In battles deep underground, beyond the strength of both sides, one must also consider the terrain and concealment. The Flame-Reaver's descent underground severely reduced the numerical advantage Derick's side had. After all, unless you plan to destroy an entire planet with a single sword stroke, it's incredibly difficult to track the movements of a Flame-Reaver concealed underground.

If they were to launch a surprise attack from behind, even someone without an immortal body, like Jingliu, could face problems.

As for truly destroying the planet, while others might do such a thing, Derick's side certainly could not. One must remember there are still many residents on this planet.

If it truly exploded, then their moral standing, even if not as low as the Antimatter Legion's, would at least be comparable to those unscrupulous capitalists from the Interastral Peace Corporation. And among them, even Jingliu, maddened to the point of being Mara-Struck, wouldn't commit such an evil act.

Therefore, only Derick entered the underground to search for the Flame-Reaver's tracks this time.

Even if he encountered problems underground, he only needed to lure the Flame-Reaver out.

On the surface, the others waited for Derick to appear. Once the Flame-Reaver emerged, they would capture him and send him to the Shackling Prison.

Oh, except for one person. Yunli had not yet gathered all the Demon Swords, and some had even escaped to a nearby planet.

Yunli, seeing these Demon Swords, naturally wouldn't let them go. Wielding her greatsword, she began to pursue the Demon Swords.

After dealing with this planet, she found the small navigation beacon attached to the Stellar Authority of the planet they had come from, and piloting the small starskiff, she flew towards a nearby planet to pursue the escaped Demon Swords.

During the pursuit of the Flame-Reaver, Derick felt the power from Amphoreus entering his body.

And the quality of the ocean water.

"Flame-Reaver, are you ready to accept your fate?"

Derick's side entered the underground.

After descending into the depths, he enveloped himself in the energy of strife.

On one hand, this prevented the Flame-Reaver from launching a sudden ambush from an unknown location; on the other hand, the soil and rocks underground inevitably might cling to him, affecting his vision and movement.

Derick set up a barrier around himself in advance to protect himself.

Derick advanced a certain distance downwards, feeling the surrounding temperature rise significantly. At this point, he looked towards the side of the barrier. He discovered a huge cave entrance.

"This entrance, I'm afraid, was made by the Flame-Reaver, wasn't it?"

Derick thought to himself.

Even knowing there was an ambush inside, Derick, to find the Flame-Reaver's tracks, still headed towards it.

At the same time, he didn't forget to control his Fourth Clone's actions. However, he didn't command his Fourth Clone to also enter the soil to search for the Flame-Reaver, but rather to go directly towards the planet's core.

Dealing with the Flame-Reaver by himself was enough. The Fourth Clone needed to do something even more important.

After Derick finished controlling his Fourth Clone's actions, he proceeded deep into the cave. The Flame-Reaver was also unwilling to inconvenience himself; the entrance was made very wide and unobstructed.

Derick's physique was not as robust as the Flame-Reaver's, so he would not feel uncomfortable moving around in this cave.

After walking a distance, his keen battle instinct detected danger.

He stepped on the ground and quickly dodged sideways.

After he dodged, the Flame-Reaver appeared, holding the last Demon Sword in his hand, and slashed at the spot where Derick had just been.

When the Flame-Reaver's attack missed, Derick swung his long halberd, striking at the Flame-Reaver.

After missing, the Flame-Reaver rolled over and held his sword horizontally in front of his chest as a block.

Their weapons clashed, and both Derick and the Flame-Reaver retreated simultaneously.

The Flame-Reaver's body had just been permeated by Jingliu's sword energy and had not yet recovered, so in his confrontation with Derick, the Flame-Reaver was at a disadvantage.

As the Flame-Reaver retreated, he quickly swung his Demon Sword towards the adjacent cave. Neither Derick's nor the Flame-Reaver's power was something the rocks on this planet could withstand. With that attack from the Flame-Reaver, the entire cave fell silent.

Then came a deafening roar, and both Derick and the Flame-Reaver were buried alive by rocks and soil.

"Soil and such won't affect me much. But the environment here really isn't conducive to combat," Derick thought to himself.

The current situation for both Derick and the Flame-Reaver was like wandering in a dark forest.

They couldn't see and had to discover the other faster, without being discovered first. And they couldn't stay still, because if they did, the other might take the opportunity to leave.

Both Derick and the Flame-Reaver cautiously began to dig. While maintaining their digging speed, they tried to minimize the sound of their movements as much as possible. At the same time, they didn't forget to listen to their surroundings, observing for any signs of the other's approach.

