Cosmic Ruler - Chapter 456

Chapter 456: War XXIX

Eeh’liel’s voice cut through the air, smooth yet terrifying. “Congratulations, Aiden… You’ve obtained the Primordial Flame. I’ve been waiting for this moment.”

Aiden’s heart pounded. This was no coincidence. The Lifeless Emperor had been watching him the entire time. Eeh’liel wasn’t just after the Skyfire… he wanted the Primordial Flame.

Myne stepped closer to Aiden, her hand glowing with a defensive spell. “Be careful. He’s far stronger than anyone you’ve faced so far.”

Eeh’liel raised a pale hand, his eyes burning with dark intent. “Give me the flame… or be consumed by it.”

Aiden clenched his jaw, his body instinctively preparing for battle. “If you want it… come take it.”

A sinister smile spread across Eeh’liel’s face. “As you wish.”

The ground shook as the Lifeless Emperor unleashed a torrent of death energy, the sky darkening as shadows writhed around him. The battle for the Primordial Flame was about to begin.

Aiden gritted his teeth as the air turned suffocating, the weight of Eeh’liel’s death energy pressing down on him like a mountain. His Spirit Sense flared to life, giving him a vivid picture of the battlefield even without his vision—every ripple in the ground, every wisp of dark energy.

Myne moved first. Her shadows shot forward, forming a massive web around Eeh’liel to slow him down. “Don’t give him a chance to build momentum!” she shouted, weaving intricate patterns with her hands. “I’ll disrupt his spells. You focus on attacking!”

Aiden nodded. “Got it!” His body blurred as he activated Void Step, his movement so fast that the ground cracked with every step. His sword burned with the Primordial Flame, each swing leaving trails of golden fire in the air. He closed the distance in an instant, slashing at Eeh’liel’s chest.

But the Lifeless Emperor was faster than expected. His death energy hardened into armor, absorbing the blow with a resounding clang. “Foolish,” Eeh’liel said, his voice echoing with ancient power. “You think mortal flames can harm me?”

A pulse of dark energy exploded from Eeh’liel, sending Aiden flying backward. He twisted midair, landing on his feet, but his arms throbbed from the impact.

“That armor… it’s absorbing my flames,” Aiden muttered. “I’ll need to break it first.”

“Allow me,” Myne said, her eyes glowing dark purple. Her shadow tendrils coiled around Eeh’liel’s feet and began draining his energy, weakening the death armor’s integrity. “Strike now!”

Aiden didn’t hesitate. The Primordial Flame surged through his body, coating his sword in a blazing inferno. He raised it high, gathering every ounce of power he could muster. “Void Flame Slash!” he roared, bringing the sword down in a devastating arc.

The golden flame tore through the air, a blinding crescent of energy that struck Eeh’liel head-on. The death armor shattered, cracks spiderwebbing across its surface before exploding in a burst of dark energy.

Eeh’liel staggered, his hood falling back to reveal a pale, skeletal face. His eyes burned with rage, but his expression twisted into a grin. “Impressive… but you’ve only begun to glimpse true power.”

The ground erupted beneath him, shadows coiling around his body and forming massive spectral wings. The sky darkened further, and an ominous wind howled across the battlefield.

“I will take everything from you,” Eeh’liel declared, his voice shaking the heavens. “Your flame… your soul… and your life.”

Aiden raised his sword, his grip tightening. “Not today.”

The battlefield lit up once more, and the clash of titanic powers resumed. The fight for the Primordial Flame had only just begun.

The air grew thicker, trembling under the weight of clashing energies as Aiden and Eeh’liel prepared for the next exchange. Myne’s shadow constructs rippled across the battlefield, coiling and twisting around the Lifeless Emperor’s legs, slowing him down just enough for Aiden to exploit an opening.

“We have to finish this before his power fully manifests!” Myne called out, her voice strained from maintaining the web of shadows that restrained Eeh’liel.

Aiden’s sword pulsed with energy, the Primordial Flame roaring to life once more, merging with his Void Energy. His Spirit Sense allowed him to read every movement of his opponent, sensing the ebb and flow of death energy. He darted forward, his speed surpassing sound as he vanished from Eeh’liel’s sight, reappearing above him.

“Void Breaker!” Aiden unleashed a downward slash infused with Void and Flame Laws, creating a vortex of golden light that tore through space itself. The ground beneath them fractured, and cracks spread across the battlefield like veins of light.

Eeh’liel raised his skeletal hand, summoning a wall of dark energy to block the strike, but the vortex shredded through it, slamming into his chest and sending him crashing into the ground. A crater formed where he fell, dark energy writhing like smoke around his body.

“You’re persistent,” Eeh’liel growled, his body regenerating at an alarming rate. His eyes glowed brighter as he lifted both hands, gathering a massive sphere of death energy. “But it won’t be enough. Die with the rest of your kind!”

The sphere expanded rapidly, crackling with destructive power. It distorted the air around it, drawing in the surrounding energy and suffocating everything nearby.

Myne’s eyes widened. “Aiden, that’s not something we can block head-on! We need to stop him before it fully forms!”

Aiden’s mind raced. If that attack detonates, it’ll obliterate everything within miles. He clenched his fist around his sword, pouring every ounce of energy into it until the blade hummed with a dangerous resonance.

“Then we’ll stop him.” His voice was steady, but his body burned with exhaustion. Still, he pressed on, knowing failure wasn’t an option.

“Myne, cover me!”

“On it!” Myne’s shadows surged forward, converging into a massive serpent-like construct that lunged at Eeh’liel, wrapping around him and slowing the growth of the death sphere. The serpent hissed and constricted, draining his energy with every passing second.

Aiden shot forward, a trail of golden flames blazing in his wake. The distance between him and Eeh’liel vanished in an instant. With a roar, he unleashed his ultimate technique—

“Celestial Flame Annihilation!”

The sky ignited as a column of golden fire descended, consuming both Aiden and Eeh’liel in a blinding inferno. The explosion rocked the battlefield, sending shockwaves that toppled nearby mountains and reduced everything within a hundred meters to ash.

When the light faded, Aiden stood in the center of the smoking crater, his sword embedded in the ground. His chest rose and fell with labored breaths, his body trembling from the strain.