Chapter 854: Never Broken by It
"If we’re going for mutual destruction, then let’s make it absolute!"
After speaking these words, the Soul-Devouring Reaper also chose to self-destruct. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to escape, but in this dueling ground, faced with such a total spatial collapse, his death was certain. Before he died, however, he feared that the Void Dragon might possess some hidden means of resurrection.
And so, the Reaper also detonated his own being. In doing so, he would ensure the continuous destruction of this pocket dimension, giving the Void Dragon no opportunity to revive. Even if it did, it would only be reborn into an ongoing explosion. This way, the Soul-Devouring Reaper believed, his allies in the final arena would have a better chance at ultimate victory. He had done his part to help his tribe secure that great prize.
By the same token, Leonidas’s self-destruction, while costing him his Void Dragon avatar, had successfully eliminated an opponent for the Champions Alliance.
Thus, the sixth level of the dueling grounds was instantly consumed by a terrifying scene of explosions and collapsing space. This duel had no loser, and no winner.
In the dueling grounds, on the fourth level.
The chase between the spirit sword and the Steel-Soul Spirit had finally come to a stop.
The Steel-Soul Spirit had transformed from its iron ball state into a towering giant of steel. In its hands, a sphere of crimson, all-consuming flame now engulfed the spirit sword, attempting to smelt it, to reforge it into a personal weapon.
Within the ultimate fire, the spirit sword glowed red-hot, showing signs of melting.
"Unfortunate for you that you met me, your nemesis," the Steel-Soul Spirit’s voice boomed. "If you had faced the other two Archlords, you might have been the victor. But now... this spirit sword will be mine."
"Hahaha..."
In truth, the Steel-Soul Spirit was not just a powerful warrior; he was also a master Artificer. Many of the Death-Soul race’s weapons were his creations. Chix’s scythe, for instance, had been forged by his hand.