Chapter 726 - 453: Mandatory Mission

Within the cosmos.

A giant hand, spanning the entire star river, reached out from the depths of the void.

Its power was like the sky itself collapsing as its five fingers unfurled.

Chains forged from the pure Power of Rules coiled around it. Every time these shimmering, silvery-white chains trembled, they caused the surrounding space to twist and collapse.

A terrifying pressure spread like a tidal wave, dimming all the stars in its path.

Hu Qi had obtained a portion of the world’s authority.

But it wasn’t the entirety, only about a third.

At this moment, the world’s will sensed Hu Qi’s actions. It manifested without hesitation and moved against him.

Simultaneously, the world trembled, trying to retract the portion of authority it had previously granted.

Within a world, the level of one’s authority represents one’s absolute control.

Logically, it shouldn’t have been difficult to reclaim the authority from Hu Qi.

However, the attempt was completely useless.

Hu Qi still possessed the world’s authority.

This meant he could still mobilize the power of this world.

In just an instant, the chains of rules originally coiled around the giant palm snapped.

Its power plummeted as a result.

As the void trembled, Hu Qi’s massive serpentine body slithered and coiled.

His snake tail swept out like a cascading river of stars, transforming into a brilliant bolt of energy that struck the giant palm formed from starlight.

With a tremendous roar, the center of the collision erupted in a blinding light.

The giant palm shattered on impact, but the tail’s momentum was unabated, and it heavily struck the golden figure manifested by the world’s will.

The figure instantly disintegrated.

A moment later, it coalesced again in another location.

But the very next second, it was blown apart mid-air by Hu Qi again.

After this repeated several times, the golden figure’s form grew increasingly faint.

After being blown apart once more, it left behind only a roar of bitter indignation before finally dissipating between heaven and earth.

Previously, this world’s will could have still competed with Hu Qi.

But after relinquishing a portion of its authority and losing the support of the Power of Rules, the force of its attacks was less than half its original strength. It stood no chance at all.

The world’s will fluctuated violently.

It tried to condense its form again but no longer had the strength.

Its Power of Origin had already been drained by Void Creatures, and now it was being continuously devoured by Hu Qi.

This world was like an eggshell eaten hollow. Although the frame remained, it was incredibly fragile.

It was no longer sufficient to support the manifestation of the world’s will.

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’This Yin Yang Heaven-Stealing Strategy is truly powerful...’

Hu Qi’s gaze shifted.

The Yin Yang Heaven-Stealing Strategy he had previously obtained from White King Altdina was incredibly profound.

Even with his comprehension ability, after immersing himself in its study for a long time, he was still one final step away from true Entry-Level mastery.

And that was with the benefit of having Altdina’s memories.

Otherwise, it probably would have taken even longer.

No wonder even a being like Altdina had spent eons without being able to completely master this Cultivation Technique.

However, his study was not without its rewards.

He had used one of the methods recorded within it.

He had managed to keep that portion of world authority from being reclaimed.

That was how he had so easily thwarted the world will’s counterattack.

Afterward, with no further disturbances from the world’s will, the process of absorbing the world’s Power of Origin went smoothly.

No other problems arose.

Hu Qi, meanwhile, had returned to his human form.

After obtaining this world’s authority, the Power of Rules within it could naturally no longer restrain Hu Qi.

As time passed, the area of his Pocket World expanded by another third.

At the same time, the origin of the Pocket World grew increasingly dense.

In contrast, however, as the Power of Origin of this world was continuously siphoned away, the once-brilliant starry sky gradually dimmed. The stars, like extinguished candles, vanished one by one into the eternal darkness.

This was a vast world, its area comparable to two or three Solar Systems.

Countless celestial bodies orbited within this universe. Most were barren, dead planets, with only a few nurturing life in its various forms.

Now, these celestial bodies were decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye.

They were like husks drained of their Life Force, their light gone, disintegrating completely.

The entire world was rapidly collapsing, like a giant, deflating balloon.

Yet in this decaying universe, only Kapu Star remained as it was.

This was only natural.

As the core of this world, Kapu Star would be fine as long as the world itself was not utterly destroyed.

Paying no mind to any of this, Hu Qi turned his focus inward with Introspection.

The First Realm of a True God was the Transformation Realm.

This meant nurturing a world within one’s own body.

This world could be seen as a piece of fertile soil, the foundation for condensing a Dao Seed.

The connection between the two was self-evident.

Now, as the origin of the Pocket World inside Hu Qi grew stronger, it would, in turn, nourish his Dao Seed.

Hu Qi could clearly sense the Infinite Dao Seed within him becoming more and more solid.

After a little while, Hu Qi stopped the process of devouring.

The world before him had already shrunk by nearly half, if not more.

If he continued, this world would be completely destroyed.

Stopping now was just right.

Even if this world could recover, it would take an extraordinarily long time.

Thinking of this, he opened his hand.

A mass of golden light surged in his palm.

He reached out and squeezed.

"AHHH!!!"

The next second, the space trembled.

A bloodcurdling scream, which seemed to be the combined cry of countless living beings, suddenly erupted.

This world’s will was directly erased.

Having done all this, Hu Qi extended his right hand, his five fingers spread wide.

In an instant, a deep vortex materialized in his palm, like a black hole that devoured all things.

As the vortex spun, the entire world’s outline began to twist and contract, finally turning into a Flowing Light that disappeared inside.