Chapter 944: Details

The Creators had been scrutinizing Li Pin, trying to discern what made him different, when he suddenly attacked.

They were shocked and furious.

The shock came from the fact that he had the audacity to strike first.

During this entire period through the starry cosmos, everything had gone smoothly for them. So when Li Pin dared to attack them without hesitation, they were enraged.

Additionally, they couldn't help but wonder if he had some hidden trump card that could turn the tide.

"How dare you!" Creator Yong Yao roared.

Li Pin found this string of words oddly familiar, nostalgic even.

Yong Yao's tone was fierce, but his body was honest. Beneath the arrogant posture was a caution so deep that even the other Supremes could not imagine it. His first instinct facing Li Pin's sword strike was to actually retreat, not confront it.

It almost seemed like he was terrified Li Pin might pull some technique he had learned from the Eternal and kill him in one stroke.

Unfortunately, even his swift retreat did not allow him to escape the sword light that Li Pin unleashed. The sword light cleaved through his body, which was formed from vast amounts of matter, energy, and spacetime.

Even though his body contained massive spacetime-distorting forces, it could not stop the sword light from piercing through.

The galaxy's entire rotation was disrupted in an instant.

Creator Yong Yao was taken aback. "This level of spactime usage..."

The other Creators also grew solemn.

In theory, whether Supremes or Creators, their understanding of spacetime power should be on the same level. The only real difference was in the reincarnation power that Creators manipulated, allowing them to maintain stabilized states.

However, the spacetime technique Li Pin was displaying had exceeded their expectations.

This power....

Miao Ya immediately recognized it. "A power that transcends spacetime?"

Once they recognized the nature of the technique, not only did they not grow more tense, but they actually relaxed.

What they had feared most was that Li Pin, as the Eternal's successor, possessed some unknown, unfathomable technique.

The unknown was always the most terrifying.

Therefore, when Creator Yong Ya had been taunting Li Pin to force his hand, he had actually been very cautious. He had even retreated at the first sight of an attack. But now that Li Pin had shown his hand, the Creators visibly relaxed.

Although Li Pin's technique transcended spacetime, once the veil of mystery was lifted, all reverence vanished.

"Is that all?"

"He's comprehended the power of life-death reincarnation! I can feel it. The sword light that pierced me hasn't dissipated. It's lingering like a permanent brand, trying to inflict constant injury. But... his use of the Power of Reincarnation is far too crude."

A trace of joy appeared on Yong Yao's face.

In the next moment, the Power of Reincarnation within him surged violently, engulfing Li Pin's Eternal Sword Light. It alternated between annihilation and convergence, and through this dynamic fluctuation, the sword light momentarily lost its balance, giving him the perfect opening to crush it into dust.

"Let me show you the true essence of the Power of Reincarnation!"

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

As Yong Yao spoke, he clasped his hands together.

Behind him, an enormous halo expanded at an unimaginable speed.

It was like a supermassive black hole devouring billions of stars. The collapsing stars released a radiance so brilliant it could not be looked at directly, injecting terrifying energy that was then warped by the black hole's spacetime and expelled as a blazing white beam.

The energy level contained in that light beam was so high that no supernova from any massive star could compare.

If a highly advanced technological civilization were observing from afar, they would discover that, in this region, a burst of energy comparable to that of the Big Bang had gone off—except it was controlled, compressed, and launched in a specific direction.

Such an energy torrent could obliterate an entire galaxy system. Whether a Type II civilization mastering stellar energy, a Type III harnessing black holes, or a Type IV wielding vacuum zero-point energy, none of them would have any hope. It was all meaningless in the face of such destruction.

Complete and total annihilation was the only viable outcome.

Li Pin didn't so much as flinch in the face of this catastrophic energy blast. He formed a sword with his fingers and pointed at the starry sky ahead.

The deep, dark, starry sky shattered like a broken mirror.

From the broken mirror surged a terrifying devouring force that twisted the energy beam that spanned countless light-years.

Then, with a single hand motion, the shattered region formed a vortex, bending the beam back and redirecting it toward Creator Yong Yao.

This rapid sequence of maneuvers made Creator Yong Yao's countenance change.

"His mastery of spacetime surpasses mine, but... his advantage hasn't yet reached the level where it's absolute."

Creator Yong Yao gave a low shout, "Miao Ya."

Creator Guang Ling moved before Miao Ya did, joining the battlefield.

"Leave it to me," he said.

He intercepted the twisted beam and, with countless stars behind him shining and annihilating, reproduced a technique similar to Yong Yao's, firing a second beam at Li Pin.

