Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

The two figures collided suddenly around the crystal!

Darkness explodes!

The light vanished!

An aura far more terrifying than any of the previous Dark Primordials suddenly swept out in all directions!

The darkness slowly dissipated.

Above the ruins of the collapsed altar, a brand new figure hovered in mid-air.

The figure was about the same size as an ordinary person, no longer possessing the ferocity of the eight-armed giant body of Jia Ye Luo, nor the bulky, fleshy ball of Mo Luo Xu.

Instead, like Xia Jin and the other humans, it had a slender and well-proportioned humanoid body, but its entire body was covered with black scales, and a black crystal was firmly embedded in the center of its brow, like a vertical third eye.

"boom!"

The figure simply raised a hand, and an invisible wave of energy spread outwards, leveling all the flying pebbles and dust.

Xia Jin's signature purple hair swung wildly in the raging air currents. He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the figure, and a serious expression finally appeared between his brows.

"This aura doesn't seem to be from an ordinary Mythical Realm expert... This seems to be in trouble."

Xia Jin, in her avatar, also stared at the figure with the black crystal embedded between his brows. His pupils contracted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"fine."

"Although this thing has become stronger after the fusion, it hasn't fully broken through to the Mythical Realm yet. If we join forces, we still have a chance to kill it!"

The black spear in his hand trembled slightly, and the violent and murderous aura on the spear seemed to have been suppressed considerably.

Opposite them, the merged figure slowly opened its eyes.

Those dark eyes looked down at their own hands, their fingers slightly bent and stretched, as if they were adapting to this new body.

Then, he raised his head, and a slow smile spread across his face.

"Today... is an honor for you."

"To be able to see the true form of my dark origin."

He gently raised his right hand, palm up, fingers slightly spread, and a ball of black flame spontaneously ignited in his palm.

"The primal power of two Mythical Realm experts should allow me to take that final step."

Xia Jin's pupils suddenly contracted!

The instant the Dark Origin uttered its last word, Xia Jin's expression suddenly changed drastically. He whirled around, his God-Slaying Spear thrusting forward, while simultaneously shouting:

"Oh no! Watch out!!"

The spearhead tore through the void, piercing towards a seemingly empty spot to its side with an indomitable killing intent.

However, it was too late, or rather, the figure on the other side was too fast.

Behind Xia Jin, the figure of the Dark Origin silently emerged, its emotionless eyes coldly gazing down at Xia Jin's back.

He didn't make any unnecessary movements; he threw a punch!

That punch was simple and unadorned, but the moment the fist touched Xia Jin's abdomen,

"Bang!!!"

An extremely terrifying dark power poured out like a flood bursting its banks!

Almost at the same moment, Xia Jin's avatar reacted extremely quickly, thrusting the black spear in his hand backward, determined to pierce through the body of the dark source!

If the other party doesn't want to get hurt, they have no choice but to retreat!

However, the actions of the Dark Source were completely unexpected by Xia Jin.

He completely ignored the spear thrust out by Xia Jin's avatar, letting it pierce through his body, while his fist became even faster.

Almost simultaneously, the body of the source of darkness was pierced by the spear.

"Interesting." The Dark Source looked down at the spear tip piercing his chest, then chuckled.

Suddenly, a beam of black light burst forth from Xia Jin's back!

The black light pierced through Xia Jin's body and shot straight toward the towering cliff behind her!

"boom!!"

The black cliff that had stood for countless millennia in front of us had completely vanished!

Xia Jin's body was also sent flying backward by that tremendous force, her feet carving two deep furrows in the ground, and she barely managed to regain her footing dozens of miles away.

He knelt on one knee, leaning on a black spear in one hand, his purple hair falling messily to the side of his face, and a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Cough cough cough!!"

He coughed softly, raised his head, and looked at the voice that seemed completely unharmed despite being pierced by the black spear. His expression immediately turned cold.

"What a dark origin!"

"Indeed...this is interesting." Xia Jin raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth and slowly stood up.

Are you alright?

Xia Jin transformed and forcefully pulled back the black spear that had pierced through the body of the Dark Origin.

He then flashed to Xia Jin's side, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

"Don't worry, it's alright."

"That punch just now... if it were any other Mythical Realm expert, they would have been severely injured, if not killed. But for me, it wasn't enough!"

Xia Jin waved her hand casually, her gaze fixed on the figure covered in black scales.

This guy, he just transformed into that bullet, it pierced through his body but it didn't seem to have any effect?

"Burning Heaven Nirvana Technique!!" Xia Jin slowly closed his eyes, and a seven-colored flame rapidly ignited within his body!

The flames flowed rapidly through his internal organs.

Wherever it passed, the internal organs that had been damaged by that punch were quickly restored to their original state.

In just a few breaths, Xia Jin's pale face regained its rosy hue, and her aura, which had been chaotic, returned to a stable and solid state.

"Hmm!?" The dark source's black eyes narrowed slightly, its gaze falling on Xia Jin, a hint of surprise flashing across its face.

"Having taken my punch, he was able to recover completely in an instant."

"You, a human... are not simple."

"Why don't you submit to me?"

He slowly extended his right hand towards Xia Jin, as if making a solemn invitation.

"As long as you are willing to submit to me, once I have completely taken control of this world, I will allow you to rule this universe on my behalf, second only to me, above billions of others!"

In the dark source's eyes, countless stars seemed to be flowing, carrying a strong sense of bewitching.

"how?"

"Hehehe." Xia Jin glanced at the avatar beside her, a hint of mockery on her face.

"I have never had the thought of submitting to anyone!!! Never before, never now, and never in the future."

He straightened his back, and the black spear in his hand became incomparably sharp and gleaming once more.

"You think too highly of yourself."

The smile that had just appeared on the face of the Dark Source gradually turned cold.

The oppressive aura that filled the endless abyss became heavy once again.

"Since you can't submit, then you shall die!!"

The moment the last word was uttered, his figure vanished.

Xia Jin's pupils contracted as that terrifying aura returned to him once more.