NOVEL NEXT Chapter 316: Confrontation
"Who?!"
Phantylia's green flame shot up sharply. She hadn't realized anyone had arrived.
She tried to move forward but found herself involuntarily retreating.
"So this is Lord Ravager Phantylia?" Ren curiously examined the green flame, which he had trapped in his palm with layers of space. She tried to use her power to escape, but it was futile.
The flame's voice was filled with anger. "You insect, are you scheming against me?"
Ren waved his hand gently, and the mental control binding Tingyun vanished. When it came to dominating others, Phantylia was far inferior to him.
"Oh my, this maiden is but an ant before you, Lord Phantylia. How could I dare scheme against you? I merely sought help from my benefactor."
"This maiden thanks her benefactor," Tingyun said, her repeated calls of "benefactor" so charmingly sweet that Ren's heart melted. She perfectly blended foxy allure with human modesty, portraying the art of seduction to its fullest.
With his mind slightly stirred, Ren looked at Phantylia. "The Emanator of Destruction, correct?"
"Who exactly are you? You can easily trap me. Are you an Emanator of another Aeon?" Phantylia didn't fall into his rhythm, instead posing her own question.
"Want me to be an Emanator? Perhaps I had a chance the first time I came to this world, but now they are not qualified enough."
As things stood, he didn't feel weaker than an Aeon. He might not be able to defeat the Aeon of Nihility or the Aeon of Elation, Aha, but regarding the youngest Aeon, Nanook of Destruction, Ren didn't feel inferior.
"Your body is very unique. It seems to be a Heliobus, right?" Ren pondered, stroking his chin.
Tingyun, at this moment, leveraged her extensive knowledge to explain, "The Emanators of Destruction are emissaries chosen by Nanook, leaders of many units within the Antimatter Legion…"
Although Nanook had caused countless worlds to wither, he still left a path for those who submitted to his will, granting them the power of Destruction and twisting them into the feared "Emanators."
Among them, Phantylia had myriad incarnations. She believed that even if matter perished, its spirit could persist. To achieve true destruction, she delighted in the self-destruction of mortals, luring many into an abyss of no return.
Phantylia's true body originated from the Heliobus clan, a type of energy being without a fixed form.
"Sounds pretty good. I could keep her as a pet."
Ren's words left Tingyun dumbfounded. Turning an Emanator of Destruction into a pet? Such a thought is unimaginable!
Even Phantylia herself found it hard to believe. "A pet… how infuriatingly arrogant."
"Whether it's arrogant or not, we'll know once we try." As he spoke, Ren's eyes changed; golden star-eyes shimmered with light.
In an instant, the flaming Phantylia felt an unknown power eroding her mind and spirit. Domination!
"This is…"
"Ahhh!" A moment of confusion turned into extreme pain as her soul was being tampered with. She released all her destructive power, attempting to resist.
"Heh, it's useless," Ren sneered as black wings unfurled from his back. A thick black mist, like a hand, enveloped Phantylia. Lustful Reality Rewrite!
The gold faded from his eyes, replaced by icy blue irises. The world shattered as his gaze directly pierced the Path of Destruction that connected to Phantylia.
Ren wasn't planning to kill this power; severing its connection seemed more amusing.
Swish!
What Ren severed and killed was a concept: the concept of "connection." With his Lv9 Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the death of rules and concepts could be seen through by him.
Crack! The Path fractured.
"!!!!" Enveloped in the black mist, Phantylia was terrified to discover that her connection to Destruction had been severed.
She was no longer an Emanator of Destruction.
In an instant, all her defenses failed. The black mist completely surged into the flames, eroding her spirit and soul.
From then on, Lord Ravager Phantylia disappeared. The remaining existence was…
"Master."
Ren's pet, Phantylia.
Boom!
The cosmic sky vibrated at this instant. Golden streamers formed a rift in the starry expanse, from which flowed matter capable of destroying all things. From within the opening, a figure of supreme majesty emerged.
The cosmos seemed to tremble in fear of his arrival.
It was a human-like figure with silver-white hair, dark skin, golden eyes, and draped in a long robe. He had severed, floating arms and a massive golden wound, from which golden blood oozed.
Just by seeing him, Ren clearly recognized his essence: the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook.
The birth of the universe is a mistake. If civilization is a cancer, conflict is the only language. To correct such errors, Nanook became the embodiment of entropy.
A destructive aura, capable of annihilating the cosmos, surged forth.
"Ugh!" Tingyun's body whimpered as a sensation of being reduced to ashes corroded every cell.
"Tsk." Ren clicked his tongue in displeasure. Did this guy really come all this way just because his Path was broken?
He casually placed Tingyun into an alternate dimension. Looking at Nanook's golden pupils, identical to his own, Ren felt a strong surge of battle intent.
He possessed immense power but had never experienced a true battle. All his victories had been crushing ones. The Aeon of Destruction was undoubtedly the best sparring partner.
Four golden and black wings, large enough to envelop the starry sky, unfurled. In a blink, Ren's figure was level with Nanook.
Nanook silently gazed at Ren, who possessed power not inferior to a Path. He could confirm that the broken path had been severed by him.
Ren, clad in golden imperial attire, also gazed at Nanook with majestic golden eyes.
Amidst the calm gazes, it was a clash of auras and power. Black power intertwined and collided with golden streams of fire in the distant space. The void within trembled and shattered, layer by layer.
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