Chapter 187: Outburst!

"The 'Three Trials' of the Divine Selection Phase, part of the Three Trials and Five Examinations, are the simplest; one only needs to meet the standard."

"If two of these three trials are failed, one is immediately eliminated."

"If one is failed, another must reach the 'Superior' level."

"If all three trials are Superior, the first four of the Five Examinations are waived, and only the fifth is conducted."

One of the Star Gods stood high in the hall, his gaze sweeping over the forty-two candidates below, and said indifferently, "This second trial tests your mental will."

He flicked his fingertip, and in the vast hall, light condensed into a glowing path, beautiful as crystal and glazed glass.

The path was fifteen meters wide and about two hundred meters long, emitting an entire strange aura.

Under Lin Qing's careful perception, he suddenly felt the aura of this path was somewhat similar to the steps of the Bronze Demon Mountain.

The Bronze Demon Mountain also tested mental will; perhaps it was a similar trial?

"The requirement for mental will in this trial is not high either."

That Star God said calmly, "As long as you are not a pampered waste, a little tempering will let you pass this trial."

His gaze swept over the many candidates. "According to the order of passing the survival trial, start one by one. Walking one hundred meters on this path counts as passing the mental will test; walking two hundred meters counts as a higher level of mental will."

Among them, the two candidates whose Authority was only at the seventh level understood they had to walk two hundred meters in this trial.

They had to walk at least one hundred meters, otherwise they would be directly eliminated.

"Begin."

One by one, the candidates immediately followed the order of the survival phase and started walking on that crystal-and-glazed-glass-like path.

However, to Lin Qing's slight surprise, the first to appear was not that silver-browed bald man who seemed quite famous, but a blue-haired girl with a cold expression.

He had originally thought the strongest among this batch of candidates was that silver-browed bald man; who knew there was a master here?

The blue-haired girl walked on the glazed path with a calm face, showing no reaction, and quickly walked past one hundred meters step by step.

Looking at her, one almost thought this trial had no difficulty at all.

However, after she passed one hundred meters, pressure clearly began to mount, and her speed slowed more and more.

In the end... she silently stopped at the one hundred ninety-meter mark.

"Not bad."

That Star God nodded slightly. "Your will is just short of being 'Superior'."

"Next."

The second to go was the silver-browed bald man.

But his performance was clearly different; not only was it much more difficult and slow, his expression kept changing throughout, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes frowning, sometimes trembling, as if he found it hard to resist.

Even when he reached sixty meters—

"Aaaaaah—!! Yuan Emperor! I will kill you!!"

The silver-browed bald man suddenly knelt on the ground, clutching his head in pain and screaming madly.

Seeing this, the surrounding candidates all changed color.

This mental will trial was actually so difficult that it made him lose his composure to this extent?

He even said words like "kill the Yuan Emperor"?

They naturally knew who the Yuan Emperor was.

As an Imperial Prince, he actually threatened to kill the Emperor of his own civilization?

"Is the mind so fragile?"

That Star God glanced at the silver-browed bald man kneeling on the ground in pain and screaming, frowned, then waved his sleeve; the silver-browed bald man floated up and left the glazed path.

Without the mental oppression and temptation, the silver-browed bald man immediately came to his senses.

He was stunned, then stared blankly at the glazed path not far away, and slowly gritted his teeth.

"You have failed."

That Star God said indifferently, "However, your Authority level is ten; failing just one item still leaves room for salvation. But if your comprehension is also unqualified, you will be eliminated. Do you understand?"

The silver-browed bald man took a deep breath and silently walked to the side.

Nearby candidates couldn't help but look at him, their eyes somewhat strange.

As an Imperial Prince, he hated his own father so much?

Lin Qing also glanced at the silver-browed bald man, wondering if the trial was too difficult or if the other's mind was too fragile.

However...

It seems people from a second-level civilization are also human, with all kinds of character flaws, loves, hates, and emotions.

"Next."

Immediately, one by one, the candidates started walking on this glazed path that tested mental will.

More than half passed one hundred meters, and among those who didn't reach one hundred, some possessed Authority beyond the eighth level.

However, the two candidates with seventh-level Authority only just passed one hundred meters in willpower, not meeting the 'Superior' standard.

After forty-one candidates tried in succession, in the end twenty-four passed one hundred meters, but none passed two hundred meters.

