The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1396 - 405: Pride and Fire_5

Even with the endless supply of Chaos Energy from the maze, Professor Arist was gradually becoming overwhelmed.

After all, he was just a professor. Though possessing Extraordinary Power beyond the reach of ordinary people, he had not been to a battlefield.

The last time he had an evenly matched duel with someone was several years ago.

And that opponent posed no real threat to him; he only needed a bit of casting to turn that guy into a corpse!

But this Prince before him was different.

This guy had clearly been on the battlefield, and had more than once faced death threats!

In fact——

The vast majority of medals on him came from far stronger individuals!

Arist felt fear in his heart, but more than that, anger!

This guy dared to make a Divine like himself so miserable——

He swore to stomp that smug face ruthlessly underfoot, making him pay for his rudeness and ignorance!

Arist stared intensely at the Prince strolling on the battlefield, his blood-red eyes madly searching for any slightest opportunity.

And then, he saw it!

After executing more than ten consecutive "Phase Transfers," Prince Colin's form suddenly showed a barely noticeable moment of stagnation.

His previously steady breathing seemed to falter momentarily.

Now is the time!

Arist's eyes flashed with a hint of wild joy, like a drowning man spotting a straw floating on the lake surface.

Clearly.

Space jumping isn't without limits; he acted well but ultimately exposed his own predicament due to inadequate Magic Power!

"Got you!"

Arist let out an excited roar, and the illusory "Crown of Pride" atop his head shone with unprecedented brilliance at the same time, gathering the vast tide-like energy at his fingertips. It then morphed into a projectile that pierced towards Colin, who had just completed another "Phase Transfer"!

That beam, enough to destroy everything, condensed with unprecedented energy, where even Diamond Level experts, let alone Purple Crystal Level or Master Level experts, could not withstand directly!

Little Wa had once revealed to him——

In the past millennium, Saint Sis' Power of Faith has been overdrawn again and again to fulfill mortals' unrealistic ambitions.

The Transcendents gifted by Him, those so-called "nobles with pure souls," cannot defeat Chaos Chosen of the same level!

However.

Demigods possessing Domain Power are exceptions because the Domain's strength is too overpowering, existing between Extraordinary Power and Power of Faith!

As the light was about to pierce through the "exhausted" Colin, an unbelievable scene suddenly unfolded.

The Prince's figure shattered in the light as if a reflection in water, with a trace of mocking smile, quietly breaking apart in the light that destroys everything.

That wasn't Colin's true form, not even a butterfly constructed with Ethereal Power; it seemed to merely be a mirage composed purely of light and shadow…

"What?!"

Arist's eyes widened, his eyeballs nearly dropping from their sockets. He had infused eighty percent of his strength into that desperate attack, yet the magic released was evidently irreversible.

The Destructive Beam struck hard on the distant maze wall, leaving a deep pit with no visible end and causing severe collapse!

Meanwhile, due to the loss of strength, his body staggered, retreating two steps, nearly dropping the crown from his head.

"This is a little 'trick' I came up with in class with the apprentices; although it wasn't my original intention, merely wanting to demonstrate to them how to decompose light…" Luo Yan said playfully, the disheveled figure stood beside Arist.

Watching Colin seemingly having won this duel, Arist did not reveal regret for defeat but rather burst into a neurotic laugh again.

"Ha ha…ha ha ha ha ha!"

A blade constructed of Black Flame pierced through his chest, yet no blood spurted; instead, it penetrated the illusory figure.

Luo Yan slightly frowned.

Even though his finishing move was swift, it was evident that this Chaos Chosen, like himself, still had other cards hidden.

Meanwhile, Arist's body began to become transparent.

His body slowly sank into the dark red ground underneath, already entirely corroded by Chaos, writhing as if alive.

He admitted he couldn't win.

But he could hide.

After all, disgrace was only temporary.

Totally merged with the maze, the Chaos Domain had formed, and before the outcome between the two was entirely settled, neither could leave this cage!

Once the army emerging from the Gate of Chaos slaughters all the mages in the maze, he could naturally absorb their Soul Fires allowing him to break through!

By then, even if sages from other Mage Towers came over, he would be confident enough to clash with those old fogeys!

As long as they don't all come at once.

Luo Yan stood in the corridor amidst ruins, quietly pondering strategies while his gaze moved along the crimson walls, searching for weaknesses within.

At this point, Arist's voice echoed from all directions, filled with bitterness, complacency, and a hint of mocking triumph.

"You can't defeat me, Colin!"

"Just now, my corrosion has engulfed the entire maze! Soon, I will digest the three thousand apprentices and nearly a hundred assistants inside, refining their pure souls into my nourishment for advancing to Purple Crystal Level…"

The maze faintly resonated with the Wailing's roars, as Sara standing among the pile of bones slightly furrowed her brows; these Chaos servants seemed endless.

Simultaneously, Professor Arist's roaring echoed in the half-collapsed maze's fourth-layer depths…

The voice was filled with a deep desire for power!

"I'm just a little short! Just a bit short of breaking through! This is all because of you! I didn't want to use such a cruel ceremony initially! I actually planned to take my time from the beginning!"

"You know, I just wanted you to get off this snowfield! Why couldn't you just leave obediently? Why must you force me to this point?!"

"But it's too late now; since it was your choice, you can taste the bitter fruit of failure in remorse…though dying in this maze means no more rebirth for you hahahah!"

This guy indeed knew how to justify his greed.

Already deciding on Becoming a God, hasn't he even the basic understanding to accept the bets without complaint?

Facing the brazen intimidation, Luo Yan remained unmoved, merely smiling faintly.

"From the beginning, I said, all I did was provide necessary guidance to show those interested in my theory another possibility of the world. As for choosing rights, they always rested in your hands; no one took your decision."

"You walked here one step at a time on your own."

Whether it was Minos, Hecajelin, Anjie, or Arist himself, those gazing into the Abyss actually always had a chance to avert their gaze.

Of course, it was too late to discuss this now.

Feeling that indifferent silence, Luo Yan sighed lightly, removing the mask belonging to the Prince, his eyes once again revealing the Demon King's majesty and iciness.

"If you are so confident, thinking a mere maze can trap me. I'll let you witness what a true 'Master of the Labyrinth' looks like."

"You impostor."