When the sword pierced Lun's body, it started to release a type of energy so deadly that it terrified the old man as he was sure this power would destroy his soul.
But as someone that has fought for thousands of years, he was able to overcome that paralyzing fear in an instant.
"AHHHH!" Accompanied by that shout, Lun's body exploded, transforming itself into specks of dust. They flew away with impressive speed, separating themselves three thousand meters from the swordman in less than a second.
Once it reached a safe distance, the dust particles bonded together, and in the next moment, Lun's body was reconstructed.
His complexion was pale, and his breathing rough. If you looked carefully, you could see that there was a gaping hole in his chest. It seems that even after his body was disintegrated and rebuilt, the power that created that wound did not disappear.
Lun's face contorted by the pain and hate he was feeling, and without wasting time, he put both palms on the hole in his chest and channels his energy to purge the power that stops him from healing.
As he does that, he looks at the person responsible for the attack that almost cost him his life.
The swordman was a young man with short golden hair and blue eyes, his face was extremely handsome, and his entire being radiated immense willpower and pride. He was wearing red martial attire, and there was a black sword on his hand that shined with all sorts of inscriptions.
Although the energy on his body stated that he was a Soul Forging existence just like Lun, the old man made others feel as if they were watching a dying moon, but this young man was like a mighty sun that was only beginning his glorious path.
The swordman was obviously Heinz, and there was a killing intent around him so thick that it took the form of a mantle, covering his body.
The cultivator's eyes were cold as he stared at Lun, but when he turned to look at Zatiel, a friendly smile appeared o his face.
Heinz's sword vibrated and absorbed a significant part of the killing mantle turning it into a sword light and sending it to Zatiel's direction with an impressive speed.
This sword light had enough power to disintegrate everyone on the platform without exceptions, but when Zatiel saw it, a smile also appeared on his face.
When the sword light was three meters away from Zatiel, it stopped, and it transformed into a dome that shielded the three Neo-Demons inside it.
When the rest saw this, clarity filled their minds after a moment of surprise. The young Soul Forging swordman appeared and attacked Lun with such murdering intent because of Zatiel.
Of course, Lun also figured this out, but now that the dome made from killing intent was protecting Zatiel, there was nothing he could do.
Even if the old man could focus only on attacking the dome, he would need at least ten seconds to break it.
And if he were to remain ten seconds focusing his entire energy in attacking the dome, Heiz would be able to kill him easily, long before he even touches Zatiel.
Lun's eyes turn back to Heinz, and seeing such an immense genius, full of life and power, made uncontrollable envy appear along with his hate.
"Heinz, how dare you attempt to kill me, a Soul Forging member of the Aeternum Empire," Lun's face was filled with anger when he remembered how close he was to dying.
Heinz turned back to look at the old man, and he did not try to hide the coldness and killing intent in his eyes.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Heinz's face. After a second, he shook his head and sighed. The moment he did that, the energy on his body started to rise, reaching such socking levels that the ground began to tremble and break apart.
"Anyone who touches my friends deserve to die!" There was a chilling coldness in Heinz's voice as he spoke.
Luna's eyes narrowed when he heard those words and glanced at Zatiel before looking back at Heinz. From what he could see, it seems that the relationship between Heinz and Zatiel wasn't something so simple as master and subordinate.
But in Lun's mind, even if he killed Zatiel, Heinz had no right to attack him that way, and the cultivator could only force him to pay compensation. After all, he was a Soul Forging existence, and his life was a thousand times more precious than any Rank 1 individual.
"Hmph, you dare to harm me just because of that, I will make sure the High Council hears about this, and your punishment will not be small," When Lun said those words, courage appeared on his face as if he funded something to rely on.
But even if the High Council of the Aeternum Empire is something that can inspire fear and obedience in the heart of many Rank 4 existences, the person in front of him wasn't one of them.
So when Heinz hears those words, the killing intent and coldness in his eyes only grow.
"There is where you are wrong. I did not just try to kill you."
Heinz's figure flashed and appeared less than two hundred meters from Lun, and his eyes were burning with the desire to kill the person in front of him.
"I will kill you!"
When Lun saw that, he was startled. Not only did Heinz did not try to ease the situation, but he could see in his eyes that the swordsman was set on continuing the fight. He immediately active his energy, and dozens of giant shields made of earth appear around him.
To people of their level, a distance of two hundred meters was insignificant, but instead of making his sword crash against Lun's shield, what Heinz attacked was space itself.
Like a window, space started to crack, and in the next second, it shattered, creating a suction force that swallowed both Soul Forging individuals before healing itself immediately after.
The people on the ground did not have to wonder what happened with the duo, as both Heinz and Lun appeared fifty thousand kilometers in the sky above the platform.
Although even with his amazing eyes, Zatiel could only see two dots in the sky, thanks to the immense power that both Souls Forging existences were releasing. His consciousness gave him a clear picture of what was happening even if it was not able to reach them.
When Lun saw the place that Heinz transported them, his face filled with surprise, which in the next second transformed into pure wrath.
He knows that there is only one reason why the swordman will bring him here to have their fight.
"You think that you, who is not even two hundred years old, can kill me!" Lun knew he could not escape, and facing such immense danger, his eyes filled with anger and hate as the energy on his body erupted.
Heinz was indifferent to Lun's wrath, and he released an immense fighting spirit from every fiber of his being.
Both men proceeded to activate the power that makes Soul Forging existences virtually undefeatable against those in an inferior rank.
"Law Avatar: Release!"
"Law Avatar: Release!"
The moment those words came out from their mouths, the world's energies around them started to change. Even though those of the empire and dynasty were at an immense distance from the duo, they could feel it as if they were right next to them.
Behind Lun, earth particles started to gather at an impressive speed forming a boulder that grew to the point that reached the size of a mountain three hundred meters in diameter.
The mountain was not formed by the mere use of the energy on Lun's body, but just like the laws create everything in the universe, he used his control over the Law of Earth to make this mountain.
This mountain was already beyond impressive, its hardness was greater than mortals diamonds, and if it crashed against the surface of the planet, it could kill everything weaker than Rank 3 in a radius of ten thousand meters.
One of these mountains was already a killing machine, but behind Lun, there was not only one but one hundred of them!.
Behind Heinz's back, the laws were also forging his avatar, but unlike Lun's mountains that only had the Law of Earth constructing them, he had three laws operating under his command.
The avatar that was forming behind Heinz was a sword of apocalyptic proportions.
The first to act was the Law of Swords that materialized itself, forming by his own the handle of the weapon, and when the blade was starting to appear, the second law acted.
This law was the Law of Blood, and interacting with the Law of Sword formed the bloody blade of the sword.
These two laws created a sword twenty thousand meters long, three thousand meters wide, which radiated such an immense power that the oxygen was burning for hundreds of kilometers around it.
But despite his grandeur, something seems to be missing in this weapon, and it was only now that his physical aspect was created that the third law that Heinz controlled acted.
The Law of Killing materialized as a small red dot, and although its appearance was simple, the power it released was greater than the other two laws working together.
The dot fused itself into the sword, and the moment it did, the avatar's power increased exponentially, to the point it gives the sensation that it could pierce a Low World if it had the chance.
Now the sword was not merely a weapon but a living creature with a spirit formed by the laws and whose purpose for existence was to kill everything on his path.
The price a Rank 4 individual had to pay to release their Law Avatar is enormous, so the only reason they do it is to either save their lives or when they have decided to kill their enemies no matter what.