Final Day (12)

Compared to everywhere else in the main world, Leping City was more like paradise now.

For some reason, those terrifying monsters never entered Leping City, and mutations among its local residents were exceedingly rare.

Most of Leping City's chaos had been brought by outsiders. Those humans, already somewhat unhinged, saw Leping City—a place like a pure land—and charged at it like mad dogs.

Most of them were lunatics. They envied Leping City's relative peace, because their own homes had already been destroyed. They wanted more people to fall into hell alongside them.

So today, these people attacked Leping City, while those who lived there fought back with all their might. They would never allow others to destroy this last pure land.

They believed Leping City was God's final favor upon humanity, so someone had painted a line of large words on the city's iconic bridge: God still loves us.

Just as the two sides clashed, a gigantic pitch-black star appeared in the sky. Though it was still somewhat illusory, its appearance sent the citizens of Leping City into a panic.

At that moment, countless black wisps spread out from Leping City, bringing with them endless light and shadow. From within that boundless radiance and darkness, a figure draped in a scarlet Thousand-Feather Robe slowly emerged. It was the Man of Light and Shadow.

"Hello, my successor." The Man of Light and Shadow looked at the successor he had personally nurtured. Ever since discovering him, he had placed a heavy bet on him, giving up his position as the controller of the dark side and handing it over to Lu Li. At last, this day had come.

"Defeat me. Defeat me, and you will gain every secret. Only by defeating me will you have the chance to stand out from all