From within the tear, a colossal figure began to form.

Because of the illusion's sheer size, everyone present was drawn into it.

They were forced to witness what came next.

The heavens erupted with countless heavenly phenomena.

Blazing suns roared with ancient fire.

Cascading rivers of stars churned like living galaxies.

Ancient runes swirled in the air, each one carrying a weight that could crush a mortal's soul.

The eyes of all the cultivators widened in shock, awe, and despair.

The colossal figure slowly took shape.

A profound aura, heavy as eternity and sharp as truth, spread through the surroundings.

The blazing suns, phoenixes, and stars slowly paled in comparison to the figure ahead.

Then the lady slowly materialised.

Even in her giant form, her beauty was untouched.

It was heightened, magnified to a level that made the air tremble.

Her hair flowed like a waterfall of starlight.

Her silhouette was the perfect balance of divine grace and the force of a world-ending storm.

Her long, slender frame radiated elegance, and every curve held the quiet promise of devastation.

Her aura stretched like the endless cosmos, boundless, patient, and cruel.

Even Kranos froze.

He could not use any technique.

The figure before him looked nothing like Kathryn.

He guessed that, due to her regression, her appearance must have changed.

But the fear did not fade.

This was not merely a different face.

This was a depth he could not measure.

His time ability, his space ability, and everything else were useless before her.

The goddess turned toward the immortal finger that had almost reached her.

Her hand moved, slapping toward it.

She did not even spare Kranos a glance.

It was as though she disdained to look at them at all.

She considered them insignificant ants before her mighty presence.

Her slender, smooth hands moved with quiet grace.

They collided with the finger.

There were no grand, showy movements.

The skies cracked apart with a sound like the breaking of creation.

A hairline fracture appeared in space.

The immortal world slowly began to split.

It had already been destabilised by the divine cultivator inheritance.

Now it could no longer withstand the pressure, breaking apart completely.

The surroundings split open.

Outside, the pitch-black void became prominent.

From the void, an eye slowly emerged from thin air.

The Eye of the Immortal Heavenly Dao.

It was vast beyond comprehension.

The iris was a swirling ocean of nebulae and judgment.

The pupil was a black hole that drank in light, thought, and hope.

Sensing the abnormalities in this world, it immediately acted.

It appeared above the skies to assess the situation.

As soon as the eye appeared, it widened.

It stared at the colliding figures.

It could scarcely believe what it saw.

Two immortals were battling in such a small immortal world.

Sensing Kathryn's state, the eye flashed.

It longed to act, to eliminate the anomaly who had defied the Heavenly Dao.

But it was restricted.

It could not strike directly.

It could only influence certain threads of fate.

The eye swept over everyone.

Its gaze was like the slow turn of a heavenly guillotine.

It noticed the essence of nothingness and the auras of time and luck.

The eye fell into shock once more.

How could so many terrifying presences gather in one place?

Meanwhile, the two immortals clashed.

Kathryn's hand, which had seemed ordinary, slowly destroyed the small finger.

Under the weight of her strike, the finger splintered and cracked apart.

It could offer no resistance.

The heavenly phenomena soon subsided. The displays of power faded, yet the damage had already been done and the void had collapsed further.

Having destroyed the finger, Kathryn's pale face was revealed.

Her face was ghastly white as though she had sacrificed too much in that attack, but Kranos was shocked to realise he still did not see a hint of panic on Kathryn's expression.

She still had a trump card, he thought. His eyes widened slightly. For a moment he wondered what depth of will she had hidden all this time.

Kathryn turned toward the cultivators and immediately sneered.

"Do you really think you can kill me? Even the master of the immortal worlds does not dare utter such words."

The black masked man was silent for a long time before slowly saying, "According to our agreement, you are free to kill us and everyone else. It seems we have underestimated you. I did not expect a cultivator of such caliber would be willing to travel so far back into the past."

As he spoke, his voice carried a melancholic tone. He honestly did not expect Kathryn to be someone who had transcended the divine realm and who even had the means to use a portion of her power.

Previously he had thought she was either a regressor from the immortal world or, at most, a minor divine realm expert, hence the reason he brought the Immortal Annihilating Finger.

In fact, when he brought it he had thought it was overkill. But now...

