Chapter 351

In this monumental imperial city, everyone looked up and watched Zhou An disappear into the endless darkness.

Countless people in the crowd had already formed their own opinions.

鈥淶hou An has finally come out of seclusion after so long. Perhaps the outcome of this battle will finally be revealed.鈥�

“Yes, our battle with the strange entity will ultimately have an outcome. Who lives and who dies will depend on Zhou An’s trip.鈥�

鈥淗as he ever lost?鈥�

鈥滻t seems he has never lost. From his rise to power in Anding County to the present, he has never suffered a single defeat.鈥�

鈥漈hen we will wait and see. If he wins, mankind will be safe for all eternity. If he loses, we will follow in his footsteps and enter the endless darkness.”

Many people in the ranks looked at the departing figure of Zhou An, and their feelings grew more and more complex.

Inside the palace, everyone who was familiar with Zhou An gathered here.

Eunuch Wei put his hands in his sleeves, looked at the endless darkness in the sky, and sighed: 鈥淭his kid, after all, has become the only light in the darkness.鈥�

The Imperial Tutor stood nearby, turned his head and looked at the spot where Ye Shuang had turned into a statue: 鈥淐an he be saved? Maybe, perhaps, when Zhou An wins, they can also wake up from the endless loneliness.鈥�

Next to him, Heiyu clenched her fists, and the strange aura around her was extremely strong.

This was the first time she and Zhou An had severed their connection.

Heiyu could not feel Zhou An’s presence, nor did she feel that sense of security.

She knew very well why Zhou An had cut the connection.

Because if Zhou An died, she would also be reduced to boundless ashes, so this was Zhou An’s way of giving her an explanation.

Next to her, the chair that had been placed there had already fallen into a layer of dust.

Heiyu no longer cared about it, and just looked in the direction where Zhou An had disappeared, as if she were a wooden statue.

Many experts had gathered, and they were also waiting for the outcome of this battle.

If they lose, they will raise all their weapons and make a final counterattack.

No matter the outcome, they will fight to the death.

In a distant space, this place has now become a strange paradise.

Every few steps, there is a powerful and terrifying strange being.

They surround the center, where there is a huge throne.

A being that resembles Zhou An is sitting on the throne, overlooking the multitudes.

He suddenly felt something in his heart, looked up, gazed at the end of the sky, and then lightly tapped the armrest.

Below, the strange creatures, which had been living peacefully, suddenly exuded a murderous aura.

Then, one by one, they began to kill and devour each other.

With each killing and devouring, the strange creature became stronger.

As time passed, a terrifying and grotesque strange creature stood on the earth.

When this terrifying strange creature appeared, a golden light suddenly appeared in the sky.

Zhou An, holding a long black sword, descended from the sky and stood in midair.

In midair, a night wind blew, blowing the corners of Zhou An’s clothes a little messy, and his long black hair also fluttered in the wind.

鈥淵ou have finally come.鈥�

Wu gazed at Zhou An’s face without looking up, shook his head, and said, 鈥淚 didn’t want this outcome, but it’s not like I can do anything about it if you don’t agree. They chose to be in eternal solitude.鈥�

Zhou An gently raised his hand, and his fingers brushed against the long black knife, which trembled slightly. 鈥淲hat’s done is done. Is there any point in saying this? Today, between you and me, only one of us can walk out alive.鈥�

Wu sighed again, and then pointed in the direction of Zhou An: 鈥淟et’s start with an appetizer.鈥�

As soon as he made this move, the huge, terrifying and strange roared once, transforming into boundless murderous energy, and it pounced crazily towards Zhou An.

A bloom of purplish-black light appeared, and when it did, it became the only light in the darkness.

With the bloom of the light, the giant monster in front of him was instantly cut in half and turned into ashes all over the sky.

Zhou An, holding his long sword, shook his head and said, 鈥淵ou are generally as cautious as I am, but there is no way to test my abilities with this level of rubbish.鈥�

Wu nodded: 鈥淵es, but being able to take a look is already very good.鈥�

After saying this, Wu slowly stood up.

On Wu’s body, terrifying human faces immediately appeared, densely packed together. Just one glance made people feel their spirits tremble, lose consciousness, and fall into an indescribable madness.

Zhou An watched the aura on Wu’s body and frowned: 鈥淚t’s very familiar. It seems that it also contains some creatures from my world.鈥�

Wu did not avoid the question, and then said in a calm tone, 鈥淎ll the creatures I have killed have merged into me, so it is normal for you to feel familiar.鈥�

After he finished speaking, the huge throne behind him disappeared.

