49. Sovereign of Two Fates
Blades clashed.
The battlefield trembled under the force of the collision.
Ling Tian flowed between attacks, his movements precise, his aura suppressing even the ancient warrior before him.
Yet—
The warrior did not fall.
Instead, he laughed. "Not bad, but the truth of the Vanquished Throne demands more!"
Ling Tian's pupils shrank.
The moment the warrior spoke those words—his body began to transform.
Golden flames erupted from his armor, his aura shifting into something beyond mortal understanding.
Xu Qing'er's expression darkened. "Ling Tian, this is—"
The warrior disappeared.
And the next moment—
A hundred blades rained down from every direction.
Ling Tian did not retreat.
His heart burned.
His will was unyielding.
And then—
He stepped beyond.
His golden-azure aura pulsed violently, his energy breaking past limits he had not even known existed.
The third color emerged.
A deep crimson hue bled into his energy, as if fate itself had acknowledged his path.
The warrior froze.
Xu Qing'er's breath caught. "That aura… it's…"
Before she could finish—
Ling Tian moved.
One step.
The battlefield shattered.
The warrior's flames died instantly.
And with a single strike—Ling Tian's sword severed fate itself.
The battle was over.
The trial was complete.
And the last words of the Forgotten Warrior echoed in the void.
"You carry the will of the Vanquished. The choice ahead… will determine everything."
The mist cleared.
The battlefield faded.
Ling Tian and Xu Qing'er stood once more before the broken gateway—
But now, the passage had changed.
It was no longer broken.
It had become a path forward.
And beyond it—
The Myriad Worlds awaited.
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