Chapter 2104 - 1665: Do You Want to Extend Your Lifespan?

Chapter 2104: Chapter 1665: Do You Want to Extend Your Lifespan?

The Monarch’s premonition was correct. Lania followed him with a mischievous gaze amidst the Star Flame for a while, then asked lightly, "Are you the Undead Ruler?"

"You know me?" the Monarch asked.

"You snatched so much increment from Kelanis, how could I not know you? Using human terms, isn’t this a hit-and-run?" Lania said.

The Monarch responded discontentedly, "How can it be a hit-and-run? He bumped into me; compensation is only natural. He’s so big, crashing through the Void recklessly. If he crashes into me, fine, but what about those flowers and plants?"

Lania said calmly, "You seem fearless, do you think I can’t deal with you?"

Lania’s composed demeanor made the Monarch’s ominous premonition grow stronger. He replied with bravado, "Of course not, Lady Lania. You really bumped into me, so a little compensation of increment is natural, right? If you’re truly unwilling, I won’t trouble you. Open the Gate of No Boundary, and I’ll leave on my own. How about it?"

"Heh, come and go as you please. What do you think this place is? Kelanis notified me of your arrival, so I prepared early on. Just an Incremental Body..."

As soon as Lania finished speaking, the Star Flame around the Monarch immediately converged towards the center, like a large hand squeezing him within.

The Monarch was already on high alert. As soon as the Star Flame moved, he immediately virtualized and flashed to the side.

Despite having received Kelanis’s report beforehand, Lania was still very surprised to see the Monarch’s virtualization again.

The Incremental Body is the most origin force in the Void. Essentially, a God Star is also an Incremental Body. It can have countless avatars, but the original body remains unchanged. The Monarch’s virtualization is equivalent to changing the most original form.

But Lania was only slightly surprised. The Monarch was too small; such a small increment, no matter how it changed, was insignificant.

The well-prepared Lania transformed the Star Flame, and instantly outlined a large net around the virtualized Monarch.

The Monarch tried to slip through the net’s gaps, but as soon as the thought arose, his rich combat experience immediately suppressed it, instead transforming back into the Star Skeleton and punching it.

The Monarch’s fist immediately blasted open a large void, but the void was quickly compressed by immense pressure. However, the moment it formed, the net was shaken open.

Lania leisurely constructed a new net, layer upon layer, sealing all escape spaces with increment-composed nets.

Simultaneously, Lania said slowly, "Since you’re an Incremental Body, the nets constructed with increment can catch you. Although there are net gaps, the sealed barrier first has to withstand my own pressure. If I leave some gaps for you, once you slip through them, I’ll obliterate your smallest part."

The Monarch knew Lania wasn’t bluffing because his combat instincts had just prevented him from trying to go through the gaps.

Trying to slip through would necessitate making his virtualized form smaller, scattered, elongated, and edges would easily be obliterated by the Star Flame.

Even if only a tiny part was obliterated, given Lania’s size, even a mild abrasion could kill him.

But if he didn’t try to slip through the gaps, he would be trapped in this small region, surrounded by layer upon layer of increment nets from all sides. Further attempts to escape by virtualization would be difficult.

Damn it... The Monarch thought bitterly, but it didn’t matter. He had already saved his memory with Ange, so if he died here, Ange would resurrect him.

Thinking it through, the Monarch let go, punching out fiercely.

His strongest punch created a void explosion, blasting out a watermelon-sized void inside the Star Flame, only to be quickly compressed back by immense pressure.

But the Monarch didn’t care anymore. He swung his fist relentlessly, releasing his power with an abandon and a forward charge.

Layer upon layer of increment nets, though constructed, were battered and unable to close by these void-explosive punches. The approaching nets were all blasted open one after another, scaring Lania into not daring to close the net, only daring to stack layers repeatedly.

This stalemate lasted quite a while before Lania suddenly realized a problem: this Incremental Body seemed to be struggling not to escape.

He seemed to want to transform all his power into kinetic energy, releasing it into the Star Flame. Damn it, this guy was trying to go down with him!

Stirring the Star Flame isn’t a good thing, as the God Star’s lifespan is determined by the increment decay rate. If the deep Star Flame is stirred violently, increment decay will accelerate.

When all the increment has decayed, only the stock remains. Once the stock is burned out, the entire God Star is gone.

The Sixth Divine Star is already an aging star, so stirring it arbitrarily doesn’t matter, but Lania is not. Every punch from the Monarch attacks Lania’s lifespan.

Lania’s mind shifted, and the Star Flame contracted again, grabbing the Monarch like a big hand.

This Star Flame-made hand evidently couldn’t crush the Monarch’s Star Body, only limiting his movement. The Monarch didn’t care and continued to punch with forceful void explosions, stirring the Star Flame.

He realized he couldn’t escape now, so he was preparing to exhaust all his increment, lest Lania benefits from it.

Of course, he was relying on leaving the memory behind, knowing Ange could resurrect him, daring to be so reckless.

Realizing the Monarch’s true purpose, Lania was no longer composed. He, the honorable Branch Lord, was actually being depleted of so much lifespan by an Incremental Body? Such an exchange was not worth it.

"Stop, stop, don’t do this. I’ll let you leave," Lania hurriedly said.

The Monarch’s fists didn’t stop, while speaking, "Do you think I’ll believe you?"

The Monarch previously used the fact that God Stars couldn’t do anything to him, hence dared to hit-and-run. But when Lania could threaten him, leaving became almost impossible.

The Monarch wasn’t stupid enough to believe the opponent’s empty promise; the opponent’s words were purely out of distress over the increment.

Yet, the opponent’s mass was so large, even if he exhausted all his power, it probably wouldn’t deplete much of the opponent’s increment. When Lania made up his mind, he definitely wouldn’t allow him to leave safely.

"I am the Branch Lord. My promise is vouched by the branch. I can open the Gate of No Boundary on my surface, and you can leave directly," Lania said confidently.

The Monarch remained steadfast: "No need, I can resurrect. When I’m resurrected, I’ll come back to chop you down. You dared bump into me without compensating, I’ll chop you dead..."

Before the Monarch finished speaking, he suddenly received a message from Anthony: "Your Majesty, agree with him, but first ask him if he wants to extend his lifespan?"