It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

And she was the one who swung this sword.

Half the sky was filled with the radiance of her blade. Bai Lin was already attempting to surpass the God of the World. Facing such a blow, even Vandortino could hardly withstand it head-on.

Dodge? I can't. But if it strikes me, defeat is inevitable. What should I do... I don't want to lose, and I can't lose.

How could I possibly lose to someone like you? This was definitely not the outcome I was supposed to have.

Instantly, Vandortino felt as if she had returned to the form of that young girl. Frail, she drifted alone and disconnected in the oppressive darkness of space. Her strength remained impenetrable, even as strong as it had been until now. Reality had stripped away her tough exterior, leaving her crushed by a far more powerful presence.

Difficult to defeat, unbeatable. This was the feeling Bai Lin gave her right now. Clearly, not long ago, he was still able to toy with her at will. The changes in this world were simply too much for her to handle...

She closed her eyes and recounted her life. Throughout this long life, she had accumulated countless insights, but now they were gradually being forgotten. She had also accumulated countless strengths, but they had all long since dissipated, leaving her with nothing to do but pick up everything from scratch.

In this light, her tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years, and Bai Lin's twenty-plus years might not be that different. They too had begun anew since their descent into this world. She was a hero destined for heaven, now in control of her own destiny. Her power was only natural. And I, on the other hand, was merely an outcast, rejected by this world.

After all, am I too arrogant?

No, absolutely not. There is still a decisive gap, an absolute gap brought about by the "length of time"!

As Vandotino's thoughts deepened, the black space began to stir subtly. Scarlet chunks of flesh, like ferocious beasts, slowly took shape. Huge, dense, and crowded, they crawled out of the abyss like a wriggling wall of flesh, extending their sharp fangs and claws toward Vandotino from the darkness.

Their goal, of course, was not to pull it down, but...

Chapter 1038 Unreasonable

They are praying, extending their hands to give Vandotino further motivation.

Yes, even if it was too heavy, even if the appearance was blurred and distorted, the support of the people was always real. This was the only difference between Vandotino and Bai Lin, due to the length of time.

If Bai Lin's path to where she is today is due to the support of her companions, the smiles from everyone she meets along the way, and her own strength, then Vandortino has witnessed far more than this young girl, who has only been a hero for a few years.

The taut flesh wrapped around Vandotino's body. Warm blood dripped onto her forehead and flowed down her cheeks. Her body seemed to sink deeper into the mud. But when she regained consciousness, she saw that the world was already falling apart, falling to another extreme.

You must not lose, you must win.

Vandotino could no longer hear clearly. She couldn't even tell whether the voices were coming from her or from the whispers behind her. Their will was her will.

A gentle hand gently grasped Xiao Nuo's. She instinctively turned her head and saw a familiar face, smiling at her. It was sunny and bright, yet with a hint of paleness and frailty. It was her sister, the one she had killed with her own hands. She was the final sacrifice of this tribe.

Lend me your strength, sister. Your prayer...

I will never let you down.

The bloody beasts, and the sister holding Vandotino's hand, seemed to freeze in an instant like sculptures, then gradually dissolve. Those bodies were like exquisite battle uniforms, tying her battle skirt and embellishing her bright red jacket.

On one of its massive claws was a massive sword of authority, still the same size as when she wielded her divine body. It didn't seem out of place against her body, which still primarily resembled a young girl. A multitude of wings, like tattered crow feathers, erupted uncontrollably from her back. The mass of pitch-black, shattered matter, with the feather tips at its base, slowly took on the bloody color of the sky.

A multitude of wings enveloped her body, hanging in the sky like a black sun. Then, they spread open, a thick crimson light instantly illuminating the gloom she saw, completely filling the world. The image of her past, etched by Bai Lin's blade, representing all her past experiences, was annihilated in an instant.

Regardless, Vandotino remained the master of this place. She would dominate it, capable of destroying the world and regenerating it in an instant. Everything in the universe was within her grasp, held in her grasp with a single thought.

Dawn arrived once again. The inevitable dawn was still stained with the same crimson she had painted. The instantaneous ritual of restarting had completely shattered everything. And built to her heart's desire, the palace at the end of the universe, the church where the ceremony took place. The most familiar sights of the past, with a sense of what was, emerged from her inner memories like floating islands, floating in this world.

