I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

With Cecil's declaration, Illidan Duke could no longer gain control of Talia's grip; his regular abilities were completely ineffective against her—and upon realizing this, Talia immediately began to struggle violently. Illidan glared at her fiercely, then activated the legendary power of "Death," and only then did Talia obediently quiet down.

However, before he could shake off Cecil and the others, Illidan certainly wouldn't be able to harm Talia through his legendary destiny—no matter how skilled he was at using "death," it was still a legendary destiny, and there was always a "casting animation." Surrounded by two legendary figures and a near-legendary, Illidan simply couldn't find an opportunity to attack Talia.

"damn it!"

Left with no other choice, Illidan Duke could only fight and retreat, moving step by step to the rock where Duke and Carol were hiding, which attracted Cecil's beam attack.

Duke: "?"

"boom--"

A cross of holy light burned the entire large rock to ashes, and the shockwave of the holy light enveloped both Dukes.

"Death." "Starfire."

The flames of legendary destiny and power are ignited simultaneously.

Then, almost simultaneously, the two Dukes rushed out of the range of the Holy Light's influence, exposing themselves to everyone's view—what? You're asking about Carol? That guy disappeared from Duke's side the instant the Holy Light Cross struck the boulder; who knows if he used time stop or spatial jump.

Chang Wei, you still say you don't know martial arts?

Duke rolled on the ground, inwardly grumbling. Carol's words, "I'm just a pitiful, weak, and helpless possibility. I have no fighting power whatsoever, and I can't stop time," were still vivid in his mind, reminding Duke not to believe any of Carol's nonsense.

But as he was rolling around on the ground in a sorry state, Duke seemed to bump into something. He subconsciously reached out and gently scooped it up, and then saw a somewhat unfamiliar but unforgettable face—Talia's face.

His somewhat disheveled expression froze slightly.

Duke had only seen Talia's face a few times, so he naturally felt unfamiliar with her when he did see her. But how "deeply" was that face on him? For example, if Duke dreamed of Talia's face in the middle of the night, he would have a nightmare that night without fail.

Although the current Duke is no longer the Duke who had to perish together with Talia, and an opponent of Talia's caliber no longer has much influence on him... the lingering ghost of Talia still caused Duke to suffer from Talia PTSD.

When Duke realized that the person he was holding was Talia's soul, he almost reflexively wanted to attack her, but then Cecil's voice rang out from nearby:

"How can there be two Dukes?! Damn it, put Talia down!"

The next instant, a high concentration of holy light slammed down on Duke.

"boom--"

"What's going on? Why am I getting beaten up by Cecil all day? Is this domestic violence...?"

The Starfire protected Duke, allowing him to stumble out of the Holy Light, muttering to himself as he did so. He still held Talia in his hand, grabbing her neck without any hesitation, and escaped Cecil's attack range with her in his arms—a sight that, in the eyes of Cecil and the others, made him appear just as evil as Illidan Duke.

And he was holding Talia in his hand!

In an instant, the attention of two legends and a near-legendary was all focused on him.

Instead, Illidan Duke shouted, "Brother, hold on! Let's take down that Holy Light madwoman together!"

Duke: "..."

Don't talk nonsense! Who said we're brothers? That's not some crazy, holy woman; she's my second wife who's not married yet... cough, just kidding.

He didn't explain, because he knew it wouldn't make a difference, and Cecil didn't want to listen to these bad people who had hurt her companions. She gritted her teeth and declared loudly:

"Those two Dukes are definitely in cahoots, damn it! Natasha!"

"I see."

The next instant, Natasha appeared behind Duke, swinging her pink scythe towards his neck. Duke watched helplessly as the blade emerged from behind him, slicing open his throat. Then, his vision began to spin as his head and body separated... No, this was a hallucination!

Duke snapped back to reality, but that momentary lapse in concentration was enough for Cecil to step onto the ground in front of him.

She clenched her fists and said, word by word:

"I want to use this punch to smash any bad guy who hurts my friends!"

