Jin Henry stared blankly at Lin Feng.
Suddenly, he started laughing.
The laughter grew louder and louder, bordering on madness!
"Who exactly are you..."
"Someone like you couldn't have remained unknown in the universe forever..."
After laughing, Jin Henry's expression shifted to one of weeping.
He laughed and cried, appearing to have lost his sanity.
The pain in his body was no longer of concern to Jin Henry.
With his remaining hand behind his back, he silently formed a hand seal.
Lin Feng had no intention of answering Jin Henry.
Jin Henry's condition was deteriorating, his aura growing weaker, resembling a lamp nearing its end.
"If these are your dying words, then I wish you a better reincarnation in your next life..."
Lin Feng released the贯穿光束 (Guànchuān Guāngshù - Piercing Light Beam) he had finished charging.
This was his last bit of energy, but it was more than enough to deal with a dying Jin Henry.
"No, I surrender..."
Before the word "surrender" could fully escape his lips, the beam pierced through Jin Henry's head...
The words were stuck in his throat, his face etched with disbelief.
It seemed he hadn't expected Shan Hai to be so decisive...
Jin Henry's remaining half of his body slowly turned to ash, scattering into the universe.
A being of the omniverse level had fallen by Lin Feng's hand.
The process appeared simple, but upon deeper reflection, it was incredibly perilous.
If Jin Henry had gained the initiative and his devastating skills had breached Lin Feng's defenses first, it might have been Lin Feng who fell.
A little over two hours, the leader of the Fifth Force, Jin Henry, perished.
The leaders of the entire First Sequence exchanged glances.
None of them could have imagined that this struggle would end in just over two hours.
The last struggle had lasted for three days and three nights.
But this also indicated one thing.
That Shan Hai's actual strength was likely superior to Jin Henry's.
Jin Henry hadn't even used a few of his trump cards before Shan Hai shattered his infinite energy core, his formidable foundation...
This was also due to Jin Henry's underestimation. Had he used those trump cards from the start, the current situation could have been drastically different.
But that "if" was now moot...
Honest introspection revealed that when facing a subordinate from the Second Sequence whom they knew little about, they wouldn't immediately resort to their trump cards either.
This was the most direct and primary reason for Jin Henry's defeat and the loss of his life!
The leaders felt this event served as a stark warning.
That even when facing the weakest of beings, one must still give their all...
Jin Henry, with his life, had once again taught the other leaders a lesson...
"I never imagined... not at all..."
Egar sat in his chair, shaking his head with a hint of self-mockery.
Shan Hai, a being completely beyond comprehension.
Who knew that just a few days ago, Egar was still considering whether to bring Shan Hai into his faction.
Now, Old Man Luo must be in a terrible headache. His intended subordinate had transformed into someone of equal standing.
"It's strange, why didn't the cosmic space declare victory?"
A leader suddenly furrowed his brow and spoke.
Egar heard the question and looked at the screen.
Indeed, in a force struggle, one side had been defeated, even killed, yet there was no notification of a winner.
What was going on? Did Jin Henry have a backup plan?
In the vastness of space, Lin Feng also knitted his brows.
The person was dead, what should happen next?
Based on normal reasoning, shouldn't someone have declared victory by now?
He turned, his gaze, spanning millions of kilometers, meeting Luo Yongtian's.
Lin Feng wanted to ask what to do next.
But in the next second, Lin Feng's heart stirred, and he shifted his gaze back to where Jin Henry's body had disappeared.
There, a faint, peculiar ripple suddenly appeared.
In an instant, several Infinity Gems and fragments of the Cosmic Heart appeared in Lin Feng's hand, their energy rapidly replenishing.
Facing the sudden, unknown situation, Lin Feng decisively chose to recover energy first, any amount was better than none...
Soon after, a semi-transparent figure began to rapidly take shape.
That was... Jin Henry's soul?
Having studied souls for a long time, Lin Feng recognized it immediately.
This old fellow's soul hadn't dissipated?
"The Fifth Force belongs to you..."
Jin Henry's soul, across the cosmos, gazed at Lin Feng and spoke word by word.
His voice was ethereal, with echoes, drifting through space.
Jin Henry's eyes were filled with rage and hatred.
"I will return for you, Shan Hai..."
"Be careful, your nights will no longer be peaceful from today onwards..."
Jin Henry said through gritted teeth.
As long as his soul existed, he still had a chance. Although this time, his revival would likely be in a completely mechanical body.
He stared intently at Lin Feng, as if to engrave him into his memory.
Lin Feng remained silent for a moment, then let out a relieved smile...
"What was I thinking, it's just a soul..."
"I believe you won't have that opportunity..."
The moment of silence was Lin Feng analyzing Jin Henry's current state to see if it was purely a soul.
Jin Henry's venomous gaze faltered.
"What do you mean?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Jin Henry felt an irresistible tearing force violently ripping at his soul.
"What did you do?!?!"
Jin Henry panicked, his voice changing pitch, his eyes quickly turning to fear.
This was the first time Jin Henry had shown fear in the battle so far.
"I didn't do anything..." Lin Feng shrugged.
"I just added a little seasoning to the final blow..."
With that, Lin Feng smiled again, retracting the Infinity Gems and Cosmic Heart fragments from his hand.
The beam had been infused with too many attributes.
This was a destructive attack constructed by Lin Feng a second before he deactivated his state skills.
It was dark magic targeting the soul, amplified from the Forbidden Magic Book. With Lin Feng's modifications and energy augmentation, its power had increased exponentially.
It had to be said, the state skill was indeed useful! Without it, Lin Feng wouldn't have thought of adding soul-targeting dark magic to his attack...
At the same time, Lin Feng also felt a pang of lingering fear.
If this dark magic hadn't been added and Jin Henry's soul had escaped, wouldn't he have to be wary of a hand reaching out from the toilet bowl every time he went?
Fortunately, his caution and meticulousness in his empowered state had paid off.
Jin Henry, the pathetic villain, had no chance left.
His soul was continuously dissipating, even faster than his physical body had before!
In mere seconds, before he could even utter a final threat, Jin Henry's soul vanished along with the rest of the universe.
[Victor: Shan Hai!]
[The First Sequence's Fifth Force will automatically be subsumed under Shan Hai!]
[The victor is requested to accept the force within three days...]
As Jin Henry's soul dissipated, the victory message appeared in golden text within the battle universe and on the terminals of all observing hooded figures...