I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 808 - 503: Battle of Destiny (Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 808: Chapter 503: Battle of Destiny (Vote for Monthly Tickets!)

Chen Lun’s pupils contracted sharply as his eyes narrowed slightly.

He looked at the man in front of him who bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Philip, and a strong sense of absurdity and disbelief surged in his heart.

"Philip?!"

"I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you the truth before."

The blond man smiled apologetically.

"No, I should say, when I wrote the message, I hadn’t realized the truth yet... It wasn’t until later that I discovered that after Howard and I challenged our mentor together, we didn’t completely win. Because our destinies had already been influenced by our mentor’s power, gradually approaching each other until we fused, becoming indistinguishable."

His eyes, filled with dark circles, revealed a dim light.

As a Destiny Saint himself, Chen Lun easily understood the meaning behind his words.

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If the destiny trajectories of two people intersect, it means they will meet and form a bond; in parallel, they accompany each other, and if they diverge, they become distant.

But Philip and Howard’s situation is unique.

At least Chen Lun had never heard of such a thing.

Their two destiny trajectories forcibly fused into one under the influence of some extremely dreadful mythical might... The result of this is two living beings becoming one person!

To put it in simpler terms, the current "Philip Howard" is a new entity in a state of split personality.

"So... what’s the meaning of your continuous help to me?"

Chen Lun asked in a deep voice, frowning.

To him, Philip was both a mentor and a friend. Chen Lun had also promised to find a way to save him from the Dream Realm after he ascended to a high rank... But now, Philip’s situation was beyond his expectations, and he had become a mortal enemy.

His heart was extremely conflicted.

"This stems from the disagreements between Howard and me..."

Philip shook his head.

He turned his head to look inside the high walls and spoke softly:

"I had already been deeply trapped in the Dream Realm before, unable to extricate myself. Every time I went to sleep, I got closer to the lighthouse. A strong intuition told me that when I completely approached the lighthouse someday in the future, it would be the moment of my demise... Howard wanted to save me, and now it seems he also wanted to save himself, so he agreed to my decision to leave the ’Wonderland of Dreams’ book with you. One was to help you grow quickly, and the other was to make you adapt to the Dream Realm’s environment in advance, in the hope that you could eventually pull us out of this mire."

He turned his head back, looking at Chen Lun with regret.

"Unfortunately, Howard’s plan was much faster than mine... Although we both hoped you would grow up, our final purposes were different. I merely sought your help and accepted the outcome, whether successful or not... But Howard was unwilling to entrust hope to someone else. So he imitated the Ring Duke’s ’Time of Pearls,’ planning a Royal City’s conflict to complete an Angel’s promotion ceremony, using his own weight and power to directly break the Dream Realm’s constraints and finally escape."

Hearing this, Chen Lun finally understood Philip’s stance.

Perhaps he never intended to be an enemy to Chen Lun, nor did he manipulate his fate intentionally. He always regarded Chen Lun as a friend, providing guidance and help... But Howard was different; he only believed in himself.

Although he agreed to Philip’s plan, Howard also prepared a second contingency... Chen Lun even speculated that Philip was likely at a disadvantage in the struggle for body control.

"Philip, didn’t you ever think... even if I eventually save you from the Dream Realm, you would still become my enemy because of destiny’s binding?"

Philip fell silent, then sighed deeply after a long time.

"Jack, the Path of Destiny doesn’t always rely on challenging fate to gain power... Only when a high-ranked being intervenes in the destiny of a lower-ranked one does this rule appear... I didn’t notice Howard’s actions initially. By the time I realized, it was too late... If I could, I would hope to live peacefully with Maggie for a while after gaining freedom. When you need to ascend to an Angel in the future, I would return this life to you."

"It’s meaningless to talk about this now, Philip."

Chen Lun said softly.

"Yes... it’s meaningless."

Philip sighed with his head tilted back, his eyes closed.

The two fell into silence for a while.

When he opened his eyes again, they had become deep and indifferent.

"The past is an illusion, memories fade in an instant, only loneliness is eternal... Jack, your performance can begin now."

Philip... no, Howard spoke.

Chen Lun quickly calmed his turbulent emotions and slowly raised his Silver Staff.

The next second.

Bang!!

Silver light trailed like a comet, colliding with a rusted Black Cane, making a piercing noise!

Chen Lun’s figure suddenly appeared behind Howard. A strike with the staff was blocked by the other’s backhand. Instantly, a violent shockwave spread out, distorting the starry sky for a moment.

"Quite a good strength, Jack."

Howard smiled and praised.

