Chapter 806: Fear

In addition to being the Divine Race's top combatants, each of the four Tyrants of the Bloodblade group possessed at least one Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon that was standard issue for Sacred Monarchs.

Yan Cong, the vice-captain, not only possessed an exceptional grasp of spatial power but also wielded a Sovereign Divine Weapon: the Ring of No Bound.

His combat strength was so formidable that he could go toe-to-toe with a Sacred Monarch from a less-established clan without being at a disadvantage.

With their combined strength, they could easily take down a human Sacred Monarch, let alone someone like Li Pin, who was just a Tyrant!

"With that level of power... he'd be considered a top-tier trump card even in the Overlord Competition of the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War. And the humans didn't make him their commander!?"

Even Vansi, the Divine Race's commander, might not be able to wipe out a leaderless Bloodblade Squad this quickly.

What did this mean? It meant... the human race's strength might slightly surpass that of the Divine Race's own commander.

"Damn it!"

How could such a monster emerge in the human race!?

While his mind was still reeling, he sensed a disturbance quickly approaching. It was the Luminous Ark, the ship Li Pin had boarded.

The Divine Race's Sacred Monarch quickly realized what was happening.

This human Tyrant... is he planning to turn the tide, join forces with Sasha, and besiege me!? With strength on par with an average Sacred Monarch, and Sasha being an intelligent lifeform... it's not impossible for them to pull it off.

What's more, this area was close to the human race's territory. Unless he was willing to risk drawing the Eternal Oblivion Force and dragging Li Pin down with him, there was no way he could complete the mission.

"A Supreme Seed... a Tyrant whose power could threaten the Divine Race's commander in the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War's Overlord Competition..."

Such limitless potential... No! It's not even right to call him someone with endless potential anymore! At this point, he's already solidified his power! If allowed to continue growing, he could eventually reach the level of a Heavenly Emperor.

In the worst-case scenario, he might even fulfill the human race's prediction and, with that tiny spark of hope, rise to Supremacy..

At this point, what he had to do was confront Li Pin and go down together in mutual destruction.

But... to perish together... how many could actually make such a decision when it came down to it?

And even if he gambled everything on the Eternal Oblivion Force, could he really kill Li Pin with Sasha's interference and the enhanced computational power from the Ocean of Time?

If I fail to kill Li Pin... then what would become of me? A Sacred Monarch... one of the wielders of the Blade of Corruption... ruler of the Lustrous Continent... Grand Patriarch of the Lustrous Empire, am I to throw all of that away and die for nothing?

He might not even be able to warn the Divine Race in time about this monstrous threat!

The Sacred Monarch struggled internally.

As Li Pin seemed to draw nearer, ready to intervene in the battle, he finally made a choice.

The mission was already a failure. The most important thing now was to bring this message back to the Divine Race and have the Ancestral Gods decide for themselves.

To ensure the infiltration went flawlessly, they had left no openings. Even their avatars had been withdrawn to keep their minds and bodies fully unified. If they wanted to send a message back, they would have to project an avatar again, but this would take time.

The Sacred Monarch quickly convinced himself.

Bringing this message back to the Divine Race is more important than gambling on whether I can kill this human Tyrant! If my rashness causes the Divine Race to overlook this Supreme Seed and allows the human race to gain another Supreme being, I'll be a traitor to the entire Divine race!

As for whether Li Pin would participate in the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War's Overlord Competition, once the Divine Race saw his strength, they would undoubtedly recognize his talent and give him the attention he deserved... But that was a concern for later.

With that thought in mind, the Divine Race's Sacred Monarch shattered the surrounding space, warping it as he swiftly fled the battlefield. He moved so quickly, it was as though he had become a Void Walker.

Sasha wanted to stop him, but she was powerless. A Sacred Monarch who mastered space was far beyond a Tyrant in terms of survival. If a Sacred Monarch truly wished to escape, not even a Heavenly Emperor could stop them, unless they had some special countermeasure.

Besides, Sasha was more concerned about Li Pin's safety. If the Divine Race's Sacred Monarch was willing to retreat, she was more than happy to let him go.

She didn't pursue him. Instead, she quickly made her way to Li Pin.

With no pressure from an equally strong opponent, the Sacred Monarch slipped into space and vanished from Li Pin's sight in mere moments.

His speed was so great that it left the Luminous Ark far behind.

Sasha rushed over, her voice filled with concern. "Li Pin... are you alright?"

Before she could finish, Li Pin let out a frustrated sigh. "Why did you let him go? Sasha, you're being careless."

He had hoped to test the Sacred Monarch's space power in battle to see how it would interact with his Eternal Swordlight. Now, the Sacred Monarch he had been anticipating had escaped.

"I..."

She had been about to explain herself, but decided to state the fact as it was instead.

"The Sacred Monarch is exceptional at surviving, escaping, and teleporting. It's not just that I couldn't stop him; even if you had become a Sacred Monarch and mastered space power, two Sacred Monarchs working together might not have been enough to stop one who's determined to flee."

She added, "And he's one of the top Sacred Monarchs."

Li Pin quickly adjusted his mood. "It's my fault."

He knew the issue wasn't with Sasha. In fact, she had helped him immensely. She had held back the Divine Race's Sacred Monarch long enough for him to refine his Quantum Sword Intent and turn it into the new Eternal Swordlight.

