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Continuation of the Previous Encounter
Before Jam could finish his second sentence, a general of the Void Emperor emerged from the darkness, wielding a massive blade that swung down. Jam dodged and countered with a swing of his scythe, but the attack passed right through the general, and Jam was sliced in half. However, he quickly regenerated and, with a smile, explained to Jack and Alice:
"The generals of every Emperor are not human. Some are demigods, some are angels. Naturally, demigods can still be touched because they have bodies of flesh and blood. But angels are entirely different, like this one. This one is an angel because angels don't have physical bodies—only their spiritual essence exists. Angels represent concepts, and concepts are inherently abstract, serving as the foundation for other elements like principles, ideologies, beliefs, information, scenarios, and emotions. Everything is created by concepts, and concepts play a crucial role in every aspect of perception. Ordinary concepts might be worlds, but angels and Emperors represent concepts from higher realms. In other words, this is merely their manifestation; their true essence resides in a higher plane."
Jam charged toward the angel, channeling immense energy into a single swing of his scythe that inflicted damage on the angel. Enraged, the angel unleashed a punch that erased all concepts, scenarios, aspects of a human—body, mind, knowledge, information, emotions, dreams, space, time, cause and effect, life, and death. Yet none of it affected Jam. With a sinister grin, he delivered a single slash that obliterated the angel's manifestation. Turning to the Void Emperor, Jam said:
"Well, well, it seems your abstract representatives have their weaknesses after all. Now it's time to settle the score with you."
The Void Emperor stepped out from the darkness, revealing his true form: a figure standing 1.77 meters tall, clad in a long black coat with purple accents and a tight-fitting dark purple sweater with vertical patterns underneath. He wore fitted white pants with purple trim running along the sides, paired with black boots. His face was concealed by a black mask or hood, sharply designed with purple outlines. His black hair was visible, and his left arm was fused with a black blade that had a purple edge. Without a word, both charged at each other, their slashes cutting through nearby worlds. Each deftly dodged the other's strikes. Watching from a distance, Jack said:
"This is the first time I've seen an Emperor."
Alice replied:
"There are many Emperors. Emperors are gods who lost their worlds and have now become rulers—tyrannical ones with plans to invade and kill the gods ruling other worlds. Historically, there were ten Emperors, but after a civil war about a thousand years ago, only five remain."
Meanwhile, Jam and the Void Emperor continued their battle, each slash sending shockwaves that shook everything around them. In a moment of carelessness, Jam swung his scythe, severing one of the Void Emperor's arms. But in an instant, everything reset to the starting point. Jam saw the Void Emperor standing in his original position, everything unchanged. With a smirk, Jam said:
"The ability to reset the world—you've used it so much it's become your weakness!"
Jam charged again, unleashing a flurry of scythe slashes at the Void Emperor, who dodged effortlessly and countered with his blade. Jam blocked with his scythe, then grabbed the Void Emperor and hurled him into the sky. Jam followed, firing countless black beams from a spatial portal, but the Void Emperor dodged them with ease, retaliating with black orbs that obliterated Jam's beams. As the orbs neared Jam, they expanded, erasing everything they touched. No one could escape their range, but just when the Void Emperor thought Jam was dead, a slash from behind pierced deep into his essence. Turning around, the Void Emperor saw Jam, who, though erased into nothingness, had quickly reformed and flown through the orbs to strike from behind. Jam said:
"Even though you're from a higher realm, I can still harm you because, simply put, I've killed a god and taken his energy. I don't know why, but when I touched his energy and struck with my scythe, he died and didn't regenerate. It seems the weakness of all angels, Emperors, and gods is their energy. By reaching your energy, I can reach your true essence in the higher realms."
However, Jam noticed that the more he attacked and damaged the Void Emperor, the more hollow he became, like pure nothingness. Blocking the Void Emperor's beam attacks, Jam thought:
"This guy is like pure nothingness. In this world, there are only two types of nothingness: one is in the Anti-World, emptier than the concept of nothingness itself, and the other is pure nothingness, infinitely deep and hollow. It seems this guy is pure nothingness, after all—he's the Void Emperor!"
