159: Chapter 159 Winning Fifteen Matches

Because whether it was Physical Body, energy, Mental Power, will, or Domain...

As long as the intensity did not exceed the level of the Annihilation Origin, it would be dissolved and erased the moment it made contact.

Utterly unstoppable.

But the gains from the battles were equally immense.

The tyranny of the Yao Gang, the tenacity of the Bone Ao, the gravity control of the Star Core Giants... every system had its unique merits.

Chen Mo dismantled and absorbed them one by one, integrating them into his own Inner World and Hengyuan Force system, while also accumulating foundation for the perfection of the Source Power System.

Moreover, in each battle, his will was undergoing rapid transformation.

The intensity of his will, originally at the fourth rank, was breaking through toward the fifth rank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Mo understood this in his heart.

The path of will, by its nature, requires verification while moving forward.

Everything he was doing now perfectly aligned with his conviction to reach the Peak and explore the ultimate evolution.

Where the heart points, power follows; with belief and action unified, the will naturally continues to grow and transform.

When he fought his way to 11th place, Chen Mo finally encountered a bit of "trouble."

[ 11th Place: Instant Burst Light Chongfei Mayfly System · Flash Mayfly, currently 6th rank. ]

This was an extremely rare light-attribute Universe lifeform, naturally controlling extreme speed.

As soon as the battle began, the Flash Mayfly pushed its speed to the extreme.

Fast!

Fast to the extreme!

Chen Mo's Mental Perception could only capture a blurry trail of light before the opponent's attack had already landed on his Inner World barrier.

Even with its combat power restricted to the limit of the fourth rank, the opponent's burst speed actually approached 0.1 times the speed of light!

Swish—!

A sharp light blade grazed past Chen Mo's shoulder, and the Annihilation Domain contracted just in time to dissolve the light blade into nothingness.

Although it failed to break his defense, it made Chen Mo truly interested for the first time.

"A bit interesting."

A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This was the first opponent since he started challenging the Trial Tower that could bring him pressure in terms of speed.

The Flash Mayfly's figure re-condensed in the distance, emitting a sharp hiss before turning into a stream of light and rushing over again.

Its body was naturally slender and almost transparent, and coupled with high-speed movement, it was almost integrated with the Void Realm, making it extremely difficult to capture.

Ordinary opponents would likely be defeated directly without even being able to touch its shadow.

Chen Mo did not chase it head-on.

Speed was not his strong suit; chasing it forcefully would only cause him to fall into the opponent's rhythm.

He simply stood in place and moved his mind.

Hum—!

The pure white Annihilation Domain suddenly spread out, covering dozens of kilometers.

Within the Domain, space seemed to become viscous.

The moment the Flash Mayfly's light trail stepped into the boundary of the Domain, its speed plummeted sharply.

Its body was composed of light energy, which was a type of energy; after entering the Annihilation Domain, its own energy surface layer was constantly being dissolved and worn away, its speed was greatly affected, and at the same time, its will was being suppressed.

Now is the time.

Chen Mo moved his mind, and an Annihilation light blade condensed to the extreme slashed out instantly.

Pfft—!

The light blade accurately hit the slowed-down Flash Mayfly.

A shrill screech rang out, and the Flash Mayfly's body, like melting candlelight, quickly dissipated into the air.

[ Battle ended. Source Power System, Chen Mo, victory. ]

[ Challenger ranking updated: Current ranking, 11th place. ]

Chen Mo stood in place and nodded slightly.

Speed-type systems indeed have their unique merits.

If it were any other powerhouse walking the path of the Physical Body, facing such an opponent with extreme speed, they might really be kited to death.

Unfortunately, the Annihilation Domain just happens to restrain all energy bodies; no matter how fast the speed is, as long as it is still within the Domain, it will be constantly weakened.

"From 27th to 11th, fifteen battles..."

He whispered to himself, "I have seen quite a few different systems, but unfortunately, there are too few that can truly bring me pressure."

His tone was calm, yet carried an absolute confidence in his strength.

Having fought all the way here, the Annihilation Origin was almost an unsolvable answer.

At the same rank, he was nearly invincible.

Meanwhile, the outside world had already completely exploded with excitement.

The chat channel of the Public Domain was scrolling with countless messages frantically.

"Crazy... truly crazy..."

"Fifteen battles! Challenging fifteen people in a row! Each battle took less than ten minutes! How on earth did he do it?!"

"Aren't those gatekeepers all fourth-rank ceilings? How are they like paper in his hands?"

"When he was in the top thirty, I already thought he was a monster, but now... I can no longer understand it."

"Do you think he might actually be able to challenge Yuan?"

Once this sentence was uttered, the channel was briefly silent for a few seconds, and then the discussion became even more frantic.

Yuan, the head of the Trial Tower fourth-rank leaderboard.

A legend who has occupied the number one spot for countless years, recognized as the fourth-rank invincible.

No one had ever thought that anyone could threaten Yuan's position.

But now, watching Chen Mo's momentum of pushing through everything, this thought spontaneously emerged in everyone's mind.

Even those gatekeepers who had previously been defeated by Chen Mo were silently watching this climb up the rankings.

Jin's flame Clone floated in the corner of the Public Domain, watching the continuously rising ranking, a complex look flashing in its golden eyes.

How long has it been, and he has already killed his way to 11th place.

"Interesting... I really want to see if you can pull Yuan down."

...

And in the virtual space of the 18,460,000th district.

Cang, Man Qi, Qing Zhu, Shi, Ying Shi, He Hengyu... the nine of them gathered together, all staring at the Trial Tower ranking in front of them, collectively silent.

The air was terrifyingly quiet.

Man Qi stared with his large, bell-like eyes, rubbed them vigorously, and looked at the ranking number again.

"11... 11th place?"

He muttered to himself, his voice slightly floating, "How long has it been since we last met? Did I oversleep? Has half a Universe year passed?"

No one answered him.

The crystal core between Cang's eyebrows flickered, and it, originally calm and wise, was also a bit distracted at this moment.

"How on earth... does he Cultivate?"

After a long while, Qing Zhu dryly uttered a sentence.

No one could answer.

They prided themselves on being the top Prodigies of the region, but in the face of Chen Mo's speed of progress, they couldn't even muster the thought of catching up.

The gap was too large.

So large that it made one despair.

Inside the Trial Tower, Chen Mo did not know about the commotion outside.

He sat cross-legged in the space of the Trial Tower, gathered his mind, and began to sort out and settle the insights from these fifteen battles.

The advantages and essence of various systems were all dismantled and absorbed by him, integrated into his own accumulation.

The intensity of his will, finally under the tempering of the battles, completely touched the threshold of the fifth rank.

Only one last step away, and he would be able to completely break through, truly achieving a trinity with his Inner World and Annihilation Origin.

A few hours later, Chen Mo finished organizing all his gains, raised his head, and his gaze landed on the 10th place position.

There, a name lay quietly.

[ 10th Place: Myriad Matter Devouring Star Beast System · Tunyu - Limit, currently 7th rank ]

Devouring-type system.

Star Beast race.

Top ten gatekeeper.

Feeding on all things, devouring all energy and matter, and converting them into his own power.

Chen Mo looked at the introduction, and a glimmer flashed in his eyes.

Devouring versus Annihilation.

One devours all things, the other dissolves all things.

"Let me see whether your Devouring is faster, or my Annihilation is stronger."

Chen Mo moved his mind and chose to challenge.

The light shone again.

A strong-on-strong showdown was about to begin.