Eternal Night

Chapter 597 The Final Sacrifice... It's Mine!

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete, Slaanesh, one of the eight phases of the warp, has been killed!"

"Gained 6.6 billion points. After deducting the points owed to the main brain, I still owe 13 billion points."

"Obtained the essence of the Slaanesh Root Domain... The essence is stored. After this battle, the final strategic reward will be determined based on the amount of the Root Domain essence."

"Note: The strategic rewards may include an Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Protocol (this protocol will protect the existence anchor of the individual who has interfered with past spacetime). This item is extremely rare, with a value roughly equivalent to a Root-level title. Each Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Protocol can be used three times and is almost impossible to obtain through means other than strategic rewards. This is a special note."

Wu Pifu cleaved the giant brass axe in two with a single slash, and then surged forward with unstoppable force a hundred times greater than Khorne's. With a single circular slash, even Khorne, displaying terrifying combat skills and attempting to dodge, still had his axe-wielding arm instantly obliterated by the slash.

Despite having his arm severed, Khorne did not retreat an inch. With his other hand, he held the broken half of the giant axe and was about to chop it down on Wu Pifu's head. However, the force of Wu Pifu's previous chop was more than a hundred times greater than his own. The shockwave transmitted from his severed arm caused him to lose his balance, making it impossible for him to strike with the axe.

However, Wu Pifu did not pursue. Although he gained the upper hand in this clash, the backlash he suffered was considerable, with many parts of his body breaking down. Even though it did not affect his combat power, he was slightly interrupted by the voice from the main brain.

"...6.6 billion points, I still owe 13 billion..."

Wu Pifu muttered something to himself, then gave a wry smile.

Without a doubt, the points owed must have come from the points earned by teleporting the Emperor to the location of the Mind World and then teleporting the Mind World over as well.

However, this also made Wu Pifu sigh in his heart, even though the main brain was not a living thing, he still felt like he owed someone a favor.

But that wasn't the key reason why he stopped.

Absolute spacetime anchoring protocol!?
This item is extremely rare, roughly equivalent in value to a Root-level title. Each Absolute Spacetime Anchoring Protocol can be used three times, and it is almost impossible to obtain through means other than strategic-level rewards!?

This is the key, the very key of all!
According to Wu Pifu's understanding of the mainframe, whenever such an emphasis appears, it's either to tempt him to do something, or it means that the mainframe will specially select this item and it will definitely appear in this reward.

At the same time, Wu Pifu immediately realized that using the Level 7 shelter to trace back to key time points in the past was not as simple as it seemed on the surface; this task was perhaps many times more difficult than he had imagined!
However... now that this thing has appeared, there's no doubt that the mainframe genuinely wants him to win this battle. With his level seven sanctuary and this thing, he can at least revive three people!

So... what reason does he have not to fight hard?
Wu Pifu chuckled and charged straight at Khorne, swinging his broken sword repeatedly, giving Khorne no time to recover or regain his strength.

This is a major taboo in martial arts. No matter how strong you are, there will always be a time when your old strength is exhausted and new strength has not yet been generated. Even if your strength far exceeds that of your enemy, you must always maintain your own combat rhythm. However, Wu Pifu's fighting style is now almost like a rogue, completely violating the logic of combat. In a second, he exchanged at least a hundred blows with Khorne, each blow was a full-force attack, and each blow was launched with a hundred times the power of Khorne.

"No, impossible! The strength you quantified is impossible!" Although Khorne was brave and fearless, the power that Wu Pifu was unleashing at this moment far exceeded his. Even though he had absorbed Tzeentch's essence, he was still being slashed and forced to retreat repeatedly, and almost every part of his body was replaced.

Wu Pifu remained silent, only relentlessly chasing and slashing.

He used to talk a lot, constantly exposing his "weaknesses," just to provoke them into attacking him in close combat instead of besieging the Emperor. But now he doesn't need to do that anymore; all that's left is an enhanced version of Khorne and Nurgle, who is being hacked to pieces by the Emperor on the other side.

Khorne was unaware that what supported Wu Pifu's ability to not recover any energy or strength, and to trigger Kratos's title effect with every attack, was the sublimated characteristic he obtained from the body of the Hero Clan: Existence!

With its unique properties, it is unaffected by any negative effects, and all abilities that were previously limited to a certain time have now become instantaneous with no cooldown!

The latter is fine, as evidenced by the fact that he can use his magical girl transformation immediately. And the time limit for using the Kratos title has undoubtedly become zero. As long as there is someone larger than him, he can trigger the Kratos title every time he fights. This is simply a legendary super enhancement!
But this wasn't the most terrifying effect of his existence. He didn't realize this effect at first, until he was fighting Slaanesh and Tengachi, when he suddenly became aware of it...

The supposedly unique characteristic of being unaffected by any negative effects that reduce combat power actually includes the recovery of Qi and Power in martial arts!?

This is an ability that completely violates the concept of logic!

He slashed with all his might, and when the force of the blade weakened, he didn't need to recover his energy or strength at all. He continued to slash with it again, and the speed, power, and accuracy of the two strikes were exactly the same.

At the same time, if the enemy is still resisting with the second strike, it will still be a hundred times the force of the enemy. Then, without recovering energy or strength, you will continue to strike again when you are exhausted. It will still be a full-force burst plus Kratos's bonus!

Most importantly, even after exerting a hundred times the force, the hero's physical body could not withstand the load, causing a backlash of power. Despite the injury, it did not affect his ability to exert 100% of his combat power!

Wu Pifu was getting more and more skilled at slashing, and the more skilled he was, the more he slashed. This burst of combat power beyond his limits made him seem to be in some kind of peculiar state of sublimation...

The mind may stop, but the hands never cease; one step can slay a thousand blades!

