Chapter 269: Chapter269- The Ambusher Gets Ambushed

Mosi No. 2 led the two "stand-ins" out of Greatflow World.

The three of them had already agreed upon a time and place to meet again. Once they emerged, they immediately split up and went about their respective missions.

As Daniel flew toward the rendezvous point, he could barely suppress the smug laughter rising in his heart.

Those two idiots could run all over the starry skies subduing Astral Corsairs to their hearts’ content!

As for him, he would simply wait at the meeting point.

Once they had gone through all the trouble of dragging a whole crowd of new underlings back with them, he would swoop in and steal the fruits of their labor.

How convenient was that?

Simple. Crude. Direct.

That was the true path of kings!

Besides, this would be the perfect opportunity to weigh James and Mosi’s true abilities.

Just how strong had the two of them actually become?

And by comparison, exactly how far ahead of them was he?

After all, his own strength had risen at a somewhat ridiculous rate recently.

Even Daniel himself was beginning to find it a little absurd.

...

The appointed time passed in the blink of an eye.

In the distant void, a Star Island slowly drifted into view.

The people standing upon the Star Island were clearly divided into two groups.

On one side stood Mosi, his face as cold and expressionless as ever.

On the other side stood a thoroughly miserable-looking band of pirates.

Among them were several low-grade Sages, a number of Demi-Sages, and an enormous crowd of lesser minions. All together, there were several thousand of them.

At this moment, however, this fearsome pirate force was huddled together like frightened livestock, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Every now and then, they cast terrified glances at the icy figure standing ahead of them.

That monster was simply too powerful!

Even the Sages among them had been no different from helpless chicks in front of him. They had not possessed the slightest ability to fight back.

"Our Black Starsea Pirate Crew was actually... robbed?"

"What kind of sick joke is this?"

"This can’t be real. Tell me I’m still dreaming!"

"I feel like we’ve completely disgraced the name of the Astral Corsairs..."

The Star Island continued floating forward through the darkness.

What none of the pirates noticed was that, hidden in the shadows of the surrounding void, a pair of eyes had already fixed firmly upon them.

"They’re here?"

"It’s Mosi."

A playful smile appeared on James’s face.

As it turned out, he had never gone far in the first place. He had been lurking nearby the entire time, patiently waiting for an opportunity to snatch someone else’s harvest.

And now, after all that waiting, Mosi had finally arrived.

"Hmm... I can’t be too reckless. Better play it safe first."

James called his third puppet back to his side, then ordered it to transform into Daniel’s appearance.

In the blink of an eye, another "Daniel" stood before him.

"Brother Mosi, here I come!"

The fake Daniel flashed a broad grin. Then, with a flicker of movement, he vanished into the void.

...

On the Star Island, Mosi suddenly lifted his eyelids.

A sharp gleam flashed through his eyes.

"Hmph."

He gave a cold snort in response.

At that exact moment—

Boom!

The fake Daniel abruptly emerged from the void and blocked the Star Island’s path.

"Mosi!" he shouted arrogantly. "I’ve been sick of looking at that foul expression of yours every single day!"

"Today, I’m going to beat some manners into you!"

His voice boomed across the void, his manner so overbearing that he seemed completely convinced of his own invincibility.

Mosi did not say a word.

His figure merely blurred.

Then he disappeared from where he stood.

By the time he reappeared, he was already behind the fake Daniel.

Draw blade.

Slash!

That was Mosi’s answer.

A heaven-shaking blade light erupted from his weapon, its terrible radiance making it seem as though the very sky above them had collapsed.

Boom! Boom!

The two figures collided violently in midair.

The fake Daniel was sent flying by a single slash, yet even as he tumbled backward, he continued shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Is that all you’ve got?!"

"Come on! Keep going!"

The moment he finished yelling, he turned around and fled without the slightest hesitation.

Mosi’s eyelids drooped halfway, giving him the appearance of someone who had not fully awakened from sleep.

Then, without the slightest delay, he chased after him.

Meanwhile, no one noticed that another figure had appeared aboard the Star Island at some point.

It was none other than James.

The pirate crew immediately stirred.

A number of them exchanged glances, their eyes gradually revealing wolf-like ferocity.

That ice-cold demon had finally left.

