Chapter 160: The Power of Annihilation
"Hey! Don't you dare bully my good brother!" At this moment, an angry roar rang out.
Seeing Orion injured, Stelle could no longer hold back. She swung her baseball bat and charged at 'Jing Yuan' from behind! However, 'Jing Yuan' didn't even turn around, merely swinging his blade back as the attack approached.
Clang—!!!
The baseball bat collided with the lightning-wrapped blade. Stelle felt an irresistible force, and her weapon was instantly sent flying. She herself was thrown backward, crashing into a distant ice cliff and creating a perfect, human-shaped pit.
"Orion! Stelle!" Bronya and Seele exclaimed simultaneously.
"Damn it…" Seele tried with all her might to break free from the invisible pressure, but her body felt like it was set in cement. They could only watch, their hearts filled with powerlessness and despair.
'Jing Yuan' gave Orion no chance to breathe. He pointed his blade skyward. "Heavenly Sovereign of Divine Firmament, Chief of Dispelling Thunder, Chasing Demons and Sweeping Filth!"
Above, the clouds changed color, and an enormous, majestic Dharma Idol of the Lightning-Wielding Lord opened its eyes. Its mere appearance caused the entire ground to tremble.
"What's wrong?" 'Jing Yuan' asked, his eyes filled with the indifference of a god. "Is the seed of destruction only capable of this much?"
The Divine General's massive blade descended! It was an attack imbued with the power of The Hunt, vowing to completely erase everything in its path!
"Orion—Run!!!" Seele screamed.
Run? The thought flashed through Orion's mind. With his speed, he could indeed escape. But what about those behind him? Seele, Bronya, Gepard, and the others… They would not survive this blow.
Orion could not dodge. He would never dodge.
Facing the strike that seemed capable of splitting planets, the unyielding determination in his dark pupils transformed into the most insane battle intent! He poured all of his Destruction power into the black sword in his hand.
"Come on!!!" He let out a roar, staking everything, and charged against that world-destroying slash!
Boom—!!!
In the next instant, the entire world lost sound and color, swallowed by a scorching white light. The delayed shockwave swept through the valley with overwhelming force.
When the light finally dispersed, Bronya and Seele looked worriedly towards the center of the giant pit. There, Orion was kneeling on one knee, his black sword deeply embedded in the scorched earth, supporting his body. His clothes were tattered, and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.
He had actually taken that blow.
However, their relief was short-lived. In the sky, 'Jing Yuan' was completely unharmed. "To take a blow from the Divine General and not die, you have reason to be proud. But this is as far as it goes."
At this moment, the eerie sound of dice rolling echoed again. 'Jing Yuan' and the Divine General's figures suddenly began to change. When the transformation ended, a completely different figure appeared.
Soaring fox ears, a flamboyant high ponytail. She wore a stylish trench coat and held two menacing weapons—a spear-blade and a giant axe. The Cloud Knight General of the Xianzhou Yaoqing, Feixiao! Another Emanator!
"Little one," 'Feixiao's' clear voice carried a wildness. "Can't even stand steadily anymore?" She walked step by step towards Orion.
Just then, a loud bang came from a distance. Stelle finally broke free from the ice cliff. Seeing Orion being suppressed, her anger flared. "Changed person again? I don't care who you are, don't you dare touch him!"
She charged forward again.
"Oh? Another one not afraid of death." 'Feixiao' didn't even bother to use her weapon. She merely lifted her foot and casually kicked out.
Bang!
Stelle took flight again, following the exact same trajectory as before, perfectly re-embedded into the human-shaped pit she had just left. This time, not even a strand of hair was left outside.
"Stelle…" Orion watched, his eye twitching slightly. Supporting himself with his black sword, he stood up. Facing the Lord Ravager, the power gap was despairing. The only chance was Perfect Replication! He had to touch the opponent!
"Oh? Still have the strength to stand up?" 'Feixiao' said. "Your existence is starting to bore me."
She suddenly leaped high, raising her giant axe to finish Orion. He stood there, making no move, giving up all defense. …Now!
Just a split second before the axe was about to cleave him in two, Orion used his last ounce of strength to roll aside!
Boom!!!
The giant axe grazed his body, tearing another bottomless crack in the earth! At that very moment, Orion's blood-stained left hand shot out like lightning—and touched 'Feixiao's' chest.
"You?!" 'Feixiao's' movements froze in surprise. But what Orion wanted was precisely that instant of contact!
[Perfect Replication] activated!
A power originating from another form of destruction surged into Orion's body. At the same time, information related to the ability followed. The two sprang apart.
'Feixiao' looked at Orion with interest. "Oh? Interesting… that wasn't just a simple chest grab, was it?"
In Orion's hand, a strange mask coalesced into form. He now completely understood the essence of Asat Pramad's ability. It wasn't transformation. It was… acting! The copied ability was named: [Divine Persona Mask]. Through it, Asat Pramad could roll the dice and randomly "wear" the "Divine Persona" of different powerful entities, gaining their complete abilities, memories, and even their very existence.
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