191.Dimensional Slash
"What's going on…"
Li Aozi halted his steps, scanning his surroundings. He even extended his mental energy but still found no trace of Remaining Moon.
Where on earth did he go?
Mental scanning yielded no response, and relying on elemental resonance for clues was out of the question—his Charisma was inferior to Remaining Moon's; whether they'd help him was uncertain.
This was why Li Aozi had set aside Jania and the talent of Elemental Architecture.
Fighting across tiers was entirely different when facing Liuer or Remaining Moon.
The former was an ordinary researcher with limited attribute suppression, while Remaining Moon, a brute who completely crushed him, made his flashy moves more likely to expose weaknesses.
[My trump cards include the White Obelisk and Omega Energy like Remaining Moon… but his trump cards outnumber mine.]
Not to mention, he had already activated the Dictator form, while his opponent had yet to transform.
Even a fool would know that for the [Domination] path, pre-transformation and post-transformation are entirely different. Only the combat power after transformation represents the true strength of a [Domination] ascendant.
Remaining Moon's combat style focused on skill and tactics, which was neither entirely good nor bad news for Leoz.
A focus on skill and tactics indicated that his main body wasn't tough. The fact that Remaining Moon had been punched away earlier showed he lacked the ability to confront direct attacks.
As for his skill expertise and divine rank, those required further investigation.
The previous battle had been so intense that Li Aozi couldn't relax his nerves for a moment. Now, with his opponent absent, he finally had a chance to glance at his opponent's attribute panel:
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[Name]: 'Remaining Moon' Mordotkertel Husseil
[Race]: Remaining Moon Clan (Remaining Moon has reshaped his body, creating his own lineage)
[Gender]: Male (biological)
[Age]: 69 (young adult)
[Template]: Advanced Veteran Combat-Type NPC (+10% HP cap, +15% damage rate)
[Faction]: Remaining Moon Star Pirate Group (Leader: Gains 10% wealth aggregation monthly)
[Total Level]: lv.140
——[Main Class]: [Domination] Path——[Esper] lv.120 (MAX)
——[Sub-Class]: [Cosmic Pirate] lv.20
[Health Points]: 49,000/49,000
[Omega Energy]: 67,000/67,000
[Attributes]:
Strength—120
Dexterity—160
Constitution—137
Charisma—585 (crushing you)
Will—114
[Talents]:
[Personal Talent: Objective Resonance]—You focus more easily than ordinary people and are better at detecting patterns of change.
Effect: Removes all cast preparation delays.
[Racial Talent: Self-Path]—Life always finds a way. You abandoned racial constraints, freeing yourself from bloodline suppression.
[Class Talent: Esper Potential]—External forces and knowledge may leave you, but the Omega Energy of your soul is eternally yours! When your Omega Energy falls below 3, your core Omega Energy development level is treated as increased by one stage.
[Class Talent: Wanton Plunder]—As a pirate, you can loot more wealth and spoils from your enemies.
[Specialties]:
[Convicted of Heinous Crimes]—Brute Remaining Moon, you are charged with 277 intergalactic crimes, which ironically adds to your Charisma: the more crimes you commit, the more favor you gain from 'evil-aligned' characters.
[Dimensional Traveler]—As a dimensional voyager and frequent traveler across planes, you possess more future knowledge than most, and your 'space-time' and 'dimension' abilities cost 30% less mana.
[Evil Villain]—You lean toward acts of torture and slaughter, granting a 30% [Charisma] bonus. The more atrocities you commit, the more people will ironically admire you.
[Agile Maneuvering]—Your movements are swift and precise. You know how to allocate your strength, enhancing your explosiveness and accuracy. Combat skills no longer require preparation delays.
[Skills]:
"Worldview: Social Darwinism", "Boarding Tactics", "Interstellar Navigator: IV Level", "Stock Investment Theory", "Parallel World Theory", "Four-Dimensional Space Studies", etc.
(Some skills are undisclosed due to significant level disparity.)