The problem was with him.

"I'm too weak. If I had been stronger, if I had dealt with those Divine Race Tyrants sooner..." He shook his head. "Even then, it wouldn't have made a difference. I need to understand space, time, and even spacetime to face a Sacred Monarch who's focused on escaping."

Sasha watched him. She wanted to tell him that, taking into account he had only cultivated for less than three hundred years, he was already impressive.

Nevertheless, she chose to keep her thoughts to herself, instead continuing to glance at the battlefield between Li Pin and the four Tyrants.

After a while, her curiosity got the best of her. "How did you do it?"

She quickly added, "Based on my calculations, your chances of defeating the four Tyrants were only 9.15%, and your odds of surviving were just 24.22%..."

"Just a bit of insight," Li Pin answered casually.

He shifted his gaze from where Yan Cong had fled and focused on the Skyblaze Tribe.

The tribe... there should still be a Sacred Monarch, perhaps even a Heavenly Emperor, on their way after me. Should I...?

Soon, Li Pin shook his head.

He would have liked to face the Skyblaze Tribe's Sacred Monarch and Heavenly Emperor, to see how their powers over space and time would affect his Eternal Swordlight.

However, the Overlord Competition for the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion was fast approaching. If the space and time powers of those Sacred Monarchs and Heavenly Emperors affected him more than expected, he would be forced into Eternal Oblivion and sent back to the Material World.

That would mean missing the competition and losing the chance to keep his promises to people like the Divine Martial Emperor and Heavenly Emperor Mo Xuan, both of whom had been kind to him.

They had helped him secure the Cosmic Genesis Chart, the Luminous Ark, the Gate of Time and Space, and the Illusion Pagoda. He couldn't go back on his word.

"Let's go back to the Human Race," Li Pin said. "I need some time to properly process what I learned from this battle."

"Alright, I'll take control of the Luminous Ark this time," Sasha replied.

Li Pin nodded. "Okay."

He could learn how to use space power from watching how Sasha controlled the Luminous Ark.

Space power had a strong disruptive effect on the outside world, allowing it to easily influence external forces. However, it was also highly vulnerable to interference, and in battle, its instability could easily summon the Eternal Oblivion Force.

Many who had comprehended space power had struggled to master Sovereign Divine Weapon like the Luminous Ark. It was like having a driver's license but not knowing how to drive.

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𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Sasha piloted the Luminous Ark as it sped off into the distance.

Not long after they left, a figure swiftly arrived at the scene. It was Sacred Monarch Yan Zong of the Skyblaze Tribe.

Sensing the disturbances in the Astral World as he traveled, his eyes were filled with deep shock.

The report from the tribe members ahead only added to his disbelief.

This was the Skyblaze Tribe's territory, laced with their spies and watchers. Whether it was someone from the Divine Race or the Human Race, any movement in exposed areas rarely escaped their notice.

Even before arriving, Yan Zong had already received a preliminary report from nearby scouts. But without seeing it for himself, he couldn't fully believe it. Now, standing in the aftermath, where the disturbances still hadn't settled and traces of a fierce battle seemed to linger, he had no choice but to accept the truth.

Whoosh!

Barely half a day after his arrival, another figure approached, riding a massive beast that looked like a whale, but with its entire body engulfed in blazing flames.

Seated atop the fiery beast was none other than one of the Skyblaze Tribe's nine great leaders—Heavenly Emperor Chao Xuan.

Yan Zong bowed slightly. "Leader."

"Is it true?" Chao Xuan asked, his tone grave.

"Yes," Yan Zong replied with a solemn nod. "The Human Race's Tyrant Origin had an intelligent lifeform guardian who exhibited near Heavenly Emperor-level combat strength, holding off the leader of the Bloodblade Squad. The remaining four Tyrants surrounded Tyrant Origin, but in the end... all four of them were wiped out!"

He took a deep breath. "Four of them surrounded him, but Tyrant Origin took them all down by himself. Not one escaped alive!"

Chao Xuan stood still, silent for a long time. Eventually, he let out a heavy sigh, his voice tinged with both reluctance and resignation. "How could he be that powerful?"

"Indeed," Sacred Monarch Yan Zong echoed, "how could he be so strong?"

If he had been the one to face the four from the Bloodblade Squad... he wasn't confident he could've done better than Li Pin.

A long silence stretched between Heavenly Emperor Chao Xuan and another Sacred Monarch, until Chao Xuan finally broke it.

"You were right not to rush after them the moment you arrived... The Human Race, as a Sovereign Race, has a terrifyingly deep foundation. No one truly knows how strong their prodigies are, or what hidden trump cards they're keeping in reserve."

As he spoke, bitterness crept into his voice.

Why? Why did such an exceptional prodigy have to appear in the Human Race? Why not in the Skyblaze Tribe?

If someone like that had been born in the tribe, he would have been hidden away, shielded from every danger, and the tribe would have poured every resource into raising him towards Supremacy.

Why let him roam so freely in other races' territories?

Yan Zong turned to Chao Xuan. "Then... how are we handling this?"

After a long pause, Chao Xuan spoke, "Send word out... Say it was all a misunderstanding."

His voice was filled with helplessness. "Yan Mo wasn't killed by Tyrant Origin. He died when his power spiraled out of control during cultivation... and fell into Eternal Oblivion."