing.
This was an unprecedented feeling, very uncomfortable, making her "existence" flicker on and off, seeming both present and absent.
At this moment, the Death Goddess seemed to somewhat understand the feelings of those who died before her; Death itself was indeed not as pleasant as she had imagined.
For others, perhaps it was true.
But for the Death Goddess, it was a completely new experience.
This sensation was like an emotionless machine suddenly tasting the emotion it had always longed for, even if that emotion was not as beautiful as it had imagined, perhaps even a little sad.
The Death Goddess felt an unusual thrill, making her body tremble uncontrollably!
However, Rimuru's Predation power seemed a little too weak.
"Push harder, push a little harder and I might truly taste what real Death is!"
In order to personally experience "Death," the Death Goddess actively cooperated, even actively decomposing and breaking down parts of her laws.
This made Rimuru feel even stranger; the Death Goddess's thought process was truly bizarre!
And what she had just said was also incredibly annoying.
What did she mean by "push harder"? It's not like giving birth!
Furthermore, her expression at this moment was also extremely annoying; she looked as if she was arrogantly saying—who the hell can grant me Death?!
At this point, Rimuru truly began to understand the supreme and great nature of Death.
Before Death, the most difficult prey Rimuru had encountered to devour was Surtur.
His will was extremely strong, and under his tenacious resistance, Rimuru had almost ground him down like grinding tofu, slowly wearing him away until he died.
However, with the Death Goddess, it was completely different.
Death cooperated immensely, even actively shattering and disintegrating a part of her laws, yet Rimuru's Predation still felt extremely difficult.
Most importantly, the Death that appeared in her mind was still a small avatar, likely only one-billionth of her true body's power.
"Predation!"
Rimuru no longer held back, her soul body directly transforming into golden liquid, covering the Death Goddess.