"I've finally found my chance!"
The Immortal Dream Dragon, Kelongjia, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, his killing intent boiling intensely within him.
From the start of the war until now, he has been looking for an opportunity to strike, to unleash the arrow that once slew the gods, but Gustavo's endless tricks have kept him from finding the right moment.
Until Black Curse Bainide unleashed the Dusk Contract, Gustavo was forced to use most of his power to fight against it, leaving him with absolutely no energy to worry about what was behind him.
Even if he still had some strength left, it would be impossible for him to withstand the "Sun-Breaking Bow" and the "Starfall Arrow," two divine artifacts with extremely simple characteristics but earth-shattering Slaughter power.
They are utter Slaughter machines!
"Um?!!"
The moment the two artifacts appeared, Gustavo's sensory network distributed throughout the Void detected a deadly threat. He felt the earth-shattering blow that, though separated by the Void, directly locked onto his soul, body, and causal Fortune. The alarm bells of Fate rang incessantly, and images of the future flashed before his eyes.
Among the countless future branches, there are scenes of his tragic demise, but... this is without using the Eye of the Void.
"Pure Slaughter machines, the Starfall Arrow and the Sun-Breaking Bow..."
Gustavo's heart sank. He recognized the names of the artifacts that had locked onto him. The reason was that these two artifacts had long ago belonged to a True God of the Mitrola Clan. Later, this powerful clansman fell into the hands of the Dragon Clan, and the weapons were lost to the enemy.
In the Astral Realm, aside from peculiar weapons like the "Guardian Blade" of the Earth Guardian, most weapons do not recognize a master; whoever is stronger can use them to kill enemies.
While powerful weapons may possess consciousness, that consciousness can be manipulated. If a weapon becomes disobedient, it can simply be erased without harming the weapon itself. This also applies to divine artifacts.
Just as Gustavo recognized the two artifacts, the Starfall Arrow shot straight at him.
In an instant, the intense Radiance split the heavens and the earth, and the Void within sight seemed to be divided in two.
Black Curse Bainide and Seven Spells Wansika trembled as they stared at the sudden flash of light. Although they knew the arrow wasn't aimed at them, the irresistible Slaughter intent that filled their hearts still made them tremble uncontrollably, as if their souls and bodies were out of their control.
"Run! Run! Run!"
Seven Spells Wansika was the first to realize this. He suddenly thought, even if they weren't directly hit by the arrow, could they withstand the aftershocks?
He himself was alright, but Black Curse Bainide had just exhausted all his power to activate the Dusk Contract, and was now completely powerless to resist.
"Escape? Which way to escape? That guy seems to have gone mad; he hasn't reduced the Black Hole's suction intensity at all..." Black Curse Bainide let out a bitter laugh, especially as he felt the powerful gravitational field around him, his despair intensified.
Even Black Curse Bainide couldn't help but wonder: did the Undying Dream Dragon, Kelongjia, truly care about their lives?
This question is destined to remain unanswered, because almost simultaneously, Starfall Arrow, enveloped in brilliant divine light and resembling the first Radiance after the creation of the universe, struck the center of the Black Hole formed from Gustavo's body.
Silence!
An unprecedented silence!
The instant the Starfall Arrow collided with the Black Hole, all sound seemed to vanish from the world, whether it traveled through the air or exploded directly in the depths of the soul. An unprecedented sense of annihilation enveloped the minds of all living beings present.
Until, a glimmer of silver-gray Pupil Light bloomed in the center of the Black Hole.
In an instant, the Void, which seemed to Time Stop, began to boil.
Countless Void Energy, like boiling water, rushed towards the center of the Black Hole. If previously these Void Energy were forced to be absorbed, now they were actively joining in, increasing the efficiency of energy convergence by more than a hundred or a thousand times!
In an instant, the entire Black Hole was filled with the intense Void Energy. Under the pressure of the massive energy flow, the once unstoppable Starfall Arrow inevitably slowed down.
' The Air-Stasis Corridor!'
A deep murmur echoed in his heart. As the last word fell, the entire Black Hole was enveloped by a strong gravitational field. With the help of the Law of Devouring and the Eye of the Void, the Law of Gravity solidified the entire Black Hole into a three-dimensional sculpture.
Matter, energy, soul, body... everything, including the Starfall Arrow, and the two dragons, Bainide and Wansika, were frozen in the Black Hole, unable to move, and even their thoughts were frozen.
Only Gustavo's will was still functioning, propelling the Eye of the Void out of the Black Hole and slowly flying towards the Starfall Arrow.
Its rhomboid eye sockets, lined with lines, and spherical pupils, exuding indifference and coldness, approached the Starfall Arrow.
