Chapter 1602 The Strength of Shadow Prison
Chapter 1602 The Strength of Shadow Prison
The Shadow Prison Lord's astonishment vanished in an instant, replaced by intense greed. The allure of the Rune Origin Core far exceeded his imagination. If he could seize and refine it, his strength would surely rise to another level, and he might even be able to reach a higher realm.
"I never expected you to have such a fortuitous opportunity. Unfortunately, today this core of the rune's origin is destined to belong to me!"
With a wave of its arms, the dark shadow transformed endless dark power into countless black threads that directly coiled around the rune chains summoned by the Evil Emperor. The moment the black threads collided with the chains, the runes shimmered with a dark light, constantly eroding the dark power. However, the dark power was too overwhelming, and the rune chains were gradually stretched and deformed, showing signs of breaking.
The Evil Emperor gritted his teeth and activated his source power, causing the runes around his body to surge several times over. The chains tightened abruptly, tearing a gap in the black silk and wrapping around the body of the Shadow Prison Lord.
"court death!"
The Lord of Shadow Prison roared, and his black palm, which was about to strike the Evil Emperor, suddenly accelerated, descending with an even more terrifying pressure. The void was crushed and shattered under the immense pressure.
With nowhere to dodge, the Evil Emperor could only once again activate the source of the runes. The runes in front of him condensed into a thick rune shield. His black palm slammed down, causing the rune shield to tremble violently. The runes continued to annihilate, and the Evil Emperor's body flew backward again, crashing heavily into the shattered star. The star instantly collapsed, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood. His aura became increasingly weak, but the determination in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
Upon seeing this, the Demon Emperor's rage surged, and his demonic flames burned fiercely around him. The dark red flames transformed into a ten-thousand-foot-long fire dragon, its roar shaking the universe as it pounced towards the Lord of Shadow Prison. The fire dragon was enveloped in the rules of destruction, and wherever it passed, the dark mist sizzled as it burned, and even the space itself was cracked.
"Do not harm the Evil Emperor!"
The Lord of Shadow Prison snorted coldly, splitting off a wisp of dark power that transformed into a black claw, directly grabbing at the fire dragon. The black claw collided with the fire dragon, flames and darkness devouring each other, unleashing endless energy shockwaves. The fire dragon paused, its flames dimming slightly, but it still roared as it broke through the black claw's obstruction, biting towards the dark demonic shadow.
A hint of impatience flashed in the Lord of Shadow Prison's eyes. He raised his hand and shot out a dark beam of light, which struck the head of the fire dragon. The fire dragon let out a shrill scream and instantly disintegrated into countless fiery fragments.
The Demon Emperor suffered a backlash, his body trembled violently, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his aura weakened. However, he did not back down at all. He formed a hand seal, and the demonic flames around him surged again. Countless demonic patterns intertwined and condensed into a huge demonic flame longsword. The demonic flames on the longsword surged and contained extreme destructive power. He held the longsword and rushed towards the Lord of Shadow Prison. With each step he took, he left a burning mark in the void.
Song Yu remained standing in the void, his gaze fixed on the figure of the Shadow Prison Lord, his mind racing as he searched for a way to break the deadlock.
The Shadow Prison Lord's clone is already extremely powerful, far exceeding the combined strength of the three of them. A direct confrontation is not a good strategy; they must find a weakness in his clone.
He could clearly sense that although this clone controlled the power of the Great Universe of Light, its primal power was not complete. Instead, it relied on constantly absorbing the primal power of the Great Universe of Light to maintain itself. This might be the only chance.
"Gentlemen, attack the tentacles of the Dark Palace!"
Song Yu shouted in a deep voice, and golden light surged around his body. The power of the Three Thousand Great Dao Origin quietly circulated, but it was not fully revealed. Instead, it condensed into a golden longsword. Golden light flowed on the longsword, containing endless laws of light. He held the longsword and slashed at a dark tentacle that had penetrated deep into the core of a star.
The Evil Emperor and the Demon Emperor instantly understood Song Yu's intention and immediately changed their attack direction.
The Evil Emperor activated his remaining source, and the runes transformed into countless tiny blades that shot towards the dark tentacles that filled the sky. The blades landed precisely at the points where the tentacles connected to the stars, constantly slicing through the tentacles' source!
The Demon Emperor, wielding a longsword of demonic flames, slashed at the thickest tentacle. Where the longsword struck, a huge wound was instantly burned into the dark tentacle, and the power of the dark origin leaked out continuously.
The Lord of Shadow Prison's expression changed. These dark tentacles were key to his absorption of the origin of the Great Universe of Light. Once destroyed, the power of this clone of his would continuously diminish.
"How dare you, Zhu Zi!"
He was furious, and the power of the dark demonic shadow around him surged. Countless dark laws condensed into sharp blades, shooting densely towards Song Yu and the other two. At the same time, all the dark tentacles contracted and swept towards the three of them, trying to completely devour them.
Song Yu's eyes narrowed, and he wielded the golden longsword, slashing continuously. The golden sword energy collided with the dark blades, shattering them one by one!
At the same time, he nimbly dodged the attacking dark tentacles and rushed towards the tentacle base beneath the dark palace.
The Evil Emperor and the Demon Emperor followed closely behind, doing their best to resist the attacks of the Dark Laws while constantly destroying the dark tentacles. With each tentacle destroyed, the aura of the Shadow Prison Lord's clone would weaken a little, and the figure of the dark demon shadow would become slightly more illusory.
