99: Chapter 99 The River of Netherworld Symbols

"ROAR——！！！！！！"

The roar of the Lord of the Ultimate End became the collapse of the rules themselves! The fissure in the sky was torn wide open, the universe seemed to open a colossal maw, ready to swallow this entire region along with all existence, reducing everything to nothing!

All the shadowy tendrils retracted, all energy converged inward. That colossal eyeball transformed into a pure "Termination Singularity"! An indescribable suction erupted from it, warping and pulling not just matter, but even light, space, and time, all madly collapsing toward the singularity!

The wreckage of the Fortress let out a final groan. Larger chunks of its structure were ripped from their foundations, hurled toward the source of destruction. Below, the surviving warriors, even those huddled behind cover, felt their souls being wrenched away, their bodies cracking and bleeding!

The Solar Flare Suns formed by Bai Qi, Xingtian, and Ying Bu flickered wildly under this terrifying suction, like candles in a gale, unable to stabilize their forms, let alone continue their assault! They were as if trapped in an invisible quagmire, every inch of movement costing tremendous effort.

This was the Ultimate End's final form! It had abandoned everything, transforming its own existence into the very concept of "Termination," launching its ultimate strike!

"Master! Spatial structure collapsing! Energy readings exceeding critical levels!!" Su Qingyu screamed in the command center as all instrument panels went berserk with alarms before shattering one after another!

"It's over... this time it's truly over..." Despair rose in the hearts of countless survivors.

At the very moment when the end of all things seemed an absolute certainty—

A flash of fierce resolve passed through Lin Chen's eyes.

"You like to suck things in?"

"I'll let you have your fill!"

He violently spread his arms wide. The "Void" behind him shook violently! The interface of the [nether domain asset system] on his wristwatch flashed at an unprecedented, frenzied speed. The number representing his nether talisman reserves plummeted like an avalanche!

"Burn—"

"nether talisman River!!!"

"BOOM——!!!"

It was not a sound, but the surge of a conceptual torrent!

A golden river surged forth from the "Void" behind him, spanning heaven and earth!

It was not composed of water, but of a torrent of countless nether talismans, each burning and shimmering with ultimate light! Every single nether talisman was a microcosmic world, containing the supreme laws of order, contract, and transaction!

The nether talisman River surged forth in silence. Wherever it passed, the terrifying suction of the Lord of the Ultimate End, which brought termination to all things, melted away instantly like ice and snow under a scorching sun!

It was not confrontation, not cancellation, but coverage!

Covering the rule of "Termination" with the rule of "Transaction"!

Covering the authority of "Chaos" with the authority of "Order"!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss—!"

Sounds of dissolution, dense to the extreme, rang out! Countless nether talismans rushed forward wave after wave, crashing against the invisible barrier of suction. Shattering themselves, they utterly "purified," "paid for," and "transacted" away the power of the Ultimate End!

For the first time, the colossal eyeball of the Lord of the Ultimate End began to recede! It was as if an irresistible force was forcibly dragging it back from the state of "Termination Incarnation" into the realm of "Existence"!

"Im... possi... ble!!!" The Lord of the Ultimate End's psychic roar was filled with shock and horror!

It felt its power, the very concept of "Termination" upon which its existence relied, being... "purchased" away by this damned golden river in the most unreasonable manner! Then turned into nothingness!

It frantically urged its power, but the nether talisman River surged endlessly, as if without limit! Lin Chen stood at the river's source. The numbers on his wristwatch decreased madly, yet his gaze was icily cold.

"Your 'Termination' is quite valuable."

"Unfortunately, I can afford it."

"Raise the stakes!"

The width and flow velocity of the nether talisman River suddenly surged explosively! More nether talismans burned themselves, transforming into a golden tsunami that purified termination, crashing toward the Lord of the Ultimate End!

"Crack—!"

A distinct sound of shattering echoed deep within the consciousness of every living being!

Upon the surface of the Lord of the Ultimate End's colossal eyeball, the core of the singularity, a fine golden crack had clearly appeared!

The rule of the Netherworld, eroding and wounding the rule of the Ultimate End!

"ROAR——!!!" The Lord of the Ultimate End let out a roar mixed with pain and terror!

The golden nether talisman River coiled around it like shackles, continuously tightening and purifying! Its domain of termination was compressed smaller and smaller!

The scales of victory seemed to be tilting toward Lin Chen!

However—

"You forced me to this... let us... return to nothingness together!!!"

The Lord of the Ultimate End's psychic roar carried the utterly mad resolve of total desperation!

Deep within its eyeball, three cores simultaneously lit up with an ominous, extreme darkness!

A fluctuation far more dangerous and despair-inducing than the Termination Singularity, like a volcano on the verge of eruption, churned and brewed madly from the depths of the three cores!

It was going to... self-destruct!

At the cost of its own existence being utterly annihilated, it would release all the rules of termination from its three cores at once, dragging the entire region into absolute termination!

"Detecting ultra-high-energy self-destruction reaction!!" Su Qingyu's voice carried a despairing sob. "The energy level... is immeasurable! Sufficient to annihilate everything!!"

Bai Qi, Xingtian, and Ying Bu also sensed that soul-freezing omen of destruction!

Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly.

He looked at the three cores within the eyeball, rapidly swelling, about to breach their critical points.

"Buying out existence..."

He muttered to himself, as if confirming the final plan.

"Can only... empty the account."

His gaze fell once more upon the nearly depleted balance on his wristwatch, drained from driving the nether talisman River.

Then, he closed the [nether talisman Payment] interface.

He tapped open that blood-red pop-up window labeled [Highest Authority · Risk Protocol].

With a fingertip carrying unquestionable resolve, he pressed toward the two cold characters at its center—

[Pawn].