Chapter 494: Literary Duel
Dark Uchiha Dali was originally nothing more than the embodiment of Uchiha Dali's inner demons—formed from countless extreme negative thoughts and emotions that accumulated over time until they finally condensed and took shape.
This guy was naturally violent and had absolutely no patience.
Now, if Uchiha Dali wanted to reabsorb him and merge the two of them into one, the first thing he needed to do was purge every negative aspect within Dark Uchiha Dali.
He needed to help him transcend.
And grinding down his temper little by little using this method—this was only the first step.
But Dark Uchiha Dali didn't understand.
"What do you mean, still not enough?"
He stared into Uchiha Dali's eyes and questioned him.
"Nothing. Continue."
Uchiha Dali once again gestured politely, inviting him to proceed.
This kind of vague, cryptic response instantly infuriated Dark Uchiha Dali again.
"You bastard! One day I'll make sure there's not even a corpse left of you!"
He clenched his teeth and prepared to attack again.
And Uchiha Dali cooperated completely—he even spread his arms wide, looking like he was saying, Go ahead, hit me however you want.
Seeing this taunting behavior, Dark Uchiha Dali gave a cold snort and attacked without another word.
"Boom! Boom! Boom—!!"
Another round of rapid-fire bombardments erupted like a storm.
The violent explosions swallowed Uchiha Dali whole, but the outcome was predictable.
While in his Kamui intangible state, Uchiha Dali was untouchable—invincible.
When the explosion finally faded, Dark Uchiha Dali saw Uchiha Dali standing there completely unharmed.
His chest heaved with fury.
At this rate, no matter how long they fought, there would never be a clear winner.
Enraged and frustrated, Dark Uchiha Dali raised his hand again, attempting to unleash the dark version of the Divine Devouring Refinement Technique, hoping brute force would create a miracle.
But—
He failed again.
The repeated failures filled him with crushing humiliation, making his expression unbelievably dark.
"Do you want me to beg you?"
He stared coldly at Uchiha Dali and asked, "Beg you for a proper fight—real combat—no Kamui, no Flying Thunder God, no tricks! If I beg you like that, will you accept?"
Hearing that, Uchiha Dali couldn't help but let out a snort and shake his head.
"Have you fallen so low already? You'd actually beg me?"
"Begging you is only so I can destroy you—then take all your power for myself! If begging is what it takes to make you fight me, then why not?"
Dark Uchiha Dali spoke with absolute self-righteousness.
Pride? Dignity? He no longer cared.
He just wanted to kill Uchiha Dali—or be killed by him.
Anything was better than attacking endlessly in a void with no results—that kind of failure made him lose his mind.
"You can only reach your true self once you stop running from who you are."
Seeing him looking so defeated, Uchiha Dali spoke calmly.
"What true self? And what do you mean 'reach it'?"
Dark Uchiha Dali's eyes narrowed.
He had already understood what Uchiha Dali meant.
He was telling him to give up his current identity—to accept him instead?
"Hah! So that's your goal! You want to brainwash and reshape me? Keep dreaming!"
Realizing Uchiha Dali wanted to transform him—turn him into something no longer fit to be the ultimate great evil—Dark Uchiha Dali was outraged.
But even after being exposed, Uchiha Dali was unfazed.
He smiled calmly and said:
"Let's compete in meditation then—a literary duel."
"Using brute force is easy—but you and I are ultimate gods now. Fighting can't determine whose realm is higher."
"Meditation?"
Dark Uchiha Dali looked stunned.
"Meditation."
"Like this."
Uchiha Dali nodded and demonstrated.
He crossed his legs and sat in midair as if resting on solid ground.
Seeing this, Dark Uchiha Dali's expression twitched violently.
He felt like Uchiha Dali was treating him like an idiot again.
But—he still couldn't help asking:
"And what kind of duel is that?"
"Meditation tests one's resolve."
"Someone without enough resolve doesn't deserve to be called strong."
Uchiha Dali answered.
Dark Uchiha Dali narrowed his eyes.
"I've absorbed the power of five great evil gods—I am already the ultimate great evil! You are not the one who defines strength!"
"Enough nonsense. Just say it—are you competing or not?"
Uchiha Dali watched him calmly.
Seeing how serious he looked—even though it irritated him—Dark Uchiha Dali finally crossed his legs and began meditating as well.
Uchiha Dali's lips curved upward.
Good. He was finally cooperating.
Next, he would continue refining this guy's temperament.
Once all that hostility was gone—
Then he could act.
"Hey."
"What scheme are you thinking now?"
Dark Uchiha Dali frowned as soon as he noticed the smile on Uchiha Dali's face.
"A scheme?"
"Not really. I just plan to reshape you into a version suitable for absorption. Think of it as a reconstruction."
Uchiha Dali said it outright.
After all, Dark Uchiha Dali had already figured it out—there was no point hiding it.
And at this point, wasn't Dark Uchiha Dali also trying to find his weaknesses?
Sure enough—after hearing such blunt honesty, Dark Uchiha Dali didn't erupt this time.
Instead, he even gave a confident grin.
"Fine! Then I'll compete with you!"
"Let's see who gives in first! And if you lose, you will hand over all your power to me—Uchiha Dali!"
"No problem. But if you lose?"
"Me? Lose?"
Dark Uchiha Dali pointed at himself. "If I lose, then the same applies!"
"The same… meaning what exactly?"
Dark Uchiha Dali took a deep breath, clearly irritated.
"If I lose, I'll give you all my power without conditions!"
"Still not enough."
Uchiha Dali shook his head, persistent.
"Not enough? What else do you want?"
Dark Uchiha Dali lifted his chin, full of defiance.
"You're still not purified enough."
"If I absorb you as you are now, wouldn't that be a huge loss for me?"
Those words made Dark Uchiha Dali grit his teeth again.
"Fine—then tell me. How do I purify myself?"
At this point, he sounded resigned—he just wanted to get this over with. As long as he could trick Uchiha Dali into fighting, any condition was negotiable.
"First—meditate."
Uchiha Dali said calmly.
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