Douluo Star in the dimensional rift.
Ning Rongrong had left a clone behind to explain the battle to everyone.
"I knew something was off with the cosmic laws. As expected, the main body isn't that careless." The twin-tailed Ning Rongrong shook her head.
"What exactly is going on here?"
Everyone looked at each other, utterly bewildered. Even the veteran God Kings of Kindness and Life were the same.
"The Asura God knew about the cosmic laws from the very beginning." The twin-tailed Ning Rongrong sighed. "His situation is similar to 'merging with the Dao.' He fused with the cosmic laws, intending to take control of it in the process."
"And the cosmic laws also wanted to use the Asura God to give itself a powerful physical body, then break through to the Creation God realm. Both sides, each harboring their own ulterior motives, were scheming against each other."
"Before this, the Asura God wanted to lie low and let the cosmic laws take over his body, wearing down the cosmic laws itself. Once it had been sufficiently weakened by the main body, he could seize full control in one stroke—perfectly wielding the cosmic laws' own power and quickly achieving… the unity of all laws."
"What is the unity of all laws?" The Kindness God King asked in surprise.
"Cause and effect, past, present, and future."
"The Asura God wanted to fuse all of that into himself, but it would take a very long time. However, controlling the cosmic laws would make the process much faster."
"In truth, the main body is doing this, the cosmic laws is doing this, and naturally, the Asura God is too."
"To break through to Creation God, this step is necessary."
Seeing that everyone still didn't quite understand, the twin-tailed Ning Rongrong explained: "Simply put, it means fusing—or severing—all the various pasts, presents, and futures related to oneself, including the cause and effect across parallel worlds."
"The main body managed it because the versions of her in other worlds weren't particularly strong."
"But the Asura God is different. In the past, present, future, and even related parallel worlds, he is always at God King level. At that point, he can only rely on the cosmic laws to quickly complete these matters."
"In short… things are going to get very troublesome." Ning Rongrong shrugged.
"Rongrong, are you saying that in other worlds there is also one—or even multiple—versions of you?"
Ning Fengzhi asked in confusion.
"Ah, yes!" The twin-tailed Ning Rongrong shrugged again. "Leaving aside other worlds, just the Tang San who returns from the future—in that world, I was probably the second-level Nine-Colored Goddess. So when breaking through earlier, I severed that thread of cause and effect."
"However, fundamentally speaking, the cultivation methods on both sides are different. When it comes to reaching the Creation God rank, what needs to be done also varies."
"Ah, it's really hard to explain clearly to you all. When you reach the peak of supreme God King—around level 159, the Dragon God's level—you should naturally sense it."
Ning Fengzhi: "…"
Was this even human speech? Wasn't this just deliberately making things difficult?
"Alright, alright, let's keep watching." The twin-tailed Ning Rongrong pulled everyone's attention back.
At this moment, the battle at the battlefield continued.
Blade light and sword shadows filled the air, permeated with terrifying fluctuations of laws.
"Die!"
A flash of sword light passed, and myriad laws collapsed.
The Asura God was sent flying backward like a broken-stringed arrow. Crimson blood gushed from his chest, carrying a pungent smell.
"Pfft!"
Almost at the same time.
Ning Rongrong spat out a mouthful of blood. Her left hand gripped her right arm tightly and tore it off.
"Rip—"
The right arm was casually thrown aside. In mid-flight, it turned into black ashes and scattered.
Glancing at the right arm that had already become ashes, Ning Rongrong let out a small breath of relief:
"The Dragon God's law of annihilation has actually reached this level."
In moments, the bleeding stump of her left arm stopped flowing. Green light attached to the wound, and in the blink of an eye, a brand-new arm grew back.
The Asura God was in a similar state. The ferocious wound on his chest was visibly recovering at a speed seen by the naked eye.
In just a few seconds, the wound was completely gone—he had already recovered.
"Ning Rongrong, it's time to face the gap between us, isn't it?" The Asura God said calmly. "Even though I have to suppress the cosmic laws, and you have the home-field advantage in the arena, it's still very difficult for you to defeat me."
"Under the enhancement of the cosmic laws, the Dragon God's power represents true Creation power."
"Annihilation and creation!"
"This is something that Destruction and Life can never hope to match. They only understand the surface."
