272: Cage of Laws

“Physical, energy, mental—a trinity, a net from which there is no escape.”

Facing this world-destroying strangulation, Li Xue凝 slowly closed her eyes.

The moment she closed her eyes, an even more terrifying and pure extreme chill, more intense than before, erupted from her as its center!

“Ice Phoenix Domain.”

As the indifferent words fell, a translucent ice-blue Domain, a kilometer in diameter, instantly unfolded, enveloping the entire core of the arena.

Within the Domain, time was frozen, space was solidified, and Law was rewritten.

The giant’s charging momentum suddenly froze in mid-air; he felt as if he had plunged into viscous amber, and the magma skin on his body rapidly cooled and cracked.

The death net constructed by energy beams was encased in layers of ice crystals, transforming into a dazzling yet deadly ice sculpture.

The mental shockwave, upon touching the edge of the Domain, was frozen into countless fragments of thought, clinking as they fell.

Only the shadow that spread to her feet, its existence transcending conventional matter, surged from the ground like a venomous snake, transforming into countless inky black tentacles that wrapped around Li Xue凝.

Li Xue凝 suddenly opened her eyes.

An Ice Crystal Phoenix, with a wingspan of a hundred meters, entirely constructed from the Law of ice and sacred aura, burst forth from behind her, letting out a clear, resonant Phoenix cry that echoed across the sky!

The Ice Phoenix flapped its wings, and a shower of ice feathers fell like sharp swords, instantly purifying and dissolving the inky black tentacles!

“Ah!!”

The shadow creature was forcibly expelled, its ethereal body covered in wounds scorched by the sacred ice.

Under the protection of the Ice Phoenix, Li Xue凝 launched her first active attack.

Taking a step, her figure vanished, reappearing in front of the charging giant.

She pointed her conjoined fingers like a sword, aiming at the giant’s chest, as heavy as a mountain, and thrust her finger forward.

It was as if she had pointed into the Void Realm.

Pfft.

With a soft sound, the rocky skin, strong enough to withstand a starship’s main cannon, was as fragile as paper before that slender finger.

Her fingertip easily pierced his chest.

The giant’s massive body stiffened; he looked down, disbelievingly at the ever-expanding ice-blue void in his chest.

The next second, ice-blue crystals frantically spread from the wound, completely engulfing him, turning him into the second ice sculpture in the arena.

One strike, another champion slain!

This scene completely ignited the ferocity of the remaining seven champions.

Seven champions, simultaneously fighting to the death!

Seven distinct and terrifying energy storms erupted in the arena!

The Ice Phoenix phantom behind Li Xue凝 roared towards the sky, its wings closing to shield her, enduring all attacks!

Boom!

The violent explosion caused the entire Ice Phoenix Domain to shake violently, even showing cracks.

Even a half-step Venerable felt immense pressure when facing the desperate attacks of seven powerful individuals of the same Realm simultaneously.

The Ice Phoenix shield’s light dimmed, and a trace of blood seeped from Li Xue凝’s lips.

However, her eyes were brighter than ever before.

Under the extreme pressure of life and death, the final barrier leading to the Venerable Realm was slowly being shattered.

“Now is the time…”

Behind her, the Ice Phoenix phantom began to burn; it was not destruction, but the sacred fire of Nirvana Rebirth.

An aura more terrifying than at any time before began to revive within her body.

On the bridge of wuguang no. 2, Su Lei quietly watched this scene.

Li Xue凝 was about to take that final step.

And it was at this most crucial moment that the cold, mechanical synthetic voice once again echoed through the arena.

“Qualification review, terminated early.”

“Intruder individual combat power assessment exceeds new student scope, judged as A-level threat target.”

“Activating ‘Purgatory Second Amendment’.”

“The game is over, new student.”

With the Arbiter’s declaration, an indescribable, irresistible force of supreme Law descended from the sky.

It was a forceful rewriting of the rules themselves.

Inside the arena, the bodies of the seven desperate champions were forcibly frozen, then slowly dissipated like erased sand paintings, returning to their respective cages.

Li Xue凝’s impending Breakthrough was interrupted, and the Ice Phoenix phantom let out an unwilling mournful cry, transforming into points of light that merged into her body.

Immediately after, this power enveloped the entire Federal Fleet.

Buzz… On the flagship bridge, a harsh red alert blared.

“Warning! Unknown Law intrusion!”

“Engine power interrupted! Weapon Systems forcibly locked!”

“Energy shields forcibly deactivated!”

The entire massive fleet, over three hundred starships, in this instant, seemed to have had all its bones removed, turning into a pile of floating steel scrap.

A huge cage, woven from countless golden Law chains, completely sealed off the fleet.

“I reiterate, intruder.”

The Warden Arbiter’s voice echoed in everyone’s mind: “According to the amendment, all A-level threat targets must dismantle all armaments and submit them to me for safekeeping. This is your only chance.”

“Otherwise, this Law cage will be your eternal resting place. I give you ten minutes.”

The final judgment shattered all hope.

On the bridge, everyone’s gaze converged on the man who had stood quietly all along.

Su Lei.

Their only Governor, their last hope.

Su Lei slowly raised his head, looking at the cage constructed by Law.

Seconds later, he turned and walked towards the flagship’s main control console.

“Dean Li.”

“Present, Governor!”

Dean Li’s image, already on standby, immediately appeared.

“Reverse all flagship energy into Purgatory’s central energy supply network.”

Dean Li and all technical personnel thought they had misheard.

Transferring their warship’s energy to the enemy? This was tantamount to suicide!

“Governor, we are locked by Law; forcibly overloading will only…”

“Execute the order.”

Su Lei’s voice left no room for discussion.

“Yes!”

Dean Li gritted his teeth, his hands moving across the control panel in a blur.

“Main reactor overload! Energy output 200%! Reverse transmission initiated!”

Su Lei’s plan was an overt scheme.

He was like someone who, on the strongest gate of an impregnable city, deliberately opened a door for the enemy and loudly told the city defenders: “I’ve sent you a great gift, hurry and open it to see!”

The Warden Arbiter could not comprehend this action.

And it was in that one-trillionth of a second of logical redundancy, caused by this sudden surge of immense energy in its Universe-level computing power, that Su Lei moved.

A wisp of his Divine Soul had already mingled with that massive energy torrent, like the most skilled infiltrator, silently bypassing all firewalls and reaching its deepest core code area.

There, he found the last backdoor left by Venerable Tianhe.

The moment the backdoor was activated, the order runes of the golden cage suddenly stagnated, and then the entire structure began to fluctuate violently, with cracks spreading along the Law chains!

“Alert! Unknown permission override! Arbiter System logical conflict! Forcing restart!”

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