Duality of Shadows-Chapter 965: Cold And Murderous Smile

Time and space distorted, even fragmenting, when a golden figure rose once again. Her face remained expressionless, her clothes immaculate, and her magnificent appearance as radiant as ever. It was as if nothing had happened. The queen stood intact, but now, the mocking look from moments ago had completely disappeared.

She fixed her eyes on a distant point in the galaxy, staring at the whale coldly. The initial surprise hadn’t shaken her control; her dominion still covered the universe, sealing it completely. There was no escape.

"Hmph!" She huffed lightly, casting a cold look at the distant figure before speaking in a chilling and commanding voice: "Not bad. Still hiding your trump cards and waiting for an opportunity?"

Even though she had been thrown far away in the initial exchange, she maintained an air of superiority. However, as soon as she finished speaking, a warm sensation flooded her nose.

Her eyes widened. It was blood. Despite suppressing it as quickly as she could, she couldn’t stop a few drops from trickling down. It wasn’t a real wound, but his strike was enough to show its effect. He not only surprised her, but also managed to subtly affect her internal organs.

"You’re destroying your own image in a ridiculous way. Please, continue the show." The whale commented, a sarcastic smile plastered on his face.

The queen narrowed her eyes. Now she understood. ’It’s the Pillar of Primordial Chaos,’ she murmured inwardly.

She had known about the existence of this artifact for a long time, but had never been able to locate it. She had always suspected that the will of the heavens was hiding it from her, which was one of the reasons she hadn’t destroyed it completely. Eventually, he would have to use it, and now, she had finally found it.

Using the power of the crown? Foolishness. The Pillar of Primordial Chaos was the supreme weapon of the will of the heavens, surpassing the other nine items of primordial chaos. Its ability to nullify the powers of those items was just one of its basic functions.

The whale activated the pillar, nullifying the power of the crown, and then attacked with pure physical power and his weapon.

She analyzed him and sensed the laws of the earth, coming from a primordial bloodline, and noticed a power she had never encountered before, something intertwined in his essence. But what really caught her attention was the physique of this opponent... he was on the same level as hers, even with an absurdly lower cultivation. It was the power of this body that had sent her flying. The spear, on the other hand, was just a little superior to what her heroes used.

’He has a celestial soul like mine, a physique equivalent to mine, and the power of the Pillar of Primordial Chaos,’ she thought seriously. ’This bastard even stole the mirror and the cauldron, but gave them to others to use...’

Still, there was no fear or hesitation in her, only a slight bitterness. If he had hidden and strengthened himself, he could certainly have surpassed her completely. But, at that moment, he was far from it, and he had thrown the chance away.

"Fool. You think I’ve spent all this time playing at being queen?"

She spoke lightly, her eyes shining like beacons. The crown on her head emitted intense light, and the whale felt her power increase drastically. The golden divide in the universe expanded, suppressing everything around.

"Hehehe, can you feel it? You have so many secrets that I can’t risk killing you without discovering them all. But don’t worry, I’ll make you despair slowly. It’s much more fun this way, don’t you think?"

Her voice remained cold, even as she let out a deafening laugh. Clenching her fists, a golden spear formed, condensed by her power. Then, without warning, she charged forward.

*Buzz!*

Everyone in the queen’s universe felt an overwhelming suffocation, something they had never experienced before. Their hearts were filled with deep fear as all the Qi and laws circulating within them were abruptly removed.

This didn’t just happen in that universe. In several locations across countless universes, she used her dominion over people to strengthen herself.

This was the power of the Crown of the Celestial Ruler. It connected to her subjects, similar to arry, but with a cruel difference: only she could extract energy.

Activating her dominion across hundreds of universes, she fed off the strength of others. This wasn’t the direct power of the item, but its influence. The power came from the people. Soon, the whale’s abilities were no longer relevant.

The whale realized this perfectly. For some hidden reason, the queen seemed reluctant to crush him using all of her cultivation. She was playing, provoking him with other means, confident that he would never escape. He also knew that escape was nearly impossible. Yet, she seemed to be digging for something hidden...

That was possibly their only chance to escape. Following her "script" was their only hope of finding a gap.

The whale’s clothes and hair flapped violently under the storm heading toward him. But instead of dodging, he faced the attack head-on. Liumi was almost destroyed by the surprise attack, so he invoked Vorion and struck with a slash.

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**BOOM!!**

A third of the universe was deformed, distorted, and finally exploded into countless fragments, leaving behind chaotic and terrifying scars.

