Giant Axe Warrior

"Is this... an epiphany?" Those who saw this scene held their breath, feeling incredibly tense.

Vida's gaze grew even colder. Under his control, his long spear probed toward Li Yilin's vital points like a viper launching an attack from the shadows.

Li Yilin's eyes were unfocused, resisting the attacks purely on combat instinct, his thoughts having drifted back thirty thousand years.

Back then, he had just transmigrated into Swallowed Star, and the system had only just appeared. Knowing the magnificence of this world, he had been so high-spirited. Even after signing a contract with the Giant Axe Arena, he firmly believed he would not fall here and would absolutely rise to the top.

Later, after experiencing battle after battle, countless people died under his blade. Among them were those who had no choice, those who were high-spirited, those with lofty ambitions... but without exception, they all died by his hand.

Countless times escaping death, countless times facing the threat of extinction—that feeling of being filled with fear and despair yet having no choice but to face it—made him transform and grow stronger time and time again!

Lightning gave him a new life, bestowed him with power, and allowed him to...

Grow stronger!

And then...

Survive!

Li Yilin tilted his head back. His Black Blade had stopped swinging at some point. Lightning flickered, and six black threads turned around in the blink of an eye, simultaneously blasting toward every vital point on his body!

Vida's eyes narrowed, alarm bells ringing in his heart. He thrust his long spear, aiming straight for Li Yilin's heart.

Li Yilin ignored it. He tilted his head back, his blood-stained mouth splitting into a grin, his eyes filled with a blazing light.

Lightning--

"So that's how it is!"

"Hahaha..."

Amidst his arrogant laughter, more purple lightning instantly surrounded his body. An invisible ripple spread out, and those six black threads were swallowed by the lightning before they could even touch the hem of his clothes. He swung his blade, colliding with the tip of the spear.

"Boom!" The immense force sent Vida staggering back several meters. His expression changed drastically, and he lunged forward again without hesitation. The long spear in his hand stabbed out like a viper, with the Light Domain coiling around it. Under the enhancement of the law, the attack was even more ferocious.

He was fast, but Li Yilin was faster.

He appeared slow, but in reality, he floated up with great speed. Countless lightning snakes coiled around him, accompanied by a purple Lightning Domain that covered a range of hundreds of miles, as if a god of thunder had descended upon the world.

Virtual Universe.

The scene was silent. Everyone wore various expressions, plunged into stillness as if a great being had cast a time-stopping secret technique upon them.

Everyone watched the images unfolding on the field, holding their breath and focusing their attention!

"Thunder Dragon--" A low, powerful shout rang out.

Rumble!

The massive purple domain instantly inverted, shrouding the sky above. Countless purple lightning bolts wove through the thunderclouds, and the low rumble of thunder accompanied by blinding flashes made people's hearts tremble.

Looking at the overwhelming Lightning Domain and the blinding lightning above his head, Vida's heart sank. He wondered whether he had truly grasped the Light Domain or if the other had.

His domain, even with the enhancement of the law, was almost completely suppressed!

Impossible!

Unless he had stepped over the threshold the moment he grasped the law and had his own understanding, entering a deeper level!

But the probability of that...

It's against the laws of heaven!

Vida refused to believe it. He gripped his long spear, his lean waist pulling back, and raised the weapon. Countless black rays of light, containing all his insights into light, coiled around the shaft.

"Hah!"

He roared and threw it forward with all his might. The long spear shot toward the distant thunderous silhouette like light piercing through the clouds.

Within the thick, layered thunderclouds, a massive vortex appeared, and a colossal Thunder Dragon poked its head out from the clouds.

The long, flowing dragon whiskers, the majestic dragon eyes that no one dared to offend, and that dragon body so lifelike it didn't seem to be condensed from lightning... The virtual space was silent. Everyone held their breath, not daring to take a single deep breath.

The Thunder Dragon in the sky roared toward the heavens. The low yet highly penetrating dragon roar spread across the entire planet in the blink of an eye.

In the void dozens of miles away from the battlefield stood a burly man with a snake tail and a human torso. He was a sector lord, the "supervisor" responsible for this life-and-death battle. When the Thunder Dragon appeared, he had no expression, but the moment he heard the dragon's roar, he almost lost his footing and fell from the sky.

He quickly steadied himself, looking at the giant Thunder Dragon in the sky, his heart filled with shock.

What kind of creature was this Thunder Dragon to be so terrifying!

His bloodline was trembling, as if he had encountered a natural enemy... no, not a natural enemy.

The burly man closed his eyes, carefully sensing the feedback from his bloodline.

It was...

Yearning!

The origin of his bloodline told him that the evolutionary direction he yearned for was...

"That dragon!" He looked in shock at the dragon, or rather, at the tiny shadow in front of the dragon's head.

Could he possibly possess the hidden bloodline of the Dragon-Man Race!

Otherwise, why would a phantom beast conjured by a domain make his own bloodline tremble...

What a pity!

Both of them have actually comprehended the laws, yet it is a shame that one of them must fall here today!

The supervisor felt a pang of regret in his heart.

Under the Lightning Domain.

Li Yilin flashed through the void, appearing directly before the massive dragon head. He raised the Black Blade in his hand, channeling the force within his body.

