Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 397, page 089: The Abyss
The boundless galaxy and universe are merely an illusion created by the realm itself.

Now, this illusion has been completely shattered as the water level has risen.

In the Starry Sky Realm, even Hanaoka himself didn't know where the boundary was, yet the overflowing seawater reached above his ankles.

Without the protective shield, the boots would already be wet.

The whale shark continued to throb and leap, the splashing water seemingly endless.

Waves constantly crashed around it, and seawater seeped continuously from its surface.

Hanaoka roughly understood that this monster was the most important player in this riot.

It can use the power of its command to summon seawater out of thin air.

Like an awakened deep-sea monarch, it summons wind and rain and stirs up the storm through ancient sacrificial whale dances.

Even though there should be no rain within the domain, the water pounding against the protective shield was continuous, as if a torrential downpour was pouring down, and a tsunami was brewing within the domain.

Hanaoka's eyes gleamed; this was the third time he had used the power of Stardust to dismember and destroy the whale shark.

But the splashing water told him that his attempts to injure him had failed.

No, it wasn't that it didn't work, but rather that the other side still had the power to repair itself.

Hanaoka didn't understand this, though it was only a five-hundred-year-old decree, its repair capabilities were stronger than some thousand-year-old demons.

This was a contest of inner strength; the opponent wanted to wear him down by repairing his destiny.

No, there must be something I haven't noticed.

Hanaoka calmed himself down, recalling Kamikawa Yuichi's purpose and his previous state of utter desperation. What exactly gave him the ability to resurrect endlessly?

Is it made of a special material?

Yes and no.

This material clearly requires a guiding principle.

But the source of the decree...

In that instant, Hanaoka understood something.

The manipulator of the decree is not here at all.

It seemed that he had depleted the energy of the user of the decree, but the other party seemed to have ample resources and was not afraid of such depletion at all.

So it seems that what I should do is not to kill Kamikawa Yuichi again and again, but to sever his connection with Fate.

The seawater had reached chest height, and Hanaoka was already experiencing slight difficulty breathing due to the increased water pressure as the water level rose.

However, once Hanaoka understood the relationship, everything became clear.

The power to sever the command must naturally be accomplished by the power to draw the command.

As an eight-hundred-year-old White Walker, his long lifespan not only gave him immense strength, but more importantly, an unyielding and resilient soul.

Hanaoka let out a deep shout, and with a long breath, the figure behind him slowly blurred, and a semi-transparent white-haired old man in a suit slowly appeared behind him.

"drink--"

His eyes shone brightly, and even the brooch on his chest was clearly visible.

Hanaoka's soul power is coalescing, a sign of his transformation into a thousand-year-old Otherworldly being. Clearly, he has touched the threshold of some higher level.

Then, Huagang, with his left hand behind his back, raised it in a gesture, and the illusory image above his head moved in sync with his movement. The stars in space seemed to come alive, and even at the deepest and most vast horizon, starlight twinkled. He saw it.

His pupils, through the power of spiritual vision, allowed him to see profound souls.

The undead before him was surrounded by a pure white light, which was the unyielding soul of Kamikawa Yuichi, as upright and unyielding as a bamboo shoot among rocks.

This soul was enveloped by some mysterious power, and it was obvious that this was his destiny, but due to the difference in race, the Others could not see the original form of the destiny.

Once the connection between this destiny and Shangchuan is severed, he will naturally be free of threat without the blessing of the destiny.

Thinking of this, the destiny words on his body began to release even more surging energy. The [Star Shift] technique was released. In his destiny, there was a move called the Star-Tracing Technique. Unlike the Star-Tracing Technique used in ancient navigation, this was a strange technique that guided and corrected directions in the vast sea of ​​people. Moreover, now that he had just begun to grasp the threshold of a thousand years, he was already able to interfere and influence through the Star-Tracing Technique.

As expected, under the effect of the Star-Tracing Technique, fine threads extended from the bodies of Yuichi Kamikawa and the whale shark. The butler flicked his finger, and the starlight followed the threads and disappeared into the distance. In his perception, the starlight could reach many places around the world in the blink of an eye at the speed of light. In less than an instant, it would be difficult for the other party to prevent him from tracking it.

His consciousness was still fleeting along the silk thread, but Hanaoka had already sensed something was wrong, which had exceeded a second.

Even at the speed of light, it would still take more than a second, so—

Before he could react, he felt himself reach the end of the thread, which was a ball of...!!!
The dark, oppressive energy resembled a vast continent, stretching as far as the eye could see. Even with the Star-Tracing Technique, it was only by getting close to the other side that it was keenly detected, and the connection was severed.

Hanaoka's eyes bulged out, his soul, unable to retract in time, trembled violently, blood gushing from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. He was no longer as composed as before, and his starlight shield shattered instantly as he was swept into the whirlpool by the raging seawater.

Hanaoka, amidst the surging waves, seemed somewhat lost in thought.

A strange sense of fear welled up in his heart. Could there really be such a terrifying fate in this world?
Hanaoka recalled that moment, in the icy world covered by black soil and white ice, that vast, boundless expanse of destiny.

It is as vast as the sea, and even the speed of light cannot perceive its end.

Is this some kind of monster that's thousands of years old? If it's a creature left over from Earth's ancient past, what kind of life could survive for thousands of years?
His body swayed and drifted with the waves, bubbles jostling his vision. In the midst of the dizziness, a cold blade struck.

Yuichi Kamikawa, who had charged in, was already showing signs of weakness, but his opponent didn't seem to care at all.

With life hanging in the balance, Hanaoka angrily grabbed Kamikawa's blade. Half of his hand was sliced ​​off, but he still gritted his teeth and activated Starlight. The shimmering starlight split mountains and seas, forcefully pushing all the water aside. Then, a nuclear-bomb-like explosion of water erupted from the center. The terrifying explosive force even shook the Hanting Tianque outside the domain.

"boom--"

The pattering water droplets resembled a rainy day. Hanaoka looked up, the seawater dripping onto his face, wetting his temples, making his hanging hair appear even paler.

The old butler's eyes gradually lost their luster.

His abdomen was cut open, revealing bone, and the blood that spread out swirled around him like a blood flower.

Yuichi Kamikawa's body had long since disappeared, along with the mutated orca that could summon wind and rain.

The connection between the decree and the words was ultimately severed by him.

Hanaoka watched the swords drift with the current, the bloodstains washed away by the sea. The owner of that sword had ultimately driven himself to the brink of despair.

He gazed at the towering sea in silence.

Blood was still flowing rapidly from his abdomen. He clutched his wound, the saline solution burning his flesh, but he remained expressionless.

De-enclosed area?

That monstrous seawater could instantly burst the Han court's palace. Countless demons, officials, lords, and ladies would be submerged in this catastrophe.

Even for Zuojingdu, it was a devastating catastrophe.

He used starlight to reopen the protective barrier, then sat down cross-legged.
White Walkers are incredibly resilient, but wounds soaked in salt water simply won't heal.
Excessive blood loss had already turned his lips pale; the White Walkers thirsted for blood, and the blood loss was rapidly depleting his life force.

At this moment, Hanaoka was exceptionally calm, ignoring the roar of the towering waves, and just sat there quietly.

Like charcoal burning in a fire, it glows a dazzling red with each breath; after the bright spots fade, only grayish-white embers remain, which then dissipate and disappear.