A bronze cauldron, almost identical in shape to the Kun Cauldron, but with completely different runes and aura, appeared.
It was sacred and domineering; its mere appearance seemed to cause the entire universe to collapse. Its invisible aura caused all the powerful figures present to tremble.
Before it, no matter how powerful they were, they felt as insignificant as ants.
In front of the bronze cauldron stood a man in black, handsome with flowing hair, his eyes flashing with chaotic runes.
He ignored the powerful figures present, his eyes coldly fixed on Long Chen within the Kun Cauldron, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"This is the battle of destiny? It's utterly boring for me, Qian Jie, to kill someone who offers no resistance," the man spoke.
His voice was thin and shrill, like poisonous thorns piercing the eardrums, causing excruciating pain to the soul.
His voice, though carrying an aura of sacred majesty, also gave off a chillingly sinister feeling.
"Heavens! Another Qiankun Cauldron! What's going on? Could Long Chen's Qiankun Cauldron be fake?" someone exclaimed.
Seeing the two Qiankun Cauldrons appear simultaneously, their auras equally oppressive, but the one behind Qian Jie seemed even more powerful.
However, the voice they heard earlier was completely different from Qian Jie's; that previous statement seemed to have come from the bronze cauldron.
"No, it called Long Chen's Qiankun Cauldron 'Kun,' so… it is Qian?"
"I understand! The Qiankun Cauldrons were originally one, but they separated into the Qian Cauldron and the Kun Cauldron. Long Chen obtained the Kun Cauldron."
At this moment, everyone was filled with shock. There were too many geniuses here; some who didn't initially understand the secrets of the Qiankun Cauldrons, after a little thought, roughly guessed the identities of the two cauldrons.
"Heavens! The Qian and Kun Cauldrons have appeared simultaneously! That guy named Qian Jie seems to be the controller of the Qian Cauldron. He and Long Chen, the controller of the Kun Cauldron, are sworn enemies.
Judging from this, the Qian Cauldron has come to take the Kun Cauldron. It looks like only one of the two controllers will leave alive."
When the Qian Cauldron appeared, everyone was stunned by its terrifying aura. The fighting instantly stopped, and the powerful figures who had participated in the struggle for the Kun Cauldron retreated.
Only after the Qian Cauldron appeared did these contenders realize that they were a bunch of fools. Their bloodshed and sacrifice were simply a huge joke.
The final battle was a struggle between Qian and Kun. The reason they were qualified to compete for the Kun Cauldron before was because the Kun Cauldron was not good at killing.
But as soon as the Qian Cauldron appeared, its fierce and evil aura was released, and those powerful figures who wielded inheritance-level divine emperor magic weapons clearly felt the fear emanating from their weapons.
Forget about using their power to fight; the moment the Qian Ding appeared, the runes on their bodies immediately dimmed and trembled incessantly, like soldiers before an emperor. They could only prostrate themselves before the Qian Ding, daring not to resist in the slightest.
Only then did they realize what the true Ten Chaos Supreme Artifacts were. Before, they had flaunted their power before the Kun Ding, thinking they could contend with it using their inherited-level God Emperor artifacts.
Even if they couldn't directly fight the Kun Ding, they thought they could at least pry it open, that there was still a chance.
But when the Qian Ding appeared, they felt that using inherited-level God Emperor artifacts to fight against Chaos Supreme Artifacts was like ants facing a dragon—the sense of powerlessness was utterly despairing.
"Qian, after all these years, you have become even more evil and cruel. You have lost your strong character and forgotten your mission," the Kun Ding spoke.
This time, everyone heard the Kun Ding's voice, a voice filled with compassion and mercy, like the earth nourishing all things, silent and selfless.
Those powerful figures who heard Kun Ding's voice for the first time all trembled in their hearts. Kun Ding's voice seemed to stir the hidden sliver of kindness within them.
"Mission? Kun, you're still so stubborn. The moment we were separated, I realized that the so-called mission was nothing but shackles binding us.
We have finally broken free of those shackles. From now on, nothing in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths can bind me anymore. The Heavenly Dao is entirely under my control.
Although you have been shielding the secrets of Heaven for so many years, you ultimately cannot escape.
Obediently merge with me and become a part of my body. Once we are completely merged, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will be completely under my control." Qian Ding's voice echoed throughout the heavens and earth, like an emperor's decree, with all paths resonating in harmony. It
was also like the command of the king of hell, causing the heavens and earth to change color, and people's souls seemed to be sucked away by its voice.
"Master, don't waste words with it. You deal with Kun Ding, and I'll torture and kill this Long Chen." Qian Jie said with a sinister smile.
"Master?"
Hearing this title, people were shocked. Qian Jie actually called Qian Ding "master"? What was going on?
"You're nothing but a slave who abandoned your dignity for power, while Long Chen is my acknowledged master. You're not even on the same level," Kun Ding sneered upon hearing Qian Jie's arrogant words.
Hearing Kun Ding's words, people realized that Qian Jie had reversed his master-servant relationship, being branded with a slave mark by Qian Ding. Such people were called—"Weapon Slaves."
Initially, the term "Weapon Slave" would evoke disgust, but the thought of acknowledging one of the Ten Chaos Supreme Artifacts as a master and gaining unparalleled divine power instantly transformed that disgust into envy. Thinking back to
their earlier attempt to seize Kun Ding and force it to acknowledge them as masters, that idea seemed utterly ridiculous.
Kun Ding's lack of killing prowess didn't mean it was a pushover. Trying to force Kun Ding to acknowledge them as masters with their limited strength was simply a pipe dream.
If Kun Ding were willing to make them weapon slaves, they would fight to the death for that opportunity.
They didn't see anything wrong with being a weapon slave; for absolute power, they would even risk their lives, let alone a mere title.
Qian Jie, unfazed by Kun Ding's mockery, instead gloated, saying,
"You fool! To help that idiot Long Chen seize the creation of heaven and earth, you've squandered a vast amount of your primordial divine power.
Now, Long Chen is just one step away from perfection, and you, having consumed too much of your primordial power, are destined to be absorbed."
Qian Ding spoke, "Kun, I'm giving you one last chance. If you obediently let me absorb you without any resistance, I might consider letting Long Chen go..."
"Master..." Hearing Qian Ding's words, Qian Jie panicked.
As Kun Ding's master, Long Chen possessed the primordial power of Kun Ding, a treasure Qian Ding had promised to leave him.
Absorbing the Kun power within Long Chen would grant him both Qian and Kun power, causing his strength to skyrocket, almost equivalent to Qian Ding absorbing Kun Ding itself.
"Shut up!" Qian Ding coldly shouted.
*Buzz!
* At that moment, runes around Kun Ding rapidly swirled, and endless stellar power surged into Long Chen's body.
"Fool, since you are so stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Qian Ding shouted, and suddenly divine light burst forth. Amidst the exclamations of countless people, he directly crashed into Kun Ding.