Chapter 531 - 262: Winner’s Reward
Zhao Rui’s figure was like lightning. He flickered around the Glans Star Person, his longsword lashing out with each appearance, leaving a gash on its body every time.
The Glans Star Person had a burly frame with knotted, corded muscles. Even the most well-built fitness trainer from Blue Star couldn’t possibly match its size and definition.
Its explosive power was visible to the naked eye.
Its muscles were not only powerful but also boasted decent defensive capabilities. Under the slashes of the Tribulation-Breaking Sword, only shallow marks were left behind.
These superficial wounds didn’t affect its movements.
Compared to its physical defense, the Glans Star Person’s greatest asset was its pair of sharp blades.
Its Lifebound Technique, the Blue Shield Three-Star Slash, was executed through this pair of blades on its arms. Each strike could generate the ultimate killing power of tearing space itself.
This destructive force could tear not just flesh, but even the hardest alloys in two under the effect of its space-rending power.
Its attack power was far greater than that of the Tribulation-Breaking Sword.
Fortunately, the strength of this Cultivation Technique lay only in its attribute—the ability to tear space. The Glans Star Person’s own skill was not impressive; it lacked the varied techniques and attached power found in the Martial Arts of the Central State.
The two fought back and forth amidst the starry sky!
Zhao Rui’s experience was incredibly vast, and his understanding of the Martial Dao profound. Even without a successful copy, after fighting for a short while, Zhao Rui had already easily identified the flaws and weaknesses in his opponent’s Techniques.
If he wanted to, he could defeat it in an instant.
But Zhao Rui didn’t do so.
Instead, he fought steadily, quietly waiting for his system to finish copying. He also took the opportunity to familiarize himself with the surrounding stellar coordinates.
The two fought for a full hour. It was only when Zhao Rui felt there was no point in dragging it out any longer that he used his Body Technique to flash into the creature’s armpit, swung the Tribulation-Breaking Sword, and easily pierced its arm, disabling its Three-Star Slash.
The moment blood appeared on the sword’s tip, the extreme cold of space turned it into small, spherical beads of liquid that floated off the blade and drifted far away.
"HUFF, HUFF!"
The Glans Star Person panted heavily, staring at Zhao Rui without a word, clearly having lost the will to fight.
The massive gashes on its arms had not only severely wounded its body but had also broken its sharpest means of attack.
It had only arrived recently; this was its second match.
It never expected to run into someone as formidable as Zhao Rui.
"Goo-goo jee-jee, hoo-loo mao-die!"
The Glans Star Person uttered bizarre notes from its mouth. An invisible wave of Divine Soul power instantly shot out towards Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui sneered, and with a flicker of his body, he vanished on the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already behind the Glans Star Person.
He unleashed a ferocious Dragon-Slaying Palm Force, sending its massive body flying several hundred meters with a single strike.
The Glans Star Person coughed up blood, struggling to stabilize itself. In the negative pressure of the vacuum, its blood gushed out like a fountain.
"Oh, look at my cute little Glans Star pet. It’s actually hurt. I do dislike messy things."
As the voice faded, a long streak of rainbow light flew out and instantly enveloped the Glans Star Person.
"ROAR..."
A heart-wrenching roar echoed out as the Glans Star Person vanished from before Zhao Rui’s eyes.
A cold, grave light flashed through Zhao Rui’s eyes. He had clearly sensed that the rainbow streak also possessed an extremely strong Power of Space.
This power was remarkably similar to the spatial-shift beam fired by the Bright Star People’s spaceship earlier.
Both possessed the power to teleport an object from one space to another.
"The winner is Number 3567!"
As the big-headed freak announced the match’s result, massive screens spanning the cosmos lit up in the boundless void. On them appeared the cheering, shouting audience and the figure of Zhao Rui standing solemnly.
"For honor, for freedom, I will initiate a naming for the new king! If he can win three consecutive matches, he will receive his own exclusive title."
"Please vote enthusiastically. I think you all know what I mean!"
"Congratulations, unknown powerhouse. Your race will be proud of you."
After speaking, the big-headed freak studied Zhao Rui with great interest, nodding repeatedly.
Clearly, Zhao Rui’s strength was better than he had anticipated. He was very satisfied.
"Where did it go?"
Zhao Rui frowned as he watched the big-headed freak’s strange expression and asked.
"You mean the loser? Oh, don’t worry. I’m not that cruel. I just sent it away to heal. I am very merciful... Of course, if one loses three times in a row..."
"Haha, as the victor, you should be celebrating! Let’s not talk about such unpleasant things."
The big-headed freak laughed, and with a casual point of his finger, a misty radiance flashed, and a multicolored spatial gate appeared out of thin air.
’I’ve still underestimated the big-headed freak’s power. To summon a spatial gate so casually... that level of power is truly extraordinary.’
Summoning a spatial gate and simply tearing space to create a rift are two completely different concepts.
Summoning a spatial gate not only requires the attack power to open a spatial rift but also the absolute strength to stabilize the collapsing force of space.
"Go on in. Rest up. You’ll like it."
Before Zhao Rui could answer, a rainbow streak resembling a conveyor belt appeared out of thin air beneath his feet, carrying him directly toward the spatial gate.
The conveyor belt moved at incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, Zhao Rui had already passed through the spatial gate.
After a brief moment of darkness, Zhao Rui’s vision was filled with extreme light.
Countless brilliant lights sparkled before his eyes.
Zhao Rui’s pupils dilated slightly, because before him now was a small hill piled high with jewels.
It contained gold, silver, jade, pearls, and all sorts of other Exotic Treasures, all emitting a lustrous sheen.
Next to the mountain of jewels was another pile, just as tall, filled with countless strange and exotic fruits.
These fruits looked extraordinary; a single glance told you they were no common produce.
After a moment of shock, Zhao Rui shifted his gaze.
Jewels might be luxuries to others, but to him, they were worthless.
’They do nothing to advance my Martial Dao, so what’s the use of them?’
The exotic fruits next to the jewels, on the other hand, held a much greater attraction for him.
Zhao Rui flew over to get a closer look, carefully examining the fruits he had never seen before.
"Rest assured, all the fruits here are genuine, and they’re all harmless. Eat whichever one you like!"
The big-head had, at some point, passed through the spatial gate and appeared behind Zhao Rui.
"No, thank you! I want to go back and rest!"
Zhao Rui rejected his offer bluntly.
"Oh, alright. I like you devout ascetics!"
The corners of the big-head’s mouth turned up. He turned and led Zhao Rui out of the spatial gate.
Just as the two of them stepped out, the spatial gate collapsed with a RUMBLE, dissolving into motes of starlight that vanished into the cosmos.
At that moment, the Dyson sphere surrounding the area and the audience before them had also vanished completely.
It was as if they had never been there at all.