Pretending To Be A Boss

This tone seemed to question the sky.

Junlin angrily said:

[To hell with the Destroyer! To hell with the heir! I refuse to live in this guy's shadow! I won't become it, I will surpass it!]

The hysterical shout seemed to trigger the sound of chains breaking in his sea of consciousness.

That sound appeared like a glass bead suddenly cracking from heat.

Junlin's Soul Crystal began to show fine fissures.

And at this moment, what awaited it was a massive whale occupying one-third of the Thunder Sea's volume.

Once this whale fell, it would shatter this entire world!

Yet its speed was extremely slow compared to the previous Thunder Beasts.

The tower had already shattered, and Tang Xian's body was buried in the tower's ruins.

Veins surged across Junlin's forehead and arms.

Vast power rampaged through his body as if it might explode at any moment. But at this moment, even though Junlin seemed as insignificant as dust compared to the world, he stood as if opposing the world, standing shoulder to shoulder with it.

The Destroyer created the most overbearing domain to defeat the Lord of Eden.

The Red Emperor once used such a highly burdensome domain on himself to defeat Tang Xian.

Junlin felt enlightened at that moment.

There are indeed geniuses in this world! He was a born battle genius at the pinnacle of all things.

Spreading his wings, he gazed up at the sky's expression like a Shura from hell!

As if it wasn't the world trying to destroy him but him intending to destroy the world.

[I know you can hear, damn human!]

These words were meant for Tang Xian, apparently asleep in the ruins.

Junlin didn't care if Tang Xian could hear him or not.

[The side effect of this domain is probably complete death, originally left to use during a life-and-death duel with you, yet it's being used against things not even considered living, how unwilling...]

The cracks in the Soul Crystal became deeper, and this soul-piercing pain caused Junlin to feel immense pressure.

But he still stood proudly.

The massive whale that could destroy the world was about to descend from the Thunder Sea to the human realm.

Junlin's injuries were healing at an unbelievable speed.

As the cracks in the Soul Crystal expanded, Junlin's power continuously increased.

[Watch, this is the true invincible power of the world, even if it's not used to defeat you...]

For Junlin, being unable to use his strongest move against a recognized opponent was indeed an unacceptable regret.

But he was the proudest creature in this world, and since he promised to guard Tang Xian, he would give everything to accomplish it.

The earth collapsed as Junlin once again soared into the heights.

The whale formed of thunder sang a whale song, sounding like a requiem before the world's end.

The Thunder Sea in the sky started to shrink rapidly, as if along with the whale's song, it was sinking into this world!

This was absolutely destructive power, a thousand times stronger than the previous attacks!

But Junlin still faced it proudly, his expression even carrying a slight disdain.

Endless lightning collided with the dust-like Junlin in the air.

Far away in another world, the expression of the Lord of Eden suddenly froze, as if witnessing an incomprehensible scene.

Meanwhile, far in another world still seeking a path to the holy land, Tang Xian abruptly retracted a bit of his Divine Sense due to sensing a terrifying energy fluctuation in a relatively nearby world.

Tang Xian opened his eyes, expecting to see destruction descending, but instead saw the sky filled with lightning as bright as the sun.

At the same time, he felt the accumulated power of the lightning diminishing bit by bit.

And in the world, there was a massive monster, holding up its broken wings, facing the lightning head-on.

It took Tang Xian less than a second to understand this scene.

Since becoming an Enforcer, Tang Xian rarely felt shock, but at this moment, he was deeply shaken.

That constantly enlarging monster was undoubtedly Junlin.

"This is truly invincible power..."

Tang Xian had to admit.

At this moment, Junlin, any attack from an enemy, any element in the world, or any law, could not harm Junlin the slightest. Instead, it would devour the opponent's attack, gaining various power augmentations.

This was a power stronger than the life domain of the Lord of Eden!

Not just the thunder tribulation; at this moment, Junlin was the most buggy existence in the entire universe.

But such a domain, like a tyrant transformation and burning talent, cannot last long, and the subsequent side effects would certainly be destructive.

Tang Xian knew that Junlin was using the move intended to defeat him to protect him, abandoning the glory of vengeance.

The cracks in the Soul Crystal grew larger, about to shatter, and the thunderclouds in the world were finally completely absorbed.

Feeling the demise of the world-destroying power, Junlin's body began to shrink and even gradually decompose...

The giant body lay on the ground, its eyes filled with pride and regret.

[I defeated it! At least in this world... the only one who can kill me... is myself...]

Recalling Gu Yin's words, Tang Xian suddenly felt a bit sad. As an Enforcer, he rarely experienced such emotional highs and lows.

He said softly:

"Indeed, just now, you were the strongest creature in the world. Unprecedented, with none to come."

[Truly?]

Junlin's breath slowly dissipated, just like his shattered Soul Crystal and dust-like decomposing body.

"Yes, even I couldn't win, not even the Lord of Eden would be your match, even if Qi Yuan was added."

[So... I surpassed the Destroyer, at least for that moment in time. Hahahaha... hahahahahaha...]

The world echoed with Junlin's unrestrained laughter, sounding to Tang Xian like raindrops fall during a funeral.

The world gradually returned to silence, only the world itself remembered this duel.

[Tang Xian... you'll win, right?]

"I've already found it, and I'll handle what comes next."

[So you'll win, right?] Junlin's voice was slightly rushed.

Tang Xian nodded, speaking to the nearly vanished Junlin nearby:

"I will win! I will definitely make this arrogant world completely crumble!"

Junlin could no longer speak. His body was like ashes after burning... only the face, like a demon, still held a proud expression.

...

...

In the following seven days, Tang Xian faced no attacks.

For the Lord of Eden, mobilizing such vast resources to destroy one being was an extremely exhausting matter.

It certainly did not expect that the being it regarded as an insect would withstand the force enough to destroy the world.

And on the seventh day, all mechanical armies of the Judgment Knights ceased their actions.

This was because Tang Xian's Divine Sense had already retracted.

This indicated that the labyrinth formed by seventeen million worlds, he had completely unraveled it.

On the morning of the seventh day, Tang Xian took one last look at Junlin's remains, his expression solemn.

Then he headed north, toward the final battlefield.