Slaying the God, True Meaning of Extreme Point

With the spear in hand, the God of Thunder's clone said no more.

He thrust out the Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear.

The thrust was simple, yet it contained power that had reached the limits of the Material World.

It was no exquisite move, but pure strength.

Terrifying destruction thunder gathered at the spearpoint, its golden lightning turning dark purple.

The power it radiated made the entire world of the Thunder Sacred Land tremble.

Only in the God of Thunder's hands did this low-grade divine artifact display its true power.

Back when Lei Wuji had wielded it, the power he unleashed had only surpassed that of a supreme-grade demigod artifact by a little.

This was no ordinary thunder. It was destruction thunder powerful enough to obliterate stars.

At its core was the Grade Three Deity Heart with which the God of Thunder had become a god—the Deity Heart of Destruction Thunder.

It was the True Meaning the God of Thunder had created by combining the mysteries of destruction and thunder.

It endowed thunder with the property of absolute destruction, allowing it to ignore defenses and destroy all matter and energy it touched.

The God of Thunder's clone expected that, while this thrust would not be enough to kill Qie Qiong, it would at least leave him scrambling.

After all, according to his information, Qie Qiong had only just comprehended the True Meaning of Space twenty years ago.

Even if he was extraordinarily gifted, he could not possibly have made much progress. Advancing one stage would already make him a genius among geniuses.

Even the legendary Grade One True Meaning Transcendents were only so capable.

Had Qie Qiong known what he was thinking, he might have laughed aloud. After all, how could a genius compare to him using a cheat?

Yet Qie Qiong's gaze remained calm in the face of a strike that could reduce an ordinary Demigod to ashes in an instant.

He was not left in a sorry state as the God of Thunder had expected.

He merely stood there quietly and slowly raised his hand.

The instant the destruction thunder was about to reach him, a bizarre scene unfolded.

With Qie Qiong at its center, the space within a ten-zhang radius seemed to peel away from the rest of space, forming a domain under his absolute control.

The instant the dark purple thunder that destroyed everything entered the domain, it was as though it had plunged into an incredibly viscous body of invisible water.

Sizzle!

The destruction thunder annihilated the spatial barriers layer by layer.

But the structure of this Space Domain, entirely under Qie Qiong's control, went far beyond a single space. It was not one layer, but a Space Domain formed by hundreds of millions of layers of space stacked together.

Each layer shattered at just the right moment to dissipate part of the destructive force. Then, as the space itself continually reformed, it wore away at the seemingly unstoppable destruction thunder.

The Deity Heart of Space was no longer a simple application of True Meaning, but a deeper level of mastery and use of the rules of space.

Within the domain he controlled, space was an extension of his will, capable of endless transformations.

And with a Grade Two Deity Heart, Qie Qiong could become a god immediately if he wished.

"Hm?" For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on the God of Thunder's clone's face.

His strike, infused with destruction thunder, should have been enough to pierce the defenses of the True Meaning of Space Second Stage with ease.

Yet his opponent had neutralized it so effortlessly.

This was certainly not something a Transcendent at the True Meaning of Space Realm could do.

That left only one possibility.

"Deity Heart Realm? You actually reached the Deity Heart Realm!" The voice of the God of Thunder's clone held a trace of disbelief.

As Qie Qiong deliberately released it, the fluctuations around him, one with the space of Heaven and Earth, were unmistakably those of the Deity Heart Realm—the same level as his own.

What was more, it was the exceptionally powerful Deity Heart of Space.

Among Grade Two Deity Hearts, the Deity Heart of Space was the strongest, apart from the Deity Heart of Time.

It was far more versatile than other Grade Two True Meanings.

His astonishment instantly turned into intense killing intent.

A powerhouse so young who had mastered the Deity Heart of Space posed a threat far beyond imagination.

He had to kill him at any cost, before he mastered a Deity Rank secret technique.

After all, as he saw it, the only advantage he now held over Qie Qiong was his mastery of a Deity Rank secret technique that only a World Deity could create.

"Good, what a fine Deity Heart of Space! No wonder you dared to be so arrogant. Today, you must die!" the God of Thunder's clone roared, driving the Deity Heart of Destruction Thunder with all his strength.

Rather than simply thrusting the Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear, he suddenly began to stir it.

Rumble!

A dark purple thunder vortex that seemed capable of devouring everything suddenly formed around the spearpoint.

Within the vortex, the rules of destruction raged wildly, forming a domain of absolute annihilation.

This was a domain application of Destruction of All Things, a Deity Rank secret technique he had obtained after going to the Divine Realm and entering the service of a World Deity.

