Chapter 106: Mayfly, Today You Will Surely Die
"Destiny?"
Listening to the taunts of the Heart Image Dominator, a trace of mocking smile suddenly appeared on Richard's face, which was somewhat disheveled due to the attack.
"You dare mention destiny in front of me? I rose from insignificance, and within just a few thousand years, I became one of the seven Crown Thrones of the Wizard Civilization.
A guy like you dares to mention destiny in front of me!?"
Richard almost roared, suddenly enveloping himself in Holy Light.
Within that sacred light, countless Runes fluctuated, as if recording profound and mysterious knowledge.
His left hand brushed his waist, and a Magic Book with multiple layers of Seals appeared in his hand.
The words of the Heart Image Dominator gave him a hint.
The series of improbable events that had occurred to him were likely the work of the Civilization Devourer manipulating his Thread of Destiny.
To counter such an attack, conventional methods were useless.
He had to use the Power of Mystery to fight back!
Boom!
In a moment of distraction, Richard was hit by two Light Spears again. But he paid no attention, merely silently unsealing the Magic Book in his hand.
With the breaking of the Rune Chains, the Heart Image Dominator suddenly sensed a deadly danger.
"What is that thing?"
The Heart Image Dominator intensified his attack, Light Spears falling like raindrops. In a millisecond, hundreds of Light Spears shot towards Richard.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The brilliant flashes caused by the exploding Light Spears almost engulfed Richard's massive body.
Such a fierce attack was enough to shatter Richard's entire body.
As per usual, the Heart Image Dominator only needed to prepare a spiritual power net to capture Richard's escaping soul.
However, there was not a trace of joy in his eyes.
As the flashes faded, Richard held "Miracle Witchcraft" in his hand, his enormous body unscathed, even his downward energy level returning to its peak.
"Prediction Technique?"
The Heart Image Dominator sensed the mysterious power entwining Richard and couldn't help but be startled.
The unknown breeds fear.
The Galaxy Mayfly's research into mysterious power was not as deep as the Wizards', resulting in even the Dominator of Mayfly having reverence for using mysterious power in Curse Witchcraft—called Prediction Technique by the Galaxy Mayfly.
But surprise aside, the Heart Image Dominator was not frightened by Richard.
He was a Dominator, and even as a Soul-split, he remained a Dominator.
The Curse Witchcraft of a Level 6 Creature was, to him, inferior to ordinary Shaping Magic.
"The techniques are fancy, but no matter how fancy, they're useless in the face of strength!"
A formidable energy erupted from within the Heart Image Dominator, causing even the Quasi-Emperor's flowing light body to tremble and almost shatter under this Energy Wave.
Even as a Soul-split, the power the Heart Image Dominator could wield was terrifyingly strong.
He hadn't done this before only to observe Richard's techniques while protecting an old friend.
Because the support of the Mayfly's contribution allowed the Quasi-Emperor's flowing light body to temporarily sustain his burst of strength.
Once the Mayfly's contribution vanished, the Quasi-Emperor's flowing light would instantly turn to dust, leaving no chance for the soul to escape.
Buzz!
With a buzzing sound of energy, two figures instantly intertwined!
Richard wielded the Miracle Secret Book, and under the drive of the Power of Faith, the Miracle Witchcraft recorded within appeared one after another.
Bam!
A shield appeared in the Void behind Richard, perishing together with a brilliant light reaching thirty million Energy Levels.
The Miracle Secret Book in Richard's hand kept flipping, one Miracle Witchcraft after another being cast, nearly twisting the reality of the entire sky.
These mysterious powers entwined and twisted, ultimately manifesting in reality in an unpredictable form.
The sky was filled with indescribable colors and countless bizarre Curse Creatures.
The Heart Image Dominator's attacks were twisted by these mysterious powers, often turning a Light Spear into petals, sand, skulls, dolls, or other random items as soon as it appeared.
Even during this process, the mysterious power sometimes was insufficient in quantity to fully twist it.
But in this sky filled with mysterious power, one mysterious power was not enough; there was plenty more behind it.
"Damn, are you a circus clown!"
The Heart Image Dominator screamed in anger, and in the sea of Richard's mysterious power, even with mountain-moving strength, he was like hitting cotton, with no effect.
"Clown? Who wants a clown?"
Just as the Heart Image Dominator's roar ended, a clown Curse Creature on a ball appeared beside him.
The clown's face was painted ghostly white, and the red mouth extended to the ears. He was juggling blood-stained daggers, each one emanating an aura terrifying to ordinary World Masters.
"Get out of my way! Damned thing!"
The Heart Image Dominator roared, a tidal wave of energy gushing from him, instantly shattering the clown.
Mysterious power, though strong, must yield before absolute power.
Richard watched this scene, devoid of expression. But upon careful observation, one could notice a subtle tinge of heartache on his face.
"Damn, this is truly bleeding."
Using Miracle Witchcraft requires the Power of Faith, and his extravagant usage has severely depleted his accumulated Power of Faith over the years.
If this continued, it wouldn't take long for his Power of Faith reservoir to dry up.
He looked toward the sky, anxiety brimming in his heart.
"Why hasn't support arrived yet?"
The appearance of the Heart Image Dominator should have been part of the Truth Council's scheme. Now that the Heart Image Dominator was here, the other Crown Thrones of the Truth Council should be arriving too.
But recalling the sudden appearance of the Dominator of Mayfly last time, a sense of foreboding flashed in Richard's heart.
