A Single Core Lasts Forever

Kill him!

Kang De's almost ferocious roar startled A Xing and Lily. Before they could figure out what was happening, the Phase Gate opened, and the barrage of howitzers shook the scorching underground world.

A purple light flashed as Cuixisi unfurled her energy shield. The collision of spear and shield sent shimmering ripples flying, the impact exploding and sending flames and shockwaves raging in all directions.

The Aberrant Dragon, braving the barrage of artillery fire, let out a ferocious roar.

Now his body is incredibly swollen and twisted. The once noble dragon has become a corrupt and degenerate monster. Dozens of huge tentacles, like roots, extend into the flowing purple river, continuously drawing in endless mysterious elements, as if he possesses inexhaustible Magic Power, making the energy shield's ability to withstand almost limitless!

"Feel this power! Feel this might! I cannot resist!"

Cuixisi roared, "Your end is only one!"

He took a deep breath, his tentacles rapidly drawing power from the River of Origin. His body, piled high with countless supernumerary creatures and mutated eggs, swelled like a balloon, and from his gaping maw swirled a stench of decay and annihilation, brewing a breath that would destroy everything.

"--Die!"

The blazing breath formed a massive spear of light that annihilated everything, shooting upwards towards Kang De in the air. The torrent of light was so terrifying that it instantly dissolved the armor-piercing rods and armor-piercing projectiles that were fired again, flowing towards the Fire Thief and the Phase Gate!

Golden light shimmered in Kang De's eyes, time seemed to accelerate, and in an instant he closed the door and left.

The beam of light missed its target, shooting straight into the cave's ceiling with a deafening roar, shattering rocks and splitting the earth. Like a light sword, it dragged and swept towards A Xing and Lily: "I refuse to believe you can keep hiding!"

The dragon girl flapped her wings to dodge, carrying A Xing as they leaped about in all directions. Streams of light surged, illuminating the silver dragon soaring through the void. Lily cried out, "Cuixisi, are you going to kill me?"

The Aberrant Dragon reversed its beam of light and continued its attack, "No! Yet my actions today are entirely as Akatum has promised and revealed. Since you are the final sacrifice, then you will surely be the final sacrifice. Even if I am determined to kill you, I will not be able to! For this is Akatum's will!"

The beam of light spun even faster, and this continuously surging torrent of light was like a laser drill, with inexhaustible and ceaseless energy. This was because Cuixisi was rooted in the Purple River and was constantly drawing on mysterious elements for energy. As long as it could still come into contact with the river, the surging energy would never run dry!

The Aberrant Dragon roared, "Face your destiny!"

A blazing stream of light pursued the fleeing Lily, agile and enormous, slicing vertically and horizontally, chasing her lithe figure. The Dragon Girl, carrying A Xing, couldn't transform into human form to dodge. A Xing realized this and shouted, "Transform quickly! I have a way!"

The unexpected turn of events caught them off guard. In the battle that Kang De had previously planned and conceived, just Long Yi, they engaged in close-quarters, high-speed combat in a narrow area. Lily and A Xing attacked in human form, agile and swift, coordinating with Kang De's ranged offensive, and were invincible.

But in an instant, the situation changed. The River of Origin flowed again, and the complex environment became empty and monotonous due to the rise of the riverbed. Cuixisi took root in the long river and relied on endless mysterious elements to bombard from a distance. Under these circumstances, melee characters like Lily and A Xing became passive.

Cuixisi, who sacrificed six dragons and drew upon the River of Origin for battle, displayed terrifying destructive power. In this unique terrain, even if the Dragon Emperor himself were to arrive, the outcome would be uncertain.

Especially since Lily is young and skilled in close combat and surprise attacks.

She couldn't even get close to Cuixisi.

"Transform quickly!" A Xing shouted, "There's no escaping it now!"

No matter how agile a dragon's flight may be, it is still a colossal creature. Even with its skillful maneuvering, its hiding space gradually shrinks in the face of the torrent of light's bombardment and pursuit.

Lily gritted her teeth. "Then you..."

Without hesitation, the A Xing broke free from the dragon's back and neck, charging towards the other side.

"A Xing!"

Cuixisi's hundreds of distorted eyes immediately noticed the change, and the beam of light shifted, chasing after A Xing —ultimately, it dared not take too many risks.

It's safer to kill this ant.

In any case, the result and the goal are the same.

The next moment, the air vibrated and rumbled.

