Is he Mr. Duan's alter ego?

Zhou Huai stood in the pitch-black void, looking at the man not far away who was wearing an ancient ceremonial hat and leaning on a walking stick.

He sneered inwardly.

I knew all along that rescuing my mother would not be easy.

Mr. Duan, an old monster who has lived for countless eons, is a man of deep thoughts.

How could they possibly leave no countermeasures in their own backyard?

Sure enough, the most difficult hurdle awaited us here.

Since that's the case, there's no need for further explanation.

Whether it's a clone or the original, anyone who gets in my way today will die!

"Let's start the war."

The pure silver cross in Zhou Huai's hand instantly turned to dust, and Archbishop Andrew's disguise was completely exposed.

He straightened his back, and the pressure of a half-step transcendent being erupted in the void.

"If I can't even handle your clone, I have no face to go to the far north to see your real body!"

Zhou Huai raised his head and let out a shout.

"Little Black!"

...

at the same time.

Tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Free Federation, in the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, lies an underwater valley.

The seawater was icy cold, and even high-level sea beasts dared not approach this desolate sea area.

The abyssal dragon Xiao Hei, which had been sleeping in the trench, suddenly opened its dark golden vertical pupils.

It sensed a call from the depths of its soul.

"roar--!"

Little Black raised its head and let out a furious dragon roar.

The surrounding seawater instantly boiled, and the underwater reefs shattered.

A spatial rift tore open in the dark seawater above.

Little Black flapped its enormous fleshy wings, transforming into a black lightning bolt that plunged into the spatial rift.

Beneath the Holy City, in the void.

The space beside Zhou Huai twisted violently, producing a sound like shattering glass.

"Snap!"

A void rift appeared out of nowhere.

The dragon's might poured forth from the abyss, and Little Black's head emerged from the crack.

It did not fully manifest its true form; the moment it burst out of the crack, its body suddenly changed.

"hold head high--!"

Accompanied by a dragon's roar, Xiao Hei's enormous body transformed into a sky full of dark golden liquid, surging towards Zhou Huai.

In the blink of an eye.

The dark gold liquid condensed and reformed on Zhou Huai's body.

A set of Abyss Blood Battle Armor covered with dragon scale patterns clung tightly to Zhou Huai's body. Two dragon horns extended from the helmet.

Xiao Hei's core power gathered in Zhou Huai's right palm, transforming into the Abyss Blood Dragon Spear, its tip gleaming with a red light.

Clad in battle armor, spear in hand.

Zhou Huai's momentum reached its peak.

The surrounding black void could not withstand this force and began to collapse on a large scale.

"Come!"

Zhou Huai roared, and a shockwave exploded in the air beneath his feet.

He transformed into a streak of dark golden light, raised the Blood Dragon Spear, and thrust it straight at Mr. Duan's face.

Faced with this attack, Mr. Duan's clone didn't even lift his eyelids.

He gently raised his walking stick, casually tapping the tip of the stick in the air in front of him.

"bite!"

A clear, resonant sound rang out.

The tip of the Blood Dragon Spear was precisely blocked by that seemingly fragile walking stick.

The violent power poured down the gun, but it was blocked by an invisible black high-dimensional law shield just three inches in front of Mr. Duan, preventing it from advancing any further.

"Not bad." Mr. Duan's clone smiled slightly, his tone still calm.

"But you're still a long way from killing me."

"Yeah?"

Zhou Huai's lips curled into a smile.

He didn't expect to defeat this old monster with basic attacks at all.

"Demonic Domain, open!"

With a thought, Zhou Huai activated the ultimate trump card of his clone, Gandalf.

"boom!"

A halo of divine light emanated from Zhou Huai and spread outwards.

Within this area, Zhou Huai's skill cooldown time is reduced by 80%, and his mana regeneration speed skyrockets.

Combined with his near-transcendent stats, it's equivalent to activating unlimited firepower.

"Bomb it!"

Zhou Huai swung his left hand violently.

No chanting required; Yasuo's clone unleashed 【Golden Lightning】, Gandalf's clone unleashed 【Great Sunfire】, Viktor's clone unleashed 【Dimensional Slash】...

Dozens of forbidden spells, under the blessing of the God of Magic Domain, instantly took shape above Mr. Duan's head.

Thunder transformed into a purple dragon and slashed down!

The blazing flames of calamity turned the void into a sea of fire!

Hundreds and thousands of spatial blades intertwined to form a strangulation net!

The power of various elemental laws was compressed to the extreme and bombarded Mr. Duan's clone.

"Boom!"

The sound of explosions echoed continuously in the void.

