The struggle between Cain and Lord Tyrant-Sun was not a clash of swords, but a cosmic tug-of-war. Tyrant-Sun, a Level 78 Dao Lord, was a sun in human form, constantly radiating enough energy to power a small nation. But Cain was a black hole—a singular point of primordial hunger that consumed everything it touched.
[Warning: Host's Internal Mana Pressure at 250%!]
[Physical Vessel integrity: 10%!]
[Emergency Evolution: Stage 4 'Void Monarch' — 75% Progression.]
"You... you cannot! My Dao is eternal!" Tyrant-Sun screamed, his voice dissolving into a gurgle of pure terror. His body, once a beacon of golden light, was shriveling into a desiccated husk. The [Scepter of the Burning Heavens] slipped from his grasp, its Rank S power dimming as its master was unmade.
"Eternity is a relative concept, old man," Cain rasped, his own body shaking with the immense, agonizing influx of power. "To the Void, everything is temporary. Especially light."
[Gluttony's Touch: Final Extraction!]
[Absorbing 'Tyrant-Sun's Dao Core' (Level 78)...]
The world went white. Not with light, but with the sudden, violent implosion of a cosmic-level mana core. The golden energy that defined the Heavenly Pavilion—its arrays, its sacred ground, its very atmospheric mana—was violently sucked into Cain's chest.
Then, there was silence.
Lord Tyrant-Sun was gone. Not even ash remained. The [Scepter of the Burning Heavens] clattered to the ground, its power extinguished, a mere stick of golden wood.
[ULTIMATE ABSORPTION COMPLETE!]
[Massive EXP Gained: +500,000!]
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[Current Level: 76]
[Evolution Stage 4 'Void Monarch' — COMPLETED!]
[Evolution Stage 5 'Primordial Emperor' — INITIATED!]
Cain hovered in the air, his clothes shredded, his body now radiating a calm, absolute darkness that absorbed all light. The silver runes on his skin had deepened to black, pulsating with the power of the Dao he had just consumed. His eyes, now twin galaxies of swirling void energy, saw through the illusions of the world.
[New Ultimate Skill Unlocked: 'Monarch's Decree: Absolute Devourer'.]
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Effect: Declare a target. The target's mana and life force will be consumed over time, regardless of distance or defense. The effect scales with the Host's current level and stored souls.
The Heavenly Pavilion below was a ruin. The palaces were crushed, the gardens incinerated by the lingering mana of Tyrant-Sun's death. Thousands of disciples huddled in fear, their faces pale as they looked up at the terrifying being who had just swallowed their sun.
[New Soul General Acquired: 'Tyrant-Sun, the Solar-Shadow' (Rank: Grand General).]
From Cain's shadow, a colossal figure emerged. It was Tyrant-Sun, but twisted—his golden armor was now black obsidian, his sun-halo replaced by a crown of thorns, and his eyes burned with violet fire. He knelt before Cain, radiating a level of power that dwarfed his previous existence.
"My Lord," the Solar-Shadow rumbled, his voice like grinding tectonic plates.
"The Pavilion is ours," Cain said, his voice flat, devoid of emotion, yet radiating absolute authority. "Feng, Malakor. Begin the conversion. I want every resource, every technique, every living mana strand to be absorbed into the core. This will be the first 'Sun-Eater' Fortress."
[System Notification: Global Event Triggered.]
[The 'Darker Realms' have detected a breach of the 'Primordial Gate'.]
[Entities from the Outer Void are now converging on this dimension.]
[Warning: The 'Eye of the Heavens' is now observing with 'Extreme Prejudice'.]
Cain looked up. The golden Eye of the Heavens was no longer merely observing; it was blazing with a furious light, as if sensing the true threat. But in the depths of that Eye, Cain saw something else—a fleeting image of a vast, alien dimension filled with monstrous, hunger-filled shadows.
"So, the true feast begins," Cain murmured, a dark, primal grin spreading across his face.
He had become a Monarch. He had devoured a Dao Lord. And now, the true cosmic entities were taking notice.
[New Quest: Fortify the Sun-Eater Fortress.]
[Objective: Integrate all Heavenly Pavilion resources. Prepare for the 'Outer Void Incursion'.]
Cain descended toward the ruined palace, the ground trembling under his feet. The disciples below scattered like ants, realizing that a new god had just claimed their world.
"Elena," Cain called out, his voice echoing through the chaos. "Come here. We have work to do. The world is about to get very, very hungry."