Chapter 115: Absolute Control

“What an incredible ‘Spatial Severance,’ truly worthy of the Fifth Tier.” Luo Yuan was secretly astonished. The fact that he could simultaneously wield several strands of the ten fundamental source laws—imbued with indestructible attributes—made the totemic golden pillar he formed exceptionally resilient.

Whoosh!

The silver-armored warrior’s dark golden longsword slashed through the sky once more.

Luo Yuan’s expression turned cold. “Nine-Twist Chain!”

Boom!

The totemic golden pillar surged forward in midair as if gripped by a giant, thrusting powerfully ahead. It collided once again with the dark golden longsword that sought to evade it. The clash resounded thunderously; the golden afterimage of the sword was flung backward, and the golden pillar trembled slightly.

“Hmph?” The silver-armored warrior’s face changed. “Blocked again?”

Whoosh!

The dark golden longsword transformed into a streak of afterimages, the very fabric of space trembling faintly. Those blurred shadows pierced toward Luo Yuan once more.

Boom!

A long string of illusions appeared around the totemic pillar, which ‘slowly’ materialized just ahead of the lightning-fast dark golden sword. They collided again.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The dark golden sword fractured into innumerable golden shadows, darting like fish through space toward Luo Yuan repeatedly. Yet, the totemic golden pillar, bizarrely moving at seemingly sluggish speed, intercepted the dark golden sword time and again. Every collision left the pillar intact, refusing to shatter.

“How can it be this fast?” The silver-armored warrior frowned deeply.

“Within a radius of 500 meters centered on me, this is the absolute dominion of my totemic golden pillar!” Luo Yuan, treading on the Dark Cloud Shuttle, surged fiercely toward the silver-armored warrior. “Yes, absolute control!”

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The totemic golden pillar seemed to multiply into nine pillars, intercepting the dark golden longsword repeatedly within a spherical radius of 500 meters.

“Die!” As Luo Yuan controlled the totemic golden pillars to block the opponent’s sword, he rapidly closed the distance. Only by drawing the enemy into his ‘absolute control zone’ could he effortlessly dispatch him with the totemic pillars.

“Hmph?” The silver-armored warrior’s expression shifted sharply. He immediately activated the Dark Cloud Shuttle, and in midair, nearly a thousand illusions appeared, swiftly retreating.

“I admit you’re strong, but do you think you can beat me that easily? Dream on!” The silver-armored warrior’s psychic voice roared with fury. His eyes blazed with anger as he glanced toward the totemic pillar near Luo Yuan, bellowing, “Destroy it for me!!!”

Immediately, the dark golden longsword—once swift and unpredictable, dodging the totemic pillars—forsook evasion and instead focused on annihilating the pillars themselves.

Boom!

The dark golden longsword became a beam of golden light, furiously striking the totemic pillar. The impact shredded countless golden threads on its surface, causing the golden swords embedded within it to scatter and flutter. Luo Yuan’s confident expression faltered. “No good!”

Boom!

The golden sword tip pierced the totemic pillar fiercely. Luo Yuan felt a violent shock to his consciousness. Almost the entire face of the pillar bearing the brunt of the attack collapsed. He could only frantically expend more psychic energy to reforge the pillar.

“I refuse to believe you can hold on forever. Even if your mind endures, there’s no way your psychic energy won’t run out!” the silver-armored warrior roared.

“Reform!” Luo Yuan gritted his teeth, his indomitable spirit driving him to reconstitute the totemic pillar.

“Condense!”

Countless psychic energies reached out like countless tiny hands, gathering the scattered thousands of golden miniature swords. Drawing upon profound insights into the laws of spatial origin and the essence of gold, the totemic golden pillar reformed, strands imbued with the power of law extending outward once more.

“Die!” Luo Yuan pointed distantly at the silver-armored warrior. The totemic golden pillar rumbled and rolled, distorting the surrounding space as if a flat pancake were being pressed.

Bang!

The distant dark golden sword struck fiercely again, but as it neared the totemic golden pillar, its speed inexplicably diminished. Upon impact, its force was greatly weakened.

“How is this possible?” The silver-armored warrior’s eyes filled with shock. He was about to be defeated.

Hum—

When Luo Yuan’s totemic pillar halted just 0.01 centimeters from the silver-armored warrior’s head, a powerful gust of wind lifted the warrior’s scalp, rupturing his eardrums. The mask on his face shattered into dust, revealing a pale, terrified young man whose head was bloodied and mangled. He slumped weakly to the ground, still unable to recover from the terror of impending death.

After a moment, the young man lifted his head, eyes fixed fiercely on Luo Yuan standing in the void. He rasped, “What kind of monster are you? I trained for three hundred years to reach the Fifth Tier of Spirit Weapon mastery, yet I still can’t defeat your Fourth Tier. And your realm is so much lower than mine.”

Luo Yuan slowly descended to the ground, looking at the silver-armored man with some helplessness. He was a man with tricks up his sleeve and found it difficult to explain. Still, this silver-armored warrior was worthy of the title ‘Peerless Genius.’

“Do you know why I took the codename ‘Demon King’ and set the rules beforehand: no voluntary surrender, no suicide?” Luo Yuan smiled.

The silver-armored young man shook his head in confusion.

“You’ll find out soon enough.”

With that, Luo Yuan concentrated his mind. Four chains, forged from the primal energies of the ten attributes, erupted from the ground, binding the young man’s limbs tightly. Then, the 1,600 golden miniature swords embedded in the Spirit Weapon began mercilessly lashing at him.

Ahhh—

Piercing screams echoed incessantly as Luo Yuan calmly uncorked a bottle of wine and began to drink.

“Spirit Weapon Fifth Tier—Spatial Severance Proficiency +1.”

“Spirit Weapon Fifth Tier—Spatial Severance Proficiency +1.”

“Spirit Weapon Fifth Tier—Spatial Severance Proficiency +1.”

...

Three days later, Luo Yuan emerged from the battle space with a satisfied smile. He then received notice that the Genius Reincarnation Battle of the Qianwu Universe Nation had concluded. The selected 1,000 individuals were to immediately enter the Martial Arena, so Luo Yuan quickly teleported there.

There were no spectators in the Martial Arena today.

One thousand peerless geniuses from across the Qianwu Universe Nation’s star systems stood before a towering figure. The giant, over eight meters tall, clad in scale armor and a battle helmet, radiated a bloodthirsty aura. His eyes resembled the gaze of Death itself, looming over the assembled geniuses.

A hush fell.

Sweat beaded on the foreheads of all 1,000 geniuses.

“In a virtual universe, is consciousness alone truly this terrifying?” Luo Yuan’s interest was piqued.

“Congratulations!” A cold voice echoed through the Martial Arena. “You thousand are the finest selected from the Qianwu Universe Nation, qualified to represent us in competition against geniuses from numerous other universe nations. However... this ultimate showdown will be far more challenging than any battle you have faced before!”

“There are 1,008 universe nations, some of which are even vaster than our Qianwu Universe Nation, with many more star systems!”

“Because each universe nation differs, their internal selection schedules vary as well.”

“So!”

“The pinnacle battle of all human geniuses across the cosmos will truly begin only a year and a half from now. This year and a half is your chance to improve yourselves!”

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