Chapter 873: Mirror Image Onslaught

"Apocalypse Decisive Battle!"

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi let out a roar, and the Soul‑burning Greatsword in his hand, its three‑section wide blade bound by a blood‑colored strap that seemed to come alive, crazily drew life and soul energy from the palm gripping the hilt, dyeing the blade with a layer of blood‑red flame.

His aura surged instantly, and his power rose by one level!

Lei En's pupils narrowed slightly; his Soul Eye could not discern the opponent's Element data, but his sensitivity to strength allowed him to roughly gauge some details.

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi was originally around Level 27.

Having lost the boost from his slave army, his own power should be Level 14; the Nine‑Ring imperial armament raises it to Level 16; wielding the Soul‑burning Greatsword adds two more levels; activating the Apocalypse Decisive Battle immediately adds another level, bringing him to Level 19 power at this moment!

That is already one level higher than his peak state.

Moreover, this is not yet Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi's limit; the imperial armament continuously draws faith power from tens of millions of subjects, converting it into life and soul energy for the Apocalypse Decisive Battle, and as time passes his power keeps growing, soon to break through Level 20!

Level 20 power!

Ouroin Master's Element of power may be no greater than that.

Boom—Boom—Boom…

Without Lei En's order, the Extreme Warrior opened fire on Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi; in an instant hundreds of Explosive Shells struck him, spraying countless sparks and electric fire, engulfing him.

Yet Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi stood unmoving as a mountain.

He hovered several meters above the ground, and the Bolt Gun repeatedly hit his "Tyrant Armor", creating one or two gaps that instantly healed, leaving no trace.

The Bolt Gun's force couldn't even make him step back a half.

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi let the bullets barrage him, turned his head toward the distant Extreme Warrior, his eyes filled with dangerous light.

He originally intended to kill Lei En first.

But upon seeing the Extreme Warrior, he changed his mind; before slashing Lei En, he would first slaughter this powerful legion, making Lei En taste the pain of losing his most important troops.

"Retreat!"

Lei En instantly sensed Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi's intent, and via original body symbiosis, issued a command to the Extreme Warrior.

The Extreme Warrior obeyed without hesitation, jetting his rear engine, taking Thundercast Celestial Soldiers with him as they rose into the air, dashing toward the ruins outside the palace.

"Where do you intend to flee?"

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi sneered, his figure flashing away.

At this moment he could not use shadow leap, so he sprinted straight ahead; with the boost of imperial armament his speed was only slightly slower than shadow leap, and in an instant he closed in on a slightly slower Extreme Warrior, brandishing his Soul‑burning Greatsword and slashing at the newly airborne Extreme Warrior.

Whoosh!

A low, hissing whoosh, the Soul‑burning Greatsword cut a red‑black blade light.

That blade light was not sword qi; it was only four or five meters long, a simple Reverse Slash, whose extreme speed created a sword‑qi‑like visual effect.

Where the blade light passed, it left a glass‑shard‑like fissure.

That single slash even tore through space!

The horror of the power unleashed by the sword is evident from this.

Before today, Lei En had only seen Ouroin Master's swordsmanship wield such terrifying might, and only twice: once in the battle against Augulevi Master's fallen Lich, and once against the Death Lord on Vengeance Island.

Powered armor struggles to withstand this Reverse Slash; even an undead would be gravely wounded.

However, the frontline Extreme Warrior was unafraid; the armor system had already determined there was no time to evade, so he simply abandoned the ascent, raised his electric greatsword, and met the enemy.

Swish!

The Extreme Warrior's view suddenly shifted; the terrifying foe vanished.

In its place stood the original body.

At the critical moment, Lei En promptly employed the Transposition attached to the phase Mayfly demon soul, swapping positions with Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi.

The Extreme Warrior hurriedly ceased his power output, yet the electric greatsword still struck Lei En's head; fortunately the force was modest, and Lei En blocked it with his war hammer.

"Move quickly."

Lei En stared at Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi in the middle of the ruins, speaking without turning his head.

The Extreme Warrior said nothing, turned and left.

Lei En's words were also addressed to the Empire's three Saint Rank strongmen: Arcane Sword Saint Sa Laiyin, Black Dragon Knight Hai Si Ke Tuo, and Steel Knight Suo Rui Ke, all of whom sensed the danger and ordered their troops to withdraw from the palace ruins to avoid being slaughtered by the suddenly empowered enemy.

