"Today… no one can stop me from avenging Chu Su, getting justice for Shen Ye… and killing the being who destroyed my world," Sword Demon said indifferently.

"Alright then… let's begin," Linkir replied, her eyes narrowing as a terrifying pressure spread outward.

Inside the bubble, Shen Ye couldn't feel the pressure, nor could any attack reach him

But his heart trembled.

Something was awakening.

A terrifying power was being stirred.

"Heh…" Sword Demon grinned.

"So the commander is finally willing to show her full strength," he teased.

"You left me no choice," Linkir said.

Then

She fully released it.

Everyone groaned under the weight.

Even though she hadn't reached Rank 4…

Her aura carried the same level of power.

Linkir vanished

And reappeared beside Sword Demon.

With a simple wave of her fingers

Reality collapsed.

Light vanished.

Time dropped to absolute zero.

Sword Demon felt his body being torn apart.

He reacted instantly, using the Origin of Killing to escape

But even then

Shock filled his heart.

How…?

This wasn't supposed to happen.

This shouldn't be possible.

Yet...

He had still been hit.

His Origin cracked.

His body split into two.

Silence.

Even Alayot's eyes widened.

What… was this?

This power…

This capability…

It was insane.

Too insane.

Bang!

Sword Demon gritted his teeth as his body fused back together.

A flicker of embarrassment crossed his face.

He was a Rank 4 being even if false.

That wasn't something to be taken lightly.

He had easily overwhelmed Alayot…

Yet Linkir had actually injured him.

Even Alayot had only managed to push him back.

Sword Demon's body glowed red as a suffocating killing intent spread outward.

His aura twisted like divine serpents.

His strength surged.

He moved

Faster than before

Aiming straight for Linkir's head.

She dodged effortlessly.

Her hands moved

Soft… fluid… almost like living things.

They wrapped around his sword

Then

Boom!

Sword Demon's body trembled as a punch struck both his gut and forehead.

His vision dissappeared for a moment as his mind felt shaken

And before he could react

Linkir's kick had already landed.

He barely managed to block with his sword.

Clang!

A massive shockwave erupted.

Laws shattered.

Origins trembled.

Sword Demon was sent flying, crashing into what remained of the arena

Vaporizing it instantly.

Void's slaves watched in shock.

Was Linkir… this strong?

But among them

Sword Demon was the most frustrated.

He had forced his way into a false Rank 4…

Just to challenge Void.

Yet now

Linkir stood in his way.

Stronger than expected.

Far stronger.

But he wouldn't stop.

If anything

His killing intent only intensified.

His strength continued to grow as his wounds healed.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

He charged again.

Their clash intensified.

Each collision erased parts of the Fitel.

To the Fitel, it was negligible

But if this were a multi-universe…

The aftermath alone would have been catastrophic.

Bang!

Slash!

They traded blows.

Linkir landed a punch to his face

At the same time, Sword Demon's blade pierced through her side.

Time fractured.

Their Origins burned brighter.

The Origin of Spacetime wrapped around Linkir

While the Origin of Killing engulfed Sword Demon.

"Ah—!"

Linkir forced him back, kicking him away as his blade was torn from her body.

She frowned slightly.

Pain lingered in her abdomen.

A new surge of energy raged within her

Her Origin struggling to stabilize it.

"You—"

Bang!

She struck again.

Sword Demon was blasted away, crashing through the fourth layer of space.

His body was riddled with holes.

Multiple invisible blows struck him.

His energy drained.

Time wrapped around his body

Aging him rapidly.

His limbs shriveled

Then regenerated

Then distorted again.

"Tch…"

Sword Demon stretched his arm

Ripping apart the fourth layer of space.

He reappeared in front of Linkir

And attacked again.

Bang!

Hrrk

Linkir's skin split open as countless slashes tore across her body.

Sword Demon had adapted.

Stronger than before.

More dangerous.

They clashed again.

Faster.

More violently.

They tore across the Fitel, leaving behind spatial fractures and dimensional scars.

Time collapsed

Then reformed.

Timelines appeared

And vanished.

Then....

Their battle expanded.

Parallel versions of themselves began to appear.

Time nodes spread.

Thousands…

Then tens of thousands.

Most were weaker around Rank 2

But they multiplied endlessly.

Just like Void and Shen Ye.

War erupted.

Universes formed.

"For the Empress!"

"For the Sword Saint!"

"Charge!"

"Kill!"

***

Within one of these timelines

A warrior rose from the battlefield.

His brows were sharp like blades.

Blood covered the ground beneath him.

The war between the Tarens and the Ginorg…

Had raged for days.

Bodies were exhausted.

Muscles torn.

Limbs broken.

Yet

Their will to fight remained.

The wounded kept fighting.

Those without arms or legs

Bit with their teeth.

Used their own intestines as ropes

To choke their enemies.

No one remembered how the hatred began.

But it had existed…

For as long as their world had.

The sharp-browed man wore a murderous expression on his face.

He was a general, one of the best.

Even at nearly sixty years old, he still led armies and won wars. His hands were drenched in the blood of the Tarens.

He hated them.

And most of all…

He hated their queen.

Despite his age, he looked no older than his mid-thirties.

He had broken through to the Grandmaster realm.

A man who could live up to 150 years.

Yet his entire life had been consumed by war—

Because of her.

That wicked queen.

She and her bloodline had always sought to exterminate the Ginorg at any cost.

Even if it meant sacrificing their entire race.

And she...

At just eighteen was the most monstrous Taren he had seen in all his years.

But this battle…

This war…

He knew the only way to end it

To save his people...

Was to kill her.

She always came to the battlefield.

Not to lead.

Not to strategize.

But to watch.

To enjoy the sight of Ginorg dying.

She tasted their blood.

Devoured their flesh.

A monster in every sense of the word.

And yet…

They could do nothing to her.

Because she was always protected

By three peak Grandmaster experts.

But not today.

Today

He had made up his mind.

No matter the cost…

Even if it meant sacrificing his own life...

He would make sure she died.