The momentum between the two gradually increased, and it seemed that both sides wanted to completely destroy the other.

Just then, Wu took the lead.

The heads on his body were like elastic bands that could extend, suddenly growing taller and longer as they rushed towards Zhou An.

Each head carried a murderous aura and a terrifying sound that confused the mind.

Under this terrifying might, the surrounding space instantly crumbled into pieces and turned into nothingness.

The world trembled, and the earth kept on cracking.

The long sword in Zhou An’s hand turned into a dark green blade of light, and at the same time, his right hand trembled slightly, and the dark green blade of light turned into tiny blade beams as thin as needles.

Each blade beam was aimed at a head, and the iron pot in his other hand soared up into the sky, as if it were an enormous mountain, heading towards the sky without a lid.

Zhou An had used all his abilities to the extreme.

This attack between the two sides was made with all their strength, without any reservations.

When the attacks of the two collided, this world was like an extremely inflated balloon. Suddenly, it was pierced by a needle, and it could no longer hold itself together, completely shattering and dissolving into endless nothingness.

There was nothing but blackness all around. There was no sky or earth, no sun, moon, or stars, no living creatures, and not even any strangeness.

There was only Zhou An and Wu, endlessly unleashing their attacks.

Zhou An had once thought that if he reached the pinnacle of his level, perhaps just one move would be enough to decide the outcome of the battle.

But the battle between him and Wu was not like that.

Both sides had golden fingers, and they were exactly the same. And at that moment, they formed a complementary relationship, neither being able to harm the other, and there was simply no way to tell who would win in the short term.

This world had already shattered and turned into endless nothingness, but the battle between the two had only just begun.

As time passed, the aftereffects of their battle began to spread.

One world after another was filled with countless strange things, and during the night that the two spent in this world, this world full of strange things would be reduced to nothing, and none of the strange things could survive.

鈥淚t’s strange, isn’t it?鈥�

During this period of time, Wu even talked with Zhou An.

鈥淭here’s only your world left, and the world before you traveled to. In this world, all the other worlds have already been turned into a paradise of strange things by me.鈥�

Zhou An fell silent. He knew very well that this was true.

Because during that fight, the two of them had already shattered many worlds, and indeed, none of those worlds had survived.

鈥淓ven if it’s to fulfill your dream, can you really create this boundless killing industry?鈥� Zhou An asked.

Wu shook his head: 鈥淛ust as you kill the strange, the strange kill the same way. Our roles are different, our stances are different, so what’s the difference between cruel and not cruel?鈥�

鈥淭hen let me turn your stance around.鈥�

Zhou An launched another attack.

Between him and Wu, there was nothing left to say.

The attacks of the two became even more fierce.

The golden light on Zhou An’s body shattered and reformed, and he had already sustained injuries.

The same was true of Wu, whose strange body was covered in damage.

This was the most difficult battle Zhou An had ever experienced since entering the industry, and also the most thrilling.

Wu took a step back and laughed, 鈥淗ow do I compare to your aunt?鈥�

Zhou An raised an eyebrow: 鈥淲hy mention her at a time like this?鈥�

There was no nonsense between the two of them, and at this time, Wu suddenly brought this up, which made Zhou An feel that there might be something in it.

Sure enough, after this sentence was finished, Wu suddenly pointed with one finger in midair.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou An turned his head sharply and saw a familiar scene.

His aunt, Yue Jiang’s strange behaviour, the magistrate of Anding County, and one person after another who had died at his hands suddenly appeared in this void, including the leader of the Zongxing Sect, Xiao Heyun, and the people from the Yedao Gate and Yefo Gate.

鈥淲hy, do you think using these ragtag soldiers will make me lose?鈥�

Zhou An said indifferently, 鈥淭his isn’t your style.鈥�

After saying this, Zhou An’s long sword in his hand reversed, and with just one slash, these things turned into boundless ashes.

Wu shook his head and said, 鈥淲hat I mean is that if you promise me one thing, perhaps I can resurrect your friends, such as Yuhang and Ye Shuang, and also Emperor Xingwu and Emperor Yunqi.鈥�

“They have turned into stone statues, but I might be able to bring them back to life. Also, the people in the immortal underground city can be taken away, how about it?鈥�

鈥淚 have left two worlds, one of which is the world of your past life, just so that you can promise me today that you can bring them all back.鈥�

鈥漌hy?鈥� Zhou An suddenly asked, 鈥榃hy are you so obsessed with getting me to agree to this? You have been like this since a long time ago, and I feel that there may be something in it.鈥�

鈥漎ou are not thinking of waiting until I am unable to improve my lifestream proficiency over there, so as to overtake me and even kill me. This plan is too lame.鈥�

Put yourself in his shoes. If Zhou An were in this situation with an absolute advantage, he would definitely kill the other person without saying a word, and he would not mention any requests or conditions here, not even a single word.