This time, everything, including Bai Lin's fragile body, was completely destroyed in this great reboot. Vandotino's mind was clear, but perhaps she had lost the concept of "clear." Even if it meant madness, madness that destroyed everything, it was something she had to do, and she would do it.

Blood dripped from her feathers, fell from her fingertips, and flowed from the corners of her eyes. She raised her head and looked up at the scarlet sky.

...There's no beauty to speak of. But frankly, I have no recollection of the beautiful sights of that universe. Perhaps it's simply because my memory has eroded. I have, however, seen a few under the skies of this world.

A chaotic stream of emotions washed over her, and she quickly curled her lips, denying everything. "So what if it's beautiful? So what if it's not? This isn't a question of that magnitude anymore. What I'm going to do is very clear."

As she pondered this, a sudden heat, even more intense than the crimson dawn, reached her. As a hue of purple appeared on the horizon, a figure, like a falling meteorite, suddenly appeared in the god's sight. She raised her hand to block it, deflecting it, allowing the devastating blow to shatter most of the floating island.

Wolf Conservation

A bright crimson extinguished the destructive purple flames. The black-armored knight, covered in burn marks, stood still. Still silent, she stared at Vandortino before her.

"...It's incomprehensible. If I were you, I would immediately gather everyone I could. Instead of relying on a body that's already slightly weakened by rebirth, you rushed out in this self-inflicted wound and foolishly challenged me in this manner."

"Even though it won't make any difference no matter how many people you call, it's still a bit too stupid."

Vandotino looked down at Bai Lin, her arrogance undiminished. Even though she wanted to regard Bai Lin as extremely powerful, these actions made her feel incredible.

"You're right, it's quite stupid. But actually, it's nothing. It's unrealistic to gather some suitable people to deal with you now, and it's really useless to call for help. But I didn't call for help because of this. First, I don't want them to get hurt, and second,-"

As she spoke, Bai Lin smiled evilly under the mask. She picked up her weapon and said,

"I alone am enough to kill you. It would be much faster to just attack you directly than to rush and call for help."

"Are you kidding me? You're already outmatched. There's a limit to your arrogance."

"Is this a sermon? It doesn't sound like something you would say to me."

Facing Bai Lin's words, Vandortino's already resolute expression grew even more solemn. This wasn't the first time she'd heard Bai Lin speak such ridiculous words or witnessed her act such ridiculously. She picked up the massive blood-soaked blade and swung it.

"Come on, this is the final battle between you and me."

With a violent sway and twist, black creatures erupted from behind Vandotino. They were blood-veined snakes, and they quickly spread across the sky, connecting it all. This gave Vandotino, the center of the world, an even more eerie and sacred appearance.

Then, she slightly pressed her center of gravity, and the sky completely shattered.

Chapter 1039 Poisoned

Although Bai Lin had faced the collapse of heaven and earth before Vandortino, she had already died once before, and the fluctuation of her ability values ​​would definitely bring her a greater burden. Therefore, Vandortino opened fire immediately.

The world crumbled, turbulent and devastated. A tremendous pressure rose from beneath the shattered sky, bearing down on Bai Lin's shoulders. All of this happened in a single thought. And then, the serpents that had pulled down the sky suddenly turned and attacked Bai Lin directly.

Bai Lin rose, sword in hand, grasping the greatsword. Using it as a base, she plunged it into the floating island beneath her feet, forcing it to stabilize slightly. Then, she cupped her fists and gently moved them, using her body as a shield, pressing down. Facing the horde of attackers, she showed no fear. Light emerged from the tip of her fist.

Ascetic's Forbidden Land

Ununderstood by the world, yet needing no pity, their efforts, seemingly idiotic, were the work of the Dark Knights. And it was with this same spirit that Bai Lin, basing his territory around the blade, established his own territory.

Asceticism may not change the world, but it can at least change oneself. Therefore, in this area, her abilities will also be enhanced to a certain extent.

