Chapter 566: When Words Become Law, Life and Death Reverse

The frustration of being pursued, the anger of being cornered,

At this moment, they all turned into a hunger for the hunt.

The engine of the Yanhuang Universe roared again.

But this time, it was no longer an escape; it was a campaign.

It became a dim light, slipping through the shattered rules of the chaotic star region.

The first target soon appeared within detection range.

It was a colossal void creature, resembling a giant turtle without a shell.

A miniature ecosystem parasitized its back.

And the system fragment was hidden within that turtle's brain core.

It seemed to sense danger as well; its massive body began to writhe uneasily, trying to flee.

"Too late."

Qin Hao let out a cold snort.

"Qin Zheng!"

"Here!"

Qin Zheng pressed his hands virtually, and the primordial power of the Yanhuang Universe surged forth.

The space around the turtle froze like a solidified lake surface, instantaneously.

Its massive body was locked in place, unable to move.

"Qin Wu!"

"Coming!"

A dark crimson streak shot out from the Yanhuang Universe.

Qin Wu, holding a spear, turned into a divine beam that ripped the heavens.

The turtle let out a soundless lament, trying to resist with its powerful flesh.

But Qin Wu's spear, the moment it touched the turtle's skin, ignored all physical defenses and pierced into its body.

Pssht!

The spear tip precisely pierced through its brain core, extracting a fragment that glowed faintly.

The battle ended within seconds.

It was clean and swift, barely stirring any ripples.

That is absolute overwhelming force.

【Detected a homologous fragment. Swallow?】

"Swallow."

【System integrity increased: 5.01% → 8.21%】

A warm current surged into Qin Hao's body.

He could feel his grasp of the rules had sharpened a bit.

"Next."

Qin Hao's tone showed no fluctuation.

Without pausing, he leapt directly toward the second coordinate.

The offensive and defensive momentum reversed completely.

The second target was a mechanical ark disguised as a meteor.

Its master was clearly far more cautious than the void turtle, remaining in a state of ambush.

But before the upgraded detection system of the Yanhuang Universe, such camouflage was meaningless.

This time, Qin Hao didn't even let Qin Wu act.

"Second, test our new weapon."

"Yes."

Qin Zheng's intent locked onto the meteor.

On the surface of the Yanhuang Universe's hull, the layer of ten‑thousand scale mystic light wall began to change.

Tens of thousands of mirrored scale plates silently flipped, concentrating the absorbed void rule energy into a point.

A gray‑white beam, not particularly thick but pure to the extreme, shot out.

The mechanical ark sensed death's arrival, violently tearing off its disguise and activating a dozen shields.

However, that gray‑white beam pierced all the shields directly.

It ignored the rules, ignored matter.

It attacked "existence" itself.

After the beam,

The ark, forged with the lifeblood of countless civilizations, along with its master, was erased from this universe.

Only a fragment remained, silently hovering in place.

【Swallow complete.】

【System integrity increased: 8.21% → 12.55%】

"Not bad."

Qin Hao was very satisfied with the attack's effect.

This method was far more efficient and covert than Qin Wu's brute force.

"Continue, the third."

The Flame Yellow Universe was like a ghostly harvester, continuing its hunt.

The third target was an energy lifeform that had merged with a certain rule-bound black hole.

It hid its core within the black hole's singularity, believing it to be absolutely safe.

But Qin Hao merely had Qin Si perform a computational interference on it.

He directly modified the gravitational constant of that black hole.

Universal gravitation instantly became universal repulsion.

Boom!

The rule-bound black hole exploded violently, spewing out the terrified energy lifeform inside along with its fragmented core.

Then the Flame Yellow Universe, which had been waiting for a long time, swallowed it in one gulp.

【Consumption completed.】

【System completeness increased: 12.55% → 15.00%】

At the moment the completeness jumped to the integer 15%.

The system panel changed again.

【System completeness reached 15%, unlocking new permission (trial version).】

【Permission name: Causality Alteration.】

【Ability description: The host can consume a large amount of primordial source, within a small range of the cosmic sea, to make a minor tweak to a past cause, thereby altering its effect.】

【Note: The trial version can be used only once per month; please operate with caution.】

Qin Hao's breath hitched.

Causality Alteration!

This is a forbidden power that truly touches the deepest logic of the cosmic sea!

It is vastly stronger than the causality technology of a single universe.

Although it is only a trial version, although the restrictions are severe.

But possessing it is equivalent to holding a trump card.

To test this ability,

Qin Hao directed his gaze toward the other end of the Chaotic Star Field.

There, a fragment holder marked by the system as high threat level resides.

It is a massive war assembly cobbled together from countless warship wrecks, like a moving steel fortress.

Its system completeness reaches as high as 9.8%.

It is the strongest in this region besides Qin Hao.

"I'll just use you to test my blade."

The Flame Yellow Universe tore open space and appeared directly before that steel fortress.

The opposing side had obviously been on guard all around.

At the moment the Flame Yellow Universe appeared, tens of thousands of gun barrels lit up simultaneously, and a barrage capable of destroying a large universe burst forth.

Facing this heaven-and-earth-destroying attack, Qin Hao neither ordered a defense nor dodged.

He merely stretched out his hand and said softly,

"I hope……"

"Your weapon has malfunctioned."

【Causality Alteration activated.】

【Consuming primordial source……】

【Alteration completed.】

The next second.

An eerily bizarre scene unfolded.

Those tens of thousands of energy torrents that had already left the barrel, halfway through their flight,

suddenly…… vanished.

as if they had never been fired.

Inside the steel fortress, explosions erupted one after another.

All the attacks exploded within their own gun chambers.

The entire fortress fell into a sea of fire and chaos.

The fortress's master, that powerful fragment holder, to his death could not fathom what had happened.

Qin Hao watched this silently, his eyes flashing with shock and deeper apprehension.

This is the enhanced version of causal power.

It defies reason and cannot be defended against.

Having harvested the fourth fragment, he raised his system completeness to nearly 25%.

But he felt no joy at all.

Because he knew.

Since one could possess such power,

then what terrifying abilities must those with higher system completeness possess, even the ultimate behind-the-scenes manipulator seeking unity?

The road ahead remains long and perilous.

"Continue."

Qin Hao withdrew his mind.

Clear all targets on the hit list completely.

Before the Enforcement Bureau comes knocking, I want the system to undergo a genuine qualitative change.