The Terrifying Thanses, Illusionary Demon Emperor Fist!

Such bloody slaughter involving hundreds of thousands of Star-level and even Universe-level powerhouses is likely impossible to witness anywhere else, save for the Dutu Star Sector, which stands independent of the Universe Kingdoms.

By this stage of the carnage, excluding those who had fallen and the adventurers terrified into fleeing the island, only a few thousand remained.

The sky above the Pyramid Mountain Range was soon occupied by only a few thousand people, most of whom were Universe-level tier 1 powerhouses who had made temporary breakthroughs.

Jiang Luo could no longer remain hidden for long.

Top-tier factions like the Obsidian Company seemed to have reached a tacit agreement to begin purging adventurers who did not belong to their ranks.

Besieged by seven or eight Universe-level tier 1 powerhouses simultaneously, Jiang Luo was forced to unleash the 15x King Kai Fist, using speed far exceeding that of a Star-level to evade.

This immediately drew the attention of the major factions.

"A Universe-level powerhouse?!"

"Join forces and kill him!"

Dozens of Universe-level tier 1 powerhouses attacked Jiang Luo at once.

Clang~~~

The sound of swords ringing suddenly echoed through the void.

Jiang Luo no longer hid his Thirteen Sword Fiend Body, and powerful energy fluctuations radiated outward.

Thirteen sword auras shot from his body, instantly piercing the torsos of several Universe-level tier 1 powerhouses.

The remaining sword auras were blocked by armor and combat suits.

Even those who managed to block the sword auras with their armor were sent flying far away.

Jiang Luo's expression held a hint of regret; these powerhouses belonging to major factions were all filthy rich.

While their comprehension of laws and domains might be far inferior to his, the armor, combat suits, force weapons, and telekinetic weapons they possessed were all extraordinary.

Killing them was truly not an easy task.

This was the reason he had kept his strength hidden; killing a slave army of over a hundred thousand Star-level and newly-broken-through Universe-level powerhouses one by one would exhaust him to the point of collapse.

Moreover, if he were truly targeted by a concentrated barrage of soul attacks, he would struggle to defend himself.

Since Jiang Luo had already exposed his strength, he stopped wasting time and, bolstered by the 15x King Kai Fist, darted like lightning into the midst of the Universe-level slaves.

The Thirteen Sword Fiends acted like a meat grinder, wantonly shredding the Universe-level powerhouses one after another.

"My god, what kind of monster is he?!"

"He is no ordinary Universe-level powerhouse!"

"Fight him together!"

"Spirit readers, unleash soul attacks quickly!!"

The Thirteen Sword Fiends flickered, sometimes dispersing and sometimes merging, appearing and disappearing like ghosts.

As Jiang Luo charged into the crowd, it was as if a vicious wolf had descended upon a flock of sheep.

Had these Universe-level powerhouses not been slaves, they likely would have been terrified into scattering and fleeing.

Just as Jiang Luo was in the midst of his slaughter, a bolt of lightning suddenly shot toward him.

A streak of sword aura narrowly blocked the lightning strike.

Jiang Luo looked expressionlessly at the figure who had transformed into lightning—the Blood Fiend, Thanses!

The strongest Star-level genius of the current generation in the Gulun Universe Kingdom!

Although he appeared to be killing wantonly, half of his focus had actually been on guarding against Thanses.

Even if the opponent was only at the Star-level tier 9.

Thanses had already cleared the fifth Trial Tower, a feat that would rank him within the top ten or twenty among all Star-level geniuses across the 1008 Universe Kingdoms.

An ordinary Universe-level tier 1 was nowhere near being his match.

"You are not Jiang Luo?" Thanses's gaze was icy.

While dodging attacks from other Universe-level powerhouses, Jiang Luo replied in a hoarse voice, "Who is Jiang Luo?"

He did not fear the opponent identifying him.

Setting aside the fact that he had used the profound mysteries of the seventh level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map to alter his physique, height, and build, which had changed significantly from before.

Furthermore, the strength he was currently displaying was not something a Star-level could achieve, unless one was a freak like Bolan.

Additionally, the techniques of the Thirteen Sword Fiends were completely different from the Rainwater Sutra sword style he had displayed in the Virtual Universe.

