Chapter 434: Clone or True Self

Chapter 434: Clone or True Self

As Li Wu successfully took down the Holy Church Alliance, Fei Yinghao finally received some news. However, this information did not come from the Holy Church Alliance.

Ever since he left the Alliance, he had ignored their messages. He was in no mood to deal with them, assuming that they would only contact him to inquire about his sudden departure. Fei Yinghao had no intention of explaining himself to a bunch of nobodies.

He didn't even glance at the messages from the Holy Church Alliance, instead focusing all his attention on rushing to Li Wu's hideout to tear him limb from limb.

But reality quickly slapped him in the face. Just as the Holy Church Alliance was being annihilated, Wood Old Man contacted him. Fei Yinghao had to answer, whether it was to repay a favor or to join forces against Li Wu.

As soon as he picked up the call, his mood plummeted.

Wood Old Man got straight to the point, sounding slightly apologetic, "Old Fei, I'm sorry. We've been played. Those clues he left were intentional, and that kid Li Wu isn't even at the location we locked onto!"

"Damn!" Fei Yinghao's hopes for revenge were instantly dashed.

He almost crushed the communication device in his anger. Just then, the Holy Church Alliance called again.

Fei Yinghao answered, his voice filled with rage, "What? Do I need to inform you every time I step out? Who do you think you are to meddle in my affairs?"

His anger startled King Arthur on the other end of the line. But he quickly recovered and threw out a lightning bolt, shouting, "Li Wu is here!"

"What did you say?" Fei Yinghao was stunned.

King Arthur confirmed, "Li Wu is here. He arrived right after you left!"

Fei Yinghao didn't need to hear more. He understood what had happened, and his face twisted in fury.

"Fine, fine. You want to lure the snake out of its hole, huh? Well played, Li Wu!"

As he spoke, golden lightning crackled around Fei Yinghao, and he turned to rush back to the Holy Church Alliance. Wood Old Man, still on the line, heard the commotion.

"Old Fei, what are you doing?"

"What do you think? I'm going to kill that brat, of course!"

"Don't go! It's not that simple. He must have a trick up his sleeve to show up now. Wait for us; we're on our way!"

"Wait? He'll be long gone by then!

Don't worry, I'll be fine. His elaborate plan is clearly out of fear of me. He's wary of my power.

If he had any real tricks, he would have used them on me already. Why go through all this trouble otherwise?

Alright, no more talking. I'm rushing there at full speed. You guys hurry too!"

Fei Yinghao hung up and raced back to the Holy Church Alliance, his lightning flashing wildly. The lightning arced from the sky, spreading and killing or injuring humans and summon beasts alike in its path.

Fei Yinghao paid no mind to the casualties. The joys and sorrows of humans meant nothing to him, especially when he deemed them unnecessary.

From a certain perspective, for ordinary people, Epic-level powerhouses could no longer be considered human. They were uncontrollable forces of nature, akin to natural disasters.

The charred ground was littered with countless victims, their eyes gazing up at the sky, where a golden lightning bolt had flashed by, and then down at the desolate surroundings, their hearts filled with endless sorrow.

Fei Yinghao had returned to the Holy Church Alliance in just two to three minutes, using ordinary people and summon beasts as collateral damage.

And in that short span of ten minutes since his departure, things had changed drastically upon his return.

The once grand hall of the Holy Church Alliance lay in ruins. The energy that had been accumulated over decades by the Alliance, which once stood atop the hall, had also vanished.

Within the grand hall, ten out of eleven prominent figures, including Kane, had perished, leaving only Kane alive but in a state worse than death.

Beside Kane, over twenty severely injured Epic-level summoned beasts lay.

"This... was all Lu Wu's doing?"

If not for Fei Yinghao witnessing this scene with his own eyes, he might have found it hard to believe.

Although he didn't hold the Holy Alliance in high regard, if he were to take action against them, he wouldn't be able to achieve such a feat within ten minutes.

Therefore, the sight before him made Fei Yinghao reconsider his previous thought that Lu Wu had fled out of fear of him.

"No, no, I almost fell for his deception!

This might indeed be his doing, but the price he paid must have been significant.

Otherwise, he'd be waiting for me to come and finish him off!"

Upon realizing this, Fei Yinghao's eyes lit up as he saw the 'truth'. His eyes genuinely glowed, emitting a golden light, and countless bolts of lightning brewed within them. At this moment, he wasn't showing off special effects; he was searching for Lu Wu's traces.

"He must have left not long ago; there should still be remnants of his aura here.

I must find him! After such a burst, he must be incredibly weak now. As long as I locate him, I can definitely..."

Fei Yinghao's words suddenly halted.

His hideous old face froze, and large beads of sweat trickled down his forehead.

Simultaneously, a mocking voice echoed.

"Find me? What will you do when you find me?"

Lu Wu's words seemed to trigger something, and the rigid Fei Yinghao suddenly went berserk, letting out a hysterical roar, "I'll kill you!"

At that instant, golden lightning erupted from Fei Yinghao's body.

A substantial golden lightning spear shot towards Lu Wu.

Lu Wu's expression remained calm as he reached out and effortlessly caught the spear.

Just as Lu Wu grasped the spear, it exploded.

Fei Yinghao activated his domain, enveloping both himself and Lu Wu within a realm filled with golden lightning.

From the moment they entered this domain, Fei Yinghao's onslaught commenced.

Countless golden lightning bolts rained down, instantly overwhelming Lu Wu, who had just recovered from the spear's explosion.

This was Fei Yinghao's domain, empowered by the Epic Force.

He named this domain the Endless Lightning Hell.

