Chapter 994: The Ultimate Battle (End)

As he flew backward, Nie Yan felt streams of white light landing on his body. After flying dozens of yards, he crashed heavily onto the ground. Glancing at the previous system message, Duo Duo’s blow had dealt 90,000 damage. If not for Karenna’s Protection blocking part of the damage and Divine Arbiter making him immune to magical damage, Nie Yan would have died already. The physical portion of that attack alone had dealt 90,000 damage. Nie Yan couldn’t help but inhale sharply.

Duo Duo was manipulating the magical nebula, exerting all his strength to deliver a full-force attack toward Nie Yan. His body completely immobile, he saw two giant hands pierce through the nebula, rushing toward him. A flicker of panic flashed across Duo Duo’s eyes. He couldn’t understand how Nie Yan could still use a skill at this moment—it was simply inconceivable!

Yet that was exactly what happened!

At this moment, to control the magical nebula, his body was completely paralyzed, just like when certain forbidden spells required one to stand still in place. With absolutely no defense, it meant he could only endure those two attacks.

Nie Yan released two Death’s Fingers because he feared Duo Duo might dodge the attack, a double precaution. If he had known that Duo Duo couldn’t move at all, he probably wouldn’t have gone to such lengths!

Duo Duo’s gaze swept toward Nie Yan in the distant nebula. That guy was still alive!

A glint of despair flashed in Duo Duo’s eyes, but instantly transformed into determination. I absolutely cannot lose! He used his last skill—Dark Radiance Ceremony!

With a bang, Duo Duo was struck by Death’s Finger, flying backward and crashing onto the ground. The magical nebula abruptly ceased, and everything floating in the sky slowly descended.

Nie Yan felt the swirling nebula around his ears stop, exhaling in relief. Looking into the distance, he saw Duo Duo’s body lying still on the ground.

Did I win?

Nie Yan’s heart felt suddenly lightened. He muttered to himself how fortunate it was. Duo Duo’s magic was unheard-of and extremely powerful, indeed formidable, having three more years of experience. Nie Yan’s victory had not come easily!

The players outside stared blankly at the center of the clearing. When Duo Duo used the Lich King’s Possession skill, the power was so overwhelming that they all believed the outcome was decided—Nie Yan was surely doomed. How could he counter such an unstoppable magical nebula? No one expected the ending to be so surprising: the nebula halted, Nie Yan was still standing, while Duo Duo was already lying dead on the ground!

The outcome had been decided!

The Light Faction players erupted into cheers.

Just as Nie Yan was about to step forward, suddenly Duo Duo’s corpse transformed into streams of dark energy, swirling upward into the air and forming the image of a powerful undead king. The entire world turned chillingly cold once again.

The players were startled, unable to believe their eyes. Was the battle not yet over? Had Duo Duo revived?

Nie Yan’s heart sank slowly, because he sensed an overwhelmingly powerful force—definitely not a player’s presence. It was at least the power of a divine-level NPC!

He seemed to understand something—it was the Lich King! Legend had it that the Lich King’s true body was hidden deep beneath the endless earth, on par with the Archangel Tyrael. The one active on the surface was merely an image.

Had Duo Duo violated the PK rules by summoning the Lich King?

The Lich King floated in the sky like a ghost, his body semi-transparent, with countless illusory images everywhere, as if covering the entire sky. The heavy oppressive force made all the players on the scene unable to move.

“Gahaha! I sense the power of immortality! I have revived again! My believer, you summoned me. I shall help you fulfill your wish! Obedient, pitiful insects, submit to your miserable fate!” The Lich King’s massive dark hand descended toward Nie Yan’s location.

Faced with such an incomparable force, Nie Yan was utterly powerless to resist.

As he was about to be crushed into dust by that dark hand, suddenly, Karl’s body flashed from afar, appearing beside Nie Yan. He radiated intense white light, forming a powerful white barrier that expanded into a massive hemispherical light dome, enveloping Nie Yan and Karl inside.

With a thunderous boom, the dark hand collided with the barrier, exploding. The dark hand dissipated in the sky, but Karl’s white barrier also shattered completely, vanishing into nothingness. With a crash, Karl was sent flying backward.

Even a legendary NPC like Karl was utterly helpless before this divine-level NPC.

“A legendary insect, you have only lived for a thousand years, while I have existed in this world for tens of thousands of years.” The Lich King sneered contemptuously.

Nie Yan glanced at Karl beside him. Karl was no match for the Lich King. Being able to withstand one attack was already his limit.

