Xie Mie watched Chen Tian charge towards him. One could not say he was the Lord of Destiny now; the opponent was in an awakened state.
Xie Mie's entire body also surged with fearsome power. Simultaneously, the dragon claws on his hands became sharper and glinted with cold light. A black dragon horn appeared on his head. Behind him, a pair of wings slowly unfurled. The black wings were riddled with countless holes, appearing tattered like a beggar's clothes. Yet, terrifying speed erupted from Xie Mie's body.
Instantly, black light and grayish-white light collided. Tremendous shockwaves filled the entire world, no, even all layered worlds.
Countless players were forcibly logged out, disappearing from the world. When all players had vanished, the ninety-nine layered worlds, like a spinning top, instantly merged together. With a boom, a vast and boundless world appeared in the void.
Chen Tian and Xie Mie were in the world's far right corner, clashing in battle. Anyone witnessing this scene would surely be astonished!
Was this not a game world? Why had it synthesized into one? This felt like a real world.
As countless players exited the game, the management of Time Epoch announced, "System maintenance. A bug has appeared. Players cannot log in temporarily."
In truth, the ten of them knew exactly what had happened, but this matter could not be revealed. The contract was sealed, and those who broke their promise would suffer the contract's penalty!
The ten then vanished. Meanwhile, on Chen Tian's side, he could no longer be called the Lord of Destiny.
Xie Mie and the Lord of Destiny's gazes met. They gripped their black and white long sabers tightly and unleashed terrifying speed. The twin sabers moved in a series of rapid slashes. Instantly, black and white light flashed. Xie Mie extended his dragon claws to block in front of him.
The clash between the fearsome black and white twin sabers and the dragon claws sent Xie Mie flying back. A trickle of black blood flowed from the corner of Xie Mie's mouth as he said, "Since you've awakened early, you won't be able to complete the contract. This world will still be ours, and the other world will be ours too."
"Stop the nonsense. Today, even if I awaken early, I will destroy you, Xie Mie!"
The Lord of Destiny's voice boomed. His body was gradually enveloped by grayish-white energy. As this energy appeared, the surrounding space-time began to collapse, everything turning into grayish-white dust that drifted upwards.
This place became a dark, open expanse. Xie Mie looked at the Lord of Destiny before him, realizing the opponent truly intended to kill him!
The Lord of Destiny's power could turn any being into nothingness, control any fundamental essence. The surrounding phenomena were the result of the Lord of Destiny's fury.
"Kill!"
The Lord of Destiny's gray and white pupils flickered with light. He stepped forward, and the ground instantly shattered, erupting with molten lava. As the lava columns spewed forth, they instantly turned into grayish-white light and drifted upwards.
The Lord of Destiny's steps reached Xie Mie. The Lord of Destiny was a top entity in this world. Xie Mie knew that this clone alone could not contend against him.
He then slowly transformed, shifting into his true form. Only his true form possessed the power to resist.
A massive black dragon maw slowly opened, containing terrifying black flames. It instantly spat out fireballs several times larger than the sun.
The Lord of Destiny crossed his twin sabers and slashed outwards. The black fireballs were instantly cleaved into four pieces. Xie Mie's body slowly unfurled its massive wings. Terrifying black winds erupted, and with the flap of his wings, a fearsome black gale surged towards Chen Tian.
The Lord of Destiny's eyes snapped open. A layer of grayish-white luster seemed to be re-applied to his already grayish-white irises. Instantly, the black winds dissipated. Seeing this, Xie Mie's body was engulfed by terrifying evil energy. The evil energy flooded his body, and he raised his dragon maw to the sky, roaring. The fearsome evil energy, carrying black flames and the power of void space-time, converged within his maw.
Chen Tian's figure instantly appeared before Xie Mie's body. He slowly raised his twin sabers, clashing them together. Instantly, a colossal greatsword materialized in the Lord of Destiny's hands.
The Lord of Destiny gripped the hilt tightly and slowly brought the sword tip downwards. Seeing this, Xie Mie extended his dragon maw, unleashing a fearsome black light wave. The colossal black and white greatsword collided with the light wave.
The entire world collapsed once more, but the Lord of Destiny's colossal black and white greatsword steadily cut through the light wave, advancing forward.
"No, I can't! Main body, save me!"
"Crackle!"
The colossal black and white greatsword sliced down from Xie Mie's head, leaving a deep gash across his body. Xie Mie was split in two. An explosion sounded, and a fearsome black vortex appeared. Xie Mie's body was actually sucked into it.
Seeing this, the Lord of Destiny's expression turned cold. He then separated his twin sabers and stepped into the black vortex.
He transformed into a grayish-white streak of light. That was where his true target lay.
The black vortex quickly closed after absorbing Xie Mie's body, as if fearing the Lord of Destiny's entry. However, the Lord of Destiny's speed was ultimately one step faster, and he plunged in before it completely vanished.
