Chapter 291: Rapid Fate Drop

Kick.

Shen Tian blocked.

Lu Chen smiled.

"I’m stronger."

"Yes."

Lu Chen froze.

Shen Tian looked at him.

"You are."

Silence.

For some reason...

The acknowledgment made Lu Chen hesitate.

Shen Tian continued.

"You rebuilt."

"You trained."

"You fought."

"You got stronger."

Lu Chen’s breathing became heavy.

"Then admit it."

"Admit what?"

"That I’m your equal."

Shen Tian stared.

Then...

"No."

Lu Chen’s face twisted.

Shen Tian’s Domain opened.

WHOOOOOOOOOM!

The entire temple shook.

Lu Chen’s smile disappeared.

His knees bent.

But...

He remained standing.

Shen Tian’s eyebrow rose.

"Better."

Lu Chen roared.

His own aura exploded.

Blood-red Qi covered him.

"NOT ENOUGH!"

He charged through Sovereign Suppression.

Shen Tian’s green eyes sharpened.

Lu Chen punched.

Shen Tian caught it.

BOOOOOOM!

The ground collapsed beneath them.

Lu Chen’s other fist came.

Shen Tian blocked.

Knee.

Shen Tian shifted.

Lu Chen headbutted him.

THUD!

Shen Tian stepped backward.

A tiny line of blood appeared at his lip.

Lu Chen stared.

Then...

He smiled.

"I can hurt you."

Shen Tian touched the blood.

Looked at his finger.

Then...

His eyes changed.

No amusement.

No teasing.

No playing.

"Yes."

Lu Chen’s smile widened.

Then...

Shen Tian disappeared.

Lu Chen’s eyes widened.

BOOM!

A fist struck his stomach.

He folded.

Shen Tian grabbed his neck.

THOOM!

Lu Chen hit the ground.

The entire temple jumped.

Before he could breathe...

Shen Tian lifted him.

Knee.

CRACK!

Lu Chen’s ribs broke.

He coughed blood.

Shen Tian threw him.

BOOOOOOM!

Lu Chen crashed through a pillar.

He rolled.

Stood.

Shen Tian was already there.

Punch.

Lu Chen blocked.

His arm cracked.

Another.

Blocked.

Another.

His defense collapsed.

Shen Tian’s palm struck his chest.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

Lu Chen flew across the temple.

Blood sprayed.

He hit the altar.

The Blood Dragon Core shook. ℯℯ𝑙.

Lu Chen collapsed beneath it.

Silence.

Shen Tian walked forward.

Slowly.

Lu Chen tried standing.

His arm shook.

His legs trembled.

Still...

He stood.

Shen Tian watched.

"Good."

Lu Chen spat blood.

"Don’t..."

He breathed.

"...praise me."

Shen Tian stopped.

"Fine."

Lu Chen stared.

Shen Tian’s green eyes became merciless.

"You’re pathetic."

Silence.

Lu Chen froze.

"You had every advantage."

"Every opportunity."

"Every correction."

"The world kept handing you another road every time I destroyed one."

Shen Tian stepped closer.

"And what did you do?"

Lu Chen’s fists shook.

"You blamed me."

"Rose."

"Qingya."

"Lin Yue."

"Your team."

"Everyone."

"Everyone except yourself."

"SHUT UP!"

Lu Chen charged.

Shen Tian opened his Domain completely.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

Lu Chen slammed into the ground.

Both knees.

His eyes widened.

Shen Tian walked forward.

Lu Chen tried standing.

Couldn’t.

"GET..."

His body shook.

"...OFF..."

Sovereign Suppression increased.

CRACK!

The floor beneath Lu Chen shattered.

Shen Tian stopped before him.

Lu Chen looked upward.

Hatred.

Humiliation.

Rage.

But...

Something else now.

Fear.

Finally.

Shen Tian saw it.

"You wanted me to treat you like an enemy."

Lu Chen stared.

"I am."

Shen Tian crouched.

Their eyes met.

"So this is what that looks like."

Then...

He stood.

Walked past him.

Toward the Blood Dragon Core.

