Chapter 419
"You really have nothing else to say?"
"I, this 'Taiyi,' am gone. From a rational perspective, I inflicted heavy damage on the Reincarnation Game. You desperately crave this power, but giving it away comes at a price. Only plundering is without any burden." The man stood up and stretched his shoulders.
"Remember this, it's the most fundamental setting of this game, and even the game itself cannot escape it."
Its aura suddenly became sharp and fierce, like a knife drawn three inches from its sheath, revealing a hint of cold light, causing Yuki's rapidly working brain to come to a standstill; he was still thinking about the setting.
"Why?"
"Didn't you want to break the Eternal Night and save these natives? How can you break the Eternal Night without killing me?" Taiyi stood straight, opened his palm, and the darkness gathered into a blade—yes, the same two-handed longsword that the King of the Night had wielded before.
"Only the strong and heroes are qualified to inherit my will. I will not give you any real help. I will just kill enough people and use the corpses as stepping stones for you so that you can have a chance to touch the sky."
With a philosophical remark, Yuki raised his Bloodblade and coldly asked, "One last question: if I fail after eliminating you, what will happen to the seeds in the future?"
"Hahaha, still thinking about possession? Your personality is really troublesome."
The laughter echoed through the night. The man finally showed a difference from Yuki. He was bold and arrogant. The Nameless King was no different from an ant in his eyes. This had nothing to do with the strength of the two. If they were strong at the same level, they would surely die.
"Let me tell you what Taiyi is." Taiyi lightly flicked the blade, making a 'humming' sound. Despite having the appearance of Yuki, his eyes were arrogant and disdainful of everyone.
It's pointless to dwell on his origins now, whether he's a time traveler or not. Endless events and endless killings have buried everything from the past. Taiyi is simply Taiyi.
"I exist in the past, present, and future; even the Reincarnation Game cannot completely erase me."
"All Things Slain, sever all laws, wherever the blade points, all return to the one."
"Destroy me? You think you can!?"
Swish--
As the laughter subsided, he brandished his blade. Yes, he merely brandished his blade; no special effects were needed, and no light was visible. Yuki simply contracted sharply.
Bite.
A gash appeared on the Bloodblade, the level 5 item was severed in two, and a slight pain appeared in his chest. When he looked down, a sword wound the width of an index finger appeared, and bright red blood gushed out.
Ah?
My head was buzzing. This was on a completely different level from the King of the Night. What kind of power was it to cut through the Bloodblade directly? Fortunately, after fighting the King of the Night, the Insect Demon Armor had developed resistance to the energy of the night.
"Interesting, your bloodline skill can actually increase resistance." Taiyi eyebrow, immediately seeing that Yuki had been prepared. "What a cautious person, already making preparations before even knowing I exist, but—"
"Being smart isn't enough to qualify you for the Reincarnation Game."
As soon as the voice faded, he vanished. Alone with his sword, he appeared before the demon without a trace of energy even in the Devil's Vision, raising his sword to strike.
Moonlit Ghost Step.
Yuki dared not fight head-on, so he immediately activated his spatial jump. In that instant of confusion, he found 'Taiyi' standing right in front of him.
Future Sight?
Ding ding ding...
The continuous slashes caused Bloodblade to scream in agony, the blade chipping and becoming saw-like, while the already loaded musket immediately pulled the trigger.
Shotgun shells.
The bullets crashed down like giant waves, Taiyi took half a step back. With a swing of his longsword, he actually slashed out a true void, preventing even a single bullet from getting close.
Scattered particles covered the area; Yuki used the same old trick again.
Incendiary projectiles.
Bang--
Another fiery storm rose up, but it only lasted for a moment before the black blade mark appeared and turned into embers.
Taiyi, sword in hand, strolled out. He beckoned, and several giant hands of darkness appeared, only to be Yuki's pre-prepared Void Conversion, causing Taiyi to raise an eyebrow.
"Interesting. It seems you're quite adept at battle planning, using intelligence to compensate for a lack of physical strength."
Confirmed, I am not truly a reincarnation of 'Taiyi', otherwise he wouldn't be so unfamiliar with my abilities.