To those in the dark, the Thirteen Sword Fiends appeared to be nothing more than a telekinetic weapon.

A crazed killing intent shone in Thanses's eyes: "Whoever you are, don't even think about stopping me!"

He immediately transformed back into lightning, circling around Jiang Luo, with streaks of blood-colored blade light firing from the lightning from time to time.

Beneath his mask, Jiang Luo's gaze remained calm. With the Thirteen Sword Fiends at full power and his movement technique bolstered by the 15x King Kai Fist, even Thanses could not keep up.

He continued to easily fend off Thanses while slaughtering other Universe-level powerhouses, appearing as relaxed and leisurely as if he were taking a stroll.

The Star-level adventurers watching from the periphery of the island were left dumbstruck.

As time passed, one Universe Level 1 powerhouse after another died under Jiang Luo's sword. Even the remaining powerhouses, mostly slaves controlled by major top-tier factions, could not suppress the chill in their hearts.

Suddenly, a beam of light flashed!

Jiang Luo's figure faltered as he looked down at the gaping hole in his chest!

A laser gun!

Someone had used a D-grade laser gun!

Immediately after, the Universe Level slave who had pulled out the D-grade laser gun to attack Jiang Luo was killed by Morena.

"Die!"

The Blood Demon Thanses, transformed into a bolt of lightning, wore a cruel smile, but the expression vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

The massive hole in Jiang Luo's chest was healing at an incredible speed.

Not only were Thanses and the others left dumbfounded, but even Morena, the intelligent lifeform standing atop the Pyramid Mountain Range, could not help but show a look of astonishment.

Even a D1-grade laser gun couldn't kill him?!

"Damn it!!! The treasure is mine! No one is allowed to snatch it from me!!"

After the shock, Thanses's eyes grew increasingly crazed, and the dense cosmic energy in the void suddenly became turbulent.

Jiang Luo's expression shifted abruptly.

Is this Thanses insane?!

He is actually attempting to break through to the Universe Level!

Once he breaks through to the Universe Level, entering the Giant Axe Arena will no longer be so easy!

If he fails to enter the top 1,000 of the 1,008 Universe Kingdoms in the powerhouse tournament a dozen years from now, he would have to wait another thousand years for the Giant Axe Arena to send people to the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall to select and absorb Universe Level geniuses.

Jiang Luo's eyes filled with killing intent. Merging the Thirteen Sword Phantoms, he moved to kill Thanses before the breakthrough could complete.

But he was immediately pinned down by the desperate attacks of the other Universe Level slaves.

Even with the Nuwa Map guarding his soul, he dared not easily withstand the soul attacks of hundreds of Universe Level 1 powerhouses.

Jiang Luo sneered and simply began slaughtering these Universe Level slaves instead.

The fighting spirit within him had long since surged.

For a long time, he had been busy "farming." Not to mention in reality, he rarely fought or killed anyone even in the Virtual Universe Network.

Now that there was finally a decent opponent to test his real-world strength, how could he not be excited?

"Thanses, I hope you don't disappoint me..."

By the time Thanses fully stepped into the Universe Level 1, Jiang Luo had already slaughtered all but a few hundred of the Universe Level slaves.

"Haha!" Amidst an eerie, wild laugh, Thanses's figure suddenly vanished.

Then, dozens of crimson lightning bolts appeared around Jiang Luo.

Each crimson bolt was a Thanses.

Afterimages? Jiang Luo was startled. It seems to be a movement technique combining the Law of Lightning and the Law of Time...

In an instant, dozens of afterimages besieged Jiang Luo, catching him off guard and forcing him into a chaotic scramble!

He was even being suppressed!

He truly deserves to be a peerless genius who reached the sixth Trial Tower, Jiang Luo marveled inwardly. Thanses's comprehension of the Law of Time is truly remarkable.

Although he far surpassed his opponent in raw power, he was far behind in terms of law comprehension.

After all, the other party had been in the Ancient Wheel Hall for hundreds of years. Even though he possessed many profound divine abilities and the Nuwa Map for visualization, his cultivation time was simply too short.

