Even if he could withstand attacks head-on, there was a limit—especially once the great battle began, when Eighth Rank and Ninth Rank powerhouses appeared in droves. What he would face would no longer be a lone Star Crown level opponent, but attacks coming from all directions across a chaotic battlefield.
No matter how powerful his saber techniques and lightning arts were, he first had to survive the enemy's opening wave of attacks.
What he needed now was the ability to escape—to leave the battlefield before a fatal attack could land on him.
Only by staying alive could he continue killing.
Only while alive did Killing Value have meaning.
Once a person died, breakthroughs to Eighth Rank and Star Origin Power were all empty promises.
So the first thing he set his sights on was Void Traverse.
Void Traverse was still at the third layer. Once he truly entered a melee between Eighth Rank and Ninth Rank fighters, movement at that level simply would not be enough.
The aftermath of a single punch from an opponent could cover several hundred kilometers. He had to max out Void Traverse.
From the third layer to the fourth cost thirty billion; from the fourth to the fifth, fifty billion. From the fifth to the sixth, one hundred billion—for a total of one hundred eighty billion.
Song Chen did not even blink. A confirmation window popped up before him, and he raised a hand to tap it.
[Confirm consumption of 30 billion Killing Value to upgrade Void Traverse · Third Layer to Fourth Layer?] [Confirm consumption of 50 billion Killing Value to upgrade Void Traverse · Fourth Layer to Fifth Layer?] [Confirm consumption of 100 billion Killing Value to upgrade Void Traverse · Fifth Layer to Sixth Layer?]
Three confirmations. Over one hundred