"Rumble..." The Thunder Dragon roared, and countless baring, clawing purple lightning bolts converged toward its gaping maw.

Li Yilin sank his energy into his dantian and let out a violent shout.

"Fall!"

The massive thunder sphere, accompanied by a blade aura that felt like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, tore through the vast space in the blink of an eye. After knocking aside the incoming spear, it arrived instantly before Vida.

The blade aura, which seemed as if it would cleave the entire world in two, reached him before Vida could even react.

Such speed, such an attack—it was impossible to resist.

He only had time to raise his hand before the blade aura swept through the center of his body, piercing him and striking the massive mountain range behind him.

"Bang!"

Vida's knees slammed into the ground as his body was sliced diagonally into two halves, his upper torso slowly toppling over.

Vida's eyes remained open, staring blankly at the Lightning Domain and the Thunder Dragon still lingering in the sky above, his lips trembling.

"Im... possible!" He closed his eyes!

Though his external wounds did not appear severe, in reality, his internal sea of consciousness had been pierced, and his soul had shattered.

The gale howled!

Li Yilin descended from the sky, looking down at the corpse with a face that had returned to an expressionless, indifferent state.

He slowly knelt, picked up a ring that had fallen to the ground, and placed it into the corpse's slightly open palm.

"You were very strong!

"But I have a reason that I must win!"

He stood up and turned around, purple lightning pouring out from his body. In a flash, he incinerated the corpse and the ring behind him into cosmic dust, which then merged into the starry void under the ravages of the cosmic hurricane.

Virtual Universe.

Everyone watched in silence as the scene played out: Vida's body turning to dust, Li Yilin standing in place, and the supervisor flying toward him.

"Damn it!"

Violently pushing the two bunny-girls aside, Aodeyu stood up and strode to the virtual screen, slamming his fists into the image of Li Yilin, his face terrifyingly dark.

"Laws—he has actually comprehended the Origin Law and even crossed the threshold in one go!"

A Domain Lord under forty thousand years old who had comprehended the Origin Law and crossed the threshold, even earning the title of Giant Axe Warrior—with such talent and such rapid advancement, Aodeyu could already imagine the immense trouble he would face next.

"I must inform the master!"

Desolate Planet.

"Congratulations on earning the title of Giant Axe Warrior. This is your medal!" The supervisor patted Li Yilin on the shoulder, took a brand-new medal from his spatial ring, and personally pinned it to Li Yilin's chest.

The moment the medal engraved with the strange giant axe was pinned to Li Yilin's chest!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..." The spectators in the Virtual Universe stands erupted into thunderous, tsunami-like cheers.

"Giant Axe Warrior..." Amidst the earth-shattering roar, everyone jumped to their feet, venting their excitement.

"You won, Li Yilin!"

"I actually witnessed the birth of a Giant Axe Warrior!"

"Li Yilin's comprehension of the Origin Law has also crossed the threshold. Both of them crossed the threshold during a life-and-death duel—this is too spectacular!"

"This ticket was worth it!"

"Hahaha, although I lost the money I bet, I'm going to save this battle. This fight has given me a glimpse of a breakthrough!"

"This is a Giant Axe Warrior!"

Desolate Planet.

Li Yilin stood before the snake-tailed man. After the man pinned the medal to his chest, he bowed slightly.

"Thank you, my lord!"

"My name is Sawatdee." The snake-tailed man laughed, "With your talent, I estimate it won't be long before you are my equal."

Li Yilin smiled without a word, and Sawatdee did not mind, continuing his explanation.

"Now that you have become a Giant Axe Warrior, your life-and-death battles have officially concluded. The contract you signed has been terminated, and your home planet will be transferred to your name within half an hour..."

He had already concluded that Li Yilin possessed the hidden bloodline of the Dragon-Man Race; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to cultivate a secret technique that was clearly related to dragons.

Therefore, he made up his mind to befriend him.

For someone he was determined to befriend, he was naturally very patient in explaining the situation that would follow.

After clarifying all the information regarding the contract and the status of a Giant Axe Warrior, Sawatdee finally asked, "Do you have any plans for what comes next?"

"Plans?" Li Yilin was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head. "After experiencing such long, life-and-death struggles, I want to relax for a while."

"If nothing goes wrong, I will return to my home planet to take a look, cultivate my own people, and consolidate the strength I have just broken through with. As for what happens after that... I'll decide when the time comes!"

Sawatdee was not surprised by Li Yilin's answer, instead asking in return, "Do you have any intention of joining the Giant Axe Arena?"

To be honest, Li Yilin was somewhat tempted, but...

He still shook his head. "No, for now, I just want to enjoy this hard-won freedom!"

He had been bound by a single contract for thirty thousand years, and he did not want to go through that again.

"Very well. If you ever want to join, come find me. With your talent, joining the core layer will be no problem at all." Sawatdee laughed heartily, sent a message to his inbox, and said, "This is my virtual ID. If you need anything in the future, look for me. I still have a mission to attend to, so I won't stay any longer!"

A black spaceship appeared in mid-air like a phantom, its hatch sliding open silently. He nodded slightly toward Li Yilin, turned, and flew into the ship.

Watching the spaceship ascend, accelerate into the Dark Universe, and vanish from sight, Li Yilin looked around at the silent, desolate surroundings.

"Am I... finally free?"