“Human, you cannot kill me,” the Merciless Ancestor said, his expression filled with terror. He quickly begged for mercy. “If I die, the protective force of the Kaos Starfield will disappear completely. At that time, other Creator Gods will descend, and you will certainly die as well.”
“Hmph, I’m willing to take the risk!” John had no intention of letting this guy go. Even if what he said were true, he still had to die.
Only by killing the Merciless Ancestor could he refine the Ice Soul Star.
John had a feeling that if his World-in-Hand refined the Ice Soul Star, it would gain another massive boost and make it even easier to create a world.
Whoosh!
The wind howled, and the Corrosive Path Black Mist spread, mixed with the powerful The Heaven power of laws. Twelve Golden Wheels of Laws launched a relentless barrage at the Merciless Ancestor.
His heartless Sword Domain was shattered, and in the face of John, he had almost no ability to resist.
Boom!
With a loud bang, his physical body was shattered once again by the Golden Wheels of Laws, flesh and blood scattering in all directions.
Power surged, and his body quickly reformed. His complexion was pale as he hastily retreated, unwilling to face John’s attack head-on.
“Despicable human!” He suppressed the injuries within his body, cursing angrily as a cold aura lingered around him.
“Human, even if I die, I won’t let you off easily. Seven Emotions Deprivation!” He yelled in agony and rage, his expression twisted. Seven strange phantoms flew out from his body, charging at John.
It was a soul attack!
John’s expression grew serious, and he immediately activated Golden Lotus Manifestation.
Buzz!
A chill surged into his mind as seven powerful Spiritual powers invaded, devouring the emotions in his soul.
Family, love, friendship…
These Spiritual powers were devouring his seven emotions and six desires!
John’s expression shifted slightly. These seven Spiritual powers were strange, and the Golden Lotus Manifestation couldn’t block them.
If his seven emotions and six desires were erased, he would be no different from a walking corpse.
“Bastard, get away!” John shouted in anger, and Purple Flame Hellfire erupted, instantly purging the evil Spiritual powers.
Hellfire was incredibly strong, capable of suppressing all souls. Moreover, after multiple evolutions, John’s Hellfire had become the formidable Purple Flame Hellfire, its power even more terrifying.
“Cough!” The Merciless Ancestor coughed up blood once again, his expression weakening. The seven Remnant souls were destroyed, and his soul suffered a backlash.
“Hellfire! You actually mastered such powerful Hellfire!” He stared at John with a trembling voice.
This human was too bizarre—he possessed the Seed of Fire, controlled Hellfire, and had condensed twelve Golden Wheels of Laws. His talent far surpassed that of ordinary Creator Gods.
If he truly became a Creator God, his power was unimaginable.
Flee!
Fear filled his heart, and he had no confidence left in the fight. Gritting his teeth, he turned to flee.
“Now you want to run? It’s too late!” John’s cold voice rang out, his body surrounded by a powerful combination of space and time laws, his deep eyes flashing with brilliance.
Buzz!
The space around them trembled as the entire area was locked down. Then, the Time Stop skill activated.
His strength had increased, and his understanding of the Time Law had become even more refined. Even Nine-Star powerhouses would not easily be able to break his Time Stop skill.
The Merciless Ancestor was frozen in place, his eyes wide open with terror.
“Die!” John’s cold voice echoed as several Golden Wheels of Laws whistled and slammed toward him.
Boom! Boom!
The sounds of explosions rang out, and the Merciless Ancestor had no strength to resist. His body was shattered once again, and a strand of his powerful soul faintly pulsed.
Whoosh!
The Soul Golden Wheel of Laws howled.
John didn’t give the Merciless Ancestor a chance to reform his body. He controlled the Soul Golden Wheel of Laws and directly eradicated the Merciless Ancestor’s Remnant soul!
“Human, when the three Creator Gods descend, you will die…”
The Merciless Ancestor’s angry, unwilling voice echoed, but his aura dissipated, and he was completely annihilated.
[You have killed the Merciless Ancestor. Plunder talent activated.]
[+20 billion to the four basic attributes, +10 million to Soul Technique, gained comprehension of the Mercilessness Path law.]
[Your Spiritual power is unique, and the Mercilessness Path automatically converts into the Path of Pure Emotion.]
[Your cultivation has reached the Late Stage of Eight-Star Emperor.]
The prompt flashed, and a powerful force surged within John’s body. After slaying the Merciless Ancestor, he once again plundered 20 billion to his four basic attributes, and his power directly advanced to the Late Stage of Eight-Star Emperor.
He was now just one step away from breaking through to Nine-Star Emperor.
Furthermore, he had plundered the Mercilessness Path law, which automatically transformed into the Path of Pure Emotion. The deeper his emotional bonds, the stronger the Path of Pure Emotion would become.
“Interesting, it’s not part of The Heaven law,” he thought, a bit surprised. The Mercilessness Path and the Path of Pure Emotion laws were not part of The Heaven law—they were an independent force.
When cultivated to the extreme, they were not any weaker than The Heaven law.
“No wonder Merciless was so powerful,” he thought, recalling how Merciless had been trapped in the Corrosive Path Black Mist for more than half a month without perishing. It was because of the Path of Pure Emotion law.