Moreover, most of his energy had been spent on spreading faith and "farming," leaving far too little for comprehending the laws.

However, this level of skill from Thanses... was still far from enough!

"Caught you!"

Jiang Luo smiled. Paying the price of having his body slashed in two by a blade of light, he captured Thanses's true form and drove the merged Thirteen Sword Phantoms deep into his body.

Thanses was smashed into the ground like a cannonball.

But the next moment, he rushed out as if nothing had happened.

His purple robes were completely shredded, revealing the black scale armor worn underneath.

Jiang Luo, who had just casually killed another Universe Level slave, was startled: "Gulun Armor?"

The Gulun Armor was standard-issue combat armor specifically crafted by the Gulun Universe Kingdom for its elite World Lord legions.

It could reduce physical attacks from below the World Lord level to one-ten-thousandth, and even attacks from ordinary World Lords could be reduced to one-hundredth.

Even geniuses of the Ancient Wheel Sacred Hall had to spend thousands of Hunyuan units to purchase one.

As for outsiders, it was difficult to buy even with money.

But upon reflection, since Thanses had already cleared the fifth Trial Tower, his net worth was in the thousands of Hunyuan units—no worse than some Undying Gods—so he could certainly afford the Gulun Armor.

"They're all so wealthy..." Jiang Luo couldn't help but sigh.

These peerless geniuses were not easy to deal with, even at the Star level; each one possessed more trump cards than the last.

It could be said that below the Domain Lord level, pure physical attacks could do nothing to Thanses.

Of course, Thanses could do nothing to him either.

Jiang Luo watched as Thanses once again unleashed dozens of phantom clones to surround him, allowing his own head to be severed by a blade.

The severed head spoke calmly: "I wonder if your soul defense is as strong as your physical defense."

Thanses' expression shifted slightly upon hearing this, and suddenly, his consciousness felt as if it had been dragged into an illusion.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation!"

Jiang Luo, whose body was rapidly regrowing beneath his head, gazed forward with eyes that held a calm, burgeoning compassion.

The Hell Realm, Hungry Ghost Realm, Beast Realm, Asura Realm, Heavenly Realm, and Human Realm—the six paths formed a cycle of reincarnation projected deep into the opponent's consciousness.

In the blink of an eye, his dozens of phantom clones completely dissipated.

"Break for me!!" Thanses roared with a ferocious grin, tearing himself free from the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

"How could my Blood Demon Planet lineage not cultivate soul defense secret techniques?"

Before Thanses could mount a comeback, a Demon Awl that Jiang Luo had long prepared within his soul shot straight into Thanses' consciousness.

Demon Awl Forbidden Technique!

A top-tier secret inheritance from Origin Mountain in the Cangyuan Map world, a soul-spirit technique even more precious than the Thirteen Sword Fiend Body!

A single Demon Awl consumed a full thirty percent of his spiritual consciousness energy.

Ferocious and peerless, the destructive Demon Awl shattered Thanses' soul defense secret technique almost instantly.

It forced a painful, shrill howl from him.

Jiang Luo's own soul shuddered, and fine cracks appeared on the surface of the Demon Awl as it returned to his consciousness.

This alone showed just how powerful Thanses' soul defense truly was.

"Treasured Wheel of Heaven Dance!"

Jiang Luo formed a mudra with his right hand, pointing toward Thanses, while his left hand flicked out the Thirteen Sword Fiends to block the siege of the Universe-level rank one slaves.

Taking advantage of the moment Thanses' soul was wounded and his six senses were briefly stripped away, Jiang Luo struck out with a punch that seemed slow but was actually lightning-fast!

"Illusionary Demon Emperor Fist!"

Thanses, struggling to break through the consciousness seal of the Treasured Wheel of Heaven Dance, endured the agony of his soul being torn apart and roared: "Haha! You still don't understand, with the Gulun Armor on me, physical attacks below the Domain Lord level are useless against me—"

The roar came to an abrupt halt.

Thanses, who had brushed past Jiang Luo, suddenly froze, his eyes vacant as if he had fallen into some memory.

Jiang Luo ignored the incapacitated Thanses and cast his cold gaze upon the hundreds of despairing Universe-level slaves.