I have no choice!
Yong Sun made his decision. Seeing that he was unable to beat the present Kareem. He decided to burn his cultivation using a secret technique. With this technique, he will be able to boost his power for a short while at the cost of burning away his cultivation. Before he had planned to kill the original Kareem and search his soul for his cultivation means. But to think he would lose out to a mear clone before he even reached the original.
This only goes to show one should never underestimate their opponent. At this point, he would be lucky if he even survives this encounter. Even with his secret thecnique, he knew the chances of him winning were still unlikely. But even so, he must fight. After all, he was on Ancient Sage one who has lived for thousands of years to lose to a Nascent Saint would hurt his pride.
"Silver Dragon's Crimson Drive" while those words were spoken lightly. The immense pressure that burst forth signaled that things were about to get serious.
Wasting no time Yong Sun flew into the sky with immense speed. The sword in his hand glowed as he arrived in front of Kareem slashing down. The sword seemed to be no longer hindered by the constraints of time and space as it arrived in front of Kareem in an instant.
Clenching onto the spear in his hands Kareem started clashing with Yong Sun. The other party seemed to be dead serious about taking his life.
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
Sword and spear collided sending out metallic noises throughout the sky. If one was to look up from below they would notice that Kareem and Yong Sun were appearing and disappearing in different places in the sky. If not for the sound of weapons clashing ever so often one would believe there was an immense storm taking place from the constant wind pressure being generated.
"Flaws!" Kareem muttered in his mind. A book was quickly materialized in his mind listing the various flaws of Yong Sun.
Ever since coming to this world the original Kareem nor his clone has ever utilized the Library of Heaven's Path in battle until today. The reason being there was no need for it. Considering all his opponents so far were quite lacking. Swifting through the book in his mind he read upon the various flaws of his opponent. One in which made him shock.
Blasting Yong Sun back with a strong kick to his side Kareem cursed out livedly.
"Yong Sun you f*cking piece of sh*t. Did you think I wouldn't notice? You Clone!"
"What?" Yong Sun was taken back by this sudden change in development.
"Y..you how did you know?"
Seeing the other party's reaction this confirmed what he had read. The other party had not utilized a cloning technique while they were fighting. Otherwise, he would have noticed. The Yong Sun he has been fighting all along has been a clone.
"All along you've been a clone yet you looked down upon me for being a clone. Let's end this for I do not wish to waste my time!" drawing his spear back he channeled immense zhanqi into it.
Yong Sun seeing this knew this would be the final blow that decides the match. He too channeled his energy into his sword.
Woosh!
They took off as fast as light.
"Heaven's Path Spear Art!"
"Silver Dragon's Descending Slash!"
Boom!
In an instant, the match was decided. The Almighty Yong Sun had fallen. The instant they collided Yong Sun's sword went to cut Kareem in half. But he failed. Kareem used Kamui making the blade pass right through him. Utilizing the opportunity he pushed his spear forth blasting a hole straight through Yong Sun's stomach. Thanks to the immense might behind the attack half of Yong Sun's upper body was obliterated.
His body fell to the floor as Kareem followed after him. His balance breaker still active just in case this fellow wasn't dead. Ancient Sages were very resilient after all. Reaching closer he saw Yong Sun turning his body around looking at the sky coughing blood.
"I see you are still alive"
Hearing this Yong Sun smiled bitterly.
"Alive yes but I will die very soon" thanks to him using his ultimate technique on top of being wounded so heavily he had used up a lot of his energy.
"While it may not be of any comfort you are indeed the strongest advisory I have ever faced"
"I see. Here's a warning for your victory you are no match for the real me considering it's already been more than a thousand years since he has ascended" saying those words Yong Sun closed his eyes.
Walking up the body Kareem touched what's left of his chest.
"Soul Search!" before the soul left the body he intended to find out everything. As a practitioner of Heavens Path Soul Art, this was one of the many abilities it enabled him to do.
Reading through Yong Sun's memories Kareem faced turned grim. Yong Sun was indeed a clone. Because he was a clone made with incomplete art he was unable to raise his cultivation. He had planned to kill the real Kareem and take over his body learning all his cultivation means and healing his own soul using Kareem's. This way he would continue to cultivate for Kareem had the perfect body to use.
While there is a long story for why the original Yong Sun made a clone here is the shortened version. The real Yong Sun was in love with a woman unfortunately this woman could not cultivate. This had saddened Yong Sun and he was forced to make choice either live with her as a mortal are cultivate. He choose to cultivate and ascend. To not make her live alone in such a cruel world he made a clone using a forbidden art although incomplete the technique was powerful enough to make a clone wielding the strength of Ancient Sage.
The real Yong Sun cultivation was at Ancient Sage 4-dan Dimension Shattering also known as Immortal Envoy . Thankfully the technique was 90% complete enabling him to succeed in making a powerful clone. He entrusted his clone with taking care of the women and ascended. The clone took care of the women and loved her till the day she died. Even though he tried everything to make her be able to cultivate but a belt he failed. After her death, he left the Devine Eastern Continent wondering. He stumbled upon the lower demon realm and conquered it.
"Ahhh what a sad touching story. Time to undo myself I guess it's been a long run observer's" saying that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
After he left Yong Sun's body shattered like glass as his soul left his body. The soul would transfer all the memories of Yong Sun's clone straight back to the real Yong Sun in the immortal realm. Kareems clone was unaware of this fact.
Kareem had made himself an enemy.
Immortal Emperor Yong Sun!