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The darkness fell like a storm.
It poured over the broken mountain, smothering the rocks in oily black flames. The air turned heavy—so heavy that Yan Su dropped to his knees, gasping for breath.
Only Shen Li remained standing.
The twin swords in his hands glowed brighter than ever, fighting back the gloom. His heartbeat pounded in his ears.
This is it.
One wrong move, and everything would end.
Yue Qian pressed her hand over her chest. Even with the Spark of Origin awakened, her power was draining fast. But she refused to look away from him.
"You can do it," she whispered. "I believe in you."
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⚔️ The Void King's True Form
The Void King's body changed.
Six enormous wings of black flame spread wide behind its back. Its horns twisted like cruel spears. A third pair of arms erupted from its sides, each tipped with claws that dripped shadow.
When it spoke, the rocks trembled.
> "I am the Devouring Abyss. You are nothing."
It swept all six arms outward.
BOOOOOOM!
A hurricane of darkness rushed forward, tearing huge chunks of the mountain free. The stone disintegrated midair.
Shen Li planted his feet.
"Heaven and Earth Duality!"
He swung his blades together. A wall of blinding light and swirling darkness erupted in front of him, shielding his body.
The two forces collided.
KRA-KOOOOOM!!!
Rock exploded. The mountain split in half, a gaping canyon yawning open beneath their feet.
Shen Li felt the barrier cracking. The pressure made his bones creak. But he didn't yield.
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✨ The Spark Ignites
Yue Qian saw him wavering.
Her vision blurred from exhaustion, but she forced herself up. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Shen Li—take it—take everything!"
She pressed both palms together. A silver flame flickered to life between them—small at first, then surging into a shining sphere.
The Spark of Origin.
Shen Li glanced back, eyes wide. "No—you'll burn out—!"
"I don't care!" she screamed. "Just win!"
The silver sphere flew from her hands, sinking into Shen Li's back.
For a moment, everything went silent.
Then—
BOOOOOOM!!!
His aura exploded. Twin wings of pure light and endless darkness burst from his shoulders, stretching high over the battlefield. The swords in his hands became radiant pillars.
He stepped forward. The hurricane of shadow broke around him like water.
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⚔️ The Final Clash
The Void King hissed in fury. "IMPOSSIBLE!"
Shen Li raised both blades overhead.
"I am duality!" he roared. "I am the balance you will never corrupt!"
The world seemed to hold its breath.
Then he brought the swords crashing down.
SLAAAAAASH!!!
A shockwave split the sky itself. Black clouds peeled away, revealing a hole in the heavens full of blazing starlight. The Void King staggered, its chest split wide by the blow.
Shen Li didn't stop.
He thrust both blades forward, driving them deep into the monster's core.
KRA-KOOOOOM!!!
A pillar of swirling light and darkness erupted upward, bright as a second sun. The mountain shook as the Void King let out a final, horrible scream—
—and burst into a million motes of darkness, vanishing like smoke.
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🌸 After the Battle
Silence fell.
The darkness cleared, revealing the broken peak. The canyon was still glowing from the attack.
Shen Li stood in the center, panting, his swords smoking.
He fell to one knee. The twin wings flickered, then faded away.
Yue Qian stumbled toward him. She dropped beside him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"You did it," she whispered.
He managed a tired smile. "I only did it…because you were here."
Yan Su limped over, blood drying on his cheek. "That was…insane. Are you…alive?"
Shen Li looked up at the clear sky.
"For now," he said softly.
Then, as if hearing some silent signal, the clouds slowly closed again—leaving only a memory of the light.
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