Chapter 499: Perish Together
At this moment, Dark Uchiha Dali was utterly shaken.
But what shocked him wasn't that Uchiha Dali could hear his thoughts.
That was simply one of the abilities tied to Observation Haki.
High-level gods possessed similar divine senses.
What truly terrified him was that he was an ultimate deity—an invincible ultimate evil god—yet his inner thoughts were being read?
That was unthinkable, a complete disaster.
He could hardly believe it.
"We're on the same level. There's no way you should be able to hear my thoughts! What kind of Observation Haki is that?!"
Dark Uchiha Dali shouted.
Uchiha Dali shook his head.
"Look at you— even your anger is pathetic."
"Just hand over your energy. As for a consciousness like yours, self-destruction might actually count as doing a good deed."
"You're too dull, unfit and unqualified to be a true god."
"If I were to become Grand Zeno, you wouldn't even qualify as a Kai."
He taunted mercilessly.
These words instantly enraged Dark Uchiha Dali again.
But this time, he didn't attack. He only sneered.
"You're trying to provoke me… rile up my emotions so you can catch me slipping, isn't that it?"
"Hmph! You can't beat me head-on, so you want to anger me into making a mistake! Despicable!"
"Oh? Really?"
Uchiha Dali didn't even bother laughing.
He flickered forward, appearing right before Dark Uchiha Dali, and in a flash grabbed him by the throat.
"You still haven't seen the truth about the gap between us. That's your greatest tragedy."
"We are not even close to the same level. How can you not understand that?"
"Everything I did before was just me playing with you. Watching you run in circles was amusing."
"But now, I'm bored."
"I've already absorbed all the energy of the Twelfth Universe. And my Kamui intangibility is permanent—yes, that's your answer. As for my Observation Haki, it long ago reached the same realm as me."
"Every ability I possess was elevated the moment I ascended. Even things that seem ordinary to you are far beyond your reach."
"Now do you understand?"
As he spoke, Uchiha Dali began using the Devouring Refinement technique on Dark Uchiha Dali.
Instantly, a surge of energy rushed into Uchiha Dali's body.
He felt extreme malice, hatred, wrath—pure, concentrated negativity—blended into the energy…
And the moment that vile force entered his body, it affected him.
His eyes turned blood-red.
Though Refinement had already begun—continuously purifying the negative will within—he had to completely cleanse it before he could use it as his own.
Yet during that purification, Uchiha Dali felt several impulses to annihilate everything.
Even himself.
It shocked him.
He hadn't expected that even he could almost be swallowed by this ultimate evil energy.
If it had been anyone else facing Dark Uchiha Dali, they would've lost long ago.
Even Grand Zeno or the Grand Priest, in a one-on-one fight, wouldn't stand a chance against this monster.
"You…"
Dark Uchiha Dali felt his energy slowly draining away and was overwhelmed with terror.
This time, it really was a direct clash.
And it wasn't going the way he imagined at all.
He couldn't understand.
How could two ultimate gods—one who had devoured five evil deities, and one who had merely fused with the Grand Priest, Grand Zeno, and the two Guards—be so vastly different in power?
Why was the gap so impossibly large?
Why?
"When you're still hung up on why the gap exists, we already ceased to be equals."
Uchiha Dali said mockingly while Dark Uchiha Dali doubted his own existence.
And he, too, was inwardly astonished.
He had to admit—Dark Uchiha Dali was unbelievably strong.
Among all known beings, aside from Uchiha Dali himself, this one was definitely the strongest.
Even now, using all his strength, he could only slowly siphon his power.
He even had to resist Dark Uchiha Dali's counter-pull.
It was like a massive tug-of-war.
After several failed attempts to break free, Dark Uchiha Dali's eyes grew vicious.
He gritted his teeth. "If you won't let me live, then we'll die together."
"Even if I can't stop you from absorbing my energy—what will you do if I self-destruct?"
The instant he finished speaking, every cell in his body became like a high-yield explosive.
Each individual cell contained power surpassing a ten-billion-ton nuclear bomb.
Dark Uchiha Dali activated them all, preparing to blow himself apart.
If he truly detonated with that monstrous force, not even Uchiha Dali could withstand it.
The entire void itself would collapse into absolute nothingness.
Even Uchiha Dali couldn't predict what might happen.
"That won't do."
Uchiha Dali's eyes flashed with killing intent for the first time.
He immediately placed ten layers of divine seals on Dark Uchiha Dali, then created over a thousand copies of himself, surrounding him from every direction.
Every clone unleashed the Devouring Refinement technique.
In an instant, Dark Uchiha Dali's energy began pouring out at a speed beyond comprehension.
And his attempt at self-destruction was forcefully suppressed.