Jam swung his scythe again, wounding the Void Emperor, who then turned the damage into nothingness. Jam laughed and said:
"Looks like I was right. Since you're pure nothingness, the more I attack and affect you, the deeper and more hollow you become. But who cares? I'll kill you soon enough."
Jam charged at the Void Emperor, unleashing chains to bind him. But as the chains wrapped around the Void Emperor, they were suddenly absorbed. A surge of annihilating energy hit Jam, but he laughed, regenerated, and as the Void Emperor's energy pressed down on him, layer upon layer, Jam grinned and said:
"Even though you're pure nothingness, I'm not the same kind of nothingness. I'm the nothingness of the Anti-World."
The Void Emperor suddenly spoke:
"The nothingness of the Anti-World is emptier than even the concept of nothingness, where even infinite nothingness is surpassed. I'm surprised a being from the Anti-World could come here to kill me."
Jam replied:
"Why not? We shed our rotten traits, our meaning, our will, our patience, our determination—we discarded them all. But the traits that define our true selves—anger, hatred, deceit—those we kept."
With that, both charged again. The Void Emperor and Jam swung their weapons, the clash sending shockwaves that repelled everything nearby and kicked up clouds of dust. As the dust settled, the outcome was clear: Jam had been pierced deeply at his core. The Void Emperor said:
"Though you don't exist in many aspects, there are still some aspects in which you do exist, and I can still reach you."
Jam grinned, turned to the Void Emperor, and said:
"As expected of an Emperor. You adapt quickly. After just a few exchanges, you realized I both exist and don't exist, then decided to use a slash that could disrupt structures to harm me. Fine, you win this round. Next time, I'll come for you again. You bastard, you're the one who made me like this, and now I'll let Lastnine deal with you."
Jam, along with Jack and Alice, teleported away, leaving the Void Emperor outside his kingdom. With a cold voice, the Void Emperor said:
"Lastnine? It's been a while since I last met him."
After teleporting back to Jam's castle, Jam, Jack, and Alice sat down. Jam said:
"That guy was stronger than I thought, but no matter—hahaha, we've got someone to pave the way for us."
Meanwhile
In a realm above the worlds, where the Emperors gathered, there were five Emperors, but with the Void Emperor occupied, only four remained: the Time Emperor, the Light Emperor, the Fire Emperor, and the Crimson Emperor. Each was a god surpassing other gods. If gods create, manipulate, and control worlds, Emperors are gods above gods. Emperors are not just aspects that form worlds like ordinary gods; they are transcendent entities no god can reach. The Emperors observed Jam's battle with the Void Emperor. The Time Emperor, Cryzar, with his penguin-like companion Frost, had shimmering white hair mixed with light blue and ice-blue eyes. He wore a white coat buttoned diagonally to form a triangle, with the lower part split into triangular shapes and long sleeves made of fine fabric. A blue silk cape draped from his shoulders, secured by a diagonal strap, adorned with silver dragon-shaped jewelry. He wore white gloves, long pants with a strap on his left thigh, and tall white boots. A long fabric wrapped around his waist, white on the outside and blue on the inside, flowing to his knees. Cryzar smirked and said:
"That scythe-wielding guy managed to challenge the Void Emperor's manifestation."
The Light Emperor said:
"Someone who can fight a manifestation on equal footing must have absorbed a god's energy—otherwise, it's impossible."
The Fire Emperor added:
"I agree. But this guy exists and doesn't exist at the same time. He's from the Anti-Void, and he likely adapted and killed a god. Otherwise, his nothingness wouldn't be so empty that it surpasses even the concept of nothingness."
The Crimson Emperor raised his hand, silencing Cryzar, the Fire Emperor, and the Light Emperor. He said:
"No matter his potential, that guy is a potential threat. And it seems he mentioned someone capable of destroying our entire dynasty. Send your generals to find and kill him. Whoever kills him first will gain the power to become the next Emperor."