Yuki finally received some good news: rebirth must follow the previous path. He had never heard of anyone restarting their skill tree; it was slower and riskier.
Don't listen to what others say, but try it yourself. After a few rounds, Yuki figured it out.
Aside from their similar appearances, the two are completely different in personality and skills. The other is like a swordsman who believes in simplicity, without any fancy moves or battle plans. It's not that he can't, but that no one at this stage is qualified to make him do so.
Approaching, a slash landed, Bloodblade instantly split into three pieces. Yuki dared not use the Insect Demon Armor to block, and kept retreating.
Taiyi caught up with him just like that. There was no spatial teleportation involved; he simply walked with his sword in hand. But each of his sprints was faster than the Moonlit Ghost Step, and each appearance was perfectly timed.
The Witch God's Soul Crystal emitted a purple light, which could not break through 'Future Sight', or rather, it only made 'Taiyi' show a look of reminiscence, as if he was thinking about which enemy had escaped from his blade.
Yuki has switched to the Storm Dragon Spear, but even a level 6 weapon can't stop the black sword energy.
Epic Metamorphosis. Soul Mimicry.
Storm Suppression, Thunderous Slash!
This is a combination attack; an invisible gale pins Taiyi to the spot, while the Roar lightning blade slashes down with all its might.
Then, a mournful cry was heard, and the hundred-meter-long and ten-meter-thick lightning blade was cut in two. The remaining electric spears fell one after another, striking the body and then disappearing into smoke, as if they had never existed.
Immortal Body.
This is actually allowed?!
Yuki's eyes widened as he watched Taiyi flip his blade and slash several times, leaving black sword marks all around his body.
With a light step, he pierced Piercer the remaining electricity, his footsteps striking forward as he raised his blade to thrust.
Clang--
An armor-piercing projectile also Piercer the remaining electricity, striking the tip of the blade, and the extremely high concentration of soul energy instantly split in two.
"This isn't Future Sight, don't waste your energy using that Pantheon contraption." Taiyi still had the mind to speak, but the purple gravity light pulled at his body, and he drew an arc with his backhand slash, the simulated gravity energy had already disappeared.
"I've just killed too many people and witnessed tens of millions of powerful individuals; it's merely a trivial amount of experience."
That son of a bitch really loves Versailles!
Yuki was speechless. He glanced at the panel; his return would take another ten minutes or so.
If we can hold on, we can return; we've gathered enough intelligence this time.
This is a rational consideration. There is no way to assess the strength of 'Taiyi' because he is really just air, air without any energy.
Swish.
"Don't think about plans during battle."
The man appeared in front of her in a flash, took a lunge forward, and thrust forward with his usual simple and unadorned attack.
But the lightning vanished abruptly, and a fist-sized hole appeared in the center of the sword and spear, Piercer Yuki's right chest, large enough to let light pass through from both sides.
No, you are the real legacy!
Yuki gritted his teeth and, taking advantage of their close proximity, activated the Night Furnace, dragging the two from the Eternal Night into another night.
In his battle against the King of the Night, he did not use his full strength, or rather, there was no need for him to use his full strength. He always held onto his trump cards, unwilling to play them. But when the time came to use them, he would not hesitate for a second.
"A Spatial Severance prop, oh no, a mutation prop?"
Taiyi stood in the center of the Corpse Mountain, Blood Sea, looking around. He saw no surprise from the other people who had been dragged in. He could not see Yuki's figure. This scene seemed to be a delaying tactic to wait for his return.
But a moment later, He laughed instead.
"That's more like it. Throughout history, true powerhouses have never lacked courage and bravery; being overly clever always leads to a fatal mistake."
He saw hundreds of corpses rise and converge on a king clad in golden armor, his long sword gleaming lightly.
"Yes, kill me by any means necessary, or—"
"Killed by me!"
Chapter Twenty-Four: Because you are Taiyi! (End of Volume)
What kind of monster is this?
Yuki in the labyrinth, Yuuki watched as Taiyi shrewdly defeated him. All the resources Yuuki had accumulated, from ordinary wizards to Nameless King, were now useless against him.
It was like a tireless killing machine, devoid of calm or madness. Killing was as natural to it as eating and drinking, requiring no emotion whatsoever.
