With the support of the Armor of Wind, Lin Luo's "Creation" could almost perfectly keep pace with the deprivation of the Void Domain, meaning he was no longer hindered by a lack of water or oxygen.

After one sweep of his blade, countless wind arrows formed by the Strings of the South Wind shot toward Mo Xinming like lightning.

At that moment, Mo Xinming was locked in fierce combat with Evangeline. Both were Rank 100 Rule-level powerhouses, and they were locked in a deadlock. Suddenly feeling the black flames, swirling with destructive power, bearing down on him, Mo Xinming immediately felt immense pressure increase.

"Damn it," he cursed, not hesitating to unleash the Binding of the Vacuum that coiled around him. The two forces collided, instantly vanishing without a trace.

Bang, bang, bang.

Because he was forced to contend with Lin Luo's Black Flame of Destruction, Mo Xinming's offense and defense experienced a slight, momentary stagnation. Although this pause was less than 0.1 seconds—imperceptible to ordinary people—Evangeline, fighting him, was hardly ordinary.

Seizing that 0.1-second gap, Evangeline's power of Devour instantly nullified Mo Xinming's Void Domain, and her slender hands struck his chest three times like lightning.

Evangeline's application of Rules was entirely different from others. Whether it was Lin Luo, Sieg, or Mo Xinming, they used Rule Force externally, as an outer power. But Evangeline had fused Rule Force with her very being; she herself had become a Rule.

Thus, even her ordinary close-quarters combat techniques carried an incomparable power of Devour as she executed them.

"Ugh!" Struck heavily, Mo Xinming couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face paling. Before he could recover, infinite killing intent descended upon him again, and a blade edge wreathed in black flame slashed toward his neck.

"Don't push me too far!" Mo Xinming roared in fury, unleashing his Life Force, which repelled Evangeline dozens of meters away. Simultaneously, the Void Domain in his hand abruptly doubled in scale, striking directly at the Blade of Verdant Wind.

The power is stronger than before; I can't meet it head-on... Lin Luo was slightly startled. At the instant the blade was about to collide with the opponent's palm, he flashed instantly to the right, evading the counterattack.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence in his black flames—even if the power increased, he could stimulate his Life Force to make the black flames fiercer. But the problem was... if he did that, Lei might not be able to withstand it.

The Black Flame of Destruction was a power he obtained by reversing the operation of the Creation Domain. If Creation was life, then Destruction was death—the purest power of annihilation. Other than himself, anyone touched by those black flames would be burned to ashes.

Only Lei was slightly different. Since their fusion was a state of soul coexistence, making them almost one entity, Lei could withstand the destructive power of the black flames. However... that was only for the current intensity of the black flame. If he increased its power, even if Lei could endure it, the consequences after colliding with the Binding of the Vacuum were hard to imagine.

Even in previous battles, Lin Luo had only unleashed the Ring of the East Wind and the Strings of the South Wind using his blade to attack Mo Xinming; he had never directly clashed the Blade of Verdant Wind against the opponent's Binding of the Vacuum.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Lin Luo avoid a direct confrontation, Mo Xinming burst into laughter, thinking his opponent feared his power and dared not engage directly. He pressed his advantage, instantly unleashing seven punches—seven bindings of the Vacuum enveloped Lin Luo.

Crap.

Lin Luo’s expression changed. Surrounded by seven Bindings of the Vacuum, the opponent’s Void Domain was actually interfering with his instantaneous movement, making evasion impossible!

Decisively recalling the Blade of Verdant Wind, Lin Luo swiftly swept his left hand to the side. Dots of black flame materialized along the trajectory of his gesture, completely blocking the seven Bindings of the Vacuum outside. However, the power of the black flames this time was clearly weaker than before. When the black flames died out, three Bindings of the Vacuum still managed to break through.

Swish, swish, swish.

In a flash, three Bindings of the Vacuum struck Lin Luo’s left shoulder, chest, and side abdomen. But they didn't penetrate as the opponent expected. After hitting Lin Luo's body, the three Bindings of the Vacuum vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only black flames burning in those three spots.

Through his Sensory Domain, Lin Luo could already determine where those three Bindings of the Vacuum would strike his body—this was approaching combat intuition. Thus, when evasion was impossible, Lin Luo had no choice but to stimulate a portion of his Life Force, igniting black flames where the attacks landed, thereby neutralizing the power of Absolute Void.

Of course, this action caused significant damage to himself. Even though Absolute Void hadn't truly pierced his body, the consequence of the collision was painful enough to almost make him pass out.

"Protecting your weapon, are you an idiot?" Mo Xinming sneered disdainfully. If Lin Luo had used the blade in his hand to block the attack just now, he absolutely wouldn't have been injured—though the blade itself might not have survived. But prioritizing the weapon over his own safety was something Mo Xinming considered only a fool would do.

"Because I am such an idiot, my Heart Codex is the Book of Contracts, and you, boy, are not!" Lin Luo retorted, enduring the pain in his body, instantly teleporting away to appear at Mo Xinming's side and launching the Ring of the East Wind once more.

