2026-09-18 15:00:59The heavy obsidian doors of the Infernal Pagoda resonated with a terrifying, metallic thrum as the ancient blood-runes flared to life.
Within seconds, the open courtyard transformed into a completely sealed, spherical chamber of translucent crimson glass. Outside, the sky was lost behind a roaring vortex of cosmic fire.Inside, the air turned white-hot, shimmering so violently that vision distorted into wavy, unreadable lines.Panicked screams echoed across the melting basal
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Chapter 165: Breaking the Shadow Syndicate
The cold wind howling across the elevated stone plateau carried a sharp, metallic stench. Over three hundred elite cultivators from the Blood Moon Pavilion, the Eclipse Sword Sect, and the Shadow-Vein Enforcers stood in immaculate formation. They blocked the swirling silver gate that served as the sole exit from the collapsing sub-world. At the front of the army, the pale leader of the Eclipse Sword Sect rested his jet-black longsword on his shoulder. His hollow eyes locked onto Austin with cold, venomous delight. "Austin Vance," the leader sneered, his voice amplified by dark spirit energy. "You made a grand display on the black sand plains, but mindless brute force means nothing against organized, high-tier martial factions." He raised his black sword high into the air. "Activate the 9th-Tier Abyssal Binding Seal! Do not allow him a single inch of spatial movem
Chapter 164: Navigating the Void Jungle
The air inside the Void Jungle was thick with the copper stench of old blood and decaying spatial energy. Towering crimson trees—their leaves shaped like jagged obsidian blades—stretched thousands of feet into the violent, storm-streaked sky of the collapsing sub-world. Every few minutes, a deep, grinding roar echoed through the forest floor as spatial fissures split the earth, swallowing massive roots and ancient boulders into the dark void. While other surviving groups moved through the jungle with absolute terror, clinging to the shadows and jumping at every crack of a twig, Austin walked at a measured, unhurried pace. Behind him, Clara kept her silver star-compass floating at eye level, while Linus strode alongside his three-tailed golden fox, its ears constantly twitching to monitor the treacherous terrain. "Austin," Clara murmured, her scholar mind analyzing the erratic spatial distortions ahead. "The spatial flux in
Chapter 163: The Beast Cage Massacre
The spatial tornado violently dissolved, dropping Austin’s team onto a cracked, desolate wasteland of black iron sand. The sky above the Dimensional Beast Cage was a terrifying canopy of bruised purple and crimson, shattered by massive dimensional rifts that bled cold void-lightning onto the mountain ranges below. The ground groaned under constant tectonic shifts as the sub-world slowly collapsed in on itself. Roars of ancient, mutated Tier-8 and Tier-9 void beasts echoed from the jagged obsidian canyons in the distance. However, none of the thousands of contestants who materialized nearby turned their eyes toward the howling beasts. Within seconds, spatial ripples expanded across the black sand as over five thousand elite cultivators surrounded Austin’s small group in a massive, suffocating ring. Spirit weapons unsheathed in unison. The metallic clinks of broadswords, spear shafts, and heavy battleaxes filled the air, blen
Chapter 162: The Royal Speech
The ten-thousand-foot golden projection of High Sovereign Makor hovered in the blood-red sky, casting a towering shadow over the entire Grand Colosseum.His void-black eyes remained fixed on Austin for a long, heavy moment before he slowly shifted his gaze to the fifty thousand geniuses gathered below.Makor raised his massive right hand.His voice boomed like continuous celestial thunder, reverberating across the floating cloud-palaces and shaking the spatial fabric of the Central Realm."Geniuses of a hundred realms!" Makor proclaimed, his tone filled with absolute authority and divine majesty. "You gather today not merely to compete, but to prove your worthiness before the heavens!""The Divine Tournament is the ultimate crucible of our realm—a sacred rite established to temper the strong, elevate the noble, and forge the future guardians of our cosmic order!"The millions of spectating nobles, high-tier sect masters, and corporate executive
Chapter 161: The Gathering of Geniuses
The Grand Colosseum of the Central Realm floated majestically above a vast sea of cloud-palaces.It was an ancient, ringed structure forged from white star-jade and reinforced with cosmic spatial runes.Millions of spectating nobles, high-tier sect masters, and corporate executives filled the soaring tiers of surrounding floating platforms.Their voices echoed across the sky like rolling thunder.On the central arena floor, over fifty thousand elite geniuses from a hundred lower and upper worlds assembled in distinct regional formations.Each team represented the absolute peak talent of their respective realms.Their spirit bases flared with diverse, vibrant light, filling the air with an overwhelming array of high-tier pressure.Austin walked onto the white jade arena floor at an easy, light pace.His hands rested casually in the pockets of his plain black tunic.To his left, Princess Clara walked with calm grace, her scholar robes swaying while her silver star-compass hummed smoothl
Chapter 160: Assembling the Team
The quiet atmosphere of the Ninth Restricted Floor hung heavy between them, punctuated only by the subtle hum of floating star-stone lamps. Austin stood calmly near the unrolled obsidian star-map, his hands casually resting in his pockets. His vertical golden pupils held no trace of shock or concern as he looked at the glowing red imperial decree projected from Princess Clara's star-compass. "Ten million spirit gems," Austin said, his tone crisp, direct, and completely unbothered. "At least the High Sovereign knows my exact value." Clara adjusted her scholar robes, her sharp eyes scanning his unyielding posture. "The Nightfall Sovereign Guild consists of ruthless void assassins who have spent centuries hunting high-tier targets in the borderlands," Clara explained, her tone grave. "They operate with absolute synchronization. In a mandatory team-based survival format, they will not challenge you to honorable duels.
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