Was he just to surrender helplessly? To later argue on the forums that he didn’t lose to Duo Duo but to the Lich King? That wasn’t Nie Yan’s style! Duo Duo had summoned the Lich King, and Nie Yan had also deployed the legendary NPC Karl, who still lost. What was there to argue?

Why could Duo Duo summon the Lich King? A thought flashed through Nie Yan’s mind. Right, it must be the Chaos Chapter! Definitely because of the Chaos Chapter that Duo Duo could summon the Lich King. He recalled the Order Chapter. His own Order Chapter could summon an angel too, couldn’t it?

He pulled up his skill list, focusing on the angel-summoning skill.

The Order Chapter and the Chaos Chapter were absolute opposites!

Come forth! Summon Angel!

After Karl was sent flying by the Lich King, another dark hand appeared in the sky, descending toward Nie Yan.

The scent of death approached.

As the dark hand drew closer, Nie Yan was nearly overwhelmed by despair. Suddenly, a blazing white light appeared out of nowhere, and the Lich King let out a piercing scream under its illumination.

Nie Yan looked up and saw a tall angel appear above him, clad in silver-white armor, with flowing white wings stretching thousands of yards behind him. In his hand was a radiant white sword.

Wasn’t this the Archangel Tyrael?

Also a divine-level NPC!

A duel between two divine-level NPCs!

“I pledge my life in prayer to the gods. Darkness shall perish, and light shall illuminate the earth…” The Archangel Tyrael sang a solemn hymn, charging at the Lich King with his great sword. He was as dazzling as the sun in the sky, and wherever his light reached, the sky and earth turned into a brilliant day.

With a thunderous roar, the earth shook, as if the entire world were about to be destroyed. Any magic, even forbidden spells, paled in comparison to such terrifying power.

The world seemed to freeze, time halting its flow.

The players on the forums were stunned. What kind of battle was this? At first, it was Nie Yan versus Duo Duo in a decisive match. No one expected that before his death, Duo Duo would use one skill to summon the Lich King. Karl, a legendary NPC, was sent flying with one strike from the Lich King. They thought the battle was over. With a divine-level NPC like the Lich King appearing, how could Nie Yan possibly stand a chance? But then came a sudden twist—Nie Yan also summoned a divine-level NPC, the Archangel Tyrael.

The grand battle scene gripped everyone’s nerves.

Nie Yan seemed to see a magnificent temple appear in the sky, with countless angels singing hymns. He also seemed to see countless evil spirits floating in the air. Eventually, both vanished, and after a while, the world returned to silence. The Lich King and the Archangel Tyrael in the sky had both disappeared, as if they had never existed.

The surrounding light gradually dimmed. No one knew who had won between the Archangel Tyrael and the Lich King, only speculating. However, the duel between Nie Yan and Duo Duo had come to a definitive conclusion—Nie Yan had won!

The news spread like wildfire. Soon after, the players gradually dispersed. On this battlefield, now reduced to ruins, faint traces of the previous decisive battle still lingered.

The video of this epic battle was cherished by countless players, becoming an eternal memory. Thousands of years later, many would still remember it, passing it down as a legendary tale among players.

After this decisive battle, the full-scale war between the Light and Dark factions erupted. Led by the Niuren Tribe, the Light faction launched a full-scale offensive against the Dark faction. As for the outcome, it would take many years to determine. However, the Light faction had a significant advantage, making it extremely difficult for the Dark faction to counterattack.

Before Faith was shut down, Nie Yan would remain in the game. The name “Kuang Zei Nie Yan” would forever be passed down in Faith.

It was said that two years later, Nie Yan and Xie Yao’s daughter was born. Coincidentally, it was also the tenth anniversary of the Niuren Tribe’s founding. Nearly hundreds of thousands of members of the Niuren Tribe held a grand celebration in Huahai, with various celebrations also held across different regions, marking an unprecedented spectacle.

After more than two years of steady development, the Tianxia Group’s financial power rapidly expanded. After joining forces with well-known conglomerates like the Longyue Group and Zhengrong Group, its strength completely overshadowed the Brut Capital Group. Its power was so formidable that even some federal superpowers could not rival it. It was also rumored that the Tianxia Group had already submitted a bid to cooperate with the federal government in developing a new virtual game, with greater investment and more comprehensive content. It would take years before completion, and the Brut Capital Group was completely excluded. Once the Tianxia Group’s virtual game was successfully developed, its status would rise even further. No one could now challenge the Tianxia Group. Nie Yan’s wish since his rebirth had finally been completely fulfilled.