The finger that was about to shatter the giant ape's brow suddenly stopped less than half an inch from its target.
It wasn't that Su Yu voluntarily withdrew.
Instead, at the instant that ancient will awakened, an invisible and omnipresent force of rules suddenly descended.
Like frozen time and space, he and the stiff, six-armed giant ape were completely frozen in time.
The purple-black lightning swirling around his fingertips continued to pulsate wildly, but it could no longer advance even an inch.
Buzz--
The crimson glow that shot up from the altar rapidly intertwined and coalesced in mid-air.
A phantom figure made up of countless blood-red runes Soundless appeared in front of Su Yu.
It had no facial features, only a blurry human-shaped outline, and was surrounded by an ancient and deathly aura.
The moment it appeared, the wind, the flow of energy, and even the passage of time in the entire secret realm all came to a standstill.
A pair of eyes formed from endless runes were fixed on Su Yu.
At that moment, Su Yu felt a chill run down his spine.
This is not an ordinary examination; it is an extreme, in-depth scan.
It was as if his physical body, soul, past memories, and future encounters—everything—were completely penetrated, analyzed, and quantified by those eyes.
"This guy..."
Su Yu's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, his remaining Slaughter Points on the system panel were his only source of confidence.
The illusory figure's gaze slowly swept over his physical body, dantian, and dantian of consciousness.
At first, its aura was cold and lifeless, like an emotionless programmed machine mechanically executing the probing rules.
But when its gaze fell upon the Purple-Gold Divine Firmament Dao Seed silently floating on the purple-black sea of lightning in the center of Su Yu's sea of consciousness—
Buzz!
The illusory figure trembled violently, and the crimson runes flowing around it instantly became disordered and shattered!
"You..."
For the first time, the ancient, hoarse, and timeless voice carried an undisguised look of astonishment.
"... What is this?"
This time, the sound did not resound throughout the heavens and earth, but instead transformed into an extremely condensed thought, precisely entering Su Yu's sea of consciousness.
It was as if they were afraid that other beings in this world would discover even the slightest secret.
Su Yu remained calm and did not respond.
The lightning at his imprisoned fingertips slowly receded as he silently gazed at the mysterious spirit before him.
"Another riddle solver."
"It seems that the introductory method Jing Ze left me is an extremely dangerous hot potato."
Seeing that Su Yu remained silent, the illusory figure quickly composed itself.
The disordered runes quickly calmed down, the trace of surprise and doubt was forcibly erased, and it returned to its cold and indifferent state.
"I am the spirit of this realm, in charge of the operational rules of the Rock Prison Secret Earth Realm."
The spirit's will turned mechanical and cold once more.
"This place is a secret realm for the strong to select their strength, not a place for slaughter and hunting."
"Your combat strength has exceeded the upper limit of this realm's selection rules."
"Humans, this world will not tolerate your existence."
Upon hearing this, Su Yu's lips curled into a slight smile.
"So you're the GM and rules administrator for the secret realm."
He raised his eyes and looked directly at the spirit, his voice utterly calm.
Where is the Gate of the Prison Realm?
This was his sole and ultimate purpose in trespassing into this place.
You have no right to know.
The spirit's tone was completely indifferent.
"You are a variable in the universe; your existence is disrupting the balance and order of this world."
"Now, you only have two choices."
"Firstly, exit the secret realm immediately. This assessment will be considered a perfect pass, and past actions will be forgiven."
"Secondly, remain here. Once the ten-breath countdown is over, I will initiate the ultimate annihilation order, completely eliminating you from the rule level."
The same cold tone, the same rigid rules, exactly the same as the previous Order-Keeping Ape Soul, brooking no argument.
Su Yu glanced at the indifferent Realm Spirit, then looked behind him at the six-armed giant ape still bound by the rules, its two souls in conflict, and suffering terribly. He suddenly chuckled.
"You mean, it can survive as long as I leave?"
"The guardians of the secret realm have failed in their duty and should be eliminated along with the offenders."
The spirit's answer left no room for negotiation.
"Understood."
Su Yu nodded slightly and asked again.
"One last question."
"What would I gain if I killed it now?"
The spirit fell into a brief silence.
It seemed unable to comprehend Su Yu's thought process.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, this human cultivator was still thinking about the spoils of war.
"The Guardian Core is Prison Realm Core Fragment, containing a portion of the origin of this secret realm."
"Absorbing and refining can replenish one's own foundation of laws."
But you don't have that chance.
The spirit machine answered.
"Yeah?"
Su Yu murmured softly.
"Elimination command, start countdown."
"Ten."
"Nine."
A chilling system announcement resounded throughout the heavens and earth, as an irresistible force of rejection and destruction, originating from the very depths of the world, completely locked onto Su Yu's entire body.
Su Yu acted as if he hadn't heard.
He gazed at the six-armed giant ape struggling in pain, a faint trace of pity flashing in his eyes.
"A perfect blend of offense and defense, an all-around, all-around combat ability—it's such a pity."
"Eight."
"Seven."
Su Yu took a deep breath.
The Heavenly Dragon Sacred Power, the Devil Flame Buddha Essence within his body, plus the immense divine soul that had just broken through to the Heaven Realm Ninth Level, all boiled and erupted without reservation!
He did not choose to attack the spirit in front of him.
To confront the GM, who controls the rules of the world, head-on is the most foolish choice.
"Six."
"Five."
Su Yu suddenly raised his left hand, fingers pointing upwards, and clenched it tightly!
" Myriad Thunder Annihilation Domain!"
boom!!!
Ignoring the countdown from the spirit realm, he directly activated his newly Subtlety Thunder Technique Extreme Realm killing move!
The entire sky instantly transformed into a pitch-black abyss.
This time, there was no ordinary thunderstorm.
The endless, Annihilation Black Thunder was forcibly compressed, smelted, and gathered by the ultimate divine soul of the Heaven Realm Ninth Level.
Ultimately, it transformed into a black lightning tornado that was far larger than mountains and incredibly deep and terrifying!
The tornado connected to the cracks in the laws at the top, and precisely enveloped the body of the hundred-foot-tall giant ape at the bottom!
"Four."
"Three."
"Roar--!!!"
The moment it was enveloped by the Black Lightning Annihilation Domain, the six-armed giant ape let out its last roar.
Amidst the roar, there was endless pain, extreme rage, and a trace of relief.
Its indestructible purple crystal armor melted away like bubbles before the pure Law of Annihilation.
The physical body, bones, blood and qi, and even the two frantically clashing Half-Step King Realm demon souls within the body.
They were all broken down and annihilated layer by layer by the power of the rules, turning into the purest particles of energy from heaven and earth.
"Two."
The countdown of the World Spirit continued, and the destructive power of ultimate annihilation had become extremely concentrated, hanging above Su Yu's head.
Just as the black tornado was about to completely annihilate everything, Su Yu raised his hand and precisely grabbed the core of the tornado!
Buzz!
He forcibly extracted a fist-sized, dark yellow crystal core, imbued with the aura of the primordial essence of heaven and earth, from the Annihilation Thunder Domain!
It is the very foundation of the six-armed giant ape— Prison Realm Core Fragment!
[Ding! Successfully defeated the Twin-Souled Six-Armed Ape ( Half-Step King Realm )!]
[ Slaughter Points Reward: One Million!]
The instant the system notification sounded.
"One."
The countdown to the World Spirit event has come to a complete end.
"Eliminate... finger..."
The cold, mechanical commands hadn't even fully landed.
Su Yu, who was still in place, used the lightning instantaneous movement technique to disappear completely into thin air in a flash!