Daniel hadn’t expected that the moment they entered the void, the priest would immediately start burning his life force to amplify the divine power within his body.
Morvain raised his hand. Holy sigils spun in the air with a faint ringing sound.
[Judgment Ray]
A golden spear of light formed and shot toward Daniel with the sound of thunder exploding.
Daniel instantly summoned his sword. The Law of Death swirled along its blade, and the darkness devoured the beam of light like ink spreading through water.
When they clashed, the void cracked apart. A shockwave of energy blasted both of them backward.
Without hesitation, Morvain shouted again—
[Divine Spear Formation]
Thousands of spears of light appeared above his head, raining down on Daniel from every direction.
Daniel took a deep breath.
[Death Sword Aura] activated.
The aura of his sword moved like a storm, covering the entire space around him. Every spear that came close withered, melted, and turned to ashes upon contact with his aura.
However, the sheer pressure of power forced Daniel to step back a few times. The power of Morvain’s Law of Light was no ordinary force; it was deeply intertwined with divine essence.
Morvain’s eyes glimmered. Golden flames burst out from his body. His skin burned, but his power only grew stronger.
[Holy Incineration]
He was burning his life force, turning his very existence into divine wrath.
With a furious roar, he launched himself at Daniel like a meteor.
"You’re even crazier than I thought. You’re ready to die just to drag me down with you?" Daniel laughed, genuinely surprised at the level of insanity.
"You’re the same monster from last night."
Morvain didn’t respond, but suddenly his eyes narrowed.
The way this foreigner fought, it was exactly the same as that monster from last night. The same presence, the same dreadful feeling.
Daniel’s strike hit his chest and sent him flying several meters back. A trail of black blood spilled from the corner of his lips.
"Not bad... for a half-burned priest." Daniel smiled and wiped the blood off with the back of his hand.
"With my own hands, I’ll kill you and avenge my brothers and sisters!" the priest shouted, filled with killing intent.
But Daniel only laughed. He stepped forward, and as his sword spun in the air, the ground of the void began to shake.
He swung his sword downward, and a rift of darkness opened before him, rushing straight toward Morvain.
Morvain struggled to lift his hand and focused pure light into it.
[Radiant Barrier]
Light formed with a loud ringing tone, and the black rift collided with it. The sound of their clash was piercing, like two fundamental laws of existence colliding.
The explosion wave shook the entire void, mixing light and darkness into chaos.
For several seconds, neither side overpowered the other.
"Good... now we’re warmed up. Let’s start for real," Daniel said coldly, lowering his sword.
Morvain was panting, golden steam rising from his body. His eyes flared, and the air around them trembled.
Light and darkness twisted together like two beasts trying to devour one another.
Breathing heavily, Morvain raised his hand again. His body was burning from the inside, but he still refused to fall.
"I am... a servant of Light! A creature like you cannot corrupt me!"
His voice shook from pain. The golden lines across his body no longer glowed, they looked more like searing wounds.
With a scream filled with madness, he raised both hands and shouted with the last of his divine power:
[Sunburst Judgement]
In an instant, a sun of light formed above his head. Golden flames poured out in every direction, flooding the void with blinding brightness. The heat rose so high that even the darkness beneath Daniel’s feet began to evaporate.
But Daniel just stood there.
Amid that pure light, his half-lidded eyes showed no emotion. He raised his sword and spoke in a calm voice—
"You’re too noisy... it’s time to end this."
In the blink of an eye, [Death Sword Aura] activated.
The aura around his sword exploded outward, devouring every ray of light. Morvain’s sun of light turned black, and within seconds, that golden sun flickered out like a candle in a storm.
Morvain’s eyes widened. "What...?!"
Daniel stepped forward. With each step, the void trembled, and the sound of his footsteps echoed like the tolling of death.
He vanished, reappearing right in front of Morvain, and swung his sword across the priest’s side.
The black blade didn’t cut flesh or bone, it passed straight through his soul. Morvain screamed in agony.
His soul quivered; part of the golden energy within him collapsed, and terror filled his eyes. He saw something he never thought possible.
"Impossible! Divine power cannot collapse!"
Half-kneeling, Morvain still tried to defend himself. With fury, he activated his final spell
[God’s Descent]
A column of light descended from above the void, but before it could reach him, Daniel caught it with his hand.
The golden light hissed against his skin but didn’t destroy him. Instead, it was absorbed into him like a flood.
He laughed softly, a low, dangerous sound.
"You thought buried divine light could compete with death?"
With a flick of his hand, the golden light turned black and exploded in the opposite direction.
Morvain was thrown back violently. His body hit the illusory ground of the void, and the golden lines across his skin shattered.
Daniel walked toward him slowly. Morvain’s eyes had lost their light, though he still breathed faintly.
Daniel put away his sword and placed his palm on the priest’s forehead.
"It’s time to submit."
A dark aura erupted from Daniel’s body, and the surrounding space dimmed.
[Soul Siphon] activated.
Black threads extended from Daniel’s hand and pierced directly into Morvain’s body. The priest’s soul began to tremble. He struggled, but resistance was useless.
His eyes glowed one last time, but the golden light within them dimmed, one after another, replaced by darkness.
His body and soul remained intact, but in that moment, a thread of Daniel’s consciousness took possession of him.
Now this man’s body was truly possessed.