This attack no longer sought to tear space apart. It would drag Qie Qiong and his Space Domain into the heart of the vortex and crush them completely into nothingness.

This was a higher-level application of a destruction-type Deity Heart by a World Deity: the creation of a sustained domain of destruction.

Qie Qiong's gaze sharpened. Facing the vortex of destruction, he finally moved.

His figure blurred in an instant, merging with space itself.

He did not teleport away. Instead, he left countless afterimages in place, each one impossible to distinguish as real or illusory. Each existed in a different Space Interlayer, yet all existed in reality at the same time.

Unless all these afterimages were extinguished in an instant, everything done before would be in vain as long as one remained.

This was the ultimate application of the Deity Heart of Space's Space Phantom.

At the same time, he loosely closed his right hand, and a longsword formed from spatial power appeared out of thin air, its blade flashing with a deep silver light.

The blade seemed formless, yet it contained spatial power capable of cutting through anything.

The instant his figure evaded the devouring force at the heart of the vortex.

Qie Qiong's true body appeared in a space beyond the reach of the destruction vortex.

With the spatial sword in hand, he casually slashed at the edge of the raging thunder vortex.

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

A spatial rift appeared silently at the edge of the vortex.

As though alive, the rift greedily sucked in the surrounding raging destruction thunder energy the moment it appeared, spreading at an incredible speed.

Deity Heart of Space-Space Devouring.

Rather than relying on brute force, it directly stirred space to create a spatial rift capable of devouring.

Like a most deadly virus, the rift instantly destroyed the vortex's stability.

Boom!

The destruction thunder vortex shook violently, then collapsed with a crash under the combined effects of the spatial turbulence within it and the spatial rift outside.

The destructive energy broke free, transforming into hundreds of millions of rampaging lightning serpents that scattered in every direction.

Before the lightning serpents could damage their surroundings, they were absorbed by the spatial rift.

The God of Thunder was visibly taken aback by the result.

He had not expected this attack to succeed in a single blow, but neither had he expected Qie Qiong to destroy it with a casual strike.

Holding the Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear, the God of Thunder's clone watched in surprise as Destruction of All Things, the Deity Rank secret technique he took such pride in, was destroyed and devoured by a casually created spatial rift.

The profundity and power of the Deity Heart of Space far exceeded his imagination.

And this was before Qie Qiong had cultivated any secret techniques.

"The Deity Heart of Space truly lives up to its reputation." The killing intent in the God of Thunder's clone's eyes had nearly become tangible.

The more astonishing talent his opponent displayed, the more relieved he felt.

Relieved that he had chosen to snuff Qie Qiong out in the cradle, even at the cost of damaging his soul.

An enemy who had mastered the Grade Two Deity Heart of Space at such a young age would certainly become a World Deity-level powerhouse if left to grow.

When that time came, the World Deity he served might not protect him.

"But as you are now, you are still far from being able to contend with me." The God of Thunder's clone roared, activating the Deity Heart of Destruction Thunder as the lightning patterns on the Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear lit up.

The Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear in his hand instantly transformed into nine dark purple thunder spears.

The rules of destruction flowed over the nine thunder spears, as though they could pierce the world.

"Go!" The God of Thunder's clone pointed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Nine streaks of dark purple light tore through the sky, reaching Qie Qiong from all sides almost simultaneously, moving at incredible speed.

Faced with this terrifying strike, Qie Qiong's gaze remained as still as an ancient well.

"Your methods amount to no more than this," he said calmly, his voice still clear amid the roar of thunder.

As soon as he finished speaking, ripples spread through the space beside him.

A silver-robed figure then emerged at his side and stepped forward, identical to his true body in both appearance and aura.

Space Phantom.

The true body and Phantom Body stood shoulder to shoulder, instantly causing the space that the thunder spears had thrown into turmoil to become utterly stagnant.

With the Phantom Body's appearance, the God of Thunder's clone immediately felt the pressure on him multiply. He discovered that, according to his senses, the Phantom Body was exactly as powerful as the true body.

"Kill!"

The two bodies' minds became one.

Qie Qiong's true body stood in the center and swung his spatial sword through the air at the nine incoming thunder spears.

A spatial rift spread across Heaven and Earth, advancing to meet them head-on.

The Space Clone instantly appeared behind the God of Thunder's clone, silver light flickering at his fingertip as he aimed a Space Annihilation Finger at the vital point in the center of his opponent's back.

The God of Thunder's clone's expression changed slightly. Faced with this attack, he let out a long cry. "Indestructible Thunder Armor!"

Boom!

