The skies above the continent trembled. As Chen Fei's duel with the Shadow Monarch raged on at Skyreach Platform, the Dragon Sect's twelve elders surged outward to confront the ten invading Shadow Generals.
Each General descended upon a major sect or ancient city, unleashing chaos and fear.
Supreme Elder Yun Jue led the charge toward the Mistveil Mountains, confronting a General cloaked in entropy, known as Abyss Fang.
"Let's see if your darkness can devour my sword," Yun Jue said calmly.
A single slash later, the sky above Mistveil was torn in half.
Elsewhere, Right Hand Wei Shun battled Grimhowl, a beast-shaped general who devoured spiritual qi itself. With every punch Wei Shun landed, he sealed the air with chains of divine light, chaining Grimhowl to the mountains and hammering him with righteous fury.
Meanwhile, Grand Elder Mei Lan engaged Duskwraith, a silent general capable of phasing between worlds.
[System Notification: Coordinated Dragon Sect Response Detected. Shadow Incursion Slowing.]
Back at Skyreach, Chen Fei floated above the shattered summit. His robes tattered, his eyes glowing like suns.
"You were sealed once," he said, voice like thunder. "And now, you will be erased."
The Shadow Monarch laughed. "Your soul belongs to the ancient cycle, Sky Sovereign. You are merely delaying your fate."
[System Evolution Unlocked: Sovereign Memory Integration Complete. Divine Bloodline – Awakened.]
A golden dragon mark expanded behind Chen Fei, wings of light erupting from his back. His aura doubled. Tripled.
With a roar, he plunged into the Monarch, striking with the force of a collapsing star.
Below, Lady Xue Lian shielded the sect disciples and wounded, chanting powerful ice incantations to trap escaping shadow creatures.
"Chen Fei is changing," she murmured. "He's no longer bound by mortal limits."
One by one, the Generals fell. The Elders returned, triumphant but bloodied. The skies cleared, and the Shadow Monarch, cracked and weakened, howled in retreat.
"You can't run," Chen Fei declared.
[System Skill: Dimensional Lock Deployed.]
The Monarch froze mid-escape. Chen Fei raised both hands.
[Final Skill Unleashed: Sovereign Annihilation Palm.]
Light consumed the heavens. Darkness screamed.
When silence returned, only the breeze remained.
[Mission Complete: Purge the Shadow Generals. Shadow Monarch Destroyed. Reward Received – Divine Fragment of Eternity.]
The Dragon Sect stood at the top of the world.
But as Chen Fei looked to the stars, he sensed it: something far beyond even the Shadow Realm was watching.
And it was smiling.