"That makes you the prey, and me the hunter," Mo Xinming ground out. He blasted the Ring of the East Wind apart with one punch and was about to press the attack when a chilling cold permeated his body.

This woman is truly troublesome...

Mo Xinming cursed inwardly and quickly retreated from his spot. The Void Domain instantly expelled the coldness from his body. He shot several Bindings of the Vacuum from both fists, simultaneously defending against Evangeline and attacking Lin Luo.

"Trying to fight us both, kid, you're certainly arrogant enough." Evangeline's tone carried a hint of disdain as she pressed her palm forward. A rapidly swirling vortex instantly devoured the Bindings of the Vacuum, converting them almost simultaneously into ice at absolute zero.

Watching the incoming storm of ice, Mo Xinming couldn't help but frown. Her Rule Force was hardly inferior to his. Two against one was indeed troublesome.

But no matter how troublesome, he wouldn't give up now. Even if he couldn't defeat these two instantly, with the Void Domain, he was virtually invincible. If things truly went south, retreating wouldn't be too late.

Swiftly evading the ice storm, Mo Xinming attacked Lin Luo again... Evangeline was immortal; killing her would be difficult. After reaching this conclusion, he shifted his primary focus to Lin Luo.

"Lin Luo, ignore me, increase the output of Destruction. I can hold on," Lin Luo heard Lei's gentle voice near his ear just as he dodged several Bindings of the Vacuum.

If Lin Luo cast the Black Flame of Destruction himself, 100% output meant 100% power. But if channeled through the Blade of Verdant Wind, the power could increase by at least thirty percent. Lin Luo’s current output was already at one hundred percent, but if he stimulated his Life Force like Mo Xinming, his output could increase by at least another half. However...

"Don't talk nonsense, that's not something you can just endure by saying so," Lin Luo stated without hesitation. Destruction was a double-edged sword. While it possessed absolute lethality against enemies, if misused, the wielder could also be consumed by destruction.

Lin Luo, as the user, understood the immense power of Destruction most deeply. He had "died" seventy-two times within Evangeline's scroll world until he succeeded in mastering Destruction on the seventy-third attempt.

Even so, he dared not let the Black Flame of Destruction directly engulf him. The reason Lei could withstand it was twofold: beyond her unique nature, the crucial factor was that Lin Luo had used his own body to suppress the majority of the side effects, while the small remainder would not affect Lei. This required incredibly precise manipulation and highly tested control.

But if he were to increase the power of Destruction, he could no longer maintain that precise control, and the Destruction would inevitably backfire. Exaggeratedly speaking, it could even lead to the destruction of the Blade of Verdant Wind.

Lin Luo naturally could not risk this.

"But..."

"No buts. If you truly insist, then let's try it another way..."

"Huh?"

Lei let out a soft sound of surprise, but before she could say more, Mo Xinming attacked. Helpless, she suppressed the question in her heart and joined Lin Luo in confronting the powerful enemy.

The punch, imbued with the power of Absolute Void, rushed toward him again, and to Lin Luo’s shock, the opponent was attacking not him, but the Blade of Verdant Wind in his hand.

"Since you want to protect that sword, boy, I want to see how long you can protect it!" Mo Xinming sneered. While dodging Evangeline's attacks, he furiously struck at Lin Luo.

Currently, with his Life Force stimulated, Mo Xinming's strength surpassed that of both Lin Luo and Evangeline. Thus, even fighting two on one, he was not at a disadvantage.

The frigid ice, the scorching flame, the absolute void... the three entangled fiercely.

Every attack Mo Xinming launched was directed at the Blade of Verdant Wind. The Binding of the Vacuum shot out relentlessly. Faced with such an assault, Lin Luo was temporarily scrambling, and the Blade of Verdant Wind in his hand trembled slightly.

"Haha, your sword is going to break!" Mo Xinming roared with sudden laughter, the Binding of the Vacuum exploding with even greater power. The Absolute Void seemed intent on stripping everything from the world.

Finally, with no other recourse, Lin Luo gritted his teeth and decisively withdrew from his fusion state with Lei, then used the Creation Domain to instantly send her several miles away.

A streak of electric light flashed rapidly across the sky, enveloping the green-haired girl, who instantly flew out of the vacuum zone.

Without a doubt, that was Misaka Mikoto.

She was originally paired with Evangeline. Since Evangeline was present, Mikoto couldn't be far behind. Although the zone prevented her from joining the fight, making a quick trip back and forth was certainly manageable.

It was precisely because he knew this that Lin Luo dared to separate from Lei. Otherwise, in her human form, if she remained in this vacuum zone, certain death awaited her.

Although he successfully sent Lei away, Lin Luo himself was in an extremely perilous situation. The moment he sent Lei away, he pushed the Creation Domain to its absolute limit, dropping his own defenses to their lowest point. Mo Xinming would never miss an opportunity like this.

"Haha, you're dead!" Amidst his roaring laughter, Mo Xinming completely ignored Evangeline’s attacks, letting her ice blasts pass through his body as he struck Lin Luo’s chest with his full power.

Bang!

The fist, loaded with Absolute Void, instantly pierced through Lin Luo’s chest. The Void Domain immediately began its unrestrained deprivation...