Finally, it was Lin Qing's turn.

Lin Qing did not hesitate and immediately stepped onto the glazed path.

The moment he stepped onto the glazed path, he was certain.

This temptation and oppression on the mind was indeed the same trial as the Bronze Demon Mountain.

Moreover, the difficulty of the very first step on this glazed path was not even as hard as the first step of the Bronze Demon Mountain.

It was just unknown how the later stages would be.

Lin Qing had also tried the Bronze Demon Mountain, finally stopping at the sixteen-thousandth step; he didn't know if the mental will required for the sixteen-thousandth step of the Bronze Demon Mountain could let him walk one hundred meters on this glazed path.

One meter, two meters, ten meters, twenty meters...

"It was quite simple at the start..."

Lin Qing felt quite at ease; his steps were stable and fast as he moved steadily forward.

Soon—

"Over a hundred meters?"

Lin Qing suddenly noticed he had already crossed the hundred-meter line, but this was merely the difficulty of the hundredth layer of the Bronze Demon Mountain.

He continued forward; the mental pressure of the Glazed Dao gradually increased, yet it remained relatively easy for him, his steps still light and steady.

The trial participants around him could not help but look at Lin Qing.

Who would have thought... this trial participant who had endured twelve rounds during the survival phase and dared not attack proactively at all possessed such strong mental will?

Anyone could see that with steps so relaxed and fast, he was clearly not greatly affected and still had energy to spare.

In a short while.

"He actually... passed two hundred meters!"

"Superior Will?"

"Which civilization does he come from? His will is so strong?"

"It seems he has lived for a very long time and has rich life experiences."

One by one, the trial participants watched Lin Qing in silence, unable to help but feel some awe in their hearts.

They were all geniuses from their respective civilizations, born into extraordinary backgrounds, raised in the Void Secret Realm without needing to worry too much, and rarely encountered setbacks.

For them, becoming a High-Level Primordial Being could only be considered just reaching adulthood, requiring no experience of life's ups and downs.

Naturally, their mental wills were mostly quite ordinary.

"He actually passed two hundred meters?"

The silver-browed bald man looked at Lin Qing, his mood very complex: "A trial participant with such ordinary strength, yet his will is so much stronger than mine?"

He believed he had suffered no small amount of torment since childhood and had experienced a painful life.

He felt his will was firm; at the very least, he could pass the hundred-meter mark.

But he never expected...

The moment the trial of the Glazed Dao touched his mental flaws, he could no longer endure it.

"Superior Will; the tenth-level authority is also Superior."

That Star God sized up Lin Qing, nodded slightly in satisfaction, and said, "Very good. Even if your comprehension is unqualified, you can still participate in the final five trials."

As the supervisor of this trial, he naturally knew this young man was only twenty-two years old.

At least his physical age was twenty-two.

To be so young and possess such mental will was truly rare.

"Hah..."

Lin Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect the mental trial of the Divine Son Trial to be not that difficult... at two hundred meters, it was only equivalent to the difficulty of the ten-thousandth layer of the Bronze Demon Mountain."

This was his intuitive feeling based on comparison.

To be honest, he felt his mental will should be considered quite good.

After all, his experiences in his past life were already rare.

Moreover, every time he borrowed from the future, he would gain memories of undergoing efforts and attempts; some memories spanned decades, dull and monotonous, yet all were a form of mental tempering.

However, he had only climbed to the sixteen-thousandth layer of the Bronze Demon Mountain, still far from the hundred-thousandth layer, so he did not dare to overestimate himself.

Originally, he thought that if his will were placed in the universe, it probably wouldn't amount to much.

But he never expected that in the Divine Son Trial, it would actually be considered Superior Will?

"The final stage tests comprehension."

That Star God's gaze swept over the crowd of trial participants. "This is also the last chance for many of you."

He saw his fingertip tap, and immediately soft yet vast light spread out within the hall, illuminating the four walls of the hall.

Everyone looked at the surrounding walls and found various strange patterns on them; some were a huge sun, some were star charts, some were just abstract patterns, and some were even just lines that appeared meaningless.

Lin Qing looked closely and only felt that these patterns seemed to point toward the essence of some power, yet he could not understand them at all.

"Science is the discovery and cognition of the universe; divine arts are the same."

