Chapter 1059, Crushing Defeat

Translator: Silavin

 

Seeing Lu Fan’s reaction, the Purgatory Overlord immediately knew that this too was not Lu Fan’s real self.

 

However, she could not understand how, under all her attacks, Lu Fan’s Attributes and performance remained identical to the original, appearing indistinguishable from the real Lu Fan.

 

Could there truly exist a Skill in this world that made Clones or Projections, completely indistinguishable from the original!?

 

In a moment of clarity, the Purgatory Overlord conceived of a possibility, it must be due to his Ancient God Power!

 

Lu Fan’s Ancient God Power was not about controlling Giant Dragons to fight for him.

 

It should involve creating copies of him, that others fundamentally could not distinguish from his actual self!

 

The moment the Purgatory Overlord’s expression showed this realization, two more spears pierced through her body, pinning her firmly to the ground.

 

The Lu Fan who had just appeared had indeed been killed by her flames, but two more identical Lu Fans emerged from somewhere, critically wounding her.

 

At this point, the Purgatory Overlord had lost any hope of a reversal.

 

Lu Fan remained uninjured, his Combat Power at its peak.

 

In contrast, the Purgatory Overlord had exhausted her last Ancient God Power. How could she possibly compete with Lu Fan?

 

“You understand now?” One Lu Fan smiled, looking down at the Purgatory Overlord, just as she had looked down at the fake incinerated Lu Fan moments ago.

 

Its corpse gradually dissipated, making it obvious who was fake and who was real.

 

However, the Purgatory Overlord did not attack this Lu Fan.

 

First, she truly lacked the strength to fight.

 

Second, who could guarantee this was the real Lu Fan?

 

If Lu Fan genuinely possessed the ability to create indistinguishable copies of himself, unless under special circumstances, he would never reveal his true self before killing the Purgatory Overlord.

 

Therefore, the speaking Lu Fan was most likely also fake.

 

“Did you truly believe I would remain emotionally unmoved after so many of my Pet Dragons died?” Lu Fan smiled, waving his hand and drawing numerous Summoning Arrays.

 

In an instant, multiple Pet Dragons flew out consecutively, not one missing.

 

Clearly, whether the Pet Dragons killed by the Purgatory Overlord or Ye Sha who had seemingly defected and abandoned Lu Fan, all were not real.

 

Seeing so many terrifyingly powerful existences still alive, the Purgatory Overlord felt as if a mountain had appeared before her. She had expended tremendous effort moving a few large stones, believing she was about to relocate the entire mountain. Looking up, she discovered it still stood majestically. Even if she spent another thousand years, moving it would remain impossible.

 

This sense of helplessness completely shattered the Purgatory Overlord’s hope. Her condition plummeted rapidly alongside her mental state.

 

“What you killed were merely our Projections.” Lu Fan stroked Xiao Cui who had affectionately approached, continuing to address the Purgatory Overlord. “If I wished, I could create hundreds, even thousands of them.”

 

“With that pitiful amount of Ancient God Power in your body, thinking you could eliminate all my Projections is basically equivalent to dreaming. I pretended and fought you to use you as a test, to observe the effects of your Ancient God Power.”

 

“Having possessed Ancient God Power for so long, you should have developed considerable proficiency in wielding it. So, watching how you use it allows me to help my friend avoid some detours once I pass her the Divine Seat.”

 

The Purgatory Overlord refused to accept defeat. Even in death, she wanted to die understanding the truth.

 

“So, from the very beginning, you used your Ancient God Power to fight me with a Projection of yourself? Then, where is the real you? Your True Body should be nearby, right!?”

 

Lu Fan smiled. “That’s right. I’m indeed nearby. But, you’ve made one error. At the very beginning of our battle, it wasn’t my Projection fighting against you.”

 

The Purgatory Overlord froze, asking incredulously, “That’s impossible! From start to finish, I never saw you use a Skill to make a copy of yourself. If you had used such a Skill, I couldn’t possibly have remained unaware of it.”

 

“But, how could you have truly known?” Lu Fan smiled.

 

Moments later, the Purgatory Overlord suddenly understood. “It was at that moment! When you first bombarded me with all those Skills!”

 

Lu Fan nodded. “Yup. That exact moment. You believed I had my Pet Dragons surround you to force you to use your Ancient God Power, to force you to expose an opening. In reality, I merely wanted to block your perception, creating an opportunity to swap positions with my Projection.”

 

“At that precise moment, my True Body and Projection swapped places. From that moment on, you’ve been fighting against my Projection the entire time. All those Pet Dragons were also summoned by my Projection, so they were fakes. So, they obviously did not need to fear death.”

 

The Purgatory Overlord was stunned. She now understood how ridiculous everything she had done truly was.

 

She had believed everything remained under her control. In reality, Lu Fan was the one who had truly commanded the entire situation.

 

Using merely a single Projection, Lu Fan had depleted all her Ancient God Power and forced her to reveal every trump card.

 

In both strength and strategy, the Purgatory Overlord had suffered a crushing defeat.

 

Lu Fan had even deliberately toyed with her at the end, making Ye Sha’s Projection fly away.

 

The purpose was merely to make her believe her plan had succeeded.

 

The Purgatory Overlord’s expression gradually became lifeless. She had lost completely, and deservedly so.

 

Lu Fan retrieved the Mountain Moving Titan Greatsword from his Inventory, expanding it to maximum size and raising it high.

 

“You were indeed formidable. Being able to manipulate an Ancient God, you surely deserve credit for it. In this current era, you might be the first. Unfortunately, this also made you too arrogant. Moreover, you’re not an Ancient God. Even understanding how to wield Ancient God Power, you don’t know what other Ancient Gods’ abilities are. If you had possessed any understanding of my Ancient God Power, you could not possibly have lost so miserably. But, in a battle like this, there are no ‘what ifs.’ Now, I’ll send you on your final journey. Rest in peace.”

 

The Purgatory Overlord suddenly awakened, desperately attempting to plead. “No, no, no! Wait! I can become your Pet Dragon! I can fight for you! I beg you, don’t kill me. Spare my life, please—”

 

Before she could finish, Lu Fan’s greatsword had already fallen.

 

With a tremendous *crash*, the Purgatory Overlord’s voice was cut short.