He suddenly increased the force in his hand, brushing aside Chen Lun’s staff. At the same time, he turned and kicked, crushing the air as he swiftly attacked. With a bang, he kicked Chen Lun several kilometers away.

Rumble...

The terrifying power, along with the strong wind pressure, blew away the black hat on Chen Lun’s head, leaving its whereabouts unknown.

But his flying figure quickly stopped abruptly and, in the blink of an eye, returned to Howard’s side once more. The Silver Staff descended on him again.

Bang bang bang bang bang!!

The silver light transformed into afterimages, striking hundreds of times in a single breath, each blow powerful enough to shatter high-density alloy. Yet Howard stayed motionless as a mountain, his Black Cane flashed countless phantoms as well, like a black flower blooming in his hand, instantly deflecting the overwhelming silver light.

From beginning to end, a detached smile hung on his face.

In the vast and boundless starry sky, their figures nearly escaped the limits of human perception, only two distorted and blurred remnants could be seen, trembling violently.

The dazzling white light formed by the sparks flickered incessantly like the stars in the sky.

Woo!!

Howard seized another opportunity, kicking out straight and true, this time landing directly on Chen Lun’s chest.

Boom——

A blast wave with a diameter of tens of meters emerged.

Chen Lun spat out a mouthful of blood, flying horizontally like an irregularly spinning top, colliding repeatedly with an invisible barrier of the starry sky, producing a series of cracking sounds.

In the next breath, Howard had instantly moved to Chen Lun’s front, expressionlessly extending his Black Cane, its sharp end stabbing straight towards the latter’s throat.

A strong sense of danger transmitted through his Spiritual Intuition.

Chen Lun forcefully corrected his twisted, deformed body with the Key of Life, the sound of cracking bones ringing out. He raised his right hand to block with his Silver Staff while flicking his left hand, sending a sharp Diamonds card flying towards Howard’s face.

However, the latter tilted his head slightly as if foreseeing it, the red gleam brushing past his cheek and vanishing into the depths of the starry sky.

The Black Cane clanged as it slid past the Silver Staff’s defense with irresistible force, directly piercing Chen Lun’s throat!

Splurt——

A burst of blood splattered.

Chen Lun endured the stabbing pain and suffocation, instantly activating the Golem Life characteristic to eliminate the pain and the need to breathe.

At the same time, he felt a deep sense of despair.

In just a few breaths of their fight, he had been constantly suppressed, rendering his once-proud physical strength and close combat skills, as well as his unexpected teleportation, ineffective.

The two of them were high-ranking Transcendents on the Path of Destiny, but Howard’s accumulation and experience far surpassed his own.

"Go!"

Chen Lun squinted his eyes, biting through the blood, crooked his index finger.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Thousands of playing cards formed a sharp vortex around his body, swirling and pouncing forward!

Howard’s eyes moved slightly, calmly glanced at the torrential stream of cards, and swiftly pulled out his Black Cane, kicking once more, hitting Chen Lun’s abdomen with a thunderous crash.

Thud——

Chen Lun was sent flying backward.

With a ruthless look in his eyes, he forcefully used Aerial Walk to stop his backward momentum, suspending his body mid-air. Blood continuously spilled from the hole in his throat, and his body emitted creaking sounds from the unbearable strain.

Looking up, he couldn’t spot Howard’s figure in the surging torrent of cards. Evidently, the opponent had easily avoided his counterattack by foreseeing and teleporting.

’Transcendents on the Path of Destiny are truly troublesome...’

Chen Lun sighed inwardly.

Now he finally understood how his previous enemies felt when they faced him.

Boom——

A loud explosion suddenly erupted from behind!

Without turning his head, Chen Lun knew it was a simple card throwing knife, slicing through the air towards him at supersonic speed, flashing with scorching yellow light!

Whoosh!

Another teleport.

Chen Lun didn’t even have time to use the Wake of Insects bookmark to infuse himself with life force before being forced to dodge. Even so, he still felt a deep cut on his left arm.

’It’s too fast...’

The seriousness in Chen Lun’s eyes reached its peak.

After teleporting, he was just about to track Howard’s position when his pupils shrank suddenly, for three more card throwing knives were already attacking!

’Did he divine my location?!’

This time, there was no room to dodge.

Chen Lun’s eyelids twitched, he abruptly raised his right arm, spreading his five fingers.

His palm instantly turned shadowy black.

"Heaven Seal..."

Buzz!!

An absolutely terrifying repulsive force erupted from him, expanding outward from his center.

The three card throwing knives launched by Howard were twisted in their trajectory by this invisible Brute Force, whistling with a sharp sound, veering ninety degrees upward and disappearing into the starry sky.