"So, it's really been destroyed just like that..."
The Demon God Emperor spoke, his gaze locking onto the God Emperor.
The two exchanged a glance before transforming into two blurred figures, continuing their fierce battle!
Boom, boom—
Loud, earth-shattering explosions echoed across the sky.
"Kill!!!"
At this moment, the demon gods and martial gods resumed their battle!
In the year 2879 of the Martial God Calendar, the war between demon gods and martial gods officially began.
This war raged on for an entire month.
Both the Demon God Emperor and the God Emperor ended up grievously wounded.
Countless demons and humans died.
Time swiftly passed—three years later...
"Finally, I've recovered a little."
A voice echoed from within a desolate ruin.
Upon closer inspection, there was a sword hilt lying amidst the rubble.
Ye Fan!
"I almost died..."
Looking at his current state, Ye Fan was filled with frustration.
In that battle, his sword body had been utterly destroyed.
All of his skills became unusable.
Only one skill remained functional—[Indestructible].
After the sword body shattered, as long as it wasn't completely annihilated, it could regenerate.
Ye Fan began his recovery, relying on the final fragments of his blade.
"Though, after starting to regenerate, it seems like even the sword hilt has changed."
Now, he resembled a broken sword, with only a hilt and a small, damaged fragment of the blade remaining.
Ye Fan's mind stirred as he checked his system interface:
[Host]: Ye Fan
[Sword Name]: Ye Fan
[Quality]: Divine Grade
[Active Skills]:
[Phantom Dance] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): A dazzling sword dance that deals massive damage to enemies.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Bloodthirsty Rampage] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Sacrifice blood to gain immense power, the more blood sacrificed, the greater the power, while absorbing part of the energy from the blood.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Blood Explosion] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Gathers blood energy to form a powerful explosion (requires [Bloodthirsty Rampage] state).
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Inferno Soul Slash] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): A devastating strike that summons a white flame from the underworld, dealing massive fire damage.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Hell Cross Formation] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): A powerful blood cross formation that greatly increases the swordmaster's attack power and enhances [Bloodthirsty Rampage].
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Annihilation Stance] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Releases immense power, killing all beings within a one-mile radius (only effective on beings weaker than the swordmaster).
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Eye of Truth] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Reveals all beings within a one-mile radius, leaving nowhere to hide.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Demon's Claw] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Summons a demonic claw from another dimension to deal massive damage.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Combat Skill Amplification] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Amplifies the next combat skill by 100%.
Unavailable
"What's happening..."
Ye Fan carefully examined his system, noticing that all his skills were marked with [Unavailable] and [Skill Deletion in Progress...].
"And every day, I lose another skill."
"Even [Void-Splitting Sword] and [Invincible Strike] are already gone!"
Ye Fan was filled with frustration.
At this rate, it seemed like all the skills he had learned would disappear!
The thought made him feel utterly powerless.
On top of that, the interface for learning new skills was gone too.
"No evolution points, no energy left."
"What am I supposed to do to get out of here?"
Ye Fan muttered helplessly.
Looking around, he saw that the entire area was littered with bones.
That battle had lasted a long time, with both the God Emperor and the Demon God Emperor ending up in defeat.
Countless demon gods and martial gods had perished as well.
This area was now known as the 'Graveyard of Bones'.
For dozens of miles, nothing but bones could be seen.
There were bones from demon god beasts, demon gods, and martial gods alike.
"I guess I'll just have to wait until my sword body fully regenerates."
Ye Fan sighed in resignation.
For now, he had no choice but to lie there, unable to move.
Moreover, when his sword shattered, all of his energy had completely dissipated.
Without energy points, he couldn't even move on his own.
That was a fatal weakness.
Another year passed.
Half of Ye Fan's sword body had regenerated.
But it still looked incomplete and hideous—like a broken tooth, missing large pieces.
He checked his system again:
[Host]: Ye Fan
[Sword Name]: Ye Fan
[Quality]: Divine Grade
[Active Skills]:
[Phantom Dance] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): A dazzling sword dance that deals massive damage to enemies.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Bloodthirsty Rampage] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Sacrifices blood to gain immense power, the more blood sacrificed, the greater the power, while absorbing part of the energy from the blood.
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
[Blood Explosion] (Divine Grade Eleven-Star): Gathers blood energy to form a powerful explosion (requires [Bloodthirsty Rampage] state).
Unavailable
[Skill Deletion in Progress...]
At this point, only his initial skills remained, showing the same warnings as before.
According to this pattern, it seemed these remaining skills would also disappear soon.
When that happened, would he be left with no abilities at all?
"Even my transformation ability is gone."
"I can't even take on my sword spirit form anymore."
"I really am...fuck you!"
Ye Fan couldn't help but curse out loud.
"And the sword's quality has been downgraded to just 'Divine Grade'."
"There are no star levels anymore either..."
"Not even light or dark attributes left."
Ye Fan sighed again.
"Forget it, I'll just wait for someone to find me."
...
Another year passed.
Ye Fan once again checked his system panel:
[Host]: Ye Fan
[Sword Name]: Ye Fan
[Quality]: Divine Grade
"This system... is this all that's left?"
Ye Fan was speechless.
Crack, crack—
Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed in the distance.