Chapter 836: Falling Out

Countless Heavenly Emperors were stunned.

"What's going on!? You Xu... seems to have fallen to a disadvantage!?"

"Space! It's the power of space! This human's use of spatial energy is almost at the threshold to mastery!"

"How is that possible!?"

The Heavenly Emperors from the Human Race were both surprised and delighted. None had expected Li Pin to achieve an epiphany at such a critical moment, stepping into the threshold of spatial comprehension.

But those alien races' Heavenly Emperors, especially the Sky Clan's Heavenly Emperors, were shocked and enraged. One of the Heavenly Emperors couldn't help but roar, shaken to his core. "You Xu, what are you waiting for!? Kill him!"

He seemed to have even ignored the fact that, even just a while ago, Li Pin was far from someone You Xu could kill within a few hours.

This wasn't the only Sky Clan's Heavenly Emperor who became agitated. You Xu erupted in fury. "Arrogant fool!"

As the Phantom Strider activated, his blade swept out. Matter, energy, time, and space all became chaotic in that instant, as if heaven and earth were returning to primal chaos.

This was You Xu's ultimate killing move, specially prepared to deal with the Scorching Flame Divine Lord—Yin-Yang Reversal!

This technique required the instantaneous invocation of the four primary elements—matter, energy, time, and space.

As the technique was invoked, You Xu's inner spirit resonance with the external world peaked, even overflowing outward.

The Eternal Oblivion Force was drawn to his fluctuating aura, surging toward him.

Clearly, this slash had already exceeded the limits of his Perfect Realm.

However, he paid no heed to the surging Eternal Oblivion Force. With the Reverse Void Blade in his hand, its glow seemingly capable of recreating earth, water, fire, and wind, evolving into a true universe, he slashed toward Li Pin without hesitation.

Li Pin's eyes gleamed with delight. "Good."

He had thought he had seen all of You Xu's techniques, yet he was surprised to discover something new. This newly evolved technique, based off Reversal, the Yin-Yang Reversal, was nearly an advanced evolution of spatial manipulation.

Not only did it contain the traits of matter and energy, but it also invoked the mysteries of time. It bridged the old and new perfectly, helping Li Pin clearly complete the evolution from the first and second layers of the Phantom SpaceTechnique to the third layer.

It was simply a perfect connection.

As the Heavenly Fate Art activated, and under the glow of destiny, Li Pin grasped every mystery within that blade.

The Human Race's propaganda seemed to have borne fruit. With fortune slightly on his side, countless bursts of inspiration surged in his mind, propelling his spatial comprehension from the threshold rapidly toward mastery.

Now, only one final step remained.

Boom!

A new round of swordlight clashed once the Heavenly Fate Light faded.

The surging of intersecting space caused the area around them to shatter, the broken spatial blades slicing out in all directions.

Unlike before, these spatial blades not only harmed Li Pin but also struck at You Xu.

To a certain extent, both their attacks had reached the same level.

The spatial ripples pushed the two of them apart. Like two boats colliding on a lake, the impact forced them to drift apart with the currents. Yet during his retreat, Li Pin flicked his Ruoxi Sword. Spatial waves scattered outward as he came to a halt and activated the Grand Oblivion Art, striding forward.

"Your blade can move faster! I can handle it!" Li Pin laughed heartily, inviting another clash.

That seemingly invincible momentum, growing stronger the more setbacks Li Pin faced, instantly pressured You Xu.

You Xu felt a heavy weight in his heart.

He still managed to block it!?

It was a feeling not even the Divine Race's supreme prodigy, the Scorching Flame Divine Lord, had given him.

To think there was someone of his generation who could give him such pressure! Other than when facing those seniors who had reached the Sacred Monarch or Heavenly Emperor Realms, he had never felt so pressured.

Scorching Flame, who was rushing up the Pillars of Supremacy, suddenly called out, "He's comprehending space! He is making use of your blade techniques to understand the spatial laws! He intends to attain a breakthrough in battle and step into the Sacred Monarch realm!"

Hearing that, Shimo and Tyrant Wu Jin were surprised.

Step into the Sacred Monarch realm?!

The two of them appeared a little solemn when looking at Li Pin.

At this moment, Li Pin was no weaker than You Xu. And You Xu's strength was something that the two had witnessed firsthand. They were confident they might be able to win, but only at a terrible cost.

If Li Pin managed to attain a breakthrough while being equal to You Xu... he would easily turn the tide!

"Bloodslaughter!" Scorching Flame called out.

Boodslaughter, who had originally stood by observing, instantly understood Scorching Flame Divine Lord's intention.

Though he was unwilling, he understood what it meant to put the greater good first. He quickly stepped forward, roaring, "You Xu, let's join forces and kill Li Pin!"

"Get lost!"

You Xu's blade light shimmered, spatial power rippling. With one slash, the void before him collapsed and shattered in a chain reaction. Wherever the blade light passed, it created a chasm-like rift.

Killing ultimatum—Void Crush.