The whale and the queen remained frozen at the center of the distortion. Their forces seemed to be evenly matched, and neither of them retreated a single step.

Their eyes met. A mist of blood hovered around the whale... His powerful body, which once rivaled hers, was now completely overwhelmed. And she hadn’t even used her cultivation directly, only the energies drawn from her subjects.

They only parted when a space storm descended, and the colliding energies reached their climax, exploding in a devastating wave.

Suddenly, seven different laws intertwined, creating a multicolored spectacle. The blinding light was visible to everyone in the universe. The queen’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. At that moment, she could no longer maintain her lofty and indifferent appearance.

"Elemental Calamity!"

The queen’s expression darkened as she gripped her spear even harder and spread her majestic wings. Energy flooded her meridians, forcing her to use her true power to defend herself.

**KBOOM!**

The sound resembled the crackling of a million lightning bolts simultaneously. Every cultivator in the universe was abruptly overwhelmed by an invisible force, losing control of their bodies and collapsing to the ground. The entire world visibly trembled from the impact.

Still, the two combatants remained frozen at the eye of the massive multicolored storm.

"Hehehe..." The whale broke into a cold and provocative smile as he stared at the queen. "That can’t be your full power, right?"

"..." Her face twitched slightly in response to the provocation, but she soon replied with a calm, cutting voice: "That power isn’t fully yours. Are you using a missionary’s power to control it? Fine. It will all be mine; show me everything."

*BANG!!*

A deafening explosion abruptly separated the two, only for them to collide again with even more force. This time, there was no pause between the exchanges of blows. The sound of the collisions reverberated louder and louder, shaking the entire universe.

*BANG! BANG!! BOOM!!!*

Power collided against power in an incessant clash. Even the slightest breeze caused by the storm of energy and laws had the ability to tear the fabric of the world as if it were paper. It was absolutely terrifying. Hundreds of catastrophic explosions spread across the universe, yet the two adversaries continued to fight with relentless vigor.

One... two...

The whale was forced to use the elemental calamity for the third time just to avoid being completely crushed. However, now only enough energy remained for one more use.

Even so, he managed to exchange blows with the queen in a relatively balanced manner. But unlike before, now that she wasn’t surprised, she had stopped using her own power, relying only on the energy from her subjects and her refined skill. Still, this was enough to block him easily.

When it came to cultivation, power, or combat experience, Alm and Bruno, who had always been far above everyone else, were now clearly losing in each of those aspects.

*BOOM!!*

The queen’s golden spear collided violently with the whale’s saber. He was sent flying and spat out a lot of blood, but this time he didn’t counterattack. He hesitated to recklessly use the calamity one last time.

The previous energies were already exhausted. The queen realized this immediately and gave a mocking smile, similar to the one he had displayed at the beginning.

"I guess this is really your limit." Her tone was heavy with disappointment. "I really thought you had something more."

She puffed out her imposing chest, which swayed seductively. Her presence exuded a mixture of sovereignty and disdain, before she said in a light, almost casual tone: "You’re just a clown whose only purpose was to entertain me. You worked so hard, but it was all to submit as an offering. Was it worth coming back for those insects? How ridiculous."

*BANG!*

An overwhelming and dark force emanated from the whale’s saber again, but the queen took the blow without retreating a single inch.

"Pathetic," she murmured before counterattacking with relentless speed and precision.

*CRACK!!*

The queen’s golden spear pierced the whale’s body effortlessly. The sound of breaking bones was so sharp it almost shattered the eardrums of everyone in the universe. At the same time, he fell like a meteor, surrounded by a rain of blood.

But... in his mind, even with his eyes closed, bright green windows shone intensely. His thoughts converged into a single word: ’Accept.’

The queen flapped her wings, temporarily disappearing from the battlefield. When she reappeared at a distant location, her eyes pulsed with energy as she searched for something. However, there was a trace of disappointment on her face. It was then that, suddenly, she turned abruptly.

A few meters away from her, the whale, covered in blood, reappeared with a cold, murderous smile on his face. He seemed possessed by an unrelenting demon.

The Miracle of Space-Time had been activated. Even in his critical state, he had managed to execute a surprise move. Inside his inner world, all his allies connected to the array felt a part of the law of origin being absorbed.

It lasted only a second since the queen’s last attack. She hadn’t sensed his approach. Something that should have been impossible, given the state of his injuries and the impact that had still thrown him away. A cold sweat ran down her spine as she recognized the technique. After all, it had been created during a ’fight’ against herself in the past.

"Eclipsing Divinity!"