Age of Evolution#

Chapter 582: Chapter 583: Actually, You’re Just a Younger Brother

In front of Lord Tianfang, Lin Zhen’s Star Power had dimmed significantly.

Lord Tianfang was in the same situation, as both of them had the same amount of Star Power, and after one month of consumption, only one-tenth was left.

Both of them were like candles in the gale, although there was a protective shield around them, the shield had begun to break and crumble, leaving the candles at the mercy of being extinguished by the gale at any time.

On this Uranus, which was like a hell on earth, the complete exhaustion of Star Power was no different from death.

Under normal circumstances, Lord Tianfang might not have continued to stay in the fight.

But now it was different, killing Lin Zhen was so important, not to mention that he and Lin Zhen had both sworn with the Heart of Warrior that if anyone left left, their progress would stagnate forever.

He couldn’t afford to take that risk, and besides, Lin Zhen seemed to be in worse shape than himself. With one final push, perhaps he could win.

Releasing the remaining minimal Star Power to withstand the freezing cold, Lord Tianfang launched another attack.

Two people on their last legs continued to fight desperately.

After three days, their final energies were rapidly consumed, they separated, and both collapsed to the ground!

Lin Zhen’s body was covered with more than a dozen sword wounds, and Lord Tianfang had several gaping holes in his body as well.

The Star Power of both men had become extremely weak, no longer enough to fend off the cold winds. The biting, freezing cold returned, covering the area once again.

Lord Tianfang managed to sit up, his Star Power flickering.

He cast an uncertain glance at Lin Zhen.

“Lin Zhen! You’re as good as dead. Although our Star Power is the same, your understanding and application of power is not as good as mine. Over the past month, you have consumed more overall Star Power than me. Now I can still move in this cold wind, walk up to you and lift my sword to finish you off. But you? I’m afraid if you use any more Star Power, you’ll lose even the protective Star Power you have left and be directly frozen to death!”

As he spoke, a sense of triumph filled Lord Tianfang, and he burst into laughter: “Kid! You may think you’re a genius, but just being a genius isn’t enough. You need to have brains, otherwise your hatred and resentment can only be avenged next life, assuming you have one!”

With that, Lord Tianfang staggered to his feet with the help of his longsword and steadily approached Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen lay on the ground, the blood from his body instantly freezing into frost; but his gaze upon Lord Tianfang contained a touch of mockery.

“Lord Tianfang, do you really believe that only Star Power can withstand the cold of this planet’s winter?”

Lord Tianfang paused.

“You’re wrong! Besides Star Power, there’s also flames!”

Boom~!

A ball of deep blue flame suddenly erupted from Lin Zhen’s body, the intense heat instantly melting the surrounding frost. As the outside cold returned, it was immediately negated by Lin Zhen’s flames, leaving him unaffected by the cold.

Standing up with his spear, Lin Zhen faced Lord Tianfang against the wind: “Lord Tianfang, now I can stand up too. If you have any tricks left, just use them. Your remaining Star Power is only slightly more than mine, and now I have the support of my flames, so I don’t need to consume any Star Power. Let’s see who can last until the end!”

Lord Tianfang stood still, his face constantly changing and extremely vivid.

His expression seemed to want to roar in anger, yet at the same time he seemed to want to laugh, looking very strange.

In the end, Tianfang suddenly burst into laughter.

“Hahaha~! Hahahaha!!”

“Lin Zhen, do you think your cunning plan has succeeded? But you absolutely can’t imagine that your scheme is so ridiculous and insignificant to me!”

Having said that, Lord Tianfang suddenly became serious: “You think you’re the only one with the power of flames, do you? Today, I will teach you a lesson to remember: never underestimate a Domain King-level expert. I’ve been watching you for a long time, and I’m not unaware of your power of flames. I never take any enemy lightly, let alone someone who killed my son!”

Lord Tianfang took step by step towards Lin Zhen, and suddenly, a surge of flame power erupted from his body.

It was a pale blue flame power, not as strong as Lin Zhen’s but enough to block the cold wind.

“Lin Zhen, my understanding of flame power is not bad either. When you made me swear to fight to the death here, I already thought of your plan.”

“Both of us are evenly matched, and our battle could have dragged on for a thousand days. At that time, you must have been plotting, thinking that when the exhaustion came, you would still have the power of flames to resist the cold while I, without flames, would naturally be forced to surrender in this planet’s winter.”

“Hahaha! To your great disappointment, I also have the power of flames. It’s just that I’ve never shown off in front of others. That’s my secret, Lin Zhen. Remember this – always keep some hidden cards up your sleeve so that you can play them at the most critical moment and change the outcome.”

Lin Zhen’s face gradually turned pale, not expecting Lord Tianfang to be so cunning.