"A divine artifact! He has a divine artifact too!!"
Undying Dream Dragon Kelongjia was startled. The moment he saw the Eye of the Void appear, the shock in his heart was far stronger than when Gustavo had killed several of his companions. He even had a premonition that he was going to return empty-handed.
"Unacceptable!!"
With a long howl, Kelongjia's pupils were bloodshot, his eyes were crazed, and he extended his thick dragon claws, repeatedly stimulating the life force within his body. At all costs, he drew the Sun-Breaking Bow and fired a total of eleven golden arrows.
As a standalone divine artifact, the Sun-Breaking Bow can certainly fire independently. However, without the Starfall Arrow, even if it fires, it only condenses Void Energy or natural elements into energy arrows to attack enemies. In terms of destructive power, it is far inferior to the Starfall Arrow.
Eleven golden arrows, aligned in a straight line, unleashed a tremendous surge of energy, tearing through vast Void as they hurtled toward the solidified Black Hole, attempting to break its Black Hole and utterly destroy it!
Gustavo, seated at the center, directed his will along the lines of law that formed the Black Hole, while simultaneously manipulating the Eye of the Void to methodically approach the Starfall Arrow, seemingly unconcerned about the golden arrow flying from afar.
Seeing this, Kelongjia, who had exhausted his life force by firing repeatedly, was filled with rage. His eyes snapped shut as he stared intently at the Black Hole, longing for it to be torn apart and for Gustavo to scream in despair before he died.
However, in the Void, facing the Eye of the Void, the chances of victory are extremely slim.
The Starfall Arrow and the Sun-Breaking Bow together barely qualify as a half- Legend artifact, but the Eye of the Void alone is a complete Legend artifact. Coupled with the activation energy reserved by Gustavo, the outcome of this collision was predetermined from the very beginning.
As the golden rays approached the Black Hole, they began to dissipate. Although the intense killing power contained within them caused considerable damage to Gustavo's will, it was still wishful thinking to think they could kill him.
From the outside, the scene of golden arrows shooting into the Black Hole resembled steel needles being inserted into clay the size of a human head. Although they could penetrate, they could only stop at the Outer Zone and could not damage the core at all.
Under Kelongjia's bloodshot gaze, the eleven arrows that carried his last hopes ultimately sank into the mire, unable to extricate themselves, and served no purpose whatsoever.
The Eye of the Void flew unhurriedly to the Starfall Arrow, its pupil transforming into a silver-gray vortex that swallowed the struggling Starfall Arrow. Sensing the danger, the Starfall Arrow unleashed an extremely pure killing power. The divine artifact's laws intertwined, generating terrifying power that continuously collided with the Eye of the Void.
However, faced with the Legend artifact Eye of the Void, the Starfall Arrow, which was one level lower in quality, was powerless to resist. Its resistance was like falling into the vast and boundless dark Void, causing ripples, but it was utterly insignificant to the vast Void.
After that, it was just a repetition of the same action.
Even the Starfall Arrow couldn't withstand the Eye of the Void, so naturally, the other golden arrows formed from the convergence of energy were no exception!
After all twelve attacks were neutralized, the previously solidified Black Hole began to function again.
Before Bainide and Wansika could react, they were swallowed into the deepest part of the Black Hole by a suction force many times stronger than before, and disappeared.
At this moment, the immortal dragon Kelongjia finally remembered to run away.
His life force was almost completely depleted. Although he could slowly recover due to his bloodline, it would take time.
Therefore, Kelongjia chose to escape using a teleportation scroll.
Gustavo noticed this, but because the Eye of the Void was suppressing the Starfall Arrow and also empowering the Black Hole it had transformed into, he was unable to perform an instantaneous spatial jump for a short time due to its immense size.
At first glance, Gustavo seemed helpless against Kelongjia's undisguised escape, but Kelongjia had anticipated this perfectly.
The clash of divine artifacts not only exhausted his own power, but this Son of the Demonic Sea also had no energy to continue the pursuit. His senses were very sharp, and he was indeed not mistaken.
However, the inability to pursue does not mean that all means have been lost.
Gustavo's gaze swept across the information panel, finally settling on a talent derived from the Luck attribute—[Descent of Misfortune]—and he activated the ability without hesitation.
Since the boost from the previous Flame of Luck has not completely dissipated, Gustavo's Luck attribute is 131 when he Descent of Misfortune.
In other words, the Undying Dream Dragon Kelongjia, after being hit by this attack, will suffer a decrease in its Luck attribute by 131 × 75% = 98.25%.
Normally, Peak Demigod without a luck-related talent wouldn't have a luck attribute exceeding 90 points. Although Kelongjia was powerful, he was no exception; his luck attribute was 81 points.