The three Imperial legions together numbered over ten thousand; the retreat could not be that swift.

Boom!

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi slashed the air, only to find himself shifted onto the palace ruins; his Soul‑burning Greatsword fell, and the Reverse Slash struck his own throne.

The throne had long been shattered by the Extreme Warrior, leaving only the base.

The Reverse Slash shattered the broken base into countless fragments, the surrounding ground sank, and finally only a several‑meter‑deep pit remained, with no trace of the throne at all.

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi couldn't help but

That slash felt as if he had personally ended the royal authority that ruled Guputa, a rather fateful twist of destiny.

"Ah..."

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi's fury blazed, black flames visibly licking his iron crown; his eyes turned pitch‑black, only pupils visible, no whites, and the Blood Soul Curse, usually suppressed deep within his soul by Saint Rank strongmen, stirred restlessly, teetering on the brink of madness.

"You will die!"

"Ryan Augustus, I swear to Ban Erke, you will surely die today! Between us, only one can survive!"

At this moment, his eyes held only one enemy, and his mind only one thought.

That is to kill Lei En!

He even abandoned the slaughter of the retreating Imperial legion, brandishing his Soul‑burning Greatsword toward Lei En, uttering a string of angry curses.

In almost an instant, Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi surged to his front.

The Soul‑burning Greatsword emitted a blade light still dozens of meters away, its pressure giving Lei En a choking sensation.

Imperial armament is a fusion of three Divine Techniques, granting the effects of "Mind‑Force Field", "Tyrant Armor", and "Royal Authority Deterrence"; all are Nine‑Ring, each movement exudes terrifying power, reacting swiftly and precisely, with any change within range sensed, a single glance can assault an enemy's soul.

Thus, even in a rage, Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi's swordsmanship remained flawless; any casual slash possessed unrivaled lethality and no flaw.

Vickramatia II glared at Lei En, like a lofty king looking down on his subjects, demanding him to bow and submit.

Royal authority intimidation!

However, the Will of Truth is immune to the royal authority intimidation's assault on the mind.

Lei En's mind leapt calmly, returning to the edge of the great pit where the throne stood, watching Vickramatia II slash the air again, then instantly spin around and strike back.

He shook his shoulder, finally finding a chance to cast the Eight-Ring Mirror Image.

Ten identical Lei En appeared around him; the moment the spell succeeded, Lei En's true self swapped places with one mirror image, confusing the enemy's sight.

Each Lei En's body simultaneously grew to five meters tall.

The Titan Giant's divine power enlarged the lightning war hammer and Soul-Eating Blade held in both hands, then they flickered or turned into lightning to keep distance, scattering across the palace ruins and encircling Vickramatia II in the middle, each mirror image taking a different action.

Some bodies kept expanding beyond ten meters, fully activating Titanium-Extreme Golden Body, wielding the war hammer, ready to confront Vickramatia II head‑on.

Some switched to a refined iron spear, with external lightning rings gathering around their arms.

Some locked onto the enemy to cast spells: Mind Blast, Silence, Phase Compression, Electric Ray, Weak Energy, Tim Kainan Demon Sword Technique, and so on.

Some took out a Rocket Launcher, aiming to see if the rocket could pierce the Tyrant Armor.

Some gripped the Soul-Eating Blade, charging for release, waiting for the optimal moment to slash the enemy.

Some activated a rainbow light cloak, vanishing from sight.

Vickramatia II, sprinting at high speed, suddenly saw so many Lei En and was dazzled; he had no time to identify the true Lei En, nor did he bother, deciding that it didn't matter which were real or mirror images—just kill them all.

He kept charging toward the Lei En he had locked onto first.

It was a mirror image.

This mirror image had swollen to the sixteen‑meter height limit, capable of unleashing its greatest power, its skin a dark gold, arms as thick as pillars, raising the war hammer to smash down heavily.

Vickramatia II leapt up, and his Holy Soul Heavy Sword collided solidly with the war hammer.

Clang!

A massive booming roar echoed across half the city, the Titan Giant's war hammer shattered, its body involuntarily recoiling and losing balance.

In this clash of strength, Vickramatia II won.

He won easily, dashing through a sky of war‑hammer fragments, his door‑like Holy Soul Heavy Sword piercing the Titan's power armor, thrusting into the Titan Giant's heart.

The giant's state increased its power, but its defense dropped.

