Chapter 497: Even More Shameless in Battle
To provoke Uchiha Dali—and also to further increase his own strength so he could gain enough power to threaten him—Dark Uchiha Dali had completely thrown away all restraint and struck directly at the remaining universes.
He had already devoured the energy of the First and Second Universes in one breath.
Those two universes, once among the most advanced, had now become the same chaotic void as the Seventh and Sixth.
At this moment, eight universes remained.
Dark Uchiha Dali glanced back at Uchiha Dali, who had chased him here, flashed a wide grin, waved mockingly, and vanished again.
Such provocation naturally made Uchiha Dali furious.
But he didn't lose his temper or composure; instead, relying on his Observation Domain, he continued to track Dark Uchiha Dali's movements.
Dark Uchiha Dali wasn't playing hide-and-seek.
He simply moved through the remaining universes in order, devouring and destroying them one by one.
Now, he was attacking the Third Universe.
There was no surprise.
Against such an ultimate Great Evil God, the Third Universe—having lost both its God of Destruction and Angel—had no chance to resist.
In an instant, its infinite energy poured into Dark Uchiha Dali.
With three universes' worth of energy multiplying within him, his aura increased by at least double, and likely far more.
And this was only after consuming three universes.
If he absorbed the remaining seven, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even Uchiha Dali felt the pressure.
And at this moment, to counter the threat posed by Dark Uchiha Dali's deranged actions, Uchiha Dali made a reckless decision.
He appeared in the endless void of the Third Universe, brushing past Dark Uchiha Dali.
The latter had just lifted his hand, wearing that relaxed yet taunting smile, ready to brag about his new power just as he had done before.
But to his complete disbelief, Uchiha Dali simply left.
Without even looking at him. Without saying a word. Without turning his head.
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Dark Uchiha Dali froze.
"This guy…"
He immediately realized that Uchiha Dali was probably planning to do exactly what he himself had been doing.
It wasn't unprecedented.
Back then, to prevent the Grand Zeno and Grand Priest from gaining power, Uchiha Dali had devoured the Sixth Universe.
"Heh… As a so-called ultimate deity, your behavior really isn't any different from mine, an ultimate Great Evil God."
"To beings of lesser worlds, we're the same—ants to be destroyed at will!"
"So now you want to compete in atrocities? Fine. I'll play with you to the end!"
Dark Uchiha Dali gritted his teeth in rage—
Then vanished.
Fifth Universe.
Uchiha Dali arrived.
And he could clearly sense that Dark Uchiha Dali was already attacking the Fourth Universe.
Without hesitation, he activated his God-Level Devouring Refinement Technique toward the Fifth Universe.
At the same time, in the neighboring Fourth Universe, Dark Uchiha Dali was doing the exact same thing.
Both supreme entities devoured their respective universes in a single instant, erasing everything within.
Feeling the new energy in his body, Uchiha Dali smirked. "Barely worth mentioning, but better me than letting that guy take it."
He vanished again.
The next instant, he arrived in the Eighth Universe.
But Dark Uchiha Dali reached it almost at the same moment.
Uchiha Dali didn't hesitate; he immediately unleashed his devouring power.
Dark Uchiha Dali also acted at once.
The Eighth Universe's energy was split cleanly in half between them.
"You bastard!"
Losing half his gains for no reason enraged Dark Uchiha Dali.
But Uchiha Dali didn't even glance at him; he vanished again.
"Damn it!"
"You call yourself a righteous supreme deity? You have zero honor!!"
Grinding his teeth, Dark Uchiha Dali teleport-shifted, arriving at the Ninth Universe at nearly the same moment as Uchiha Dali.
But this time, he was slower by a fraction of a fraction of a second.
By the time he arrived, Uchiha Dali had already swallowed almost all of the Ninth Universe's energy.
"Damn it!"
This time Dark Uchiha Dali had learned.
Though furious, he wasted no movement and immediately teleported toward the Tenth Universe.
But of course, Uchiha Dali reacted just as quickly.
They arrived nearly simultaneously—and devoured the Tenth Universe's energy half and half, just like the Eighth.
But this time, Uchiha Dali was even sneakier.
The moment he had absorbed about half, he left early.
"??"
Dark Uchiha Dali was stunned.
He had never seen anyone this shameless.
So deviously cunning.
He hurried after him.
By the time he reached the Eleventh Universe, Uchiha Dali had nearly devoured all of it.
The two locked eyes as Uchiha Dali flashed a playful smile.
"You seem slow today. How about we split the Twelfth Universe?"
Dark Uchiha Dali opened his mouth to respond—
But in the next moment, his pupils contracted violently, and his face twisted in furious rage.
"Uchiha Dali, you bastard!!"
He roared.
Because he realized that the one talking to him was merely a phantom afterimage.
The real Uchiha Dali was long gone.
That fleeting distraction—just a fraction of a second while he reacted to the afterimage's words—had decided the fate of the Twelfth Universe's energy.
There was no need to check; Uchiha Dali had absolutely absorbed all of it by now.
Humiliated at being tricked again and again, Dark Uchiha Dali, seething with murderous fury, tore through space-time and arrived at the Twelfth Universe.
Right now, he was beyond furious.