"Moreover, how much longer can you hold out?" The Asura God crossed his arms, slowly pointing his thumb at himself in a confident gesture. "There can only be one Creation God—and that is me, the Asura God!"
"Speaking of which, I should thank you. If you hadn't sent that god position back, I wouldn't have thought of this method to occupy the cosmic laws."
"Perhaps I would have followed the method of the Asura Gods in other parallel worlds—abandoning my god position to evade the cosmic laws."
"Hehe, fate is in the hands of those who prepare."
"It's you, and it's also me. But compared to you, my preparations were far more thorough."
"Preparations?" Ning Rongrong sneered. "You absorbed the power of your subordinates, the five great God Kings, and all their followers."
"That's your so-called preparation? It was nothing more than a spur-of-the-moment decision."
"Perhaps the only real preparation you made was establishing some connection with the cosmic laws."
"But that guy was truly foolish. Should I say, as expected of the cosmic laws?"
"Empty-headed, and yet you managed to scheme against it."
"The Dragon God's death was probably orchestrated by you too, right?"
"No, no, no." The Asura God shook his head. "Don't pin that on me."
"The Dragon God was entirely schemed against because he touched upon the cosmic laws. At that time, I merely noticed it."
"You can't just assume I'm the mastermind behind the scenes because I noticed that point."
"My contact with the cosmic laws actually began after the Golden Dragon King was sealed. Even the construction of the Triad Judgment Sword came from insights I gained through contact with the cosmic laws."
At this point, the Asura God's voice slowed slightly:
"Ning Rongrong, I must admit—if we were on an equal platform, I might truly be no match for you. But those who achieve the Dao are not measured by age."
"It's time to end this!"
The laws contained within the Asura God's Asura Demon Sword grew even stronger.
A terrifying pressure slowly began to spread.
"Creation divine weapon!" Ning Rongrong was startled.
"That's right. The reason I was confident in dealing with the cosmic laws is that what I hold isn't a supreme divine weapon at all—it's a true Creation divine weapon."
"It's just that with my strength back then, I couldn't fully master it, so I sealed it away using a special method."
"Although the cosmic laws are omniscient and omnipotent, its thinking is far too simplistic. My Asura Demon Sword contains the power of the entire Dragon Realm—including the Dragon God's unwillingness toward the cosmic laws!"
"So, it's over!"
"Ning Rongrong, this strike will pierce the firmament!"
The Asura God stood as if towering in the endless void. His form was grand and solemn, almost fused as one with the Asura Demon Sword—like a heavenly punishment sword that could pierce the skies.
Space began to shake violently. Time froze, and everything moved extremely slowly.
The sword body trembled slightly. An indescribable oppressive force rapidly swept in all directions.
"Triad Judgment Sword!"
The clouds in the sky were instantly torn apart. Violent storms and torrential rain gathered around the sword qi.
The heaven and earth fell into an apocalyptic atmosphere.
"Chi—"
The Asura God's divine power suddenly came to a complete halt.
The Asura Demon Sword, about to descend, rapidly dissipated as if it had never existed.
The Asura God's blood-colored pupils contracted. He involuntarily lowered his head. When he saw the pitch-black yet silver-gleaming half of a long sword protruding from his chest, his expression changed dramatically.
"No, impossible!"
Before the Asura God could finish speaking, a faint voice came from behind him: "Since when did you get the illusion that you could easily kill me?"
"You… Ning Rongrong…"
The Asura God's breathing became rapid, his face flushed red.
"Void Devour." Ning Rongrong murmured softly. Vast divine power flowed along the Glazed Holy Sword embedded in the Asura God's body, rapidly pouring into Ning Rongrong's own.
The rapid decline in divine power caused the Asura God to let out pained screams.
In merely a moment.
The Asura God's body withered. His entire being looked like someone on the verge of death.
"I… I've lost." The Asura God was filled with unwillingness. "Why? Why can you defeat me again and again? I clearly made so many preparations."
"Let me introduce you to an old acquaintance!"
The Asura Demon Sword, originally gripped in the Asura God's hand, flew out of his grasp.
A majestic figure slowly revealed itself.
Seeing that both unfamiliar and familiar phantom, the Asura God froze entirely. His lips moved in disbelief, wanting to speak, but Ning Rongrong's voice sounded at just the right moment:
"We meet again, Lord Dragon God."
"But this might be the last time."
(End of chapter)