Chapter 419: This blade spans ten light‑years—can you withstand it?

The Overlord is violently trembling right now.

Could this be a Causality Law weapon……?

It emitted a dry, noisy mental fluctuation: "You……how could you possibly master this……forbidden……technology？"

Qin Hao did not answer.

Because his state at this moment was profoundly mysterious to the extreme.

The door that had been slit open a crack under extreme pressure is now completely flung open.

Behind the door, it was not energy, but rules—the fundamental "source code" that constitutes this universe and even higher dimensions.

Qin Hao felt his consciousness break free from the shackles of his body, rising infinitely.

He saw the Laniakea Supercluster like a delicate sand table, saw the flow of time like a winding river, and saw the Overlord……

Like an ugly clump of threads tangled with chaotic ends.

【Congratulations, host, Life Level has broken through the limit!】

【Current rank: Level Six Intermediate!】

Qin Hao's eyes, originally pure black like a black hole, had turned transparent glaze, reflecting the entire universe's star river.

He lowered his head and looked at the distant clump of garbled code still trying to rebuild its shield—the Overlord.

"Forbidden?"

Qin Hao spoke.

"In this dimension, I am the rule."

He raised his right hand toward the void where the Overlord was, spread his five fingers, then clenched tightly.

"Dimensional space, seal."

Boom——!!!

The space within several light-years around the Overlord instantly solidified; the previously frenzied physical constants were forcibly "welded shut" by Qin Hao's grasp.

All molecules, atoms, electrons, and even fluctuations at the string level ceased motion at this moment.

The Overlord, terrified, discovered it could not move.

It wasn't that its body couldn't move; the very concept of the space it occupied had been isolated from the universe, becoming a static cage.

"You……what do you want to do！"

The Overlord's mental shriek pierced the still space; it began burning its own core essence, trying to forcefully break through the cage.

Its body, composed of countless lines, began to swell frenziedly—from planet-sized to star-system-sized—countless gray tentacles lashing wildly at the surrounding space walls.

Crack! Crack!

Cracks appeared on the space walls. After all, a dying high‑dimensional beast's desperate counterstrike—even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Inside the distant allied forces command center, everyone held their breath.

"Energy readings are off the charts! The Overlord is releasing total energy equivalent to the explosion of ten million black holes！"

Zhou Shaoqing watched the data on the screen turn red‑black, his palms sweating,

"Can Qin Hao……withstand this？"

Qian Yin stared at the tiny figure on the screen; although her face was pale, her eyes lit up:

"Yes! I understand……he now is this very space itself."

Battlefield center.

Qin Hao watched the Overlord struggle like a trapped beast, a cold smile curling his lips.

"You want to assimilate me too？"

"Too bad, your authorization isn't enough."

Qin Hao took a step forward.

This step did not cross distance; it crossed dimensions.

He appeared directly above the Overlord's massive form; compared to the Overlord's star‑system‑sized bulk, he was like a speck of dust.

Yet that speck of dust weighed as much as a thousand jun.

"Dimension, descend."

Qin Hao pointed a single hand to the sky, then pressed down heavily.

The originally three‑dimensional cosmic space, under his palm, suddenly gained an extra "axis".

That was the fourth dimension.

But he wasn't trying to lift everyone into a higher dimension; he was using the weight of dimensions to crush the Overlord.

Rumble——

An indescribable terrifying pressure descended from the heavens. It wasn't gravity, but the "mass" of the entire three‑dimensional space overlaid with a higher‑dimensional projection.

The Overlord's swelling body was like a ball slapped hard by an invisible giant hand.

"Whoa——!!!"

A piercing, extreme shriek echoed through the star river.

The Overlord's body, which had just swollen, was flattened outright!

Those frantically dancing tentacles, under the dimensional weight, broke inch by inch into nothingness ash.

Its proud higher‑dimensional form was now like a piece of putty, which Qin Hao kneaded at will.

"You don't like dimensional downgrade attacks, do you？"

Qin Hao's voice was icy cold; he clasped his hands together in the air, as if trying to enclose something in his palms.

"I'll also let you feel what it's like to be pinched to death like a bug."

"Dimension, compress！"

Hum—

The space around the Overlord began to collapse frenziedly.

Originally a cage spanning several light‑years, it shrank to one light‑second in an extremely short time,

Then one light‑minute…

The Overlord frantically lunged left and right inside, but no matter which direction it ran, it hit only an indestructible dimensional wall.

"No! This is impossible! How could you possibly possess a causal weapon!"

The Overlord howled in despair.

"I am an envoy of the high‑dimensional! I am an immortal concept!"

"Concept?"

Qin Hao gave a cold snort, a ferocious hue flashing in his eyes: "Only what I define is a concept. What I don't define is trash."

His hands continued to come together.

The cage continued to shrink.

Solar System size… Jupiter size… Earth size…

The Overlord's body was compressed to the limit, those lines twisted into a dense singularity, emitting a palpitation‑inducing energy fluctuation.

"Damn worm! You can't kill me!" the Overlord bellowed its final roar.

"Then let's try."

Qin Hao's face was expressionless, his five fingers fully clasped.

"In this world, nothing is unkillable."

The cage was compressed to the limit, the Overlord trapped in a space‑sphere only the size of the Moon, its true form highly liquefied like a constantly boiling mass of mercury, exuding a nauseating chaotic aura.

It was still struggling.

It attempted, via high‑frequency vibration, to find the resonant frequency of Qin Hao's dimensional cage, hoping to trigger resonance to shatter the barrier.

Needless to say, as a veteran of playing with rules, the Overlord's will to live was extremely strong, and its methods were extremely cunning.

Qin Hao felt the vibration transmitted through his palm; that force was trying to break his will‑seal.

"Still dreaming?"

Qin Hao lowered his gaze slightly, looking at his right hand.

There, originally nothing.

But as his thought stirred, a phantom of a blade began to coalesce in his hand.

This was no longer the mere thought‑formed "Thought Cutting Blade" of before.

After reaching the intermediate stage of the sixth promotion and grasping part of the universal authority, this blade had been given a new definition.

Its spine was "rule," its edge "space," and flowing across it was the pattern of "cause and effect."

"Since you are an immortal concept, I will erase you from concept."

Qin Hao gripped the hilt with both hands.

At this moment, the light of the entire star system dimmed slightly.

It seemed as if all light sources were paying tribute to this blade, or rather… contributing energy to it.

"What… what is that?"

In the distant allied fleet's armada, countless soldiers stared through portholes at the depths of space.

All that could be seen on the dark cosmic backdrop was a beam of light slowly lighting up.

At first it was merely a line.

In the blink of an eye, that beam of light surged, extending infinitely!

Ten thousand kilometers… a hundred million kilometers… one light‑year…

The blade's phantom finally came to rest at a length of ten light‑years.