Moreover, being a mirror image, its power and defense were only sixty percent of the true form; the third‑tier Titanium‑Extreme Golden Body weakened again due to its massive size, blocking the Holy Soul Heavy Sword for less than a second before its defense was breached.

The MutatedPhone's gyroscope promptly restored the mirror image's balance, but it was too late to dodge; it could only watch helplessly as its heart was pierced. Before the image vanished, the giant's right hand reached out, lightning‑fast grabbing the unsuspecting Vickramatia II.

The rarely used Indestructible Iron Fist was activated.

The Titan Giant's palm glittered with metallic sheen, like forged pure gold, clutching Vickramatia II and exerting all its force.

Clack! Clack! Clack!

Vickramatia II's Tyrant Armor was deformed by the squeeze, yet he remained unflustered; with a strong yank he wriggled free from the giant's palm.

The Titan Giant, already at the end of its strength, dissipated at that moment.

But this mirror image had already bought some time.

Mind Blast, Silence, Phase Compression and Weak Energy—four spells ranging from Seven‑Ring to Eight‑Ring—fell simultaneously, hitting Vickramatia II.

The Imperial Armament's magical resistance was extremely high, also shielding the mind.

The various spells only caused Vickramatia II's figure to pause for half a breath, a moment of daze, then it was gone.

The Seven‑Ring Weak Energy spell had no effect at all.

But that was enough.

A rocket round followed immediately, striking Vickramatia II's face; it exploded instantly, producing a huge blast that hurled him skyward, his body uncontrolled, flipping in mid‑air before crashing down and gouging a large pit.

The Rocket Launcher, originally designed in a past life to strike tanks, armored vehicles, and fortifications, possessed tremendous penetrating power.

However, the rocket failed to fully pierce the Tyrant Armor.

Vickramatia II was dizzy from the facial explosion; although the Tyrant Armor quickly regenerated, he could not rise immediately.

In the high air, a mirror image, using free‑fall and titanium‑golden feather acceleration, forcefully hurled a refined iron spear.

A Thunder God's Spear, surrounded by massive lightning, descended from the sky.

Boom—

Amid the earth‑shaking explosion, another mirror image sliced out a tens‑of‑meters‑long lightning sword aura, aiming straight at the neck of the figure lying in the great pit.

Soul-Eating Slash!

The sword aura persisted as Electric Blast Orbs, Tim Kainan Demon Sword Technique, and Electric Ray streamed in from all directions, bombarding Vickramatia II in the pit.

The mirror image that had just launched the rocket immediately swapped in a fresh Rocket Launcher and fired again.

Two mirror images brandished war hammers, charging into the great pit, their bodies swelling as they surged, ready to climb up and finish the enemy.

This series of battles by Lei En left three Saint Rank elites of the Empire and the transcendants staring in amazement, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

Such a terrifying assault would have turned slightly weaker Saint Rank elites into rubble long ago.

Even a Holy Soul Wizard might not withstand it.

Can Vickramatia II still survive?

Before that thought could settle, people saw a silhouette burst from the explosion flames, its whole body clad in intricate black divine armor, bearing many severe wounds, looking rather ragged, yet healing at a visible speed—it was Vickramatia II.

'Die!'

Vickramatia II roared wildly, swinging his Holy Soul Heavy Sword with all his might.

The red‑black blade flash instantly shattered the mirror image's war hammer; the sword continued, decapitating the image, which vanished with a poof.

Another rushing mirror image seized the chance to swing its raised war hammer down.

Boom!

The ground trembled briefly as countless lightning bolts and shockwaves erupted; Vickramatia II was slammed into the earth, but he instantly thrust upward with the war hammer, his Holy Soul Heavy Sword rising from below, cleaving the ten‑meter‑tall mirror image into left and right halves.

In an instant, the two nearest Mirror Images were eliminated.

This is the third Mirror Image of Lei En that has been shattered.

Everyone in the Empire legion was terrified, frightened by the terrifying power of Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi, and they even doubted whether the Holy Soul Wizard could defeat Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi in this condition.

"Run!"

The three Empire legions hastened their retreat.

Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi leapt into the air, ignored the Empire legion, scanned the surroundings, and immediately located Lei En's true form. He disregarded the Mirror Image spell clinging to him, looked toward some uninhabited spot on the ruins, his face wild and reckless, and cruelly said, "Found you!"

Before the words fell, Wei Ke La Ma Di Ya Er Shi sprinted through the air, and his Soul‑Igniting Great Sword slashed out a terrifying blade flash.

(End of chapter)