“Are you finished? Out of moves? Hahaha! Lin Zhen, don’t try to attack me with your flames. Here, your flames can only protect yourself; this entire place is filled with cold air, and there’s no way for your flames to cause damage.”

“Oh, right! Are you well-versed in thunder? Earth Element? Wood Element? Or the power of light?”

“If you’re proficient in any of these, I advise you not to embarrass yourself because I can do everything you can!”

Lord Tianfang raised his hand, and several energy elements flashed by, but they quickly disappeared under the invasion of the cold air.

“See that? This is the home field of ice and water elements; other elements won’t work here, Lin Zhen. So, in the end, it’s our real combat power that will decide the victory. My Star Power is just a bit higher than yours, and that’s enough to determine life and death!”

With that said, Lord Tianfang strode towards Lin Zhen, ready to end the battle.

In his view, all of Lin Zhen’s calculations were within his expectations. The reason he agreed was to outsmart Lin Zhen, who tried to outwit him.

Without taking more than a few steps forward, a shocking scene appeared.

Lin Zhen raised his hand, and a group of water vapor rose in his palm. Within less than a second, it turned into an Ice Sphere.

“Is that… water element?”

Lord Tianfang was stunned and said incredulously, “How is it possible for you to have the water element while having the fire element too?”

“You don’t need to understand that. Existence has its reason, Lord Tianfang. Let me teach you one last lesson: never stand in the windward position, because not only the Ice and Water Elements are abundant here, the Wind Element is also plentiful!”

“Die!”

Lin Zhen suddenly roared, raised his hand, and sent thousands of water vapors into the air. In an instant, they transformed into Ice Arrows, wildly shooting towards Lord Tianfang under the gale!

“Thud thud thud thud thud~!”

In this fierce hurricane, these Ice Arrows were a hundred times faster than sniper bullets, like missiles, they fiercely bombarded Lord Tianfang.

If it was an ordinary situation, Lord Tianfang could easily destroy these Ice Arrows with a breath. However, his current strength was less than one percent of his peak power, and he could no longer withstand the continuous attack.

At first, he managed to cut some Ice Arrows with his long knife, but his remaining Star Power was quickly consumed.

The possibility of victory in this battle was gone for him.

Neither a frontal attack nor teleportation worked because Lin Zhen’s Spiritual Power was slightly stronger than his and could disrupt his teleportation!

Poor Lord Tianfang, like a living target, could only endure under the bombardment of countless Ice Arrows.

“After either thousands or tens of thousands of Ice Arrows, one of them finally broke through Lord Tianfang’s defense and fiercely pierced his body!”

A string of blood beads solidified in the air and fell on the ice below with a clattering sound.

“Uh~!”

“Thud thud thud thud thud~~~!”

It was like bullets from a machine gun hitting him, one after another, creating blood holes in his body. Lord Tianfang’s body became riddled with wounds in an instant.

After the last Ice Arrow was shot, Lin Zhen felt a sense of dizziness.

The consumption was just too great.

However, it was all worth it. Lord Tianfang’s body was now like a porcupine, filled with Ice Arrows, and all his acupoints and blood vessels were frozen.

The cold wind swept past, and his cells stopped dividing. All his vitality quickly vanished in the cold wind.

With the power of flames supporting him, Lin Zhen slowly moved towards Lord Tianfang.

Lord Tianfang’s last bit of Star Power and his resentful will supported his last breath, but all he could do was use his eyes to attack Lin Zhen.

Completely ignoring Lord Tianfang’s venomous gaze, Lin Zhen stood in front of him, “Lord Tianfang, never overestimate your wisdom. You may think that you have nearly a thousand years of extra life experience and can understand more than I do, but you may not believe that compared to me, you are just a little brother.”

Lord Tianfang’s eyelids twitched, not understanding Lin Zhen’s meaning.

“Don’t understand? Haha! No need to understand too much. I have also investigated your information. You are 1,120 years old this year. But what you don’t know is that to this day, I have lived for more than 1,130 years!”

Lin Zhen’s words were accurate. Before his rebirth, he had lived a thousand years, and after his rebirth, he had also lived for more than 130 years.

So, strictly speaking, he was more than a decade older than Lord Tianfang.

Lord Tianfang still couldn’t understand. He could see that Lin Zhen’s last words were true, but he couldn’t comprehend how Lin Zhen could possibly be older than him.

Before he figured it out, a strong wave of fatigue struck him. His lifetime of ambition and aspirations vanished with this wave of fatigue.

His eyes closed, and endless darkness descended. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Lord Tianfang passed away on Uranus.

A flame enveloped him, and the lifeless Lord Tianfang disappeared completely.