That Star God said, "The reason divine arts are so overwhelmingly powerful, with the application of energy reaching its extreme, lies in the fact that divine arts conform to certain operational laws existing in the universe."

His gaze swept over the patterns on the surrounding walls. "And these patterns also point to certain operational laws within the universe's rules."

Lin Qing pondered thoughtfully.

Indeed.

The divine art Spinning Star, when cast, clearly had a flavor like a star rotating.

However, Earth did not even count as a Level One civilization, could not even achieve interstellar travel, and he had never seen spatial structures, true forms, various mysterious celestial bodies... he could be said to have very shallow knowledge.

And comprehension is greatly related to an individual's cognition; these geniuses from Level Two civilizations had far greater knowledge and cognition than him, so it was normal that he could not compare.

Therefore, even if he failed the final comprehension stage, it would be very normal.

After all, he mainly relied on borrowing from the future; only when the Black Flame burned could his comprehension be considered good.

"Look."

That Star God tapped his fingertip, and two beams of light immediately flew out.

The two beams of light flew into the void on either side of him respectively and began to dance in the air, outlining characters and images one by one.

In a short while, two unknown secret arts appeared floating in the void.

"These two secret arts are detection secret arts just created by the Divine Function Forbidden Zone."

That Star God said, "The secret arts themselves have some utility; first, they temper comprehension, and second, they can disguise one's own life aura. Of course... they are mainly used to test individual comprehension. Combine these patterns, compare and verify them, and you will have hope of cultivating the detection secret arts."

He paused, then said, "There are two secret arts; the one on the left is the 'Standard Secret Art,' and the one on the right is the 'Superior Secret Art.' Cultivating the Standard Secret Art means your comprehension is qualified; cultivating the Superior Secret Art means your comprehension is Superior."

Lin Qing's eyes brightened slightly.

So they judge comprehension by testing secret arts?

Although he currently has no pre-advanced slots, over these days, besides solidifying the World God, he has also been repaying debts.

In a few more days, he will be able to repay one pre-advanced power essence.

"The deadline is twenty days."

That Star God said in a faint voice: "If the testing secret art is not mastered within twenty days, it means your comprehension is unqualified. Begin."

The group of trialists immediately looked at these two testing secret arts.

"Damn, my Authority is unqualified, my Will just met the standard, and I still must master the Super-grade testing secret art..."

"My Authority is qualified, but my Will failed, so I must choose the Super-grade..."

"Luckily, I have a Tenth-Level Authority and my Will is qualified; if I can't master it, it doesn't matter."

Each trialist had different thoughts and ideas; some were under great pressure, while others were very relaxed.

That blue-haired girl, who had remained silent the whole time, directly looked at that Super-grade secret art.

That silver-browed bald youth also noticed this, took a deep breath, and looked at that Super-grade secret art as well.

Although he only needed to master the Standard secret art to pass, his pride and fear of his father forced him to push himself to do better.

Lin Qing, however, was very relaxed.

Whether he mastered it or not didn't matter; after all, he would definitely pass these three trials.

"However, if all three are Super-grade, can I skip the first four of the Five Examinations?"

Thinking this, Lin Qing also looked at that Super-grade secret art.

If he could get a foothold, he could even pre-advance it.

He wasn't clear on the situation of the Five Examinations; if he could skip them, that would be best.

Judging by the state of these trialists, some clearly lacked strength, yet still held hope for this Divine Son Trial.

So, this also made him realize—

This Divine Son Trial is probably not something where whoever has greater strength passes.

Like that silver-browed bald man, suspected to be an Imperial Prince of a certain 2.8-level civilization; his strength seems good, but he has spiritual flaws; if his comprehension is also insufficient, perhaps he won't even pass the first three trials?

Lin Qing understood this too.

Compared to these geniuses of Second-Level civilizations, he ultimately has some unavoidable disadvantages, suffering from his background.

No way out; he, a person whose background doesn't even count as a First-Level civilization, is competing here against a group of Second-Level civilization geniuses, fighting alone, and the pressure is great.

So, if he can skip, he should skip.

"This testing secret art..."

After memorizing this Super-grade testing secret art, Lin Qing looked through all the patterns on the surrounding walls.

He pondered for a long while and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Getting a foothold isn't hard, but I really can't understand it..."

