chapter 93 Light of Annihilation
Geon showed no expression at Ig’s words. His grayish-brown pupils constricted, and he raised the sword edge condensed from the abyss. Suddenly, the abyssal sea churned, and ten thousand-foot-high waves surged into the sky, like a ferocious beast from the deep slumbering and opening its monstrous jaws to devour the world!
Before the abyss, laws withered, and time and space decayed in the spreading ripples. Ig tightened his grip on End, his pupils narrowing slightly. As the long sword descended, a line of “absolute” appeared before the abyss.
Within a single line, boundless light carried eternity. This was what Ig had witnessed in the God of Light’s realm; beyond the stagnation of time and space, he cleaved straight into the abyss with an attitude that transcended all!
Matter is the foundation of the world’s existence, while the abyss is the dark side of the world. Even the immortal would wither within it. However, eternity transcends all things in the world. The sword’s light was as clear as a mirror, reflecting all decay and corruption. A brilliant streak of light appeared, cutting through without any obstruction.
But above End, the immortal light carrying eternity gradually dimmed.
This was not the erosion of the abyss, or perhaps it had been suppressed by the power of this world’s dark side.
Ig had always known that the eternity he witnessed, whether it was the “Eternal Darkness” before or the light, was presented to the world through the concepts of matter and laws.
This judgment grew even stronger after he and Verafia met the Goddess of Light, Everia, in the God of Light’s realm.
Until this moment—beneath the abyss, the light gradually faded, and the power of the Demon King’s Heart, the God King of Darkness, was also stripped away. Above End, pure, untainted eternity rippled!
“Chiii—”
The vast, obscure abyss was torn apart like thin paper before the utterly pure sword light. The dark curtain, like a massive wave, crashed against the embankment, collapsing like a world.
Ig took a step forward, and suddenly, his pupils trembled. He raised End, and a dark red sword light pierced his eyes!
Geon also proactively launched an attack. The power of the abyss was endless but was continuously annihilated by eternity. He raised his sword and swung it at Ig, which was merely a dark, dim sword edge.
Ig raised his sword to block, and End rang out. With a diagonal slash, within the ripple of annihilation between eternity and the abyss, their battle had nearly turned into pure hand-to-hand combat. The different sword edges of their two swords clashed again and again amidst the shimmering sword light, erupting with astonishing and terrifying brilliance.
It was even unrelated to realms or demonic power; it was simply a clash of pure strength and swordsmanship between Ig and Geon.
“Bang!”
End and the Sword of the Abyss clashed again. Geon drew his long sword and swung it down like a meteor. The abyss, which had been stalled in eternity, suddenly surged, all converging onto the sword’s edge.
However, this was not Geon being driven by the abyss. Instead, under his swordsmanship, the entire abyss had become his sword!
And Ig’s sword also swung out without any obstruction. A bright mark was conspicuously left within the boundless abyss. Afterward, as if a world had been destroyed, the brilliance of the Sword of Judgment bloomed before the abyss!
Before the abyss, Ig responded to Geon’s attack with End’s judgment!
With a swing of his long sword, the decaying darkness was shattered. The breathtaking sword light, before the edge of End, poured entirely onto “The Sword Saint’s” body.
Boundless radiance submerged the broken battlefield. Ig’s shoulder was pierced, and drops of black blood fell, but his arm did not waver.
Crossing a distance of millions of miles, with the concept of space shattered, they were almost within arm’s reach. In the radiance that almost submerged a world, the Sword of End undoubtedly struck the opponent’s chest.
And facing the judgment of End, even though Geon was now a condensed shadow of the abyss, constantly annihilating, suddenly, a smile appeared on the swordsman’s face.
“Sword of End… Heh heh, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen such astonishing swordsmanship after Lott’s death. Lott’s successor, you’ve defeated me. Very good. To die under such a sword after being reshaped by the abyss, I have no regrets.”
With that, the Sword Saint, formed from the abyss, disintegrated under the astonishing sword strike. the sword light annihilated every one of his abyssal projections.
Seeing the enemy before him die, Ig coughed dryly, blood flowing out. On his shoulder, the wound pierced by the Sword of the Abyss was filled with decay and obliteration. Within eternity, it continuously cycled, stripping and purifying.
Geon was a shadow of the abyss. Verafia even said with disappointment that he was just a puppet.
However, compared to the sword strike when Hodrea transformed into the abyss, at least in the final moment, in Ig’s eyes, it was Geon’s own will, his own swordsmanship, that controlled the abyss.
Or perhaps, at that time, Ig was indeed facing the true Sword Saint Geon.
After all, how could such pure swordsmanship be controlled by a dormant abyss?
With another wave of his long sword, the shattered battlefield was instantly swept away. Ig took a deep breath, his declining aura reaching its peak.
Facing Geon’s attack, he was also heavily injured. However, facing eternity, which transcended matter and even time, no matter how severe the injury, as long as it wasn’t erased, Ig could return to his optimal state at any moment.
On the other side, Lancaster laughed heartily, raising the Sword of Chaos. The boundless, tainted, and chaotic domain beside him wantonly tore at the divine radiance of life.
Ig saw a pitch-black chaos descending upon the young girl, and worry arose in his heart. He tightened his grip on End again, preparing to help his girl.
“Do you see, Lott? This is the power I possess! What is a Sacred Sword? What is a King? Even, what are deities like you? The abyss, chaos! With it, I will be the master of this world!”
“And you, Miss Verafia—Lott, my friend, you will be the first to witness its birth!”
Lancaster roared with laughter. He felt the collapse of the “Shadow of the Abyss,” but not for a single moment did he mourn Geon’s death. The chaotic Sacred Sword struck down, and Lancaster’s arrogant, fervent will was strikingly evident.
It was as if, at this moment, in Lancaster’s eyes, he was the embodiment of chaos, the Monarch of Chaos!
Almost instantly, the turbid and chaotic radiance of the Sacred Sword submerged the emerald-like radiance of life. Even the World Tree, the embodiment of life, rapidly withered. In the next moment, it would devour the maiden deity standing before him.
The beautiful maiden with white dress and golden hair gently raised her face. Her flawless face, like fine porcelain, and a pair of brilliant, luxurious golden-amber eyes shone brightly amidst the devouring dark chaos, like brilliant sparks, inextinguishable light.
“Lancaster, even as a puppet of the abyss, your ambition remains the same… Indeed, greed suits you well.”
The soft and moving maiden’s voice sounded.
“However—”
At the moment of chaos’s descent, the pure golden light beside Verafia ignited. She swung a magnificent sword blade that ignited the fire of life, and in Lancaster’s suddenly disbelieving gaze, it clashed with the chaotic Sacred Sword.
The slender sword blade let out a crisp sound, like the sound of life striking chaos. Instantly, light bloomed, as if a world was being created before their eyes.
Verafia appeared. Besides the emerald-like authority of life, brilliant gold light adorned her dress, intertwining and converging. Wings of light slowly condensed behind her.
Like a goddess embodying both light and life, the maiden lightly raised her delicate jade-like hands. The divine sword reflected the light, and the boundless chaos was completely cleaved apart. Lancaster’s Sacred Sword shattered, and brilliant sword light engulfed him!
