69 Hours Left — The Arrival
The sky above the Wielder's Sanctum split apart like fragile glass shattering. A ripple of crimson light tore through the fabric of reality, and from its depths stepped a figure both familiar and ominous.
Chen Ren.
The man Li Wei had seen only in fleeting reflections, the man who had once walked the same path but was now twisted by years of loss and corrupted power.
His eyes, burning with a fierce and tired resolve, swept over the gathered group. He didn't smile, didn't sneer. There was only the cold weight of inevitability.
"Li Wei," he said softly, voice rough but steady. "It's time we settled this."
Li Wei stepped forward, his own aura blazing with the fusion of six bonded souls. His girls flanked him like a protective wall, their eyes shining with trust and determination.
The system's countdown ticked down relentlessly in Li Wei's mind.
SYSTEM ALERT:CONFRONTATION WITH CHEN REN INITIATEDDANGER LEVEL: EXTREMERECOMMENDED: FULL SYSTEM POWER ACTIVATION
He nodded once, resolute.
"We'll see whose fate the system will write."
The First Strike
Without warning, Chen Ren moved. His corrupted system flared a deep red, a sickly mirror of Li Wei's own brilliant blue.
His fist smashed into the ground, fracturing the floating island beneath their feet. The air vibrated with raw power.
Yue surged forward, frost blooming from her fingertips as she unleashed her Frost Pulse. Ice formed a glittering dome, freezing the air and slowing Chen Ren's advance.
But Ren's eyes glowed. With a wave of his hand, shadows warped the frost, turning ice to steam and shattering the shield.
Lana answered with a torrent of flames, her Infernal Surge burning like a phoenix's rebirth. The fire wrapped around Ren, scorching his shadowed form.
He grinned, and the shadows responded, feeding on the flames like a parasite.
Lotus sprang forward, her hands glowing with radiant green as she cast Lifeflow Bloom. Healing petals blossomed across the battlefield, mending scorched earth and soothing battered allies.
Meiyu created multiple illusions, Mirror Bloom replicas shimmering with deceptive light, confusing Ren's senses.
Shen Ruo traced glowing seals in the air — Seal Glyph Overdrive — warping space to trap the enemy's movements.
Scarlet's cursed Bone Phoenix Armor glimmered as she darted through shadows, ready to strike.
Li Wei's heart hammered. He called upon Sixfold Heavenbreaker, his body alight with prismatic power, weaving all their energies into a seamless assault.
The Battlefield Shakes
The battle was a violent storm, each strike a crash of thunder.
Chen Ren's attacks were relentless, reality-bending strikes that shredded illusions and cracked the air.
Yue's frost slowed his motions, but his speed was terrifying.
Lana's flames scorched the shadows, but the darkness clawed back.
Lotus's healing kept their wounds at bay, even as the enemy's power grew.
Meiyu's illusions scattered, some destroyed, others confused.
Shen Ruo's seals held only briefly before the enemy tore through.
Scarlet moved like a whirlwind of bones and flame, guarding her teammates fiercely.
Li Wei was the eye of the storm — weaving offense and defense, controlling the flow of battle.
Words Amidst War
Between strikes, Li Wei shouted, "Chen Ren! Why are you doing this? We can fix this system! We don't have to repeat your mistakes!"
Chen Ren's eyes flickered with pain.
"You don't know what it took to survive. What I lost." His voice cracked. "This system… it's a curse. I watched those I loved die because of it."
"I'm trying to save them," Li Wei answered fiercely.
"No," Ren whispered. "You're trying to control them. You're a prisoner of the same chains."
Their fight paused, tension crackling like static.
Power Unleashed
Suddenly, Li Wei felt an overwhelming surge in his core.
SYSTEM NOTIFICATION:TEMPORAL ANCHOR SKILL PROGRESS: 100%NEW ABILITY UNLOCKED: Time Reversal (Limited, 15 seconds)
With a yell, Li Wei activated the skill, reversing the last fatal strike that Chen Ren launched.
The battlefield rewound briefly, undoing damage and resetting their positions.
The group gasped but rallied immediately.
Harnessing the moment, Li Wei and his girls launched a combined Fusion Technique — a dazzling dance of frost, fire, light, illusion, seals, and bone flame.
The energy struck Chen Ren full-force, staggering him.
Breaking Point
Chen Ren's corrupted aura flickered.
"I can't lose again," he growled, summoning the last reserves of his power.
His attacks grew more desperate, more violent.
Yue froze his path, Lana scorched his retreat, Lotus healed their group, Meiyu dazzled with illusions, Shen Ruo sealed his escapes, Scarlet guarded their flanks.
Li Wei pressed the advantage, his strikes precise and overwhelming.
Finally, the two warriors clashed in a burst of blinding light.
The Offering of Peace
As the dust settled, Chen Ren stumbled, breathing hard.
Li Wei stepped forward, hand outstretched.
"I don't want to fight you, Ren. There's another way. Together, we can break this cycle."
Chen Ren looked at him for a long moment.
Then his expression softened.
Tears spilled down his cheeks.
"You're stronger than I thought," he whispered.
Aftermath and New Beginnings
The battle over, the group tended to their wounds.
The system revealed new lore about the Eclipse Cycle — a cosmic loop of destruction and rebirth tied to their fates.
A new countdown began — one for the final battle.
But for now, Li Wei and his harem were united, stronger, and more determined than ever.