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title: "Chapter 206: Slaughter and Lightning"
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slug: "ch-206"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
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number: 206
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views: 0
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likes: 0
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wordCount: 1247
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createdAt: "2026-04-13"
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In a world drowned in white, a lone figure stood.
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Max.
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White hair, a steady stance, both hands gripping his sword.
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His eyes remained closed, his breathing calm.
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For hours, he didn’t move.
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Then—
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A single stab.
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The motion was simple, almost effortless—
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Yet—
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At the tip of his sword, something formed.
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A wheel, violently rotating, light gray in color.
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It hummed with a strange, eerie energy—
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As if twisting reality itself.
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Max exhaled slowly, his gaze locked onto the phantom-like construct before him.
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"Finally…"
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A small smirk played on his lips.
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"I can perform the first move without any mistakes."
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His eyes flickered with satisfaction.
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The Evil Wheel of Samsara—
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The first step to mastering Voidborne Edge.
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Max narrowed his eyes, studying the spinning wheel before him.
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It was flawless in form.
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Yet—
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It lacked something.
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The Evil Wheel of Samsara should have been drenched in malice, radiating an aura of death and despair.
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According to the technique.
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But this—
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It was hollow.
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Incomplete.
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Max sighed. He knew why.
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To bring out its true power, the wheel had to be infused with Slaughter Aura—
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Or even greater—
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The Concept of Slaughter.
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But—
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Max possessed neither.
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And without them—
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This technique was only a shadow of what it was meant to be.
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’That means the Evil Wheel of Samasara and the Voidborne Edge along with Crimson Havoc Fist were designed to be evil techniques?’
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Max’s fingers tightened around the hilt of his sword, his mind swirling with the weight of his revelation.
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The Evil Wheel of Samsara pulsed before him—dark, ominous, hungry.
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It was a construct of death, a technique crafted from the endless cycle of carnage.
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Yet—
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Something was missing.
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The wheel trembled, as if resisting its incomplete state.
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His brows furrowed.
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It’s not whole… because I lack Slaughter Aura.
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It was a requirement. The technique stated that the Evil Wheel of Samsara could only reach its true peak when imbued with the essence of slaughter itself.
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But—
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What if it didn’t have to be?
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His thoughts spun.
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"The only difference between Voidborne Edge and Crimson Havoc Fist is that the former can be used without Slaughter Aura, while the latter cannot."
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His own words lingered in his mind.
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That meant something.
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A connection.
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A fundamental truth hidden beneath the techniques.
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Max’s gaze sharpened.
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Could they have originated from the same power?
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It made sense. Both were overwhelming techniques, both carried destruction in their core, and both resonated with something deeper—the essence of slaughter itself.
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Moreover, the blob also mentioned the two techniques were originally a pair.
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Max’s gaze flickered back to the Evil Wheel of Samsara.
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It was waiting.
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It pulsed, swirling with potential, as if expecting him to take the next step.
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A wild thought surged through his mind.
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"What if… I use another aura?"
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His fingers twitched, excitement and uncertainty warring within him.
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This was reckless—insane, even.𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
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The Evil Wheel of Samsara was designed to feast on slaughter, to thrive in the blood-soaked chaos of battlefields. It was created as an instrument of death—nothing more, nothing less.
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But did that mean it was limited to only that path?
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Max exhaled slowly.
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He had never accepted limitations.
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Not in his abilities. Not in his techniques.
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His Fusion State Aura had evolved because he refused to be bound by what others deemed possible. His techniques had merged because he willed it so.
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This could work.
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Or it could rip him apart.
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’I might as well try it.’
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The moment the thought took root, Max moved.
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His eyes locked onto the Evil Wheel of Samsara, its swirling gray surface exuding a cold, ominous stillness. It was a force meant to cycle through death and rebirth, thriving on slaughter—a technique bound to the essence of carnage.
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But Max?
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He refused to be bound.
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His grip tightened around his sword, the edges of his fingers glowing as he channeled Fusion State aura into the blade. A dense, structured energy surged forth, its sheer force warping the air around him.
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It moved toward the wheel, slow at first—then all at once.
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For a heartbeat, the technique responded.
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It trembled. Shifted. Began to accept the foreign power—
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Then—
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BOOM!
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The Evil Wheel of Samsara exploded.
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A shockwave ripped through the air as fragments of gray energy shattered like glass, dissolving into nothingness before they could even hit the ground.
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Max didn’t flinch.
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His frown deepened, eyes sharp as he observed the aftermath.
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It wasn’t just broken.
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It had rejected the Fusion State aura completely.
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The Fusion State aura—his most refined, perfected force—had been utterly incompatible with the technique. It had been torn apart on a fundamental level.
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Max frowned when he saw that but he didn’t lose hope and tried again.
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This time, he didn’t rush.
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This time, he moved with patience—with precision.
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He took a slow, controlled breath, sharpening his focus, clearing his mind.
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With a steady motion, he thrust his sword forward.
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Once again, the Evil Wheel of Samsara materialized before him—its swirling gray construct pulsing in rhythmic waves, rotating violently, as if hungry, as if waiting to be fed.
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But this time—
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Max wouldn’t force it.
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Instead of overwhelming it with sheer power, he focused on something far more important—
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Control.
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He gathered just 1% of his Fusion State Aura, the absolute minimum, letting it flow into his sword—not directly into the wheel, but into the blade itself.
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The air hummed as the energy pulsed faintly—adjusting, stabilizing, adapting to the medium.
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Seconds passed.
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The balance held.
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Now came the final step.
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With slow, deliberate movement, he channeled the stabilized Fusion State Aura toward the Evil Wheel of Samsara.
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The moment the energy made contact with the rotating construct—
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BOOM!
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The wheel shattered.
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Again.
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Its fragments dissolved instantly, erased as if it had never existed.
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Max’s frown deepened.
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His gaze lingered on the empty space where the wheel had been.
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"It failed again."
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A quiet frustration settled in his chest.
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Was his Fusion State Aura fundamentally incompatible with the Evil Wheel of Samsara?
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Or—
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Was the technique itself so rigid that only Slaughter Aura could ever refine it?
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"No, that couldn’t be..."
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Max’s fingers tightened around his sword, his thoughts racing.
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"If Fusion State Aura doesn’t work… then what about the others?"
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Without hesitation—
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He tried Sword Aura first.
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The Evil Wheel of Samsara formed once more, its eerie gray glow steady, humming with ominous energy. Max focused, guiding a thin thread of Sword Aura toward it.
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The moment it made contact—
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BOOM!
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The wheel shattered instantly.
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Max’s expression remained unreadable, but his mind had already moved on.
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"Sword Aura is a no-go. Let’s try Flame Aura."
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Another attempt. Another wheel forged into existence.
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This time—Flame Aura.
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A surge of heat spread outward, fire coiling along the edges of his sword. He controlled it, guided it, letting the scorching energy seep toward the construct.
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BOOM!
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Same result.
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Max sighed. If he were any other warrior, he might have believed that only Slaughter Aura could refine this technique.
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"Third time’s a charm."
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He conjured another Evil Wheel of Samsara, its eerie gray glow spinning steadily before him.
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But this time—
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Purple lightning crackled around his body.
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It surged wildly, untamed, bolts of electric energy streaking across his arms, dancing along his blade.
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Max guided them, compressing every flickering spark onto his sword, letting the energy hum with raw intensity.
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Slowly. Carefully.
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The first few sparks crawled from his sword—
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And touched the wheel’s surface.
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Then— |