Thorough Investigation

The tiny vortex spun at high speed around the spear tip, carrying the terrifying power to annihilate everything as it shot straight for the Feathered Human King Hall Master's abdomen.

The Feathered Human King Hall Master's reaction was unbelievably fast. Just as the spear tip was about to pierce him, he shifted his body slightly aside, avoiding the direct thrust.

But he had not dodged it completely. The tiny vortex grazed his waist, tearing away shattered armor scales and several drops of dark red blood.

The effect of Annihilation erupted the instant it made contact. The armor over his waist vanished completely, along with a layer of skin and flesh beneath it.

But the wound was not deep. With his regenerative ability, an injury of this degree would heal in a few minutes.

Yet what truly chilled him was not the wound itself, but the nature of that power.

The instant the vortex touched his body, it not only destroyed his armor and flesh, but also tried to break down the rules within him.

That breakdown was far faster than Bloodbreaker had been before. It was still not enough to pose a fatal threat, but it had already made him wary.

If this young man had been any stronger, if the power of his Heart Image had been any more abundant, then this thrust would not have merely scraped his skin.

He looked at the slowly healing wound on his waist, and a trace of gravity flickered through his dark golden vertical pupils.

This young man was far more troublesome than he had expected.

His physical body was absurdly strong, capable of taking his attacks head-on without dying.

His domain was strange and ever-changing, able to alter the surrounding rules at will, forcing him to expend extra effort adapting to