A Battle of Equal Strength
Seeing Du Kao's transformation, Fogreitai was somewhat frustrated. He was merely a wisp of his will descending, his Combat Strength limited by this plane; though infinitely close to the Main God Level, he wasn't a true Main God Level. Du Kao, on the other hand, had undergone a second Super Metamorphosis, his Combat Strength increasing again, reaching a level infinitely close to a main god, not weaker than Fogreit himself. He had originally thought his Combat Strength would be enough to crush his opponent, but now it had become a closely fought battle. Without the advantage of superior Combat Strength, he really couldn't guarantee a victory. After all, his opponent was a reincarnation of Lord-level, possessing a wealth of memories from past lives—definitely not someone who could be easily dealt with.
Not only did Du Kao's aura surge, but even the longsword in his hand seemed to sense the change in its master, trembling and emitting a soft hum, as if it were eagerly anticipating such a battle.
The cyan longsword, like a whip, pierced through the void, carving out several ravines in the air, and swept towards Fogreitai with a deadly force.
Meanwhile, Fogreitai stretched out a palm, and a blazing Flame Hand quickly condensed in the void, rushing towards the blade of light.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion rang out, and the aftershocks from the collision of the two attacks completely crushed the planets in the surrounding void into nothingness.
Even Boyi, who was watching the battle, along with Odoqi and Weeks, retreated to avoid being caught in the crossfire, only stopping several star systems away.
After the initial attack, the two quickly switched to a rapid-fire offensive. Their attacks collided repeatedly, causing a series of explosions throughout the void, with the shockwaves radiating outwards in all directions without pause. The area, already a ruin after the battle between Odoqi and Weeks, was completely transformed into a desolate wasteland, devoid even of meteorite fragments.
Thousands of cosmic distances away, a black warship was speeding along in a single direction in normal navigation mode. Inside the ship were none other than the members of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew.
"Sea Emperor, have you completely lost the ability to detect the outside world?" Gu Ding asked, frowning slightly.
"I have indeed lost the ability to directly detect, but I can still do some analysis through other information," the Sea Emperor replied. "For example, powerful and unusual energy fluctuations. I have detected two extremely powerful energy fluctuations. Moreover, they collided countless times in a very short period of time. If I am not mistaken, I suspect that the two people fighting are that Lord-level powerhouse and that Fourth Elder."
"Keep an eye on these fluctuations, don't miss a single one." Gu Ding couldn't think of any other way. Without the Sea Emperor's detection capabilities, the entire team was essentially blind. If they encountered a Celestial, and the spaceship couldn't use space jumps or Space Shuttle, it would be extremely troublesome.
"If all you need is visibility, I think I have a way," Robert said. He opened his palm, and from within, a robot the size of an ant rapidly flapped its wings and took flight. "Since the magnetic field method can't obtain information, I can use a purely physical method. These are miniature detection robots. First, they will connect to Sea Emperor's detection system, then the spaceship will be released. Then Sea Emperor can control these little guys to gain visibility."
"This is a good idea, although it's a bit clumsy, but there's no better alternative." Sea Emperor agreed with the method.
Gu Ding and his group naturally did not raise any objections.
Robert, without hesitation, connected all the hundreds of small robots to the Sea Emperor's system. Then he opened the hatch and released the robots.
Sea Emperor then took over the remaining tasks, controlling the small robots to fly in all directions. As the small robots flew further and further away, Sea Emperor gained a wider and wider field of vision.
Seeing the various video projections re-projected by Sea Emperor, Gu Ding and the others were excited. However, they still couldn't see the battle situation on the battlefield; it was too far away—more than a thousand cosmic distances.
Meanwhile, the battle between Fogreitai and Du Kao had reached a fever pitch.
Both of them had left many wounds on their bodies, but none of them were fatal.
In just a few minutes, the battlefield between the two had shifted to several star systems away from the original star system.
Boyi and Odoqi, along with Weeks, moved with the battlefield, not wanting to miss a single moment of this exciting fight. Although their eyesight was only barely good enough to make out the movements of the two fighters.
Both Du Kao's blade and Fogreitai's flames were used to their fullest potential. Many of their moves were things the three spectators had never even considered. Furthermore, their combat skills had completely transcended the realm of gods, greatly benefiting all three.
Boyi even opened his eyes to watch the battle between the two, and it seemed that his eyes reflected the scene of the two fighting several star fields away.
On the battlefield, the explosions from the impacts were deafening, as if the two were racing against time to attack each other.
Du Kao was in a hurry because the Super Metamorphosis had a time limit, and once the time limit was exceeded, he would not only lose the power generated by the transformation, but also enter a fatal state of weakness. Once in a weakened state, his Lord Token would be stolen by his opponent, and his opponent would certainly not spare his life.
The reason why Fogreitai was in such a hurry was twofold. First, he was using a borrowed body to descend into this plane, and if he remained there too long, it would cause irreparable damage to Moffitt's body, potentially ruining Moffitt, the clan's recognized genius. The second reason was that, as a lord, even if he only descended as a projection, he was already locked in a stalemate with a Celestial. If word got out that he was going to lose face among lords, even though his opponent this time was no ordinary Celestial.
Time ticked by, and the two grew increasingly anxious. Du Kao's Super Metamorphosis was nearing its end. Meanwhile, on the other side, the body of Moffitt, possessed by Fogreitai, was also on the verge of collapse.
"Fogreitai, there's no point in us continuing to compete like this. How about we each use our strongest move and decide the winner in one strike?" Du Kao knew he couldn't drag this out any longer, so he had no choice but to make this suggestion.
"That's what I was thinking too. Small-scale games are no fun, so let's go all out." Fogreitai readily agreed.
The two figures, which had been darting about in the void, suddenly stopped. They stared at each other warily, their auras rising steadily. (To be continued~^~)