Chapter 1326

The instant Ethan shattered the blood oath crystal, crimson light burst forth like blood!

In the next instant, a fluctuation surpassing the laws of the universe erupted outward!

The entire capital star of the Noah Empire seemed to have been paused.

The wind ceased flowing; clouds froze midair.

Even the light emitted by Noah's three parent stars appeared bound by some invisible force, dimming and twisting!

"Shhh—!"

The void tore open like a ripped curtain, revealing a pitch-black spatial rift!

Immediately, a suffocating, terrifying pressure descended!

It was an aura capable of making an entire planet tremble!

"Om~~"

The laws screamed!

The once-stable structure of space began to warp.

Light was swallowed; all elements in heaven and earth seemed to bow before the figure about to descend.

Xu Jingming's pupils shrank sharply; his entire body tensed uncontrollably, even his breathing grew difficult.

"This is... the Dominator level?"

He stared fixedly at the spatial rift, his heart pounding violently, his blood nearly freezing!

This was his first time facing a Dominator-level being.

If Immortal Stage was godhood, then Dominator level was true dominion!

Master of all laws! Master of all life and death!

"Boom—"

A massive hand emerged from the spatial rift.

Countless fine black patterns coiled around the palm, as if the very rules of the universe bowed in its grasp!

The next moment, a towering figure stepped forth from the void!

He stood ten meters tall, his body entirely clad in black-gold armor.

The armor shimmered with dark, flowing light; every pattern pulsed with unfathomable law fluctuations!

His face was veiled in hazy golden-amber radiance, save for a pair of icy eyes, clearly visible.

Those eyes could pierce the soul, expose all illusions!

Betto! Dominator-level being!

"My lord Betto!"

Ethan's face lit up with ecstatic joy; he bowed deeply in salute.

Meanwhile, the Noah Emperor, Lu Wen, Nikki, and others all turned pale with shock!

"Damn..."

The Noah Emperor's heart sank.

He had still clung to hope that Betto, even if he descended, would require time.

Yet he never imagined the man had already been near the Noah Empire!

Now, even the chance to seek aid from the Spirit Pivot Emperor was gone!

"Ethan."

Betto's voice was low and cold, like ice from the depths of the universe, devoid of any emotion.

"This is the last time."

One sentence revealed his stance.

This intervention was merely to repay a past debt; henceforth, he would not act for Ethan again.

Ethan nodded urgently: "Understood! My lord Betto, please seize Xu Jingming!"

How precious was a single strike from a Dominator-level being?

Yet Ethan wasted it on a Starlight Stage cultivator.

This alone proved how deeply Ethan cherished Dir.

But Betto cared nothing for such things; his indifferent gaze swept toward Xu Jingming—just one glance...

"Spurt!"

Xu Jingming violently spat out a mouthful of blood!

His Purple Nightmare Body, comparable to a Star-level cultivator's, offered no defense whatsoever in that instant.

Merely a single glance.

His physique and soul felt crushed beneath an invisible mountain; even his thoughts slowed!

"Jingming!"

Inside the Yunhai Community villa, Ye Lan, Song Qiuyun, and others turned deathly pale, watching in horror.

"It's over..."

Lu Wen and Nikki's hearts turned cold.

Facing a Dominator-level being, even they—Immortal gods—were but ants!

There was not the slightest chance to resist!

Not even the slightest chance to sneak Xu Jingming and the others away.

They'd be instantly slain the moment they moved.

"Xu Jingming, come here."

Betto slowly raised his hand and pointed remotely at Xu Jingming.

"Boom!"

In an instant, all the laws surrounding Xu Jingming were forcibly altered!

Space was no longer an obstacle—it became an invisible cage, pinning him down tightly!

Even, he felt the surrounding laws 'rejecting' him, pushing him, actively drawing him toward Betto's palm!

"Damn it!"

Xu Jingming's face changed instantly; he frantically activated the Lightning Law, trying to break free!

Yet, under the dominion-level manipulation of the laws, his resistance was utterly futile!

"S-Class! I've contacted the Abyss Arena—they'll have a Dominance-level expert arrive in ten minutes!"

Eva's urgent voice echoed in his mind.

"Ten minutes? By the time they get here, the soup will be cold!"

Xu Jingming's heart tightened.

"Jingming!"

Lu Wen could no longer hold back—he erupted with Yuan Energy, attempting to intervene!

"Insolent."

Betto didn't even look at him—he merely let out a cold snort.

"Crash!" Lu Wen's body was struck as if by a heavy blow, blasted thousands of meters away by an invisible force!

Nikki turned pale; she knew that if she moved, her fate would be even worse!

Yet she still summoned the Space Law, attempting to construct a teleportation gate to send Xu Jingming away.

Meanwhile, the King of Noa took a deep breath and stepped forward resolutely:

"My Lord Betto, Xu Jingming is a prodigy of the Noa Empire—I beg you..."

"Noisy."

Betto's gaze turned icy; a vast pressure descended instantly!

The King of Noa grunted, staggered back several steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth!

A single sentence had wounded the Immortal Peak King of Noa!

This was the power of a Dominance-level being!

"It's over..."

Xu Jingming's heart turned icy.

Before absolute power, any struggle was useless.

"Got it! The Abyss Arena has sent video verification.

To touch you is to touch the Abyss Arena! Betto shouldn't dare oppose the Abyss Arena!"

Eva's delighted voice rang in his mind.

"Great!" Xu Jingming's eyes lit up.

As he instructed Eva to play the video, Betto's hand reached for him.

Yet, just as he was about to grasp Xu Jingming—

"Hum—"

A grand, majestic voice suddenly echoed across the entire starry void!

"Betto, you've overstepped."

As the voice fell, the laws previously controlled by Betto began to resume their flow!

The stagnant wind resumed its movement; the frozen clouds churned once more!

"What?!"

Betto showed shock for the first time—he snapped his head upward!

Above the heavens, a brilliant golden pillar pierced through the void!

Within the pillar, a towering figure stepped down from the sky!

He wore a golden imperial robe, crowned with a starry diadem!

With each step he took, countless stars followed in his wake!

Behind him trailed three figures radiating immense power.

Each one was Immortal Peak!

"The Star Torch King?!" Betto's pupils shrank sharply!

"Your Majesty!!!"

The King of Noa, Lu Wen, Nikki, and others all stared in shock!

No one had expected the ruler of the Star Torch Empire to appear here in person!

And he'd brought three Immortal Peak experts with him!

"This..."

Ethan's face turned ashen; his mind spun with confusion.

I just targeted a Starlight-rank.

How did I end up drawing out the Star Torch King?!