Now, John had comprehended the Path of Pure Emotion as well, and with his deeper emotional connections, although he had just grasped it, his understanding of the Path of Pure Emotion far exceeded Merciless’s.
“Refine this planet,” he said as he looked at the dead, cold, and lifeless Ice Soul Star. With World-in-Hand activated, an endless power of laws surged forth, enveloping the entire Ice Soul Star as it slowly began to be refined.
The Ice Soul Star was no weaker than the Abyss Star, and as World-in-Hand’s power corroded it, cracks began to appear, slowly shattering and merging into World-in-Hand.
Boom, boom…
His World-in-Hand trembled, and the sound of booming continued, spreading outward without end, growing even more stable.
“Hmm?” He suddenly opened his eyes wide, his expression changing slightly. In the endless Void, three terrifying auras were rapidly approaching.
It was the three Creator Gods!
The Merciless Ancestor hadn’t lied after all. With the destruction of the Ice Soul Star, the other Creator Gods could directly descend.
He looked at the shattered, not yet fully refined Ice Soul Star and dared not hesitate for even a moment. With a thought, he immediately deactivated World-in-Hand.
If any other Creator God discovered the secret of his World-in-Hand, they would undoubtedly try to seize it.
Whoosh!
The three figures arrived in an instant, standing side by side, coldly staring at John.
One man, one woman, and one mechanical lifeform clad in armor, with no discernible gender.
John’s expression grew serious as he recognized them—the three Creator God powerhouses: Mors, the Lord of the Abyss; Eluen from the Elemental Divine Kingdom; and Aoto, the Mechanical God.
“Human, hand over the Seed of Fire, and we can give you a quick death!” A cold, mechanical voice echoed. Aoto’s mechanical eyes locked onto John, and his tone left no room for negotiation.
“Hmph, in your dreams!” John sneered. With a thought, he tried to retreat into World-in-Hand, as he was no match for them yet.
The space around him trembled, but he remained frozen in place.
“Hmm? Spatial lock!” His expression shifted slightly as he realized that, at some point, the space around him had been sealed off, and he could not escape. Even World-in-Hand could not sense the surrounding space.
Eluen, recognizing his intentions, spoke indifferently: “Boy, in front of us, you’re nothing more than an ant. Hand over the Seed of Fire, or don’t blame us for acting!”
She emanated powerful life energy, a force born from The Tree of Life.
But there was something eerie about her, a dark aura surrounding her life energy that felt ominous to John.
“Enough of this nonsense, just attack!” Mors, the Lord of the Abyss, scoffed. With a wave of his hand, a terrifying force swept toward John, as though a Piercing Strike was aimed at his soul, deep within World-in-Hand.
John’s eyes widened in pain, but he was frozen in place, with no chance to resist.
“Mm, The Tree of Life!” Mors exclaimed, his voice filled with surprise. Upon seeing World-in-Hand’s Tree of Life, he immediately abandoned his attack on Leisian. A massive hand appeared, covering the sky as it reached toward the enormous Tree of Life, intending to uproot it.
“Cough!” John felt as though World-in-Hand was about to be torn apart, his soul was wounded, and he coughed up blood. But he remained frozen in place, unable to stop any of it.
“You dare!” World-in-Hand and Thoublade, seeing this, were enraged beyond measure.
Without hesitation, they unleashed their strongest attacks, blasting toward the enormous hand.
Star Dust rained down from the sky, and the Tree of Life itself manifested several thick, powerful vines that wrapped tightly around the massive hand.
But it was of no use.
“Hmph, a bunch of ants!” Mors sneered, flicking his finger lightly. A terrifying force surged forward, sending the group flying through the air.
The group was blasted apart, their bodies reassembling as they paled, their energy depleted.
A deep sense of helplessness rose within them. Against the power of the Creator God, they had no ability to resist.
Crack! Crack!
Cracks began to appear on John’s World-in-Hand, and The Tree of Life was slowly being uprooted.
Highshield’s eyes turned crimson as he fixed his gaze on the enormous hand. He turned to the Abyss organization members nearby and commanded, “What are you standing there for? Go and self-destruct! John can bring you back to life. If World-in-Hand is destroyed, you’ll all die for sure!”
The others jumped in shock when they heard his words. After hesitating for a moment, some of them flew toward the massive hand, their immense power swirling around them as they self-destructed.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions rocked the air, and the terrifying energy spread out, causing enormous spatial rifts to appear within World-in-Hand.
The enormous hand trembled slightly, suffering a heavy blow, but it was still not enough to destroy it.
“Damn it!” Highshield cursed, gritting his teeth and about to charge forward.
“Don’t be reckless!” Thoublade grabbed him and said, “The last time we were revived, it was by pure chance. If you self-destruct now, you might truly die. Use the The Heaven law from World-in-Hand to fight back!”
He and Highshield were already enforcers of John’s World-in-Hand, able to wield the power of The Heaven law.
“Right, The Heaven law!” Highshield snapped to his senses. The two of them joined forces, condensing the mighty power of The Heaven law to strike the massive hand.
Others quickly realized what was happening and joined in.
Each of them had partial access to John’s World-in-Hand, and although they couldn’t use the full power of The Heaven law, their combined strength was still formidable.
Leisian flew out and directly dove into the Sea of Laws, with Star Dust falling around her, crashing toward the giant hand.