The key point is that he couldn't see a single energy fluctuation. The contaminated corpses seemed to be fighting against the air before shattering into dust.
This is Taiyi? The champion Khorne of?
It's not a question of whether it's strong or weak; its very existence is strange. It doesn't need any Transcendental Grade skills or Chaos Item; it's more like a self-introduction:
All Things Slain, all laws must be severed.
Its attack power is maxed out, but it's not some kind of glass cannon. Because it's like air, neither Asura's iron fist nor the Nameless King's lightning can hurt it in the slightest.
Overpowered attack, invincible defense, endless endurance—this must be a bug! How could an epic-level player possibly win? But I--
We must win!
Yuki gritted his teeth. His path might succeed, and that possibility was created by Taiyi. No wonder he had never heard of legendary players; it turned out that Taiichi had cut off his path to advancement. The Reincarnation Game had to eliminate him at the cost of 'mental impairment'.
So, if it happens again, can this already mentally impaired Reincarnation Game withstand it?
"I see, so you prefer to weaken your enemies to a certain level before making your move." At this moment, Taiyi had already slaughtered everyone. He looked around and suddenly swung his sword.
A purple spear flew out of the maze, and the phantom of a Rubik's Cube appeared, splitting into three in mid-air.
Swish, swish, swish.
With three consecutive strikes, Taiyi annihilated them all. Taiyi half step back and saw a net of light appear where he had just stood. He nodded approvingly.
"A very good mutation item, it could rank in the top 100 of those I've seen, but—"
He sheathed the knife under his ribs and swung it with both hands.
"Extremely boring."
There was no dazzling light effect from the Storm Dragon Spear; only dark blade marks lingered in the air, leaving behind several evenly divided circular mirrors. Then, the Corpse Mountain, Blood Sea collapsed, revealing a desolate desert and a dark sky, along with a stunned Yuki.
It's confirmed. This thing is a rule, similar to the rule of the 'Mystic Eyes of Death Perception'. Unless the rule suppresses it, nothing can defend against it.
He explained why it couldn't be blocked; even a level 6 item would be cut in half after a few hits. If the Insect Demon Armor hadn't adapted to this rule beforehand, it would have been as defenseless as a piece of paper.
He froze for a moment, then turned and ran, frantically activating the items inside the Furnace.
Hunter's Trapping Net.
Freezing Jewel.
Duplication Cube.
One by one, the props were activated, entangling Taiyi was approaching like a ghost, while he ran wildly ahead, constantly leaping with the Moonlit Ghost Step, pulling the trigger without looking back.
Special firing mode. Solid projectiles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Players like Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, Battle Maniac, Aether Particles, and Adventurers were throwing out their Soul Materials like they were free—it was a crazy money-spraying spree—and Taiyi's response was extremely simple.
Slash, slash, slash.
He obliterated everything, strolling forward as if teleporting, occasionally slicing Yuki into blood with a single strike, his eyes filled with growing despair.
Does not nerfing them mean you can't play? I am the strongest reincarnator. Even if it's a past image, even if I'm on the same level as you, am I so easily nerfed?
No, he must have more than just that to get here in such a short time.
Taiyi suddenly stopped, abandoning the tedious chase, raised his left hand, ignored the bullets exploding in front of his chest, and drew a circle in the air with his long sword held high.
"Spatial Severance, I can do that too."
The Annihilation Prison.
A black arc appeared at the edge of the Furnace, then quickly contracted inward. This thing was not a peeling at all, but more like an eraser, an eraser that wiped everything away.
Starting from the edge, the Night Domain began to crumble, or rather, the space became smaller and smaller, and then everything that blocked the path of this contracting black arc was completely separated.
Yuki stopped in his tracks. He dared not risk it with his own body, and besides, there was no point in rushing out. He also felt a touch of irony.
In the past, he was always the one who tried every means to hold off others and prevent the enemy from escaping, but this time the roles were reversed.
The cage stopped abruptly a hundred meters away, Yuki's eyes flickered, a hint of wild joy surging within them.
"Hurry up and show us what other trump cards you have, time is running out." Taiyi stood quietly. The cage was less than two hundred meters in diameter, which was like dancing on a knife's edge for players of their strength.