161: Chapter 161 The Perfection of the Five Elements

This was the first time since Chen Mo began challenging the Trial Tower that he had fallen into a true stalemate.

Tun Yu's three strands of Fifth-Order power were perfectly fused within the devouring Domain, heavy and majestic, as if they would never be exhausted.

However, as time passed, Tun Yu's power climbed to its limit, and the vortex's rotation gradually slowed down.

Its limit had been reached.

"Is this as far as you go?"

Chen Mo stood at the center of the light Domain, gently shaking his head, and then a satisfied smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Just a little bit off. But... Tun Yu, you are qualified to make me use my full strength."

As his words fell.

In the deepest part of the Annihilation Domain, a mass of extremely condensed pure white light suddenly lit up.

It shone with boundless radiance.

This was a sign that Chen Mo had pushed the Annihilation Origin to its limit.

Boom—!

The pure white light Domain suddenly pressed down.

The black devouring vortex was gripped by an invisible giant hand; its rotation speed plummeted, and its edges began to be dissolved and turned into nothingness at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Roar—!"

Tun Yu let out a terrified roar, desperately pushing all its power to counterattack.

But it was useless.

There was no suspense whatsoever.

When the power of annihilation was pushed to the limit, the power of devouring was ultimately a notch inferior.

The white light Domain rolled over it; the devouring vortex was pushed back inch by inch and crushed, and along with Tun Yu's massive nebular body, it was completely dissolved, turning into the purest nothingness.

When the pure white light slowly receded, there was nothing left in place.

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

[Challenger ranking updated: Current ranking, 10th place.]

A cold notification sound rang out.

Chen Mo retracted his Domain and stood quietly in the Void Realm.

"What a pity."

He shook his head slightly, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

Tun Yu's Origin level was sufficient, but the combat consciousness of its Fourth-Order projection was too crude; it only knew how to brute-force with Origin power and did not understand technique or variation.

If its Seventh-Order true body had arrived in person, combined with the innate Divine Ability of a Starry Sky Behemoth, this battle would definitely not have been won so easily.

But the gains were equally huge.

The head-on collision with Origin power of the same level gave him a deeper understanding of the power of annihilation.

More importantly, his Willpower had surged significantly during this high-intensity clash, leaving only a thin veil between him and the Fifth-Order threshold.

"Strike while the iron is hot."

Chen Mo exited the virtual space, his gaze falling directly on the 9th place position.

[Di Jinian, currently Sixth-Order]

[Race: Deep Space Consciousness Aggregate]

"A mental-type system, huh..."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

He had encountered similar existences during previous challenges, but they hadn't even lasted a single move before him.

"I hope it won't be like Wu Wuyi, unable to withstand a single blow."

The light of teleportation shone again.

However, when the light dissipated, Chen Mo was stunned.

He appeared in a highly developed future metropolis.

Flying trains shuttled between buildings, holographic projections played advertisements on the streets, pedestrians walked hurriedly, and the aroma of food wafted from street-side shops.

The sunlight shone on him with a warm touch, and the wind blew past his ears, carrying the unique bustle of the city.

Everything was terrifyingly real.

Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat; he immediately deployed his Mental Energy, covering the entire city.

There were no traces of mental intrusion.

There were no flaws of an illusion.

This isn't right.

Chen Mo's brows furrowed tightly, and the sense of unease in his heart grew heavier.

It was as if something was silently wrapping around his body, penetrating deep into his consciousness.

Yet his crisis warning was beating crazily and urgently.

Danger! Extremely dangerous!

But he couldn't discover anything.

Just as he was preparing to activate the Annihilation Domain to forcibly break through this space.

The scene before his eyes suddenly blurred.

...

Blue Star, Li City.

In an ordinary residential room, Chen Mo opened his eyes.

Outside the window was the familiar street scene, downstairs was the shouting of the breakfast shop, the phone screen was lit, and a few work messages popped up.

What about Spiritual Energy Revival?

What about the Trial Tower?

What about the Annihilation Origin?

He sat up abruptly and looked around.

Ordinary rental room, ordinary furnishings, everything was as it was before the Spiritual Energy Revival.

He was still that ordinary young man, working from ten to ten, struggling for a living.

No Infinite Growth ability, no status as the Federal Speaker, and no vast Universe and the disputes of ten thousand races.

Days passed by one by one.

He worked and got promoted step by step, met someone he liked, got married, and had children.

The day the child was born, he waited outside the delivery room, his palms full of sweat.

When the child called him "Dad" for the first time, his heart clenched suddenly.

The child went to school, took exams, and started a family; he watched the child walk away step by step, and his own hair slowly turned white.

The years were gentle, the smoke and fire of everyday life were ordinary.

Until he lay on the hospital bed, his breath weak.

His son, daughter-in-law, and grandson gathered in front of the hospital bed, their eyes red.

"Dad, don't worry, the doctor said it's nothing."

Chen Mo looked at them, his heart at peace.

An ordinary life is also quite good.

But just at the moment when his consciousness was about to sink completely into darkness.

Deep in his heart, it seemed there was an extremely distant voice, gently calling him.

Very light, very blurry.

Who is it?

Chen Mo's consciousness floated in the darkness.

He looked at the sad family before him, looked at the familiar hospital room, and a trace of disharmony suddenly rose in his heart.

Not right...

This is not right.

His life should not be like this.

The path he wants to walk has never been one of settling down and growing old peacefully.

He wants to reach the Peak of evolution, see the vastness of the Universe, and protect the civilization and compatriots behind him.

These... are not what he wants.

Deep in his heart, a faint white light quietly lit up.

That was the obsession engraved deep in his Soul—to reach the Peak, to explore the ultimate.

Just at this moment.

The dark gray interface, the familiar text, appeared in the depths of his consciousness without warning.

[Name: Chen Mo]

[Age: 24]

[Ability: Infinite Growth]

[Strength: 11.36 million tons]

[Mental Power: 37.6]

[Inner World amplification: 17.1 times]

[Hengyuan Force total: 1096678 units]

[Combat Power: 100996]

The cold numbers, like a thunderclap, instantly shattered all the warmth and peace.

The hospital room, the family, the ordinary life... shattered inch by inch like a mirror surface.

"Wake up!"

The call from the bottom of his heart was finally incomparably clear.

Chen Mo opened his eyes suddenly!

Boom—!

A force of will, majestic to the extreme, erupted from the depths of his Soul!

The barrier of will that was originally stuck at the Fourth-Order Peak was completely broken through at this moment!

Fifth-Order Willpower, achieved!

Physical Body, energy, Mental Power, will, Domain.

All five powers stepped into the Fifth-Order.

Five Extremes Perfection.

A majestic and vast aura rose from Chen Mo's body, and his Inner World, carrying a will that suppressed everything, expanded with a boom.

The pure white Annihilation Domain fused perfectly with his Fifth-Order will; within the Domain, the rules were determined by him.

"No—! How is it possible, he was clearly trapped so deeply! He had clearly been sinking for decades! Why can he still break free!"

Above the city, a humanoid figure condensed from countless mental fragments let out a terrified shriek.