Chapter 2345: The Battle God and the First Sword of Illusion Dream

Right after exchanging glances, Shin and Emperor Dream immediately made their move.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

They resumed their charge, flying straight toward the Heavenly Dominator, which immediately reacted to their approach.

WHOOSH!

The Heavenly Dominator swung its stone cudgel repeatedly, covering every direction. The enormous weapon moved so quickly that dozens of overlapping silhouettes appeared around its body, each one striking toward Shin and Emperor Dream.

The two experts swiftly responded, executing a series of aerial maneuvers to evade the massive cudgel strikes coming from every direction.

Shin turned into a series of blurs as he approached the Heavenly Dominator, narrowly avoiding each enormous silhouette attempting to smash him out of the air.

This time, however, Shin wasn’t using Phantom Dance to scatter his phantoms around the battlefield and turn them into teleportation points that allowed him to constantly change his position.

The gravity domain summoned by the Heavenly Dominator earlier had revealed a significant limitation of his Phantom Dance.

His phantoms were capable of phasing through solid objects and passing through magical energy thanks to their unique properties. In a sense, they were practically immune to external attacks.

However, that immunity came at a cost. They were incapable of physically interacting with anything, much less harming their opponents.

At least, that was what Shin had believed until he witnessed how the Heavenly Dominator’s gravity domain had partially suppressed his phantoms.

The environment within the domain, where dense elemental mana seemed to solidify and impose its properties upon everything within its range, was apparently capable of restraining special entities and even inanimate existences like his phantoms.

Rather than scattering his phantoms across the battlefield, where they would risk being suppressed by the domain again, Shin gathered them around himself and fused them with his body.

At that moment, the phantoms overlapped with his physical form, following his movements in rapid succession. The resulting appearance made him resemble a Shadow Asura with multiple arms and heads.

’Phantom Series: Movement Technique – Spectral Waltz.’

With multiple phantoms layered over his body, Shin’s movements became considerably harder to read.

His already irregular movements grew even more unpredictable, making it difficult for his opponent to anticipate his next move, let alone land a direct hit.

Moreover, this form eliminated the need to divide his attention among multiple phantoms scattered across the battlefield. He no longer had to keep track of their individual movements, allowing him to concentrate entirely on his own.

With the phantoms moving in perfect succession alongside his body, his overall speed and mobility also received a considerable boost.

Click!

While the Heavenly Dominator continued swinging its stone cudgel, a subtle metallic sound suddenly rang out across the battlefield.

It was the sound of a sword being partially drawn from its sheath.

’Jade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw – (Void) Spatial Collapse!’

SHING!

In the next instant, a streak of light flashed across the air, heading straight toward the Heavenly Dominator and slicing through its body.

The [Yamato] tore through the fabric of space, creating a massive spatial disturbance that followed the trajectory of its slash.

Shatter! Shatter!

The spatial tear widened further, its edges splintering like shattered glass as countless fragments of distorted space broke away.

The attack cut across the Heavenly Dominator’s body, shattering a substantial portion of its earthen armor and leaving a deep wound beneath it.

SHING!

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At the same time, crimson damage numbers appeared above the Heavenly Dominator’s head, indicating that Shin’s latest technique had inflicted a considerable amount of damage.

ROAR!

The Heavenly Dominator immediately let out an enraged roar, especially after suffering yet another wound at Shin’s hands.

It swiftly turned around and swung its enormous stone cudgel toward Shin, who was still recovering his stance after unleashing such a powerful attack.

WHOOSH!

The massive weapon chased after Shin’s figure, seemingly intent on crushing him before he could even regain his balance.

A gigantic shadow loomed over Shin and the surrounding area, revealing the enormous range covered by the incoming strike.

However, before the cudgel could reach its target, a bright flash of light suddenly cut through the air from the opposite direction, flying straight toward the Heavenly Dominator’s head.

SHING!

The familiar manifestation of a massive sword emerged once more, hurtling toward the Heavenly Dominator as though attempting to sever its head.

Sensing the immense threat approaching from behind, the Heavenly Dominator immediately realized that it couldn’t afford to continue its current attack.

If it insisted on targeting Shin, the giant sword would strike it from behind and potentially inflict serious damage. More importantly, the attack was aimed precisely at the gap between its armor.

To make matters worse, Shin’s previous attack had disrupted the flow of energy circulating throughout its body, particularly the energy responsible for rapidly repairing the wound in its armor.

With a considerable portion of its mana currently focused on repairing the damage, the rest of its armor had temporarily become weaker.