Duke broke out in a cold sweat. His brain and the divine fire of authority within him were stimulating his soul. As he clearly uttered the threat of death, he realized with certainty that if this punch—Cecil's punch using the legendary destiny—truly hit him, he would be shattered to pieces, he would truly die!

The star flames on Duke's body condensed at an extremely fast speed. Duke mobilized every muscle in his body, trying to dodge... but the premonition of death could not be dispelled. Cecil's fist was getting closer and closer, and he could not dodge it at all.

In that fleeting moment of eternity, Duke suddenly sensed a spatial fluctuation.

He grasped at that last straw as if it were his only lifeline, desperately trying to catch that tiny spatial fluctuation!

A moment later, Duke's body twisted slightly, then tore through space, pushing backward an inch, narrowly dodging Cecil's fatal punch. After performing this spatial jump that was practically just a quick bounce, Duke seemed to have exhausted all his strength; the divine fire on his body extinguished instantly, and his entire body was drenched in sweat as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

"Not bad at all..."

Carol's voice rang in Duke's ears, and he subconsciously looked up at her, realizing that the world had once again been frozen in time.

Chapter 474 The Ruler of the World

"Not bad at all."

Duke was panting heavily when he heard Carol's voice so close to him. He instinctively looked up at her and caught a glimpse of Cecil and the others, who were frozen in place.

Time was frozen once again.

He reached up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The distance he had just teleported was extremely short, but the consumption and side effects were far greater than when he used cheat items or all-powerful tricks to teleport. But if he hadn't been able to use teleport, he would most likely have died under Cecil's fists... However.

"If I hadn't used spatial teleportation, would you have saved me?"

Carol glanced at him, a slight smile playing on her lips, and then decisively said:

"of course not."

Duke actually knew why Carol wouldn't save him, but he still asked the question anyway:

"why?"

“With me as your insurance, you won’t feel any tension and will miss the opportunity to gain enlightenment only by walking on the edge of life and death, right?” Carol said nonchalantly. “At worst, we can just restart time. If you don’t mind Amber’s level of disorientation in the quantum cloud continuing to increase, I don’t care.”

"What exactly do you want me to learn from the brink of death?" Duke pursed his lips and asked directly, "A legendary destiny?"

Carol paused for a moment, then looked away and deliberately raised her voice in a childish tone, saying, "I don't remember, I don't understand such complicated things."

"...Stop being disgusting, okay?" Duke's lips twitched slightly, and he rolled his eyes—the unrestrained Carol in front of him was clearly not one to play dumb. Duke could tell at a glance that she was just changing the subject. Even if she was just a possibility, she must know some part of the truth. However, Duke didn't have the means to force her to reveal the truth and his plans. "Speaking of which, what exactly was the spatial jump I just used?"

Although Duke had never used true spatial magic, he knew the approximate cost of it. While Amber's instantaneous spatial teleportation, which seemed to cost nothing, was not the norm, ordinary spatial magic shouldn't have drained him to this extent after moving such a short distance.

“A legendary destiny.” Carol smiled slightly. “But it’s made of amber.”

Duke stared in surprise, his eyes widening as he looked down at his right hand.

The legendary destiny of amber?

After Carol finished speaking, she reached out and took Duke's hand, then casually snatched Talia's soul and tossed it disdainfully toward Cecil. She then pulled Duke away from Cecil, continuing to explain as they walked:

"Under the influence of the Star Chart System, your fates are intertwined with Amber's. Amber, situated in the quantum cloud, can be said to exist anywhere, or perhaps she does exist everywhere. You faced a fatal threat in the world of possibilities, which naturally stimulated Amber, who was nowhere to be found, triggering her legendary destiny."

After hearing Carol's words, Duke subconsciously closed his eyes, trying to sense the legendary destiny he had just used. However, less than half a minute (the perceived time) later, he couldn't find his previous state at all. If it weren't for his physical weakness telling him that he had just used a spatial legendary destiny, Duke might have thought that everything that had happened before was just an illusion.

