In the desolate interstellar space of the universe, I exerted every ounce of my strength, yet I remained no match for the invincible opponent before me. I had pushed the Super Sword Style to its absolute limit, and my remaining The power of the universe was continuously layered and injected into my strikes. I had leveled countless planets and even cleaved through several galaxies, yet I still failed to inflict the slightest wound upon God Incinerate.
"Your state today disappoints me, my friend," God Incinerate said with a laugh as he dodged my slash. I had always been confident in my speed, but now I had encountered a "Super God Speed" that far surpassed my own. With a strike to my back from God Incinerate, I crashed into a white dwarf, triggering a stellar explosion. Amidst the massive disintegration of the planet, my body was blasted into the void of space. I struggled to look at God Incinerate as he followed; he didn't seem intent on delivering a final blow, but rather began chatting with me like an old acquaintance.
"I truly cannot defeat you now. Ha... after all, I was hoisted into this position by others. The title of Interstellar Seed belongs to you," I said with a bitter smile.
"What a joke!" I was startled by his sudden roar and stared at him blankly. The previously amiable expression on God Incinerate instantly turned ferocious. Then, he let out another statement: "I have bet everything on you!"
Hearing this, I was even more confused. "What... what does that mean?" I replied awkwardly.
God Incinerate grew solemn for a moment and said, "The potential you possess is something even I cannot surpass. In that visible future, only you can break the shackles of reincarnation. Perhaps... even my beloved will have a chance at resurrection." Speaking to this point, God Incinerate turned away lonely. Hearing this speech left me somewhat at a loss; though I was used to being entrusted with heavy responsibilities by various people, now even the enemy before me was placing his bets on me.
"Like the Original Seed, God Incinerate is merely a pseudonym. My true name is Lian Kong—the survivor of The Great Void Black Hole that was swallowed by you." God Incinerate suddenly began to speak of his origins.
"Lian Kong? The Great Void Black Hole? I once heard Suōshā mention that The Great Void Black Hole had devoured two universes. Could it be that you—" I said in shock.
God Incinerate turned back with a smile, his anger gone and his expression much softer. "I was a God Master once, after all; I am aware of your situation." He seemed to see right through me.
"Even if I absorbed The Great Void Black Hole, I am indeed no match for you now, let alone the Original God above you. Haven't you already realized the way to victory?" I shook my head and answered.
"Heh, one always needs a reason to act. Both you and I are beings who can destroy galaxies with a flick of a finger. Do you still consider yourself a mortal? If so, let me bolster that confidence of yours!" As he finished, he attacked again. A sharp palm pressure slammed into my chest. I spat blood and was sent flying thousands of light-years, shattering several stars in succession before I managed to stop.
"Again!" He flickered in front of me again, greeting my face with a heavy, high-energy sphere. I was blasted far away once more. "It seems that simply taking a beating won't stimulate your potential," God Incinerate—no, Lian Kong—stared at me and shook his head.
"I am just an ordinary person. I just want to live my own small life. Why must these heavy burdens be forced upon me?" I retorted, wiping the blood from the corner of my mouth.
"From the moment you erupted with The power of the universe that no one can rival, you had to accept this mission," he replied sternly. To this day, I still don't know how I mastered The power of the universe without a teacher, only to meet all sorts of gods because of it and be saddled with some mysterious mission. Thinking of this, I let out a helpless, bitter smile.
"Perhaps putting your loved ones through some suffering will make you realize it?" He suddenly gave a wicked smile.
"Don't do that!" Hearing this, I immediately begged for mercy.