Chapter 828: Wipe Out

Groups that leaned toward the Human Race moved to support them, while those closer to the Divine Race rallied around their own.

Under the intimidating pressure of the Scorching Flame Divine Lord, twenty-one Cosmic Radiances stood around the Divine Race prodigies. Alongside them, nearly a hundred Solar Flares with powerful secret arts gathered. Altogether, they formed the largest alliance in the Prodigy Competition.

"Everyone, you haven't forgotten our mission, have you?"

"We can lose the match, but Li Pin must die."

"Killing him might be hard, but if we can force enough Eternal Oblivion Force onto him and cripple his strength before the Overlord Competition, that's more than enough."

"A Supreme seed joining the Prodigy Competition is one thing. But to strike during the preliminaries? That's treating all of us like nothing. No matter how strong he is, how can he stand against a hundred of us fighting without fear of death?"

"Now is the time to show your loyalty. Don't worry. If any of you fall, your clans will reward your chosen partners, family members, or mentors many times over. Your sacrifice will lay the foundation for your loved ones to one day step into Supremacy. You will be honored with endless glory."

The Divine Race's Cosmic Radiances took turns speaking. Their words weren't just orders, they were calculated mental strikes. As a race skilled in manipulating minds and spirits, they stirred a cold resolve in the hearts of the gathered warriors.

Many eyes now burned with a fierce, almost death-bound determination.

When they joined the competition, their elders had promised rich rewards. Anyone who stood out or succeeded in forcing Li Pin to absorb the Eternal Oblivion Force would receive even more. For some, that promise drove them to the edge of madness.

What makes the Human Race worthy of being a Sovereign Race? Why should Li Pin stand in the spotlight?

As the saying goes, "Risk it all, topple the throne."

We're ready to fight with our lives to bring this supreme prodigy down. Even if it means dying together, that's a sacrifice worth making. And if we truly go down with him, the generous reward waiting for our families makes it all the more worthwhile.

They were ready to risk everything.

Seeing this shift in mood, the Divine Race's Cosmic Radiances exchanged satisfied nods.

"Good. You all already know what must be done. I believe each of you will fight for glory until the very end. But Li Pin... he's still a Tyrant. His strength is unquestionable. Especially if he charges straight for the peak of the Supreme Pillar, we might not be able to stop him.

"So, we have to get there as fast as possible and hold him back before he takes off. That means unleashing our full power and risking contamination by the Eternal Oblivion Force. Therefore, we must plan carefully..."

The Cosmic Radiance leading the Divine Race, called Zhong Xuan, spoke as he quickly laid out the prepared plan, explaining it in detail.

After the orders were set, Divine Emperor Yuan Jie declared the start of the Prodigy Competition.

"The honor's ours!" the Cosmic Radiance at the forefront shouted. "Attack!"

In the next instant, he led the charge, rushing straight toward Li Pin. Behind him, more than a hundred Solar Flares and Cosmic Radiances ignored all other rivals and surged forward in formation to strike.

Even though the Divine Race's Cosmic Radiance was at the front, he had already warned that he wasn't good at quick maneuvers. As the distance closed, other Cosmic Radiances from various clans gradually overtook him. That was normal. The only strange thing was...

"Li Pin is charging at us!?"

"Look, there are over a hundred of us here, including twenty-one Cosmic Radiances, yet he actually dares to break from the main force and attack us head-on?"

"If we ignore the Eternal Oblivion Force, the gap between Solar Flares and a Tyrant is huge. A hundred Solar Flares would be instantly wiped out by him without any chance to resist, but... the Eternal Oblivion Force pervades the Astral World! How dare Li Pin?"

The alien Solar Flares and Cosmic Radiances, already deeply hostile to the human race, bristled with rage. Their jealousy and hatred for these supreme prodigies boiled over.

Li Pin, the very target of their hatred, arrogantly charged at them without a hint of hesitation. It felt like watching a rich man snatch someone's girlfriend with a wad of cash, right in front of a poor man who already hated him.

For these Solar Flares, none of whom had cultivated for more than a thousand years, their blood surged with fury. Reckless courage flooded their hearts.

The Divine Race's leading Cosmic Radiance shouted fiercely, "Everyone, release all your killing intent! I will perform a secret art to merge our powers, forging a force rivaling a Tyrant!"

He slowed slightly and began forming the technique, linking the strength of over a hundred warriors.

Seeing this, some alien Solar Flares and Cosmic Radiances, who held deep hatred for humans, grew even more confident. They locked their eyes on Li Pin and pushed their power to the limit. Without any regard for the Eternal Oblivion Force, they were ready to fight to the death and make these human prodigies pay the price.

"A Tyrant? So what!?" A Cosmic Radiance broke through the crowd, roaring with fierce killing intent. He unleashed the full force of his Cosmic Radiance-level power as he shouted, "Nothing can stop—"

Before he finished, a faint sword light flashed by. It was so subtle it could only be seen through the reflection of the True Spirit.

