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Chapter 1022 Lu Ran’s Swastika

The battle resumed in an instant, and this time the High Priest revealed a clear killing intent, instantly pushing his speed to its peak.

This is the ultimate speed in this universe, so fast that even the angels can't see it clearly.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Ran had already exchanged countless blows with the High Priest. During this time, Lu Li was beaten to a pulp, but he also left several wounds on the High Priest.

It must be admitted that the High Priest's combat skills have reached the pinnacle of this world. In terms of combat skills among humanoid beings alone, he is probably the strongest being Lu Li has ever seen.

The High Priest's Ultra Instinct was nearly perfect, with fully automatic offense and defense, and Lu Li couldn't find any flaws in the High Priest's technique.

The times he wounded the High Priest, it was all at the cost of his own life. The moment his blade touched the High Priest, he unleashed his strongest sword intent, barely managing to pierce the High Priest's protective laws and cause blood to flow from the High Priest's skin.

"Oh my god... Mr. Lu Li..."

Watching this scene from below, Whis had mixed feelings. Although he was an angel, he didn't have any bad intentions. He was just carrying out an angel's mission. In fact, during his long time with Beerus, he had grown quite fond of the humans in Universe 7.

Lu Li, who often provided them with delicious food, was also his closest human. Seeing Lu Li fighting with his father, Weiss felt a mix of emotions.

The Dragon God's deafening voice resounded throughout the twelve universes, and Whis heard it too. Indeed, the angels only act according to their duties.

He is his father's child and also the angel who oversees the universe. Even if he thinks something is wrong, he cannot violate his own class and go against the rules set by his father.

Just like the trainee angel Merus, if he violates the rules of angels, he will also disappear. The most merciful ending for him is that the High Priest will erase his angelic identity and let him reappear as a human.

But once the social class changes, Merus as a human and Merus as an angel are completely different.

The most obvious difference is that when Zeno eliminates the universe, humanity will disappear, including the Gods of Destruction, who are still considered 'human' because they are not noble, born gods, but were given positions later in life.

Which is more important: the survival of life or the protection of rules?
Which carries more weight: the orders of elders or the greater principles in one's heart?
Weiss wasn't sure, but he remembered Beerus's farewell to him, and to be honest, he quite enjoyed the time he spent with Beerus.

As a God of Destruction, Beerus is lazy and willful, making him the most incompetent God of Destruction. However, he is also very happy to have spent hundreds of millions of years with Beerus, so happy that he ignores some of Beerus's violations.

boom--

At this moment, a violent tremor erupted in the starry sky. In the extreme and violent clash, even if the power of the High Priest and Lu Li were concentrated, just a little bit of it would be enough to destroy a star system.

A devastating storm swept in all directions, fierce blades flashed across the starry sky, black and white mirrors flickered against each other, and then the starry sky was stained with blood.

Lu Li retreated during the exchange of blows, his shattered body rapidly reforming. As the Grand Priest attacked again, the Omni-King moved in the opposite direction.

Noticing this anomaly, the High Priest paused his forward momentum, as if his kinetic energy had vanished in an instant, and he stood frozen in mid-air. He turned to look at the Omni-King, "Omni-King, are you not going to eliminate Lu Li?"

However, the Omni-King seemed not to hear him, and instead raised his hand towards the High Priest, the power of elimination about to take effect.

The white light surrounding the high priest dimmed momentarily, making his expression turn grim.

When he turned to look at Lu Ran again, he saw the man in black robes fluttering in the starry sky, a black and white sword held horizontally at his side, speaking in a deep and magnetic voice, "Bankai - Black Moon Great Demon".

In the next instant, the entire universe seemed to fall into the deepest darkness.

The world was plunged into darkness. The once blazing light of the stars was transformed into a deep black. Black mist swept towards Lu Li from all directions of the universe, as if converging at the end of darkness.

Excessive black matter emanated from Lu Li's body, adorning his black trench coat and making it exceptionally heavy. His Saiyan-signature eyes once again turned dark purple, with specks of ethereal blue tomoe flowing within them.

In an instant, all living beings in the First Universe, the venue for the Tournament of Power, were plunged into panic, because light had disappeared from the world.