And now, in his place, some ordinary-looking fellow had appeared.

Perhaps this was their chance!

Perhaps they could—

Boom!

Before they could act, James’s aura suddenly erupted in full force.

Terrifying pressure crashed down upon the entire Star Island like a descending mountain.

James stared coldly at the mass of pirates.

"Do as you’re told if you want to live."

The fierce flames that had only just begun to burn in the pirates’ hearts were instantly extinguished.

"Holy shit! Why is this guy just as terrifying?!"

"No, seriously, what is wrong with this part of the starry skies? Why are all these Demi-Sages so unbelievably monstrous?"

"Hiss... Just what kind of terrible luck are we having?"

"This is definitely because Old Matt stole a portion of the Origin from that life-bearing world a while back! We must have been cursed because of him!"

"Bullshit! With my strength, how could I possibly pull off something like that? I might as well say you got cursed because you pissed against the wind!"

"Damn you! What does that have to do with anything?!"

The pirates were on the verge of collapsing into despair.

They had originally believed themselves to be seasoned predators of the starry seas, feared wherever they went.

Yet today, they had somehow transformed into a pile of helpless goods being passed from one terrifying monster to another.

James ignored their muttering completely.

"Mosi, Mosi..." he thought with a quiet chuckle. "You’re still too young."

"These little brothers of yours are mine now."

"Just consider it repayment for what you owe me."

He waved his hand grandly.

"Pirate crew, set off!"

Under James’s control, the Star Island immediately accelerated, racing at full speed toward the appointed meeting point.

However, not long after the Star Island disappeared into the distance, the surrounding void suddenly rippled.

A spatial crack quietly opened.

From within it, Mosi’s figure slowly emerged.

There was a faint hint of mockery in his eyes.

"Idiot."

He coldly spat out those two words.

...

At the rendezvous point stood an abandoned planet.

Daniel’s mind power had long since spread out like an enormous net, completely covering the surrounding region.

Thus, the instant the Star Island approached, its movements were immediately caught within his perception.

At the same time, James also noticed that his trail had entered someone else’s mind power range.

His expression instantly changed.

"Something’s wrong!"

"That shameless bastard Faustus is cheating!"

"How can he be this despicable?!"

Boom!

Before James could complain any further, Daniel’s figure suddenly materialized directly in front of the speeding Star Island.

His battle intent surged into the heavens.

"James, come and fight me!"

"Who’s afraid of you?!"

James gritted his teeth fiercely and charged out from the Star Island.

At the same instant, the millions upon millions of protective shields covering his body all activated at once.

Layer after layer of radiant defenses bloomed around him, stacking so thickly that they appeared almost endless.

"Immortal Icon!"

Daniel roared.

His body instantly expanded, growing larger and larger until he had transformed into an enormous giant towering between heaven and earth.

Then his gigantic fist came crashing down like a falling meteor.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Daniel’s monstrous fist tore through James’s wall of shields with an unstoppable momentum.

Those millions of protective barriers, which ought to have been enough to make any ordinary opponent despair, were pierced through as though they had been made of paper.

One layer after another burst apart.

In a matter of moments, the supposedly impenetrable defensive wall had been violently demolished.

"Destiny—Law of Causality!"

This punch was destined to strike its target!

James clenched his teeth.

He could clearly feel an invisible force locking firmly onto him. No matter how he moved or where he tried to flee, escaping this blow was impossible. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

It was as though the result had already been written into fate itself.

James instantly understood.

This had to be the power of some immensely profound law.

"What the hell? This Faustus is way too strong!"

Since dodging was no longer an option, James simply stopped trying.

Several puppets flew out from his sleeves and instantly transformed into identical copies of himself.

James had begun stacking substitutes inside substitutes once more.

Boom!

Daniel’s enormous fist descended without the slightest suspense and pulverized James’s body on the spot.

Yet in the next instant, another James appeared in the surrounding void, grinning as though nothing had happened.

Daniel’s eyes curved faintly with amusement.

"You want to compete with me using clones?"

With a thought, ninety-nine identical figures appeared around him in an instant.

Each one possessed the exact same appearance and an equally terrifying aura.

"James, tremble before me!"

The ninety-nine clones attacked simultaneously, unleashing their strongest techniques from every direction.