Slippery as oil, yet incredibly hard. The giant snakes' shells were impervious to blunt impact, yet difficult to cut open with sharp weapons. Their venom and sharp fangs—a seemingly unassuming weapon—were enough to threaten Bai Lin's life.

However, the reality was that Bai Lin was within the area, beating the surging snakes like waves, relentlessly battering them. Her fists were fierce, and despite the endless onslaught of monsters, her movements were resolute and weightless. When her blows reached a certain point, she stepped back, grasped her sword, and with a sweeping force, she instantly drove back the tongues.

The person who emerged from that scene was Vandortino, who had already approached Bai Lin. She was already holding a huge blade and rushed to Bai Lin's side.

According to her observation, Bai Lin's movements were indeed slower and weaker than before. Bai Lin had always been stronger through battle, and it was this tiny gap that gave Vandortino an opportunity to exploit.

Although Bai Lin was able to react at this time, he didn't even have time to react and plunge the sword into the ground, leaving him no chance to resist. This way, Bai Lin could be killed again...

Suddenly, a strong sense of foreboding jolted Vandotino to a halt. Instinctively, she paused for a moment, and when she realized it, a sharp blade was piercing her eyes. She swung her snake's tail, sweeping everything away, but she couldn't escape the slight sting at the end of the snake's body.

A chill ran down her limbs. Even if she severed them immediately, it would be of little use. She retracted her snake, sweating and panting at the other end. At the end of her finger, she saw a familiar substance—the "filth mark."

"Alas, it missed the vital part. What a pity. You were quite alert, not much worse than me."

Bai Lin, carrying a large sword, spoke with a regretful tone and appeared in Vandortino's sight. Vandortino, with a cold sweat on his face, panted and asked,

"You weren't dead just now, were you? You faked your own death to confuse me and launch a surprise attack."

"You could say she's dead, but you could also say she's not dead. I just borrowed the princess's weapon from my mermaid friends, and asked her to lend me a piece of her sister's weapon as well."

Bai Lin took out the dagger and saw a small spell engraved on it. A small black ghost emerged from it and shook its head at Vandortino.

"When you restarted the world, I borrowed her power to materialize a ghost. Normally, the body envelops the soul, but I did the opposite."

In this way, Bai Lin disguised himself as a dead person and successfully traveled to a dead world through his mind in an instant, thus escaping the world disaster that could destroy everything. Afterwards, with the help of the other side, he arrived in the real world near the Perfect City, disguised himself as a person covered in embers and flames, and deceived Vandortino.

The reason she used the princess and her sister's abilities instead of the Aragami's scythe was because she was fleeing to the Aragami's own world. If two beings with similar natures existed, problems would arise, and only there could she get help from her own people. Therefore, the poet likely guided her to the Fishman Village to complete this.

"As for that thing stuck in you, I don't need to explain it. It was brought by you yourself, a virus from the universe you once saw. You once mixed it with the evil of the princess and the others, creating something new and causing disaster."

"And her sister, during the time you lost your memory, swallowed all of those things and kept them. So now, it can also be used from this knife and spit out from a part of her sister."

Bai Lin held her greatsword as she spoke, her words as cold as her demeanor. She stared at the trembling Vandortino, her blade radiating only a heavy hostility.

"You've really used every possible means... I'm old, and it never occurred to me that you're also a despicable person."

Vandotino's tone was obviously becoming much weaker. She did not take any big action first, but started talking to Bai Lin in this way.

"Despicable? Logically speaking, an opponent on the battlefield is like a mirror. As much as you think ahead and plan, you'll assume your opponent will have more plans. It's really unreasonable for you to not expect me to use such tactics. For now, I'll just assume that you trust my character. Thank you for your trust."

Bai Lin said this while shaking her head. She took slow and heavy steps. The sound of her shells clacking against each other and her forward steps made her words sound even heavier.

"But I want to ask you, when you sided with the Perfect Ones, wreaking havoc everywhere and causing untold suffering to the indigenous people; when you stood behind me and stabbed me in the back as my apprentice; when you personally broke the treaty of cooperation and ascended this divine step, did you feel despicable during these times?"

"Perhaps, but that meanness is natural."

