The frozen universe could no longer contain them.
Every clash between Jinyoung and the Lord of Beastly Instinct shattered another layer of reality. The white sky had completely collapsed now, revealing the endless void beyond the universe itself.
Black dimensional fractures spread endlessly across existence.
The frozen seas evaporated.
Continents drifted apart.
Even time itself had begun distorting around the battlefield.
Yet neither fighter slowed down.
The Monarch Who Survived Everything
The Lord of Instinct stood atop a collapsing mountain of ice and stone.
His body was covered in wounds now.
But every injury regenerated instantly.
No—
Not regeneration.
Evolution.
Each wound only made him harder to kill.
His instincts adapted continuously against every attack, every pressure shift, every movement Jinyoung made.
The beast monarch smiled through the blood on his face.
"This…"
He cracked his neck slowly.
"…is what battle should feel like."
Then his aura exploded outward again.
The gigantic beast manifestations behind him evolved further, becoming sharper and more monstrous than before.
Some resembled ancient dragons.
Others looked like cosmic predators born between galaxies.
Each one radiated transcendent monarch pressure.
The Lord of Frost watched silently from afar.
Even he seemed unsettled now.
"He's forcing himself beyond his own limits…"
Abyss Deepens
Jinyoung floated motionlessly above the ruined world.
His Abyss aura no longer spread wildly.
It had become condensed.
Controlled.
Terrifyingly deep.
The darkness behind him resembled an endless ocean swallowing stars whole.
Reality bent inward around him unnaturally.
Even the universe itself seemed afraid to touch him directly.
The Abyss was evolving alongside him.
Every battle.
Every near death.
Every impossible enemy.
All of it fed the authority growing inside him.
The fragment left behind by Yogaroth resonated harder than ever before.
Jinyoung slowly raised his hand.
The Abyss moved with him.
The Lord of Instinct's smile widened instantly.
"THAT'S IT!"
He vanished.
Beyond Speed
The next collision surpassed normal perception entirely.
Neither movement could be tracked anymore.
The universe simply shattered wherever they fought.
Shockwaves spread between dimensions.
Entire sections of reality collapsed inward from the pressure.
The Lord of Instinct attacked relentlessly.
Claws.
Fists.
Kicks.
Predatory instinct refined across countless universes.
Every attack evolved instantly based on Jinyoung's reactions.
But Jinyoung adapted too.
The Abyss continuously deepened around him, consuming pressure, space, and mana itself.
The hunt had changed.
This was no longer predator versus prey.
Now—
Two evolving monsters were trying to surpass each other.
The Final Evolution of Instinct
Suddenly—
The beast monarch stopped moving.
The shattered universe trembled violently around him.
Then his aura changed completely.
It became quieter.
Sharper.
More dangerous.
The Lord of Frost's expression shifted immediately.
"…He's using it."
The Lord of Instinct lowered his head slightly.
Then slowly looked up.
His crimson eyes had transformed completely into glowing golden slits.
The monstrous beast shadows behind him merged together into one gigantic silhouette towering beyond the broken sky.
A transcendent predator.
The pure concept of instinct given ultimate form.
The beast monarch spoke calmly now.
"I wandered across infinite universes."
"I fought beings stronger than monarchs."
"I survived things that should've erased me."
The frozen universe shook harder.
"Do you know why?"
He smiled faintly.
"Because instinct always evolves first."
Then he disappeared again.
The Hunt Turns Fatal
Jinyoung's instincts screamed.
A split second later—
The beast monarch appeared directly behind him.
Too fast.
Far faster than before.
The attack landed instantly.
BOOM.
The Abyss around Jinyoung ruptured violently as the strike launched him through multiple dimensional layers at once.
Entire realities cracked apart from the force.
For the first time since awakening Abyss—
Jinyoung felt genuine danger.
The Lord of Instinct followed immediately.
No hesitation.
No pause.
Pure hunting.
The transcended monarch grabbed Jinyoung mid-flight and slammed him downward through another collapsing dimension.
The universe erupted.
The Lord of Instinct stood above the crater breathing heavily.
Then—
The Abyss beneath him moved.
His instincts reacted instantly.
He jumped backward.
A second later, darkness exploded upward like a cosmic ocean swallowing the battlefield whole.
Jinyoung emerged slowly from within it.
Blood ran down his face.
But his eyes remained calm.
The Abyss behind him had evolved again.
Deeper.
Heavier.
Infinite.
The Realization
The Lord of Instinct stared silently for several seconds.
Then—
He laughed.
Not wildly this time.
Not savagely.
Almost proudly.
"You finally understand."
Jinyoung looked at him quietly.
The beast monarch pointed toward the Abyss behind him.
"That power was never meant to dominate reality."
His golden eyes sharpened.
"It was meant to survive beyond it."
Jinyoung's expression changed slightly.
Because deep inside—
The Abyss resonated violently at those words.
As if confirming them.
Back in Deep Space
The Seraphim war had escalated beyond control.
Two true Eldritch Gods now partially manifested outside reality.
Their mere existence corrupted nearby dimensions instantly.
Golden authority clashed desperately against endless cosmic horror.
One Seraphim lost an arm protecting a collapsing star system.
Another was pierced directly through the chest by black distortion.
Yet they continued fighting.
Because retreat meant extinction.
Then—
A third eye opened within the void.
The rulers froze.
Even the Eldritch fragments paused briefly.
Another true Eldritch God had arrived.
One ruler spoke grimly:
"They're gathering."
Another tightened his grip on his weapon.
"This universe has been marked."
Humanity Evolves Further
On Earth—
Hunters continued fighting endlessly.
And with every battle—
More limit breaks occurred.
More hunters stabilized Low Monarch-level mana.
The first future Legends inspired humanity completely now.
People no longer looked at the sky with helplessness.
They looked upward with defiance.
One exhausted SS-rank stood before an Apostle and smiled weakly.
"If monsters can evolve…"
His aura erupted outward violently.
"…then so can we."
The Final Collision
Back in the frozen universe—
The Lord of Instinct and Jinyoung faced each other one last time.
The collapsing reality around them could barely exist anymore.
The beast monarch lowered his stance.
Predatory instinct reached absolute focus.
Jinyoung's Abyss compressed infinitely behind him.
Silence spread.
Then—
Both moved simultaneously.
The final collision shattered the universe completely.