Could it be... the Civilization Devourer can also interfere with these Crown Thrones' destinies?
Suddenly, a crisp sound rang through the sky.
Even hidden behind the veil, Richard could clearly see the sky crack open into a slit resembling an eye.
Behind that slit, a massive figure was slowly entering the world.
The Heart Image Dominator's true body has finally completed the sealing, crossing the World Barrier and entering the Ashen Day World.
...
"It's over, all over."
Asu looked at the giant Mayfly appearing in the sky, his face turned ghostly pale instantly.
"Boss, it seems like we are going to die here."
Beside him, Gao Wen leaned against the wall, his body covered in wounds that were oozing blood.
A gash on his neck almost severed it.
Gao Wen looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with despair.
With the arrival of the Dominator, they were surely doomed.
...
The Command Headquarters.
"Quick, quick, quick! Transfer all the data immediately."
Under the Absolute Zero Great Wizard's roar, all the wizards at Headquarters promptly carried massive amounts of data to the Teleportation Gate Square.
The remaining wizards not involved were busy operating the destruction weapons installed in this world.
The hidden Day of the End started to initiate underground.
The Curse Meme hidden beneath the fortress began to release.
The Abyssal Contamination Bombs constructed by Richard were also launched.
The arrival of the Dominator signified that this world had fallen; all their actions now were merely to delay the Galaxy Mayfly's progress.
However, accompanied by the Dominator's roar.
All the wizards on the world's surface were instantly stunned in place.
Their eyes filled with terror, their bodies as rigid as statues, as if their souls had been sucked into some horrifying place.
Although the Heart Image Dominator was a newly ascended Dominator, its power was without a doubt genuine and undiluted.
In the presence of a Dominator, ordinary creatures were nothing more than ants.
Did the ants dare to make any moves?
...
In the sky, the Heart Image Dominator's gaze swept across the sky, its eyes locking onto Richard.
"Fire seed, you must pay the price for your stubborn resistance!"
Richard looked at the Heart Image Dominator; even someone as confident as him felt a twinge of despair in his heart at this moment.
While he could fight against a Dominator's soul-splitting with the Miracle Furnace and Miracle Witchcraft,
facing a Dominator meant he couldn't even manage to die with dignity.
The gap between a World Master and a Dominator was even greater than that between a mortal and a World Master.
But, until the very last moment, how could he give up?
Richard tightly grasped the Miracle Secret Book, channeling all the Power of Faith from the reservoir into this book serving as a medium.
Even the private Power of Faith from Ulysses and the Power of Faith contained in the divine statues of various temples were all infused into it.
In the Gods Civilization, even a Divine King would take a second look at these Powers of Faith.
And now, Richard intended to use these Powers of Faith to trade with those curse creatures roaming the Endless Dimension, equivalent to Dominators themselves!
"Oh? Still resisting?"
The Heart Image Dominator tore through the curtain to appear before Richard, its eyes unimaginably calm.
At the moment he saw the Heart Image Dominator, Richard suddenly noticed a dramatic change in his surroundings, and the Miracle Secret Book in his hand lost its ability to summon the Power of Mystery.
Countless evil ghost-like beings pounced towards him.
"Have I been thrown into a dimension?"
Richard gazed at the swarm of bizarre creatures around him, feeling a surge of despair.
Each of these creatures exuded the aura of Level 6 Creatures, and even if he ignited the Miracle Fire, these creatures seemed endless as they poured towards him.
Undoubtedly, this was a power only belonging to a real dimension.
But in the next moment, Richard noticed something off.
He looked at the Miracle Secret Book in his hand, its ability to attract the Power of Mystery having vanished completely.
"No dimension can block the Power of Mystery! This isn't a dimension; this is an illusion!"
Upon realizing the illusion, Richard's vision abruptly cleared. Regaining his senses, he then noticed the tearing sensation from his soul.
The Heart Image Dominator was tearing his soul from his body, and in this short span of less than a second, his soul had already begun to separate from his body.
If he hesitated for even a moment, his soul would be completely extracted from his body, becoming the Heart Image Dominator's plaything.
"Oh? You managed to escape the Heart Image Illusion so quickly? However, it's pointless."
The Heart Image Dominator was slightly surprised, but only slightly.
Whether Richard's consciousness resisted or not, it only affected the time it took to strip away Richard's soul, not the outcome of the soul being stripped.
"Fire seed, there's no point in stubborn resistance. Your death is certain."
The insect-like buzz of the Heart Image Dominator did not make Richard cease his resistance; he gazed at the Heart Image Dominator with a fierce expression akin to an Angry-eyed Vajra.
"Insect, those words should be said to you!"
As Richard shouted fiercely, his Power of Faith, his system, his emotions, and that Miracle Fire finally attracted the attention of a curse creature on par with a Dominator.
An invisible force took all the Power of Faith, sweeping away a bloom of Miracle Fire as well.
Then, a magnificent power infused into Richard's body, enveloping his rage and resentment, transforming into a scarlet flame.
The flames ignited Richard's body.
In that moment, the Heart Image Dominator felt a pressure of equal level emanating from Richard.
In the flames, Richard's eyes were still wide with rage, yet there was neither sorrow nor joy in his heart.
He looked at the Heart Image Dominator, his voice incredibly calm.
"Mayfly, today you are destined to die."
The connection between the Crown Throne told him that the Shaping Energy Crown was about to arrive in this world.