After experiencing a stroke of good fortune, Kelongjia's luck attribute was temporarily reduced to -17.25!
It was under these circumstances that Kelongjia used a spatial teleportation scroll.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
The Void cracked open, and the Undying Dream Dragon, Kelongjia, stumbled out of the gaping hole, shaking his head and frowning to himself. "Why was this teleportation so bumpy? But thankfully, I finally managed to retreat. That wretched Son of the Demonic Sea, you wait, I'll be back for you..."
"Oh? You still want to see me?"
A whisper came from behind, Kelongjia's heart stopped. He turned around stiffly and saw the giant spider-like shadow slowly emerging from the Black Hole!
Eerie green pupils, a ferocious body, sharp blade-like legs... and a terrifying, menacing spider's mouth that grinned menacingly!
"No, no, this isn't right, it shouldn't be like this..."
Kelongjia staggered back several steps, his composure shattered. He had clearly used a directional teleportation scroll, not a random one, so how could he have appeared in front of the enemy at such close range?
Kelongjia had never encountered anything so unusual since birth.
This made him feel extremely uneasy.
Regardless, as an elite member of the Dragon Clan, Kelongjia's fighting spirit was rekindled. He gritted his teeth and forced his life essence, which had fallen to the bottom, to boil again, preparing for a decisive battle with Gustavo.
However, before Kelongjia could make a move, his flesh underwent a malignant mutation, and terrifying cracks appeared all over his body.
"Wow, I've never seen such a powerful ' Damage Aura ' before. The sheer amount of bad luck associated with this person is terrifying..."
Gustavo was astonished by the devastation in Kelongjia.
Of course, compared to his previous experiences, Kelongjia's encounter was only average; at least, he hadn't encountered Astral Realm Anomaly like the King of the Demonic Sea...
God knows how Gustavo managed to survive against all odds; it was almost an unrepeatable Miracle.
"Impossible, how could this be? My body..." Kelongjia was in despair, feeling his body rapidly decaying, and he wanted to cry but had no tears.
He could accept dying a glorious death in battle, but such a humiliating death was unbearable for Kelongjia.
However, this was just his opinion; Gustavo wouldn't care about such things.
The blade sliced through the sky, dragon blood cascading down like a waterfall. Kelongjia's expression froze at that moment, his life force rapidly fading away.
Gustavo then lunged forward and swallowed Kelongjia whole, chewing it greedily as blood and flesh flew everywhere.
"Eat it while it's hot, or the meat will fall apart..."
Boom!!
The instant Gustavo devoured Kelongjia, on the other side of the Void, a colossal collision erupted, as if billions of giant beasts were stampeding through the Void, and terrifying energy waves swept through the fragments of space, bringing a sense of oppressive catastrophe.
"Roar, Weimis, how dare you stop me!" Star-Forging Dragon King's voice tore through the Void and echoed in our ears.
"Heh heh, you crawler, you're still as shameless as ever. What's wrong? You can't beat the little guy, so you resort to the old one? Do you think I'm just sitting around doing nothing?" Rayquaza Weimis chuckled as it swung its blade, the earth-shattering sharpness coming from afar, giving Gustavo a great sense of security.
However, the threat from Star-Forging Dragon King also thoroughly enraged Gustavo.
"Ha, Kelongjia, blame your elder for this!"
With his eyelids lowered, Gustavo's eyes flashed with an extremely dangerous expression. He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a pitch-black scroll, which was the Dusk Contract that had been swallowed by the Black Hole earlier. Beside the contract were the flesh and blood and remnant soul of Kelongjia.
' Thorn - Counterattack!'
A cold, low growl, as if pulling a trigger, caused the Dusk Contract to crash into the blood and flesh remnants of the souls nearby. The howling of ghosts and wolves ravaged the Void. A stream of black light composed of countless incantations transformed into a beam of causal attack that annihilated everything, disappearing into the depths of the Void along the causal lines left by Kelongjia.
at the same time.
Located within a mechanical dragon's nest, a dragon egg that had been dormant for a long time awoke the moment Kelongjia was swallowed by Gustavo. The eggshell cracked open, revealing a young dragon covered in slime, its pure pupils rippling as if receiving some information.
Space distorted, and a young man with a human body and a dragon's head appeared, his eyes coldly fixed on the young dragon. "Who killed Kelongjia...?"
The moment he finished speaking, the newcomer turned around abruptly, his expression one of fury.
But how fast is a curse attack? Moreover, it is a curse that transcends the causal line. Although the attacker blocked part of it, the remaining curse power still instantly obliterated the newly resurrected Kelongjia.
Thump!
The young dragon fell heavily to the ground, and this time, he never had the chance to stand up again.