But Wu has been repeating this same thing since a long time ago, and he is still doing it now.

So Zhou An feels that there might be something going on here.

As Zhou An said this, Wu fell silent.

He didn’t even mention this matter again, and attacked Zhou An.

This scene was even more strange, and it made Zhou An feel that there was definitely something fishy going on.

He fell into deep thought, and in the midst of his contemplation, he also fought with Wu.

The attacks of the two once again began to destroy the endless world.

After a long time, a sudden flash of inspiration came to Zhou An’s mind, as if he had thought of something important.

Then, with a teasing look, he surveyed Wu. Wu felt it afterwards and said helplessly, 鈥淣o wonder it’s you, you should have guessed already.鈥�

Zhou An raised an eyebrow and said, 鈥淵ou can’t enter the world where my past life was, can you?鈥�

Wu was full of helplessness: 鈥淵ou’re right, I can’t.鈥�

鈥淚n fact, from the moment you rejected me, I already made plans. Between you and me, it’s either you or me, there’s no third option.鈥�

“My dream is for the whole world to become a strange paradise. Do you know, Zhou An, if you can’t become a strange paradise in your past life, I’ll be very sorry.鈥�

At this time, Wu, finally, in the midst of the mundane, let slip a breath of madness, like a true weirdness.

“I don’t want to leave any regrets. I want to destroy everything, including your past life. Your current world is just bait. I want you to think that they can live, and then through you, find a way into the past life world.鈥�

鈥淏ecause that was the last world I couldn’t destroy and enter, but now that you’ve seen through it, it doesn’t matter. Between you and me, there’s a life and death split. If I die, I lose, and if you die, I win. After I absorb your golden finger, I’ll still be able to go in.”

Things have come to this, and everything has been revealed.

Wu doesn’t even want to think about anything else right now. He only has one thought in his head right now, and that is to completely resolve Zhou An.

Zhou An smiled and said, 鈥漎ou see, you’re anxious again. I still like the calm way you were before.鈥�

After saying this, the battle between the two once again began.

This time, it seemed that the two had an unspoken understanding, attacking without defending, and the two sides were caught in a kind of deathmatch.

To attack without defending is to give up all defenses, the goal being to completely kill the opponent.

And this time, the injuries on the two began to stack up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The initial balance of power was gone, and something called crisis appeared.

One careless move and it would be a corpse.

Zhou An and Wu’s attacks completely exploded with terrifying momentum at this moment, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

This battle lasted for countless days and nights.

No one bothered to keep track of time, because there was no longer any point of reference.

Zhou An only knew that this battle had lasted a very long time.

After a long time, the battle gradually subsided.

Zhou An stood in the air, holding a long black sword, and felt an endless sense of devastation.

From the time he entered the arena until now, this was the first time he had suffered such a terrible injury.

On the other side, the state of Wu could only be described as even worse than his.

Because at this moment, the countless heads on Wu’s body had become smooth, with terrifying scars all over his body, and even the places that couldn’t be seen were also weak.

鈥淎m I going to lose after all?鈥�

Wu trembled with his hands, full of unwillingness, 鈥淚t’s still a little bit off, just a little bit off. If you give me another month, I will be able to live.鈥�

Zhou An shook his head and said, 鈥淎 little bit is a world apart. In the battle between you and me, a little bit is enough.鈥�

At this moment, Wu’s tone was a little crazy: 鈥淵es, a little bit, a little bit is enough. You are just like that.鈥�

鈥淲hat’s wrong with me?鈥� Zhou An frowned: 鈥淎fter losing, you broke through my defense again?鈥�

鈥淏reak the defense?鈥� Wu shook his head: 鈥業 didn’t break the defense at all. I lost willingly because I always pick up the skills you don’t want. It would be strange if I could win.鈥�

鈥滲ut don’t be happy for too long. Just because I lost doesn’t mean you won.鈥�

Zhou An’s brows furrowed even tighter: 鈥榃hat do you mean?鈥�

鈥滵o you think you can change the situation now? The world is full of weirdness. You can kill all the weirdness, but there will still be weirdness in the future.鈥�

Having said that, Wu’s aura gradually began to fade, as if he would fall at any moment.

