Chapter 1: No More Mercy
The air around the Long family estate didn't just turn cold—it turned empty. My killing intent had reached a level where the very atoms of the atmosphere were being erased. I looked at the spot where Gu Lan had fallen. That was just the beginning.
"You think you can run to the edges of the universe?" I whispered, my voice echoing through the spiritual stones of every major sect leader in the world. "I am the Void. There is nowhere you can hide where I am not already there."
I didn't use a flying sword. I didn't use a portal. I simply stepped forward, and the distance of ten thousand miles vanished beneath my feet. Void Walk.
Chapter 2: The Fall of the Heavenly Palace
I reached the Heavenly Lord's palace in the blink of an eye. Gu Tian had activated every ancient formation, every shield, and every guardian beast he possessed. To the world, this was an impenetrable fortress. To me, it was a paper house in a hurricane.
"Gu Tian! Bring your son and come out!" My shout shattered the palace's crystal domes.
Gu Tian appeared on the balcony, his face pale. He was at the Middle Primordial Origin Realm, a level most people worshiped. He tried to speak, to offer a deal, perhaps even to apologize.
I didn't let him. I raised my hand, and the golden shields of the palace turned black, then crumbled into nothingness. "You touched my family," I said, walking through the air toward him. "So I will erase your legacy."
Chapter 3: The Coward's End
Gu Chen was hiding behind his father, trembling. He looked at me, not as a rival anymore, but as a nightmare.
"Father, kill him! Use the Ancestral Seal!" Gu Chen screamed.
Gu Tian launched his ultimate attack—a beam of celestial light that could incinerate a continent. I didn't even dodge. The light hit my chest and simply... disappeared. It was absorbed into the void of my being.
I reached out and grabbed Gu Tian by the throat. The 'Heavenly Lord' felt like a small bird in my grasp. "You are too weak to be my enemy," I told him. With a slight squeeze, I felt his Primordial Core crack.
Chapter 4: Beyond the Peak
As Gu Tian fell, a massive pillar of light erupted from my body. The "System" was screaming notifications, but I ignored them. I didn't need a system to tell me I was changing.
My hair turned as white as starlight, and my eyes became twin abysses. I had surpassed the Void Origin level. I was now stepping into the Immortal Ascension stage, but my energy was already reaching toward the Celestial Overlord level.
I looked down at the shivering Gu Chen. I wasn't going to kill him yet. I wanted him to watch as I ascended to a realm his family couldn't even dream of.
"The real game," I said, my voice now sounding like a thousand echoes, "has only just begun."