Chapter 242

It became very unfamiliar.

It became an occupied territory.

It was one of the earliest occupied areas.

The Ability Control Bureau said that beneath City A lies a vast underground palace stretching for thousands of miles. On that day, the army of S-Rank Polluted, the "World Destroyer," surged forth from the earth, the omens of destruction became reality, and the fall began in this city.

Ye Jiang's eyes churned with emotion. She raised her gaze slightly upwards, and above the city, two figures were locked in a fierce battle. Black holes and sludge filled the Sky, creating a dangerous and eerie atmosphere.

It was Rong Yin and the "World Destroyer" locked in battle, their figures intertwined. Their powerful abilities caused frequent vibrations in the magnetic field above, creating turbulent spatial currents.

"The legendary Slaughter God, I thought you were so powerful, but it turns out you're nothing special. I was wary of you for so long."

"You really killed two high-level monsters? Is this all the strength you have to kill high-level monsters? I overestimated you."

"Why did you come up to me alone and start yelling? To kill me? But—without your abilities?"

The mocking voice of "World Destroyer" echoed from the Sky, black mud splattering as "World Destroyer" hurtled towards the silent youth at supersonic speed, forcing him to retreat again and again.

"That's it! That's it! That's it!"

The "World Destroyer" toyed with the youth as it pursued him.

Ye Jiang: "..."

With a buzzing sound in her mind, an unnamed fire suddenly ignited in her heart, and two small flames shot out in Ye Jiang's calm eyes.

That damn mud-playing brat is bullying Rong Yin!

Feeling the anger of a parent whose child has been bullied, Ye Jiang didn't hesitate. She quickly threw a barrier towards the city below, then vanished in the blink of an eye and soared into the Sky. The energy ball in her hand transformed into a steel pipe, which she then stabbed at the "World Destroyer's " back.

She missed, and at the last moment, the "World Destroyer" noticed her and dodged to the side.

Perhaps because he had some psychological trauma from the steel pipe in her hand, he was almost launched into the sky.

From a distance, he stared at Ye Jiang with a gloomy expression Ye Jiang was also glaring at him, her face tense, standing in front of Rong Yin as if she were a protector.

Behind her, Rong Yin looked at the slender figure that appeared in front of him, a glint in his eyes. Beside him hung a black hole that was about to form. If Ye Jiang hadn't intervened, the black hole would have attacked the "World Destroyer," but now...

He dispersed the black hole, and with his slender fingers making the least aggressive gesture, he gently patted the monster's shoulder in front of him.

How did you get here?

Ye Jiang didn't answer him, but just glared at the "World Destroyer" with a fierce expression.

Rong Yin: "..."

A hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

Realizing he had overreacted and appeared cowardly, the "World Destroyer" closed the distance considerably with a grim expression.

"It's you." He gritted his teeth, his gaze almost piercing through Ye Jiang and the steel pipe in her hand. "You're here too."

"Very good, very good, very good."

He said "very good" three times in a row, gritting his teeth.

"You're all here, that's good, saves me the trouble of looking for you."

The "World Destroyer" had a score to settle: the Toy Shopping Center's concessions were a thorn in his side, a thorn that stuck in his throat every time he thought about it.

He must settle this score before he can sit on the throne with peace of mind.

"Three years! You've been hiding really well!"

"I didn't hide." Ye Jiang refused to admit she had dodged. She said calmly, "I just killed a Ghost Mother and arrived a little late."

"You killed the Ghost Mother?" The World Destroyer sized up Ye Jiang and Rong Yin, his voice chilling. "Three high-level monsters..."

Three high-level monsters have perished—this is truly an astonishing event!

The "World Destroyer" had a contorted expression, unwilling to acknowledge the strength of his opponent.

With a wave of his hand, black mud formed a carpet, covering the sky and flying towards his opponent with menacing claws. Ye Jiang stood still, raised the steel pipe in his hand, and chopped it down in mid-air!

With this cleaving motion, it seemed as if the air itself was split open, the airflow parting the clouds in two, and the Sky appearing as if it had been cleaved in two.

The black mud blanket was not spared; it was cleaved in two by the sharp airflow before it even got close!

But the mud blankets turned into filthy rain, splashing everywhere.

A black hole instantly formed, swallowing up all the black mud that splashed towards Ye Jiang.

At the same time, the World Destroyer appeared before Ye Jiang in the blink of an eye, its five fingers forming a claw, aiming straight for Ye Jiang's throat. Ye Jiang blocked it with her steel pipe. During the exchange...

The "World Destroyer" still had the energy to monitor the movements of another opponent. Upon seeing the opponent's black hole, it sneered, "Not bad at all."

With a wave of his hand, his arm swelled up, turning into black mud that surged towards Rong Yin.

"It's kind of intimidating; it looks almost identical to the Heaven-Chosen Ability —Devour!"

"But there's one crucial difference, and that's a world of difference!"