Zhou An took a step forward, grabbed Wu by the collar, and lifted him up: 鈥淏e clear. You’ve already lost anyway, so you want to give me a thrill at the end?鈥�

鈥淲hether it’s thrilling or not, you’ll be able to feel it afterwards.鈥�

The aura in Wu’s eyes completely disappeared, and only the strange madness that belonged to him continued to flow around him.

鈥淐ome! Let the golden fingers merge into one. Although I cannot see the future, I believe you cannot reverse it!”

After these words were spoken, the aura around Wu finally completely disappeared, turning into ashes all over the sky.

Immediately afterwards, in front of Zhou An, a fist-sized golden light ball appeared.

And as soon as this golden light ball appeared, it slowly flew towards Zhou An.

Zhou An could feel a sense of familiarity in the green light ball.

He knew this thing, it was his other half, the Golden Finger.

The next moment, when the golden orb entered Zhou An’s body, it seemed like a golden light as bright as the sun, wrapping Zhou An’s entire body.

Zhou An closed his eyes and silently absorbed it.

Then, the golden light became fainter and fainter, until it disappeared into nothingness.

In front of Zhou An’s eyes, smoke appeared and a text floated up.

This time, the text was particularly simple, without numerous skills, there was only one.

鈥斺€擺Infinity]

Those were the only two words, and there was nothing else.

There were no attributes, nothing, just the two words 鈥渋nfinite鈥�.

Zhou An looked at the two words in front of him, and then took a step forward.

As he took this step, behind him was an endless amount of radiance.

The radiance was so dazzlingly colorful that there were no gaps in sight.

Each ray of light was a skill, and each ray of light represented all the abilities of a world.

Zhou An suddenly understood. At this moment, he combined all the abilities of the remnant worlds and finally turned them into an infinite skill.

He didn’t need a knife or a pot. All he needed to do now was to casually strike, and it would be the ultimate unification of countless remnant world skills.

鈥淚t’s time to settle this.鈥�

Zhou An’s eyes shone with dazzling golden light like the sun.

Then, this golden light burst out of his eyes.

The golden light traversed countless worlds and finally arrived at where Yang Lao was.

At this time, Yang Lao and the strange creature from the sky were still attacking each other, neither being able to defeat the other.

However, after the golden light appeared, the next moment, the giant strange creature was enveloped in the golden light and turned into endless ashes.

Yang Lao was slightly stunned. Before he could react, he heard Zhou An’s voice.

“Yang Lao, return to the world where I am. It’s time for this to have a final destination.鈥�

Yang Lao was shocked to hear Zhou An’s voice.

He didn’t know why Zhou An had become so strong, but he knew in his heart that at this moment, Zhou An seemed to have surpassed his level.

After just a little thought, Yang Lao didn’t think about it anymore, and then silently turned around and took a step forward.

Before long, a crack appeared in front of Yang Lao.

Immediately afterwards, he had already crossed countless worlds and arrived in the world where Zhou An was.

When Eunuch Wei and the others saw Yang, they were all shocked, but they didn’t say anything.

Yang asked a question and then understood the reason, and he also fell silent.

He followed the example of the others and looked up at the sky, but in his heart he was wondering what Zhou An meant by this being the final battle.

After solving the mystery, Zhou An crossed his arms behind his back.

The black clothes on his body kept rustling in the wind.

Without any visible movement, the surrounding scenery began to shatter and coalesce.

Then, he arrived in a chaotic space.

In this space, there were countless fragments, each of which imprinted a scene.

The scenes projected were, however, broken and decaying worlds.

This strange world was a reflection of the fragments.

Zhou An could feel that after he combined all the golden fingers into one, the fragments began to merge.

If they completely merge and eventually become one big piece, then the world corroded by the strangeness will also become a whole.

Zhou An knew very well that Wu Chu was right. Even if he stomped his feet now to destroy all the strangeness, he had never destroyed the root, and the strangeness would still exist.

Because the root also exists.

So what Zhou An needed to do now was to completely solve the root.

Watching the various fragments that were merging, Zhou An fell silent.

He had no idea how to solve it. Zhou An tried to touch the fragments with his hand.

Immediately, the fragments shattered beneath his fingers, and with the shattering of the fragments came the withering of a world.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Zhou An’s ear, causing him to turn his head sharply.

“It’s fun, isn’t it? Just a little touch of the finger is enough to destroy a world.鈥�

When he looked back, he saw behind him a humanoid figure made of white light, sitting cross-legged in the void.

The white light human body had threads connecting it to the endless void.

鈥淲ho are you?鈥�

Zhou An narrowed his eyes.

鈥淢e?鈥�

The white light humanoid pointed at itself and then shook his head: 鈥淚 used to be all the worlds, and now I seem to have become something very interesting.鈥