Lucifer drove forward his weapon with all his strength, making him and the Flame Imperator vanish into the distance at speed not even Fourth Evolution Extreme Rank 9 life form could match.
The Flame Imperator immediately held onto the spear, stopping it from pushing deeper into his body and reaching his heart. He could not hide the shock in his eyes as he felt the power the Champion of Justice and Order achieved after obtaining a Truth.
"Quietus Truth!" He shouted with all his strength as the power of his Truth blasted toward Lucifer. Even for someone with his cultivation, losing his heart was not something trivial.
As a True Rank 10 life form, the Flame Imperator's control over his Truth was much greater than that of a De-Facto Rank 10, which is why he should be able to overwhelm Lucifer easily.
Unfortunately for the Flame Imperator, things didn't go as he expected. The gray domain of the Quietus Truth could not surpass Lucifer's defenses!
The Quietus Truth was a power that deprived everything of its motion and energy. It pushed existence to a state of absolute inertia where any form of life would cease to exist as particles split apart.
However, Lucifer's Truth was the absolute opposite of Quietus. It was a power that sought to promote dynamism without end, to push forward despite everything, and incite all emotions and any aspect of existence to a state of absolute extasis.
"Unyielding Truth!" Lucifer shouted with all his strength as he pushed his spear forward with more and more force. He was bleeding from every orifice on his face, practically burning his existence in this attack.
Even if he knew that killing the Flame Imperator was not possible for him, as long as he could harm the Flame Imperator and buy more time for others to improve, he was more than willing to give his life!
Lucifer's Unyielding Truth was the perfect counter for the Flame Imperator's Quietus Truth, allowing him to break through it despite having a lower proficiency.
The Flame Imperator's face twisted with rage as he felt the spear getting closer and closer to his heart. He was ready to burn his soul to get rid of it when his eyes widened as he detected a monstrous gathering of energy ahead of them.
A fluctuation in space-time happened as the illusion of a man in noble's clothes with a crow mask appeared. Anyone that focused on him would not see a humanoid but a realm with hundreds of worlds and a majestic white sun as the core.
Hades' eyes were piercing cold as he stared at the Flame Imperator and fired the spell that contained the full power of the Neo-Demon Realm!
"Neo-Underworld Realm: Graveyard of Thearchs!"
As soon as Hades uttered those words, all the Neo-Demon Realm's Low Worlds and Middle Worlds vaporized as Hades drained every iota of energy in them.
That would harm the Neo-Demon Realm, but Hades did not hesitate to pay that price for the chance to fire a Rank 10 spell!
A giant bone gate larger than Abyss with billions of howling faces emerged in the duo's path. Due to their speed, the Flame Imperator clashed with it in less than a second.
"BOOOOOMMMMMM!" The collision generated shock waves that obliterated the law matrix around them.
Lucifer and the Flame Imperator's momentum would have allowed them to pierce a Principal World easily, but the gate endured.
The Flame Imperator not only felt his back almost break, but the sudden stop allowed Lucifer's spear to pierce even deeper into his chest. If that was not enough, ghostly hands emerged from the bone gate and began to grab his body.
If the Flame Imperator were an Extreme Rank 9 life form, those bone hands would have drained his vitality in less than ten seconds. Even if his life force could endure, they depleted his strength, making it even harder to resist the spear.
Lucifer's eyes burned with monstrous killing intent, and he showed a bloody smile as he pushed the spear forward. There was nothing that he would not be willing to sacrifice just to drive his weapon a few centimeters deeper!
The Flame Imperator clenched his teeth as he felt the point of the spear touching the surface of his heart. His entire existence harmonized with the Quietus Truth, so if the Unyielding Truth were to enter his bloodstream, he might lose his body!
"DAMMIT!" He roared with pure rage as the Eternal Flame of Deception appeared in his eyes.
"Deceitful Reincarnation!"
The Flame Imperator just uttered those words before Lucifer's spear pierced his heart, and the power of the Unyielding Truth flooded his entire body.
Lucifer did not hesitate before making the power of his Unyielding Truth explode inside the Flame Imperator's heart. The blast was so strong that the body of this one burst into thousands of pieces.
Just as a smile was about to emerge on the Champion of Justice and Order's face, he saw how the pieces of the Flame Imperator melted into white flames.
Before Lucifer could even process what was happening, those flames gathered in the distance, forming an intact Flame Imperator!
Lucifer had burned his existence and sacrificed his immortal lifespan for that attack, yet the Flame Imperator seemed completely fine. That sight would have crushed anyone else's spirit, but eons of pain had forged Lucifer's will, allowing him to keep a cold head.
He saw how the Eternal Flame in the Flame Imperator's eyes grew incredibly weak, and not just that. The vitality and soul force of this one suffered a severe decline.
The Flame Imperator did not hide the immense wrath burning in his soul as he stared at the Champion of Justice and Order. He knew the tremendous price of using Deceitful Reincarnation and wanted nothing more than to rip Lucifer to pieces.
Unfortunately, the Prima Universe's warriors were already on their way and would not be wise to keep fighting in his condition.
After one final glance, the Flame Imperator turned around and flashed to the Alpha-Prima Universe. There he would suffer no suppression, allowing his battle power to grow four times larger.
A second after the Flame Imperator left, En and Yami appeared next to Lucifer. The World Tree used his Omega Law to heal the Champion of Justice and Order and stabilize the erratic life force of this one.
The Heavenly Empress and the World Tree were able to see the clash between Lucifer and the Flame Imperator. Although they were a little disappointed by the outcome, considering that they were facing a True Rank 10 life form and none of them perished, everything turned out excellent.
The Flame Imperator faced the full power of the Prima Universe and was forced to run away!