On the other side, a dark spatial portal opened, and Flame meteor broke through the Phase Gate, its blazing tail illuminating the sky as it crashed down upon the Aberrant Dragon: "Cuixisi!"

"Kang De!"

The corrupted dragon roared fiercely, "I've been waiting for you!"

Whether it's hunting down Lily or another insignificant ant, it's all to lure out Kang De.

Because he is the most dangerous.

The surging divine power filling his body, the great spiritual consciousness after his ascension—everything he possessed reminded him that this Cathayan was the most dangerous.

They must be killed first.

It began planning and preparing for this battle very early on.

Facing the fiery meteor hurtling down from behind, Cuixisi howled and roared. A huge gash split open in her swollen and deformed back, and another mouth appeared out of thin air. The torrent of light gushing from her body instantly turned to the new nozzle, magnificent and vast, heading towards the sky!

Light stream, meteorite, high energy, rapid speed—the outcome will be decided in an instant.

The mountain extracted from the White Mist World was nothing more than an ordinary object. Time was of the essence, and there was no repeated acceleration. Its power was merely that of a common meteorite. In an instant, it was swallowed up and disintegrated by the torrent of light composed of mysterious elements.

The powerful gravitational potential energy and overwhelming force were annihilated with overwhelming force, but the all-destroying spear of light remained undiminished, piercing towards the portal of space.

"Is this your Forbidden Spell, Kang De!"

Cuixisi laughed wildly, "The glory of the dragons will extinguish your tiny candle!"

Intense, rushing light surged into the Phase Gate.

The Aberrant Dragon believed that this level of elemental interference was enough to make Kang De unable to freely control the spatial gate—and might even cause him to lose his reliance on spatial power!

But the next moment, he heard a soft hum.

The surging stream of light rushed into the White Mist World.

If Cuixisi's hundred eyes could pierce through the mists of space, he would surely see that, above a city so different from the Civilization of the continent, the pillar of light that could reach the heavens and the earth in an instant became incredibly slow.

It may even solidify.

The stream of light at the top moved slowly forward. Because the concept of space had been altered, the distance had become very long, so the movement became very slow. Akatum's power was operating in this strange land of miracles, causing space to twist, deviate, and be reconstructed, unfolding like a kaleidoscope.

It shaped another path.

The next moment, from the opened Phase Gate, beside the torrent of light that Cuixisi had unleashed, another purple beam of light shot out from the gate and hurtled towards the Aberrant Dragon below.

To change the direction of a beam of light, a reflective surface is needed.

Alternatively, a distorted space is needed.

The beam of light, unleashed at full power, surged into the White Mist World. Kang De distorted the rules of space, causing it to refract and deflect, before blasting towards Cuixisi. This was an otherworldly technique of using the opponent's own methods against them, employing a direct alteration of the spatial structure—a tactic far superior to that of the Murong family!

The mysterious element sensed the approaching danger and activated its own energy shield.

But this time it's truly using their own weapon against them!

The mysterious elements flowed on their own, and this unknown Magic Creature had its own single-core process. Before Cuixisi could react, this self-confrontation had already achieved a brilliant result.

--Faced with a powerful attack, the energy shield needs to increase its power, but increasing the shield's power means reducing the output of the light spears. Reducing the output of the light spears results in redundant energy supply to the energy shield. This redistribution of energy to the output of the light spears leads to the need to increase the shield's power.

Increasing the shield's power would require reducing the light spear's output, so is it actually increasing or decreasing?!

In the blink of an eye, in a fleeting moment, in an instant—a time too short to describe—the event has already occurred.

A blazing and invincible spear of light, a tough and indestructible shield.

At that moment, everything collapsed.

The method of breaking through a breakdown is an ancestral principle and should not be changed.

Cuixisi let out a painful roar. The collapse of the mystical element process caused the balance of energy transmission, which he absorbed, gathered, and used to break down instantly. Originally, it was a balance between input and output, but in an instant, the light spear and shield disappeared, and the energy output dropped to zero, while the energy input continued to operate at full power. This led to an excessive accumulation of mystical elements—even his body has its limits!

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, the body swelled, and a huge roar resounded from the Aberrant Dragon's belly. Purple blood, tissue, and scales broke off and were thrown in all directions!

It all happened so fast that even Kang De didn't realize what was happening.

Only when Cuixisi's agonizing screams reached his ears did he snap back to reality, "Attack!"

