Chapter 553 - 340: Battle for the Top Two

Chapter 553: Chapter 340: Battle for the Top Two

The giant blade descended, carrying with it Saphis’s savage, victory-assured grin and the wild cheers of the Yingge Clan’s supporters in the audience.

It slashed down mercilessly toward Li Wen, who seemed too slow to react!

The arena space, reinforced countless times over, seemed as if it would be torn asunder by this single strike.

Just as the devastating dark blade was about to swallow Li Wen—

At that critical moment.

Li Wen’s lowered eyelids snapped open.

From within his once calm and profound eyes, a terrifying, dual-colored golden and silver light erupted.

"Berserk!"

BOOM—!

An indescribably terrifying aura surged from Li Wen’s body, soaring into the air.

The qi and blood in his body roiled, and his muscles and bones let out a series of thunderous CRACKS.

His skin was instantly covered in a tangible, dual-colored golden and silver halo.

"Berserk" activated!

A 180% boost to his maximum combat power was applied instantly!

In that moment, it was as if time itself had completely submitted to Li Wen.

"Time Slit: Ephemeral Eternity!"

VMM!

The dark blade, powerful enough to shatter stars.

Less than half a meter from Li Wen’s head, it suddenly fell into a bizarre state of stasis.

Its descent slowed infinitely, as if it had become trapped in an incredibly viscous amber of spacetime.

The savage grin on Saphis’s face froze instantly. Utter shock and disbelief erupted in his eyes:

’No... impossible! Time has stopped?! How can he...?!"

He felt his power, his Law, his very everything, being forcibly frozen and bound by a supreme and majestic power of time!

And in the instant his thoughts had all but ground to a halt, Li Wen moved!

There were no complex moves, no earth-shattering display of power.

He simply held his fingers together like a blade and, with a single, simple slash, swiped at the frozen dark blade above his head!

SHING—!

A slender, dual-colored golden and silver blade of light appeared out of thin air.

This blade of light contained the monstrous power Li Wen gained in his Berserk state and was condensed with his deeper understanding of the Time Law.

It was also fused with the pure Primordial Power from his Dantian and his vast Wish Power.

It seemed to ignore the barrier of space itself.

The moment it appeared, it had already pierced through the frozen dark blade.

And pierced through the faintly glowing armor on Saphis’s body.

The time stasis lifted.

The dark blade silently shattered, inch by inch, and dissipated like smoke.

The shocked expression on Saphis Yingge’s face was frozen for eternity.

He looked down in disbelief at the golden and silver mark of light that ran through his chest.

There was no blood, for every energy particle that composed his virtual body had been utterly annihilated by that blade of light, which contained the great power of time and berserk Wish Power.

"I... How could I..." He emitted one last, faint mental ripple, filled with endless regret, confusion, and fear.

The next second, his figure vanished completely from the arena, like sand scattered by the wind.

The entire space fell into a dead silence.

In the stands, the cheers of the Yingge Clan’s supporters died abruptly.

It was as if they had been choked, leaving only their dazed, pale faces, unable to accept reality.

This was followed by a tidal wave of frenzied cheers erupting from the Lain Empire’s section of the audience.

"GOD OF SLAUGHTER!!! INVINCIBLE!!!"

The cold voice of the system announcement also rang out at this moment:

[Winner: Li Wen (Lain Empire)! Points +1! Current Win Streak: 241 matches!]

On the arena stage, the dual-colored golden and silver light slowly receded, and Li Wen’s aura returned to calm.

It was as if that earth-shattering strike had been nothing but an illusion.

Without even a glance at where Saphis had disappeared, he turned and calmly walked off the stage.

Watched by hundreds of millions of feverish gazes, a teleportation light flared, and his figure vanished from the spot.

「Inside the preparation area.」

Ares Titan and Isabel, who had just teleported back from their own battles, were all smiles and about to step forward to congratulate him.

In a corner, Blood Slaughter Barton, who had been resting with his eyes closed, now slowly opened them.

His blood-red eyes pierced through the noisy space, landing precisely on the newly appeared Li Wen.

This time, his gaze was no longer a casual glance as before, but now carried a trace of... clearly visible interest, and... a cold battle intent.

It seemed the true clash of titans was only just beginning.

...

「A few more days passed in a flash.」

The third stage of the Alka District’s Cosmic Peak Genius Battle’s round-robin tournament had now reached its eleventh day.

By now, Li Wen had fought through one thousand intense battles and achieved a glorious, astounding 1,000-match win streak.

His points were also firmly fixed at one thousand.

At the top of the massive stone monument serving as a leaderboard, three golden names stood side by side, radiating a light that demanded reverence.

Blood Slaughter Barton, Demon Hand Hua Sha, and God of Slaughter Li Wen.

These three had already become the undisputed symbols of peak power in the entire Alka District.

Inside the preparation area, the atmosphere was grim.

As the start time for today’s matches drew ever closer, figures flashed into existence one after another, and the number of people grew.

An invisible pressure filled the air—a suffocating feeling brought on by the impending clash of the titans.

After ten days and a thousand victories achieved with overwhelming ease, especially after the clean and decisive defeat of Saphis...

...not a single person in the entire Alka District who followed the Genius Battle dared to question the substance behind Li Wen’s "God of Slaughter" title.

Now, all discussions were focused on Li Wen and Blood Slaughter Barton.

Most of the audience, based on Barton’s previously demonstrated terrifying dominance and unfathomable depth, still believed Li Wen was slightly inferior.

But there was also a faction, too significant to be ignored, that believed Li Wen’s mysterious and unpredictable Time Law and his explosive trump card could perhaps create a miracle.