The Depravita Doppelganger opened its eyes, and they were empty of emotion. It stared at Noah momentarily before a third eye emerged in its forehead, unleashing a powerful bloodline force.
Noah was shocked by the power of the Depravita Doppelganger and the fact this one had the same bloodline as him. He did not have time to wonder how the Mirror Defiant World managed to make a perfect copy of him as a black spear appeared in the Depravita Doppelganger's hand.
As soon as the weapon appeared, the Depravita Doppelganger struck forward, unleashing an ocean of flaming Depravita Aura.
Noah took his white spear out of his Inner Universe and struck it on the surface of the flaming sun, generating a massive firewall that blocked the Depravita Doppelganger's attack.
Noah's eyes narrowed as his energy burst with power. The Depravita Doppelganger attacked without saying a single word, making killing intent appear in his soul.
Unfortunately for Noah, that was a grave mistake. As soon as a negative emotion appeared in his soul, the Depravita Doppelganger used it as a beacon, allowing him to perform Negative Teleportation.
The Depravita Doppelganger appeared behind Noah and waved its spear down with enough force to split a small world in two.
Noah could not dodge the attack as the Depravita Doppelganger was too close. He could only move his body at the last moment so the black spear would not sever his spine.
An expression of utter pain appeared on Noah's face as the black spear cut his flesh and burned his muscles with a flaming Depravita Aura. He clenched his teeth and waved his white spear back with all his strength.
"¡BOOOOMMMM!"
An explosion of dark purple fire and flaming Depravita Aura occurred when Noah's spear clashed with that of the Depravita Doppelganger. Although the second managed to block Noah's attack, it still sent it flying away.
Noah did not chase after the Depravita Doppelganger. Before anything, he suppressed the injury on his back and block his emotions.
'I was careless. I never felt true killing intent before when facing a member of the Depravita Race, so I had forgotten their Negative Force abilities.
If I make the same mistake again, it could lead to a lethal blow.'
A severe expression appeared on Noah's face as he used his soul force to suppress his emotions. The grip of his spear grew tighter as a river of dark purple flames emerged from it.
The Depravita Doppelganger saw how Noah's power skyrocketed. Its response was simple, making its energy burst with even more power before flashing forward!
Noah's eyes grew sharp as he attacked, burning his life and soul forces to enhance his battle power.
A tornado made of black negative flaming energy clashed against one made of dark purple flames on the surface of a massive sun.
"¡BOOM!"
"¡BOOM!"
"¡BOOM!"
Explosions covered the sun's surface as Noah, and the Depravita Doppelganger fought with everything they had. To Noah's surprise, the Depravita Doppelganger did not copy just his bloodline and spells but also his battle style and skills.
At first, Noah thought that the goal of the Fifth Samsara World was just to grow stronger than his previous self, and he was achieving that goal. However, as he grew more powerful, so did the Depravita Doppelganger!
The power and skill of both were increasing as they fought with everything they had, and it did not take long for the battle to reach its zenith.
Noah burned his bloodline, making the picture of a dark samsara wheel appear on his forehead as he summoned the power of Samsara Force.
"Samara End: Oblivion Strike!"
The Depravita Doppelganger did not say a word, but a powerful bloodline force emerged from its body. A samsara wheel manifested on its forehead as it unleashed its ultimate attack.
Both flashed to the other simultaneously as the power of the Samsara Force covered their spears.
"BOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!"
A thunderous explosion appeared the moment both attacks clashed. The next second, a vacuum was formed around the two spears, generating a gravitational force that twisted space-time and threw waves of plasma in all directions.
Two figures were thrust out of the blast's core with severe injuries all over their bodies. Noah regained control of his body very fast and focused on the Depravita Doppelganger.
'Dammit, it can keep up no matter how hard I attack. If neither an offensive nor a defensive strategy works, how am I supposed to win?
It has all my skills and knows all my moves. Wait!'
Suddenly, a flash of enlightenment appeared in Noah's eyes.
'Since it knows my attacks, I know all it will throw at me.'
Noah took a deep breath as he calmed the raging energy inside his body and relaxed the grip of his spear.
The Depravita Doppelganger saw that but showed nothing and flashed forward while waving its flaming spear. The strike was superb and had flawless martial skill, but Noah dodged in the last second.
For the first time since the battle started, an emotion appeared in the Depravita Doppelganger. It was surprised to see the ease with which Noah's dodged that attack.
That only made the Depravita Doppelganger strike with even more power, but Noah evaded everything no matter what it did.
A smile appeared on Noah's face as he carried on with his tactic. After pushing himself beyond his limits, he finally understood the goal of the Mirror Defiant World.
'The Depravita Doppelganger is, in essence, a representation of my darkness. Fighting blindly against it is not the answer. It would only drain my energy.
I know myself and how those dark emotions will target me. What I have to do is not avoid the darkness but harmonize with it and, when the time is right, overcome it!'
Noah's eyes narrowed as the Depravita Doppelganger finally showed an opening, allowing him to pierce this one's chest with his spear.
The Depravita Doppelganger trembled as the attack shattered its body, transforming into a wave of pure soul force that blended into Noah.
Noah smiled as that burst of soul force mended all his wounds. The next second, a beam of light covered his body, meaning he completed the Mirror Defiant World.
