Chapter 636 - 395: Level 9 Battle

Chapter 636: Chapter 395: Level 9 Battle

If it were a spar against an opponent of the Same Tier, Lu Cang would be thrilled if that opponent were Izparut.

If Iz were only one level higher than him, Lu Cang would also feel boundless Battle Intent.

But the Izparut before him was unfathomable.

’Date of Death: 5 years, 32 days.’

’There are still 5 years left.’

’I remember the last time I checked Iz’s lifespan, he had a full nine hundred years or so.’

’He mentioned Tier Nine Magic.’

’Could it be that the Iz of today has already stepped into the Level 9 Realm...’

Lu Cang switched his vision, looking directly at the Izparut before him.

What he saw was a radiant, infinite Light!

What his `Divine Level·Lighthouse of All Laws` saw was no longer a blazing sun, but infinite Light. The number of spells he had mastered could no longer be measured in quantity.

His Magic was infinite, endless.

He was a Level 9 Mage.

Time froze.

From the moment their conversation began, Lu Cang had already entered a combat state. His Heaven-Ascending Realm of Perfection had already begun to stack.

But no matter how many stacks he accumulated, with his current combat power as a Level 5 Mage and Level 5 Warrior, the outcome of facing a Level 9 Izparut was obvious.

’Even if I stack it for three hours, or five... the result would be the same.’

’Besides, if a real fight were to break out...’

’Would he even give me time to build my stacks?’

Lu Cang thought within the frozen space-time.

He contemplated the Possibility of victory.

Gazing at the layers of infinitely stacking, brilliant Light covering Iz, he couldn’t feel even the slightest chance of winning.

’Using Magic in front of Iz...’

’I can already rule that out.’

’Using Magic in this situation would just be asking for a quicker death.’

’But if I cripple my own Magic to fight Iz, unable to even use Death Spells and relying only on Combat Skills...’

’No, I don’t even need to consider whether I can win.’

’I... I still have a wish I haven’t fulfilled.’

’If I die here... my wish will never be fulfilled.’

KRAK—

Time resumed its flow.

Iz merely lifted a hand slightly, and incomprehensibly complex Runes appeared, surrounding them on all sides.

"Master Iz."

"As you can see, I haven’t done anything yet."

"Does killing me like this align with your principles?"

Izparut simply said, "No. The you of today has already destroyed the Secret Sea."

Lu Cang paused, speechless.

"Don’t you know the truth of the matter?"

"The Original Sea was about to manifest. I had no choice but to summon the Pure White Descent. If the Original Sea had been allowed to fully descend upon the world, it wouldn’t have been just the Secret Sea that suffered."

"I clearly minimized the harm of the disaster."

But Iz slowly shook his head. "You sacrificed an entire sea to Bai, bringing her complete descent one step closer."

"Now, Bai is about to fully reappear in the world, bringing absolute Death and Destruction to all."

Lu Cang paused, then looked up and retorted, "Even if I was truly wrong in this matter, does that mean I deserve to be killed by you, Master?"

"It’s not *my* descent! It’s not *me* who wants to destroy the world!"

Iz suddenly laughed, his smile tinged with a hint of helplessness and bitterness. "Lu Cang..."

"If it were only Bai, I would simply go and deal with Her."

"However, it is not just Bai who is set to descend. The one who is truly set to descend... is you."

"It’s already too late."

"The fault doesn’t actually lie with you, but with the corruption itself... However, there’s no way to save you now."

"Chi Cheng wanted to bring you back, but you killed him nonetheless."

"Eternally erased, unable to even enter Reincarnation again."

"Therefore, I must do this... If even I cannot stop you, then there is no one else in this world who can."

"I remember you also asked me a question about Prophets."

"If you knew someone would bring disaster in the Future, but right now they’ve done nothing and are just an innocent person..."

"...should you kill that person to prevent the disaster, or should you leave them be and try to remedy the situation on the day the disaster arrives?"

Izparut shrugged helplessly, a gesture Chi Cheng often used to make.

"I’m sorry."

A slender, black Magic Staff materialized in Iz’s right hand. Nine black celestial bodies orbited around it.

"An Su!"

Lu Cang roared into his Sea of Consciousness!

From the very beginning, An Su’s Divine Thought had been stretched taut, and it hadn’t said a word.

’This being before us.’

"Kid, what do you think you’re doing! You want me to fight this thing!"

An Su felt hundreds of trillions of Noble Souls pouring madly into its Spirit Body!

"According to our contract, you have to help me with all your strength!"

BOOM—

The souls in every direction exploded!

In an instant, an immense aura of death erupted from Lu Cang’s body!

A ghastly Soul Light instantly stained the entire land, dyeing the once-vibrant green grass pitch-black!

"If I die, you’ll die with me!"

Lu Cang roared again!

WHOOSH—

A dark, withered figure had already materialized beside Lu Cang!

An Su’s Spirit Body had descended into the mortal world!

Ever since the day it met Lu Cang, An Su had remained within his Sea of Consciousness, never once coming out.

This... was the first time...

An Su had also thought that the kid would sooner or later encounter a great danger he couldn’t solve, and would have to Sacrifice souls to get its help!

But it had never expected...

...that the very first time it fought for him, the opponent would be this terrifying.

’This Mage.’

’He’s different from any Mage I’ve ever encountered! Even some of the gods I’ve seen before didn’t have such a powerful, oppressive aura!’

On the other hand, An Su was also shocked by Lu Cang’s souls.

’He actually has that many souls?’

An Su had considered that Lu Cang might have souls in the hundreds of billions, or even trillions...

But it had never imagined that Lu Cang actually possessed hundreds of trillions of Noble Souls!

’This number of souls... it’s really enough for me to recover to my Peak state!’

’After all, I’ve only lost my strength; I’m not a Reincarnator who needs to start training from scratch...’

’With enough time to cultivate, I could even return to my absolute peak.’

"Oh... you’re full of secrets, aren’t you, Lu Cang."

SWOOSH!

In the sky, septillions of Magic Arrays flickered into existence in an instant!

An Su suddenly raised its hand!

Trillions of pitch-black Dead Souls emerged from the ground, soaring into the sky as a black miasma suffused the entire firmament!

"Kid! I don’t know if I can spare any attention to protect you!"

"If you can really pull off a miracle, then hurry up and find a way for us to escape together!"

’Being thrown out here like this by Lu Cang...’

’Even if I claim I’m not with Lu Cang, Iz will probably attack me anyway.’

’The only way to survive now is probably to protect Lu Cang...’

’...and let this kid, who somehow always manages to create miracles, find a way to get out of here! Escaping with Lu Cang is the only way out.’

’Otherwise, if we just keep fighting head-on...’

Looking at the Mage before it, An Su once again felt the same terror it had experienced when leading its entire dynasty to face Bai directly.

’There’s no chance of victory!’