Snapped!
No matter how fast Khorne recovered, how strong he was, or how exquisite his martial arts were, after blocking hundreds of strikes with a hundred times the force, he finally collapsed completely. His arms were directly shattered into dust, and his giant brass axe completely collapsed, leaving the door wide open. However, Khorne did not dodge or evade. When Wu Pifu swung his sword again, this blood-red giant actually laughed and used his huge skull to directly smash into Wu Pifu's Broken Spirit Blade.

Although Wu Pifu was slightly taken aback, he was at a certain level of martial arts sublimation above the limit. At this moment, he continued to wield the broken sword without stopping. He held it with both hands and slashed it down from the air. It first entered the top of the head, then went straight to the throat, lungs, and abdomen, and finally cleaved down from the groin of the blood-red giant, splitting the entire body in two.

Khorne hadn't split into two yet. He simply reached out and touched the knife scar in the middle of his flesh, then threw his head back and laughed loudly, "That was exhilarating! That was truly exhilarating! I wanted to fight you back in the arena, and today my wish has finally come true!"

Wu Pifu remained silent, holding his sword, and asked loudly, "Why?" Khorne laughed loudly and said, "Why? Because after absorbing Tzeentch, I regained a few remaining memories... I am the second Lord of Darkness, Tzeentch was the first, Nurgle was the third, Slaanesh was the fourth, and the Emperor should have been the fifth, that is, the chosen one of the fifth universes He devoured. Heh heh, why do you say that?"

Khorne strode towards Wu Pifu. Wu Pifu frowned but made no move. He watched as Khorne's body began to turn to ashes, until only ashes remained when it reached the end...

“Belcros... it’s been a long time. Today we’re going to win. Your never-ending battle can finally stop, my good friend…”

When Wu Pifu looked again, Khorne had vanished without a trace.

Was He... also a member of the Hero race before becoming the Lord of Darkness?

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. One of the eight phases of the warp, Khorne! One of the eight phases of the warp, Tzeentch."

"8.8 billion points gained, 9.9 billion points gained, after deducting the points owed to the main brain, 5.7 billion points remain."

"Acquired the essence of the Khorne and Tzeentch root domains... The essence is stored. After this battle, the final strategic reward will be determined based on the amount of root domain essence."

The mainframe's voice rang out again. At the same time, on the other side, the Emperor finally severed Nurgle's head. Unlike Wu Pifu, who was reduced to ashes, after Nurgle's head was severed, it turned into a putrid green wind that merged into the golden-armored giant that the Emperor had transformed into. This golden-armored giant began to grow in size, transforming into a giant ten thousand meters tall. However... his golden armor was covered in putrid green, and when mixed with the rest, it appeared slightly dark.

Wu Pifu looked at the Emperor, and the Emperor also looked at Wu Pifu.

The entire subspace was trembling violently, and the black hole formed by the spiritual civilization was beating like a heart. Lumps of flesh, mist, and spheres of light had already taken shape and were constantly emerging on the surface of the black hole, ready to emerge at any moment.

At the edge of the subspace, at the very edge of the edge... beyond this realm, beyond even physics and common sense, at the source of the subspace, an unimaginable, indescribable behemoth is awakening from its dream. With just a movement, the entire subspace transforms into a jagged torrent, slicing countless sparks from the bodies of Wu Pifu and the golden-armored giant. At the same time, the endless demons within this subspace begin to shatter, transforming into some kind of essence that flows towards the source of the subspace.

And it's not just subspace...

In the Milky Way galaxy outside the subspace, all entities scattered around the subspace rifts were being pulled into the subspace, from life forms to machines, space vehicles, asteroids, geological planets, gas giants, and even stars...

There are at least tens of thousands of locations throughout the Milky Way that show an inward concavity.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly smiled and said to Wu Pifu, "Then... the final sacrifice will be mine!"

Wu Pifu simply stared at the end of the subspace, watching countless essences transform into a torrent and sweep away. He shook his head and remained silent.

The emperor was slightly taken aback, but then laughed and said, "You are a contradictory person. You are so harsh and decisive towards non-humans, but you are somewhat indecisive towards those you have chosen. This is not good, because victory itself is cold. If you don't even have this awareness, what kind of victory are you talking about?"

Wu Pifu remained silent, while the Emperor began to dissipate. His voice, no, his voice still reached Wu Pifu's ears: "I am the last Lord of Darkness, and I must be the last, Wu Pifu..."

"You made a promise to me, to us, a vow of victory, didn't you!?"

The voice turned fierce, and behind the Emperor's disintegrating body emerged a torrent of humanity, countless humans, and even countless alien races, Eldar, the precursors of space undead, and even Greenskins and Tyranids...

Countless living beings roared and questioned in unison here.

"You made a promise to us, a vow of victory, didn't you!?"

Wu Pifu silently lowered his head, then raised it again and roared, "Yes! I promise you..."

In an instant, a torrent of humanity, accompanied by the essence of emperorship, surged toward Wu Pifu.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete, the second refinement of the Broken Spirit Blade is complete... Judgment in progress... Judgment complete, the third refinement of the Broken Spirit Blade is complete!"

"Blessed by the torrent of humanity, Wu Pifu's true status has been elevated..."

"Mastermind prompts: You can use your own true position as a buff, and consume a large amount of points to make a Mastermind judgment."

Everything ceased. Wu Pifu stood in the void. The subspace had completely vanished, and the black hole of the mental civilization shattered, flesh and blood burst forth, mist enveloped everything, and orbs of light spread out simultaneously. At the end of that void, a primordial demon god, seemingly emerging from before the beginning of time, was striding towards them...

He stood silently and whispered, "I will surely win!!"

Raise your sword, thrust forward, and charge ahead without hesitation!

(End of this chapter)