164: Chapter 164 The Man Carrying a Stone Axe

Before the words faded away, boom—!

A beam of light, pitch black mixed with pure white, instantly tore through the Void Realm.

Everywhere the beam passed, everything turned into nothingness. A terrifying gamma-ray burst spread outwards, its destructive power submerging the entire battlefield in blinding white light.

This was one of the ultimate attacks that a technological civilization could achieve, condensing the power of matter and antimatter collision into a single point.

Chen Mo looked at the massive beam of light in front of him, knowing there was no avoiding it. The coverage of this blast was too vast, large enough to envelop the entire space.

"Come on. It's the perfect time to test the defense of the Five-Pole Perfection."

With a thought, he fully unleashed his Inner World.

A pure white Domain of light condensed into a thick wall of light before him; his will fortified its hardness, energy filled its interior, and the Domain solidified its form.

The next instant, the antimatter beam slammed violently against the light wall.

A silent shockwave erupted suddenly.

Violent energy turbulence swept in all directions, tearing the surrounding Void Realm into tatters.

The extreme white light submerged everything.

After a long while, the light slowly dissipated.

In the Void Realm, the giant cannon that spanned the space had stopped functioning. Its body was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and the light in its energy circuits had become dim and faint, as if it would extinguish at any moment.

After releasing this strike, Skeleton Star's energy was completely exhausted; it no longer had the ability to fire a second shot.

Just in the Void Realm directly in front of the cannon's muzzle, Chen Mo's figure reappeared. He stood in the Void Realm, the Domain of light around him slightly fluctuating.

Let alone being injured, not even the corner of his clothes was wrinkled.

"You won."

The metallic sphere returned to calm, and Skeleton Star's figure walked out once again. Its tone held no frustration, only the objective acknowledgement of data, "The strength of your defense has already exceeded the limit of the Fourth Realm."

"I never thought I could win," Skeleton Star said calmly. "From the beginning, my goal was not to defeat you, but to verify the deduction results of Intelligence 3.14. Now, the conclusion has been confirmed."

It raised its hand and made a gesture used by humans to express blessings.

"I wish you success," it said, looking at Chen Mo earnestly. "I also really want to see what it looks like when Yuan is pulled down."

Chen Mo nodded slightly, acknowledging the sentiment.

With a flash of light, he exited the battlefield.

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

[Challenger ranking updated: Current rank, 7th.]

After reaching 7th place, Chen Mo did not stop his pace.

6th place: Void Shadow Race, Assassination System, skilled in stealth and Mental Power assassination. But as soon as it infiltrated the range of the Annihilation Domain, its form was dissolved, and it couldn't even launch an attack.

5th place: Golden God Race, Kingdom of Light System. Its sacred energy was vast as the sea, and its Kingdom Domain was indestructible. However, under the continuous dissolution of the Annihilation power, it gradually disintegrated from the edges to the core, and in the end, the Kingdom collapsed.

4th place: Primordial Beast God System. The true form of the Beast God had infinite strength, but under the suppression of the Five-Pole Perfection Inner World, even its movements became sluggish. Eventually, its true form disintegrated and was completely annihilated.

Moving all the way up, he was unstoppable.

These Prodigies, who were renowned in their own regions, each possessed powerful and mysterious systems, but in the face of the absolute strength of the Five-Pole Perfection, they were useless.

No matter how many Laws you wield or how strange your Divine Abilities are, with one press of the Inner World and one sweep of the Annihilation power, everything is dissolved.

And with the polishing of each battle, the operation of the Five-Pole power became increasingly smooth and effortless.

His strength continued to steadily improve during the battles.

In less than half a day, he had swept through all obstacles and stood at the 3rd position.

And ahead, only two people remained. 2nd, Huang. 1st, Yuan.

Chen Mo closed his eyes to contemplate for a moment, letting all his realizations settle. When he opened his eyes again, his gaze fell on the name in 2nd place.

