At the moment the greatsword slashed down.
An ancient voice echoed within the space.
"I acknowledge your strength; aside from the gods, I have never seen a race as powerful as yours."
"To think you could actually defeat me, the Dark Starry Sky."
"Perhaps we could cooperate. I could..."
Clang!
The Wellmouth Greatsword slashed down violently, showing no mercy.
Dalun Li instantly sliced through the remains on the ground.
Dalun Li would never do something as foolish as bargaining with a tiger for its skin.
Through this period, he had confirmed that even the other remnants of the Dark Starry Sky in the outside world could not perceive what happened within the dungeon.
Therefore, he just needed to strike and eradicate the threat.
"You have made the worst choice of your life."
The voice did not vanish but continued to ring out, cold and heartless.
Dalun Li looked at where the Wellmouth Greatsword had struck; he had clearly split... the head.
No!
The greatsword hadn't hit; instead, it had passed right through.
This familiar feeling.
It felt as if they were in different dimensions, a sensation that none of his attacks could reach the target.
"I didn't expect you could force me to use this ability, forcibly awakening my scant remaining sanity."
"I am severely injured, and my state is very unstable."
The Dark Starry Sky stood up, swaying as he dragged his mangled body.
"Just what race are you to possess such formidable power?"
The Dark Starry Sky walked toward Dalun Li.
Dalun Li gripped the Wellmouth Greatsword and slashed violently, yet the blade passed through the Dark Starry Sky's body as if cutting through an illusion.
Dalun Li quickly retreated to create distance.
The Dark Starry Sky raised his hand, and dark erasure activated once again.
Dalun Li scrambled to dodge, but he was still a step too late; a small portion of his body was erased.
He fell to the ground, using rapid growth to restore the damaged parts.
"A very fine magical artifact, but its power is too weak."
Looking at the Wellmouth Greatsword in Dalun Li's hand, the Dark Starry Sky spoke coldly.
Dalun Li gripped the Wellmouth Greatsword.
The power of the Wellmouth Greatsword had completely failed; it couldn't hit the opponent at all.
"Though I am curious about what race you are to be this powerful, I can no longer let you live."
It seemed entering this state required a price from the Dark Starry Sky.
Leaving Dalun Li alive was also a risk to him.
His clear sanity could not be maintained for long; this was the last of it.
He had already used a portion of his sanity last time to resist the opening of the dungeon and integrate into the tenth floor, becoming part of the dungeon itself.
"Erasure."
The Dark Starry Sky raised his hand, and a powerful erasure force pressed down on Dalun Li.
Dalun Li stared straight at the erasing power.
Abandon the pedestal?
No, there was still a chance!
The moment the attack fell, Dalun Li raised his hand, and a leaf-shaped wooden shield appeared in his grip.
A magical artifact, the Leaf-Shaped Shield!
Special effect: it can only withstand one hit, but it can block all damage caused by that attack.
The Leaf-Shaped Shield was instantly annihilated, but it successfully blocked the attack.
"Another magical artifact. I didn't expect you to still have such a trump card after that battle."
The Dark Starry Sky ruthlessly activated his ability once more.
In truth, his condition was extremely poor, and he wouldn't be able to use the same attack many more times.
Dalun Li was faster, swinging the Wellmouth Greatsword.
Seeing the Wellmouth Greatsword wrapped in purple Sword Qi slashing toward him with unstoppable momentum, the Dark Starry Sky had no intention of defending.
Dalun Li's attacks would never hit him.
At the moment the attack was about to land, Dalun Li summoned the Eternal Imprisonment Sword-Shield with his other hand.
Eternal Imprisonment Sword-Shield, Sacrifice!
The Eternal Imprisonment Sword-Shield instantly grew dim, its mana plummeting. A crack even appeared on the silver surface, and its bladed edge dulled.
In its place, the Wellmouth Greatsword!
