"The outcome isn't decided by talk. I hope you can still smile in a moment." Luo Feng licked his lips, his fighting spirit surging from him like a roaring flame.
"Then I look forward to seeing what you can do." Evil Eye was still smiling. "Come on. Show me everything you've got."
"I won't disappoint you." Luo Feng grinned.
Boom!
Luo Feng's divine power burned furiously. He unleashed the Third Level of Annihilation, and his aura surged more than tenfold, its terrifying force filling the entire arena.
Hum!
At a thought from Luo Feng, a Miniature Universe formed, enveloping the entire arena.
Primal Chaos Currents filled with destructive power swept through it, each strand carrying tremendous might.
An Eternal True God could easily create a Miniature Universe hundreds of millions of light-years across, but the arena imposed severe limits. The smaller the space, however, the greater the pressure. With his Miniature Universe alone, Luo Feng could crush those at the third or fourth tier with a single thought.
"This universe domain isn't—" Evil Eye began.
But then—
Boom!
A tremendous force swept through the arena as a second Miniature Universe imposed its restraints.
The Fourth Layer of the Chaos Golden Wings: One Thought Universe.
The divine power burning through the Third Level of Annihilation poured into the Chaos Golden Wings' source. All six pairs of wings spread wide behind Luo Feng, the secret patterns on each pair blazing at their brightest.
Fueled by the Third Level of Annihilation, both the Miniature Universe formed by Luo Feng's will and the one formed by the Chaos Golden Wings possessed absurd power. Caught within their combined restraints, even someone at the sixth or seventh tier of Eternal True God would struggle to break free.
This was Luo Feng at his strongest.
It was the first time he had unleashed such power since arriving on the Origin Continent.
"I underestimated you. You actually have a Mechanical Flow Winged Supreme Treasure. You're strong—strong enough for me to go all out." Evil Eye drew a sharp breath, his tone turning noticeably grave.
"Then take this strike first." Luo Feng's fighting spirit blazed.
It had been far too long since he had felt this way. Every cell in his body seemed to leap with joy. Battle made life brilliant!
The sixth pair of wings on his back settled into his hand and became a blade.
Sixth-tier Blade Technique—First Arrival.
He struck without a sound.
For an instant, the blade seemed to be all that existed in the arena. Its light expanded, revealing a space within it filled with countless terrifying blade rays. Every one carried eighth-tier power.
Each ray was sharp and heavy with destruction. Its edge bore the absolute keenness of the Law of Metal and the violence of the Law of Fire, while the ray itself was as weighty as a star. Worse still, every ray carried a dense aura of destruction.
The blade rays went on and on without end.
Fueled by the Third Level of Annihilation and unleashed through the Chaos Golden Wings' source, this strike surged instantly to the peak of the eighth tier of Eternal True God power.
In an instant, the terrifying blade light swallowed Evil Eye.
"Peak eighth-tier power." A glint flashed through Evil Eye's three eyes beneath the black currents. "When I first became domain lord, I wouldn't have dared take this head-on. But now? This strike is nothing special."
A scepter nearly a thousand kilometers long had appeared in Evil Eye's hand.
He swung it in an ordinary arc, yet immense power erupted from it. With his divine power burning fiercely, even this casual blow carried peak eighth-tier might.
The blow shattered the blade light, though Evil Eye was forced back slightly.
Black currents coiled around him beneath the blazing aura of his divine power, making him look more sinister than ever.
"Galaxy, this isn't enough. Show me your ultimate move." Evil Eye's booming, rasping voice rang across the battle zone like thunder.
"As expected of Evil Eye." Luo Feng's fighting spirit burned hotter.
This was no turn-based exchange. Both sides had merely been testing each other with their opening moves.
Boom!
Luo Feng became a streak of dazzling light and charged straight at Evil Eye.
The winged blade in his hand had already been replaced by the Blood Shadow Blade.
The God King Level Blade Embryo could unleash even greater power when flooded with burning divine power.
The seventh-tier Blade Technique Water and Fire Scorch Heaven spread like a boundless domain: anywhere within its reach, blade rays could strike. With the Blood Shadow Blade behind them, every ray approached ninth-tier power. This was the strongest close-combat move Luo Feng could currently unleash.
"Hmph!" Black flames swirled around Evil Eye, making him look like a malevolent god.
Galaxy's technique is only seventh-tier, yet his Mechanical Flow Supreme Treasures give it this much power. His wings are one thing, but even his blade is a Mechanical Flow Supreme Treasure. Just who is he?
Evil Eye was even less willing to believe Luo Feng had come from the Universe Ocean after transcending reincarnation. Neither such strength nor such treasures belonged to someone from the Universe Ocean.
"Come on!" Black energy swirled around Evil Eye.
Even faced with power approaching the ninth tier, Evil Eye charged forward without fear.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
They clashed thousands upon thousands of times in an instant.
