Chapter 645 597: Who is the True King of Chaos?

As the smoke and dust settled, a few indestructible black particles gathered together.

Annihilation Heaven's figure reappeared from within them.

He was covered in blood.

He seemed to have taken significant damage from the blow, yet he only grew more excited. Black ooze dripped from his eyes, and his flesh withered away, revealing a rusty skeleton beneath.

"Star Beast."

"You are very powerful."

"But the Ancient Evils are a reflection of the Star Sea's negative emotions. As long as a creature from the Star Sea has not reached the realm of the divine, as long as it possesses common human failings like bloodlust, corruption, desire, and sin, it will never be qualified to kill a complete Ancient Evil."

"Never."

"This means I can fail countless times, but you can only make one mistake. If you do, the price will be eternal death."

Shi Ming frowned.

'What a windbag.'

'You've probably never heard the saying from the Star Sea.'

'Villains die from monologuing.'

The more one talks, the more weaknesses one reveals. Without even having to think, Shi Ming could tell that Annihilation Heaven was just bluffing. The Eye of the Divine had now completely become one of Shi Ming's skills, a part of his very being. Some information could be perceived directly with his eyes, no active probing required.

Seeing through illusions and cleansing corruption had become a passive ability.

He could already see that Annihilation Heaven's origin, the [Forbidden Black Lotus], was severely damaged. Even if it could merge and recover again, it would undoubtedly take a great deal of time. The Apocalypse Divine Artifact had used its secret techniques twice, but under the blessing of the divine authority [Evolution], it was still far from overheating. This meant Shi Ming still had plenty of room for error.

'As for what he said about Star Sea creatures not being qualified to slay Ancient Evils?'

'Whether I'm qualified or not isn't for you to decide!'

He unleashed Oneness of Severed Nightmares again.

This time, Annihilation Heaven didn't dodge. He just stood there, letting the Sword in the Stone pass through his body. He had hidden his other Ancient Evil origin and didn't use any skills, seemingly just to prove the truth of his words to Shi Ming.

Dust rose, and dust settled.

Annihilation Heaven reappeared with a cruel smile.

"You can't kill me."

"How could the power of the Star Sea possibly presume to judge us, the Kings of Chaos!"

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"If the power of the Star Sea can't kill you,"

"then what about the power of an Ancient Evil?"

Shi Ming, the core of the Apocalypse Divine Artifact, smiled. 'I already said villains die from monologuing, but you just had to keep flapping your gums. I didn't want to use the power of another race, but it looks like I have no choice now.'

The imprisoned Colorful Insect felt its origin being drawn upon once again.

It tried with all its might to resist, but it was powerless.

Soon, a seven-hued, colorful layer coated the black exterior of the Apocalypse Divine Artifact, like a child's graffiti.

The power of this "graffiti" continued to climb.

The colorful hues grew more intense, quickly separating into dark green and crimson. They transformed into thorns and a rose, symbolizing suffering and sin.

"Speaking of which, I have you to thank."

"You generously offered up so much of your source blood and origin, allowing a mere Star Beast like me to get just one step away from evolving into a true Original Sin Heaven. And now, that final 0.00001% has been overcome."

Thorns climbed over the Apocalypse Divine Artifact, adding a post-apocalyptic feel to the cold mecha. On its shoulder, a vibrant rose bloomed.

Eternal Blight Thorns!

Rose of Sin!

Two complete Ancient Evil origins had now become Shi Ming's power.

If the power of the Star Sea couldn't kill an Ancient Evil, then the power of an Ancient Evil could do the job. The Sword in the Stone, now cloaked in a post-apocalyptic aura and stained with the power of sin and suffering, swung once more. Like a true sword of judgment, it descended from the heavens!

"I am Original Sin Heaven."

"The true King of Chaos will now judge your sins and grant you death!"

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Annihilation Heaven never imagined that he himself was the cause of his current predicament. In a moment of desperation, he activated his remaining Ancient Evil skill, [Sorrow-Stopping Skeleton], causing the flesh on his body to weather away completely, leaving behind a full set of dried bones.

This was the symbol of war.

KLANG!

The great blade struck the skeleton without mercy.

Annihilation Heaven's bones shattered and collapsed in an instant. But this didn't mean he had lost all his tricks. As long as a single bone remained, Annihilation Heaven could rise again.