The Light and Fire Emperors obeyed and left the meeting room. Cryzar stayed, playing with Frost, but the Crimson Emperor said nothing.
Back to Jasmine and Mary's World
In the early morning, Mary and Jasmine brushed their teeth, changed, and ate breakfast. As they stepped outside, they saw Lastnine and Jacob warming up. Jasmine asked:
"Are you two warming up to go somewhere?"
Lastnine, stretching, replied:
"Warming up to train, obviously."
Jasmine and Mary said:
"Let us join you!"
Lastnine responded:
"Then warm up."
After warming up, they went to an empty plane. Mary paired with Jacob, and Lastnine paired with Jasmine. They split up, getting into fighting stances. Lastnine said:
"Oh, I almost forgot."
From his pocket dimension, Lastnine pulled out a new body identical to Jasmine's and said:
"After a few days, I made a new body, perfectly matched to your specs."
Excited, Jasmine merged with the new body, stood up, and tested its movements. Lastnine continued:
"Go all out."
Upon hearing this, Jasmine drew Infernus and slashed at Lastnine, unleashing a massive wave of fire spanning a 40-kilometer radius. Lastnine dodged and revealed his new weapon—a large, multi-function switchblade with six modes: various blades, daggers, a scythe, an axe, and an invisible sword. He held a die in his hand, smirked, and said:
"Let's see what number we get."
As he rolled the die, Jasmine didn't hesitate, charging with a flurry of slashes. Lastnine dodged and blocked them all. The die landed on four, activating the axe mode. He swung at Jasmine, who dodged, leaped into the air, and raised her sword, creating a massive fireball. She hurled it down, causing an explosion with shockwaves that shook the world. The flames were so intense they didn't extinguish immediately, leaving a massive crater. As the fire faded, Lastnine emerged, smiling, with ice forming around him. Before it fully formed, Jasmine's left arm was severed. In pain but not screaming, Jasmine laughed, her eyes gleaming with excitement. Her left arm had somehow regenerated, and she charged again, unconcerned, trading blows with Lastnine. Each time their weapons—sword, axe—struck, they instantly healed. Jasmine shouted:
"Yamamura! Come on!"
Her katana, Yamamura, plummeted from the sky, forcing Lastnine to leap back as it struck the ground, creating an explosion and a cloud of smoke that obscured his vision. Jasmine burst from the smoke, stabbing Yamamura into Lastnine's stomach. But Lastnine used the blood he'd spilled earlier to form a shield, blocking the stab. Simultaneously, he swung his axe with his right hand. Jasmine countered with Infernus, then used her Hell Chains to pull Lastnine and slam him into the ground. Unfazed, Lastnine unleashed countless threads into the sky, pulling them down to trap Jasmine. She teleported to dodge, landing on the ground. Lastnine's threads shot toward her, but she teleported again to evade, only for Lastnine's axe to strike her. His weapon's effects varied, and this axe swing froze Jasmine's right arm, which held Yamamura. Jasmine realized Lastnine had manipulated reality to drive her into a frenzy, making her forget herself. Her right arm regenerated, and she gripped Yamamura, unleashing a pure strength and speed slash that cut through space and time, hitting Lastnine. Yet it passed through him. Shocked, Jasmine said:
"Old man, you weren't affected by that slash?!"
Lastnine laughed and said:
"Exactly. Because I'm not a physical entity but a conceptual one. That's why your chains can't affect me. You can only harm me because your sword can affect concepts, no matter what kind, and you've inherited that ability from your sword."
Jasmine charged again, as did Lastnine. When Yamamura clashed with his axe, it created a shockwave that shook the world, followed by an explosion and heavy smoke. Jasmine was thrown back, laughing, as Lastnine emerged, smiling. Both returned to their fighting stances, thinking:
"Time to train."