85. The Will of a True Sovereign

The battlefield lay in ruins.

The very laws of the Myriad Worlds seemed to wail in agony, unable to withstand the presence of Ling Tian's sovereign might.

The surviving Sovereigns of Fate stood frozen, their faces drained of color.

One of them had been erased.

Not just killed. Not just defeated.

Erased.

The weight of Ling Tian's power bore down on them like an eternal decree—one that no force in existence could defy.

The Vanquished Throne had truly awakened.

And yet…

"We cannot retreat!"

The lead Sovereign gritted his teeth, suppressing the primal fear that clawed at his soul.

"If we fall, the balance collapses!"

The others trembled but nodded.

They had sworn to uphold the Order of Fate. They could not falter, no matter how terrifying Ling Tian had become.

"We must bind him—no matter the cost!"

A golden sigil formed above their heads, its radiance resembling the very source of fate itself.

Ling Tian narrowed his eyes.

"Interesting."

His voice carried neither mockery nor disdain—only calm indifference.

The sigil pulsated, ancient chants reverberating across the heavens.

"By the will of the Myriad Laws—"

"By the decree of eternal fate—"

"Seal the Vanquished Throne!"

A blinding radiance descended.

Time and space twisted.

The Myriad Worlds shuddered as a terrifying binding force attempted to suppress Ling Tian's very existence.

Yet—

BOOM!

The moment the seal touched him, it shattered.

The divine light fractured, unable to contain the force that now stood above fate itself.

The Sovereigns coughed out blood.

"This… is impossible…"

Ling Tian's gaze remained impassive.

"You believe you control fate," he said, stepping forward. "But tell me…"

His golden aura surged, intertwining with the azure glows of his sovereign qi.

"Have you ever truly seen fate's end?"

The Sovereigns stiffened.

And then—

SLASH!

The Vanquished Edge moved.

A single stroke.

The golden sky cracked apart, splitting like fragile glass.

The concept of inevitability itself shattered before Ling Tian's power.

One of the Sovereigns let out a final scream before his very existence unraveled.

The others fell to their knees, their souls trembling.

"How… can this be…?"

Ling Tian exhaled softly.

"Fate is an illusion," he said. "One that I no longer acknowledge."

He lifted his gaze toward the heavens.

And in that moment—

For the first time in eternity—

The Myriad Worlds quivered in submission.

The Sovereign of Two Fates… had transcended even the decree of existence.

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