Under the control of the cosmic laws, the Asura God's face was terrifyingly dark.
He had thought that Ning Rongrong was at most on the level of the Dragon God, or perhaps a little stronger due to some special factors. Yet she still had reserves, and he had stepped right into the trap she had set. He had truly been careless.
Becoming a Creation God in the short term was now impossible. The only way out was to defeat her and escape this arena constructed from both sides' laws.
Winner takes all; loser eats dust.
"I have existed for longer than all the salt you have ever eaten in your life.
"My combat experience is incomparably rich. On what basis do you think you can win?"
The Asura God sneered, and the Asura Demon Sword appeared in his palm, wreathed in blood-colored flames.
"Equal weapon rank, equal strength—but you will never surpass me."
"I am the cosmic laws! All universes should be my nursery."
As he spoke, the Asura God appeared behind Ning Rongrong.
"Asura Blood Sword—Asura Heaven and Earth!"
The Asura Demon Sword swept out a terrifying red-gleaming slash, crashing down fiercely toward Ning Rongrong.
It was accompanied by wails like those of evil ghosts, shaking the eardrums with pain.
"Clang—"
A pitch-black sword entirely blocked the attack.
When a weapon surpassing super-divine rank clashed with another, the auras released by both sides dyed the entire arena in red and black.
"Hmph, let's see how long you can last!"
Seeing his attack blocked by Ning Rongrong, the Asura God was not surprised.
His left hand slowly rose. A black thunderball formed in the blink of an eye and shot toward Ning Rongrong at extreme speed.
"The Destruction God King's Heaven and Earth Annihilation?" The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared behind Ning Rongrong and shielded her in front.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda emitted a gentle glow.
In an instant, the Destruction God King's Heaven and Earth Annihilation was erased without leaving a single trace.
The Asura God was somewhat stunned at the sight.
Silently erasing the lightning born from the Destruction God King's laws—which contained a storm of destruction—required an equivalent life law to neutralize it.
"Surprised?" The Glazed Holy Sword in Ning Rongrong's hand suddenly exerted force.
"Void Collapse—Slash!"
In that instant, oppressive pressure surged from all directions, devouring the Asura laws on the Asura God's body at an unbelievable speed.
"Boom!" The god positions of the five great God Kings on the Asura God's body suddenly lit up. Carrying the Dragon God's power, they emitted a faint dragon roar.
An explosion erupted across the arena. Rampaging laws spread outward with the two of them at the center.
Both retreated several tens of thousands of li.
"This little brat also possesses all the laws of the five great God Kings."
The Asura God's expression was extremely ugly.
Suddenly, time and space froze.
A ghostly figure shuttled between the void and reality like a specter. Even the Asura God could only catch a fleeting afterimage in the moment it appeared.
The speed was simply too fast—beyond the normal flow of time.
In the Asura God's eyes, only uncatchable afterimages remained.
"Damn it…" The Asura God under the cosmic laws' control was not skilled in combat. Now, cut off from the universe's connection, predicting the opponent's attack paths was extremely difficult.
"Behind me!"
The Asura God's alarm bells rang. The Asura Demon Sword swept backward.
Vast laws converged on the sword body.
"Clang—" Another collision. The Asura God was sent flying backward.
"What's wrong, cosmic laws? Is that all the strength you have?"
Ning Rongrong stood quietly in the position where the Asura God had just been, her tone calm.
"Absorbing the god positions of the five great God Kings, obtaining the Dragon God's power, proclaiming yourself invincible—yet you don't even have the strength to face me head-on? You really disappoint me!"
"Little brat, don't get too cocky." The expression on the Asura God's face shifted from cloudy to stormy. "You call this a fair fight? This arena is fundamentally unfair!"
"Pfft—" Ning Rongrong let out a mocking laugh. "You actually believe the enemy's words? With your current state, you can still deceive the Asura God?"
"Who exactly are you now?"
"What do you mean?"
The expression on the Asura God's face was extremely colorful. He felt there was something hidden in her words.
"It means…"
Ning Rongrong's eyes condensed.
The space around the Asura God began to collapse. Time and space folded in, forming a massive black hole.
It seemed intent on absorbing the Asura God and thoroughly crushing him.
"Hmph!"
The Asura God snorted coldly. The Asura Demon Sword swept lightly.
Profound laws spread outward, quickly smoothing the distorted time and space.
Ning Rongrong spoke again: "You are indeed very strong, no doubt. But with such intense emotional fluctuations—are you really the supreme cosmic laws?"
Ning Rongrong vanished from the Asura God's eyes.
When she reappeared, she was already standing right in front of the Asura God.
"Sword Technique—Void Collapse Dragon: Myriad Transformations!"
"Slash!"
The Asura God knew this move was extremely terrifying and refused a direct clash. He used a spatial leap to pull distance from Ning Rongrong's attack.
Yet beneath the Asura God's feet appeared a strange Eight Trigrams array.
By the time he reacted, he had already been thrown into an endless void rift.
"Damn it!"
The Asura God's expression changed drastically.
Sure enough, there was something wrong with the arena. No matter what he did, he felt restricted, as if the opponent could predict all his moves.
Thrown into the void rift, the Asura God sensed the chaotic laws around him and knew he could not hesitate.
The Asura Demon Sword let out a violent sword cry.
Outside the Void Collapse, Ning Rongrong's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda floated around her body. Golden light enveloped her entirely. Almost as soon as she finished this, a fierce shout came from within the void space.
"Triad Judgment Sword!" Oppressive pressure turned into sword qi that rippled through the arena.
Powerful force tore the void space apart.
A blood-colored figure burst out from the shattered void. Drip, drip—fresh blood flowed from the Asura God's shoulder down to his fingertips, then fell.
"As expected, you still haven't fully controlled the Asura God." Ning Rongrong's clear voice caused the expression on the cosmic laws' face to change abruptly.
"I'm very curious—did you influence him, or did he influence you?"
"In the memories of the Dragon God that I obtained, the cosmic laws would never scream and shout like this."
"You… who exactly are you?"
"The Asura God, or…"
Before Ning Rongrong could finish, a sky-covering, earth-shrouding crimson sword qi came crashing down.
Red light swept through like overlapping mountain ranges.
In the arena that was nearly the size of the universe, half was dyed blood-red.
"Exposed already, and you still won't come out?"
Ning Rongrong, her entire body emanating black-and-white flames, held the Glazed Holy Sword horizontally in front of her. She looked like a sharp sword about to be unsheathed.
Her aura surged outward, forming a massive phantom. This phantom blocked the crimson sword qi that stretched to the unseen horizon.
"Tch, you noticed after all?"
The originally turbid eyes of the Asura God became clear. "I still wanted to let you weaken the cosmic laws, but it seems that failed."
The blood-red sword qi vanished. The Asura God gripped the Asura Demon Sword, his gaze cold and sharp.
The oppressive pressure emanating from him was now almost identical to that of the cosmic laws just moments ago.
(End of chapter)