“Fine, looks like I don’t have any spatial talent.” He opened his eyes dejectedly and looked at Carol, who was holding his hand—although the action was a bit sudden, for some reason, Duke didn’t dislike her initiative, as if everything had happened naturally before. “Tell me, what kind of legendary destiny do you want me to comprehend—is it ’death’?”

"Of course not... Oh, you can learn from 'Duke's' method of using the legendary destiny, but forget about the 'Death' legendary destiny, which is so common." Carol, who was just trying to change the subject by being cute, is now dropping the act. She pinches her chin, seemingly deep in thought. "Last time, Cecil's domestic violence made you regain control of the Starfire, and this time it's Cecil's domestic violence again that made you use Amber's legendary destiny... Why not let Cecil abuse you a few more times? The effect is too immediate."

Duke: "..."

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Duke really couldn't refute Carol's words—but a male protagonist who becomes stronger by being abused by his harem, isn't that a bit...uh...?

Just as Duke was speechless with frustration, Carol, who had been pulling Duke away from Cecil, finally stopped. She then released Duke's hand, stood in front of him, dropped her playful smile, and held up a finger and wagged it in front of Duke:

"One more thing... Hurry up, Duke."

"The very fact that you can use Amber's legendary destiny here proves that Amber has been completely lost in the quantum cloud."

"Hurry up, or it will really be too late."

Before the words were even finished, time resumed its flow.

Cecil was taken aback when Talia suddenly appeared in front of her. She immediately abandoned the chase and scooped up her companion. But Natasha and Joseph did not hesitate; the former carrying a pink scythe and the latter carrying a large sword, they chased after Duke.

However, instead of coming to help Duke fight Cecil and his group as he had promised, Illidan Duke took advantage of Duke's distraction to try and escape.

Illidan Duke was unaware... but Natasha and Joseph, who were chasing Duke, saw his expression.

His face was expressionless, as if he had completely abandoned his emotions. He closed his eyes, ignoring Natasha and Joseph who were about to attack him... But soon, he opened his eyes again and suddenly looked up at Illidan Duke, who was already far away from them.

Duke did not have the Starfire burning on his body, but a faint singing voice could be heard around him.

Soul Requiem: Fate.

"It seems you want me to comprehend the legendary destiny of the realm of fate, Carol."

Duke, muttering to himself, pressed his right hand to his heart, where the score of a soul-soothing hymn was engraved.

And this is the world of Cinderella Girls, the place where Duke obtained the Soul Requiem, and the place where the Soul Requiem first perhaps planted the seed of the world's rule power—the world rule of Cinderella is called "Wishing Machine".

Last time, Duke's Soul Requiem only collected the remnants of Cinderella's power from the all-powerful wish-granting machine, but this time it's different.

The next instant, he vanished from Natasha's and the others' sight and abruptly appeared in front of another version of himself.

Illidan Duke was taken aback.

“I wholeheartedly support you bullying Talia… but you chose to be an enemy of Cecil.”

Apart from Talia, everyone present was a partner and friend that Duke valued—especially Cecil.

"so what?"

Duke, standing before him, wore a bewildered expression. At the same time, he secretly activated the legendary destiny "Death," directly locking onto the death line on Duke's body, and then launched a lightning-fast sneak attack.

Then, he heard "himself" say softly:

"It's nothing special, I just don't like you."

The one lying on the ground was not Duke who was locked to death, but Duke who used "death"—his body emitted a decaying death aura, his soul withered and decayed in an instant, and death enveloped his entire body.

The legendary destiny "Death" is the pursuit of death. At the moment of its use, his soul must be touching the true meaning of death... And this is a world where "words become law" and "wishes come true".

If the all-powerful wish-granting Cinderella didn't have a master, her legendary, destiny-level power would indeed be enough to contend with the rules of the world.

But at this moment.

The world has welcomed a brand new ruler.

Thus, "Duke" was met with a death hug from Duke.

Dense death energy continuously emanated, entangling Duke, the living being closest to them. Yet, within this dense death energy, a familiar sense of destiny was also present.

Duke felt a blur before his eyes, and the world of possibilities changed once again.

Before him appeared a puppet dressed in comical, shabby clothes.