Chapter 805: Annihilate

Just as Li Pin turned his gaze toward the Bloodblade Squad's vice-captain holding the ring-shaped divine weapon, the vice-captain responded with a swift and decisive move.

"The intel was wrong!" spat the Tyrant as he fought back fiercely.

He unleashed his full power despite being entangled by the Eternal Oblivion Force.

The intel was wrong! Tyrant Origin is far stronger than we have anticipated!

Even if the guardian hadn't been held back, the Bloodblade Squad might still have failed to kill him in time before a Supreme from the Human Race stepped in. If the Supreme, or even the Heavenly Emperor, chose to do nothing, giving them ample time to carry out their tasks, they might have succeeded. But in what world would they do that? No race would ever willingly abandon a Supreme Seed.

If they truly wanted to guarantee Li Pin's death, the Blackblade Squad would have had to step in themselves. But the Blackblade Squad was far too valuable. Just managing to deploy the Bloodblade Squad on such short notice had already stretched their limits.

The Tyrant's thoughts raced.

This human... he's advancing too fast. I have to report back to the clan.

Ripples of visible, spatial energy pulsed outward from the ring-shaped Sovereign Divine Weapon, forcing open the Cosmic Genesis Chart.

In the next instant, the Tyrant shot forward. A warship, already catching up to the Luminous Ark, moved toward him as if it possessed a will of its own. The moment they connected, it fused with his body.

As the spatial waves dissipated, the warship seemed on the verge of piercing through space and vanishing from the battlefield.

If the Tyrant managed to activate it, Li Pin, lacking sufficient control over spatial power, wouldn't be able to catch up, even with the spacetime force infused in the Ruoxi Sword.

But... Li Pin was no longer the same person he once was.

The Heavenly Fate Art radiated rings of Destiny's Light, instantly freezing the surrounding space.

His eyes locked onto the Tyrant, calculating the distance between them while tracking every surge of power erupting from his opponent—matter, energy... even space itself.

Yes, space; the Tyrant had clearly reached a realm infinitely close to that of a Sacred Monarch. At least for now, his spatial manipulation rivaled some newly ascended Sacred Monarchs.

If placed on the Supreme Ladder, he'd stand on the ninetieth, perhaps even the ninety-first step.

Li Pin couldn't perceive spatial forces on his own, but he could rely on the Ruoxi Sword, which possessed the power to transcend and perceive space.

In the next moment, Destiny's Light faded.

The Tyrant landed on his warship. Ripples of space visibly spread from his body, drawing in vast amounts of Eternal Oblivion Force. At the same time, the warship surged forward, accelerating far beyond the speed of the Luminous Ark and shooting into the distance.

His gaze, still cold, now held a rare flicker of relief and joy, likely from the realization that if he made his escape now, Li Pin would never be able to catch him.

But before that fleeting joy could fully bloom in his eyes, a wave of unprecedented horror washed over his face.

He sensed the changes within his Divine Body. "When..."

Somehow, a force of annihilation had already pierced his Divine Body and was now spreading rapidly from the point of impact.

It's as if... those injuries had always been there.

"I—"

Rumble, rumble!

His Divine Body collapsed. Energy exploded outward in all directions.

His power went berserk, and in the next instant, the raging Eternal Oblivion Force swallowed him whole

***

Heavenly Fate Art. Eternal Swordlight. Sovereign Divine Weapon.

When all three techniques were unleashed at once, their combined power far surpassed anything a Tyrant could endure.

The Heavenly Fate Art targeted every weakness.

Empowered by the Ruoxi Sword, the Eternal Swordlight transcended time and space, striking ahead of every other move.

For Tyrants who relied purely on offense and lacked solid defense, there was simply no way to block it.

Whoosh!

As the Eternal Oblivion Force settled, Li Pin blinked through space and appeared where the Tyrant had fallen.

He reached out, and both the Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance-grade warship and the ring-shaped Sovereign Divine Weapon rapidly shrank into his grasp.

Just then, he sensed something unusual.

Activating the Primordial Qi-Seeking Art, he locked onto a specific spot and retrieved a lens that was nearly impossible to touch or detect.

Even though he could "sense" its presence, he still couldn't see anything in his palm.

He held the transparent lens for a moment, sensing its energy. His expression shifted.

"An auxiliary-type Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon..."

Divine Weapons like the Illusion Pagoda, the Luminous Ark, and the Divine Race's warship weren't known for offense, defense, or control. They fell under the auxiliary category.

But the invisible lens in his hand took "auxiliary" to an entirely new level—far beyond that of the Luminous Ark. It was a Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon designed solely to assist in mastering spatial power.

Seeing the Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon, Li Pin finally understood why the Divine Race Tyrant's use of spatial power had felt as powerful as a Sacred Monarch.

Initially, he had assumed the ring-shaped Sovereign Divine Weapon was the source, but it turned out this spatially supportive Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon played a key role as well.

"I don't usually like depending on external tools, but divine weapons are still a cultivator's strength," Li Pin remarked.