Afterward, this world returned to its original state. On the other side of the vortex, a middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes and then said, "Order the clan to be on full alert. A great enemy is approaching."
"Yes, my lord!"
Above a massive black dragon castle, a black vortex slowly appeared, with countless cracks spreading across it. Below the vortex, densely packed creatures of the Evil Dragon clan watched the black vortex in the sky with expressions of facing a great enemy.
"Collapse!"
As the vortex collapsed, the Lord of Destiny's figure appeared above the black dragon castle. Chen Tian called out, "Xie Mie, come out! I will destroy you!"
"Hmph! You walked the path to heaven and stormed the gates of hell. Let's see who can protect you this time. It's time to continue the battle from years ago!"
A middle-aged man appeared opposite Chen Tian. His face was identical to Xie Mie's. Clones were split from the main body, so their appearances were generally the same.
Chen Tian recognized the Xie Mie before him as the true main body. Just as he was about to attack, countless black fireballs shot up from the ground towards him.
The Lord of Destiny's eyes widened, and the black fireballs instantly dissipated into light.
"It seems your strength has greatly increased! Unfortunately, we have numbers on our side. I don't believe you can maintain this state for long."
Xie Mie's lips curled into an evil grin. Chen Tian's expression also showed a smile, followed by disdain. "Do you think these useless pawns can stop me? Have you forgotten how I destroyed your clan single-handedly years ago?"
"You! That was then, this is now. You've awakened early; I don't believe you can maintain this state for long."
Xie Mie was provoked by Chen Tian's words. That event was his humiliation. To think that his Evil Dragon clan, numbering in the hundreds of millions, was nearly wiped out by this human before him. The thought was utterly mortifying.
"Since you want to play, I'll play with you. Today, I will kill you. Since you're staking your remaining kin, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Chen Tian's expression also turned sharp and icy. Simultaneously, countless grayish-white energies erupted from within his body. Instantly, Chen Tian's figure split into two, then four, continuously dividing.
Suddenly, a dense multitude of Chen Tian's figures filled the sky, all possessing grayish-white eyes, hair, and identical expressions and auras.
"Kill!"
Chen Tian gave the order, and instantly, countless clones surged towards the Evil Dragons on the ground. Seeing the situation, Xie Mie could no longer hold back.
His entire body erupted with terrifying power. He instantly appeared before Chen Tian and threw a punch. The fearsome Evil Dragon claw seemed unstoppable.
Chen Tian also manifested his twin sabers, two beams of saber light erupting. Both figures retreated three steps simultaneously. Xie Mie said, "So your strength hasn't recovered yet. It seems that by the time the contract expires, this world and your world will belong to our Evil Spirit race, haha!"
"You wish! With me here, you won't succeed! Kill!"
The black and white long sabers slowly emanated light in his left and right hands, instantly transforming into a grayish-white beam of light that shot towards Xie Mie. Xie Mie's body also surged with terrifying evil energy, becoming darker and more profound.
On the ground, Chen Tian's clones ruthlessly slaughtered members of the Evil Dragon clan. They all wielded black and white long sabers, slaughtering incessantly. As the Lord of Destiny, even his clones were sufficient to contend with some beings. Mere Evil Dragons were nothing before his clones!
The formidable scales of the Evil Dragons were like paper against the weapons in their hands, their bodies easily cut.
Slaughter ensued, blood stained the ground, the sky turned black and red, the ground became black and red. Countless colossal corpses lay strewn across the land.
Chen Tian's clones dissipated like streaks of light. No living beings remained on the ground; only deathly silence prevailed.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Xie Mie and Chen Tian clashed. With every impact, both were pushed back several steps. Xie Mie infused his evil energy into his hands, and his terrifying claws grew significantly larger.
His arms formed an L-shape, and terrifying evil energy pulsed from his claws, projecting numerous phantom claw images.
As Xie Mie unleashed his power, a stream of phantom claws shot out from his claws, rushing towards Chen Tian.
Seeing this, Chen Tian converged his twin sabers, holding them horizontally before him. The colossal black and white greatsword blocked the attacks of the phantom claws.
Simultaneously, Chen Tian's figure retreated. Then, with a flick of his hands, a grayish-white blade emerged from the colossal black and white greatsword. This blade resembled the vast universe. Seeing this, Xie Mie flickered and instantly dodged this attack.
At the same time, Chen Tian's figure appeared behind Xie Mie. He unleashed a barrage of rapid slashes with his twin sabers, sending countless blades flying. Xie Mie's body was covered in black scaled armor, which gleamed with a dark luster.
Xie Mie, seeing this, doubled the size of his dragon claws and swung them. Saber light and sword shadows filled the air, as did dragon claws. The two engaged in an offensive and defensive struggle, neither able to overcome the other.
Xie Mie found an opening and unleashed a wave of energy from his body. Chen Tian saw this and retreated.