The information about the mastermind seemed enticing, but Fu Tong had other issues.

Fu Tong had long been wary of Nazzeck. This eighth chapter's boss was as cunning as Dong Huang, but his schemes weren't the only threat. He could foresee the future because of his abundant divine power. It was less powerful than the Time Lord's signature abilities. However, it was still enough to let him change the plot, producing unforeseen side stories and causing the players some difficulties.

Moreover, he could not be killed by the players. Only Ji Zixuan's daughter could kill him because she was the only character who could neutralize Nazzeck's automatic time reversal skill and time manipulation abilities. He also had the invincibility perk, similar to Pei Gui Hong, which made him immune to all attacks from male cultivators, immortals, saints, and sages.

Fu Tong had too much to lose. He couldn't afford to fight here and risk destroying the entire Celestial Fox City.

"What if I decline the offer?" Fu Tong tested Nazzeck.

"I'm being sincere. Should I prove my sincerity?"

"Go kill Dong Huang, Long Baiqi, Pei Gui Hong, and Xia Chen. Come back and talk to me again once you're done."

"I'm sorry. I won't work for free. You must swear with your dao oath first."

"Then, no deal."

"That's unfortunate."

A malicious aura enveloped Nazzeck. His entire body transformed into a black ball and expanded. A section of its skin parted, revealing an eyeball. 12 black wings emerged from its back and spread.

Instantly, he grew larger. The floating eyeball's diameter surpassed 10 kilometers, covering the sky and looking down upon the world.

Nazzeck revealed his true form. He had become a black-winged eyeball angel. His sole eye narrowed as though Nazzeck were sneering at Fu Tong.

Fu Tong deeply inhaled. He pinched his fingers, spending a few points of divinity to predict his future. Instantly, he calculated a thousand possible scenarios if he fought Nazzeck here.

He saw deaths. In 85 out of 1,000 potential futures, he lost and died. 910 ended up in a draw, but he would emerge victorious in the other scenarios, based on a certain action.

Fu Tong smirked. Undaunted by the threats and the grim fates, he summed the clothing mod panel and put in Nazzeck's name in the search box. The status menu and the avatar of Nazzeck appeared on the screen.

Although Nazzeck's appearance had changed, the avatar still showed the boss NPC in his humanoid form.

Fu Tong removed all items from the equipment slots, storing them in his inventory. He then pressed another tab.

The next window displayed Nazzeck in his star form. This time, there was only one equipped item.

Abyssal Neuron Core

This was the true dantian of the sage. By removing this, Nazzeck would lose all his cultivation and immunities.

But Nazzeck knew what Fu Tong would do. His eye widened, and the entire planet turned dark as though the sun had been extinguished.

Fu Tong's movement stopped. He couldn't move, but he was aware of the phenomenon. Lu Liekong also sensed it.

On the other hand, Jin Yu, Jin Yanxiong, and others didn't realize the anomaly. Only the players could sense the time spell of Nazzeck.

Nazzeck scoffed. A thick tentacle protruded from the bottom of the floating eyeball, creeping toward Fu Tong. Its tip parted and transformed into a hand with a hundred fingers. Each fingertip was bigger than Fu Tong's head.

From the tips, swords, spears, and sharp objects emerged. Without warning, Nazzeck launched a stabbing attack from all sides.

Fu Tong's body, head, and limbs were stabbed!

Nazzeck paused and frowned. He couldn't sense the usual feedback when he stabbed Fu Tong.

The time-stop spell expired. Light returned to the world once more.

The stabbed body of Fu Tong faded to nothingness. His real body instantly appeared 100 meters away from his destroyed clone.

Fu Tong let out a long sigh. His passive perk was active, even though Nazzeck stopped time. This previous foresight and this attack confirmed that Nazzeck's agility stat was lower than Fu Tong's. Therefore, it was impossible for Nazzeck to land a hit on him physically.

Nazzeck also figured out Fu Tong's secrets. Fu Tong was not the only one with the power of divinity. Nazzeck anticipated potential outcomes and devised a plan to kill Fu Tong if talks broke down. Following his initial preparation, his pupil blackened, so black that light couldn't reflect from the glowing lens.

Instantly, both Nazzeck and Fu Tong's seas of consciousness were connected. Nazzeck's soul invaded Fu Tong's soul.

Both men froze. Fu Tong's consciousness entered his sea of consciousness, and he found Nazzeck in his abyssal star appearance.

