The Next One

Chapter 851: The Next One

Ronan's eyes widened as he stared at the man who had firmly grasped his axe handle, his face filled with utter bewilderment.

What kind of joke was this?

After being struck so many times by his absolute power, he still wasn't dead?

What the hell were you made of?!

And why could you grip my axe? I should have had absolute suppression over you!

"I'm terribly sorry, but only the upper half of your axe has that particular property. All I had to do was prevent you from using it."

Xu Yue's skin rapidly re-formed, restoring his original appearance bit by bit. His handsome features returned, and a metallic Six Paths Robe emerged over his body, concealing the smooth skin that would make even girls jealous.

"Then... why didn't you do that earlier?"

Ronan could barely process it.

"Because I felt like it."

Crack—

Xu Yue snapped the axe in midair. The upper portion containing the Power Stone fell from the sky.

"To be honest, I was a little reluctant to kill you. But the space probably won't tolerate you, and you'll be dead for sure the next time I come here anyway, so I suppose there's no point..."

Xu Yue looked somewhat wistful. From the break where he had snapped the axe, layer upon layer of dust spread down the handle toward Ronan's body.

He had merely intended to crush the axe, but for some inexplicable reason, Ronan, who seemed connected to it, began weathering away and disintegrating as though they were one whole.

Only when his head began to vanish did that arrogant, invincible face finally reveal an expression of confusion.

What had I struggled for all this time?

But the stone had fallen. With the Power Stone's might, even an ordinary impact