Unfortunately, the Star Spirit Race's ancestral land was already crawling with Shi Ming's "borers." They lay dormant, searching for a fatal flaw. The moment Shi Ming used the power of the Ancient Evil to break through Annihilation Heaven's defenses, [The Borer] found the opening it was looking for.

Secret Technique!

World-Suppressing Blade!

This was the Apocalypse Divine Artifact's eighth secret technique, and also its strongest single-target attack.

At this moment, it fused Shi Ming's power, the Ancient Evil's power, and the ten-fold power of the Eye of the Divine. Guided by [The Borer], it slashed toward the still-resisting Annihilation Heaven.

BOOM!

The power of the World-Suppressing Blade was second only to [Final Advent], which required self-destruction to use. For a moment, it was like a supernova. The Star Spirit Race's ancestral land, already split in two, was completely torn asunder, unleashing a deafening roar that lingered for a long time. Viewed from a great distance, it resembled a magnificent blooming lotus, sending the false King of Chaos to his grave.

'The strongest King of Chaos?'

Only the victor,

is the true King of Chaos.

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The Colorful Insect was trapped beneath the Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower. Its senses were completely blocked, preventing it from perceiving the outside world. It had no way of knowing if the secret distress message it had sent out with all its might had been received.

That had been one of its few chances.

Slaughter raged again in the outside world, but within the Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower, all was calm. The silence was so boring and dull that the insect felt it had almost lost all its colors, no longer colorful at all.

But in the next second, it felt the tower begin to shake.

Waves stirred in Shi Ming's Sea of Spirit.

It was a little stunned.

And a little expectant.

'Hmm... that damn Shi Ming. He probably didn't notice my little trick, and he has no idea I've recovered my lost memories.'

'Let's see, the one-year period is up.'

'Is he going to fulfill his promise and let me out? Right, he made a promise, and I've helped him several times by some strange twist of fate. A Calamity-level origin and the freedom of a small fry like me should be nothing to him.'

'As long as I can escape this place, I'll have a chance to make a comeback.'

The Colorful Insect indulged in unrealistic fantasies.

This fantasy was quickly shattered.

The aftershock of the World-Suppressing Blade pierced down from the top of the tower. A mere sliver of the power from a secret technique strong enough to kill Annihilation Heaven was all it took to make this turncoat completely dissipate.

From that moment on, the Colorful Insect, revived from the Radiant Dream Realm, had lived out its brilliant life.

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「An unknown amount of time passed.」

Paradise Heaven was still immersed in "his" wonderful vacation.

His gender had switched to male. At this moment, he was fooling around with Bai Yimo in a secret chamber in the headquarters of [Assassination Star], lost in absolute ecstasy, oblivious to the world.

A poppy petal, his symbol, was stuck to Bai Yimo's cheek.

"Darling."

"I have a suggestion. Why don't we let Blast River Rock join us and share in this ultimate pleasure?"

Bai Yimo suggested.

"Makes sense..."

Paradise Heaven nodded, thinking it was a good idea.

'A spectator is also part of the fun.'

Having received his approval, Bai Yimo waved her hand, sending some kind of signal. The subordinate waiting outside the secret chamber, who was in fact her puppet, departed to summon the true master of Assassination Star, the young leader of the Star Rock Race, Blast River Rock.

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As a member of the Star Rock Race, Blast River Rock's favorite color was green.

Green, the color of life.

And the color of hope.

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Bai Yimo's status was far beneath Paradise Heaven's, but her practical experience in certain areas was much richer than that of the newborn Paradise Heaven, who had been trapped in the Sea of Chaos.

She had sensed something was wrong long ago, amidst their pleasure.

But she hadn't said anything, merely searching for an opportunity.

It was very strange. The strange part was that she, who possessed a numbered Nirvana skill, was already at the pinnacle of pleasure. Yet this man calling himself "Young Master Le" was able to surpass her in her own area of expertise by more than a single tier, nearly causing her to drown in it!

'A complete reversal of the natural order!'

'If something seems too strange to be true, it probably is.'

A being that controlled [Desire] must not only indulge but also exercise restraint. Bai Yimo knew this well. Inviting Blast River Rock was just a pretense; her real goal was to ask her boss for help.

Things had come to this. There was no other way.