The Next One

Lister's Killing Intent Wave like a tide, causing the entire Merrick Star Region to tremble.

The crimson light on the Shadowless Blade surged, and wherever the blade passed, dark cracks were torn through the space.

"World-Ending Level?!"

For the first time, Morris's voice trembled.

The diamond-shaped crystal on his forehead flashed wildly, attempting to reassess Lister's strength.

As an intelligence expert in the Void Corridor, he had never seen an existence that could go from being Hegemon to World Annihilation in just three hundred years.

Sailuo and Zion exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Three hundred years ago, in front of everyone, Sailuo had already tested them.

In just three hundred years, could it be... that Lister could have grown to this level?

No... that's not right...!

It wasn't that Lister was growing up; perhaps he had been hiding something from that time onward.

Now, the two finally understand the basis for Lister's courage in orchestrating this "Galactic Big Bang".

"Do it!"

"Deal with the small fish first."

At Lister's command, he charged straight at Pas, and the battle erupted instantly.

Kavin's mechanical army surged toward the Federation Central Army like a silver torrent, with the truth runes of the Church of Mechanical Truth appearing on the surface of every mechanical creation.

Hoffman's puppet army was also entangled in battle with the Central Army.

The emerald halberd of the Lord of Qingteng Vine drew a graceful arc, and the vitality of the Eternal Sea of Trees collided with the eternal freezing power of Zion in the void.

Lister's Shadowless Blade, enveloped in crimson light, slashed towards Pas like a blood-red meteor.

This Hegemon of the Beta Civilization withstood a massive explosion, and is now at his last gasp.

Faced with Lister's relentless strike, the ever-approaching sharpness of the blade, and the sense of destiny that his soul was locked in and could not escape.

In that instant, the feeling of facing death descended upon me once more, and a flicker of despair flashed in my eyes.

"Don't even think about it! Your opponent is me!"

Sailuo's figure suddenly Flash, and a chaotic and disordered pressure surged in like a tide, attempting to disrupt Lister's control of his power.

At the same time, Zion raised his hand and a shield of ice crystals instantly formed in front of Pas.

Ancient Witchcraft runes appeared on the surface of the shield, radiating an extremely cold defensive power.

The Chaos and Disorder Domain of Sailuo had its effects on Lister completely negated.

However, it completely rewrites the power system of the surrounding star system.

A tremendous force of recoil traveled along the blade to his arm and then to his entire body.

Fortunately, the special properties of Merrick Saber Technique take effect at this moment: Super Armor!

The attack was not interrupted at all; the blade slashed down without interruption.

The ice crystal shield in front of him looked like a piece of paper.

"Snap!"

Lister's blade moved without hesitation, its crimson light tearing through Zion's ice shield.

The moment the runes shattered, Pas's pupils contracted sharply. In a panic, he raised his dark gauntlets to block, but the blade was already upon him!

"Puff--!"

The Shadowless Blade pierced through Pas's chest, and the true damage attached to the blade exploded instantly.

Pas's body couldn't withstand the immense tearing force of the blade, and with a final, unwilling roar, he was cleaved into a cloud of blood mist.

"Attack: Deals true damage -3,821,559 points. Health is below 7.4%. Merrick Saber Technique execution is in progress... Execution successful. Cooldown remaining: 6 days and 23 hours."

"Damage suffered: -1,453,201 points of damage from the shockwave of the Starfield Space Force; now immune to negative effects."

As a long-established Hegemon, especially in other Hegemon, Sailuo's methods are indeed difficult to defend against.

Just by making a move, Lister himself lost over a million health points.

Fortunately, the result wasn't bad; they took down a wounded veteran Hegemon right from the start.

Sailuo and Zion's expressions changed drastically. They hadn't expected that even with their combined efforts to interfere and defend, Lister's strike was still unstoppable!

One strike slays a Hegemon... This terrifying, World-Ending Level power gave the two of them their first direct experience of it!

This seemingly ordinary strike actually possessed a power far exceeding expectations.

"Next."

Lister sheathed his sword and stood there, his voice calm, yet his killing intent locked onto the entire scene as if it were a tangible force.

It was as if killing Pas was no great feat, but a trivial matter that could be easily accomplished.

At the same time, Kavin has also made his move.

The silver-white mechanical suit moved without wind, and his hands drew several intersecting pale gold trajectories in the void.

Countless Mechanical Energies converged before him, transforming into countless streams of data.

His gaze swept across the crowd opposite him, and one of the Hegemon suddenly froze.

[Target discovered: Aogelie (Beta Civilization, Lieutenant General of the Federation Military District)]

[Level: Lv189]

[Health Points: 7295209/7295209]

[Strength: 2734112/2734112]

[Attributes: Strength: 278, Stamina: 266, Intelligence: 189, Agility: 189]

[Skill:...]

