235: Chapter 235 The Insurmountable Barrier of Laws and Rules!

“Rip—!”

Accompanied by a scalp-numbing tearing sound, the light wings, soaked in divine blood, were brutally ripped off by Tai Yuan and tossed casually onto the white jade arena.

This bloody scene didn't just grind Michelle's dignity into the dust; it was a heavy stomp directly onto the face of the entire God Race.

“What audacity!”

In the God Race preparation area, the Heavenly God Old Ancestor was beyond furious.

His eyes narrowed as his gaze pierced through the Void Realm, staring fixedly at the Titan Race's territory, meeting the gaze of the Titan Old Ancestor across the distance.

A hint of confusion flashed in the Titan Old Ancestor's eyes; he actually didn't understand why the usually steady Tai Yuan would act so provocatively on the arena.

However, he did not shrink from the Heavenly God Old Ancestor's gaze.

As one of the oldest races in the Universe, while the Titan Race's overall strength might not be as dominant as the God Race's, their Physical Body foundation—arguably the best in the myriad worlds—was a trump card that could not be underestimated.

Since Tai Yuan was the strongest Prodigy the Titan Race had seen in a million years, as the Old Ancestor, he naturally had to stand by him openly.

“This big guy is quite interesting.”

In the Human Race preparation area, Su Feng stroked his chin, a hint of an intrigued smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

He had originally thought these myriad races were all bullies who feared the strong.

He hadn't expected the Titan Race to dare to confront the God Race head-on at such a critical juncture.

It seemed this alliance was not as monolithic as it appeared.

“Titan Race, Tai Yuan, victory!”

As Saint Lin Fan's pronouncement fell, Michelle, lying on the ground like a dead dog, turned into a streak of white light and was teleported back to the God Race territory.

However, before Tai Yuan could even recover from the afterglow of tearing apart a member of the God Race...

“Buzz—”

The arena's Formation shifted, and the next matched opponent had already appeared.

Amidst the shifting light and shadow, a petite red and black figure manifested on the arena.

Tai Yuan's massive frame suddenly stiffened, and the mysterious vertical eye at the center of his brow instantly bulged wide.

Empress 'Jiu You' stood opposite him, her hands behind her back. Her dark-gold eyes lifted slightly, looking at this big guy from the Titan Race with a hint of scrutiny.

“This Titan is a bit different,” the Empress thought to herself.

It wasn't just because of Tai Yuan's purely violent fighting style earlier, but more because of that vertical eye on his forehead.

As a Great Emperor in her past life, she naturally recognized it: that was the [Eye of Insight] that only true Titan Royalty could achieve Awakening for.

This innate Divine Ability could not only see through the flow of an opponent's immortal power but could also, to a certain extent, peer into the lines of Karma and analyze an opponent's truest foundation.

“Your Excellency, I am not your match.”

To everyone's surprise, the incredibly fierce Tai Yuan actually admitted his inferiority the moment he saw the Empress clearly.

Initially, all the attention of his [Eye of Insight] had been focused on the unfathomable Su Feng.

But now, when he looked directly at this girl codenamed 'Jiu You', his vertical eye actually throbbed with bursts of stinging pain.

It was warning him—the horror hidden deep within the Soul of this little girl, who seemingly only had four layers of the Golden Immortal Realm, was not at all inferior to that white-robed youth!

That was an abyss that even his innate Divine Ability could not analyze.

“Since you know, then step down yourself. Surrendering is not a disgrace for you,” the Empress said matter-of-factly, her tone flat.

“Surrender? No...”

On Tai Yuan's rock-like face, instead of fear, a fanatical Battle Intent emerged.

“I want to try!”

Tai Yuan's voice echoed across the arena like a great bell. “I want to know... just how big the gap is between me and a terrifying existence like you!”

He knew he was bound to lose.

But while on the arena of the [Venerable Great Illusionary Realm], there were Saint Rules for protection, so he didn't need to worry about his death or the destruction of his Dao.

Being able to fight such a monster, even for just one move, would be a great baptism for his Dao Heart.

The Empress saw Tai Yuan's heart for the Dao.

“Very well.”

The Empress nodded slightly, a hint of appreciation appearing on her frost-cold little face. “I will give you a chance to strike. I will only use one move; if you can withstand it, you win.”

“Thank you, Your Excellency!”

Tai Yuan was full of excitement. He didn't bother with any feelers. For a truly powerful person, an unreserved, full-power strike was the ultimate form of respect!

