The whole place was silent. This scene was too impactful.
After the Polar Night, the light bloomed. Taihao, who was known to be undying and indestructible, tasted defeat. Even in his strongest form, he was still bleeding from the corner of his mouth. Half of his body was shattered, and he was on the verge of death.
Li Xiang's spear pierced through the past, present, and future, spanning several eras. It dealt an indescribable heavy blow to Taihao and the Burning Sky Divine Kingdom.
Ding!
The Halls of Annihilation did not stop shooting. They kept shooting while Taihao was at his weakest. Gunfire poured out and poured onto the Dark Force, destroying it again and again. Taihao did not have time to repair the half of his body that was missing. He dragged his broken body and barely resisted Li Xiang's storm-like attacks.
At their level, it was extremely difficult to kill an opponent of the same level. If Bai Shili had not been determined to die, Taihao would not have been able to kill him so easily.
Taihao used the Dark Force to block the attacks, trying his best to absorb the strange black death aura from the Burning Sky Divine Kingdom to repair his broken body. He was very unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.
Li Xiang had become extremely powerful after taking the potion. They were both at the peak of Level 10, and he had surpassed him in all aspects. Taihao was not his opponent in a head-on clash.
He had been waiting for the effects of the potion to wear off. Then, he would attack and kill Li Xiang. Unfortunately, the potion's durability and effects were far beyond his imagination. This was more powerful than any of the pills he had seen in the Immortal Cultivation Civilization. It was hard to imagine how heaven-defying the creator was.
Dong!
Another spear shot at Taihao's back, pushing him out. He coughed up blood, and his broken body that had just been repaired broke again. Black divine blood spilled and poured onto the ground, burning it. Balls of light shone and soared into the sky like stars.
The Halls of Annihilation's final Polar Night Form perfectly matched Li Xiang's Polar Night player ability. He controlled the power of the universe. After reaching the peak of Level 10, he would definitely crush anyone of the same level in terms of pure combat power.
This was caused by his talent. Taihao could do nothing about it.
"You're just relying on potions to forcefully increase your combat power. Let's see how long you can last!" Taihao's eyes were about to burst. He was unwilling to accept failure, and even more unwilling to admit that Li Xiang might go further than him.
In the second era, the massive civilization he had single-handedly created still could not withstand the crushing of the final calamity. Even if he did his best to perish alongside the King of the Behemoths of the Universe, Taihao did not see a glimmer of hope for victory.
Just like the settlements of the next few eras, only cruelty and despair remained.
Now that the seven main characters had returned, they had descended upon the human world in the form of the undead. There were only a handful of Level-10 players in the current era. There was no way to defend against them.
Taihao didn't believe that there would be any variables. He wanted to kill this variable with his own hands!
Just like how he had failed in the past!
Rumble!
The black Immortal Qi that soared into the sky wrapped Taihao's body tightly like a cocoon. His aura grew again and became unpredictable. He was only one step away from reaching the Eternal Realm.
Bang bang bang!
Taihao took three shots and came to Li Xiang, trying to gain an advantage in close combat.
However, there was a loud noise.
Li Xiang, in the form of a Polar night player, was not afraid of the black shadow in front of him. He cut off Taihao's other hand with his sword.
Wherever the tip of the sword pointed, there would be nothing left.
Taihao, who had lost both his arms and most of his body, was stunned. The shield made of black Immortal Qi was as thin as a piece of paper; it could not withstand Li Xiang's attack at all.
Li Xiang was still growing stronger after taking the potion. He was reaching a higher level.
"You … you want to advance through this battle!" Taihao stared at Li Xiang in astonishment.
As far as he was concerned, Li Xiang should seize the opportunity to fight him. The best outcome would be to put an end to the invasion of the Burning Sky Divine Kingdom and complete the defense of the Subcontinent.
The external forces would fade away sooner or later. When that happened, everyone on the Subcontinent would die. Taihao didn't believe that anyone could stop him.
However, he suddenly realized that Li Xiang was extremely calm during the battle. He wasn't in a hurry to fight to the death and he wasn't worried about the potion's effect.
He was enjoying the battle and learning from it.
Without the potion, Li Xiang would only be slightly more powerful than Bai Shili and he wouldn't be able to fight Taihao head-on. The outcome of the battle would have been obvious. Taihao should have tried his best to deal with Taihao with such a powerful help.
However, Li Xiang was taking the opportunity to enjoy the battle and comprehend the peak of the tenth level. He was growing rapidly and becoming stronger during the battle. He was using his accelerated advancement to offset the negative effects of the potion.
That was why Taihao had the illusion that the potion's effect was very strong. As a matter of fact, the potion's effect had started to fade a long time ago.
It was just that Li Xiang's rapid improvement had given Taihao the wrong impression.
After realizing that, Taihao finally realized the huge gap between him and the young man.
His will was waning because of the gap between the epochs. He had no chance to become an eternal being. He could only show up as a dead person for the rest of his life and be controlled by the Guardians of the Deep Caves. Once upon a time, his sharpness as the protagonist of the universe was long gone. He had become the old but immortal person that Li Xiang talked about.
He should have died a long time ago. That year, after that failure, he should have returned to dust, dust to dust, just like he said.
He wasn't willing to accept this, nor was he willing to admit his failure. His subjects, his subordinates, his lovers, and his friends had all died at the end of that era. So, why should he forcefully drag them down and endure endless torment with him?
"If you were the only one who could survive this catastrophe, would you still choose this path? The people you love, the people you cherish, they will all be reduced to nothingness in the war. They will die. You can only watch them leave. There is nothing you can do. Throughout the ages, in the end, you are the only one left here to watch everything change. "Taihao suddenly paused in midair. His healing power stopped as well.
He looked at Li Xiang and asked softly. He was asking him and also asking himself.
If he was given another chance, what would he choose?
"I am willing. I won't let them die. I will only choose the most correct path. If there isn't one, I will walk this path myself."
Li Xiang looked at him firmly and answered softly.
This was the path that he had always followed. Ever since he was reborn, this had never changed. He never believed in fate. This was also the reason why he was still looking for a way to resurrect Ming Xu even after everyone thought that she was dead.
Li Xiang only believed in what he felt. If there wasn't one, he would create one!
A sword slashed down, and the crimson sword energy split Taihao in two!
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