Chapter 006: Light and Darkness

Everything in the world was shrouded in darkness; even the sun, moon, and stars no longer existed. Du Fan felt only an endless void. If it weren’t for his vague understanding of rules, he would have collapsed under such conditions.

Meanwhile, in the darkness, Gaffield seemed to have stood there for tens of thousands of years. Before he could activate his domain, he was already immersed in darkness. Though he was also a domain expert, he couldn’t break through someone else’s domain—after all, a domain expert was the master of their own domain! They were—gods!!!

The wind was gentle yet fierce! At some point, a gust of wind emerged from the boundless darkness. It was a wind composed of pure power, requiring no spells or control. Under Chen Chen’s domain, it naturally swept toward Gaffield! At this moment, the wind needed no attributes other than strength, for in the endless darkness, it could destroy everything!

“Boom—”
A dull explosion echoed in the darkness, sending sparks into the air. Yet in just that instant, everything in the darkness became visible. Gaffield’s body seemed to be eroded by the darkness, with a chilling aura emanating from him to block the destructive wind. Still, he appeared somewhat unstable.

“Is this what it’s like to be inside a domain?”
Finally, Gaffield’s voice echoed faintly. “So that’s how it is! I finally understand… But miss, don’t think that just a domain can take my life! Don’t forget—I’m also a domain expert! Though I can’t break through your domain, I can ‘overwhelm’ it!”

As soon as Gaffield spoke, another “boom” sounded, and a bright silver light rose from him, as if a pillar of light had descended upon him. This silver light, composed of cold energy, could be considered Gaffield’s domain. Yet in the endless darkness, it appeared tiny and pitiful, seemingly on the verge of collapsing at any moment!

Chenchen, who was floating in the air, saw this scene and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “I never thought you knew about ‘overlapping’! But don’t you understand? To try to ‘overlap’ someone else’s domain with your own, you need at least ten times more strength than them—otherwise, it’s absolutely impossible… And you must be aware of the consequences of failing! It means complete physical collapse!”
Garfield laughed heartily and said, “But I also know that if I succeed in ‘overlapping’, I can then ‘devour’ your domain, and from then on, I’ll become a master of two domains!”
Chenchen sighed softly and said, “Is it that easy?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the silver light surrounding Garfield suddenly flickered. Moments later, darkness filled the surroundings as it was forced into the silver light!
Instantly, the pillar of light around Garfield turned black and white, alternating continuously as forces pressed against each other.
Garfield’s body seemed to undergo drastic changes with these alternations of black and white; his muscles also changed color with each shift!
His once-powerful body pulsed constantly, as if it might explode at any moment!
This level of combat was beyond Du Fan’s understanding entirely. He didn’t even dare to extend a trace of his mental energy to investigate further, knowing full well that the only outcome would be instant destruction!
“You do have some skills!” Chenchen’s voice came again. “But with just that little skill, you’re definitely no match for me! Give up! Before your body collapses!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the silver light around Garfield had been compressed to its extreme. In the end, only the last layer surrounding his body remained. Yet even so, pieces of silver light kept breaking through…
Every time this happened, a bit of darkness seeped in, and immediately, a piece of Garfield’s flesh would vanish into thin air!
It was an unimaginable pain. Garfield suddenly let out a roar in the darkness!
He could clearly feel that as his flesh was eroded by the darkness, his strength was also being devoured bit by bit!
He was becoming weaker and weaker…

Finally, Garfield raised his head and looked at Chenchen in mid-air, shouting loudly, “The power of me, Garfield! How could you possibly devour it!? I… I… Even if I destroy myself, I will never hand over the power of my domain!”
At that moment, in the darkness, Chenchen’s complexion also seemed extremely pale, as if devouring the power of a domain powerhouse had cost her a tremendous price!
Yet, in this endless darkness, no one could see clearly or understand the extent of her weakness!
Eventually… after an unknown amount of time in this darkness…
Under the continuous devouring of Chenchen’s domain power, Garfield’s life and strength seemed to have been completely consumed. If it weren’t for the faint silver light still flickering within him, Du Fan would have thought he was already dead!
Then…
He actually laughed!
Du Fan stared in disbelief…
Yes! Garfield, who seemed on the verge of death, suddenly laughed out loud!
“Hahaha… Hahaha…”
Garfield laughed wildly, at his peak, but then couldn’t help coughing. After a long while, he said, “You’re strong… truly strong! You’ve managed to push me, Garfield, to such a situation! I originally thought no one in this life could force me to that point, nor could anyone make me use that move! But… you’ve done it! You’ve really done it!”
Chenchen in mid-air frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”
“What do I mean? Don’t you understand?” Garfield seemed to have had enough of laughing. He sighed slightly and said, “Don’t you understand something that all the powerful ones on this continent understand?”
Suddenly, Garfield moved slightly. A long sword formed from combat energy appeared in his palm. He chuckled and said, “I’ve finally found a reason to use this move!”
As soon as he spoke, the sword was swung forward. In the next instant…
A massive beam of light spread out from Garfield’s sword. This expanding light was enormous, eventually forming a tangible mass…
The light was so powerful that it even illuminated the surrounding endless darkness!
Then… Garfield let out a sigh. The sword in his hand flew out… and that massive beam of light spread in the direction where Chenchen was—

It was an absolute brilliance. In just an instant, it spread in the direction where Chenchen was, like a meteor. Its power was so immense that even the domains of domain masters couldn’t stop it in the slightest…
“Hiss—”
The entire dark world seemed to be illuminated by sunlight. All darkness vanished wherever that light passed, as if it had been “covered”…
It was as if a layer of white had been painted over black…
That light revealed Chenchen’s expression—her face showed disbelief, and she finally blurted out, “A divine forbidden technique! Star Strike!!!”
“But! Do you think forbidden techniques work inside my domain?”
Chenchen’s outstretched hands trembled violently as she struggled to bring them together in front of her…
With her movement, the boundless darkness rushed rapidly toward her, and in the final moment, all the darkness turned into a pure black mass…
Then, Chenchen gave a slight nod…
The dark mass rushed headlong into the white light, like two flames of different colors merging together, constantly tearing at each other and devouring one another…
Yet strangely, there was no sense of pressure or force anywhere around…
In the blink of an eye, that black! That white! Everything! Completely vanished from existence, as if it had never been there…
Chenchen, floating in midair, was now extremely pale. It seemed she could no longer maintain her form, and she slowly began to fall…
Gaffield, on the other hand, had returned to his normal state. But it seemed the move he had just used had exhausted all his strength. His face was pale, his body trembled slightly, and he collapsed to the ground, barely having the strength to move…