Lu Chen’s eyes widened.

"No."

Shen Tian reached the altar.

"No."

His fingers touched the core.

"SHEN TIAN!"

Golden light exploded.

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

The system screamed.

[Ding!]

Blood Dragon Core stolen.

Final major protagonist recovery route destroyed.

Fate stolen: 75,000

Lu Chen Current Fate Value: 266,000

Then...

Another.

Black Wolf Overseas Destiny collapsed.

Fate stolen: 41,000

Current Fate Value: 225,000

Another.

Mercenary King Route destroyed.

Fate stolen: 36,000

Current Fate Value: 189,000

Lu Chen’s face became pale.

He couldn’t see the numbers.

But he felt it.

The world...

Pulling away.

Connections breaking.

Luck disappearing.

Shen Tian turned.

Xu Ning’s eyes widened.

[Host...]

More panels appeared.

Black Wolf remaining leadership abandoning Lu Chen.

Fate stolen: 29,000

Current Fate Value: 160,000

Xue Long conspiracy route severed.

Fate stolen: 27,000

Current Fate Value: 133,000

Gu Qingya destiny route permanently destroyed.

Fate stolen: 22,000

Current Fate Value: 111,000

Rose destiny route permanently destroyed.

Fate stolen: 18,000

Current Fate Value: 93,000

Lin Yue destiny route permanently destroyed.

Fate stolen: 16,000

Current Fate Value: 77,000

Lu Chen screamed.

Not from injury.

Something deeper.

Invisible.

Like his entire existence was being peeled apart.

He clutched his chest.

"What..."

Shen Tian watched.

"What did you..."

Lu Chen stared.

"...do?"

Shen Tian’s expression remained calm.

"Won."

[Ding!]

Protagonist Halo collapsing.

Remaining special Fate protections destabilizing.

Current Fate Value: 77,000

Xu Ning looked toward Shen Tian.

[Host.]

"What?"

[He’s killable now.]

Silence.

Shen Tian stared at Lu Chen.

The words hung there.

For months...

Lu Chen had been protected.

Destiny.

Fate.

Coincidences.

Opportunities.

Everything bent around him.

Now?

Nothing.

Just a man.

Strong.

Dangerous.

But mortal.

Lu Chen slowly stood.

Blood covered his mouth.

One arm hung uselessly.

His breathing was ragged.

He looked toward Shen Tian.

Then...

He laughed.

Shen Tian watched.

Lu Chen laughed harder.

"That’s it?"

He spread his working arm.

"You win?"

Shen Tian remained silent.

"You take everything?"

"Yes."

"My team?"

"Yes."

"My future?"

"Yes."

"My power?"

"Most of it."

Lu Chen smiled bitterly.

"And now what?"

Shen Tian stared.

Lu Chen’s eyes sharpened.

"You let me live?"

"No."

Silence.

Lu Chen froze.

Shen Tian’s green eyes became cold.

"No prison."

"No redemption."

"No next arc."

"No miraculous comeback."

He stepped forward.

"You threatened my life."

"My family."

"Everyone around me."

"You spent weeks rebuilding for one purpose."

"To destroy me."

Another step.

"So..."

Shen Tian summoned the Heaven Piercing Spear.

Lu Chen stared.

"...I’m ending it."

Silence.

Lu Chen slowly smiled.

Strangely...

Calmly.

"Fine."

His remaining Qi began rising.

Blood-red.

Violent.

Unstable.

"If I die..."

He lowered his stance.

"...I’m not dying on my knees."

Shen Tian stared.

Then...

A small amount of respect entered his expression.

"Good."

Lu Chen laughed.

"Still praising me?"

"Last time."

Lu Chen charged.

No tricks.

No escape.

No hostage.

No Rose.

No Gu Qingya.

No family.

Just...

Lu Chen.

War Wolf.

Charging his enemy.

"SHEN TIAAAAAAN!"

Shen Tian stepped forward.

The Heaven Piercing Spear moved.

Lu Chen’s fist came.

The spear flashed.

SHING!

Silence.

Lu Chen stopped.

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