Space trembled, the black mirror beneath their feet shattered, and ripples of law spread outwards in all directions.

If this place weren't an underground space isolated by higher-dimensional forces, this wave of skills would have been enough to wipe the Holy City of the Free Federation off the map.

However.

Amidst billowing smoke and turbulent energy flows.

Mr. Duan's clone remained firmly in place.

Despite Zhou Huai's relentless firepower, he showed no sign of panic.

"You have indeed reached a very high level in the use of elements."

Mr. Duan's voice pierced through the roar of the explosion.

He moved his walking stick in mid-air.

Each swipe releases a refined, high-level elemental skill.

As Zhou Huai unleashed the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, he summoned the 【Absolute Zero】 Frost Shield to freeze the lightning.

Zhou Huai unleashed the Great Sun Calamity Fire, and he wielded the 【Styx Weak Water】 to extinguish the flames.

Zhou Huai unleashed dimensional cutting, and he simply used 【spatial reorganization】 to crush the sharp blade.

Similarly, there is a constant stream of elemental skills.

Mr. Duan's clones released skills at a speed no slower than Zhou Huai, who possessed the God of Magic Domain.

Without even moving a step, he withstood Zhou Huai's relentless barrage of attacks without being at a disadvantage.

"Old man, your background is truly terrifyingly deep."

Zhou Huai gritted his teeth.

Conventional elemental attacks cannot break through the defenses.

Since that's the case!

Zhou Huai flipped his wrist and put away the Abyss Blood Dragon Spear.

A heavy chain emitting a dark golden light appeared in his hand.

The ultimate artifact of the Seventh World—the Netherworld Chain!

The moment this top-tier artifact, capable of suppressing the laws of higher dimensions, appeared, the surrounding raging elemental energy was instantly suppressed.

"go!"

Zhou Huai poured all his magical power into the Nether Chain.

"Splash!"

The Netherworld Chains transformed into dark golden venomous snakes, ignoring spatial distance, piercing through elemental shields, and heading towards binding Mr. Duan's clone's neck.

Once entangled by the Nether Chains, even a higher-dimensional deity will be instantly sealed.

Faced with the divine chains that came hurtling through the air, a strange light flashed in Mr. Duan's eyes.

"The Netherworld Chains? Old Mo's little gadget from back then has actually ended up in your hands."

Mr. Duan did not resist.

With a flick of his wrist, the walking stick flew out of his hand.

"Buzz!"

The walking stick swelled in mid-air, its wooden body transforming to exude a forbidden aura no less powerful than the Netherworld Chain.

This unassuming walking stick is actually a top-tier piece of equipment that transcends current understanding.

"clang!"

The walking stick and the Netherworld Chain collided in mid-air, sparks flying.

The two top-tier pieces of equipment were locked in a fierce struggle in the void.

The Nether Chain attempted to lock the walking stick with sealing laws, but the walking stick unleashed destructive power, eroding the Nether Chain's light.

For a moment, the two divine artifacts were locked in a stalemate in mid-air.

Seeing this, Zhou Huai frowned.

Even the Netherworld Chains were blocked.

Mr. Duan stood not far away, looking at Zhou Huai, and chuckled softly.

"To be able to fight my clone to this extent, Zhou Huai, you have indeed grown a lot."

"Given time, you might actually become a formidable opponent."

Zhou Huai stood still, coldly staring at the other person.

He was already cursing under his breath.

Mr. Duan is merely an avatar left here to guard the Origin Tree, yet he is so difficult to defeat.

He activated his full divine domain, unleashing a barrage of skills, even pulling out the Netherworld Chains.

As a result, they couldn't even break through the opponent's clone's defenses.

If we encounter the complete godhood in the far north, how can we fight it?

Just as Zhou Huai was quickly thinking of a way to break the deadlock.

A clear, cold voice echoed in my mind.

It is a Chinese toon tree.

"Zhou Huai, don't try to wear him down."

"The reason he is so powerful and possesses endless magical power is because he can use the power of the Origin Tree at any time."

"This is within the coverage area of the sacred tree. As long as the sacred tree does not wither, his clone will never run out of energy."

Upon hearing Chun's telepathic message, Zhou Huai scoffed in his mind, "What's the point of you spouting this nonsense now?"

"No."

Chun paused for a moment.

"You can actually draw upon the power of the sacred tree."

Zhou Huai was stunned.

With the power of the sacred tree?

That's Mr. Duan's stronghold and source of power. How can we borrow it?

"How do I borrow it?" Zhou Huai asked himself.

Before Chun could answer.

Inside Zhou Huai's body, the World Tree Rahil spoke on its own initiative.

"My lord, I can give it a try."