"Do you really think The Power of Order within you can match the Abyss?" The Abyss Offspring sneered, not pursuing Ye Tian and the others.

"Oh." Wang Linchi took intermittent shots at the Abyss Offspring. He noticed that as the battle progressed further, the Abyss Offspring became more competent. Now, battling the Saint Master, he was merely at a disadvantage, no longer completely outmatched.

Wang Linchi suspected that the Abyss Offspring must have some sort of battle evolution or rapid growth ability. Otherwise, he wouldn't have progressed so quickly.

Confronted with Wang Linchi's cool response, the Abyss Offspring grew livid but quickly repressed his anger. His emotional control had improved significantly after his Growth; he was no longer like a giant infant who would have a meltdown over trivial matters.

"In an hour, at most another hour, your servant will be no match for me."

"And those few ants just like you, I'm afraid they won't be able to awaken The Power of Order here within an hour."

"Surrender to me now, and I can grant you the power of the Abyss." The Abyss Offspring gradually began trying to win by non-violent means.

Of course, the most critical part was to retrieve the one-fifth of the Protagonist's Aura that Wang Linchi had snatched from him. Being incomplete would affect his Growth.

The best method was not to kill him directly, as that would only dissipate the Aura.

"And then?" Wang Linchi asked again, not forgetting to unleash another Fanciful and Fickle attack on the Abyss Offspring.

This act greatly annoyed the Abyss Offspring, but he did not show it. "If you pledge loyalty to me, I will grant you Immortality and eternal life, and the immense power to destroy a city with a simple gesture."

"When can you fulfill that? After all, you don't even have that power yourself," Wang Linchi sarcastically remarked.

Making grand promises should at least have some logic. You offer to recruit me with things you don't even possess. If the Abyss Offspring truly had those two abilities, he wouldn't still be at a disadvantage against the Saint Master; he would have killed both me and the Saint Master long ago.

The Abyss Offspring was, after all, making such grand promises for the first time, so some blunders were to be expected. Wang Linchi could understand that, but he wouldn't indulge him.

He hated it most when others made him grand promises or fed him useless motivational platitudes, because it meant they weren't offering anything substantial, just running their mouths.

Upon hearing these words, the Abyss Offspring fell silent. If he could develop further, he would indeed acquire these two powers. Unfortunately, that was for the future, not now.

Now, he needed to figure out how to deal with Wang Linchi.

He was confident he could gain the upper hand against the Saint Master within an hour. However, he wasn't entirely sure he could keep himself intact under the Game System's erasure protocol.

As for his previous claim that Ye Tian could not bring Wanxuan City under the Game System's control within an hour—that was a lie. It could be done in half an hour at most.

If he had the complete Protagonist's Aura, he wouldn't have to worry about this. However, he didn't. At best, his current Aura could only ensure his survival, not allow him to remain whole.

SWOOSH.

Before the Abyss Offspring could speak, a piercing sound whistled past his ear.

The Abyss Offspring narrowly dodged the attack—it was a Flying Sword.

"The Demon Slaying Sword! It's the bane of Abyssal Demons like you." Ye Tian arrived just in time. With a quick hand seal, the Demon Slaying Sword flew back to him.

The weapon he had wielded before was merely a longsword for close combat, whereas this Flying Sword was more like a Magical Artifact, a controllable aerial weapon.

The Abyss Offspring's gaze turned grim. He hadn't expected Ye Tian to return, let alone with such a special weapon. This put him at a major disadvantage.

This was clearly the result of the Game System's assistance; otherwise, it couldn't be such a coincidence.

"You think..." Even though the Abyss Offspring had undergone significant Growth, he still hadn't kicked his habit of talking too much.

Unlike Wang Linchi and Ye Tian, who, unless they were trying to psych out their opponents, mostly fought in silence until their enemy was dead.

With Ye Tian's Demon Slaying Sword sharing the burden, the pressure on the Saint Master eased considerably, shifting back onto the Abyss Offspring.

"Hmph, don't think that I... Wait, how can it be so fast?!" The Abyss Offspring was about to utter threats when he was astounded to see countless rays of The Power of Order in the sky continuously repairing the myriad holes in Wanxuan City that had been corroded by the Abyssal Gap.