The "World Destroyer" remained composed even when facing two opponents, speaking at length and in great detail.

"So-called Heaven-Chosen Ability is like this--"

The "World Destroyer" drew a circle with one hand, and the black mud turned into a vortex. When Ye Jiang's steel pipe pierced towards the "World Destroyer," it was caught in the vortex of black mud. In an instant, it was as if the steel pipe had been pierced into a greedy mouth, and a section of her extraordinary steel pipe was instantly swallowed up.

Ye Jiang stopped and looked at her broken steel pipe.

The "World Destroyer" didn't attack her; instead, he boasted to her, quite proudly. "Heaven-Chosen Ability are like mine—they not only devour things themselves, but also absorb their energy, and then—make it their own..."

The "World Destroyer" suddenly froze, his expression turning strange.

How strange, why didn't he feel any energy being absorbed?

Ye Jiang: "..."

What should be transformed into one's own?

For personal use?

Is this the Heaven-Chosen Ability?

This sounds familiar; Yun Hua, an A-Rank ability user, has a similar effect.

"Oh," Ye Jiang said indifferently. When she thought of Yun Hua, she couldn't help but feel that this superpower was so powerful or that he was so chosen by heaven.

With a flick of her wrist, the steel pipe was restored to its original shape.

She raised the steel pipe and began to fight. As she approached the "World Destroyer," she said to him, "The last person to possess this kind of Heaven-Chosen Ability was a human, and he died in the name of human law. The grass on his grave is already growing tall."

This doesn't sound like the chosen one at all.

The "World Destroyer" was already dazed because he hadn't absorbed any power, and upon hearing this, he lost focus again and almost had his eyes pierced by the steel pipe.

He hastily spread out a net with black mud to block the steel pipe, then retreated several meters, angrily roaring, "What do you know! You think any piece of junk is 'devouring'? Devouring is such a noble ability! It's a symbol of status!"

He flew into a rage, his body swelled up, and eighty percent of his body turned into mud, wet and sticky, flowing everywhere.

It's a bit disgusting.

Ye Jiang thought to herself, feeling no urge to react to the "World Destroyer".

The "World Destroyer" no longer allows anyone a chance to get close; mud flies as it attacks while venting its frustration.

"Fools, that's all your lives are destined for—incompetent and ignorant!"

Do you know what Sovereign of Power is?

"All living beings in this realm are controlled by one being. All living beings will worship that being, and that being's special abilities will become attributeless, noble, unique, and supreme! This is the Sovereign of Power!"

"The prerequisite for becoming the Sovereign of Power is to possess the superpower of 'devouring,' a divinely bestowed ability, a self-selection of the world."

"And I--"

The "World Destroyer" abandoned its black mud attack, and flames exploded, sending countless fireballs hurtling towards Ye Jiang and Rong Yin. Then came the ice attack, turning the world into a frozen wasteland, the air thick with ice shards. Next came the lightning strikes, as if a hole had been torn in the Sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. Then came the wind blades, a sudden gust of wind rising...

The "World Destroyer" looked ahead, and in his field of vision, his opponent had vanished, as if he had been reduced to ashes by the barrage of supernatural powers.

But the "World Destroyer" knew that monsters wouldn't die easily.

He didn't want them to die like that.

He was only one step away from becoming the Sovereign of Power of this world; he already possessed over a hundred superpowers, just one step away! Therefore, he didn't mind leaving those two ignorant monsters for a while to demonstrate his power to them.

Sure enough, after the supernatural power subsided, the "World Destroyer" discovered the two monsters in the city below. One of them had created a black hole to devour the falling supernatural attacks, while the other had erected a shimmering barrier to block the supernatural power from entering. With double protection, they were safeguarding the human city below.

The "World Destroyer" paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

... What exactly is wrong?

Before things could be sorted out, the two monsters returned to the Sky, the black hole vanished from above the city, leaving only the barrier standing there, shimmering with light...

The World Destroyer's attention returned to the two monsters, and he sneered, "You guys are really strange. Why are you all so eager to be humanity's lackeys?"

The "World Destroyer" grinned maliciously. "No need to worry, I don't intend to kill all of humanity."

Ye Jiang believed him.

but--

She stared at the Mud Monster ahead, her eyes icy. "You don't kill humans, you want to turn them all into Polluted."

At this moment, Ye Jiang finally understood that the "World Destroyer" did not want to destroy the world; he wanted to become the so-called Sovereign of Power he spoke of.

His method was to turn humans into Polluted, select special Polluted from among Polluted, and place pieces of his own flesh on these special Polluted in order to absorb Polluted power.

The "World Destroyer's" ability has the power to devour and absorb other abilities, so his ability is changing towards becoming attributeless.

Therefore, after the S-Rank Polluted army of "The World Destroyer" captured human cities, "The World Destroyer" did not order the killing of humans in the occupied areas, because he was trying to turn them all into Polluted!