"Damn it! You think you can destroy my clone like this?"
The Lord of Shadow Prison roared, and the Dark Demon Shadow suddenly expanded, spreading countless dark mists in all directions, instantly enveloping the entire area. In the darkness, countless twisted black shadows reappeared. These black shadows were even more ferocious than before, containing stronger dark power, and pounced towards Song Yu and the other two. At the same time, the Dark Demon Shadow condensed countless black palms, which frantically slammed down on the three of them.
Song Yu and his two companions were surrounded, their pressure increased sharply, and they continued to suffer new wounds, their energy waning.
The Evil Emperor's rune source was more than half depleted, and the rune light became increasingly dim, barely able to maintain basic defense!
The Demon Emperor's demonic flames also weakened considerably; the flames on his demonic flame longsword were almost extinguished, and each attack consumed a huge amount of his essence!
Although Song Yu did not use his full power, he was able to withstand the attack of the Dark Laws for a long time, which also consumed a lot of his source, causing the golden light to dim a bit.
"Your clone is ultimately a tree without roots; today, it will surely be destroyed!"
Song Yu said in a deep voice, a resolute glint in his eyes. He knew that he could not delay any longer, or all three of them would perish here.
He slowly raised his golden longsword, and the golden light around him suddenly became incomparably dazzling. A trace of the power of the Three Thousand Great Dao Origin was quietly leaked out, and the golden light on the longsword surged, containing the power to destroy the world. Under the illumination of the golden light, the surrounding dark mist instantly dissipated.
The Lord of Shadow Prison's pupils shrank sharply, his eyes filled with shock. He could clearly sense the terrifying primal power contained within Song Yu's body, far exceeding that of the rune's primal core, and it even made him feel a slight palpitation.
"You... what kind of primordial core do you control?" he asked in a trembling voice, a sense of fear rising in his heart for the first time.
Song Yu did not answer. Holding the golden longsword, he slashed at the core of the dark demonic shadow. The longsword cut through the void, leaving a dazzling golden trail. Wherever it passed, the dark laws collapsed. The dark demonic shadow trembled violently and was suppressed by the golden light, unable to move.
Seeing this, the Evil Emperor and the Demon Emperor's eyes ignited with hope, and they both urged the remaining essence within their bodies to launch a final attack on the dark demonic shadow.
The runes around the Evil Emperor erupted, transforming into a massive runic seal that crashed towards the dark demonic shadow.
The Demon Emperor then burned his last bit of demonic essence, causing his demonic flame blade to swell several times in size as he slashed towards the dark demonic shadow.
The three attacks struck the dark shadow simultaneously, unleashing an endless torrent of energy that shook the entire luminous universe. The dark shadow instantly disintegrated, the dark mist dissipated, and the aura of the Shadow Prison Lord's avatar rapidly diminished!
"No! I am not reconciled!"
The Shadow Prison Lord's clone let out a shrill scream, and the power of the dark origin surged wildly, attempting to reform its form. However, the attacks from Song Yu and the other two had already severely damaged its origin, making it impossible to reverse the defeat.
Song Yu's eyes were icy cold. Holding a golden longsword, he unleashed another golden slash. The golden light pierced straight through the remaining dark mist, completely annihilating the Shadow Prison Lord's clone's essence.
As the clone perished, the dark mist quickly dissipated, the dark tentacles crumbled, and the corrupted laws of the great universe began to slowly recover. On the shattered stars, faint signs of life quietly emerged.
Song Yu and the other two went limp and crashed heavily into the void. Their auras were extremely weak, their bodies were covered in wounds, and their vital energy was greatly depleted, leaving them almost powerless to fight again.
"Finally...it's solved."
Song Yu slowly rose, his body shimmering with golden light as he barely managed to maintain his form. He surveyed the gradually clearing universe, his eyes filled with exhaustion, yet also with a hint of relief.
Although it only destroyed one of the Shadow Prison Lord's clones, it at least gives the Great Universe of Light a chance to regain its vitality.
"Gentlemen, this place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's return to the Peerless Universe to heal our wounds."
Song Yu said in a deep voice, reaching out to support the Evil Emperor and the Demon Emperor respectively. The three of them were enveloped in golden light and sped towards the direction of the Peerless Great Universe.
He knew that the true form of the Lord of Shadow Prison had not yet returned. Destroying his clone today would surely enrage him, leading to an even more dangerous battle in the future. They had to recover their strength as soon as possible and make thorough preparations.
Several days later, Song Yu and the other two returned to the Peerless Universe.
Ying Zheng, Sun Wukong, and the others were already waiting outside the cosmic barrier. When they saw the three return, they all went forward to greet them.
When they saw the three men, covered in wounds and barely breathing, everyone's hearts tightened. Ying Zheng quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Your Majesty, are you two alright?"
Song Yu shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, "It's nothing, it's just that my source energy was greatly depleted. I'll be fine after a period of rest."
"We have destroyed the Shadow Prison Lord's clone, which should cause him a lot of trouble. However, since his main body has not yet returned, he will surely come back in the future. We need to improve our strength as soon as possible and prepare a countermeasure."
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then their expressions turned serious again. The Shadow Prison Lord's true form was at the peak of the Eternal Realm, with unfathomable strength. Even though they had destroyed his clone, they still couldn't contend with him.
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