Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

1058 Battle of Darkness (II)

[Demon Heart of Darkness]

Ao Shen's eyes turned blood-red as he used a technique to absorb all the negative emotions of his kind since ancient times. The demon has suffered immensely under the oppression of the human race, so the amount of negative emotions they produced over countless eras could not be described in simple words, and it brought the prideful dragon a significant boost in strength.

'This technique,' thought Yu Yan, who realized this was a Source Technique that gave him another 2% Boost. Additionally, she could tell this thing had much more potential for growth and development.

Bang!

Ao Shen's tail whipped her like she was an unproductive slave, breaking both sets of radius and ulna as she crossed her arms to block. Yu Yan immediately decided to distance herself from her opponent because she noticed the attack contained negative attacks that acted like corrosion, burning her skin, muscles, and flesh. In other words, her bones cracked due to the attack's force while she had to worry about the passive corrosion.

Luckily, she was not so battle-deficient and prevented her opponent's Dao Will and Will Manifestation from entering her body.

Ao Shen would not give her the distance she wanted, so he increased the speed of his tail attacks and used darkness to condense even more tails. Yu Yan evaded hundreds of them in less than a second, but she knew it was only a matter of time before she was overwhelmed.

She acted decisively by detaching her two limbs from her body, forcing them to act like missiles. They rushed out of their sockets and flew toward two of Ao Shen's tails at unspeakable speed.

Boom!

[Gravity Repulsion Bomb]

Yu Yan's arms turned into black holes as soon they touched the tails before releasing a potent gravitational wave that pushed her opponent away. This act granted the breathing room she needed to regenerate her limbs while also getting away from his direct attack range.

[The Soul's Light After Darkness]

A terrifying darkness enveloped Yu Yan's Sea of Consciousness. Such darkness should have withered the soul or spirit with its power derived from fear of the unknown, but it had another purpose: strengthening it. By resisting the power of darkness, her soul reached a level of purity unlike anything before, manifested by the immense light released to block the darkness.

Then, Yu Yan used a soul attack on her opponent.

This technique was quite efficient on Ao Shen for a few reasons. One of his weaknesses is his ordinary soul, which Yu Yan knew and targeted. Secondly, she used her incomplete [Force Control Skill] to acquire an additional 2% Grand Dao Boost, thus elevating her power to the same level as the dragon.

Blood dripped from Ao Shen's nose as this attack bypassed his soul defense.

[Darkside of the Moon]

A strange moon manifested in his Sea of Consciousness, releasing a significant amount of Yin Energy that protected and healed his soul's injuries. Then, the moon hung above his Primordial Spirit, serving as its eternal guardian.

Ao Shen waved his claw, and black ink appeared. He used them to write the character [Suppression] in the void. Yu Yan immediately felt an unknown power that resembled gravity weighing on him to prevent her mobility.

'The power of ink? It should be a technique using Yang Guowei's Chrome Dao,' she swiftly analyzed. Countless thoughts flashed in her mind, thinking how to respond. She could use a similar technique with her understanding of Darkness Dao and how she once learned her son's technique, [Emperor Words Are Law]. However, it's not the best move to counter this technique with a similar technique in this situation. If Ao Shen were a much weaker opponent, this choice would be wise because it would also affect him psychologically, but now was not the best choice.

While her mind was in overdrive trying to find a solution, Ao Shen had already gone on the offensive. A jet-black sword materialized before his opened mouth and rushed toward Yu Yan with breakneck speed.

'The power of destruction? No, the darkness after the destruction of a world, hence the hint of destruction,' she analyzed.

[Cosmos of Infinite Void]

The universe was infinitely vast, and most was dark and empty space. Yu Yan took advantage of this fact to use Darkness Dao to control Space-Time Dao. She created an infinite cosmos before, so this sword of destruction would have to navigate the infinite space before it could reach her. She also applied this technique to [Suppression Ink Technique]; in other words, the power of suppression must pass through an infinite void before reaching her.

Yu Yan protected herself and regained her freedom. Alas, Ao Shen reacted even faster than normal. With a thought, he removed the [darkness] in this void, making it shrink faster than it can infinitely expand. A sneer appeared on the corner of the dragon's mouth.

He had seen Wang Wei and Di Tian's fight in the Dream World and fought against him. One of his defensive techniques was the same but using Space Dao. Ao Shen had prepared how to deal with it, so Yu Yan did not stand a chance.

[Blind Spot]

The human retina has a spot where the optic nerves connect, and this area contains no light-sensitive cells, meaning no one can see. This area is called a blind spot, and humans do not see a black spot in their vision because of the brain's ability to guess or make up what is there.

Ao Shen's attack was based on this fact. Once he uses this technique, even extra senses (i.e., divine sense) will be useful.

Push!

Three black spheres appeared out of nowhere and impaled Yu Yan; she never saw them coming. Her battle instinct made her body move independently, evading more of them.

'Her battle experience is higher than I originally gave her credit for,' thought Ao Shen, knowing that her movement cannot be learned or acquired without years of battle experience. He knew his opponent was smart by the intricate plan of her first attack, but intelligence was different from Battle IQ and experience.

Ao Shen continued his attack, but it did not do as much damage as he had anticipated. His technique was not so easily dealt with, even if his opponent was a master of darkness. He included Soul/Spirit Dao from his Chaos Bloodline in it.

Two more spears penetrated Yu Yan's defense before she realized using pure darkness was not enough to break this technique.

[Illumination]

She raised her hand to manifest an intense light that dispersed any darkness-based technique in her surroundings.

"A Light Sub-Dao? Given your family, I should have expected as such," commented Ao Shen. "However, I'm still surprised. I thought you would be the kind that focuses on the purity of Darkness and would never be associated with Light Dao."

"How can I understand the essence of Darkness without profound knowledge of its antithesis," replied Yu Yan. She was not one of those swordsmen enamored with the idea of purity. So, light has always been one of her sub-dao - especially since her goal has always been to combine Light and Darkness Dao to establish the best foundation for the Yu Clan.

"The essence of darkness, huh? How about we see which of our darkness is the best."

"Fine by me."

Ao Shen immediately acted. A wave of darkness materialized around him: an old, even ancient, kind of darkness. One could describe this darkness as primal because it is the first form of darkness between Heaven and Earth. When Primordial Chaos had first formed and was slowly transitioning from a state of nothingness to a state of matter and energy, this was the form of darkness that existed; it could be argued as the first 'color' that ever existed in the universe.

Yu Yan did not want to be outdone as she released her darkness. It was not as ancient as her opponent, but it had its characteristics: eternal or everlasting. Before the universe materialized, darkness was prescient, and when it eventually ends, darkness will still exist - darkness is eternal.

The two different types of darkness clashed, turning the Void Battlefield into a black-and-white world. If this battle had occurred outside, the Myriad Emperor World would have been plunged into an incomprehensible darkness, scaring all sentient beings.

The clash ended with Ao Shen returning to his human shape and Yu Yan floating in the void with a pale face.

"You won," she said.

"That may be so, but your darkness still trumps mine," replied Ao Shen. He was the final victor because of his strength, but the essence of his darkness was not on par with hers. It's understandable since, as she said, his heart was in his Chaos Bloodline.

"A win is a win," said Yu Yan with a smile. She thanked him for the fight before disappearing.

Heavenly Court:

"What do you think?" asked Yu Yan.

"It was a great fight," replied Wang Wei.

"No need to sugarcoat it. Tell me the truth."

"Your battle experience is shoddy compared to the top genius of my generation," replied Wang Wei directly, not mincing his words.