The immense spatial power stirred the Eternal Oblivion Force.

A terrifying scene that left countless Solar Flare and Cosmic Radiance prodigies reeling erupted. They turned pale with fear.

As You Xu unleashed this lavish strike imbued with the Eternal Oblivion Force, the spatial power erupting from Li Pin also surged to new heights.

Moreover, the portion of spatial power drawn from the Ruoxi Sword diminished, while more of it came from Li Pin himself. Though You Xu's Void Crush strike was even more violent than the earlier Yin-Yang Reversal, it only shattered Li Pin's Eternal Swordlight, failing to break through his Infinite Star Abyss Body.

Li Pin let out a loud laugh, his entire being bathed in starlight. "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Whatever sword arts you have left, bring them all out!"

Within the starlight, there seemed to be Eternal Oblivion Force accompanying it, devouring and erasing all damage at the material and energy level.

After withstanding the Void Crush slash, Li Pin activated his Grand Oblivion Art. Man and sword became one as he leapt forward toward You Xu.

His counterattack was so swift that it surpassed even You Xu's next swing.

However, You Xu was, after all, a Sacred Monarch who had comprehended space. Using the Phantom Stride technique, he instantly slipped free from Li Pin's strike. The swiftness of that movement clearly demonstrated that he could end the battle at any moment if he wished.

The prideful You Xu refused to accept a panicked retreat as the result of the battle. After breaking free from the Eternal Swordlight with the Phantom Strider, he twisted around in midair like a lightning bolt, unleashing another Void Crush slash that caused the surrounding space for hundreds of meters to collapse in ruins.

Yet even this thunderous and devastating assault had no effect under the Heavenly Fate Technique.

Li Pin drew his sword and surged upward. The Eternal Swordlight met the challenge head-on, and intense spatial tremors erupted as blade met sword.

Compared to the previous clash, this time, the impact of the Void Crush's spatial fragments had even less effect on the Infinite Star Abyss Body.

Seeing this, the Sky Clan's Heavenly Emperors could no longer remain seated.

"You Xu!"

"Enough! Stop recklessly using Void Crush! Don't forget your true objective! Now, join forces with the Divine Race and kill him."

Several Heavenly Emperors spoke in unison.

The Divine Race's Heavenly Emperor Ashura also urged Bloodslaughter, "What are you still waiting for!"

"Shameless! This is supposed to be a fair duel!" the Divine Martial Emperor spat sternly.

Heavenly Emperor Wu Chang calmly responded, "You can call on your allies to act as well."

The Divine Martial Emperor abruptly turned his gaze toward Yue Shu and Xuan Chengming.

These two human prodigies, who had reached the ninetieth step of the Supreme Ladder using Divine Weapons, also looked to him, seemingly awaiting his command.

With just one word from him, the two would rush to Li Pin's aid at top speed.

But just then, the White Emperor suddenly spoke. "Let him try."

The Divine Martial Emperor was momentarily stunned. His gaze turned to the White Emperor.

He was not the only one. Even Heavenly Emperor Tai Yi and others were puzzled.

"Give him a bit more trust," the White Emperor said solemnly, "Though I am worried as well, let's believe in him."

Hearing this, the Divine Martial Emperor thought back to the short time he had known Li Pin and the many surprises the youth had brought them. In the end, he nodded heavily.

He waved to Yue Shu and Xuan Chengming before turning his gaze back to Li Pin.

At that moment, Bloodslaughter strode in, rapidly intervening in the battlefield.

Though he was reluctant to assist You Xu, his usual rationality drove him to make the most logical and advantageous decision.

What he did not know was that it was precisely this self-assured intelligence and calculated calm that severed his path to the peak. In a world that concentrated countless mighty powers into one, social acumen and rational intelligence paled in comparison to absolute strength.

A person with absolute power could point at a deer and call it a horse, and none would refute it. But could the entire court of officials be called fools?

Especially in a world where the strong reigned supreme. The cleverness of the minor characters was trickery, whilst the foolishness of the great was profound wisdom in disguise.

The strong were the ones who made the rules!

Just like now, seeing Bloodslaughter attempt to assist without his permission, You Xu let out a low growl.

"I told you to get lost, are you deaf?"

The blade light originally meant for Li Pin suddenly turned toward Bloodslaughter. The terrifying void-shattering force of the blade light made Bloodslaughter's face turn dark.

He shouted angrily, "You Xu, are you insane!?"

Bloodslaughter's divine weapon hastily burst with brilliance, but he wasn't able to withstand the force of the shattered void.

Helpless, Bloodslaughter unleashed power far beyond what he could normally control. Amid the intense Eternal Oblivion Force, he barely blocked the strike. However, his Divine Body trembled, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly, burdened with the Eternal Oblivion power just to neutralize the blade's violent force.

Admittedly, part of this was due to being caught off guard by his ally, You Xu, but more of it was due to a clear disparity in strength between the two.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

This so-called Divine Race's trump was at best on the same level as Emperor Ara, being just enough to meet the public standard of a trump among the various races.