Chapter 593 - 324: Want to Escape

The Great Success stage of the Sword Dao: Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root!

Now, for the first time, its immense power was on full display in the vastness of space.

Star Power manifested as longswords, their full, cutting brilliance unleashed at this moment.

"What kind of Divine Power is this? It can force celestial bodies to transform into metallic star cores. Could it be Earth Power?"

The experts from the Heretic God faction had fled in a panic and now watched from a safe distance. Their faces were ashen as they stared in terror at a scene that defied all imagination.

Divine Power has its limits!

Even they, the Heretic Gods, could only use their Divine Techniques within their own domains. Outside those borders, their power had no effect whatsoever.

This range was typically half a light-year to one light-year in diameter.

Though that distance seemed immense, it was nothing in the face of the starry sky—the boundless, infinite universe.

Within a single light-year, there might be one or two star systems at most, and the amount of matter they could control was negligible.

But what Zhao Rui was doing now with his Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root completely shattered their understanding. ’How many star cores is that?’

’It has to be in the hundreds, if not thousands. And it’s clear these star cores were torn from the husks of solid planets.’

’With power like this, his range must be far greater than a few light-years!’

"Who in the world is he? Could he really be from the ancient Divine Court?"

They trembled, overcome with the impulse to flee.

In that moment of terror, the colossal Ruinous Battle-Axe and the vast web of swords collided.

There was no deafening explosion, no blinding flash of light. At the point of impact, only a flicker of pitch-black Starlight appeared, followed by an unnerving silence.

BOOM!

The two extremes of power crashed into one another, instantly forming a bizarre Energy singularity.

For light-years in every direction, the cosmos fell utterly silent. All matter, even light itself, was devoured.

"A black hole!"

No!

The next second, a terrifying torrent of Energy erupted from within that mass of black light!

The immense Energy transformed into a flood of high-energy rays and roiling Spiritual Power that surged outward in an instant.

In a flash, it submerged everything in its path.

"No, run!"

The surviving warships that had been spectating frantically pushed their engines to maximum power and fled into the distance.

The members of the Heretic God faction, who had been anxiously awaiting the outcome, could no longer afford to linger. Each one used every trick they knew to rip open space and escape.

COUGH, COUGH!

The energy storm instantly swept up both the Divine Venerable and Zhao Rui.

The two were like small boats in a tempest; though their bodies remained still, they were caught in a raging torrent.

The Divine Venerable spat out a mouthful of black blood.

The Ruinous Battle-Axe in his hand trembled violently. The runes on its body cracked and shattered, and after only a few breaths, it completely dissipated into the void.

’How is this possible?’

The Divine Venerable’s robes were in tatters, and his aura weakened in an instant.

Zhao Rui took a few steps back, dispelling the immense Energy that could have easily destroyed an entire star system.

He swayed slightly but remained standing firm in the void. Solar Divine Power flowed rapidly through him, instantly healing his internal injuries.

"And you still claim you’re not from the Divine Court!"

The Divine Venerable steadied himself. He stared at the unscathed Zhao Rui, his face a mask of disbelief. For the first time, he felt true fear.

’He finally understood. This young man before him was no pushover. If the fight dragged on, not only would he fail to kill his opponent, but he might very well be the one to fall here!’

Zhao Rui looked up at the Divine Venerable, his eyes ice-cold. "I don’t know anything about a ’Divine Court,’ but I don’t mind you telling me about it."

As he spoke, the Divine Power around him flared once more. Behind him, the illusory image of a massive sun slowly materialized, its Pure Yang Power bathing the cosmos in a light so brilliant it banished the darkness from a space that should have been pitch-black.

The Divine Venerable’s face went white as a sheet. ’He knew there was no hope of victory today. If he didn’t leave now, he would surely die.’

’As for telling him about the Divine Court? That was absolutely out of the question.’

Gritting his teeth, the Divine Venerable spat out a mouthful of his essence blood. The dark Divine Power around him surged as he turned, ripped open the void, and dived headfirst into the tear.

"Trying to run? Too late!"

Zhao Rui snorted. With a flick of his finger, a flash of golden sword light shot out, pierced the void with unerring accuracy, and sped after the Divine Venerable.

At the same time, his body flickered, transforming into a streak of light that followed close behind the sword beam in pursuit of the Divine Venerable.