Take the recent battle, for example, without the Cosmic Genesis Chart and the Ruoxi Sword, even if he had managed to wipe out the Bloodblade Squad, he would have been doomed to be consumed by the Eternal Oblivion Force.

The Eternal Oblivion Force wasn't the problem, but if that happened, he wouldn't be able to take part in the upcoming Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War.

"The Eternal Swordlight works perfectly against Tyrants with weak defenses and uncontrollable attack bursts. But against a Sacred Monarch? That's a different story... I can only use spacetime power with the Ruoxi Sword. But this power... might get twisted or disrupted by a Sacred Monarch's mastery over spatial forces."

Of course, whether that would happen, he'd only know through trial and error.

Li Pin scanned the area, making sure the Sacred Yin-Yang Wheel and other Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapons had been secured. He took a swift step forward and boarded the Luminous Ark.

As the Sovereign Divine Weapon activated, spatial ripples spread outward, pulling him along as he headed toward the battlefield between Sasha and the Bloodblade Squad's Sacred Monarch.

***

Meanwhile, on the other battlefield.

Having just requested a higher level of computational power from the Ocean of Time, Sasha was now displaying techniques far beyond what a typical Sacred Monarch could manage.

Though she hadn't yet reached the level of a Heavenly Emperor, her immense computational ability allowed her to control even the tiniest shifts of energy with surgical precision. It felt as though she could anticipate the flow of every thread in time and space.

On top of that, Sasha's path clearly led toward the Transcendent Realm. Every strike she unleashed carried Tyrant-level power pushed to its very limits. Her control tilted the balance of the battle, slowly but surely, in her favor.

The Sacred Monarch of the Divine Race, the leader of the Bloodblade Squad, was actually being suppressed by her.

Fortunately for him, Sasha's path toward Transcendence meant her raw offensive power remained limited.

Despite being on the defensive, the Sacred Monarch wasn't panicking. He had absolute faith in his squad. With the coordination and power of all four members, they could take down even a fellow Sacred Monarch, let alone a Tyrant.

Because of this, rather than trying to win, he focused on keeping Sasha occupied, preventing her from going to Li Pin's aid. But just as the stalemate dragged on for a few more moments, a brilliant burst of light flared in the distance, seizing both their attention.

That light... Could it be a Tyrant unleashing a final, self-destructive strike? Thought

the Sacred Monarch. His expression darkened.

He's that strong?

That human, Tyrant Origin, had been fighting the entire Bloodblade Squad alone, outnumbered four to one. And yet, he had forced them into using the Mutual Destruction Plan, a desperate move meant to take the enemy down with them?

His gaze turned ice-cold. "No wonder His Majesty the Divine Emperor ordered us to eliminate him personally. With power like that, even Emperor Ara, one of the most famed warriors in the Myriad Astral God Hall, might not be his match."

He knew exactly how strong the Bloodblade Squad was. Individually, each member might be slightly weaker than Emperor Ara, but two of them together could easily overwhelm him.

With all four attacking together... even Emperor Ara wouldn't have stood a chance.

Yet Li Pin had forced those very four to resort to the Mutual Destruction Plan. That alone was proof of his terrifying strength, and it justified the Divine Race Emperor's deep concern over him.

Sensing the fierce escalation on the other battlefield, Sasha's attacks suddenly grew sharper.

But the path she walked was ultimately that of a Transcendent, excelling in support but lacking in brute force. Coupled with the fact that the Divine Race's Sacred Monarch in front of her was one of the top among Sacred Monarchs, he was able to keep her thoroughly tied down.

At that moment, the Sacred Monarch spoke, his inner spirit fluctuations briefly halting. "Lady Sasha, the Ocean of Time has always upheld neutrality. I understand you are acting within the scope of your authorized functions, but requesting additional computational power from the Ocean of Time already exceeds your authority.

"Besides, with the four Tyrants of Bloodblade Squad acting together, even a Sacred Monarch would die without question. Let alone that mere Tyrant, who hasn't even cultivated for a full epoch yet."

Sasha didn't reply. She understood that they were all just carrying out their duties.

As an intelligent lifeform, she wasn't supposed to let a Sacred Monarch's words affect her judgment or emotions. But still... she just didn't want to respond.

"You can't touch me, and I can't touch you. We might as well leave the fighting to them. They—"

The Sacred Monarch of the Divine Race stopped mid-sentence, suddenly going tense.

Another Bloodblade Squad member had vanished from his perception!

Shock flashed across his face. "Impossible!"

At the same time, Sasha seemed to sense something as well. She glanced toward the other battlefield, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.

She murmured, "The Bloodblade Squad... doesn't seem as terrifying as I'd heard."

Her attacks slowed slightly, as if she no longer felt the need to press as hard. In truth, Li Pin was proving far stronger than she had expected.

The Sacred Monarch's expression darkened. He became more cautious with his strikes, adopting a more defensive approach as he shifted more of his focus to the distant battlefield.

Soon, the aura of the remaining two Bloodblade Squad members vanished as well.

This time, the Sacred Monarch's face fell with horror. "This can't be happening!"