The Avatar swung the golden sword. It wasn't just physical force; the blade was edged with the Law of Erasure. Anything it touched would be deleted from existence.
"Space Walk."
Mo Tian vanished. The sword slammed into the earth, creating a fissure that split the ruins in half.
Mo Tian reappeared near the Avatar's head.
"Chaos Art: Black Star."
He compressed a ball of Chaos Qi until it was heavy as a neutron star and threw it at the Avatar's eye.
BANG.
The Avatar didn't blink. A golden barrier flickered, absorbing the impact.
"IMMUNITY TO DARKNESS," The Avatar droned. "ATTRIBUTE NEGATED."
"Immunity?" Mo Tian raised an eyebrow. "Let's test that."
He drew the Heaven-Splitter.
"This sword used to be yours," Mo Tian shouted at the Avatar. "Let's see if you recognize the taste."
He infused the sword not with darkness, but with the Fire Pearl and Metal Pearl energy.
"Molten Sword Flash."
He slashed. A wave of liquid metal fire struck the barrier.
HISS.
The barrier cracked. The Avatar roared.
"PAIN. RECALIBRATING."
The Avatar's eye glowed red. It fired a beam of disintegration.
Mo Tian spun the Heaven-Splitter, using the flat of the blade to deflect the beam. The beam ricocheted, vaporizing a nearby mountain range.
"Strong," Mo Tian admitted, his arms numb. "But stupid."
He looked down at Daoist Sky, who was kneeling on the ground, chanting to maintain the summon.
"Cut the power," Mo Tian commanded into his comms.
Yan Luo's voice came back. "I am in position, Master."
The Edge of the Crater
Yan Luo stood on a high ridge overlooking the battle. She held a Corruption Array Flag.
"Target the connection," she whispered.
She threw the flag. It landed precisely between Daoist Sky and the beam of light.
"Sever."
The flag exploded into black mist. It didn't stop the beam, but it polluted it. The golden light turned a sickly green.
Daoist Sky screamed as the feedback hit him. "My soul! It burns!"
Above, the Avatar shuddered.
"ERROR. ENERGY SOURCE CORRUPTED."
Its movements slowed. The golden armor began to rust.
Mo Tian seized the moment.
"Nascent Soul: Fusion."
The little black infant crawled out of Mo Tian's chest again. But this time, it didn't just sit there. It grew, wrapping around Mo Tian like a suit of armor.
Mo Tian transformed.
He became a ten-meter-tall being of pure shadow and starlight. His eyes were galaxies. His sword grew with him.
"God Slayer Mode."
Mo Tian flew straight at the Avatar's chest.
"DELETE!" The Avatar swung its sword.
"EAT!" Mo Tian opened his mouth.
He bit the golden sword.
CRUNCH.
The Chaos Jaw shattered the Law of Erasure. Mo Tian swallowed the fragments.
He tackled the Avatar, driving it into the ground.
He sat on its chest.
"You call yourself Heaven?" Mo Tian roared, punching the faceless head.
BAM. Gold armor shattered.
"You are just a battery!"
BAM. The head caved in.
"And I need a recharge!"
Mo Tian plunged his hand into the Avatar's chest. He felt the core—a massive concentration of World Law.
"System! MAX OUTPUT!"
"DEVOUR!"
The black vortex expanded, swallowing the Avatar whole. The giant golden body dissolved into streams of light that flowed into Mo Tian.
Daoist Sky watched in despair as his god was eaten alive.
"Impossible..."
[System Alert] [Consuming Avatar of Heaven.] [Energy Level Critical.] [Nascent Soul Upgrading...] [Gained: Fragment of Divine Law.]
Mo Tian stood up from the crater. He shrank back to human size, but his presence was terrifying. The air around him cracked like broken glass.
He looked at Daoist Sky.
"Your god tasted like chicken," Mo Tian said.
He flicked a finger.
A bullet of compressed air pierced Daoist Sky's forehead.
The Sect Master fell backward. Dead.
The Heavenly Dao Sect was extinguished.
Mo Tian floated up, looking at his army cheering amidst the ruins.
"Victory!" Xue Yao screamed, raising her bloody sword.
"ETERNAL NIGHT!" The army chanted.
Mo Tian smiled. He had done it. He had conquered the Central Continent.
But then... the ground shook.
Not from the battle. From the East.
A pillar of red light, miles wide, pierced the clouds.
A demonic laughter echoed across the entire continent, drowning out the cheers of the Eternal Night Army.
"MO TIAN!"
The voice was filled with so much hatred it made the blood freeze.
Mo Tian turned to the East.
He saw a figure floating in the red pillar. A figure with white hair, black skin, and wings made of bone.
Ye Chen.
He had exited the Abyss. And he wasn't alone.
Behind him, the Gates of Hell opened. Millions of ancient demon souls poured out.
[System Warning] [The Protagonist has initiated the 'Final War' Arc.] [Threat Level: World Ending.]
Mo Tian's smile widened. It wasn't a smile of fear. It was a smile of pure, unadulterated excitement.
"Finally," Mo Tian whispered, gripping his Heaven-Splitter. "The Boss has arrived."