The stars no longer shine, but instead spread darkness, and the conduction of heat energy also stops, making people feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

"What kind of move is that!?"

The high priest showed a look of shock for the first time, because he had absolutely no idea that such 'magic' existed in the universe.

In terms of strength, Lu Ran certainly possesses the power to destroy the universe. If Lu Ran were to shatter a universe with a single strike, he would not be surprised. However, Lu Li's power interfered with and distorted reality, directly causing all the light in the entire universe to disappear.

This rule-based ability seemed extremely advanced, and coupled with the fact that the Omni-King had just inexplicably attacked him, the High Priest felt that things were not going well.

"So you can make that kind of expression too..."

Lu Ran spoke calmly. After activating his Bankai, he seemed to enter another state, neither happy nor sad, and he had no mood to attack Zeno with words or guide Zeno to attack him to avoid eliminating other universes.

"It only plunged the universe into darkness, it only made me shed a few drops of blood, humans... don't get too cocky."

The high priest's expression had returned to normal as he spoke, and he realized that he had just lost his composure, which was not how he should be.

“You just said that I was happy because I injured you. Yes, I should be happy.”

As Lu Ran spoke, the corners of his mouth gradually widened, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth, with black mist flowing out from between them. "You simply don't understand. After I could see your power, I also saw your health bar. The fact that you showed your health bar to me means that you are not an unkillable guy."

The effects of Lu Ran's True Martial Set have been fully activated. As he adapts to the fighting style of this fused body, his multiplier will increase, and his moves in battle will become smoother and smoother.

"Is that so? It seems I need to completely destroy your spirit before you can understand the difference between humans and gods."

The High Priest's voice was slightly cold as he strode through the dark universe. He didn't know what was wrong with the Omni-King, but as long as he eliminated Lu Li, the abnormal state on the Omni-King would naturally be lifted.

Although the Omni-King cannot be erased by the rules, if the Omni-King loses control, it will cause considerable trouble. Therefore, he needs to act quickly to prevent the out-of-control Omni-King from affecting the other battlefield.

At this moment, the battle on the Dragon God's side has reached a fever pitch. Both the High Priest and the Dragon God are bleeding, and the Omni-King has repeatedly removed and separated the Dragon God's limbs. The battle is currently at a stalemate.

If the Omni-King were to cause trouble here, things would change. The High Priest's sense of urgency drove him to rush towards Lu Li.

But just as he began to move, his senses detected that Lu Ran had closed her eyes, and then she opened them again.

The moment Lu Ran opened her eyes, countless eyes also opened in the universe—round, bright moons that brought their cool moonlight to the dark cosmos.

The sudden turn of events caused the cautious high priest to instinctively stop and observe the moons.

He then saw that each bright moon was actually a star that had been extinguished. These stars no longer emitted dazzling light, but after being lit up again from the darkness, they emitted a dreamlike, soft moonlight.

Bathed in the moonlight, the High Priest felt a strange chill in his body, as if something deep within his soul was warning him.

Immediately afterward, the High Priest turned around abruptly, "Lord Omni-King!?"

He cried out in surprise, for he could no longer see the Omni-King. Behind him, there was only the boundless starry sky, with bright moons hanging in the sky, their cold light shining down, but the Omni-King was nowhere to be seen.

Not only that, even though his battle with Lu Ran hadn't strayed far from the venue of the Tournament of Power, he couldn't even sense the presence of the other Gods of Destruction and angels anymore.

This is very unusual, because his perception is absolutely the most outstanding in the world.

The High Priest turned his head again to look ahead, only to find that even Lu Ran's figure had disappeared. In this dark universe, only the bright moons hung there, like pairs of eyes coldly and mercilessly looking down at him.

However, the High Priest was the most experienced in battle and had a deep mind. He was very calm, and although he was surprised and flustered for a moment, he quickly calmed down.

"Illusion magic targeting the soul? When did that begin?"

As the high priest spoke, he calmed his mind and examined his own soul, quickly finding the source and gradually becoming more clear-headed.

Sure enough, a blurry figure of Lu Ran appeared in his field of vision.