[Overall Rating: S]

As expected, it was Hegemon used as "nutrients".

Leaving aside the fact that he's only at level 19, just looking at Lister's four-dimensional attributes reveals his true potential.

They are truly pathetic creatures who have barely reached the Overlord Tier, despite their high status within the Beta Civilization.

However, observing the semi-closed news from other Milky Way Galaxies reveals that this person is probably still immersed in their own fantasy.

"Mechanical Truth: Dimensional Dissociation."

Kavin's cold voice rang out, and Mechanical Energy surged toward the opponent, suddenly collapsing into a single point.

Aogelie, who was locked in, had a completely blank expression, and his body surface began to harden, even faintly showing a metallic sheen.

This psychic-type Hegemon, renowned for his defense, was horrified to discover that his usually prized "Body of Steel" was actually transforming into steel.

The next moment, a sharp pain shot through me.

"No! This is..."

Aoliege's roar abruptly stopped.

His body was like a precision clock being dismantled by an invisible hand, with gears, bearings, energy conduits, and other components being stripped away and broken down into the most basic mechanical units.

Attack: Deals -332,932 damage, plus -183,332 true damage.

Attack: Deals -347,922 damage, plus -189,312 true damage.

Kavin's dismantling attacks dealt moderate damage, but were enough to keep the opponent on their toes.

The feeling of being slowly dismantled by death, a tremendous sense of fear welled up inside me.

The way he looked at Kavin was as if he were looking at a demon.

When the mechanical heart at the core was exposed, Kavin fired a beam of pale gold light from his fingertip.

"Boom--!"

The mechanical heart shattered under the light of truth, and countless parts reassembled in the void, becoming part of the mechanical torrent behind Kavin.

The entire process took only a few minutes, and even with the continued interference from the Sailuo, it was still difficult to affect Kavin.

A once- Hegemon, under Kavin's bizarre mechanical modifications, was transformed into a cloud of flying mechanical dust.

"That's impossible!"

Morris's eyes were already somewhat vacant.

Kavin, this Hegemon, was originally the one he paid the least attention to.

And the existence of Lister, a World Annihilation, is enough to make it hard to believe.

Kavin's incomprehensible attack, coupled with his 19th-rank cultivation level, allowed him to easily slay Hegemon of the same rank.

This level of strength, and the Mechanical Energy.

Even if they were questioning their own existence, they had no choice but to acknowledge the fact that Kavin was incredibly strong.

"This... this one is also World-Ending Level!"

"This... this World-Ending Level, could it really happen in clusters?"

In the vast universe, how many World Annihilation have occurred so far?

On average, only one such person is born every tens of thousands of years, and currently, 90% of the few World-Ending Level powerhouses are within the seven super powers.

Only a very few World Annihilation powerhouses reside in seclusion within this cosmic plane.

But today... he actually saw both of them at once.

Judging from the opponent's rank and life force, that vigorous and robust vitality indicates that they have only recently broken through to a higher level.

Sailuo had long since given up on Aogelie.

Even if he were to be killed right now, it wouldn't be surprising. His eyes were fixed on Lister, and he charged forward to engage in a final battle.

During their struggle, seeing that Morris was still standing there in a daze, he finally spoke up to remind him.

"Aren't you going to make a move yet!?"

"Morris!"

In the current situation, the Hegemon or absence of a Hegemon is arguably the most crucial and decisive factor.

Morris, in particular, is the Hegemon of the Void Corridor. As the Hegemon of one of the seven super powers in the universe, Sailuo has extremely high expectations for his strength.

Upon hearing this, Morris finally took action. A diamond-shaped crystal appeared on his chest, bursting with dazzling golden light, and the dimensional runes unique to the Void Corridor were infused into the crystal.

An unusual sense of spatial Twist arose in everyone's perception.

The crystal then hurtled toward Lister.

Unfortunately, before they could launch an attack, the Lord of Qingteng intercepted them in mid-air.

"Your opponent is me."

The voice of the Lord of Qingteng Green Vines was like the whisper of an ancient tree, and emerald vines tore through space, causing countless Phantom of Tree of Eternity to rise from the ground.

The roots of these giant trees, reaching heights of a thousand meters, penetrated dimensions and temporarily blocked the movement of the rhomboid crystal.

Even that sense of Twist was sealed within.

General Boren immediately joined the battle, his mechanical combat boots crushing the spatial barrier.

The galaxy emblem on the epaulettes suddenly disintegrated into 36,000 nanostructures.

These constructs intertwined in the vacuum to form Starlink Network, instantly covering the entire battlefield.

"The Mechanical Kingdom: Civilization Manifested."

With Boren's whisper, the Starlink Network suddenly contracted.