Lin Qing shook his head slightly, found a secluded corner in the hall, sat down casually, closed his eyes, and continued to fuse the solidified World God. At the same time, the Black Flame Clone hidden in the alien space between his eyebrows also began to burn on its own.

The other trialists, most of whom dared not waste time, began to constantly observe the patterns on the walls, comparing and verifying them against the testing secret art.

Days passed.

"Five days."

The silver-browed bald man stood beneath a pattern, his eyes red as he stared at it, biting his teeth hard: "It's been a full five days! Is this Super-grade secret art really this difficult? Even if another five days pass, I'm afraid I have no hope of mastering it!"

He glanced at the blue-haired girl not far away, feeling even more unwilling: "My comprehension... doesn't even count as Super-grade?"

After struggling for these five days, he also realized he must give up on the Super-grade secret art.

If he continues like this, wasting time like this, he won't only fail to master the Super-grade secret art, but I'm afraid won't even have time to master the Standard secret art!

By then, he would be eliminated in the first three examinations; where would there be any chance for what follows?

"I must give up..."

After looking at each one...

The silver-browed bald youth took a deep breath and turned to begin cultivating the Standard secret art.

On the high platform of the hall.

Six Star Gods stood silently at the height, supervising this batch of trialists, while casually conversing among themselves.

"Haha, the Imperial Prince of the Starfall Tribe civilization has given up on the Super-grade secret art."

"He is too proud; this time he has taken a fall."

"Indeed, he hasn't even successfully cultivated a Combined Divine Technique; how could he be considered to have Super-grade comprehension?"

"However, he is after all an Imperial Prince of the Starfall Tribe; there is still hope in the Divine Son Trial."

"That little girl has mastered the Combined Divine Technique, but her Authority is only Eighth-Level; if the Authority of this Imperial Prince of the Starfall Tribe is that kind of highly skilled ability, who would win is hard to say."

"Hmm, we will know during the Five Examinations."

As Star Gods, each of them could be called an unparalleled genius of various Second-Level civilizations, and they knew a great deal.

Perhaps in many people's eyes, the most important aspect of Authority is condensing Star Origin Stones and sensing energy, but they know that actually, the abilities of a very few people's Authorities themselves are also very special.

Abilities, in the end, are about the application of energy.

But with the same flame energy, some abilities are simply condensing and compressing it together to become a scorching fireball, applied extremely crudely.

But some abilities are so refined that they mimic the structure of a star with flame, applied with much higher skill.

Even abilities of the same level can have a huge gap.

Authority is a gift from the universe.

So, occasionally, an Authority Awakener favored by the universe or awakened for some other reason obtains an extremely skilled ability.

……

"Time is up."

A cold voice rang out in the hall as the six Star Gods looked down at the trial participants.

One by one, the trial participants had to suspend their cultivation.

Some wore expressions of relief, while others sighed helplessly.

"Whether you succeeded or failed, you know best yourselves."

One Star God stood on the high platform and said coldly, "Those who have failed this trial, withdraw to the side."

Immediately, one by one, the trial participants sighed and withdrew from the crowd.

In a short while, only sixteen trial participants remained in the crowd, clearly indicating that quite a few had failed to master this detection secret technique.

That Star God nodded lightly, then looked down at the crowd below and said, "Those who succeeded, release the aura of your secret technique."

In the next moment, all sixteen people successively released the special aura of the mastered secret technique.

The silver-browed bald man released the secret technique aura with a blank expression.

For him, merely mastering a standard secret technique was already a failure and a compromise, not worth being happy about.

The standard secret technique auras released by the trial participants around him were much the same as his.

But...

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The auras released by two of the secret techniques were obviously far stronger than those of the other trial participants present!

Clearly, they were supreme-grade secret techniques!

"Two?"

"Two people actually mastered supreme-grade secret techniques?"

"Besides that blue-haired girl, who else?"

Everyone was startled in their hearts and turned their heads to look, immediately freezing in place.

One of them was indeed that blue-haired girl; as the first to pass the survival trial, her strength was greater than that of the Starfall Clan Imperial Prince, so with such comprehension, no one found it surprising.

But the other was actually the last person to pass the survival trial!

Obviously having ordinary strength, let alone such strong will, her comprehension was actually so shocking?

Most importantly...

All the trial participants had noticed this trial participant who was the only one with supreme-grade will; they all knew very well that this person had sat there with eyes closed for almost the entire ten days!