Lu Ran stood there, the blade already piercing the King's chest. He pulled the sword out, blood gushing out, and a slight smile played on his lips. "When was that?"

"This is a catalytic illusion magic; I cannot be affected by it once the war begins."

The High Priest said coldly, seeing the Omni-King pierced through the chest, yet remaining unmoved, because he knew that it must have been an illusion created by the other party to shake his resolve.

While Zeno is indeed not skilled in martial arts combat, if Zeno, as the greatest masterpiece of the angel race, were so easily killed, then the Dragon God wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.

In essence, the Omni-King doesn't need his protection at all; he only needs to maintain the Omni-King's authority as the King of All, otherwise the divine system would be shaken.

"It was precisely because I knew you were cautious that you fell for it much earlier."

With a smile on her lips, Lu Ran once again flashed the King of All Things from a real-world perspective.

He had to continue attacking Zeno while keeping the Grand Priest at bay, because he couldn't control Zeno's mind. Even if Zeno saw illusions now, he wanted to eliminate them.

At this time, the Omni-King's elimination targets are indiscriminate, friend or foe. The bad thing is that Lu Ran just tested it and found that the Omni-King cannot erase angels, so the Omni-King's elimination can still affect other living beings.

To prevent Zeno from destroying the universe before him, Lu Ran had no choice but to continue attacking Zeno.

What's remarkable is that the Omni-King's shell-like body is incredibly tough. His behavior is indeed rigid, and his dynamic vision doesn't seem outstanding, but he just can't get hurt.

It's no wonder the High Priest chose the Omni-King as the symbol of power, because the Omni-King is inviolable and can trace back to the source to eliminate everything, making him an absolute symbol of power.

In terms of combat skills, the Grand Priest is definitely ten thousand times stronger than Zeno, but Zeno doesn't need combat skills. He only needs to eliminate his enemies as long as they can't harm him.

This feeling is like the High Priest is a martial arts master, while the Omni-King is just a weapon. Of course, a martial arts master is much better at fighting than a pistol, but a pistol can kill a martial arts master with one shot.

"It's Aizen...it's Aizen in the match..."

The high priest then realized that he had no defenses when watching the competition, since the competitors in the arena were just ants, so why would he be on guard against ants?

Before the fusion, Aizen had already used a catalyst on him, so after the fusion, Riku was able to directly activate illusion magic and cause him to fall for it.

"It's just a few petty tricks; you can't change anything."

The High Priest's voice was calm: "You cannot kill Lord Omni-King. No one can kill Lord Omni-King. Not even the Dragon God, and even I cannot harm Lord Omni-King."

As he spoke, he strode through the starry sky, the hallucinations affecting his five senses diminishing, and white mist-like gas rose around him, gusts of air began to swirl, eventually turning into a series of whooshing, exploding sounds.

The High Priest unleashed his full power for the first time. As a top master of ki manipulation, he naturally knew how to temporarily boost his combat strength.

Upon entering this Ultra Instinct form, which exhibits a significant change in appearance, the Grand Priest's combat mobility will be greatly enhanced. This is not a qualitative change in numerical value, but rather a transformation in combat acumen.

In an instant, his figure flashed to Lu Ran's side, his hand blade extending out, avoiding all of Lu Ran's defensive routes, and piercing into Lu Ran's body.

Lu Ran coughed up a mouthful of blood, but the knife in his hand did not stop. Mo Yue slashed towards the High Priest's throat.

But the High Priest seemed to have anticipated Lu Ran's movements, and with a sidestep, he narrowly dodged the attack. Lu Li's blade intent sliced ​​across the High Priest's skin, producing a sound like a whetstone.

The High Priest began a sustained attack on Lu Ran, as if he were disassembling her, constantly extracting various parts from her body.

Because of her strong regenerative abilities, Lu Ran can survive in this brutal combat mode and find opportunities to counterattack, but the High Priest has more room to maneuver.

He somehow also awakened the Omni-King, saying, "Lord Omni-King, please eliminate the Dragon God first, and I will help you deal with Lu Li and Aizen."

(End of this chapter)