195: Tianfeng Fall

Above the throne, the light of the Spear of Judgment outshone the Star Sea.

That Mark of Guiyuan, which devoured all light and laws,

had its expansion forcefully halted.

Sky Peak's face was utterly devoid of color.

He felt that in this Star Sea, Su Jin was the only rule, the only truth.

“Ha… hahahaha…”

In his desperation, Sky Peak laughed instead, his laughter filled with madness and resolve.

“You want to judge me? Your stolen authority isn't enough!”

He brought his hands together as if to embrace the entire universe.

His Legendary origin, along with his soul,

at this moment, turned into fuel, burning fiercely.

“I was born of space, and I shall become the end of space!”

“Secret Art: Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Attraction!”

Centered on Sky Peak, a terrifying gravitational force suddenly erupted.

It was no longer mere spatial distortion, but a forceful pull on 'existence' itself.

Within the Heavenly Mandate Imperial Domain,

brilliant stars deviated from their orbits, and ancient nebulae were stretched into twisted vortices.

Even light could not escape, being drawn into that humanoid black hole.

He intended to drag Su Jin's entire domain, along with Su Jin himself, into the gravitational singularity formed by the end of his own life, to perish together.

The entire Heavenly Mandate Imperial Domain violently shook under this brutal gravitational force, as if it could collapse at any moment.

Su Jin, on the throne, his expression subtly changed.

He looked at the figure burning himself, transforming into a calamity.

“A Sixteenth Order Legendary Monarch truly cannot be underestimated…”

Su Jin murmured.

The next moment, his eyes, which reflected the birth and death of the universe, looked beyond the Imperial Domain.

His will, his 'Heavenly Mandate,' his Star Sea,

expanded with an unstoppable momentum.

Buzz—!

The “Guiyuan Sword Domain,” jointly maintained by the Ling Shu Sword Guard and Bai Xiao,

silently merged into the Heavenly Mandate Imperial Domain's expansion, becoming a law of the new world.

The tide of the Star Sea did not stop, continuing to surge outward.

It instantly enveloped the entire Howling Canyon.

Within the canyon, all members of the Infinite City's legions,

whether the patrolling Wanren Halberd Guards, Lieting Archer, Furnace Iron Guards,

or the Abyssal Thunder Dragon Riders soaring through the sky, all paused their movements.

They looked up in astonishment, seeing a brilliant starry sky that did not belong to this world.

Immediately after, a supreme will connected their souls.

That was their lord, the supreme king of Infinite City.

No words were needed.

Loyalty, battle intent, power, soul… all of them,

under the call of 'Heavenly Mandate,' transformed into torrents, automatically converging into this Star Sea.

The will and power of tens of thousands of troops were all bestowed upon Su Jin!

Boom!

The light of the Heavenly Mandate Imperial Domain surged by more than tenfold.

Su Jin, before the throne, his imperial robes grew even deeper.

The Spear of Judgment in his hand also bloomed with a radiance capable of piercing through eternity.

“Now, it is enough.”

He declared calmly.

He hurled the Spear of Judgment, imbued with the will of the entire army,

towards the center of the all-devouring “Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Attraction.”

Where the spear passed, time and space lost their meaning.

The forcibly twisted starlight was corrected, and the violently shaking galaxy returned to stability.

Finally, the Spear of Judgment reached the center of gravity.

That gravitational singularity, capable of devouring everything,

was forcefully erased beneath the spear's tip.

Then, it effortlessly pierced through Sky Peak's chest.

“With the thoughts of all beings, forge the might of Heavenly Mandate…”

Sky Peak looked down at his dissipating body, a look of serene relief appearing on his face.

“So this is… the true meaning of your authority.”

He raised his head, looking towards Su Jin on the throne.

“I lost fairly. But do you think by killing me, you've won this game?”

Su Jin merely watched him silently, offering no response.

“The greatness of Dark Star far exceeds your imagination. Su Jin, this game… has only just begun.”

“I will be waiting for you… at the end of the abyss.”

As his words faded, Sky Peak's figure completely disintegrated, turning into countless specks of light.

A Sixteenth Order Legendary Monarch, a crucial strategist for the Dark Star Empire in the Southern Territory, had thus fallen.

…

Outside.

The chilling power of the domain's blockade suddenly vanished.

Bai Xiao's figure appeared, his face somewhat pale, the Soul Sword in his hand humming incessantly.

“Boom!”

The lava strongman landed another punch on Apolosi's light shield, the violent flames and impact forcing him to take half a step back himself.

Seeing the barrier in the distance disappear, he burst into laughter.

“Hahaha! I knew it, Lord Sky Peak is indeed invincible! How could a mere barrier trap His Lordship?!”

The dual-bladed man beside him also let out a sigh of relief, his voice chilling as he spoke to Apolosi:

“Your doomsday has arrived! Once Lord Sky Peak consolidates his power, it will be the end for you Blue Star scum!”

After speaking, the two prepared to retreat and rendezvous with Sky Peak, whom they imagined would soon appear.

However, as the dust settled,

what appeared in their sight was a tall, slender young man.

The man was clad in imperial robes woven from starlight and shadow.

It was not Sky Peak.

It was Su Jin.

The laughter and words of the lava strongman and the dual-bladed man ceased abruptly, their expressions instantly frozen.

Their minds went blank.

The air was eerily quiet.

The two Anxing Legendary, who moments ago were full of spirit and ready to welcome their king's triumphant return,

now stood motionless as if petrified.

“Lord… Lord Sky Peak?” The lava strongman's voice trembled slightly.

Su Jin looked up, glancing at them as if he had only just noticed there were two other people here.

“Him?” Su Jin thought for a moment, then said in a very casual tone:

“He thought the scenery here was quite nice, so he decided to stay and enjoy it forever.”

These words sent shivers down their spines.

A Sixteenth Order Legendary Monarch, one of the Dark Star Empire's highest-ranking officials in the Southern Territory, just… gone?

“No… impossible!” The dual-bladed man shrieked, this reality was too absurd for him to accept.

But the next moment, the instinct for survival overwhelmed everything else.

The two exchanged a look, not even daring to utter a single threat.

With unspoken understanding, they simultaneously burned their origins, transforming into two streaks of light, fleeing desperately in opposite directions.

However, Su Jin merely raised his right hand.

“I said, the scenery here is quite nice.”

He gently clenched his fist.

The space around the two frantically fleeing individuals, without warning, solidified into transparent crystals.

Their faces still held expressions of utter terror.

Crack.

Countless cracks appeared on the spatial crystals.

Then, along with the two Fourteenth Order Legendary sealed within, they shattered into a sky full of light dust.

Carried by the wind, they vanished without a trace.