This scene caused the expressions of the Human Supremes to tighten.

Just as they were about to intervene, Supreme Regalheaven raised his hand. "Let's wait and see!"

Supreme Primordial, Genesis, Great Heaven, and the others all turned their gazes toward him.

"I can see that Origin is not in real danger right now," said Supreme Regalheaven. "Besides, since he said he was confident he could get rid of all Creator and Supremes, then he surely still has a card up his sleeve."

He paused, then added, "If Origin truly cannot hold out, he will ask for our help."

The Human Supremes considered it for a moment, then agreed and stood down. Yet their eyes remained fixed on the battlefield, unblinking.

After a long while, Creator Miao Ya finally grew restless as he watched Li Pin withstand the combined might of Guang Ling and Yong Yao on his own.

To think such a powerhouse has emerged within this cosmos....

If they could not display overwhelming power and crush him outright, the neutral Supremes might start wavering again.

They didn't exactly fear these Supremes, but if they chose to stir trouble in a critical moment during a life-and-death struggle with Regalheaven and Li Pin, significant problems could arise.

At that moment, Creator Miao Ya spoke in a low voice. "When Regalheaven said Origin's power surpassed his own, I didn't quite believe it. Now... I have no choice but to admit it. You truly can be called the strongest in the starry cosmos.

"But precisely because of that, we're even more convinced that you inherited the legacy of the so-called Eternal! Otherwise, how could you have reached this level in such a short time? You even display finer control over spacetime than ancient beings like us who've lived countless epochs!"

Miao Ya stepped forward. "Today, let me see just how much you've learned from that Eternal's legacy!"

A blazing halo radiated from behind him.

To survive in the void of Chaos back then, these Creators had supported and helped one another extensively. Their countless years of mutual aid had fostered a deep sense of coordination between them.

Once Miao Ya entered the battlefield, he merged his strength with Creator Guang Ling and Yong Yao. In that moment, a massive halo spanning thousands of light-years and shining to its extreme formed among the four of them.

Within this halo, a brilliance far surpassing that of any supernova continued to blaze. The energy emitted from the halo each second exceeded the total energy output of a star over its entire lifetime.

This immense halo was divided into two sections.

One part was maintained by the three Creators, while the other was upheld by Li Pin alone. However, it became evident that with Creator Miao Ya's addition, the balance began to tilt. The energy flow was now pushing toward Li Pin's side.

The spacetime power he commanded was on the verge of failing to redirect the power within that halo.

If that halo engulfed Li Pin, the energy it released could instantly reduce him to ash.

"Despicable!"

Seeing this, Prime Abyss Highlord couldn't help but shout, "So, three Creators from the Ancient Astral World era must team up to suppress a junior who's only cultivated for just over four hundred years!? With this level of ability, how dare you claim your path is superior!? What right do you have to say the future of the starry cosmos should rest in your hands!?"

His outburst stirred the hearts of many distant Supremes watching the battle.

Some of them, who had little loyalty to begin with and planned to side with the winners, even started considering following Li Pin instead.

After all, Li Pin seemed... more promising?

He had reached this level in just over four hundred years. Given more time, who knew what level he could grow to?

Fortunately, Creator Miao Ya, who had already been observing the surrounding Supremes' attitudes, immediately said, "It's nothing more than the legacy left behind by the Eternal. Once we extract that legacy, anyone could reach this level within a few hundred years. By then, everyone could become a Creator, everyone could become an Eternal!"

Li Pin had been absorbed in comprehending Yong Yao and the others' mastery over life and death forces when he heard Miao Ya's words.

"Everyone could become an Eternal?"

He glanced at Creator Miao Ya and sighed. "What utter ignorance."

However, it was precisely this ignorance that made them dare attack him, even while suspecting he might be the Eternal or wield the Power of Eternity.

If these people understood what an Eternal truly was—or the Power of Eternity that they wielded—they'd probably be too terrified to even set foot in the starry cosmos.

"Hmm?"

At that thought, Li Pin realized something.

The reason these ancient-era Creators had never dared to step into the starry cosmos was likely due to a deep-rooted fear and reverence toward the Eternal. Yet for some reason, they had recently found the courage to return.

"Was it because Li Qiuxian fell? But wasn't he a figure from the Ancient Astral World? If he truly fell, he should've done so long ago...."

Li Pin pondered for a while but found no answer.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it for now.

There was no need to waste time. His true body was about to arrive. He could simply capture these people and interrogate them then.