The suppression field tightened.

  White sigils from the City of Pure Law pressed against the earth like invisible chains, flattening mountains of defiance into silence.

  Li Feng stood in Shadowvale Crater, red aura flickering weakly under divine pressure.

  Then—

  The air behind him split.

  Not violently.

  Cleanly.

  Like a page being turned.

  ?? The Other One Arrives

  A man stepped through.

  Same height.

  Same face.

  Same eyes.

  But where Li Feng’s gaze burned with wrath—

  This one’s was empty.

  Controlled.

  Cold.

  His blade shimmered white, flawless, humming with stable law instead of rebellion.

  “So,” the stranger said calmly,

  “you’re the version that chose revenge.”

  Li Feng didn’t turn immediately.

  He already knew.

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  “And you’re the version that lost.”

  ?? [System Alert: Timeline Anomaly Confirmed]

  Entity: Alt-Li Feng

  Origin: Failed Timeline 7-A

  Alignment: Law-Integrated

  Threat Level: Extreme

  Special Condition: Shares identical combat memory database

  WARNING: Opponent predicts 73% of your base patterns.

  Auron stepped back slowly.

  “This isn’t a trick of Heaven,” he whispered.

  “This is a forked existence.”

  ?? The Failed Timeline

  Alt-Li Feng walked forward casually.

  “The City of Pure Law wins in my timeline,” he said.

  “It harvests the rebels. It seals the resonance. It forces us to kneel.”

  His voice held no emotion.

  “I survived by adapting.”

  White energy rippled around him—calm, disciplined, absolute.

  “I integrated into the Law.”

  Li Feng turned fully now.

  “And what did it cost you?”

  Alt-Li Feng smiled faintly.

  “Anger.”

  ? Duel of Mirrors Begins

  No dramatic roar.

  No countdown.

  They moved at the same time.

  Red and white collided in the center of the crater.

  The impact erased sound.

  ?? Combat Log

  [Heavenpiercer vs Lawblade Convergence]

  Energy Type: Wrath vs Pure Law

  Compatibility: 92%

  Outcome Prediction: Inconclusive

  Both knew every stance.

  Every feint.

  Every transition.

  They countered each other before moves completed.

  They were fighting muscle memory itself.

  Alt-Li Feng twisted mid-air, striking with perfect restraint.

  “You’re wasting power resisting suppression.”

  Li Feng parried, red sparks exploding.

  “And you’re wasting existence submitting to it.”

  White sigils flared across the ground—Alt-Li Feng manipulating the suppression field itself.

  The Law recognized him.

  He had merged with it in his timeline.

  ?? System Strain

  [Wrath System Integrity: 81%]

  External Law Interference Detected

  Suggestion: Emotional Surge Required

  Li Feng felt it.

  The pressure.

  The drain.

  The City of Pure Law was amplifying Alt-Li Feng.

  Weakening him.

  ?? Conversation in Combat

  They locked blades, faces inches apart.

  Alt-Li Feng spoke quietly.

  “You think rebellion saves people?”

  “In my world… it got everyone killed.”

  Li Feng’s jaw tightened.

  “And submission saved them?”

  “No,” Alt-Li Feng replied calmly.

  “It stabilized the suffering.”

  For a split second—

  Doubt flickered.

  ? Emotional Spike Detected

  [Wrath Surge Rising]

  Betrayal Memory Triggered

  “Thrown from Twin Soul Peak”

  The red aura exploded outward.

  The suppression field cracked slightly.

  Alt-Li Feng’s eyes narrowed.

  “There it is,” he murmured.

  “The instability.”

  ?? City of Pure Law – Reaction

  From above, the floating city adjusted.

  Beams intensified.

  The crater trembled.

  The system issued a warning:

  [Faith Harvest Phase II Advancing]

  Target: Li Feng (Primary)

  Timeline Convergence Approaching