632: Chapter 630 Slaying, Apocalypse!
"It seems the Level 7 Myriad Forms has proven useful."
The killing intent in Chu Xuan's eyes grew stronger.
He had consistently maintained the transformation ability of Myriad Forms, spending 100 points of spirituality value every 24 hours to keep it active, all for this very moment.
Soon, when the distance between them was reduced to just over a hundred kilometers, the Flying Boat suddenly dove downward, darting toward a city below.
"Trying to shift the blame and fish in troubled waters?"
Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Suddenly, before Chu Xuan's eyes, the thread of Karma that had been guiding his direction began to split, turning into two.
One of the Karma threads turned a faint, pale gray, incredibly ethereal, as if it were about to vanish at any moment. In the vision extending from it, it pointed directly at the Flying Boat diving toward the city.
The other Karma thread flashed with intense red light, and the direction it extended toward revealed a new vision.
It was a cliff, over a hundred kilometers away from the Flying Boat.
Revelation stood atop this cliff, its figure ethereal; even when viewed through the current Perfection level of Tracing Cause and Effect, it was blurry and hard to see. But in the end, it was still locked on.
"Still trying to use a decoy?"
A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Chu Xuan's mouth.
Through the Tracing Cause and Effect that had reached Perfection, Chu Xuan instantly locked onto Revelation's true form, immediately changed direction, and headed straight for that valley.
It didn't take long before the white emperor fighter was hovering thousands of meters above the cliff.
Putting away the fighter, Chu Xuan had the indestructible flowing shadow in his hand transform into a long saber, and he leaped down.
Below the cliff, the young man dressed in a proper tailcoat looked up and let out a long, lingering sigh: "You really did come after all!"
Thwack!
A blade flashed past. Revelation's figure vanished, leaving behind only a piece of withered wood.
"I knew you would definitely find me.
"I also knew that I couldn't escape.
"But I still wanted to try, though it's a pity..."
The ethereal voice echoed from all directions.
Chu Xuan suddenly looked back, gazing outside the cliff. There was no one there; even the airflow and the sweeping mountain winds showed nothing unusual. Even with Chu Xuan's current observation skills and Mental Energy, he couldn't detect a single anomaly.
However, where the thread extended in Chu Xuan's eyes, in that slightly illusory vision, Revelation was standing there, suspended in mid-air. It had concealed itself, as if it didn't exist in this world. Yet, it was as if Chu Xuan had activated a third-person god's-eye view, keeping it firmly locked on at all times.
Without a word of wasted breath, Chu Xuan struck again with his blade. Revelation seemed to want to dodge, but it was too late; it was split into two by the blade, and its figure manifested again in the world. But in the next second, the opponent's figure dissipated once more, leaving behind a leaf on the spot.
"I really wanted to have a battle with you, but your growth speed is simply too fast, exceeding my expectations and making it hard for me to parry..."
The ethereal voice sounded again: "I can no longer escape. Could you wait a moment? I want to tell you some secrets!"
Chu Xuan lowered his gaze to a protrusion below the cliff. In the illusory vision, the young man in the tailcoat was looking up: "Just give me a few minutes, and I will tell you everything I know—about the World Traitors, and about me..."
Chu Xuan didn't say a word, his figure vanishing instantly. When he reappeared, he had already swung his blade. The cliff face remained unscathed, but a trembling wail erupted in the air as a blood shadow was slashed out, only to vanish again immediately after. A piece of rock fell down.
"You certainly have quite a few substitution items." A strange gleam appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes as he continued his relentless pursuit along the cliff. And that ethereal voice kept sounding.
"You cannot save the world; no one can!
"Our world is eroded by The Gloom, coveted by gods, its Origin withered; it has long since gone mad! Just like this Cangyun World, which is about to wither away, it is abandoning the living beings it nurtured to save itself!
"Don't think that just because you are someone the world focuses on, you are receiving special treatment. The world will has no emotions; it merely follows certain laws. When you lose your value, you will be erased just the same, and everything you have will be reclaimed!
"I have seen the future countless times. Leaving our native world—transcendence is the only way out!
"We are not World Traitors; we are all just people seeking the path of transcendence. What is the point of guarding a withered world? Everything is empty; only the self is eternal!
"Do you think Yang Yu and Yan Guofa didn't want to betray the world? They have long since lost their sense of self; they are merely Puppets for the world's self-preservation, destined to be bound forever, unable to transcend!
"Chu Xuan, you've already discovered the hidden dangers of the Purifier, haven't you? You are nothing more than a tool for the world's self-preservation! What is there to be attached to in such a withered, endangered world? Instead of this, why not abandon the world and join the camp of The Gloom?"
From the top of the cliff to the bottom, the young man in the tailcoat was killed time and time again, but his words never ceased. Furthermore, every time Chu Xuan killed him, he only gained a few dozen points of spirituality value. Clearly, the opponent already knew about the capabilities of the Fire of Nirvana; after each resurrection, he only kept a small amount of spirituality value on him to maintain his Concealment skill.
However, Chu Xuan was not afraid of such consumption in the slightest. His Mental Energy far exceeded what it was before, and he felt no fatigue from continuously casting this Perfection-level Tracing Cause and Effect. Chu Xuan was not disturbed in the slightest by Revelation's words. He had already made up his mind: no matter the situation, he would not stop until he had completely killed his opponent.
Under such constant slaughter, it seemed that after each death, Revelation would become slightly stronger than before. However, that was all there was to it. Chu Xuan could kill him with at most two strikes. Besides that, after each death, Revelation went from consuming substitution items at the beginning to leaving behind body parts with every subsequent death.
By this moment, Revelation had been killed fifteen consecutive times. When it revived again, it had already lost its limbs and was unrecognizable, with only its eyes and mouth remaining intact. Not only that, but this time, Revelation's Concealment ability had vanished, and it could be identified with the naked eye alone. However, Chu Xuan still did not stop using Tracing Cause and Effect, continuing to lock onto the opponent's true form.
"Chu Xuan, let's join forces and accomplish a great undertaking together! What does a mere native world amount to?" Revelation's expression was calm, with no trace of pain on its face, as it stared straight at Chu Xuan and said loudly:
"The myriad worlds, the endless Universe—as long as you are strong enough, where can't you be free? As long as you are willing, under the blessing of the gods, you will eventually obtain everything you desire, until you step onto the ladder of godhood...
"When you are strong enough, what does it matter if you create a new world? This is the correct path of salvation!"
"Is that it?" Chu Xuan let out a long breath, finally speaking for the first time, and gave a mocking smile: "You speak well, but that doesn't stop me from killing you."
Revelation was slightly stunned.
Slash!
A blade cut horizontally across.
[You have triggered "Death-Dealing Blade"!] [You have slain the World Traitor, Apocalypse]
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