"Void Annihilation!"

"Immortal Icon!"

"Chaos Samsara Rank—Activate!"

Violent energies exploded throughout the void.

Daniel’s clones and James’s clones crashed into each other, instantly plunging the entire region into a chaotic battlefield.

Every collision sent powerful shock waves rolling through the starry skies.

Fragments of shattered energy scattered outward like exploding stars.

Yet even under Daniel’s overwhelming assault, James continued smiling.

"The outcome hasn’t been decided yet."

Suddenly, every single one of James’s clones opened his Divine Domain at the same time.

James’s Divine Domain was extremely strange.

It was a hole.

A pitch-black, bottomless hole that seemed capable of swallowing all things.

No matter what techniques Daniel released, the moment they approached that black hole, they disappeared without leaving even the faintest trace behind.

They were not shattered.

They were not blocked.

They were simply erased, as though the attacks had never existed in the first place.

"The Law of Creation!"

Daniel possessed the Law of Causality.

Mosi possessed the Law of Space.

And James, naturally, possessed his own law as well.

This law was likewise one of the supreme laws that towered above countless ordinary laws.

The black hole formed within James’s Divine Domain was condensed from the Law of Creation itself.

By wielding the power of creation, he had actually managed to forcibly hold off Daniel’s Destiny Law of Causality.

Even Daniel could not help feeling slightly impressed.

James truly deserved his reputation.

However, admiration was one thing.

Showing mercy was another.

"Chaos Samsara—Activate!"

Daniel’s Divine Domain abruptly unfolded.

The entire void trembled violently.

Then, within the endless darkness, a pair of enormous eyes suddenly opened.

One was black.

The other was white.

The powers of black and white reincarnation intertwined and merged together, transforming into an enormous monochrome scroll.

The instant the scroll formed, it spread outward and enveloped James completely.

What shocked James even more was that the scroll pierced straight through his Divine Domain in an instant.

His black hole could not devour it.

His Law of Creation could not stop it.

His expression finally froze.

"A Reincarnation Divine Domain..."

James could feel his life force rapidly draining away.

His heart tightened in alarm.

"Are you kidding me?"

"A single Divine Domain actually contains the power of two separate laws?"

"How is anyone supposed to fight against something like this?!"

It happened almost instantly.

Every single one of James’s clones lost the ability to maintain its transformation and reverted back into puppets.

The false bodies collapsed one after another, scattering helplessly through the void.

"Stop! Stop!"

James’s voice drifted out from somewhere within empty space, filled with obvious frustration and defeat.

"I surrender."

A moment later, James emerged from the void with a thoroughly dejected expression.

He sighed heavily.

"Faustus, that Divine Domain of yours is simply too ridiculous. I concede defeat completely."

Daniel withdrew his Divine Domain.

The corners of his lips lifted slightly, carrying the faint smile of a victor who had fully expected this outcome from the beginning.

"You’re not bad either."

His voice was calm and composed.

"The top-ranked genius on the Starlight Rankings truly lives up to his reputation."

Hearing such exaggerated "praise," even someone as shameless as James could not help feeling a little embarrassed.

His face reddened slightly.

Still, Daniel quickly added in a far more sincere tone, "But speaking seriously, your Divine Domain really is extraordinary."

Then he paused.

"It is merely a tiny bit inferior to mine."

The moment James heard that, most of the gloom on his face instantly vanished.

A wide grin abruptly returned to his face.

"Then what about Mosi?"

Daniel’s lips curved upward.

He did not answer immediately.

Instead, he raised one hand.

Elemental power surged and gathered within his palm, rapidly condensing into the shape of a long spear.

The spear was woven from both ice and flame.

Dark blue radiance flowed along one side of its body, while blazing crimson light surged along the other. The opposing forces twisted together without conflict, releasing an aura of destruction so terrifying that it made one’s heart tremble.

Whoosh!

Daniel hurled the spear forward.

It shot through the void like a meteor piercing the sun, violently stabbing into an apparently empty region of space.

The astonishing force contained within it instantly tore apart the outermost layer of space.

The void split open like a curtain being ripped apart by an invisible hand, cracks spreading rapidly in every direction.

Boom!

A figure was forcibly blasted out from within the spatial rift.

It was none other than Mosi!