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Chapter 522: Chapter 520: Facing Blackbeard

With his rage, the vast Black God Abyss seemed to rage as well, and a certain change abruptly occurred in the space. An invisible pressure bore down on Ivan and his companions.

“Hisss! You might as well resign yourself to becoming my puppet,” sneered the sorcerer.

Ivan wasn’t frightened, but actually pleased. This was exactly what he wanted: for his opponent to be infuriated and embarrassed. So, he increased his manipulation of the Sacrificial Heart, trying to override the will inside the beast egg with his own.

Just like when he had subdued the turtle in the Great Sky River before, a different kind of willpower struggle began.

However, unlike the turtle from the Star Realm, the will nurtured within this beast egg had not fully formed and was extremely fragile at this stage. Even if the black-whiskered overlord tried to infuse strength into it, he had to do so very cautiously and with low efficiency.

This was yet another instance of ‘bullying the weak.’

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Ivan pushed forward, quickly gaining a significant upper hand.

Nevertheless, he made no other superfluous moves, keenly aware it wasn’t the right time yet. The real opportunity hadn’t yet revealed itself. It had to be said that the black-whiskered overlord was tenacious.

Up to this point, the skirmish had been minor, with no sign of when the real fight would begin.

Thinking this, Ivan cast another Sacrificial Heart into the beast egg, causing the will of the other party to retreat rapidly, on the brink of a complete rout.

“Ivan Marichardon, you are doomed. This is promised by the Great Commander of the Crimson Legion, black-whiskered Queller.”

At that moment, a chilling roar shook the entire Black God Abyss. The breath of the abyss transformed further, condensing into a distinct protective layer, as though isolating this place into another distinct world.

Ivan coolly observed, still not calling for backup from the outside.

“Click, click, click.”

Not only that, he took the opportunity to twist the beast egg under his feet. Using the partial control he had just won, he forced the beast egg towards breaking its shell, as if he intended to destroy the egg completely.

Should he succeed, control of the living creature puppet would not be established, and this unique beast egg would be left half-ruined.

The theme of his move was ‘If I can’t have it, then no one can.’

“Chii!”

Another terrifying insect-like cry arose, as if transmitted through ancient times.

Accompanied by the sound, a pale red breath emerged out of nowhere, forming into strings that spread in all directions, and soon wove into a bright red web. The web imprinted onto the air was strikingly vivid.

Soon after, black lines float within the red web, appearing as tiny fissures.

These were fissures, spatial rifts.

With a crisp snap, the space there shattered into fragments, revealing an irregular, dark portal. Within the portal, only thin red strands floated, and in a fleeting moment, vague shadows were cast.

Those were the scenes from the other side of the portal.

A world of hazy gray where mountains and plains were dimly visible, and a huge presence that seemed capable of bursting through the heavens exerted its imposing pressure from the portal, causing it to tremble incessantly.

That dreadful presence was the true form of the black-whiskered overlord.

At this moment, all of Ivan’s actions had thoroughly infuriated black-whiskered Queller, leaving him to disregard all else.

“Ivan Marichardon.”

“Black-whiskered Queller.”

Through the ancient portal, as their gazes met, Ivan felt as if he was on someone else’s dinner plate, an illusion caused by the disparity in strength.

Faced with such a formidable enemy, he didn’t shrink back, but he now held an arcane-level magic scroll in his hand.

“You’re as good as dead.”

“I’m afraid Your Excellency doesn’t have that capability.”

At this moment, both voices were exceptionally solemn, each concealing a certain decisiveness.

During their conversation, the scenery on both sides of the portal became increasingly clear. Ivan was still desperately controlling the beast egg under his feet, both controlling and destroying it. Not far from him, Locke, the swamp ants, and Korram had descended to the ground, coordinating with Jenny and the Tree-man Guards to exterminate the enemy.

The battle was in full swing, yet the situation was tipping to one side.

Just as Jenny and the others were about to settle the battle and eradicate the creatures hastily emerging from the beast eggs,

Black-bearded Queler coldly chose to sit back and ignore it.

This standoff lasted for more than ten seconds until a more ferocious aura swept over, engulfing everything. Long, black beards with fierce spikes probed out of the portal, attacking with inconceivable speed towards Ivan’s location.

The menace was particularly terrifying.

“Boom!”

Facing such a situation, Ivan put away the arcane scroll and let someone else tear the scrolls. The violent elemental forces surged towards the spatial portal, engulfing the incoming black beards and breaking them inch by inch.

There were no feints, only a clash of power, and the black beards were severed into pieces.

More black beards tore through space one after another, and another arcane-level magic scroll was activated, with elemental chaos erupting anew.

In this fierce confrontation, the spatial portal kept shaking, and the connection between the two sides became even tighter, giving the impression it was within arm’s reach.

“Break for me.”

Seeing the timing was about right and that his side was running out of strength, Ivan indeed took action, hurling the Mystical Black Long-handled Scythe he had been holding in his hand with all his might into the space portal.

At the same time, he transmitted several signals using a prepared communication magic artifact.

Looking forward, one could see a peculiar chain trailing behind the Mystical Black Long-handled Scythe, the chain entering the spatial portal along with the scythe.

It was also clear to see that the Mystic Black Scythe had been fully activated, its dark light exceptionally brilliant.

The Mystic Black Scythe, with an unprecedented sharpness, pierced through layers of space, shattered the obstructing black beards, and like a hot knife through butter, plunged into the figure that blotted out the sky and buried itself within.

A glint appeared in Ivan’s eyes. That was close, but the enemy was evidently seriously injured, otherwise, it would have been able to avoid the attack.

However, the Mystic Black Scythe, modified by President Hardy, was probably being utilized for the last time.

“Ding!”

Before he could rejoice, a tyrannical force transmitted along the chain, attempting to drag him into the spatial portal. Of course, Ivan wasn’t going to foolishly cling to the chain.

However, a slender black beard suddenly pierced out towards him, leaving no time to dodge.

In that critical moment, several layers of protection lit up around Ivan, including from the blood-patterned scroll he carried, which timely blocked the sharpness of the black beard.

The black beard was flexible and changeable, instantly switching from stabbing to coiling, rapidly wrapping him up along with his impenetrable protective shield.

An irresistible force began to pull from his waist.

“Damn it!”

Ivan’s face changed drastically, his body involuntarily approaching the space portal, and in the blink of an eye, he landed inside it.

At that moment, a root entangled itself onto the black beard, followed by the vines of the Blood Guards, causing the retracting speed of the black beard to slow down slightly.

Compared to the black beards, the roots and vines were undoubtedly less robust, starting to break apart immediately.

During this brief moment, Ivan was still pulled to the other side of the space portal. He saw another world, extremely clear—a world like a prison, and he saw the Lord of the black beards’ truest form, which was even more shocking than he had imagined.

“Ivan Marichardon, I told you, you’re doomed this time.”

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