Domain Lord? I don't even need Space-Time Control to kill you all!

Twenty-three warships, along with the thousands of crew members aboard them, all stood frozen like statues.

Every motion was locked in that single instant.

In the starry void, a deathly silence descended.

Only Qian Yu moved freely within this frozen space.

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers gently curling together.

"Shatter."

Boom!!!

The frozen space collapsed in an instant!

Those energy beams frozen in the starry sky simultaneously detonated, scattering into countless specks of light that flew in all directions, like a grand fireworks display.

As for the warships, the light frigates were the first to succumb to the twisting force of the collapsing space. Their hulls warped and deformed, snapping in two at the middle before exploding with a thunderous roar!

Next came the medium destroyers. The energy shields on their surfaces flickered twice before shattering completely. The entire ships were crushed into lumps of scrap metal by the invisible spatial force, then exploded with a boom!

Finally, the three heavy battlecruisers. Their materials were tougher, their structures sturdier, but under Space-Time Control, they only lasted two more seconds.

After two seconds, countless cracks appeared across their hulls simultaneously, and then they blasted apart!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

Twenty-three warships, twenty-three balls of fire, blooming one after another in the starry sky!

The sight was too spectacular. Countless fragments scattered in all directions, the residual energy of the explosions surging through the void, light illuminating a region thousands of kilometers wide.

From the direction of Green Flame Star, it looked as though a brilliant cluster of fireworks had suddenly burst open in the starry sky.

And Qian Yu stood right at the center of this display.

Countless fragments whistled past him, yet not a single one could touch him.

"Not bad."

Qian Yu murmured to himself, flexing his wrist.

This was his first time unleashing Space-Time Control at full power, and the effect was even better than he had anticipated.

The intensity of Space-Time Control continuously improved with his strength and comprehension of the laws. For example, a Sealed King who could not perform teleportation or spatial shredding could easily do both while wielding Space-Time Control.

And when a Venerable Level World Tree used Space-Time Control, it could achieve effects nearly on par with a Cosmic Lord.

Twenty-three warships, thousands of enemies, wiped out in a single move.

But he knew the real main event had yet to begin.

Those warships were just an appetizer. As for the true enemy, Qian Yu lifted his head, his gaze piercing through the dissipating fireworks toward the depths of the starry sky.

There, four figures were flying toward him at tremendous speed.

Three auras at Cosmic Level Ninth Order, and one at Domain Lord level.

"Here they come."

A faint smile tugged at Qian Yu's lips.

The four figures moved incredibly fast, crossing thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye and appearing before Qian Yu.

At the lead was a burly middle-aged man, a Domain Lord First Order, his face covered in rough flesh, wielding a massive battle axe. He was the same one who had declared on the communication screen that he would capture Qian Yu alive.

Behind him followed three Cosmic Level Ninth Order experts—two men and one woman—all staring at Qian Yu with greedy eyes.

"Hahahaha!"

The Bald Man burst into loud laughter.

"Qian Yu! You've got some skill after all—twenty-three warships couldn't handle you!"

He licked his lips, greed burning in his eyes.

"But that's even better. Those losers are dead and gone, no need to split the bounty with them!"

The three behind him also bared vicious grins.

"The boss is right! Five trillion—split four ways, that's over a trillion each. Enough to spend for centuries!"

"Capture him alive! Don't let him escape!"

"Escape?"

Qian Yu laughed.

Far from running, he took a step forward and actively closed the distance.

The moment his words fell, his figure vanished from where he stood!

"What?!"

The Bald Man's pupils contracted sharply. His divine sense exploded outward, frantically trying to track Qian Yu's trail!

But Qian Yu's speed was far too fast—so fast that even his divine sense could not keep up!

"Behind you!"

Behind him, a Cosmic Level Ninth Order powerhouse screamed in terror.

The Bald Man whipped his head around, and what greeted him was a blazing blade of light.

Crimson flames roared along the blade—the power of the Law of Fire, heat enough to incinerate stars!

Boom!!!

Blade met axe!

Wild energy shockwaves exploded outward, blasting the three Cosmic Level Ninth Order fighters nearby flying!

The Bald Man felt a mountain-crushing force surge through his battle-axe. His tiger's-mouth split open instantly, and the bones of his entire arm groaned and cracked!

He was sent hurtling back thousands of meters before he barely managed to steady himself.

"How is this possible?!"

His eyes bulged as he stared at his trembling hands in disbelief.

He was a Domain Lord First Order—how terrifying was his strength?

How could he be sent flying in a direct clash by a Cosmic Level Third Order?!

Qian Yu stood with his blade, his expression calm.

"Domain Lord First Order, and that's all you've got? I don't even need Space-Time Control to deal with you!"

Boom!

The next moment, his figure vanished again.

The Bald Man's instincts screamed danger, and he hurriedly braced to defend!

How could he be this fast—he couldn't track him at all!

Of course he couldn't track him, because Qian Yu was using a movement technique infused with insights into the Law of Space!

He was nothing but the most ordinary Domain Lord First Order, without even a shred of understanding of the Law of Space—how could he possibly keep up?!

Before his defense could fully form, the black-clad figure had already appeared before him.

"You're too slow."

Qian Yu's voice came like the whisper of death itself.

The blade flashed again.

Boom!!

This strike was faster, fiercer, and more precise than the last!

The power of the Law of Fire poured fully into the blade, and the blade-light swelled to hundreds of meters long, like a crimson ribbon tearing through the starry sky, slashing toward the Bald Man!

"Ahhh!!!"

The Bald Man desperately raised his battle-axe to block!

Crack!

The battle-axe snapped clean in two!

The blade-light didn't slow, sweeping across his neck!

Pfft—

A head flew high into the air, its eyes still wide with disbelief and terror.

Qian Yu closed in instantly!!

A single punch blasted out!!

A massive hole was punched through the body, and the Core Nucleus shattered!

Domain Lord First Order—dead in two strikes.

The shattered corpse shot hundreds of kilometers away before drifting helplessly through the starry void.

The starry void fell into a deathly silence.

The three Cosmic Level Ninth Order powerhouses were still frozen in the positions they'd been thrown into, utterly rooted to the spot.

They had just witnessed a Domain Lord First Order powerhouse beheaded in two strikes by this black-clad youth.

And they themselves were only Cosmic Level Ninth Order.

"Run! Run now!"

All three snapped out of it at once, scattering in different directions like mad!

Forget the five-trillion bounty, forget capturing Qian Yu alive—their lives came first!

This Qian Yu was too abnormal! A Cosmic Level effortlessly slaughtering a Domain Lord? How was that possible?!

"Think you can run?"

Qian Yu said flatly.

His figure vanished once more.

First.

That was a lean man, burning energy desperately to accelerate his escape, already over a hundred kilometers away.

He glanced back, didn't see Qian Yu's figure, and felt a surge of joy in his heart.

"Did I escape?!"

Then he felt a weight on his shoulder.

He turned his head stiffly.

Qian Yu stood right behind him, one hand resting on his shoulder, quietly watching him.

"No—"

Pfft!

A flash of blade light, and a head flew up.

Second.