“Roar—!!!”

Tai Yuan let out a wild roar to the heavens.

His body began to swell at a speed visible to the naked eye. Hard muscles bulged high, and mysterious Titan Totems shimmered on his bronze skin.

“Boom! Boom! Boom...”

A total of six Great Dao Origins representing destructive power shot into the sky from behind him, quickly interlacing before perfectly Fusion into his Titan True Form, which had surged to a height of a hundred zhang!

At this moment, Tai Yuan seemed to have become an Incarnation of a world-opening giant god. The surrounding Void Realm emitted overburdened cracking sounds under the pressure of pure physical strength.

“Take my punch—[Titan Star Crusher]!!!”

Tai Yuan compressed all six Dao Origin powers into his right fist. Carrying an Aura capable of punching through a Small World, he smashed down toward the petite Empress like a falling meteor!

The might of this punch caused many old monsters in the spectator stands to look over, secretly marveling at this Titan kid's explosive power.

However.

Facing this world-destroying punch.

The Empress remained standing quietly in place, not even blinking an eye.

She simply raised her right hand elegantly and extended a slender, fair index finger.

“Laws are but clumsy imitations that borrow the power of heaven and earth.”

The Empress's cold, clear voice reached everyone's ears clearly amidst the violent winds of the punch.

“Today, I shall let you see... what true transcendence is!”

“Buzz—!”

As the Empress lightly tapped with her fingertip.

There was no vast surge of immortal power, nor any manifestation of Great Dao Origin.

But in that instant, Tai Yuan's seemingly invincible hundred-zhang Titan True Form, along with that giant fist that seemed capable of pulverizing everything, eerily stopped in mid-air ten zhang away from her fingertip!

It wasn't just stopped; it was frozen in the Void Realm by an incomprehensible, irresistible invisible force!

“This... what is this?!”

Tai Yuan's massive vertical eye was filled with terror.

He desperately tried to activate the six Great Dao Origins within his body, only to find to his horror that the Law power he was so proud of was like a mouse meeting a cat in the face of this invisible force—shivering and completely unable to be mobilized!

“Disperse.”

The Empress's thin lips parted as she casually uttered a single word.

“Rip—!”

Under the horrified gazes of the myriad race experts present.

The destructive light of the six Great Dao Origins gathered on Tai Yuan's fist was actually smoothly erased like a puff of smoke by an invisible ripple!

Immediately after.

That ripple spread up Tai Yuan's arm.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Tai Yuan's indestructible hundred-zhang Titan True Form actually rapidly deflated like a leaking ball amidst a series of violent bone-popping sounds.

In the blink of an eye, he was forcibly beaten back to his original five-zhang-tall normal state!

“Thud!”

Tai Yuan's legs gave way, and he slumped onto the white jade arena in a disheveled heap, drenched in sweat.

He gasped for air, and in the eyes he turned toward the Empress, there was no more Battle Intent—only deep awe and disbelief.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Even those high-and-mighty ancient giants held their breath at this moment, their eyes full of bewilderment and shock.

One finger! One word!

And she had effortlessly dismantled the full-power strike of a Titan powerhouse with six Dao layers of the Golden Immortal Realm, even forcibly stripping him of his Dharma True Form?!

What kind of Heaven-Defying immortal art is this?!

“That was... the ripple of [Rules]?!!”

In the God Race preparation area, the Heavenly God Old Ancestor stood up abruptly, his eyes staring fixedly at the Empress, his voice trembling slightly.

“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! She is clearly only at the fourth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm and hasn't even fused nine Origins. How could she possibly trigger [Rule Power]?!”

Law and Rule—though only one word apart, there was a world of difference in their Realm!

[Law] is a cultivator's comprehension of heaven and earth, borrowing a single powerful force to attack an opponent.

But [Rule]... is an existence that completely transcends the Heavenly Dao!

It follows no reason, no logic.

If it says your magic power must disperse, it must disperse; if it says your attack is invalid, your attack absolutely cannot touch the target!

This is a supreme method that only a true Saint can begin to master!

Yet this Human Race girl, with only four layers of the Golden Immortal Realm, had actually invoked a thousandth of this world's [Rule Ripple] in that one finger!

Though it was only a tiny fraction, it was enough to make all the Grand Unity Golden Immortals present feel a shiver in their Souls!

On the arena.

The Empress slowly withdrew her finger and looked at Tai Yuan, who was slumped on the ground, saying indifferently:

“You have lost.”