Chapter 514: I Never Said I Only Had 1

As for trading with an Eighth-level Wizard… there wasn’t a single Wizard in the entire Star Realm Alliance who had mastered the Rule of Space. So how could anyone possibly condense a Space Rule Origin Crystal?

Pan Mo was utterly horrified.

Xi Nan and the others were just as astounded.

The Councillors stared, dumbfounded, at the silver crystal in Pei Ze’s palm, their faces filled with shock.

“Pei Ze, where… where did you get a Space Rule Origin Crystal?”

Mo Weng was the first to recover, his expression one of disbelief as he posed the question.

Among everyone present, only he, as Pei Ze’s teacher, had the standing to ask such a thing.

However, Pei Ze’s response left them stunned once more.

“I converted it from the Power of Rules.”

‘He converted it himself?’

‘How is that possible?’

‘Since when could the Power of Rules be used to convert and condense a Rule Origin Crystal?’

‘If it were really possible, some Wizard would have figured it out long ago.’

The Councillors hesitated, words caught in their throats.

It went without saying how precious a method for converting Rule Origin Crystals was. It was a Wizard’s personal secret, not something to be shared freely.

Even Mo Weng, his teacher, had no grounds to demand Pei Ze reveal the specific method.

Pan Mo’s gaze toward Pei Ze shifted, now laced with deep wariness and a sliver of unconcealable greed.

‘If I could get my hands on the method to convert Rule Origin Crystals, my power would skyrocket. I wouldn’t have to worry about Chenxi City hunting me down, even if I don’t enter the Star Realm.’

‘And in the future, when I enter the Tree of Truth, I’ll have the capital to establish myself.’

At this thought, killing intent flared violently in Pan Mo’s eyes.

Pei Ze saw it and gave a derisive smile. He clenched his fist, and with a sharp CRACK, the brilliant silver crystal shattered into powder.

In the next instant, an intense Power of Spatial Rules erupted, enveloping Pei Ze’s entire body.

At that moment, everyone present felt their bodies tighten as the surrounding space seemed to freeze solid.

Before they could process it, Pei Ze pointed a finger at Pan Mo. The void, as if pulled by an invisible force, began to crush down on Pan Mo, threatening to flatten and pulverize him.

Feeling the terrifying pressure from all directions, Pan Mo’s expression changed slightly. He didn’t hesitate to crush the Death Rule Origin Crystal in his own palm.

When facing Xi Nan, he could afford to draw just a wisp of power from the crystal. But against Pei Ze, who also wielded a Rule Origin Crystal, he dared not hold back.

Under the horrified gazes of the onlookers, two forces of immense, ultimate power slammed into each other.

In a flash, a distorted shockwave radiated in all directions, centered on the point of impact.

The entire land, even the sky, seemed to tremble. The ground for dozens of miles around instantly sank, creating a massive crater more than ten meters deep and over a hundred meters in diameter.

Countless rocks crumbled and disintegrated, but the shattered pieces were pressed hard into the ground by the immense downward force in the air, preventing any debris from flying or dust from rising.

The Councillors near the point of impact turned pale and scrambled to put distance between themselves and the fight.

Even Xi Nan was rocked by the aftershocks, his face turning another shade whiter. He had no choice but to retreat and avoid the brunt of the force.

In the blink of an eye, the area for several kilometers around Pei Ze and Pan Mo was completely empty of people.

The two paid no mind, locked in a battle as if no one else existed.

Neither of them was a true Eighth-level Wizard. Their control over their Rule Origin was far from refined, so their exchanges caused a massive overflow of energy. The ground cracked, the void shattered, and spatial fissures appeared one after another, crisscrossing to form a terrifying web that seemed to want to devour them whole. The sheer scale of it was astonishing.

Even Mu Yuan and Lady Fungi, locked in their own fierce battle high in the sky, cast their gazes downward.

‘A Spatial Rule Origin? Strange, how did a Sixth-level Wizard come to control such power?’

Lady Fungi immediately sensed that things were not going well.

