Comprehension

The blade's light slanted into the clouds.

The World Lord's Internal World had only just burst open, yet Li Dui had already snatched up the treasures within.

After taking the other space treasures, Li Dui flew upward without hurry.

Today's prey had been formidable. He had earned the Origin Law of Lightning's recognition and gained a little insight into the Law of Time. His strength was on par with the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge. Even in the outside world, he would have qualified as a Peak World Lord.

World Lords had long lifespans. They were also at the stage closest to the Origin Laws, so a World Lord who had lived a little longer was rarely weak.

Universe Rank fighters were different. Most of them hadn't even developed a domain.

Not many Domain Lords could comprehend the Origin Laws, either.

In their previous hunts, the World Lords had fled as soon as they spotted Li Dui.

Li Dui knew that word of his many kills had surely spread. Information traveled at the speed of light. Even after passing through several hands, three or four years was enough for it to reach every World City.

Yet today's target hadn't run. He must have been quite confident in his own strength to come out and face Li Dui head-on.

Li Dui had kindly played along, showing strength to match his opponent's. The two had clashed for a long time. In the end, Li Dui had been very "lucky": after using his "amazing" footwork again and again, he'd finally spotted a "tiny" opening and "managed" to kill his opponent.

In truth, Li Dui knew this performance didn't mean much. Even if his strength were only what he'd shown just now, that would still be frightening enough for ordinary World Lords.

If all the World Lords left their own territories and hid elsewhere, where would he find anyone in such a vast place?

Fortunately, he'd kept up a steady pace of attacks in recent years. Counting the one he'd just killed, he'd hunted down 107 World Lords in total. He'd collected 14,793 Xueluo Crystals, already exceeding his target. From here on, he'd kill whoever he could; if he couldn't find any more, so be it.

At the Eighteenth Cloud Layer, the three bodies reunited. Number 2 put away the other two and sped off.

Again and again, he leaped along the ripples in space, searching for a way to attune himself to them.

Just as Li Dui had expected, hunting became much harder after he killed that Peak World Lord.

Thirty years. He'd randomly selected more than 160 World Cities.

Only eleven had rabbits in their burrows.

Were these people really that cowardly? There were more than ten million World Lords. How many could I possibly kill? Fewer than one in ten dared to stay on their own turf. Do I have to go storm the Immortal Temple? Li Dui grumbled to himself.

After killing so many World Lords, he naturally knew the locations of several Immortal Temples. He'd even considered visiting one to have a look before leaving the Xueluo World.

His mind wandered as he moved forward at random.

Suddenly, a terrifying sense of danger surged up behind him.

"Damn it!" Li Dui swore inwardly, throwing all his attention onto Number 2 in an instant.

With a flick of his arm, he hurled the World Ring containing Number 1 and Number 3 toward the clouds.

"Argh!" he roared inwardly. The flickering movement technique he could usually use at will now felt as if a mountain were pressing down on him. No matter what he did, he couldn't use it.

If he didn't throw the World Ring, Li Dui might have had a chance to turn and swing his blade, blocking the attack from behind.

But he didn't dare gamble. Who knew what level of powerhouse was ambushing him? There might not be any King Rank fighters in the Xueluo World, but Marquis Immortals definitely existed.

Could Li Dui beat a Marquis Immortal?

Of course not!

If Li Dui had the physical strength of an Initial King, equivalent to ten thousand times the power of a Peak World Lord, then combined with his spatial comprehension at the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, he'd undoubtedly have the combat strength of an Initial King.

If Li Dui had an Ordinary Immortal's physical strength, equivalent to a hundred times the power of a World Lord, then with his comprehension at the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, he'd be on par with the seventeenth level and have the combat strength of a Peak Marquis.

If Li Dui were a Peak World Lord, he'd have the combat strength of the sixteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

If Li Dui had the physical strength of a Peak Domain Lord, then he might just barely reach the fifteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge.

In reality, Li Dui's physical strength was roughly equivalent to that of an early-stage Domain Lord. Even using his comprehension at the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge, at most his attacks would be as powerful as those of a Peak Army Leader.

Even if he'd had more time to prepare, getting into position and comfortably unleashing his strongest move—the Earth-Space Combination Law—with all his strength, he could have managed at most one more level of the Heavenly Bridge. After all, it was only a combination of the Laws' inherent power. It wasn't even a secret technique, just an embryonic form of one.

In other words, if he turned around and tried to block the attack, and failed, not only would Number 2 die here, but the two bodies inside the World Ring would have no chance to escape either.

That would ruin most of the plans Li Dui's true body had laid in secret. He'd also lose all the wealth he'd amassed in the Xueluo World.

Even after throwing the ring, Li Dui didn't give up on Number 2 completely. He desperately tried to flicker out of range of the killing blow behind him. If he could just get away, he'd live.

They were at the Eighteenth Cloud Layer. At his top speed, he needed only a very short time to escape the Xueluo World.

Not far behind him, a dim figure appeared and vanished. Watching the enormous claw shadow about to seize its target, the figure already wore the smile of a victor.

"Ugh!" The instant the attack struck, Li Dui truly felt death approaching. He squeezed his eyes shut and made one final, desperate struggle.

The giant claw of divine power swept silently past.

Sha'er stared wide-eyed as Li Dui abruptly vanished, then suddenly appeared dozens of kilometers away. He looked utterly astonished.

Li Dui rolled his neck and turned to look.

Judging by the aura, it wasn't a Marquis. It was a gaunt Light Immortal with a nose like a bird's beak.

"Damn it! Have you no shame? You're an Immortal God, and you're resorting to a sneak attack!" Li Dui was too angry to even feel relieved. He cursed the man outright.

Sha'er's eyelid twitched. He said coldly, "You evil fiend deserve to be killed by everyone."

Before the words had even faded, he attacked again.

Li Dui felt that every spatial ripple he sensed was now incredibly attuned to him. With a mere thought, he could harmonize with the nearest ripple, then send himself to any spatial coordinate he could sense.

Teleportation. He'd done it.

After decades of effort, he'd finally achieved what he'd hoped for.

Li Dui drew his blade.

Today, he would slay an Immortal God in celebration.

The giant claw of divine power lunged straight at him. Dark silver light flashed across the Force Battle Blade in Li Dui's hand. Its dazzling blade light sliced through the claw as easily as a hot knife through butter. Seemingly undiminished, it continued toward the Light Immortal.

Seeing his secret technique split apart with a single slash, Sha'er looked as if he'd seen a ghost. He froze in shock for a moment, only reacting when the blade light was already upon him. He hurriedly raised a claw to block it.

With a soft sound, Sha'er's body split in two beneath the blade light, just like the attack he'd unleashed moments earlier.