He seemed to be very surprised by Xu Yuan's sudden appearance. The expression on his face was enough to show that pulling Xu Yuan into this space was not something he did.
In other words, it was this gray and dim space that autonomously pulled Xu Yuan in, not something controlled by this HIM.
Just as Xu Yuan was still surprised, he glanced at the HIM in front of him, and he discovered that the domain range around this HIM was actually almost the same as his own.
'No wonder NULL said our strengths are evenly matched…'
Looking at it this way, the ability of this HIM in front of him was probably about the same as Xu Yuan's. Most likely, he also had the skill to break through domains.
Xu Yuan was just thinking this when he suddenly noticed, the domain around this HIM was actually slowly dissipating.
Xu Yuan hadn't even had time to feel happy yet, but he also felt that his own domain was starting to slowly dissipate too.
'This… what's going on?...'
Seeing that the domains of the HIM opposite him and himself disappeared almost at the exact same time, and, seeing that the HIM opposite still had a stunned expression on his face, Xu Yuan realized this gray space probably wasn't simple.
Just now, Xu Yuan had only touched the edge of this space, and this space had ignored his domain and sucked him in.
Now, the disappearance of the domain clearly wasn't caused by the HIM opposite.
That meant, it could only be caused by the space itself.
'What exactly is this place…'
You have to understand, the highest-level ability Xu Yuan had come into contact with in this world so far was the domain.
Within their own domains, the people who possessed them were like gods, possessing the highest level of control.
But this gray and dim space was able to ignore domains, even directly dissolve them. What kind of existence was this space?
And why was the HIM opposite him, even though inside this space, also just as clueless about it as Xu Yuan?
At this moment, the entire space was so quiet you could hear a pin drop on the ground.
The two HIMs met, but didn't immediately fight like one might imagine, going at each other until one died.
The two of them were observing each other, while also deep in thought. For both of them, suddenly losing their domains had caught them off guard.
As they were staring at each other, suddenly, more fluctuations appeared inside the gray space.
A group of players suddenly appeared inside the space.
"Hiss… there really is another space here?!"
"Damn, there really is an Easter egg?!…"
"Didn't they say you need to pass the space trial to get good rewards? Other than us, there's no one else in this space, HIM?!!!"
"??? What are you saying? What HIM?..."
"Holy shit?!!!!!! Two HIMs?!!!!!!"
This group of players were random independent players. The reason they came wasn't a coincidence. They had come looking for this themselves.
They had seen a post. It said that after the Divine Domain Competition ended, a little Easter egg appeared at the entrance of the old competition arena.
It said a different space had appeared, and if you entered the space and completed the trial, you'd get rewards.
They had come purely for the rewards.
This post had clearly been created by that group led by Xiaodao. They hadn't told the players the truth, but instead chose this method of tricking them into coming.
This already showed Xiaodao and his group's attitude toward Tyrant HIM. Even though they were already following Tyrant HIM, they didn't dare tell the players the truth. They were players themselves, so they naturally understood how players think.
They knew that if they told the truth, probably not many people would come. So they had no choice but to use this method of deceit to lure players in.
When the time came, Tyrant HIM would naturally make his move.
At this moment, seeing the two HIMs standing in front of them, the players who accidentally entered this gray space were dumbfounded.
They never expected the "little Easter egg" after the Divine Domain Competition would turn out like this.
"Someone please tell me what the hell is going on…"
"This is what you call an 'Easter egg'???? Might as well stomp on my eggs!!!"
"You joking? Don't tell me the trial is to fight these two HIMs?!"
This group of players, who had barged in suddenly, were all pretty carefree.
Two HIMs had appeared in front of them, the tension in the air was so thick it was suffocating, and they were still just loudly complaining on their own.
Xu Yuan didn't think much of it, after all, he could understand how players think.
But at this moment, Tyrant HIM couldn't take it anymore. He suddenly waved his hand, and in his hand appeared a massive chain made of obsidian, seemingly out of thin air.
The chain was like a living giant python, howling as it rushed toward the group of players.
"Holy shit?!! Attacking just like that?!"
"Damn it, the trial really is about fighting HIM?!!!"
"Run!! Run fast!!"
The obsidian chain howled toward the players at incredible speed, and the players didn't even have time to react.
Just when they were about to be pierced through by the obsidian chain, a wall made of bedrock appeared in front of the group of players, instantly blocking the obsidian chain's attack.
The bedrock wall that appeared out of thin air had naturally come from Xu Yuan.
He wasn't really trying to protect the players, he just wanted to prove his position. Xu Yuan understood very well, if Tyrant HIM killed these players, they would become permanently infected.
Whether they liked it or not, they'd become people of Tyrant HIM's side. Once they became zombie players, they wouldn't provide Xu Yuan with any faith points. That would basically be Tyrant HIM stealing people from right under Xu Yuan's nose.
Xu Yuan would absolutely not allow that to happen.
Also, even though the two of them hadn't spoken since they met, Xu Yuan had felt from the start that Tyrant HIM was extremely arrogant.
The look in his eyes clearly said he looked down on Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan had already had enough of that.
Tyrant HIM seemed a bit surprised when he saw Xu Yuan block his attack. What surprised him wasn't that Xu Yuan could block it, but that Xu Yuan could actually use bedrock.
But the surprise on Tyrant HIM's face quickly turned to anger. He withdrew the obsidian chain, looked Xu Yuan up and down, then spat out a few contemptuous words, "Hmph. Impostor."
Hearing this, Xu Yuan wasn't angry at all. Because Xu Yuan knew he was an impostor. He had long accepted that he wasn't the real HIM. He had already come to terms with it.
Instead of getting angry, Xu Yuan actually pitied Tyrant HIM.
Ever since Xu Yuan first encountered Tyrant HIM, he had already been certain, this Tyrant HIM was also not the real HIM.
The Ender Queen had already said that the real HIM's power was above Xu Yuan. Tyrant HIM and Xu Yuan were evenly matched, clearly, he wasn't the real HIM.
And he also seemed trapped in this space, just like Xu Yuan, and didn't understand it either. When Xu Yuan entered the space, his domain disappeared, and so did Tyrant HIM's.
All of these facts were enough to prove that he was also a fake.
But clearly, he didn't know the truth. That was the funny part. He looked down on fakes, but didn't realize that he was a fake too.
(T/N: Lmao)
Thinking this, Xu Yuan smirked and said playfully, "Oh? Is that so?"
Xu Yuan didn't need to fall into the trap of trying to prove himself, the two of them were definitely going to fight.
That outcome would be the best proof.
Seeing the two HIMs begin to fight over them, all the players on the side were stunned. Even though this group of players were a bit dumb in a naive way, they quickly noticed the difference between the two HIMs.
And they immediately recognized Xu Yuan.
"So… the one on the left is the HIM we're familiar with, right?! I remember he could control bedrock!"
"Yeah!! The one on the left is the real one!! The one on the right's whole vibe is off!"
"So HIM was the one who protected us, stopping the fake from killing us?!!"
"That fake on the right is way too arrogant!! HIM better teach him a lesson!!"
"Damn, looks like there's gonna be an amazing battle soon! But we can't livestream here!"
"I've started recording already. If the fake gets out, with how he acts, he'll definitely ruin HIM's reputation!! We need to let all the players know what's really going on!"
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