Within this domain, Fei Yinghao could unleash lightning attacks almost without limit.

For instance, each bolt of lightning he hurled at Lu Wu possessed the power of an Epic Rank 2 attack.

A single strike might not be exceptionally powerful among Epic Rank 2 attacks, but Fei Yinghao wasn't using single strikes; he unleashed an endless barrage of attacks, too numerous to count.

On average, Lu Wu faced approximately one hundred attacks per second.

This onslaught, this one-second burst of attacks, was terrifying, equivalent to a third or even more of an Epic Rank 2-level powerhouse's energy.

Fei Yinghao sustained this assault for several minutes.

The longevity of his attack wasn't due to some perpetual motion ability.

Instead, his domain had the function of absorbing and converting energy.

Every bolt of lightning unleashed within the domain didn't dissipate; the domain collected the energy and channeled it back to Fei Yinghao, allowing for an eco-friendly cycle of power.

Of course, that was just one aspect. Another was that Fei Yinghao was genuinely giving it his all.

Opening this domain cost him five years of his life force per minute, and the previous minutes had already consumed twenty-five years of his life.

He was truly going all out.

Even for Epic-level powerhouses like him, twenty-five years of life force was a significant loss that couldn't be overlooked.

But to defeat Lu Wu, Fei Yinghao was willing to take the risk.

"Regardless, I must hold this boy back. He must die today!"

For Epic-level powerhouses like Fei Yinghao, the Alliance wasn't that large. If they disregarded the lives of ordinary people and rushed at full speed, they could circle the entire place in half an hour to an hour.

These Elders might exercise some restraint in District 1, but outside of it, their concerns were relatively lesser.

Although they usually wouldn't rush with all their might, they were more than willing to do so if the situation called for it, pushing themselves beyond the limits of ordinary people.

And the current situation was undoubtedly one of those moments.

As Fei Yinghao desperately suppressed Lu Wu, the old folks from Elder Mountain had already caught up.

Fei Yinghao had even received a message from Wood Old Man, stating that they would arrive in three minutes at most.

This gave Fei Yinghao immense confidence.

"Hold on! Just endure for two to three minutes, and Wood Old Man and the others should be here soon!

This little brat will be dead in just three minutes!"

As Fei Yinghao encouraged himself, muttering under his breath, a light laughter echoed.

"Dead in three minutes?"

Within the domain, with only Fei Yinghao and Lu Wu present, the laughter could only belong to Lu Wu.

Amidst the endless lightning, Lu Wu opened his eyes and, through the crackling electricity, spoke to Fei Yinghao, "Are you sure you can hold on for three minutes?"

Fei Yinghao let out a cold laugh, "Whether I can or not, you'll find out soon enough!"

"Very well, let's give it a try!"

Lu Wu, amidst the lightning, lifted his lips in a slight smile, then gently tapped, and Fei Yinghao's expression changed.

Lu Wu's action was not meant to attack but to gather energy!

As he tapped, the lightning striking Lu Wu's body did not dissipate back into Fei Yinghao's domain but began to converge in Lu Wu's hand.

"How is this possible!

How can you absorb my energy within my domain?" Fei Yinghao's face paled, but Lu Wu paid him no heed and continued to absorb his lightning.

Lu Wu's absorption put Fei Yinghao in a very passive position.

He now had only two choices: either give up the suppression and release the domain or increase the intensity of his attacks.

If he chose the former, Fei Yinghao would be completely at ease, no longer needing to expend his life force, but the cost would be letting Lu Wu escape.

The latter option, however, would exact a heavy toll.

If he persisted, his life force would deplete at a rate beyond his imagination, and he might even perish alongside Lu Wu.

To let Lu Wu go or to perish together.

This was a difficult choice.

At this moment, Fei Yinghao's mind flashed with various scenes.

He recalled killing his family not long ago, the image of his grandson Fei Yun dying before him, and then his thoughts drifted back over a hundred years to the time when he led during the Great Calamity.

The century-long journey flashed by, seemingly washing away all his past, and his once ferocious expression gradually softened, replaced by a calmness, a serenity born of self-sacrifice.

"For the Alliance, for humanity, and for my family, you, Lu Wu, must die here today!

I will never allow a demon like you to roam free any longer."

As he spoke, even Lu Wu, amidst the lightning, was stunned.

"You dare say such words without shame!

Knowing your impending death, do you seek to build your posthumous reputation? I can understand that desire, but to speak such words, you truly are shameless!"

Fei Yinghao ignored Lu Wu's taunts.

At this moment, whether Lu Wu believed him or not, Fei Yinghao seemed to truly believe his own words, so he intensified his attacks.

His life force began to deplete at a terrifying rate—10, 20, 30 years.

As Fei Yinghao's life force waned, his domain underwent a transformation.

The domain shrank, and the golden glow intensified.

Eventually, the domain condensed into a small sphere, barely large enough for two people, and its color turned to a dark gold.

Lu Wu and Fei Yinghao now stood face to face.

Lu Wu was deeply restrained, and Fei Yinghao's life force had reached its limit; his body even emanated a decaying aura.

But at this moment, he smiled.

He had won! Finally, he had emerged victorious, even at the cost of his life.

Lu Wu couldn't escape from this sphere, and the people from Elder Mountain had arrived; several figures stood outside.

Lu Wu was doomed! However, just as Fei Yinghao revealed a relieved smile, Lu Wu suddenly spoke.

"Do you think you've won? Have you ever considered whether the one before you is a clone or the original?"

With those words, Fei Yinghao's mood plummeted from heaven to hell...

(End of Chapter)

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