Liquid dark purple destruction thunder instantly appeared on his skin, flowing like water to cover his entire body.

It formed a suit of savage-looking, heavy thunder armor.

"Heh, an armored warrior after all."

The armor continually canceled out the spatial attacks coming from behind.

The nine thunder spears struck the spatial rift, causing it to shake violently, but ultimately failed to pierce it.

Boom!

Qie Qiong slashed out another spatial blade, striking the thunder armor viciously.

The spot where the armor was struck caved in deeply.

The God of Thunder grunted and used the impact of Qie Qiong's spatial slash to fly backward. The Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear swung around in his hand, sweeping viciously at the Space Phantom close behind.

Clang!!!

The Space Phantom used his hand as a blade to meet the divine artifact spear head-on.

Though the clone was knocked back several zhang, he was unharmed and closed in on the God of Thunder again.

Man and clone worked together seamlessly, surrounding the God of Thunder's clone and unleashing a storm of attacks.

He could only barely hold them off with the formidable offensive power of the Deity Heart of Destruction Thunder, the Indestructible Thunder Armor he had condensed, and the power of the divine artifact Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear.

Although the secret technique Destruction of All Things was unrivaled in power, even forcing Qie Qiong and his Phantom Body to temporarily avoid its edge,

the God of Thunder could only struggle to cope against two Deity Heart of Space Realm powerhouses whose minds were linked. Under their relentless attacks, the sheen of his thunder armor had also dimmed somewhat.

As the fierce battle reached its white-hot peak, spatial power and destruction thunder continued to collide and annihilate each other, turning the Thunder Sacred Land upside down.

After once again dodging a direct thrust from the thunder spear, Qie Qiong's gaze happened to sweep over the edge of a spatial blade he had condensed in his hand to block.

There was a dark golden hue along the edge of that spatial power.

That was the Deity Heart Realm Deity Heart of Metal he had fused into it.

At that instant, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to Qie Qiong's mind.

Space, metal.

The combination of the two.

"Extreme Point."

It became clear in an instant as the thought passed through Qie Qiong's mind.

Perfectly fuse the power of space and the power of metal into an "origin point" capable of piercing anything.

An entirely new, terrifying True Meaning that stood above the Deity Heart of Space was born in Qie Qiong's heart!

True Meaning of Extreme Point Second Stage.

Just as the God of Thunder's clone swung the Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear, unleashing a Destruction Thunder Ring that temporarily forced back the Space Phantom, and prepared to attack Qie Qiong again with lightning flashing at the spearpoint-

"So that's how it is. I found the Grade One path that belongs to me long ago."

Qie Qiong's voice was full of joy and sudden enlightenment.

He abandoned his use of the True Meaning of Space and simply raised his sword in an utterly unremarkable manner.

At the tip of the sword appeared a small point of darkness... so deep that it seemed capable of devouring even light.

That point of darkness was no larger than a grain of rice, yet it made the space of the entire Thunder Sacred Land tremble.

It seemed to be a flaw in this world, the starting point of the collapse of its rules—and also the end.

The heart of the God of Thunder's clone suddenly clenched, and a sense of mortal danger arising from the instincts of life instantly spread through his entire body.

His divine sense was sounding an alarm: Danger! Extreme danger!

However, it was too late.

The Space Phantom pounced again, using spatial power to entangle the God of Thunder's clone and make his movements falter for an instant.

Qie Qiong gently pointed his sword forward.

The deep, dark point vanished without a sound.

No, it had not vanished.

Ignoring the distance of space and even a certain constraint of the Material World's rules, it had already existed within the Life Core of the God of Thunder's clone from the moment it was born.

Starting from the Life Core of the God of Thunder's clone, the dark point appeared and spread.

His entire body was utterly devoured by that dark point, returning to nothingness.

With no one to control it, the Heavenly Execution Thunder Spear fell from the sky and lodged in the earth.

The destruction thunder also lost its source and gradually dissipated.

The entire ruins of the Thunder Sacred Land fell silent.

Only Qie Qiong and the Space Phantom hovered silently in the air.

The Space Clone slowly dissipated, turning into a streak of silver light that vanished into his main body.

Qie Qiong slowly withdrew his spatial longsword. The tiny black dot at its tip had long since vanished.

"Extreme Point," he murmured to himself.

As it turned out, the secret technique he had created, "Extreme Point," had already set foot on the right path when his True Meaning of Space reached the first level, and it was in this great battle that he had finally mastered this Grade One True Meaning.

What was more, he had reached the second level as soon as he mastered it.

Before he had time to rejoice, a ripple reached Qie Qiong.