Chapter 1040: Change of Laws

"You want to be your enemy, the world is nothing more than a battlefield to you. The battlefield itself is a dirty place, where acting with a bit of meanness is as natural as breathing. This is what you have always believed in, and you think it is right, which is why you killed the Dark Knight and others and attacked me."

"And now, I'm just giving you a taste of what you once used. I admit that you are a formidable opponent. If you weren't the Twilight God, it would be difficult for me to defeat you. But the virus you left behind gives me the opportunity to kill you. It will amplify negative emotions and then disrupt your already tangled mind."

Bai Lin's words seemed a little colder, which matched her behavior. She stood still and declared to the other party,

"Without ideas, you possess immense power, but only opportunists like me will have more opportunities to exploit you. I don't want to see you demonstrate those cosmic abilities to me bit by bit. I just want to kill you right now. To achieve this, I don't mind using these means, Vandortino."

"Rather, I never resort to unscrupulous means."

Decisive, complete and utter. Bai Lin's actions were a natural reciprocal act between enemies. In doing so, she became the one who deprived Vandortino of his own self, becoming akin to the very person he hated.

And she did this for only one reason, as she said,

"This is so unbearable! Go to hell!"

With a heart-wrenching roar, Bai Lin's figure suddenly leaped up, countless sickle shadows and chains flying from her hands, carried outward by the black shadow, hanging the countless chains between the floating islands to provide a fulcrum for herself. Her figure shuttled back and forth on the chains, gradually accelerating. Her figure accelerated bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, she became a ghostly figure, difficult to observe, and pressed towards Vandortino.

Once infected, the virus provided by Vandortino would naturally become entangled with the victim's soul and spirit. Even if she created joyful illusions in her mind to heal herself, she couldn't directly separate them. But Bai Lin believed that as a god, Vandortino would find a way to resolve it; it was only a matter of time.

Perhaps it would take an hour... a minute, or even the next second. In short, he had to concentrate on a quick victory. If he missed this opportunity, and she fully unleashed this power, he would surely suffer a severe blow.

"Hehehe...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, are you really just deciding to do whatever it takes now?! You're such a weakling—"

Vandotino laughed loudly, her emotions clearly becoming increasingly excited and chaotic. Meanwhile, Bai Lin had already come to her side.

"Then you are a little too self-indulgent. I have always treated you wholeheartedly, in the past, and just at the beginning."

Bai Lin swung his sword directly at the opponent. Vandortino, who had been laughing a moment before, immediately turned furious. Perhaps it wasn't Bai Lin's words that caused her to tremble, but rather her surging emotions, swaying with the loss of her emotions. And so did her uncontrollable strength.

The law is shaking

She simply raised the Blood Blade slightly, and the space around it suddenly compressed like paper. A powerful pressure caused Bai Lin's body to be suddenly pulled far forward. The pull caused by the folding of space did not waver Bai Lin's resolve to move forward. If she encountered anything in her path, she would smash it directly, even if it was part of the space.

But Vandotino's attack went far beyond that. She simply tilted her hand slightly and pushed outwards, and the paper-like space instantly flew outwards like a rapidly spreading sound wave.

When two fast-moving objects collide, the force of the impact will naturally cancel each other out. However, the colliding objects themselves will suffer a more severe blow due to their own speed and the impact of the other object. If Bai Lin were hit head-on by this impact, his entire body would be transformed into the same space as the folded paper.

Yet, despite the lack of time and space to react, Bai Lin was the one who could make the impossible possible. She disassembled her greatsword and flung it forward with her shield. This caused it to collide more quickly with the turbulent force of space, channeled by the wavelike force. Meanwhile, Bai Lin thrust her sword forward, reuniting it with her shield.

The long sword emerged, and a large amount of flames followed the wave-shaped spatial impact and the forward force, directly drawing a perfect arc, actually slicing the law directly. Then, thanks to Vandortino, Bai Lin had just resolved the matter when one of his arms exploded out of thin air, festering into a shapeless state.

Bai Lin merely glanced at her hand, then, without even looking up, she wielded the knife with one hand, shattering another shockwave of spatial laws. But the next moment, she felt both of her lower limbs restrained by a powerful pressure, while a massive snake tail descended from the sky, obscuring the sky and slashing towards her.