Having only glanced at the patterns on the surrounding walls at the very beginning and learned the secret technique, he had not moved again.

These past few days, they had all thought that since this person had supreme-grade results in the first two categories, it didn't matter whether he passed the comprehension test or not, so he had already given up and thus had not looked at those patterns to compare and verify!

But who could have thought...

Quietly and without a sound, this person had actually mastered even a supreme-grade secret technique?

"Supreme-grade authority, supreme-grade will, and supreme-grade comprehension?"

"Where did this freak come from..."

"This... is simply on par with the peerless geniuses of the Holy Land!"

"It seems this person comes from a very poor background; otherwise, with such conditions, if properly cultivated, their strength would not be so ordinary."

One by one, the trial participants secretly marveled.

That blue-haired girl also glanced at Lin Qing, with some surprise in her eyes.

That silver-browed bald man gritted his teeth and questioned himself repeatedly in his heart: "Why? Where exactly am I lacking..."

The six Star Gods above also seemed somewhat unexpected; besides the Life Star God, the other five were also slightly stunned.

"All three tests are supreme-grade."

The Life Star God gazed at Lin Qing; although her face was unclear, her voice could be heard like a clear spring flowing: "You are excellent. For the upcoming five examinations, you are exempt from the first four. If the first four examinations eliminate all other trial participants, then you will be the new Divine Child."

Lin Qing nodded slightly.

The entry into this detection secret technique was not difficult, and with the reference patterns available, it was easy to meet the advanced threshold.

After securing an advanced slot, he had claimed it immediately on the spot.

For secret techniques requiring comprehension, as long as the conditions were met and there was a possibility of mastery, there was essentially no difficulty.

"Other trial participants, prepare to begin the five examinations."

That Life Star God swept her gaze over them, then looked at Lin Qing and said, "You may come up and talk with us, or do anything else you wish."

Lin Qing also wanted to talk.

But as someone from a Level One civilization, he dared not talk too much to avoid exposing Earth, so he immediately said, "No need; during this period, I will cultivate on my own."

"Very well." That Life Star God nodded slightly.

Perhaps the other Star Gods did not notice.

But she could see it—this young man before her was absolutely a peerless genius from one of those powerful factions!

……

The five examinations; the first four were actually various tasks prepared by the six Star Gods, requiring the use of this temple to traverse time and space to other secret realms or planets.

The difficulty was quite high, relying not only on strength but also on vision, cognition, and so on.

With Lin Qing's limited knowledge reserve, he was mostly in the dark regarding the requirements of these tasks; even if he were teleported there, he would likely be like a headless fly.

"Before the next Star-Level Divine Position assessment, I need to prepare more in this regard..."

Lin Qing also understood his disadvantage and made a decision in his heart.

This time, because he was so far ahead, it avoided his weakness, but next time, it might not be so certain.

However, Lin Qing still did not understand why supervision was required for the Primordial-level trial.

He could sense that these few were truly supervising fairly; although the Divine Duty Forbidden Zone was mainly responsible for the assessment, their presence seemed to prevent any issues from arising.

Moreover, Lin Qing had always believed the Divine Duty members were rivals; now it seemed... that was not entirely the case?

This made him vaguely feel that a great secret must be hidden within.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

After the Fourth Trial concluded, only three trialists remained in the arena.

Besides Lin Qing, the other two were, as expected, the silver-browed bald man and the blue-haired girl.

"Truly rare."

A Star God looked down at the three, nodding slightly: "In the past, after the Fourth Trial, usually only one remained, or a new Divine Child was selected during the trials; I never expected three this time?"

He smiled and said, "Then let the Fifth Trial begin. The rules are simple... a three-way free-for-all, life-or-death combat. One may surrender, or choose to die... the last survivor shall be the Divine Child."

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

A life-or-death free-for-all?

This is the Fifth Trial?

"The venue for the Fifth Trial is ready."

That Star God tapped his fingertip, and a vortex-like spatial gate instantly materialized within the hall.

He glanced at Lin Qing and said with a hint of implication, "You may still choose to surrender before entering the Fifth Trial venue; otherwise, once the Fifth Trial begins, it may be too late to surrender."

The surrounding eliminated trialists also turned their gaze toward Lin Qing.

Anyone could hear the meaning.