Wielding his scepter, Evil Eye met Luo Feng's attacks again and again despite the pressure of the two domains. He was only slightly on the back foot.
His close-combat strength had actually reached the pinnacle of Eternal True God.
Luo Feng, after all, had needed both Annihilation and a God King Level Origin Embryo—equivalent to a God King Level weapon—to raise his seventh-tier technique to nearly ninth-tier power.
Yet the scepter in Evil Eye's hand was clearly no God King Level weapon. At most, it was a Saint-level weapon, far inferior to the Blood Shadow Blade.
Evil Eye's Divine Power Burning Secret Technique was, at best, comparable to those passed down from Jin World. It also fell well short of Annihilation.
More importantly, he was doing all this under the pressure of the Chaos Golden Wings' Miniature Universe, while their own Miniature Universes canceled each other out.
Even so, Evil Eye could still unleash power approaching the ninth tier.
Evil Eye Domain Lord was terrifyingly strong. Even in close combat, he stood at the Eternal True God Pinnacle, with one foot already in Saint Transformation.
They say I'm weak in close combat. But what do they know? The Demon Eye Race has not only fearsome illusion attacks, but also a powerful Innate Replication Secret Art. If I enslave someone, I can easily replicate and learn any ultimate technique or insight he possesses. Evil Eye knew that this Replication Secret Art was the greatest reason he had grown so quickly.
The art defied reason. Once he enslaved someone, he could not only understand everything his captive possessed, but copy it for his own use.
Evil Eye excelled at Soul Illusion. Once he achieved Willpower Sanctification, he could enslave warriors stronger than himself in close combat. With his Innate Replication Secret Art, every warrior he enslaved became nourishment for his strength. Given enough time, he could master everything his Servant knew.
He longed to enslave a Saint-level warrior and achieve Saint Transformation. The only Saint-level warrior he had ever killed had self-destructed while Evil Eye attempted Soul Enslavement. Saint-level warriors had immensely strong wills; he still could not enslave one without the victim noticing.
He also wanted to enslave someone who had achieved Transcendence of Reincarnation from the Universe Ocean. If he was lucky enough to find one whose Primal Universe Origin Will had not been seized, he could strengthen his Servant and send him to take over the Primal Universe. Then, through his Replication Secret Art, Evil Eye could draw on the Primal Universe's insights.
Outsiders claimed his fourth eye was his greatest weapon. They had no idea that the Innate Replication Secret Art was what he truly relied on.
"Evil Eye is this strong?!"
Luo Feng was shocked by Evil Eye's close-combat power, but the old monsters watching from outside were even more shaken.
Dozens of Eras of Reincarnation ago, Evil Eye had been formidable only because of his Soul Illusion. They had seen his close-combat strength for themselves: it had been merely sixth-tier. Now it was nearly ninth-tier. They could hardly accept it.
City Lord Jing felt it most keenly. Dozens of Eras of Reincarnation ago, he had already been close to the eighth tier, yet it had taken him countless ages to create a peak eighth-tier ultimate technique.
Now Evil Eye had surpassed him even in close combat.
He had thought achieving Willpower Sanctification would allow him to fight Evil Eye. Now he saw no hope of winning.
How did he become this strong in close combat? Evil Eye loomed over City Lord Jing like a mountain. Even with Willpower Sanctification, his Soul Illusion would still affect me. And now that he's reached the Eternal True God Pinnacle, I'm probably no match for him. No one can shake his position anymore.
If City Lord Jing felt that way, those a little weaker felt it all the more.
To them, Evil Eye was now invincible below Saint-level. No one could defeat him.
Luo Feng's displayed strength had shocked them too, but Evil Eye's terrified them more. With flawless close-combat power and horrifying Soul Illusion, he seemed to have no weakness. Even some Saint-level warriors would find it extremely difficult to kill him.
"Galaxy is already strong—perhaps as strong as I am. But he's fighting Evil Eye. He can't win."
"The human Galaxy is strong, but Evil Eye Domain Lord is terrifying."
That was the old monsters' verdict.
Galaxy might have a slight edge for now, but they believed he would fall once Evil Eye used Soul Illusion. Combined with his formidable close-combat strength, it was his deadliest weapon.
"Only a few dozen Eras of Reincarnation have passed, yet Evil Eye has grown more terrifying than ever. A pity for Galaxy." Zhan Tianxing no longer entertained any thought of competing with Evil Eye. He only felt some regret for Galaxy. Luo Feng had shown strength far beyond what he had expected, but against Evil Eye, Zhan Tianxing believed he was already a dead man.
"Galaxy has the strength to challenge the city lord. But that's as far as he'll get."
The countless spectators in the stands watched in silence.
So strong. Far too strong. Evil Eye's power left them all breathless.