Child of Destiny

He was taking his signature sword-drawing stance and facing the anomaly while the overlapping phantoms surrounding him continuously shifted positions while copying the movements of his real body one after another.

Click!

The subtle sound immediately rang throughout the quiet battlefield.

ʼJade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw (Darkness) – Flash Horizon (Nightfall Execution)ʼ

Shing!

He swung his sword immediately after unsheathing it.

However, instead of the usual flash of light tracing through the path of the sword, a black line as thin as a thread appeared behind the swordʼs trajectory.

Whoosh!

Not long after, the space unfolded into two different directions as if it were a thin fabric being cut by an extremely sharp object.

At the same time, the Elemental Anomaly that tried to attack him was swallowed by the rolling darkness before disappearing altogether.

Boom!

However, right at the same time, the ground where he was standing collapsed without warning.

It was not because of a powerful force, but because of the sudden appearance of a strange phenomenon. It was as if the earth itself had suddenly lost every trace of elemental essence supporting it.

Along with it, the corruption spreading from another anomaly appearing beneath him instantly transformed the solid stone into lifeless gray powder, which made the ground violently sink several meters.

Shinʼs footing disappeared.

Shriek!

At the same instant, a powerful psychic scream descended.

However, it was not directed at him either. Instead, it focused its attack on the space surrounding him.

The invisible shockwave shattered every fragment of space into countless fragments before hurling them toward Shin like a spatial avalanche.

Shinʼs eyes calmly swept across the incoming destruction. There were no openings nor a direct route to escape—they had completely trapped him in place.

Left without a choice, Shin had to rely on his defense. Fortunately, the current [Deathʼs Shadow] possessed by Grimrace was different from before.

Swoosh!

The cloak of shadow unraveled itself wide before turning into a massive blanket of shadows that swiftly wrapped around him repeatedly, turning into a black sphere that blocked every direction.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Successive explosions immediately erupted, subjecting Shin to a terrifying assault that came from both spatial collapse and the terrifying psychic attacks.

However, the dual attack was repeatedly warded off by the shadow cloak that kept repairing itself right before it collapsed completely due to the repeated bombardment.

Not long after, a small opening suddenly appeared.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Shin did not let that opening slip and sent out multiple phantoms through the gap to thread a path for him before switching places with the one that had successfully escaped from the collapsing void.

ʼPhantom Series: Final Movement – Phantom Danceʼ

Immediately after, Shin scattered more Phantoms in different parts of the battlefield, making sure that the same situation would not happen again.

”They are avoiding a direct confrontation now?” Shin concluded after seeing that the Elemental Anomalies immediately retreated away from him after a third anomaly died under his sword.

They all seemed to have a collective thought. — ”Do not let that blade touch you.”—

They then immediately adapted to attack the surrounding energies around Shin rather than attacking him directly.

However, it did not just stop there since Shin also saw some of them gathering at one spot, devouring one another to further hasten their evolution.

”These guys are too smart for their own good.” The corner of Shinʼs mouth could not help but twitch after seeing this scene.

”I can just let them do that, right?” He mumbled before quickly disappearing from his spot, switching places with the phantom standing near that cluster of anomalies.

Swoosh!

Immediately after appearing, Shin swiftly unsheathed the sword and swung it multiple times at the gathering spot of the anomalies.

ʼJade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw (Darkness) – Flash Requiem (Endless Night)ʼ

Shing! Shing! Shing!

His sword slashed, leaving traces of darkness in the air and creating a blanket of darkness that swallowed all the anomalies in the area before they could even fully devour one another.

Roar!

Right at the same time, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded behind Shin, sending a powerful psychic attack.

Shin was originally planning to ignore it, fully trusting that Grimrace would be able to handle it with the ʼMantle of Darknessʼ Authority.

Roar! Roar! Roar!