Chapter 744: Divine Artifact

At last, Kain launched another powerful attack. A black beam of light surged toward Xiang Lian like a dragon. Xiang Lian's figure flashed, and he narrowly dodged the strike. In the instant Kain paused, Xiang Lian shot forward like an arrow loosed from its string and delivered a vicious kick to the divine artifact in Kain's hand.

"Bang!" The divine artifact traced a graceful arc through the air before landing steadily in Xiang Lian's grasp.

Kain's face changed drastically. He charged at Xiang Lian in fury, as though he meant to devour him alive. But Xiang Lian was no longer the passive defender he had been before. Wielding the divine artifact, his whole body radiated a dazzling light, like a deity descending from the heavens.

"Kain, your end has come!" Xiang Lian roared. The divine artifact in his hand instantly erupted with a powerful light that transformed into a golden beam, rushing toward Kain.

Kain hastily swung the dark power in his hand, trying to block the golden beam. But the divine artifact, in Xiang Lian's grip, seemed to have been granted life; its radiance grew ever stronger and ultimately shattered Kain's dark power completely.

Kain was struck by the golden beam. His body tumbled through the air several times before crashing heavily to the ground. He struggled to rise, but in the end collapsed weakly onto the earth.

Xiang Lian stood holding the divine artifact, looking coldly at Kain sprawled on the ground. His heart swelled with the thrill of victory, yet he knew this was only the beginning of the battle. He had to hurry to the Abyss of Darkness, purify the dark aura there, and seal the Shadow of the Abyss once and for all.

"Xiang Lian, you win," Kain said weakly, his voice filled with unwillingness and despair.

Xiang Lian paid Kain no heed. He turned to gaze at the distant Abyss of Darkness—the lair of the Shadow of the Abyss, and the ultimate objective of this battle. He drew a deep breath, gathered all his strength into the divine artifact, and then resolutely set foot upon the road toward the Abyss of Darkness.

The Abyss of Darkness lay in a stretch of barren land, surrounded by withered trees and desolate grassland. The atmosphere here was oppressive and heavy, as though even the air had been corroded by darkness. Xiang Lian walked step by step toward the center of the Abyss of Darkness, his heart brimming with vigilance and resolve.

When he reached the edge of the Abyss of Darkness, a powerful surge of dark aura rushed toward him. The aura seemed alive, constantly surging at him, trying to swallow him whole. Xiang Lian clenched his jaw, gathered all his strength into the divine artifact, and prepared to meet this final battle.

The divine artifact blazed with dazzling light in Xiang Lian's hand, its radiance forming a stark contrast against the dark aura. Xiang Lian drew a deep breath, then swung the divine artifact in his hand with sudden force. A golden beam shot forth from the artifact, instantly dispersing the surrounding dark aura.

However, this was only the beginning. The dark aura seemed endless, constantly pouring forth from the Abyss of Darkness. Xiang Lian kept swinging the divine artifact in his hand, firing golden beams at the dark aura one after another. Yet, although these beams could disperse the dark aura, they could not destroy it completely.

Xiang Lian understood that he had to find the source of the Abyss of Darkness in order to completely purify the dark aura here. He began searching along the edge of the Abyss of Darkness, and finally, in a hidden corner, discovered a massive black hole. This black hole seemed to be the heart of the Abyss of Darkness, ceaselessly radiating dark aura outward..