137: Chapter 137 The deep sea swallows the sky

Chen Mo did not continue searching.

He withdrew his perception, looked down at the churning pitch-black seawater beneath his feet, and understood everything in his heart.

The Cangyuan Profound Source System.

Since it is named Cangyuan, the opponent must naturally be within this Abyss Sea. This vast ocean beneath his feet was likely the opponent's true form.

Merging with water, being omnipresent. This actually had a similar effect to Kong Ji's Void Domain; one assimilated perception, the other dispersed form, both were extremely troublesome types.

Since he couldn't find it, there was no need to look.

Chen Mo's eyes were calm as he unfurled his Inner World.

This time, Chen Mo did not spread his Domain of Light outwards; instead, he poured all of his power downwards.

The white-yellow Hengyuan Force, like pouring magma, crashed into the seawater with a roar.

A terrifying high temperature erupted in an instant.

The extreme heat of several million degrees Celsius—even a mere wisp of it escaping would be enough to instantly vaporize any matter.

His Inner World enveloped the Hengyuan Force, locking the high heat firmly within the seawater. Not a single bit of energy was wasted; it was all applied to the water body.

Sizzle.

The entire sea surface boiled instantly.

Visibly, the seawater evaporated at a terrifying speed. White mist shot into the sky, but was scorched dry by the high heat mid-ascent, leaving not even steam behind.

The sea level dropped rapidly at a visible rate: one meter, ten meters, one hundred meters...

It was as if an invisible furnace was refining the entire vast ocean bit by bit.

Deep beneath the sea, Shui Wuhen's consciousness tightened slightly.

He had originally intended to use the power of the Abyss Sea to slowly exhaust his opponent's strength, waiting for them to reveal a flaw before striking with thunderous force.

But Chen Mo didn't play by the rules at all; he simply flipped the table, intending to evaporate the entire battlefield.

"What tyrannical power... such high temperature."

Shui Wuhen was secretly alarmed. His Abyss Sea body feared this kind of extreme high-temperature area annihilation the most.

If the seawater were completely evaporated, his true form would have nowhere to hide, and his strength would be greatly diminished.

He could wait no longer.

The next second, within the mist filling the sky, a pale blue figure silently condensed and appeared behind Chen Mo.

He held a water blade condensed from Profound Source Power in his hand, slashing towards Chen Mo's back.

Wherever the blade passed, even light was sliced in two, as if it could cut through any energy defense.

Clang!

The water blade struck an invisible film of light, emitting a crisp sound of clashing metal, and shattered into pieces.

Almost the instant he appeared, Chen Mo had sensed him.

His Inner World had long since enveloped his body; any foreign object that entered had nowhere to hide.

Without turning his head, Chen Mo moved his mind, and the power of his Inner World condensed into a light blade several thousand meters long, which slashed backwards with scorching white light.

The blade struck Shui Wuhen, but there was no sensation of cutting in; it was as if he had slashed into water.

Shui Wuhen's body instantly split into two, dodging the blade to the left and right, while the Profound Source Power in his hands transformed into two black water curtains, wrapping around Chen Mo.

Wherever the water curtains passed, even light was swallowed; they clearly possessed extremely strong energy-dissipating and devouring properties.

Meanwhile, from the water vapor in all directions, more and more figures of Shui Wuhen constantly split off.

One, ten, a hundred...

Hundreds of figures struck simultaneously, their Profound Source Power transforming into a sky full of water arrows, blades, and whips, bombarding Chen Mo from all directions.

Each attack carried significant power; it was hard to tell the real from the fake, making them impossible to guard against.

Chen Mo stood at the center of his light Domain, his expression unchanged.

His Inner World was like an impenetrable city wall; every attack that landed on the surface of his light Domain was dissipated layer by layer by the Hengyuan Force.

These attacks looked fierce, but in reality, they were all feints.

Chen Mo saw through the opponent's intention at a glance.

The real killing move was beneath his feet.

Boom!!

A muffled, thunderous sound came from the bottom of the sea.

The originally calm, pitch-black sea surface suddenly collapsed, and a giant vortex hundreds of kilometers in diameter appeared out of thin air.

The vortex spun faster and faster, its center as pitch-black as a black hole, generating a terrifying, extreme pulling force that seemed to want to drag the entire space into the depths of the Abyss Sea.

Chen Mo's figure sank; his entire person was pulled towards the center of the vortex by an irresistible force.

The light around his body was distorted and deformed by the vortex's pull.

The power of the Abyss Sea squeezed in from all directions, carrying extremely strong corrosiveness.

It felt as if the entire world had been swallowed by this Abyss Sea; within his field of vision, only endless deep blue remained.

This was the true killing move of the Cangyuan Profound Source System—Abyss Sea Swallows the Sky.

Gathering the power of the entire ocean into a single point, trapping the enemy, grinding them down, and finally swallowing and dissolving them.

How many Prodigies had been dragged into this vortex, their strength slowly drained bit by bit, until finally, even their consciousness was assimilated by the Abyss Sea.