The artillery roared, bombs rained down, Lily's dragon breath spewed from afar, and A Xing hurled his high-explosive spear with lightning speed. Amidst the explosion, his battle suit spewed flames, and Kang De swooped down.

He wants to banish Cuixisi to the White Mist World!

However, just before it was about to reach the bursting flesh, the purple shield reactivated and unfolded.

It's restarted.

Bloodstained tentacles lashed out into the air, while spore clusters on their backs and eyeballs were ejected through powerful muscle contractions. Faced with this onslaught, Kang De sighed softly and opened a spatial portal to teleport away.

The next moment, he returned to the sky, looking down at the Aberrant Dragon in the Purple River.

The regret in my heart quickly subsided.

What a wonderful opportunity that was!

But who could have imagined this would happen?

Even Cuixisi hadn't recovered from this inexplicable and devastating blow. Clutching his shield, he roared, "Kang De! What have you done! What have you just done!"

Kang De said calmly, "I'm just using the power of Akatum to teach you a lesson. You used the Dragon God's name to slaughter your own kind. Today, the Grand Master is going to punish you. Do you accept it or not?"

"--presumptuous!"

The Aberrant Dragon roared, "You mere ants, how dare you address the Dragon God by his name!"

The tentacles penetrated deep into the Purple River, continuously drawing power. The surging mysterious elements filled his body, rapidly repairing the severe injuries that had nearly caused him to self-destruct. Cuixisi was recovering quickly. He was furious, his killing intent directed at Kang De. The fallen dragon must have gone mad.

Aside from the so-called guidance of Akatum, he had nothing else.

He could only believe, practice, and fanatically embrace it, making it everything.

The mutant opened its gaping maw, terrifying energy gathering once more, a surge of purple light flashing, and the indestructible spear of light was about to unleash itself again. "You..."

A portal to space unfolded behind Kang De.

"... hateful!"

The intense light quickly subsided, Cuixisi stopped her second foolish act.

He roared, spewing out a huge ball of purple slime. The intense projectile exuded a corrosive aura, filled with spores and tiny parasites, containing countless corrosive energies and deadly toxins. Carrying an aura of decay, it shot towards Kang De!

Then it was taken into the Phase Gate, underwent a process of inactivation, and then thrown out again.

Spikes, beams of light, clusters of energy.

Point fire, scattering, continuous fire.

They were all dodged or captured within the Phase Gate.

It was returned intact.

Cuixisi abandoned her dragon body and could no longer use Dragon Language Magic. Originally, the energy spear was a more powerful attack than Dragon Language Magic, and she could have slowly developed new combat tactics with it. However, due to Kang De's spatial deflection, the single-core CPU lost its dignity in humiliation.

All of them are wooden.

"Hateful!"

The air vibrated and rolled once more, and from the Phase Gate, another fiery meteor crashed out.

Cuixisi gathered energy and unleashed a beam of light, neutralizing the mass attack. However, Kang De was already waiting behind, using the Phase Gate to capture the surging beam of light and return it intact.

Finally, the Aberrant Dragon remembered its previous lesson and cut off the continuous power supply of the beam of light in a flash, and blocked the small section of the returning attack with its shield—but such an encounter still made it feel ashamed, angry and even uneasy.

Baiyan clearly saw the way the Cathayan were thinking.

Cuixisi had a premonition that this Cathayan was trying to deduce patterns from their recent encounter and the phenomena they had witnessed, searching for some kind of loophole or flaw that would make it uneasy.

This guy is truly the most terrifying.

We must regain the initiative; we cannot afford to be passively attacked!

If that's the case...

The Aberrant Dragon roared and howled, its wings flapping and tearing through the air as it soared into the sky and charged toward Kang De.

Even if I can only fight with my bare hands, Akatum's light still shines upon me! This power is unmatched by any of you! I will tear you apart! I will crush you! I will end you!

Claws lashed out, jaws snapped, and Cuixisi roared, "Die!"

On the other side, Lily transformed into a dragon, carrying A Xing across the sky and rapidly approaching from below. Although Cuixisi was airborne, his ever-growing and extending tentacles remained rooted in the Purple River, which was the source of his power.

Then...

"Sever them!"

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PS1: Ah... The industry has been in turmoil lately, morale is high, and the future is shrouded in uncertainty. I'm considering a path I've never imagined before: how about debuting on VTubers? (Thinking)