The air was thick with the cold and dark aura, as the battle between Lin Tian and the King of Yingyuan had entered a critical phase. The two forces collided in mid-air, each impact distorting the space violently, as if time and space itself were collapsing under the weight of their confrontation.
Boom!
A thunderous roar echoed, shaking everything around them. Lin Tian's body was sent flying by the powerful shockwave, and cracks spread across the ground, causing it to collapse.
Zidian immediately flew to Lin Tian's side, quickly supporting him. "Are you okay?" he asked urgently.
Lin Tian coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood, but his gaze remained resolute. "I'm fine. Just temporarily unable to suppress his power. The Yingyuan force is too strong, far beyond what I imagined."
A flicker of concern passed through Zidian's eyes. "If this continues, even the two of us together won't be able to defeat him."
"Don't worry, just give me a moment." Lin Tian took a deep breath, feeling the Cold Abyss power inside him. Though the enemy's power was overwhelming, he was no longer the fragile heir he once was. The Cold Abyss power was rapidly absorbing the spiritual energy from the surroundings, nurturing him continuously.
"This King of Yingyuan is truly exceptional." Lin Tian's gaze grew even more determined. He knew that if he gave the enemy any more time, he would lose the chance to fight back.
The King of Yingyuan seemed to sense their intentions and a cold smile appeared on his lips. "Do you really think you can escape from my grasp?"
Before his words even finished, the King of Yingyuan's figure vanished once more into the dark mist. Lin Tian hesitated for no moment and immediately turned around. The dark mist surged toward him like a tidal wave, swallowing his vision instantly.
"Don't forget, you are merely the heir to the Cold Abyss," the King of Yingyuan's voice echoed from all directions, reverberating in Lin Tian's ears. "You will never transcend this cold abyss."
"You're wrong," Lin Tian coldly responded, his eyes as clear as ice and snow. "The Cold Abyss is mine, and so is Yingyuan!"
Suddenly, he raised his hand, and the Cold Abyss power exploded inside him, transforming into a brilliant beam of light that pierced through the surrounding darkness. As the light beam appeared, the surrounding space shook violently, and the area once covered by the black mist was suddenly cleared, as if the confrontation between light and shadow had reached its peak.
"You think this power will defeat me?" The King of Yingyuan's voice carried a touch of mockery as he reappeared before Lin Tian.
However, Lin Tian's eyes gleamed with cold light. He suddenly reached out and grabbed at the air. "I don't need to defeat you. What I intend to do is break this space and time!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the Cold Abyss power inside him exploded once more, unleashing a massive vortex of energy that spread out in all directions.
At that moment, the entire space seemed to twist, with cracks in time and space rapidly expanding, and the clash between light and shadow reaching a state of utter chaos.
"What is this?" The King of Yingyuan's pupils shrank as he realized something was wrong. "You can manipulate time and space?"
"Yes." Lin Tian smiled faintly. "The Cold Abyss is not just a source of power. It also has the ability to control the forces of heaven and earth, even the laws of time and space."
As Lin Tian spoke, the cracks in the space expanded further, threatening to tear apart the entire void. The black mist and cold air slowly dissipated under the influence of the time-space force, and the King of Yingyuan's figure began to blur, as though he too was starting to vanish under the influence of the space-time fractures.
"You..." The King of Yingyuan seemed to realize the danger, his eyes flashing with a hint of fear. "What you're doing is far beyond my expectations..."
"Your expectations?" Lin Tian sneered. "You'll never know what I'm truly capable of."
In that moment, the space-time rift fully expanded, and the King of Yingyuan's figure was swallowed within it, disappearing without a trace. The surrounding black mist and cold air were scattered by the wind, completely vanishing into the void.
Lin Tian and Zidian stood in place, gasping for breath, looking at the silent space before them.
"He... vanished?" Zidian murmured.
Lin Tian nodded, his eyes filled with a complex light. "It should be so. But I'm not sure. The King of Yingyuan's power is too great. He might have just been temporarily sealed."
"What do we do next?" Zidian asked.
"Next, we'll go search for the true source of the Cold Abyss," Lin Tian said slowly. "Since he wanted to control the Cold Abyss, I'll take control of it myself and destroy all his plans."
Zidian fell silent for a moment before nodding. "You're right. We have to find the source of the Cold Abyss and completely resolve this crisis."
Lin Tian took a deep breath, his gaze distant, and in his heart, a decision had already been made. Though they had won this battle, the real challenge had only just begun. The disappearance of the King of Yingyuan was only temporary, and the future dangers were far from over. He needed to become stronger quickly to face even more powerful enemies.
"Let's go." Lin Tian turned and, with Zidian, embarked on a new journey.
They did not know that while the King of Yingyuan's power had temporarily vanished, the darkness of Yingyuan still deeply rooted itself in the depths of this world, waiting for its resurgence.