Age of Evolution#

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1019 Escape_1 Chapter 1016: Chapter 1019 Escape_1 Before the brilliant knife light reached his body, Lin Zhen knew he was in trouble.

The person in front of him wasn’t a deity, but his actual strength had reached an unimaginable level!

This blade, be it the angle, force, or stealth, had reached a peak state.

Facing such an attack, evasion was impossible!

If Lin Zhen hadn’t spent years rigorously practicing his sword skills, this blow would have killed him, or at the very least, seriously injured him.

Against an opponent of this caliber, a serious injury was basically a death sentence!

In this critical moment, Lin Zhen fused his body with gold just as the blade was about to hit him.

…

He only had time to fuse gold into a fraction of a millimeter, but it just so happened to delay the force of the opponent’s blade piercing his body.

This move bought Lin Zhen an extra one-thousandth of a second, giving him a chance to block again with his sword.

Pff~~~!!

The blade entered his body, but it did not cause internal injuries.

Lin Zhen was still holding his long sword and blocked the continued force of the opponent.

Merely blocking.

The opponent’s attack was too heavy, and Lin Zhen’s body was pushed backward by the blade like a cannonball.

Behind him was a wave of blistering heat.

Lin Zhen was forced to crash into a remnant of a Constant Star.

But he couldn’t evade or dodge at all.

He could only place his longsword horizontally across his chest to block the life-taking blade.

The assassin continued to push Lin Zhen, advancing with rumbling sounds.

The opponent had an absolute advantage, but because Lin Zhen’s Divine Domain was now open, he could not easily kill Lin Zhen.

Sparks flew from the clashing blades and fell onto their faces, scorching them.

And Lin Zhen saw the man’s face.

It was an unremarkable face, easy to forget even after seeing it.

Among the surrounding flames and debris, Lin Zhen’s abdomen took another heavy hit.

His rapidly retreating body gained another burst of force, and he collided with a burning fragment again.

The freezing air and lotus bloom on his body surface simultaneously, but Lin Zhen was still swallowed by the flames.

This kind of star fragment, the damaging power of its flames is unimaginable.

When Lin Zhen emerged from the flames, he was already covered with injuries.

In front of him, the assassin floated in mid-air, ready to strike anytime.

In the eyes of the assassin, Lin Zhen was already at the end of his tether, his aura significantly exhausted.

“Lin Zhen, isn’t this grave I chose for you nice?”

The assassin looked around and a smug expression flashed in his eyes.

He lifted a hand and made a gesture of explosion with his five fingers spread apart,

“Boom ~~!

Exploding with the stars…how brilliant, how glorious!”

Lin Zhen was holding his long sword horizontally, every inch of him in bad shape — the result of colliding with those star fragments.

“Who are you?”

“Hehe!

What difference does it make to know?

You have no chance of a comeback, but it doesn’t hurt to tell you.

My name is Shadow Kill.”

Upon hearing the name, Lin Zhen remembered this person.

He had once specifically looked up information about the Complete Strongmen.

Among the Ground Clans, there was one suspected to be Complete, called Shadow Kill.

“A Complete Strongman!

Why do you want to kill me?”

Shadow Kill was leisurely walking through the void, star fragments ignited and zoomed passed him.

Under such circumstances, everyone had to maintain a high output of Star Power to ensure they were not burned to death.

So Lin Zhen’s injuries were healing very slowly.

This was also why Shadow Kill did not take immediate action.

He was looking for the best time to strike.

A vague Spiritual Power hovered around Lin Zhen, making him dare not act rashly.

Against an opponent like this, reckless teleportation was tantamount to seeking death.

Even if he wanted to move, he had to be absolutely sure he could.

“Why kill you?

Your question is quite funny.

I’m an assassin.

I take people’s money and do their bidding.

Someone paid for your life, so naturally, I came to do the job.

Your head is worth my time.”

“How did you know I would be here?” Lin Zhen voiced his doubts.

“Lin Zhen, do you want to be an enlightened ghost?

I can’t reveal my employer’s name.

But I can tell you, your information was thoroughly investigated a long time ago.

Your route, schedule home this time–and this star explosion–I orchestrated all of it.”

Shadow Kill’s eyes locked onto Lin Zhen, “As a Black Hole Beast, the ability to devour energy is your Talent.

I have studied your history and found that there were two instances when your Realm leaped—once when a black hole appeared, and once when a star exploded.”

“Lin Zhen!

Undoubtedly, you can devour energy.

At God Realm Peak, you must have wanted to break through drastically, right?

So, I gave you this opportunity.

I managed to destroy this Constant Star, you know.

Nearby were three Life Stars, and the billions of people on those three planets accompanied you in death, Lin Zhen, you should be satisfied.”

Lin Zhen couldn’t help but sigh at the ruthlessness and viciousness of this man, he was even more devilish than the Endless Species.

“Shadow Kill, you’ve created such a big scene, but it’s going to be a waste.”

“Hehe!

You overestimate yourself.

Do you really think being in the top three in the Hall of Fame makes you invincible?

When I was number one in the Hall of Fame, your great, great, great, great…grandfather hadn’t even been born yet!”

Lin Zhen knew that this man was speaking the truth.

As a Complete Strongman, he was almost certainly a member of the Hall of Fame.

However, not every member of the Hall of Fame is destined to become gods, even if they were once number one.

