"Give it up Jue Tian. The Alliance between all the worlds in Minos are here. The Universal Order of Minos has gathered its strongest members to end your legacy today."


    Jue stands and watches as multiple figures start to levitate towards me. Watching the man who is speaking of my end. His rival Shengjun Taixiao who has been after my life for many years.


    "Shengjun, you know who I am. The One Armed Devil, Jue Tian is the name that I have given up centuries ago. That name means nothing to me anymore."


    Jue closes his eyes slowly as he begins to recall the memories of how he lived back then as Jue Tian. Life was peaceful, it was a wonderful experience. He remembers the look on his mother, her beautiful green eyes that looked like jade. Her hair was a wonderful blonde that was as soft as silk. She never failed to make him happy. He misses her more than anything.


    As Jue opened his eyes, he saw more figures; the rest of the Universal Order of Minos had arrived to kill him. Seeing many familiar faces, as this is not the first time the Order has done this. Still his eyes are locked on Shengjun as he know this is probably his last battle. Most of his Qi has been lost during research for his plan.


    However, he cannot wait for them to control the battle, he decides to pounce first. He needs to at least kill one with my first attack if he wants to have a chance of surviving this to go along with my plan.


    "Demon Veil Slash!!"


    Jue unsheathed his sword and slashed horizontally to strike every single member of the order. Knowing this wouldn''t be enough he extends his Qi outwards to use Qi sense. Two of them are greatly injured while most of them have slight injuries.


    "Jue has gotten weaker since his last battle with us." Shengjun thought to himself happily. Knowing that the last battles were close and this one will be Jue''s last.


    "Jue you really have gotten soft haven''t you?"


    He''s right, Jue no longer lives up to the fear and terror of The One Armed Devil anymore. But as Shengjun said that name memories continue to reappear in Jue''s mind. The visions of his mother and her soft touch. The touch that brought every negative though out of his head.


    Wondering if this battle is really worth it, Jue attempts to buy time. He needs to finish his plan if he wants to continue living.


    "Shengjun, I have a preposition."


    Jue sheaths his sword and puts his hand behind his back. Reaching to his back pocket and pulling out his highest grade Qi Pen, it took years to forge and it allows him to use Qi Circles to amplify his techniques.


    Shengjun locks eyes with Jue, stunned by his words especially since Jue made the first move. Jue can tell Shengjun is doubtful of his words and he is not wrong. However, he needs the time to draw his circles for his plan to work.


    "Jue Tian, in all the years I have known you, have we ever talked anything out? The One Armed Devil, the master of chaos and trickery. The one who killed billions of innocent people for no reason."


    Jue frowns as his listens to Shengjun speak. Sure Jue killed billions of people along his life, but most were not innocent whatsoever. Jue killed those people for reasons that aligned with him. They may not of aligned with the Orders ideals but they did to Jue. A stubborn man such as Jue sees no wrong in his actions.


    "We are not here to compromise and fight another day. The Order has gathered those here today to risk their lives to kill you. This day will be your last and there is no way around it."


    Jue sighs loudly so that all can hear him. He is only around 30% of the way done with the Qi Circle and if the battle continues he doesn''t know if he can finish it.


    "I am not here to compromise to fight another day. I simply just want to have a quick chat before we continue." Jue said with a straight face and with lots of resolve. It confused Shengjun as he couldn''t tell Jue''s intentions.


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    "Then what was the purpose of striking first? You want to have a quick chat before we startour final battle but you have already started. You''re a hypocrite."


    Jue smiles. He can tell that Shengjun is getting annoyed with him. With his countless years of knowing Shengjun, he knows he is straightforward and isn''t very bright when it comes to lies. If he can continue to stall for time and lie to Shengjun then he can finish his plan and start from the beginning. He wouldn''t have to start late in life before he knew his full potential.


    "How else was I supposed to great my rivals? With a hug? How many years have we been doing this Shengjun? We are basically reenacting a historical play that has the same ending every time. Is it wrong for me to want to talk to my rival with words instead of a clash with our swords?"