Their strength was immense, and their senses were beyond human. Even the slightest unusual sound could be noticed.

Suddenly, while digging, Derick heard the sound of a metal sword scraping against loose rocks. The Flame-Reaver, after all, was extremely poor in mental control; although his strength was great, he still couldn't maintain precise control for long periods while digging. He accidentally scraped his sword against a loose rock.

Sensing the sound of the scrape against the loose rock, Derick quickly moved towards the Flame-Reaver. Arriving at the Flame-Reaver's location, Derick swung his long halberd, striking at him.

After making the sound, the Flame-Reaver felt a premonition, but he didn't know where Derick would attack him from. Derick suddenly appeared behind him, forcing him to hastily turn and hold his sword defensively in front of himself.

And just at that moment, Derick suddenly pressed a mechanism on the shaft of his weapon.

The entire long halberd instantly split into two, transforming into a longsword and a short spear.

The longsword continued to attack the Flame-Reaver's longsword, while Derick's short spear pierced into the Flame-Reaver's body.

As the short spear pierced him, the Flame-Reaver, acting decisively, immediately recalled the Demon Sword that was confronting Derick's longsword and swung it at his own shoulder, which was pierced by the short spear, cutting off his shoulder along with his arm.

Derick's longsword slashed through, cutting off the Flame-Reaver's other arm.

With both arms severed, the Flame-Reaver endured the intense pain, biting onto the Demon Sword. He gathered power in his legs, leaping towards Derick before turning and rushing in another direction. Biting the Demon Sword, he began to dig frantically.

Since he knew he couldn't match Derick's precision in control, he would definitely lose in such a probing contest. In that case, he might as well disregard any noise and dig forward with all his might.

"Derick, if you want to pursue, then pursue. Let's see if you have such speed."

The Flame-Reaver was severely wounded, and his mental faculties worsened during his recovery. At the same time, the damage caused by Jingliu's sword energy in his body gradually disappeared, and he could unleash more energy.

The Flame-Reaver's speed increased greatly.

Although Derick detected his tracks, he was starting to fall behind.

"If you had fought me like this an hour ago, no, half an hour ago, I truly wouldn't have been able to handle you. However, it's far too late for you to do so now."

Derick thought to himself.

Amphoreus, Scenecoxia.

Derick's First Clone moved its body.

After all this time, it had finally finished absorbing the powers of both the Earth Titan and the Ocean Titan.

The First Clone raised its hand, and the surrounding land environment instantly transformed. A distant mountain was immediately pulled directly in front of the First Clone.

The entire soil and ocean of Amphoreus could now be controlled by Derick.

Even in the outside world, as long as it wasn't a powerful energy-rich planet, Derick could manipulate the soil.

The Flame-Reaver continued to move through the soil.

He planned to exit once he reached the opposite side of the planet where Derick and the others were located.

After exiting, he intended to escape into space.

After leaving Amphoreus, the Flame-Reaver knew how vast the entire universe truly was.

After leaving Derick this time, it was uncertain if they would ever meet again. Moreover, before their next encounter, his own strength might have greatly improved.

He had already calculated the size of the planet before arriving. Now, after advancing a certain distance, the Flame-Reaver felt he had reached the planet's opposite side.

"Start digging upwards."

The Flame-Reaver dug upwards for over ten minutes.

However, the more he dug, the more he felt something was wrong.

"At this depth, I should have already broken through to the surface, right? Why is it still rock ahead?"

Just as the Flame-Reaver was thinking this, he suddenly felt empty space above him.

The Flame-Reaver's heart swelled with joy.

"Finally, I'm outside!"

He leaped upwards, only to find that this "outside" was not the open sky.

Instead, it was an empty underground space.

The Flame-Reaver looked around and found Derick standing in the distance, ready for battle.

"Wha—what's going on!?"

The Flame-Reaver's brain froze for a few seconds.

And then, he thought of a possibility.

Only by possessing the power of the Earth Titan could the entire composition of the land be controlled by Derick. No matter which direction the Flame-Reaver advanced, his final destination would be controlled by Derick.

The suitable combat location the Flame-Reaver had sought for himself had now completely turned into Derick's home-field advantage.

The only thing the Flame-Reaver couldn't understand was why Derick, who like him had left Amphoreus, could still wield the power of the Earth Titan.

Derick nodded, then swung his long halberd, attacking the Flame-Reaver.

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