Fu Tong realized Nazzeck's intention. Unlike his real body, his soul form didn't have the buff from his equipment. Both men had to rely on their pure skill and raw attributes. Death in the sea of consciousness wouldn't kill them instantly, but they would lose a lot of Mind Points. When their mind points dropped to zero, they would die in reality.

In the game, Fu Tong had fought similar battles against late-game bosses a thousand times. This wasn't new to him. In addition, he knew a few tricks and cheap shortcuts.

Soul battles were battles of life experience, imagination, foundation, and willpower. Both men could summon former heart demons to help them defeat their opponents. Life experience and imagination made the shadows of heart demons stronger. Foundation increased their durability and life force. The willpower also determined the stability of the sea of consciousness.

Nazzeck's pupil dilated. He ignored the floating library and screeched, summoning a million saints and a dozen sages whom he once murdered. The shadows detached from Nazzeck's giant physique and flew toward Fu Tong.

Fu Tong deeply exhaled. The sea trembled as Fu Tong summoned a million shadows of NPCs and game bosses, which he had slaughtered throughout his modded games and original games.

Summoning former heart demons dropped Mental Points. Fu Tong couldn't check his current stats in this realm, but he sensed 90% of his life force being drained. However, he didn't regret it.

Among the shadows, two giant eyeballs similar to Nazzeck appeared. One of them was a clone of Nazzeck, but the other one exuded the air of a sage.

Nazzeck's eye widened in shock.

"BASTARD!! HOW DARE YOU SUMMON MY FATHER?!"

Fu Tong sneered. "You already knew that I am not from your world. You can figure the rest."

"DAMN OTHERWORLDER!!"

Both armies charged forward and crashed. Nazzeck's clone screeched and stopped time while clones of seven protagonists from Fu Tong's side cleaved through the crowd.

The shadow clones on Nazzeck's side dropped like flies. In a minute, half of Nazzeck's forces vanished.

Nazzeck didn't give up. He was aware of Fu Tong's weaknesses—his inferior mental strength. As long as he could kill half of Fu Tong's forces, he would win.

He sent the sages against the protagonist clones. As for the saints, they mowed down weaker clones of Fu Tong's subordinates.

The battle entered a stalemate. The seven protagonists struggled against the seven sages. Five other sages broke away from the strongest foes and flew toward the weaker crowd.

That was when clones of villains from Fu Tong's side emerged. The invincible villainess of the 8th-chapter, Xiao Zhaoyun, shot out from the crowd and swung her glaive, cleaving one of the sages in half and killing him on the spot.

Xiao Zhaoyun was the bad end of Ji Zhaoyun, aka Ji Zixuan's daughter. However, here, the clone was born from Fu Tong's memory, willpower, and game experience. Fu Tong gazed at her and promised her inwardly.

'I'll make sure your counterpart grows up in a warm and happy family. She will never suffer the same as what you had gone through.'

As though Xiao Zhaoyun could understand Fu Tong's vow, a stream of water leaked from her eyes. She howled and revealed an aura of a sage.

Nazzeck flinched. His divine vision failed to detect or foresee this entity. In a hurry, he tried divining Xiao Zhaoyun's origin and karma.

His vision found Ji Zixuan and her daughter. However, he couldn't sense the rest as the vision was foggy. This phenomenon always occurred when the fate of someone had already been altered by other saints or sages.

Realizing the implications, Nazzeck figured out what she was. He divined her karma again, using the altered fate as the foundation.

He saw the sad future of Ji Zixuan, where she was tortured and ravished by Xiao Han Ce. She died after giving birth to Xiao Zhaoyun, who later succeeded the Xiao Clan and was brainwashed to be Xiao Han Ce's tool. She was also abused by her father when she reached the teenage until her mind was broken. Later on, she mastered sage-grade dark arts, becoming invincible among her peers. No protagonist or player could defeat her.

"This… this is why you erased Xiao Han Ce!!" Nazzeck understood everything.

Xiao Zhaoyun's clone was done with the three extra sages. She blinked and appeared directly in front of Nazzeck and stabbed him in the pupil.

She turned around to gaze at Fu Tong. Her mouth moved. Even though she couldn't utter a word, he understood it.

'Please make the other me happy.'

Fu Tong's eyes were wet. He nodded.

"I know. I swear by my dao oath. No children of mine will have the same fate as yours."

Xiao Zhaoyun's clone nodded. She then turned to Nazzeck's soul.

Her body turned white. Like in the game, she combined her soul with Nazzeck's soul, and she self-detonated.

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