493: Chapter 493 Last Stand

The key was about three feet long, condensed entirely from pure golden light.

Countless complex runes flowed across its surface; every rune was a rule, and every rule was the fundamental basis of how this world functioned!

Gravity!

Time!

Space!

Life and Death!

Karma!

Reincarnation!

All elemental attributes!

Everything, absolutely everything, was condensed within this key!

Chen Yi reached out and grasped the key.

In that instant, he understood!

He understood everything!

He realized the essence of the world malice!

They were shadows that had existed since the dawn of the world, the negative side of the world will, the source of chaos that inevitably accompanied the birth of order!

They lived by devouring the world will and fed by refining the world!

They came from a place called the Void Mirror, the gap between countless worlds, the source of chaos and nothingness!

And ZERO was merely a low-level slave from the Void Mirror who had accidentally escaped ten thousand years ago and drifted near Blue Star!

He wanted to refine the world will of Blue Star, remove the Slave Mark on his body, and then return to the Void Mirror as a free being to take revenge on those who had bullied him!

"So that's how it is!"

"Is this the Origin of the world malice?"

"It seems that unless this is resolved, the future will never be stable!"

"But that's a matter for later!"

"Let's deal with this ZERO first!"

Chen Yi focused his thoughts.

The golden key instantly erupted with brilliant light!

That light pierced through space, pierced through time, pierced through everything, and directly connected to every sentient being on the Blue Star world!

No matter where they were, regardless of race, age, or faith—everyone felt a strange connection in that instant.

It was as if an invisible thread extended from their hearts, connecting to the same place!

Then, everyone felt that a sliver of power was being drawn from them!

It was not spiritual power, not magic power, not any power that could be quantified!

It was something deeper, something more fundamental!

It was the very thought of hoping Chen Yi could win!

Pure Power Of Faith!

Countless portions of this power surged from three billion people, spanning tens of thousands of miles, and gathered onto the golden key in Chen Yi's hand!

The key absorbed this power and began to expand crazily!

It was no longer in the shape of a key.

Finally, it transformed into a sword!

Chen Yi gripped the hilt.

A vast, boundless aura swept out from him!

Wherever that aura passed!

Space trembled!

Time stagnated!

Karma reversed!

Reincarnation came to a standstill!

It was as if before this aura, everything would return to nothingness!

—

ZERO was completely dumbfounded.

He floated in the distance, watching the terrifying aura erupting from Chen Yi, his entire being stunned!

"This—how is this possible?"

"This is—this is the aura of the world will and the Physical Body completely in Fusion!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"To prevent the Power Of Faith from exploding, I took control of the entire world in advance!"

"I used a gentle approach, giving the submissive ones both candy and whips!"

"I ensured they were loyal to me!"

"Why? Why could Chen Yi suddenly harvest so much Power Of Faith?!"

His brain worked frantically, and then he suddenly gasped.

He drove his main consciousness to check the situation across the whole world.

Then, he saw it.

All over the world, every glass curtain wall of every building, every television screen in every home, every livestream on every mobile phone, was playing this duel!

Every Move Chen Yi and ZERO made, every sentence of their dialogue, every expression!

The public all over the world could see it clearly!

ZERO's face changed completely.

He finally understood.

From the very beginning, Chen Yi had been acting!

Those flashy, spiritual-power-wasting Moves were not meant to attack him!

They were meant to attract attention!

They were meant to make the audience all over the world enjoy the show!

They were meant to—collect Power Of Faith!

"I—I was played!"

"I have been—played from the very start!"

He raised his head and looked at Chen Yi.

The black-haired young man was holding that brilliant golden divine sword, looking at him calmly!

In those eyes, there was no triumph, no mockery, no contempt!

Just calmness!

Like a god looking down at an ant!

ZERO felt icy cold all over!

He wanted to run!

This was the only thought in his mind.

Refining the world will, removing the Slave Mark, returning to the Void Mirror for revenge—none of that mattered anymore!

Surviving was the most important thing!

He definitely couldn't beat him right now.

He turned to tear through space and flee!

But how could Chen Yi let him escape?

"System, trigger the confinement effects of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul, Thousand-Year Ice Crystal, Frost-Congealed Snow, and Ice Immortal Fruit!"

[Ding! Consumed 20 Enhancement Points, activation successful!]

Four streams of ice power surged simultaneously, intertwined in the air, and instantly condensed into four thick ice chains!

The four chains instantly caught up to ZERO, binding his limbs, neck, and waist!

"What?"

ZERO was filled with shock and anger!

He struggled crazily, the dark purple aura on his body surging!

The ice chains emitted creaking sounds, and fine cracks appeared on their surfaces!

The System's power could actually fail?

This ZERO was truly tough!

"Want to confine me? No way!"

He roared, and his aura surged again!

The cracks in the chains grew larger!

They were about to snap!

"System, trigger the weakening effects of Dark Soul and Shadow Fruit for me!"

[Ding! Consumed 50 Enhancement Points, activation successful!]

Two streams of dark energy surged out instantly!

They coiled around ZERO and drilled into his body!

ZERO's surging aura was instantly suppressed!

"Arghhh—"

ZERO let out a shrill scream.

His aura began to decay crazily under the weakening effect!

No matter how he struggled, he could not break free from the confinement of the four ice chains!

"Chen Yi, you dog!"

"If you kill me, you will also be abandoned by this world!"

"I curse you, may you never be reincarnated for eternity!"

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes.

A curse?

He wouldn't dare to gamble on that!

"System, trigger the purification effect of the White Light Jade for me!"

[Ding! Consumed 25 Enhancement Points, activation successful!]

A stream of pure white light surged from Chen Yi's body!

The light was warm and pure, enveloping his entire being!

The purification effect of the White Light Jade could clear all negative states!

Although he didn't have any curses on him at the moment, this layer of white light was enough to block any malice attempting to erode him!

Chen Yi raised the golden divine sword.

The confinement effect of the ice chains was limited; he couldn't waste time.

He gripped the sword with both hands, his full power, the faith of three billion people, and the will of the entire Blue Star world—all gathered into this one strike!

The golden light on the sword was brilliant to the extreme!

That light illuminated the sky over the entire Antarctic continent, illuminated the boiling sea, and illuminated the shattered space!

It was truly terrifying!