Chapter 248 Chapter 248. Killing the Quasi-Soverign

The battle between the forces of the Pagoda of Hope and the strange beings continued to intensify. The entire area surrounding the fortress had become a massive battlefield, with countless cultivators engaging in fierce combat. Spiritual energy surged through the surroundings, and the collision of various laws caused the space to tremble repeatedly.

Jin was also participating in the battle. After comprehending the Devouring Law, his overall strength had increased tremendously. Even among the Void Realm experts, almost no one could match him anymore. His strength had seemingly increased tenfold, and his control over the laws had reached an entirely different level.

As Jin stepped forward to confront the Void Realm experts, the surroundings began to converge toward him. The spiritual energy in the surrounding space was drawn toward his body, and even the space itself seemed to be devoured by an invisible force. Everything within his vicinity was gradually being pulled toward him, as though he had become the center of a tremendous vortex.

Seeing this, the expressions of the Void Realm experts changed drastically.

They had never encountered such a strange ability before. Even though they had reached the Void Realm, the sight of the surrounding space being devoured was enough to make them realize that the person standing before them was far from ordinary.

Without giving Jin any time to think, several Void Realm experts immediately launched their attacks. Their spiritual energy surged as they unleashed their strongest techniques, intending to overwhelm him before he could use that strange ability any further.

However, the moment they appeared around him, Jin merely looked at them calmly.

"You are all not my match."

As soon as his words fell, his Time Domain descended.

A domain with a radius of fifty meters immediately spread around Jin, covering every Void Realm expert who had launched an attack against him. The moment they entered the domain, their movements became severely restricted, and their attacks lost their original momentum.

To their horror, they discovered that their spiritual energy was being absorbed by the person standing before them.

It was an utterly terrifying experience. Their spiritual energy was disappearing at an astonishing rate, and no matter how desperately they tried to control it, they couldn’t prevent the absorption. Such a phenomenon was almost unimaginable, even for an ordinary King Realm expert, let alone someone who had only recently advanced in cultivation.

They immediately realized the true danger they were facing.

The three Void Realm experts who had attacked Jin began retreating. They understood that remaining within his domain would only lead to their destruction. However, just as they were about to escape, Jin spoke in a soft voice.

"Let me show you something that I have been working on for so long."

With those words, a dense black aura began emerging from Jin’s body. The aura was profoundly mysterious, carrying the power of the Devouring Law. It spread around him, and the surrounding space trembled as the law began to manifest.

Soon, another figure gradually separated from Jin’s body.

The appearance of the second figure was identical to Jin’s, but the aura surrounding him was entirely different. A playful voice emerged from his mouth as he looked toward the three Void Realm experts.

"Finally, let me take part."

It was none other than Jin’s second consciousness, which had been formed through the technique of soul splitting.

Jin had spent years working on this technique, attempting to divide his soul and consciousness and create another embodiment of himself. The purpose was to allow one consciousness to control the Devouring Law and spiritual energy, while his original self could focus entirely on his soul strength.

Although the process had initially been difficult, he had finally achieved the desired result.

Now, two identical figures stood before the three Void Realm experts. One was Jin himself, whose cultivation focused on soul strength, while the other was his second embodiment, possessing his soul and the strength of the Void Realm.

With the support of the Devouring Law, the two immediately turned the situation around.

The three Void Realm experts were already struggling to resist Jin’s Time Domain. With the appearance of another Jin, their situation became even more desperate. They attempted to defend themselves, but the combined attacks of the two embodiments left them with no opportunity to escape.

Within a short period, all three Void Realm experts were killed.

Meanwhile, Nox was also performing exceptionally well on the battlefield.

His true strength was particularly evident when dealing with groups of enemies. Unlike Jin, who was confronting the powerful Void Realm experts, Nox was focusing on the strange beings and the human cultivators who had merged with the strange aura.

He appeared above the battlefield, and wherever he stepped, a Yin-Yang formation emerged beneath his feet.

The formation continuously rotated, releasing a mysterious force that engulfed the enemies below. Every cultivator beneath the Void Realm who entered its range began to be refined at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The black portion representing Yin absorbed the strange beings, while the white portion representing Yang transformed them into vitality.

As the enemies were refined, the surrounding spiritual energy increased significantly. The vitality in the area also became denser, benefiting the cultivators of the Pagoda of Hope who were fighting nearby.

Nox didn’t remain in one place for long.

After dealing with the enemies in one area, he disappeared and appeared in another part of the battlefield. The same scene unfolded wherever he went. His Yin-Yang formation continuously refined the strange beings and transformed their existence into vitality.

The strange beings found it difficult to resist such an ability, and their numbers began decreasing rapidly.

The King Realm experts from the strange beings’ side were also unable to gain any advantage. Most of the elders of the Pagoda of Hope were already at the Peak of the King Realm. Many of them had previously lost hope of advancing any further, but they had decided to join the Pagoda of Hope because they believed it could provide them with an opportunity to enter the Emperor Realm.

