Han Sen was getting chased by the unicorn Kings. The herd of unicorns was fleeing as fast as they could, so he couldnât use his eye ability to escape. He frowned.
The gold unicorn King pursued Han Sen relentlessly. The beast clearly wanted to end him.
âYou wonât treat me with any respect unless I show my teeth, huh?â Han Sen thought angrily. He gathered up all the power he had, then he lifted the Thunder God Spike and thrust it toward the gold unicornâs fusiform area.
Dong!
The area and the Thunder God Spike clashed against each other, unleashing a scary fountain of sparks. The impact ripped the fabric of space. Han Sen felt as if his arms were about to be shaken loose, and his entire body was pushed back by the force of that fearsome power.
Han Sen held tightly to the Thunder God Spike. His Jadeskin power was running at max capacity, but it still wasnât enough to repel the gold unicornâs power.
Han Sen used all the might he could muster, and it felt like he was pulling power all the way from his toenails! The Blood-Pulse Sutra was boiling inside Han Senâs body, and his blood roared through his veins like a runaway train.
Boom!
Suddenly, a force shook Han Sen from the inside out. He could sense an invisible cogwheel in front of him. His body was the center of the cogwheelâthe big red cogwheel.
âThe Blood-Pulse Sutra is going to become King class!â Han Sen was shocked. He hadnât expected the Blood-Pulse Sutra to level up without an enormous amount of conscious effort on Han Senâs part.
The Blood-Pulse Sutraâs self-cogwheel started to spin. It did so in unison with other cogwheels of the universe. Because Han Senâs body was in motion, he couldnât open the universal core hallâs door.
But after the Blood-Pulse Sutraâs self-cogwheel moved, Han Sen noticed something strange.
The other self-cogwheels that Han Sen had spun could push the universal cogwheels around them. Jadeskinâs cogwheel could push seven, and the Dongxuan Sutraâs cogwheel could push many.
The Blood-Pulse Sutra, though, couldnât push any of the nearby universal cogwheels. Somehow, though, Han Sen still sensed that many universal cogwheels were connected to it.
Han Sen didnât understand what was going on, and he had no idea what the area power of the Blood-Pulse Sutra might be. When he activated his Mutant Blood Area, no actual area powers were emitted.
And yet, his fitness increased a lot. Fighting the unicorn Kings wasnât all that difficult for him now. And he was now moving quickly enough to evade their attacks.
Pang!
Han Sen spun the Thunder God Spike in his hand and jabbed it into the gold unicornâs area. Then Han Sen leaped up, dodging another unicornâs laser light.
Landoâs Demon Hell Dragon Tattoo was getting brighter. The scary purple dragon air rising from the tattoo was condensing into substance chains. It became a giant purple dragon upon Landoâs body.
The Tianxia Unicornâs face looked grim. The rainbow colors in its eyes flashed repeatedly, as if the universe was dying and being reborn inside them.
Lando roared, and a giant purple dragon shook everything around them. It looked as if he was going to swallow the entire world.
The light in the Tianxia Unicornâs eyes deepened, combining until all the colors had mixed into a uniform grey. The grey light shot out, heading for the raging purple dragon.
When the grey light and giant purple dragon collided, the whole world seemed to go quiet. The powers collided in near silence, and for a moment, nothing seemed to happen. A small vortex appeared between them, then began to expand, growing until it was exerting a powerful drag on everything in sight. It was like space itself was falling into an abyss.
Han Sen and the unicorn Kings were still engaged in battle when Han Sen felt the vortex pulling him toward Lando and the Tianxia Unicorn.
And Han Sen wasnât the only one affected. The unicorn Kings, the fleeing unicorn herd, and even the clouds around them were all being sucked into the vortex. Once they fell inside, they vanished.
Han Sen cast his own powers, but he couldnât fight off that force of suction that was dragging him in. Not even a half-deified King unicorn could escape it, so the chances of Han Sen escaping it were nil.
Seeing that he was about to be sucked into the dark swirl, Han Sen prepared to return to the sanctuary. Just before he activated his power, though, he felt someone grab his arm and pull him back from the abyss.
Han Sen raised his head and saw that it was Lando who had grabbed him.
Pang!
Han Sen heard the sound of something breaking. Under the tremendous power of the vortex, the invisible walls composed of substance chains started to crumble. The walls shattered like glass and began to fall into the abyss.
âGo!â Lando shouted. The arm that was holding Han Sen swung as Lando hurled Han Sen away from the vortex. In the next second, Han Sen found himself thousands of miles away, and he was still flying.
As he flew back, Han Sen heard a distant shout. The grey light inside the Tianxia Unicorn looked like a laser that could destroy the whole universe. It was being fired at Lando again.
A dragon roar shook space itself, and Landoâs whole body became a giant purple dragon that struck the grey light.
Han Sen watched as the grey light pierced straight through the giant dragon body. The huge form suddenly dissolved into purple smoke.
Landoâs body was sent flying, still trailing streamers of that smoke. His body was twitching spasmodically. He was dying.
Han Sen was shocked. He thought Lando had thrown him away because the man believed he could defeat the Tianxia Unicorn. But now, it seemed as if that wasnât the case.
âWhy is he doing this? He doesnât seem like the sort of guy who would care about the lives of others. Why would he save me moments before losing?â Han Sen kept thinking about it, but he was unable to understand.
âWhy should I care? He has nothing to do with me, anyway.â Han Sen summoned his power and added to the force of Landoâs throw, boosting himself away from there.
Landoâs body was floating amidst the clouds. The light of the Demon Hell Dragon Tattoo grew faint. It required a lifeforce to remain active.
Landoâs lifeforce was fading. He couldnât support the Demon Hell Dragon Tattoo any longer, and the tattoo fell from his body.
âIn the end, I still couldnât attain that last step.â Lando could see the Tianxia Unicorn coming for him. He could see the unicornâs eyes glowing grey. A powerful grey beam came from its eyes. Lando looked so calm, though, and it was as if he didnât care whether he lived or died. It was as if he wouldnât feel any pain... and he wouldnât.
He quietly closed his eyes, peacefully waiting for that final moment to come. To him, death would be a sweet relief.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Pang!
The grey beam broke the sky, but it didnât break Landoâs body. Something tightened around Landoâs arms. Someone had suddenly pulled him away. The grey beam went right by his body and into the sky, missing him entirely. The power roared past him, an incredible display of strength.