[2nd place: Desolate Ancient System · Huang, Reality Realm Seventh Realm]

Universe Desolate Race.

"Desolate Ancient System..." Chen Mo's expression became slightly solemn.

To be able to surpass so many Prodigies and hold steady at 2nd place, it must have its extraordinary aspects. Moreover, this was his final whetstone before challenging Yuan.

"Confirm challenge."

A beam of teleportation light flashed. Chen Mo appeared on a shattered, primordial land.

The sky was cracked, the earth had collapsed, and the air was filled with an ancient and savage aura.

At the end of the world, a tall figure stood with his back to him.

The man was bare-chested, his bronze-colored muscles carved like granite. On his back was a tattered stone axe, and the aura around him was heavy, vast, and domineering, as if he had merged with this primordial land.

"Someone has finally come."

Huang turned around slowly. His face was rugged, his features deep, but his eyes were not ferocious; instead, they carried a sense of calmness that had weathered eons.

When he saw Chen Mo, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

"I didn't expect that the one I'd wait for this time would actually be a member of the Human Race."

Chen Mo didn't waste words, looking straight at the other party, concise and to the point. "Make your Move."

"Good." Huang grinned, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth, hearty and domineering. "It's been a long time since anyone dared to stand before me and say that!"

Boom—! Two terrifyingly extreme auras shot into the sky simultaneously!

From Huang's body, four Fifth Realm powers erupted without reservation: Physical Body, will, energy, and Mental Power. The four poles shone together, and the ancient Desolate Ancient Battle Intent shot straight into the clouds, causing the sky to shatter even further.

Four-Pole Perfection!

And on Chen Mo's side, the aura of Five-Pole Perfection was fully released.

Huang's expression shifted slightly. He sensed the extraordinary power coming from Chen Mo.

"Five-Pole?" Huang's voice carried unconcealable shock. "You have actually reached the Five-Pole?"

"Indeed," Chen Mo replied calmly.

Huang was silent for a moment, then looked up and laughed loudly. The laughter echoed across the primordial land, shaking the distant mountains until they trembled.

In the laughter, there was surprise, appreciation, and more importantly, a sense of unprecedented excitement.

"Good! Good! Good!" Huang said the word 'good' three times, his Battle Intent growing even more intense in his eyes. "It's been millions of years, and finally, another Five-Pole has appeared! I knew that whoever could walk up to me would never be an ordinary person!"

He stretched his limbs, his whole body emitting crackling sounds. "Come on, let me see just how strong your Five-Pole is!"

Chen Mo didn't say anything more. The Annihilation Source Body was activated with a roar, and the Five-Pole power within his Inner World was fully imbued. In an instant, his body surged to a thousand feet in height, like an ancient deity standing between heaven and earth.

Pure white Annihilation light flowed around him, and the Five-Pole power roared within his body.

Five-Pole versus Four-Pole. Both figures disappeared from where they stood simultaneously.

Bang—! Fist collided with fist in mid-air.

An unimaginably dull, thunderous sound exploded, as if the entire world trembled three times.

A visible shockwave spread in all directions. The ground for hundreds of miles instantly collapsed, and countless rocks and soil were lifted into the sky by the shockwave, only to be turned into powder in the aftermath of the two forces.

A collision of pure Physical Body, a bombardment of pure power. There were no flashy Moves, no strange abilities—just the most primitive, most direct head-on clash.

Huang laughed heartily, his Battle Intent soaring.

His Desolate Ancient Battle Body had long been polished to the limit of the Fourth Realm; every punch and kick carried the primordial power of creating the world.

Among those of the same Realm, no one had ever dared to face him in a physical confrontation. Yet, this member of the Human Race before him had actually withstood his full-force punch head-on, and without falling behind!

Their figures crossed and collided again. Bang! Bang! Bang! The dull sounds of impact were continuous.

They fought from the ground to the sky, and from the sky to the depths of the Void Realm. Every punch landed on flesh, and every Move clashed hard.