A sigh escaped his lips as he readied himself for the death of this clone.

At least, he thought, with this his main body would know the terror of Kathryn the anomaly and would not be reckless when dealing with her in the future.

With that thought he allowed himself a small, bitter smile. His plot had not gone to waste in the end. He had achieved a small victory.

"Enjoy the netherworlds!" Kathryn sneered and waved her hands, causing the surrounding space to distort.

However, just then a change occurred on the battlefield.

A chill ran down Kathryn's spine as she recognised an aura creeping up behind her.

The unremarkable young man.

Kranos noticed the unremarkable young man the moment he appeared, and seeing the danger Kathryn was in he moved instantly to save her.

Time froze and his figure blurred, appearing behind her.

The Immortal Time Sword, Eternal Hunger, which had broken through, manifested in his hand instantly.

He slashed toward the unremarkable young man and immediately his aura detonated outward.

Instantly the unremarkable young man felt a chill.

There was nothing he could do. Time was paused and, although he could sense the attack, he could not stop it.

The slash struck him fiercely, giving him no chance to recover.

At the same time, the time sword absorbed the remaining time the man had left, strengthening itself.

The system flashed in Kranos's line of sight but he ignored it.

[you have gained…]

[your time sword grows stronger…]

Time flow returned to normal and Kathryn turned to look behind her, noting the dissipating figure of the unremarkable young man.

A relieved sigh escaped her lips.

"Did not expect him to actually be able to use his divine will, being able to stay alive even after death." After sighing she turned to Kranos with a look of gratitude. "Thank you for saving my life. I owe you one."

Hearing her words, Kranos nodded at her and then turned toward those from the Scarlet Moon Organization.

Seeing this development, how could those from the Scarlet Moon Organization not know that Kranos had tricked them?

He had never intended to kill Kathryn from the start.

He only wanted to use them to get his revenge for being hunted previously. Why had they not thought of this?

How could they have been so foolish to trust Kranos?

Even Aurora was stunned, feeling a slight, uneasy sensation in her chest.

She faintly sensed that something was wrong, but then fragments of memories came back and she allowed herself a small inward smile.

Kranos sent her a voice transmission and she slowly walked forward.

Kathryn did not care. She released the spatial distortion attack once again.

Immediately space fractured and the void behind them imploded and quickly devoured the Scarlet Moon forces. They had no chance of resisting in the slightest.

"You... you will definitely pay for this!" the black masked man marked Kranos in his heart, sending his image back to the Scarlet Moon Organization.

Having been tricked, Kranos could not be left alive.

In the end, the void swallowed them, killing them instantly.

Kathryn turned to the remaining people.

"Luka, we were merely acquaintances. You should take a few treasures and leave since everything is sorted out."

Luka, still in awe of Kathryn's strength, slowly nodded and complied.

He picked a few treasures and then turned away, waving everyone goodbye before quickly using the Heaven and Earth Movement technique to vanish completely.

Now it was just Kranos, Kathryn, Aurora and Kevin left.

Kathryn knew she had to eliminate Aurora to get the soul nourishing fruit and make Kranos her puppet. At that thought her eyes changed, becoming emerald green.

"Aurora, you should not have left the Black Rain Pavilion. Although you are Kranos's friend, you went against the wrong person, crossing the line."

After speaking these words Kathryn waved her hand.

Kranos seemed surprised at her words, feeling a strange warmth inside that he could not name.

Meanwhile Aurora widened her eyes in disbelief, not believing for a moment that Kathryn would attack her.

She turned to look at Kranos only to see his neutral expression, as though he did not care about her life and death.

"Kranos! You! How could you?"

Kathryn did not care about her emotion. She quickly formed heavenly chains of lightning and destruction.

Just as the attacks began to descend toward Aurora, her expression changed.

A loud laughter erupted from her mouth.

She could not stop herself. She had been waiting for this moment and now she gave way to it.

"Kathryn, this is where you die!"

"Survive this…"

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust!"

"All things came from nothingness, and unto nothing shall all things return!"

The moment these words escaped Aurora's lips, horror flashed across Kathryn's face.

For the first time Kranos was certain—Kathryn had finally felt fear.

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