These words were clearly implying that Lin Qing, the weakest of the three, who had been forced into pure defensive cowering just to survive the simplest stage, would be courting death by fighting these two.

Yet Lin Qing remained calm, pretending not to notice the implication directed at him.

At that moment, the Life-attribute Star God on the high platform spoke softly: "It is not yet clear who should surrender. Begin."

The three immediately walked toward the spatial gate.

Time and space shifted.

In the blink of an eye, they appeared in a vast world of ice and snow.

This place seemed extremely close to absolute zero, capable of instantly freezing most living creatures into blocks of ice; everywhere one looked was a white expanse of ice and snow, along with towering, majestic ice peaks and snow mountains.

Such an irrational extreme cold even seemed to freeze the space itself, creating an astonishing spatial pressure.

Ordinary cultivators at Yu Xingyuan levels two or three would likely find movement extremely difficult here!

"Boom-Crack!!"

The instant the three appeared in this pure frozen world, a thousand thunderous roars suddenly erupted from the icy sky!

The distant ice peaks trembled in response, cracking open with fissures, as if an avalanche or collapse could occur at any moment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, massive bolts of thunder, like coiled dragons, roamed the horizon, recklessly churning the dim and cold sky, resembling the judgment of the apocalypse or the divine punishment of world-annihilation!

In the next instant, these terrifying bolts of lightning fell simultaneously, striking the silver-browed bald man all at once!

Within the dazzling lightning, powerful electric arcs rapidly merged into the silver-browed bald man's body, and his aura surged rapidly!

In the blink of an eye, only chain-like arcs of lightning remained swirling around him.

The silver-browed bald man hovered in midair like a world-annihilating deity, looking coldly at the blue-haired girl: "A simple survival trial does not warrant me unleashing my Authority... Come, let me see what you are capable of?"

At this moment, his eyes held only the blue-haired girl; he did not even glance at Lin Qing nearby.

In his view, a trialist who barely passed the survival trial by sheer endurance was not worthy of being his opponent; even if his comprehension and willpower were superior, what did it matter?

At least for now, he was the strongest!

"Divine Punishment?"

The blue-haired girl frowned slightly at him, then pure black scales suddenly erupted across her entire body, and her pupils instantly transformed into noble, pure gold.

It was clearly the form of a newborn Demon of the Power Attribute.

At the same time, as her domain unfolded, layers of illusory and dark world-phantoms suddenly materialized behind her.

These were clearly layers of Yu Xingyuan phantoms.

At this moment, she seemed to walk within the Yu Xingyuan world, ruling over these layers of Yu Xingyuan worlds with absolute authority!

"Yu Xingyuan Walker?"

The silver-browed bald man's pupils contracted slightly; he recognized the opponent's Divine Technique and immediately felt his heart sink.

This was undoubtedly a combined Divine Technique no less than Divine Punishment; the key was that the opponent had fused several Divine Techniques to create a true Yu Xingyuan Walker!

Whereas he had not fused a true Divine Punishment.

But... he had confidence in his Authority, and his Gene Optimization Index far exceeded the opponent's!

"Then let us see who wins and who loses..."

The silver-browed bald man took a deep breath, then glanced again at Lin Qing nearby, his eyes chilling slightly.

Perfect; he already despised such geniuses who exceeded comprehension.

"Death-defying! Then die."

He suddenly moved, transforming into a terrifying bolt of lightning that shot toward Lin Qing at high speed, leaving a blazing sharp angle in the icy void, striking directly at Lin Qing!

The blue-haired girl frowned slightly.

Just then—

"Boom!!"

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted; endless dark-gold energy, like a nuclear explosion, surged outward in all directions from Lin Qing as the center, fully detonating in an instant!

In that instant, the lightning was swallowed by the terrifying explosion.

One after another, the distant Bingshan mountains crumbled; countless ice and snow particles flew up in the blast, filling the sky with ice shards and fragments for a moment, as if obscuring the heavens.

Then, a much dimmer streak of lightning was blasted backward out of the swirling snow and ice debris.

Within that streak of lightning, the silver-browed bald man frantically retreated, trying to escape from here, his eyes filled with incredulous shock and terror.

Just then—

"Where are you going?"

Beneath the shadow that covered the sky, a palm as massive as Rushan suddenly seized him.

As if catching an insect.

Then, with a forceful squeeze!

(End of this chapter)