When Pan Mo had first brought out his Rule Origin Crystal, she had thought their victory was assured. Who would have thought the other side also had someone with a Rule Origin Crystal—and a Sixth-level Wizard, no less.

If she didn’t know for a fact that the Star Realm Alliance had no Space Rule Wizards, Lady Fungi would have suspected this man was the descendant of some Eighth-level Wizard who had been given a Rule Origin Crystal as a life-saving measure.

Now, the situation had become unpredictable once again.

Mu Yuan was equally surprised.

As a top-tier Seventh-level Wizard, he understood the value of a Rule Origin Crystal better than any ordinary Wizard.

And this was an exceedingly rare Space Rule Origin Crystal.

‘If one could condense them on their own, even in small amounts, it would be like owning an endless gold mine.’

‘I never expected Pei Ze to have such a trick up his sleeve.’

A look of surprise and contemplation flickered in Mu Yuan’s eyes.

But he was in the middle of a battle. He quickly collected his thoughts and resumed his assault on Lady Fungi.

Although Pei Ze had temporarily turned the tables, no one knew what would happen next. He had to defeat Lady Fungi as quickly as possible, then free himself up to deal with Pan Mo.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Deafening roars echoed from high above, like rolling sonic booms spreading across all of Shedakra.

Pei Ze was completely immersed in the battle, carefully experiencing the might of the Spatial Rule Origin.

Compared to using the Power of Rules, the power of a Rule Origin was far more intoxicating.

Abilities like Spatial Transmission, Dimensional Transition, Spatial Lock, and Dimension Slash were at his fingertips. He could even freely use powerful abilities like spatial collapse, cutting, and pulverization.

Pei Ze felt as if he had merged with the void. The space for dozens of miles around was his personal domain, and he was its emperor, able to manipulate it at will with a single thought.

This feeling of near-omnipotence was utterly intoxicating.

‘So this is the power of the Eighth-level.’

‘It really is unbelievably powerful!’

Pei Ze marveled inwardly.

However, he knew perfectly well that this power was built upon the Space Rule Origin Crystal. It was a castle in the sky with no foundation. Every bit he used was a bit gone forever.

Once it was depleted, he would be returned to his original state.

And so it was.

As time passed, the energy intensity surrounding both Pei Ze and Pan Mo gradually weakened, until it returned completely to its starting point.

When the last wisp of Rule Origin was annihilated in their final clash, the overwhelming and heart-pounding energy in the void vanished with it.

Feeling the oppressive pressure that had enveloped them disappear, Xi Nan and the others let out an involuntary sigh of relief, only for their hearts to leap into their throats again.

From the looks of it, Pei Ze and Pan Mo had fought to a draw, both exhausting their Rule Origin Crystals.

That meant the rest of the fight would come down to their own strength.

In that regard, Pan Mo, being a Rule Wizard, undoubtedly held a massive advantage.

On their side, Xi Nan, who was also a Rule Wizard, had been severely injured in the previous clash and had less than a tenth of his strength remaining.

Even if Yin Yongqin, Mo Weng, Ji Zhang, and the others teamed up, they would be no match for Pan Mo.

The situation seemed to have turned against them once more.

Pan Mo had clearly realized this as well, and he stared at Pei Ze with a cold, sneering laugh.

“I admit, you have some tricks up your sleeve, forcing me to use up my hard-won trump card. But that’s all it is. You’re all still going to die here today.”

“Is that so?”

Facing Pan Mo’s murderous gaze, Pei Ze’s expression was as calm and composed as ever. He even showed a hint of a smile.

He slowly raised his hand, palm open. A light flashed, and a brilliant, crystalline gem materialized out of thin air.

“I never said I only had one Rule Origin Crystal.”

“!!!”

Pan Mo’s eyes widened as he stared at the crystal in Pei Ze’s palm, his face a mask of utter horror.

Xi Nan and the others were also stunned, their eyes fixed on Pei Ze.

A second Space Rule Origin Crystal!

Pei Ze actually had more than one Rule Origin Crystal!