[Omega Energy]:
Core Omega Energy——[Sequence Fifty-Six: Remaining Moon]
Development Level: Sovereign Tier
(Development level stages: Awareness, Contact, Control, Mastery, Sovereign, Domination, Usurpation)
[Divine Abilities]:
"Source of Havoc"——When you and your followers prefer creating chaos, your followers (including spirits, magical summons, bio-enhanced soldiers, mechanical units, biochemical soldiers, pets, constructs) gain level boosts proportional to the chaos caused.
You can freely control your dominated units, with no unit limit.
"We sing on ruins, dance beside corpses, and thrive amidst chaos."
Current Bonus: Adds 60 fixed [Charisma] (excluding specialty bonuses).
"Words of Deception"——You and your followers gain enhanced lying skills, making your performances and disguises more convincing.
Your followers can inherit your ability marks and randomly acquire some of your attributes.
Current Bonus: Adds 30 fixed [Charisma] (excluding specialty bonuses).
[Tier]: Zeta Tier (about to advance).
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Pure.
Exceptionally pure.
Remaining Moon's conviction was unwavering, and his sense of purpose was crystal clear. Such singular devotion to his Omega Energy was rare even in the Star Abyss.
All his knowledge, skills, specialties, even his name and race, revolved around the derivation of his Omega Energy [Remaining Moon].
It was evident that while Remaining Moon's primary attribute was incredibly high, his other stats were average—except for his overwhelmingly high [Charisma].
"This is the classic extreme-path strategy… ferocious early-game, but lacking adaptability later, vulnerable to countermeasures."
His two divine abilities were also rather average… Otherwise, his actual gains would have reached nearly 700.
But what truly caught Li Aozi's attention was his talent.
"Objective Resonance!"
Even in [Illicit Books], this was known to be flawless.
To become a [High Priest] and maintain superiority, possessing this top-tier talent was a must. For a long time, even Li Aozi's impression of Yavanna revolved solely around this talent.
"——Originally, I just wanted to beat him up, rescue Lucite and Hobbs, and make a quick escape."
Now, this was truly a fight to the death.
Missing this opportunity would mean having to steal Yavanna's talent instead.
Li Aozi resolved to continue searching for Remaining Moon's whereabouts; by now, he had a clear grasp of his opponent's capabilities.
The Omega Energy [Remaining Moon] could perform fascinating operations in later stages: such as summoning extradimensional creatures, traveling through fictional sub-universes, or banishing someone into decaying dimensions devoid of future—all the way to summoning alternate-dimensional counterparts of oneself.
With his sovereign-level development, [Remaining Moon] couldn't yet casually switch dimensions, falling short of being a true Dimensional Traveler.
However, the sovereign-tier [Remaining Moon] provided a powerful passive with 80% physical damage reduction.
[If I were Remaining Moon… I'd maximize avoidance of direct confrontations. In terms of power, I hold absolute dominance. If not for that passive, my punch earlier would've sent him to the afterlife.]
Li Aozi analyzed meticulously.
His intelligence wasn't far behind Remaining Moon's, so if his opponent could think of a tactic, he likely could too.
The best way to avoid direct conflict would be to hide in other dimensions, conduct ranged attacks, whittle down his health, then emerge for a decisive kill.
Simple, brutal, and efficient—keeping himself untouchable throughout.
But [Remaining Moon] seemed like a close-combat Omega Energy. How would Remaining Moon achieve long-range strikes?
As Li Aozi pondered, he suddenly sensed something amiss.
His right hand… was suddenly floating away.
To be precise, the space containing his right hand had separated from his wrist.
When Li Aozi came to his senses, his entire body had been segmented into dozens of layers.
There was no blood or dismemberment. They were like a torn portrait, shredded but still maintaining basic physiological functions.
[This is—Dimensional Slash!?]
An Omega Energy derivative skill; this guy knew [Magus-Warrior] techniques.
Li Aozi's body instantly fractured, scattering to the ground, while Remaining Moon's slashes continued. His body became a fragmented jelly-like mess.
Completely defenseless, Remaining Moon perfectly demonstrated the overwhelming dominance of a veteran.
But he seemed to overlook one thing.
"The curse is still on you!"
Time stop was still active; no matter how much Dimensional Slash carved away, it couldn't harm Li Aozi. Besides, his health pool was robust, and his mana recovery was even stronger.
"Then let's see whose mana bar runs dry first, or if [Havoc]'s disaster strikes you first!"