Becoming a god is a difficult process, a lot of unexpected things can happen during it.

It’s not uncommon to have the strength to become a god, but be unable to due to unexpected events.

Shadow Kill, was indeed once number one in the Hall of Fame!

The number one person in the Hall of Fame, who failed to become a demigod, only such a person would have the strength to cultivate the Demigod status to the Complete Realm.

So he had enough strength to look down on Lin Zhen!

The surrounding rumblings of burning star fragments passed through both individuals, the shockwave from the explosion was like an overturned sea, making the two of them insignificant in comparison.

Both were already on fire.

Even though there was a layer of ice covering them, it didn’t stop the ubiquitous True Sun Fire.

If this continues, it won’t be long before both of them are burned alive.

Now it was a test of endurance and willpower, as well as seizing the opportunity.

A fragment whizzed past Lin Zhen, forcing him to dodge.

Shadow Kill, who had been looking for an opportunity, didn’t miss this golden chance and quickly attacked!

The glimmering blade shone as it approached, but this time Lin Zhen was prepared and didn’t show the panic he did before.

He decisively disregarded Shadow Kill’s attack, instead rapidly proceeding towards the depth of the Star Explosion.

“Trying to run?

Dream on!”

Shadow Kill was incredibly fast, quickly catching up to Lin Zhen.

He slashed with lightning speed, leaving a wound on Lin Zhen’s back.

Blood splattered everywhere, but Lin Zhen didn’t care at all and pushed forward with all his strength.

This was arguably the most dangerous place in the universe.

The energy from the Star Explosion was impossible to resist.

Shadow Kill, at the periphery, could somewhat fend off the Freeze with his Frost, but he wasn’t capable of making such a frantic move into the core.

Complete strongmen are extremely rare.

The more so they are, the more they cherish their own lives.

While Lin Zhen madly pressed forward, without regard for everything, Shadow Kill could not afford to delay.

Annihilation!

With a wave of his blade, the space collapsed.

Lin Zhen, severely damaged, was no longer able to evade this strike and was hit by the Sword Light.

His life force was cut off at that moment, and an overwhelming wave of flames engulfed Lin Zhen’s body.

Shadow Kill was certain that Lin Zhen was definitely dead.

Having received such a severe hit and being in the core zone of the Star Explosion, survival was impossible.

Once again, a chill covered his body, and Shadow Kill was about to leave the Constant Star Core area.

The final Star Core explosion of the Constant Star was due to happen in a few seconds.

Even if Shadow Kill chose to stay, there would be only one path—death.

A cold Sword Qi struck from behind!

Having spent years teetering on the edge of a blade, Shadow Kill was extremely familiar with killing intent.

He decisively countered with a slash.

Suffering the cold!

Lin Zhen was fiercely brandishing his long sword, launching a severe blow!

The two crossed swords, and Lin Zhen’s second attack, the Abyss, followed in quick succession.

Clang clang~~!

The force of the long sword was as heavy as a mountain, and the furious assaults caught Shadow Kill off guard, making his arms feel numb.

Lin Zhen’s Sword Skill was incredibly high, with agile swordplay and consecutive attacks that left him no room to evade.

He already knew why Lin Zhen hadn’t died.

The only time Lin Zhen had escaped his sight was when he had initially hit a Star Explosion fragment and was injured.

It turned out that at that time, Lin Zhen had switched his real body with a clone.

No wonder he felt that Lin Zhen had grown weaker afterwards.

At that time, the flames were rampant, and Shadow Kill hadn’t been able to discern Lin Zhen’s subtle trick.

Having spent his days hunting wild geese, he was pecked in the eye by one.

Shadow Kill was certainly tricked.

But it was too late to think about that now.

With Lin Zhen’s Senluo Sword Skill, the crosscutting Sword Light kept him off guard.

Rakshasa!

Since mastering the entire Senluo Sword Skill, Lin Zhen was very confident in his swordplay.

This attack was sure to hurt Shadow Kill.

But he was too confident.

Upon seeing Lin Zhen launching his third sword attack, Shadow Kill immediately unleashed his Star Power!

An overwhelming hundred billion units of Star Power surged as he countered with a blade!

Blade of Blood Reversal!

Forcing himself to activate the Star Power, even at the risk of injury, he was determined to interrupt Lin Zhen’s continuous attack!

He would rather get injured than give Lin Zhen a chance to carry out his complete Senluo Sword Skill.

Such decisiveness was not something that ordinary people could achieve.

Coughing up a mouthful of blood, despite the injuries, Shadow Kill’s counterattack successfully interrupted Lin Zhen’s attack, rendering Lin Zhen’s elaborate plans futile.

“Kid!

You’re at your wit’s end now, aren’t you!”

Shadow Kill’s body flickered as he lunged forward to kill.

A dazzling sword light enveloped all around, and there was only a little over a second left before the total Star Explosion.

In that little over a second, Shadow Kill unleashed all his learned skills!

However, Lin Zhen performed the Shadowless Step, leaving a series of afterimages in the air, and managed to dodge millions of Shadow Kill’s continuous attacks!

“This is impossible!” Shadow Kill was immediately infuriated.

Rumble Rumble~~~!!

The Constant Star core finally exploded at this moment.

“Not good!”

Neither Lin Zhen nor Shadow Kill gave any further consideration to one another.

They both teleported away at the same time!