    Jue watches Shengjun closely, examining his body language and he can tell that his plan is working. He watches as Shengjun''s hand releases from his sheathed sword. He is already 60% of the way done with his Qi Circle. With a couple more minutes of stalling he will be done with his plan.


    However, one of the members of the order is watching Jue just as closely as Jue is watching Shengjun. He notices as the hand behind Jue''s back is scribbling something and sees a pen.


    "Shengjun! He is just stalling for time! He is making a highly advanced Qi Circle behind his back look at his hand!!"


    Just then Shengjun''s hand regrips his sword and pulls it out the sheath. His eyes stare directly at Jue with hatred. Shengjun''s intuition was correct. There was no way Jue wanted to talk he is just a demon who wants to kill.


    "Jue this is the last time you trick us. You have done this for the last time and it will surely be your last!"


    Shengjun mummers some unidentifiable words and a large amount of Qi is expended from his body. It forms an aura around him that seems to amplify his power. Shengjun charges towards Jue with rage and hatred in his heart towards him.


    Jue watching as Shengjun already used one of his most powerful moves. Jue knows that this will be his last battle if he cannot finish the Qi Circle. It''s already 80% of the way done, and if he engages in battle he won''t finish the circle and he most likely will not have enough Qi to use the technique.


    "Phantom Devil Steps"


    Jue uses his footwork technique to quickly dodge all of Shengjun''s powerful attacks. Each one of Shengjun''s attacks leaves a shock wave from the swing of his sword that continues endlessly in the time of space.


    Suddenly, a meteor as large as a medium sized plant is hurled towards Jue. Jue recognizes the technique and realizes that Malrik has joined the Order. One of the most powerful mages in Minos who has ascended to the realm of a 9th Circle.


    Jue clicks his tongue in disappointment as he has to unsheathe his sword and use even more Qi.


    "**Endless Abyss Slash**"


    He uses his sword and slashes the meteor into two. However, he cannot focus on that for long as Shengjun doesn''t stop his relentless attacks. Shengjun is determined to make sure that Jue doesn''t come out of this alive and he wants to stop whatever plan Jue has up his sleeve.


    Jue smiles as his Qi Circle is already 95% of the way done. All he needs to do is continue dodging and then make distance from the Order even just for a split second. He isn''t sure that if he used it too close to someone it would allow them to soul transfer too. He wants to be completely sure that his plan will go smoothly.


    "Chrono Dilation Field!"


    Jue immediately feels his body get sluggish. He curses Malrik constantly in his head. Malrik is someone you don''t want to go up against unless it is one on one. He skills that have a wide range of effect make him perfect when going against someone in a group.


    Shengjun smiles as he watches Jue slow down. He knew that asking Malrik to join the Order just for this battle was worth going through all the trouble of finding him. Even if he has to face the consequences of disturbing a mage in seclusion the death of The One Armed Devil is worth any consequence.


    Blood is sent into space as Shengjun cuts Jue''s leg open. The blood is floating in space in a bubble that is soon slashed apart by Shengjun. The blood dyes his sword a dark red as Shengjun''s focus only increases.


    Even though Jue is taking damage from Shengjun he cannot help but smile. His Qi Circle is finally finished after many minutes of preparation. Going through many years of developing the most efficient Qi Pen worked well for him to make highly advanced Qi Circles with little time.


    Jue takes a deep breathe in as he uses a cloning and teleportation technique at the same time. While the teleportation technique used lots of Qi he still had just enough to use the Qi Circle. He knew he only had a couple of seconds of time before the Order found him again with the help of Malrik''s abilities.


    He quickly put the Qi Circle on the ground before wiping his hand on the cut on his leg. He places his bloodied hand on the Qi Circle before chanting words of a ancient language. He can feel his body stop responding to him. He starts to lose his vision and his conscious as he feels his soul leaving his body. His eyes are getting droopy and they feel as if the weight of the world is on top of them. Still he must finish the chant before he loses conscious.


    Jue''s eyes close and when he reopens them he is in an unfamiliar place.