Once again, the Heavenly Dominator was forced to abandon its attack on Shin.

It swiftly twirled its stone cudgel before bringing it around to block the incoming strike.

BOOOOOM!

The collision generated yet another powerful elemental storm, sending Emperor Dream flying backward while forcing the Heavenly Dominator to stumble a step forward.

However, Emperor Dream seemed to have anticipated this outcome.

He forcibly halted his momentum before steadying himself in midair. He then formed a hand seal with his free hand, controlling the shattered fragments of his previous sword manifestation and gathering them around himself.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The fragments transformed into countless swords, all pointing toward the Heavenly Dominator.

Emperor Dream then extended his sword forward, commanding the newly formed weapons to fly toward their target.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A hail of swords filled the sky, rushing toward the Heavenly Dominator with unstoppable momentum.

In response, the Heavenly Dominator suddenly flicked its wrists, spinning the stone cudgel behind its back while maintaining its forward-leaning stance.

WHOOSH!

With both hands controlling the enormous weapon, the Heavenly Dominator skillfully danced the stone cudgel around its body, blocking every sword raining down from above.

Meanwhile, Emperor Dream suddenly raised his left hand and pointed toward the sky. He then swiftly lowered his arm, directing his finger toward the Heavenly Dominator.

POOF!

The clouds above suddenly parted, opening a massive gap that revealed a colossal sword descending from the heavens.

WHOOSH!

The divine sword came crashing down, heading straight for the Heavenly Dominator standing directly beneath it.

Shin, who witnessed the scene from below, couldn’t help but suppress the twitching of his cheeks.

"This guy... Isn’t this a bit too much? I’m still here, you know?"

He couldn’t help but complain bitterly upon witnessing the sheer scale of Emperor Dream’s attack. He immediately recognized it as one of the most powerful Skills in the latter’s arsenal.

Regardless, Shin didn’t waste the opportunity and immediately made his move, coordinating with Emperor Dream.

SHING!

With a flip of his left hand, the sheath he was holding suddenly transformed back into [Permafrost]. Ronan immediately possessed the weapon, activating the Depths Devouring Possession once again.

Shin then swung the whip sword, unfurling its extended blade while pouring as much of his Power ofPrimordial Waters into it as he could.

’Four Symbol Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Ouroboros Prison!’

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Immediately afterward, a massive ice serpent burst out of the ground and coiled itself around the Heavenly Dominator, tightly constricting its limbs and torso.

ROAR!

The sudden appearance of the ice serpent, especially its perfectly timed arrival alongside the descending divine sword, made the Heavenly Dominator even more enraged.

Unfortunately for Shin, the Heavenly Dominator’s sheer strength proved too much for him to handle. The restraint only managed to hold the massive creature in place for a couple of seconds.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The moment the Heavenly Dominator flexed its muscles, enormous cracks spread across the ice serpent’s body, causing its restraints to rapidly deteriorate.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Within seconds, the icy serpent exploded into countless fragments, freeing the Heavenly Dominator from its restraints.

However, Shin had already bought enough time for the divine sword to reach its target.

"Let’s get underneath the big guy and take cover," Shin muttered as he moved directly beneath the Heavenly Dominator.

Although the position was far from ideal, the Heavenly Dominator’s enormous body could serve as a natural barrier against the aftermath of the incoming collision. It wouldn’t completely shield him from the destructive shockwaves, but it could at least reduce their impact.

It was also at that moment that the divine sword finally descended.

Despite the precious seconds Shin had bought, the Heavenly Dominator still managed to react in time. It swung its massive stone cudgel upward, meeting the descending divine sword head-on.

BOOOOOOM!

The resulting collision unleashed an elemental storm so powerful that spatial tears began appearing throughout the surrounding area.

The outcome of the exchange was clear.

The Heavenly Dominator still held the upper hand, shattering the divine sword with a single strike and destroying it completely.

However, the divine sword’s destruction wasn’t entirely without consequence.

The enormous force behind its descent had forced the Heavenly Dominator to commit its entire strength to a single upward strike, momentarily disrupting its balance and leaving its lower body exposed.

It was a fleeting opening, but for two peak god-level experts, that was more than enough.

At the same time—

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Shin and Emperor Dream hadn’t remained idle after executing their respective attacks.

Positioned directly beneath the Heavenly Dominator, Shin immediately capitalized on the opening created by Emperor Dream’s attack.

Meanwhile, Emperor Dream was already preparing to exploit the opening Shin was about to create.

These two peak god-level experts were finally getting serious.

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