The Eternal Freeze Domain that Zion was implementing suddenly experienced data stream disruptions, and countless mechanical armies materialized from the Starlink Network.

This mechanical army was even more exaggerated than Kavin's torrent of mechanical steel.

Although they were unconscious, the numbers were staggering!

Behind General Boren, the star field had long since vanished, completely filled by the mechanical army.

[Target: Leviathan's Type 322 Robot ( with the Mechanical Kingdom attribute boosting)]

[Level: Lv225]

[Health Points: 3025209/3025209]

[Strength:1173411/1173411]

[Attributes: Strength: 285 (Base 225 + 60), Stamina: 285, Intelligence: 285, Agility: 285]

[Skill:...]

[Overall Rating: B~A (Note: Under the amplification effect of the Mechanical Kingdom, the current rating is A)]

After being given exclusive enhancements by General Boren in the Mechanical Kingdom, the combat power of millions of robots was all A-level.

The sheer number of Tier 23, Rank A mechanical troops brought about was undeniably awe-inspiring.

Even Zion, the archmage of the Witchcraft Civilization, couldn't help but shrink his pupils, never expecting that the usually reserved and honest Boren would possess such strength.

Under the onslaught of countless self-destructing robots, his prized frozen domain is being destroyed by the raw power of explosions.

"Seven thousand years."

Boren's stubble trembled, and his eyes couldn't help but show excitement.

"It's time to settle our old scores!"

Hehe~!

"You and your mechanical toys?"

"Do you really think that's all the tricks I, as the second-generation leader of the Witchcraft Civilization, have?"

Zion Kyle immediately showed disdain upon hearing this.

As the pinnacle Hegemon of the Witchcraft Civilization and the undisputed number one figure in the Galactic Federation, he began to change tactics in the face of General Boren's mechanical army's suppression.

The icy mist of the Eternal Freeze Star Prison that surrounded him suddenly dissipated, replaced by blazing dark red runes surging forth from beneath his robes.

As a genius of the Witchcraft Civilization and a grand mage of all magic systems, the battle has only just begun.

This dark red rune seemed to have torn open a spatial rift, unleashing the annihilating power that had been passed down through generations of Witchcraft Civilization.

Zion's eyes ignited with a dark purple flame.

With a swing of his staff in his left hand, the "Star-Burning Ring," imbued with annihilating power, instantly took shape.

Each ring of fire is imbued with annihilation energy.

Wherever the ring of fire passed, countless mechanical armies of the Mechanical Kingdom in Boren were burned to ashes, reduced to wreckage.

Even he himself was entangled by this dark purple annihilation fire.

His federal uniform had been completely burned away, and after the mimicry disappeared, his true mechanical armor was revealed.

At the same time, he swung his arm again.

A surge of high energy erupted from the Starlink Network, and countless incinerated remnants were reassembled and continuously regenerated.

For a moment, the silver torrent of machinery and the crimson Star-Burning Ring were locked in a stalemate.

Unfortunately, Zion, the long-established Hegemon of the Witchcraft Civilization, had a much deeper foundation of power.

In a simple clash of energy, even the mechanical army could not break through the opponent's Star-Burning Ring, and was even being constantly pushed closer by the opponent.

"These mere toys are ultimately no match for the annihilation truth of our Witchcraft Civilization."

Zion, positioned high above, is now closing in with the help of the "Star-Burning Ring".

The tip of the staff shone with a Destruction light once more.

With annihilation flames still burning on his body, Boren's combat power was greatly reduced, and for a time he was truly unable to effectively resist.

Fortunately, Kavin has already taken down another "fuel" Hegemon was just there to make up the numbers.

Sensing the predicament Boren was facing, it instantly activated Mechanical Truth: Phase Folding.

His form dissipated into countless nanoscale runes, and the next second he reappeared in front of Boren.

Seeing the scorching, annihilating power of the "Star-Burning Ring" reach his chest, Kavin quickly spread his arms.

A surge of golden energy passed through the high-dimensional barrier formed by the runes of the Church of Mechanical Truth.

When Zion's fiery flames collided with the barrier, their trajectory was forcibly Twist as if they were falling into a black hole, grazing the tops of him and Boren before hurtling into the distant void.

In the aftershocks of the explosion, dark red cracks appeared on Kavin's mechanical armor due to overload.

The next instant, Kavin grabbed Boren and shifted his position, finally managing to create distance again.

However... when facing a magic-based Hegemon, especially a true archmage like Zion, he doesn't mind maintaining distance at all.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips, and the staff began to move again.

Countless energies converged in the surrounding space, and the familiar dark red inscription reappeared, as the power of annihilation was continuously poured in once more.

Although the attack had not yet been launched, Kavin and Boren realized that the space around them had been locked.