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Watching the countdown steadily tick away, "Sword" remained embedded upright in the ground, without the slightest movement.
At that moment, it could clearly sense that the "General Manager's Office" had charged into the "All Beings Music" trial. In just six more seconds, it would reach Sword, cleave through the restrictions imposed by the Extra-Large Event "Star God's Ancient Ballad," and unleash its Level 70 Million divine power.
In other words, it only needed to last three seconds against Zhou Heng.
But those three seconds might also be a chasm it could never cross in its entire life.
It truly owed both its success and its failure to "Star God's Ancient Ballad."
[2] [1] [Duel begins!]
The instant the notification appeared on its retina, "Sword" let out a piercing resonance, attempting to initiate a Music Debate against Zhou Heng to buy time for the only skill it could use.
Yet the moment it let out that ringing sword cry, Zhou Heng, who should have been opposite it, abruptly vanished.
By the time "Sword" came to its senses, Zhou Heng had already appeared behind it, draped in flowing hair of light, walking lightly, step by step, deeper into "All Beings Music."
[You have been severed] [You have died]
The sudden notifications made "Sword's" body tremble.
It looked at its system log to check the cause of its death.
Zhou Heng had dealt it -1 chaos damage.
Using a power other than the "Torch of Transcendence Will," he had bypassed the Extra-Large Event "Star God's Ancient Ballad" and delivered a killing blow.
Even if that killing blow had dealt only a single point of damage.
Crack!
Before "Sword" could think further, its blade snapped with the sound.
Watching its body fall toward the