"Lin Luo!" Evangeline’s expression changed drastically.

"I won! Hahaha, I won! I won..." In stark contrast, Mo Xinming roared with excitement.

"No, you lost."

But before Mo Xinming could finish laughing, a voice suddenly echoed from ahead, causing him to freeze. A sense of crisis instinctively surged within him, urging him to quickly disengage from the enemy before him!

Slap.

Though Mo Xinming tried to flee at maximum speed, it was already too late. Before he could make any move, his arms were seized, held fast like pincers, rendering him utterly immobile.

"You... you bastard!" Mo Xinming’s face changed dramatically. The one holding his arms was Lin Luo. At this moment, his fist was still lodged in Lin Luo's body, having pierced clean through his chest and back, but the Absolute Void had ceased its deprivation.

He was shocked to discover that a black flame far denser than before was fueling from Lin Luo's chest, resisting the Absolute Void. Moreover, that black flame, after blocking the deprivation, did not extinguish; instead, it burned even more fiercely.

Crackling...

In almost an instant, Lin Luo's entire body was enveloped by the black flames, and then, the black flames spread over his hands...

"No, no... don't come near, don't come near!"

Mo Xinming shrieked in terror, his eyes filled with fear. Just as his Void Domain could harm Lin Luo, Lin Luo's Black Flame of Destruction was also immensely lethal to him. Under other circumstances, he would have been confident in neutralizing the opponent's power with his Void Domain, but now...

At such close range, the Void Domain was of little use. The black flames seemed capable of infiltrating everything, easily incinerating the Absolute Void before spreading to Mo Xinming's body.

"Aaaah! What is this? It hurts! It hurts so much! Let go, let go!" The immense pain contorted Mo Xinming’s entire face. In the previous battles, while he could sense the threat of the black flames, only now, actually being scorched by them, did he comprehend the true nature of that agony.

It was like being bitten by a million ants, or sliced by countless blades. His entire body felt as if it had been submerged in a boiling pot of oil... completely beyond description—utterly a fate worse than death.

"Damn you! Do you want... ah... mutual destruction?" The black flames spread across his entire body through his arms in the blink of an eye. Mo Xinming's half of his body was engulfed in fire; the Void Domain was completely breached.

"Even if you burn me to death and unleash all your life force, you won't survive. Let go!" Mo Xinming continued to struggle, even attempting to persuade Lin Luo. "What good is mutual destruction for you? You want to live too, don't you? If you let go, we can both live... Ah, it hurts too much!"

But Lin Luo remained unmoved by Mo Xinming’s words, his expression utterly cold. How could he possibly let go?

What he sought was not merely to defeat Mo Xinming, but to utterly slay him. Only then would the Heart of Hope return, and only then could Silverlight be saved. But with his current strength, even combining forces with Evangeline, they could not instantly kill Mo Xinming. If the opponent realized the situation was dire and managed to flee this world, everything would be ruined. Therefore, he had to prevent the opponent from escaping.

Earlier, Lin Luo had deliberately made Lei appear overly exhausted and unable to fight further, drawing Mo Xinming's attack. The moment he sent Lei away, he intentionally offered no resistance, allowing the opponent's fist to pierce his body—all for the purpose of... capturing him, denying him even the chance to materialize his Heart Codex.

If the Heart Codex could not be materialized, the Great Path of Starlight could not be summoned.

Lin Luo exerted the maximum power in his grip, holding the opponent's arms tightly, while simultaneously increasing the intensity of the black flames... gradually exceeding the limits he could personally control... The pure black flames of Destruction were harming the enemy, but they were also harming himself.

In less than five seconds, Mo Xinming's entire body began to burn violently, just like Lin Luo's...

Pain, moans, and screams echoed across the heaven and earth.

"This, this is..." On the other side, Evangeline was stunned, completely unable to process such a sudden turn of events.

The incineration by the black flames continued. Mo Xinming, a supreme powerhouse of Rule Level, wept uncontrollably. Under that pain, which was absolutely inhuman, his spirit nearly collapsed. He could no longer maintain the Void Domain, which in turn intensified the burning of the black flames.

"I beg you, let go quickly! I don't want the World Heart anymore! I don't want this world anymore! I don't want to participate in the God War either! Let go, it hurts so much..." Only desperate pleas for mercy could be heard.

But Lin Luo maintained an unchanged, cold expression throughout. He paid no heed to Mo Xinming's weeping and begging.

At this moment, Lin Luo's mouth occasionally twitched, and his body trembled intermittently. Because the intensity of the Destruction had surpassed the range he could control, he, like his opponent, was enduring the pain of being burned by the black flames.

Of course, as the wielder, the pain Lin Luo suffered was not as fierce as Mo Xinming's, and having been burned seventy-two times in the scroll world had given him a degree of resistance.

After an unknown amount of time, Mo Xinming's voice finally vanished completely, and along with it disappeared his life and physical body, which were completely reduced to ash under the scorching of the Black Flame of Destruction.

A white book and a silver-white World Heart floated in the air.

"Heart of Hope... Wonderful." Lin Luo extended a trembling hand and tightly grasped the World Heart in his palm, and then...

He plummeted.

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