That sword light seemed to pass him by and instead struck among the many Solar Flares and Cosmic Radiances behind him, targeting others.

Wait! That's not right! I am clearly at the front! I didn't sense a thing. How could the sword light slaughter those behind me instead?

The Cosmic Radiance suddenly realized something. "I..."

Before he could fully react and unleash his inner spirit, his True Spirit shattered.

All his thoughts, all his energy, vanished. They were gone.

It wasn't just this one Cosmic Radiance gone. Behind him, over a dozen Solar Flares vanished at the same time. Their lives were erased silently, without a trace.

"The power of spacetime!"

Xuan Zhong, the leader of the Divine Race's Cosmic Radiance, let out a low roar. A Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon, shaped like a precious alchemical cauldron, appeared above him. Ripples spread from the weapon, as if trying to freeze the air itself.

If this had happened earlier, the spatial fluctuations from the Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon might have affected the Eternal Swordlight somewhat. But forget that Xuan Zhong wasn't even a Tyrant. Even if he were a Sacred Monarch, no Pinnacle Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon could stop the sharp edge of the Eternal Swordlight.

At best... this weapon only allowed those alien Cosmic Radiances, relying on their True Spirits, to barely "see" the lingering traces the Eternal Swordlight left behind as it cut through the air.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

But most of the time, these traces only appeared after striking their target. Because the sword light carried the power of spacetime, its trails seemed faster than time itself. By the time their True Spirits reflected the trails, the sword light had already finished its task.

There was no way to defend against it, no way to avoid it.

Xuan Zhong widened his eyes as he witnessed the scene. "How could this be..."

He knew Li Pin was extremely strong and ranked among the top tier contestants of the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War.

Nevertheless, he believed that with over a dozen Cosmic Radiances and nearly a hundred Solar Flares, all mobilized with targeted use of the Eternal Oblivion Forces against him, they should at least have inflicted some damage.

But he never expected... the gap to be this huge!

Even as some Cosmic Radiances fought desperately back, they couldn't harm Li Pin in the slightest. His cultivation method, the Infinite Star Abyss Body, clearly had the traits of a Highlord's body. It was immune to all low-level attacks.

With his strength, unless a Tyrant risked fully unleashing the Eternal Oblivion Force, all other attacks... would be ineffective. It was a divine skill that crushed the weak with overwhelming power.

The Divine Race's Cosmic Radiance leader gritted his teeth. "Damn it!"

He gave up managing the battlefield and shot straight toward the upper air above the Supreme Pillar at full speed, risking being caught by the Eternal Oblivion Force.

But he had only flown a short while when several Cosmic Radiances stared at him in horror.

Xuan Zhong instantly sensed something, a nameless terror swelling in his heart. "I..."

His True Spirit's light flared to its peak.

Under that ultimate illumination, a sword light flashed past him, seemingly tearing his Divine Body apart.

The next moment, this Divine Race Cosmic Radiance met the same fate as the others. His Divine Body and True Spirit were completely annihilated.

***

On the Divine Race's warship, several emperors looked down at the battlefield below. One, known for his hot temper, suddenly threw his wine cup to the ground in anger.

Bang!

The cup shattered, and his displeased voice rang out, "This human is strong enough to be an ace in the Overlord Competition, yet he still dares to enter the Prodigy Competition? That's just shameless!"

"Calm down. Didn't we expect this outcome from the start?" another emperor said coldly but calmly. "If such a genius had appeared among our Divine Race, we wouldn't hesitate to let him dominate the Prodigy Competition either."

He glanced at a young Divine Race member standing nearby. This youth had originally been their ace in the Prodigy Competition. Though he had trained for only eight hundred years, he had already reached the Tyrant level.

He wasn't just any Tyrant. He had advanced all the way to the eighty-fourth step on the Supreme Ladder. He might have been aided by a Sovereign Divine Weapon, but even without it, his strength alone could likely push him past the eighty-first step, maybe even the eighty-second.

They had hoped he would sweep through the competition, but when they learned a human prodigy had appeared, they withdrew him from the preliminary rounds. Now, it seemed that was a wise choice.

"Three hundred years to reach ace-level strength..." another Divine Race's Heavenly Emperor murmured, his gaze quickly settling on a towering figure clad in golden sovereign armor, wielding a battle halberd. "Scorching Flame, I'm leaving this to you. This one called Li Pin... no matter what, he must not leave the Weeping Emperor battlefield alive."

"Rest assured, Emperor Ashura," Scorching Flame replied calmly, his voice steady and full of resolve. "Whatever they've done to my Divine Race's disciples, I will repay them many times over. Not just Li Pin, Emperor Ara, or Yao Ji. Anyone who dares to face us won't survive."