Chapter 1543

Time flies!

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.

The dark shadow had plunged deep into the dark universe for a full hundred years.

Lin Yan and Xi Hua had pursued it for just as long.

In the Dark Abyss, the gods of the Heavenly Realm still waited there, none having left.

It had only been a hundred years; they had ample time to wait.

In the dark universe, after a century of pursuit, they had nearly reached the very center of the entire dark universe.

Here, one could not freely traverse space as one could outside.

The rules and laws here were incomplete, as if this were a broken world.

Broken, and decayed.

It also appeared immensely ancient, its age unknown.

Moreover, Lin Yan had found no life whatsoever within this dark universe.

Utter silence.

It was unclear whether this silence had always been so, or whether it was caused by the shadow.

Lin Yan pressed deeper, observing all the while.

Xi Hua did the same.

Occasionally, the two exchanged words.

Xi Hua spoke little.

Over the long eons, she had sat alone on cliff edges, long accustomed to silence.

When asked to speak, she could hardly utter much at all.

The more he observed, the more Lin Yan felt this dark universe had likely always been silent.

The deeper they went, the more chaotic it became—even space itself grew disordered.

It seemed as if the outer light universe were a complete, proper universe, while this dark universe was merely an unfinished, defective product.

And interestingly, when the dark universe's aura seeped into the outer universe, it gave rise to the Dark Abyss!

This proved the dark universe's energy was not useless.

It was simply an unqualified universe.

Hence, it could not give birth to life.

If this dark universe had indeed birthed a dark-faced life, that life would likely be inferior to light-faced life.

This may be why the shadow could devour dark-faced life.

Yet this speculation still held many unanswered questions.

These questions could only be slowly unraveled after the shadow was dealt with.

Also,

Even faith lines were useless within this dark universe.

That meant Lin Yan could not directly open faith lines to return to the Heavenly Realm.

However, Lin Yan could still communicate with Weili and the others through the System's Sacred Maiden Pact and Divine Pact.

The Heavenly Realm remained calm, with no foolish dark gods emerging.

After all, the dozen or so main gods of the Heavenly Realm still stood.

The Heavenly Realm had no other enemies.

The Abyssal Main God had been utterly eradicated by Lin Yan; the Light Main Gods had likewise been slain. The entire world lay under his control, and its greatest enemy—the shadow—was now being relentlessly pursued by Lin Yan.

Thus, Lin Yan had no need to worry about the Heavenly Realm.

He could pursue the shadow with full confidence.

After several more years of pursuit, the shadow finally stopped.

It halted at what appeared to be the dark side of this world—the very center of the dark universe.

Lin Yan saw there a long spear.

Not a standard spear shape.

But a strangely shaped spear.

This spear gave Lin Yan the impression that it reached up to the heavens and down to the earth, drawing in endless energy from the entire dark universe.

This sight made Lin Yan's eyes narrow!

Could it be that what this dark universe had birthed was not life…

But…

A weapon!

And very likely, it was precisely because this weapon was being forged that the dark universe's laws became incomplete, turning it into a lifeless, defective artifact!

Weapons are dangerous!

Weapons are the nemesis of all life.

The existence of this spear likely shattered the dark universe's fundamental structure, rendering it incomplete.

Lin Yan suddenly understood why the shadow had turned dark.

It sought to claim this spear!

"How dare you follow me here? Die!"

The shadow lunged toward the spear.

"Stop it!"

Xi Hua spoke, and his power surged violently as he attacked the shadow.

Lin Yan likewise raised his power, and his flames transformed into a beam of light, lashing out at the shadow.

Their sudden burst of speed was astonishing; the shadow was about to seize the spear, but Lin Yan and Xi Hua closed in from both sides—if it insisted on taking the spear, it would surely be struck by Lin Yan and Xi Hua.

The shadow was equally formidable, roaring as it abandoned the spear and plunged into fierce battle with Xi Hua and Lin Yan!

For a time, the entire dark universe trembled uncontrollably from the shockwaves of the three supreme beings' battle.

Its power had reached an extreme peak; even with Lin Yan and Xi Hua fighting together, Lin Yan struggled to ignite his flames upon its body.

"You… are not enough!"

The shadow roared as its power continuously surged higher.

Lin Yan also continuously increased his power, pouring divine energy into his flames as if it cost nothing, pushing the flames ever closer.

As long as he could touch this shadow, everything would be manageable.

As for the Rule of Time, Lin Yan had not yet activated it—this shadow was too alert; he must activate it at the most critical moment.

Vast regions of this shadow's universe kept shattering.

Regardless of whether the Rules had formed or the Laws had been perfected, under the battle of the three supreme beings, all ceased to exist!

The shadow, fighting one against two, held its ground perfectly.

Even as it battled Lin Yan and Xi Hua, the shadow never abandoned the spear, repeatedly attempting to seize it—each time, Lin Yan and Xi Hua blocked it.

The three-way battle raged around a single black spear, seemingly born from the dark universe itself.

Everything around the black spear had been shattered.

Only the black spear remained still, its tip planted into the "ground," its butt end thrusting toward heaven; no aura emanated from it, yet only supreme beings understood the spear's terrifying nature.

Such a weapon was truly a supreme being's weapon.

Xi Hua's sword was far too weak for combat at the supreme level.

As for the rest, Master God weapons were utterly inadequate.

Weapons forged from ethereal matter were sharp enough in Master God-level clashes and barely usable at the supreme level, but still not truly formidable.

This spear, however, could be wielded perfectly even by supreme beings—or those beyond them.

A single stab from this spear would likely kill a Master God outright!

No wonder the shadow ran toward here!