Wang Linchi also felt his and the Saint Master's power being suppressed again, gradually dropping from thirty percent to twenty-five percent.

As Wanxuan City began to reintegrate, the Abyss Offspring was suppressed even further.

With the signal restored, the Abyss Offspring's attributes finally appeared above his head, albeit in a limited fashion:

[Demon Descendant·Fate Devil God LV ???, Health ???]

Wang Linchi hadn't expected this Abyss Offspring's prefix to be Demon Descendant, apparently a template level above a BOSS. The opponent's true name or race was horrifying enough; "Demon God" sounded truly majestic. If it managed its full Growth, it would indeed be incredibly powerful.

Unfortunately, he no longer had the chance for Growth.

Under suppression and siege, the Fate Devil God weakened further, unable to fully unleash his power.

"Damn it!" The Fate Devil God couldn't help but curse. He wanted to escape, but it was too late.

Escape earlier? If he had that ability, he wouldn't still be here.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. Now, there was only one path: to seek life through death.

His gaze shifted between Wang Linchi and Ye Tian as he tried to make a choice.

According to his reasoning, choosing Wang Linchi—someone who didn't inherently possess Fate—was the best option. After all, the Destiny Wang Linchi possessed was plundered and didn't truly belong to him. Even if it was stably suppressed, it was still flawed.

But Wang Linchi's situation was too bizarre. He, an Abyss Offspring possessing Fate, had ended up having his Destiny stolen. This wasn't just a slap in his own face, but a slap in the face of the Abyss itself.

Therefore, for safety's sake, choosing Ye Tian, who was his equal in terms of Destiny, was the safer bet.

If he chose Wang Linchi, what if he ended up being swallowed whole?

"Do you think you've already won? I'm not the only Abyss Offspring! You might stop me, but can you stop other Abyss Offspring from being born?"

"Hahaha, the Abyss will eventually corrode the entire world!"

The Fate Devil God wasn't making empty threats this time. As his voice fell, his body abruptly swelled in size, and with a bizarre increase in speed, he rushed towards Wang Linchi and Ye Tian.

"Now, let's die together..."

BOOM.

The body of the Fate Devil God exploded, transforming into a terrifying Abyssal power spreading out.

Fortunately, the Game System acted swiftly, constantly neutralizing this Abyssal power with The Power of Order to prevent excessive damage.

The next moment, an intangible, formless wisp of energy shot out from the explosion zone and silently landed on Ye Tian.

Wang Linchi keenly felt something was off and looked over, but couldn't see anything.

"What's wrong?" Ye Tian, completely oblivious, looked at Wang Linchi in confusion.

"Nothing, I just feel something's not quite right." Wang Linchi carefully observed Ye Tian, making him quite uncomfortable, but Wang Linchi still couldn't pinpoint anything.

"Did you find out what it was?" Ye Tian asked.

"No." Wang Linchi shook his head. With the Game System fully active, his plug-in abilities were thoroughly suppressed, reverting him to his weaker game character state. His spiritual power and mental acuity couldn't detect anything useful unless he could conduct an in-depth inspection back in reality.

"Then there should be nothing wrong." Ye Tian opened his character panel. Finding no negative statuses or other issues, he chalked it up to Wang Linchi's imagination.

However, Wang Linchi didn't think so. Given his abilities, it was highly unlikely he was experiencing a mere misperception.

The most likely possibility was that the Fate Devil God hadn't truly died. After all, he was a protagonist—even an 'imported' one—and wouldn't perish so easily.

So, the Fate Devil God escaped death and is now possessing Ye Tian? This was the first guess that surfaced in Wang Linchi's mind.

As for evidence, he wasn't a law enforcer; he didn't need concrete proof. If it was a possibility, he just needed to verify it.

If he was right, the Fate Devil God would probably try to hitch a ride with Ye Tian into the real world. That... could get interesting.

The only question was how Ye Tian's Protagonist's Aura would react. Two protagonists from different factions but the same world, engaging in a frenzied internal struggle... Only one could win. There was very little chance of them coexisting unless their Protagonist's Auras could somehow fuse.

But if they did fuse, it wouldn't necessarily be for the better; things might even get worse.

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