Bai Lin waited for Zanxin, her eyes narrowed, then swung her blade sideways. The blades shone, sparks flying from the friction, a thunderous roar as she slashed from the long sword, directly deflecting the huge object.

Unexpectedly, the snake's tail was incredibly agile. Its strike missed, and it immediately entangled the immobilized Bai Lin. The inner walls of the tail suddenly opened like countless eyes, as if to blast Bai Lin to death. But the next moment, a powerful flame instantly shattered the snake's tail. Bai Lin, blazing with dragon flames, appeared, spear in hand, and instantly engaged the charging Vandortino.

Both sides' moves were incredibly precise and fierce, each radiating a fierce desire to attack. Slashes swift as the wind, thrusts like lightning, the intersecting blades giving neither side a chance to breathe. Even the slightest misstep would result in a head-on blow, a move far more perilous than dancing on a tightrope ten thousand meters in the air.

The rhythm of the exchange, from the outset, resembled a ground fight in a boxing ring, relentlessly clinging to the opponent. As Bai Lin took a step forward, Vandortino instantly drew his sword, pressing the opponent's upper body, which had barely taken a step. Bai Lin, in turn, seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack with his own weapon.

Compared to the spear, Vandotino's weapon is much larger and is completely beyond the scope of human weapons.

Chapter 1041 Microscopic World

Finally, as the opponent raised and swung his blade a few inches, Bai Lin found her chance to retreat. She abandoned her spear, which had been her advantage in length, and grabbed her sickle, quickly returning to two-handed combat. She had already forcefully broken free from the spatial constraints beneath her feet. Though her attack power had diminished due to the loss of Dragon Flame, her determination to devour the opponent remained undiminished.

The heavy attacks collided, and Bai Lin seemed to be struggling. However, if she did not use the sickle to recover her body and continued to deal with the opponent with one hand, she would be destroyed sooner or later. She swung the knife faster and faster, and her attacks seemed to be getting more and more impatient.

"What's wrong? You've suddenly become agitated. I can clearly sense the murderous intent within you. But if you continue like this, you'll suffer the consequences!"

Vandortino, mocking her, his eyes glowing red, mercilessly seized upon a gap in Bai Lin's attack and struck her directly in the middle, severing her waist. With a look of astonishment, Bai Lin's upper body fell slightly.

Then, a flash of light passed, and Vandortino's arm was directly cut off by Bai Lin. The latter turned his waist slightly, raised his knife and killed Vandortino who had lost his weapon.

"You clearly control the monster's body, yet you treat me like a mortal. Are you so complacent after doing this? It seems your madness has reached a very deep level. Then, accept death immediately!"

Bai Lin roared as she wielded her blade forward, slicing the opponent's torso to shreds, ripping skin and limbs apart. In the blink of an eye, Vandortino's entire body was like a blooming blood flower, completely ripped apart by Bai Lin. She yanked out the opponent's heart, but in an instant, the scattering blood immediately engulfed Bai Lin like an ocean.

She struggled, shaking off the darkness and dampness that had stained her body. She found that she had reached the bottom of the world without realizing it, while Vandotino, as bright as the sun in the sky, was already at the top. She raised her arms and danced to destroy the world she controlled.

A buzzing sound instantly engulfed the world, shaking all living beings. They could clearly sense that what lay ahead was irresistible destruction. A carrier pigeon from heaven, a messenger from hell, a sign of annihilation, poured out from Vandortino's lifeless eyes.

The heavy blood-red amber released everything that had been suppressed until now. She opened her mouth and roared like a declaration,

"How could I possibly be killed by an ant like you? Your journey has come to an end. Vanish at this blow!"

Microcosm

A crimson wave of light, centered on the sun, radiated outward, sweeping everything away. Floating islands, living beings, everything in the world was effortlessly erased, then rebuilt by her own will. It was like tearing out a poem that didn't satisfy the author, then creating a new line on the next page at will. Destruction itself was so indifferent.

Then, she raised her finger again, and another burst of light spread across the world as she moved. A third time, a fourth time... At some point, her howling became a symphony of lamentations, the god unsure whether in anger or sorrow. The emotion, now unformed, drove her to repeat this action, as if nothing she wanted.