The Wellmouth Greatsword's mana surged, jumping from lesser magic grade to greater magic grade.
All these changes occurred in the instant before the Wellmouth Greatsword struck.
Even the Dark Starry Sky could not react in time.
Even at greater magic grade, the Wellmouth Greatsword still had only one special ability.
Attack absolute hit!
The Wellmouth Greatsword slashed hard into the Dark Starry Sky's body, severing an arm outright.
The Dark Starry Sky hurriedly retreated, wanting to activate erasure.
But Dalun Li let out a thunderous roar, using himself as fuel to ignite his entire body in flames, resisting the darkness.
Now a living torch, he brandished the greatsword and refused to retreat.
He slashed forward violently, and the Dark Starry Sky summoned his sword cane with his remaining arm, continuously parrying Dalun Li's strikes.
Dalun Li gripped the Wellmouth Greatsword, each strike heavier and more powerful than the last.
Upon these ruins filled with embers and smoke, Dalun Li used his sword to churn the flames and the ashes of the previous battle.
"Enough!"
The Dark Starry Sky roared, and his sword cane pushed through the flames to erase Dalun Li's head.
Yet even with his head erased, Dalun Li did not stop swinging his sword.
After all, this was merely an armor-type vessel shaped by the pedestal.
The sword cane and the greatsword clashed again, and the Dark Starry Sky unleashed his power once more, erasing the ground around them.
Dalun Li fell straight toward the floor below, while the Dark Starry Sky took the chance to spread his tattered bat wings and glide weakly.
Watching the falling Dalun Li, the Dark Starry Sky did not let down his guard.
He quickly scattered a patch of darkness with his sword cane, activating Stealth once again.
As long as he remained in Stealth.
This fellow had little power left; he would eventually exhaust himself and die.
By now, the Dark Starry Sky was extremely wary of Dalun Li.
But then, something happened that shocked the Dark Starry Sky.
Dalun Li did not fall into a daze; instead, he gripped the Wellmouth Greatsword, locked onto the Dark Starry Sky's position, and threw the sword with all his might.
The spinning Wellmouth Greatsword struck the Dark Starry Sky heavily.
At this moment, a new monster was temporarily created within Dalun Li's chest.
This monster had no intelligence, possessing only the ability to manipulate; it would not be affected by the ability.
As for Dalun Li, he had already severed his connection to the pedestal during the fall.
He then used his orb body to cast Clairvoyance from the ninth floor to observe the tenth, controlling the monster to in turn control his pedestal for battle.
In this manner, he couldn't exert much power at all, and his reaction time was greatly delayed.
However, it allowed him to bypass the opponent's Stealth effect targeted at him.
Now that the attack had landed, Stealth was broken.
Dalun Li quickly transferred his consciousness back to the pedestal, taking over the body.
The vines tied to the Wellmouth Greatsword's hilt tightened suddenly, pulling the Dark Starry Sky toward the falling Dalun Li.
The Dark Starry Sky tried to struggle, but the vines grew along the Wellmouth Greatsword, binding him tightly.
Grasping the hilt once more, Dalun Li drove the Wellmouth Greatsword deep into the Dark Starry Sky's chest.
"Just what are you? There has never been anything like you in this world!"
Dalun Li gripped the greatsword's hilt.
"I am not a 'thing'."
"I am Dalun Li."
With his arm exerting full strength, purple Sword Qi exploded, and the Dark Starry Sky was violently sliced in two.
"Dalun Li, is it..."
The Dark Starry Sky vanished completely.
The tenth floor also began to return to the Well of Eternal Imprisonment, and the massive power finally surged back.
Furthermore, the pitch-black palace formed from the Dark Starry Sky's power did not disappear; it remained standing in the desert, being slowly digested by the Well of Eternal Imprisonment.
The falling Dalun Li also exhausted his power and reverted to his pedestal form, which was then teleported to his side by the Dalun Li who had regained control and power over the tenth floor.
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