CHAPTER 126 — A Universe Against the World-Eater
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1. When Two Calamities Collide
The Hydra-King's titanic world-sized body barreled forward, each of its countless heads unleashing an abyssal beam strong enough to erase continents. Space cracked, forming jagged fault lines as the core realm buckled under the pressure of its true form.
Lin Xuan stood alone on the fractured sands of dead realities.
Behind him, his universe unfurled like a blazing tapestry:
Binary suns pulsing with star-crushing brightness
Planets humming with newly forged laws
World Tree's roots piercing into the fabric of the Hydra realm
Vine-Heart Sapling radiating gentle, inexorable life
Aurora hovering above the heavenly continent, weaving creation law
The Saint Shengyuan meditating beneath twin suns, revolving Saint-level laws
Dragon Bai's egg-nest crackling with tribulation lightning
Seas, mountains, rivers, and living beings resonating as one
A sovereign world meeting a calamity beast.
Lin inhaled once.
The entire Hydra realm inhaled with him.
He stepped forward.
The Hydra arrived.
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2. Solar Spear vs. Abyssal Incineration
A hundred abyssal beams converged on Lin from every direction. Time bent. Space tore open. The void folded inward like crushed parchment.
Lin spun his spear.
His universe moved with him.
A tidal wave of solar fire erupted — not mere flames, but the ignition of a miniature star.
BOOOOOOM.
The collision ripped the core realm apart.
Shockwaves tore mountains into powder.
Dead constellations burst like glass.
The ground melted into a sea of molten law.
Lin's spear thrust pierced straight through five Hydra heads—
SPLATTER.
Abyssal blood, thick as corrupted magma, showered across the broken realm.
The Hydra-King reeled.
Then—
Every severed head instantly regenerated.
But the new heads flickered, their spiritual threads unstable.
Lin saw it.
"You regenerate—at a cost."
The Hydra hissed.
> "Do not presume to measure me, Little Sovereign."
Lin smiled.
"I already am."
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3. Lin's Universe Expands Again
His spear dropped into a low stance.
Behind him, the binary suns expanded—
their flames forming two blazing halos.
Aurora's voice echoed from the inner world, her tone resonating through the laws:
> "Master, the realms are stabilizing."
Vine-Heart Sapling pulsed:
> Life… nourishes…
Saint Shengyuan spoke calmly:
> "Strike. The resonance is ready."
Lin raised his hand.
His universe responded.
A celestial formation spanning thousands of li manifested overhead.
Lines of golden fire spiraled into a rune:
[SOVEREIGN CONSTELLATION: FIRST FORM — STAR ANNIHILATION]
The sky exploded.
Lin thrust his spear.
A beam of solar annihilation shot forth—
—and erased ten Hydra heads in one strike.
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4. Hydra-King Uses World-Eater Authority
The Hydra's central head roared, its voice shivering the bones of dead universes.
> "WORLD-EATER AUTHORITY: ABSOLUTE FEAST."
Black void surged behind the Hydra.
An entire devoured world vomited out of the darkness—
a world of screaming souls, burning oceans, and imploding skies.
The Hydra slammed it forward—
—trying to crush Lin with an entire planet.
Lin didn't dodge.
He raised his hand and whispered:
> "Collapse."
His universe obeyed.
The binary suns synchronized.
A supernova-level gravitational pull erupted.
The world thrown at him paused—
stretched into glowing filaments—
and was devoured in seconds.
Lin exhaled.
The Hydra roared in outrage.
> "YOU DARE EAT WHAT I HAVE CLAIMED?!"
Lin's eyes burned gold.
"You eat worlds."
He pointed his spear at the Hydra.
"I devour the devourer."
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5. The Hydra-King Unleashes the Abyssal Cataclysm
The Hydra's body trembled.
Abyssal runes crawled from its scales.
Every head tilted back in unison.
Lin felt the realm dim.
Stars vanished.
Light died.
The Hydra spoke:
> "ABYSSAL CATACLYSM."
All heads fired.
A wave of erasure—pure nothingness—rushed outward.
Anything it touched vanished.
Laws dissolved.
Existence unraveled.
Lin's pupils shrank.
Even his world wouldn't withstand a direct hit.
He planted his spear.
His universe surged forward on instinct.
The World Tree's roots wrapped around Lin like divine armor.
Aurora channeled creation law into a shield spanning continents.
The Vine-Heart Sapling pumped purifying energy outward.
Saint Shengyuan released Saint-level qi into the defensive formation.
Dragon Bai roared from within his egg, bolstering the barrier with tribulation lightning.
The shield held—
for two seconds.
Then it cracked.
Abyssal cataclysm poured through.
Lin crouched—
and took the full brunt of the attack.
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6. Lin Takes the Cataclysm Head-On
His skin split open.
Muscles tore.
Bones cracked.
Even his spirit shuddered.
Lin spat blood.
But his universe expanded behind him, pouring energy into his body.
He didn't block anymore.
He stepped through the attack.
Through the storm of erasure.
Through death.
His spear lifted.
Solar fire wrapped around him like star-forged armor.
He walked straight into the Hydra's attack.
One step…
Then another.
Then another.
Each step shook the core realm.
The Hydra froze.
> "Impossible—"
Lin appeared before its central head.
"I said you're in my way."
His spear pierced straight through the skull—
BOOOOM.
A beam of solar lightning tore the head apart.
A shockwave split the realm.
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7. The Hydra-King Begins to Falter
The Hydra staggered backward.
Its regenerated heads were unstable.
The abyssal cataclysm guttered.
The realm itself trembled, near collapse.
Lin twirled his spear.
"Drop dead."
He thrust again—
Solar Dragon Spiral.
A blazing spear strike wrapped in twisting solar fire.
KRRROOOOM!!
Three Hydra heads exploded.
Four more snapped in half.
Even the central core head dimmed.
Lin pointed his spear at the collapsing beast.
"You devour worlds."
He lifted his hand.
"My world…"
His universe shook—
continents glowing, suns flaring, oceans roaring.
"…devours you."
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8. Cliffhanger — The Hydra's Final Rebirth
The Hydra suddenly twisted.
A pulse of death erupted.
The devoured worlds orbiting it began collapsing inward.
Lin felt it—
A rebirth technique.
A world-eater's desperate final gamble.
The Hydra whispered:
> "I will be reborn in perfect form…"
"…even if it costs a thousand worlds."
The realm screamed.
Heads regenerated rapidly, merging, fusing—
forming a singular colossal head with a crown of nine shattered worlds.
Lin's face hardened.
This wasn't a beast anymore.
It was a calamity ascending.
Hydra-King's final voice thundered:
> "NOW, LITTLE SOVEREIGN—
LET US SEE WHICH OF US DEVOURS THE OTHER!"
Lin raised his spear.
The suns behind him ignited.
His universe prepared to meet evolution with evolution.