Ultragene Warlord

, Zhang Lie tore the surface of the sea apart, unleashing a primordial aura.
The jewel-studded clam slowly appeared above the surface of the sea and opened up, causing multicolored mist to seep into the air.

His sword energy was countered by a bout of sword energy from within the clam, one that was an exact copy of his own.

As the mists cleared, Zhang Lie glanced at his new enemy with wide eyes.
Standing in front of him was none other than…
himself.

”I ’d considered the possibility that I would become my own opponent, but it still shocks me to see it happen. ”

The other Zhang Lie raised the blade in his hand.
”Your struggles are futile.
You ’ll simply perish, just like all the corpses in that room in the warship! ”

”[The Boundless Blade: Dragon ’s Wrath]! ” Two blood-red dragons howled and tussled simultaneously in the air.

”Take this! [Second Form: Piercing the Soul]! ” Zhang Lie infused spiritual energy into his blade, and the blade gleamed more and more brightly as he charged up his technique.

His ghostly counterpart, which boasted no spiritual energy of its own, was incapable of using this technique.
The sword sliced into the fake Zhang Lie ’s shoulder, but he only laughed.
”And how do you intend to pierce my soul, a soul that doesn ’t exist? ”

Energy poured out of the fake Zhang Lie in waves, honing the edge of his blade.

”[Blade of the Heavens: the Sea Swells]! ” The pulses of energy struck the realm like a tsunami, devouring everything within.

Zhang Lie used the same technique simultaneously, triggering yet another cataclysmic explosion which tore apart the sea and sky, shattering the spatial distortions that lay above the sea of mists and snuffing out the mist.

The fake Zhang Lie ’s body began to destabilize.

The sea of mists was able to impart form and function to an illusion, but even it had a limit.
Zhang Lie ’s abilities were far too strong for it to emulate in whole.

Upon realizing this fact, Zhang Lie used his strongest technique. 

”[Blades, Reverberate]! ” A blood dragon revolved around Zhang Lie.
Energy poured out of him in waves, honing the edge of his blade.
The pulses of energy struck the realm like a tsunami, devouring everything within.

A dragon of blood rushed out of the tide accompanied by a series of dark, black waves.

The fake Zhang Lie tried to use the same technique, but it was simply beyond his capabilities.
The dragon of blood roared toward him, causing even the multicolored mist to dissipate, when a dragon ’s claw emerged from within the clam to block the devastating blow.

The sea calmed down.
Sunlight shone brightly from above, and the sea turned a deep, sapphire blue.
The jewel-studded disaster-grade clam opened up more fully, causing more multicolored mist to seep into the air and revealing an ornate, baroque palace.

Within the palace was a dragon, one with deer ’s antlers on its head, a dark red mane trailing down its neck, deep blue scales, sharp, fierce teeth, emerald-green eyes, and a fearsome aura.
At times real, at times illusory, it looked simultaneously a creature out of this world and one fully steeped in reality…