In comparison, not many of the King Realm experts among the strange beings had reached the peak of their realm.

This difference became increasingly apparent as the battle continued. With the support of Jin, Nox, and the other powerful cultivators, the Pagoda of Hope’s forces maintained the upper hand.

Just as the battle was unfolding, the space above the Pagoda of Hope suddenly split apart.

A body burning with black flames descended from the distorted space.

Immediately afterward, another figure appeared behind it.

It was Aion.

Unlike the body that had descended before him, Aion had no burn marks or visible injuries. His appearance remained completely calm and composed, as though the fierce battle in the second layer of space had been nothing more than a minor disturbance.

The moment everyone noticed his return, the battle seemed to pause slightly.

Aion looked toward Sovereign Heavenly Flame, whose body was slowly falling through the air. The once-confident Sovereign was now in an extremely poor condition, and the black flames covering his body were gradually weakening.

Aion casually raised his hand.

His spiritual energy rolled forward, and a gigantic spiritual hand condensed in front of him. The hand immediately moved toward Sovereign Heavenly Flame, who was in no condition to resist.

Aion slowly closed his palm.

The spiritual hand followed his movement, closing around Sovereign Heavenly Flame and completely imprisoning him within its grasp.

At that moment, Sovereign Heavenly Flame’s expression changed drastically.

He could clearly feel that the aura of Time surrounding him had undergone a tremendous transformation. It was no longer the ordinary aura of the first or second stage of the Law of Time.

Instead, it was the aura of the third stage of Time.

Such a level of comprehension was something that should only be possible for Divine Realm beings.

Sovereign Heavenly Flame’s eyes widened in horror.

He had never imagined that the person standing before him would possess such terrifying strength. However, there was no one who could support him, nor was there anyone to whom he could reveal this shocking secret.

He finally understood that Aion was not an ordinary existence.

The person before him was undoubtedly a fallen divinity. Otherwise, comprehending the third layer of the laws was simply impossible.

Before Sovereign Heavenly Flame could make any further attempt to resist, his body began to disintegrate.

His existence gradually crumbled beneath the overwhelming power of Time, and soon, his entire body began disappearing.

Aion didn’t waste another breath.

He simply looked around at the battlefield.

With a casual wave of his hand, his Monarch of Time Domain descended, spreading across the entire area surrounding the Pagoda of Hope Fortress.

Unlike the domain of Sovereign Heavenly Flame, Aion’s domain was far more powerful. It extended for miles in every direction, completely enveloping the surroundings of the fortress.

This was the foundation he had built after his rebirth.

As the Time Domain covered the entire battlefield, Aion merely spoke one sentence.

"All the beings with the disgusting aura, disappear."

His words seemed to become a decree itself.

The moment his voice echoed throughout the domain, the strange beings surrounding the Pagoda of Hope began to disintegrate. Their bodies slowly vanished, and their very existence was erased under the overwhelming authority of Time.

Even the humans who had merged with the strange aura were not spared. Their bodies also began to disintegrate, and no matter how desperately they tried to resist, they couldn’t escape the power of Aion’s domain.

The sight left everyone shocked.

Even the King Realm experts were not spared. They, too, began to disintegrate slowly as the Monarch of Time Domain continued to exert its authority over the battlefield.

The elders of the Pagoda of Hope stared at Aion in disbelief.

Deep within their hearts, a mixture of fear and awe emerged. As time passed, they had gradually come to understand that their Vice Pagoda Master was an exceptionally powerful existence. However, even while acknowledging his strength, they had still underestimated his true capabilities.

Now, they finally witnessed a glimpse of his real power.

With just a single sentence, he had begun erasing the entire army of strange beings from existence.

Such a feat was not something that could be achieved even by an ordinary Sovereign Realm expert.

Finally, the space in front of them condensed slightly.

Two figures appeared from the distorted space.

One was Elder Goren, while the other was the Emperor Realm expert from the strange beings.

Elder Goren was still in relatively good condition. There were only a few marks of damage on his body, showing that he had endured a fierce battle.

However, the Emperor Realm expert standing opposite him was in an extremely poor condition.

Before the Emperor Realm expert could make any further move, Aion acted.

A phantom of a silver snake, measuring around ten meters, appeared behind him.

The silver snake phantom immediately moved toward the Emperor Realm expert from the strange beings and attacked him.

The Emperor Realm expert couldn’t withstand the attack.

His body began to disintegrate, and the terrifying power of Time gradually erased his existence.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked.

No one had expected that the Emperor Realm expert from the strange beings, who had been powerful enough to confront Elder Goren, would be so helpless before Aion.

Even a quasi-Sovereign Realm expert could be defeated by him with such ease, while a single sentence from Aion had been enough to begin erasing the entire army of strange beings.