"A bit interesting."

Chen Mo thought to himself, but he felt not a shred of panic.

He could feel that although Shui Wuhen's Abyss Sea was vast, it was essentially still an energy aggregate and had not formed a true Domain.

His Inner World was not being suppressed; it was just that the opponent's range was too large, and his Inner World's range was limited, making it appear as though he were surrounded.

Since he couldn't compete in range, he would cover it with power.

"I hope you can withstand this move."

Chen Mo whispered to himself.

The next moment, the Hengyuan Force in his Inner World began to collapse crazily.

The white-yellow light shrank smaller and smaller, but its brightness became increasingly terrifying, transforming from the initial soft halo into blinding incandescence.

The temperature and density at the core skyrocketed exponentially, like the core of a star in gestation.

Supernova Explosion.

He had already simulated this move countless times; it was just that his control was insufficient before, and using it would have meant mutual destruction.

But now, with his Inner World amplification breaking through fifteen times, his control was no longer what it used to be.

Using his Inner World as a barrier, he locked the explosive power firmly within a controllable range.

Boom—!!

Without any warning, extreme white light exploded from the center of the vortex.

Extreme light, extreme heat, and extreme impact swept wildly in all directions.

This was the roar of a star at the moment of its death; it was the most violent beauty of destruction in the Universe.

The terrifying high heat spread instantly. Wherever it passed, the seawater skipped the vaporization process entirely, transforming directly from liquid into the most basic particles, dissipating into space.

In just a few short seconds.

The entire vast ocean had vanished completely.

Only a vast whiteness remained in the Trial space. All water bodies had been thoroughly evaporated, leaving not even a wisp of steam.

In the center of the space, Chen Mo stood quietly, his light Domain retracted, his aura steady.

Not far away, Shui Wuhen's figure re-condensed, his face pale as paper, his aura weakened to the extreme.

He looked at the empty space around him, then at Chen Mo, a flash of helplessness in his eyes, followed by a calm smile.

From the moment the opponent started evaporating the seawater, he knew he had encountered his nemesis.

But he hadn't expected the opponent to be able to unleash such a terrifying area annihilation, capable of completely vaporizing the entire Abyss Sea.

It was no injustice to lose.

"Source Power System... Chen Mo." Shui Wuhen gave a wry smile and nodded gently. "I will remember you."

As his voice fell, his figure completely dissipated.

[Match ended. Source Power System, Chen Mo, wins.]

[Trial Tower Level 4 total ranking updated: Current ranking is 50th.]

The System prompt sounded again.

Chen Mo stood where he was, not exiting immediately. He quietly felt the circulation of the Hengyuan Force within him, savoring the sense of control from the supernova explosion just now.

Controlled release meant that this move had officially become his conventional killing move, no longer a desperate trump card.

Afterwards, Chen Mo exited the virtual space.

...

Meanwhile, in a virtual space in District 18,460,000.

Cang, Man Qi, He Hengyu, Qing Zhu, and the other nine people from the top ten of the leaderboard were gathered there, their gazes all fixed on the projection of the Trial Tower in front of them.

From the moment Chen Mo defeated Kong Ji and his ranking jumped to 100th, they had all swarmed into the virtual space to watch the Trial Tower rankings.

Ninety days ago, Chen Mo had stopped at 101st place, which had already shocked everyone.

But they hadn't expected that in just ninety days, Chen Mo would have directly cleared the hurdle that was Kong Ji.

But no one expected that it wasn't over yet.

Chen Mo hadn't stopped at all; he had directly challenged the 50th-ranked Shui Wuhen.

Man Qi of the Tyrant Elephant Race was the first to break the silence, his voice like a booming bell: "Clearing two major hurdles in ninety days and charging straight into the top fifty! This guy Chen Mo is simply a monster!"

Qing Zhu stared at the 50th position on the leaderboard and sighed softly, his tone full of emotion: "I exerted my full strength and couldn't even make it into the top 10 million.

How long has it been since he connected to the Spirit Energy Universe... The gap between people is sometimes greater than the gap between a person and an ant."

"Who isn't?" Shi of the Yanyue Race added in a muffled voice; he didn't say much, but he was full of agreement.

The others also chimed in, their tones filled with both shock and genuine joy.

The stronger the district, the more resources they could obtain in subsequent district competitions.

The stronger Chen Mo was, the better it was for the entire District 18,460,000.

"Fiftieth place..." Cang whispered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity, "He will continue to charge upwards."

Hearing this, the crowd fell silent, their gazes turning back to the projection.

Indeed.

With Chen Mo's current momentum, fiftieth place was clearly not the end.

But ninety days, from 101st to 50th, jumping over fifty positions.

This speed could no longer be described as fast.

A great powerhouse.

His original judgment was indeed correct.

And this powerhouse's growth speed was far more terrifying than he had anticipated.

...

Inside the Trial Tower, Chen Mo's gaze continued to look upwards.

Name after name flashed before his eyes.

His eyes were calm and firm, with no intention of stopping at all.

It had only just begun.