Chapter 454 -454-Confronting Tarlon Head-On
If John truly possessed enough strength to make all those Tarlon experts disappear without anyone noticing, then killing everyone present would naturally have been even easier for him.
Although many of the surrounding experts had already begun to suspect the truth, not a single one dared say it aloud.
Neither John nor Tarlon was a faction they could afford to provoke.
Even if someone gave them ten thousand times more courage, they still wouldn’t dare involve themselves in this mess.
So everyone simply pretended they had seen nothing.
The girl beside Ivar also stared suspiciously at John.
At this moment, she could no longer make out his face or figure.
His entire body was shrouded in the power of laws.
She asked uncertainly,
"Was it really him who killed all those Tarlon experts?"
Ivar stared closely at John’s back.
"Whether it was him or not doesn’t matter anymore."
"Things are probably about to get bloody."
He paused before continuing,
"If I were him, I’d leave right now."
"And I mean immediately."
The girl couldn’t help asking,
"Why?"
"Because God King-level experts aren’t people you can casually provoke."
Ivar explained,
"Once a God King arrives, they’ll probably use all kinds of methods to reconstruct exactly how their subordinates died."
"If those guards really were killed by that man..."
"then another terrifying battle may break out."
The girl clearly didn’t believe it.
"Could he possibly be even stronger than a God King?"
"Why couldn’t a God King just suppress him directly?"
Ivar sighed.
"You don’t understand."
"If he truly dared to kill them, then it means he probably never took this so-called God King seriously in the first place."
"That alone tells me he’s no ordinary expert."
"Look at him."
"He appeared to be only a High God before, yet his cultivation has suddenly risen to peak High God."
"If he suddenly reveals himself as a God King later, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised."
"So if that happens, don’t act shocked."
What Ivar didn’t know was...
John had only just completed a new realm assessment.
He hadn’t been concealing his cultivation at all.
"Ah!"
The girl’s eyes widened as she hurriedly covered her mouth.
"He might actually be a God King?"
"I-I said those things about him earlier..."
Her eyes immediately turned red with panic.
"Do you think he’ll come after me?"
"Heh."
Ivar laughed.
"People like us are no different from ants in the eyes of true experts."
"If he actually bothered to come after you, that would mean he thought highly enough of you to care."
"We probably aren’t even qualified for that."
"So... I’m not even important enough for him to bother with?"
The girl didn’t know whether she should feel relieved or insulted.
Still, she silently warned herself.
From now on, she absolutely could not run her mouth carelessly or judge people by appearances.
...
After suppressing Tarlon’s experts, John looked toward the forbidden zone before him.
However, he did not immediately enter.
Because at that moment...
an information panel appeared in his vision.
[Unnamed Forbidden Zone]
[Type: Naturally Formed]
[Space: Equivalent to a Great World]
[Current Entrants: 125 Experts]
[Obtainable Treasures: Unknown]
[Time Until Disappearance: 526.2 Billion Years]
[Special Property: Can Be Refined]
John’s eyes immediately narrowed.
"A forbidden zone can actually be refined?"
"Is this some kind of player privilege?"
Even John was somewhat surprised when he first saw the detailed attributes.
After carefully reading through them, his interest immediately grew.
Since he had already come all this way...
he couldn’t exactly leave empty-handed.
"Should I refine it now?"
John frowned slightly.
I just used the Oron Space-Time Bell.
Supergod-level experts might not have sensed it too clearly, but any nearby God King definitely would have.
And Tarlon just happens to have a God King-level ancestor.
If I start refining this forbidden zone, he’ll definitely come looking for trouble.
Thinking this far, John suddenly smiled.
He shook his head.
"When have I ever feared any expert?"
"So what if a Sovereign comes?"
"If they don’t come, then fine."
"But if they dare come..."
"I’ll fight them head-on."
John had absolute confidence in his own strength.
During this Myriad Worlds Tournament alone, he had obtained countless treasures.
He had gained enormous amounts of Law Comprehension.
His Space-Time Law had advanced considerably...
and his realm had now reached peak High God.
So what if he encountered a God King?
John immediately threw Tarlon’s powerful ancestor to the back of his mind and carefully examined the forbidden zone before him.
"There are still experts exploring inside."
"But that has nothing to do with me."
John’s body trembled slightly.
In the void, the power of laws gathered together and formed a pair of gigantic illusory hands stretching millions of miles.
The two enormous hands pressed down upon the forbidden zone.
Ripples of law surged outward.
John activated a divine artifact-refining technique of the human race...
and began refining the entire forbidden zone.
"I came looking for forbidden zones in the first place because I wanted opportunities and resources that could make me stronger."
"No matter how valuable the treasures and opportunities inside are..."
"could they possibly be more precious than the forbidden zone itself?"
"If the forbidden zone itself is already the opportunity sitting right in front of me..."
"why should I abandon what’s close at hand and chase after something inferior?"
"I might as well refine the whole thing."
John continued activating the technique.
His bizarre actions immediately confused the surrounding experts.
They had seen plenty of strange people before.
But someone as strange as John...
was rare.
He was actually doing something to the forbidden zone itself!
What exactly was he trying to do?
"What is that guy doing?"
"Who knows?"
"That technique..."
One expert who was highly skilled in artifact refinement stared intently.
"It looks like some kind of refining method."
"Don’t tell me..."
"he’s trying to refine the forbidden zone?"
The moment those words left his mouth, he hurriedly shook his head repeatedly.
Even he seemed frightened by his own ridiculous speculation.
"What am I thinking?"
"How could a forbidden zone possibly be refined by a living being?"
"I must have lost my mind."
"There’s absolutely no way he’s refining the forbidden zone."
"Didn’t we all come here specifically to enter it?"
Another expert looked puzzled.
"Now that the guards are gone, shouldn’t this be the perfect opportunity to go inside?"
"Why isn’t he entering?"
"Why is he standing outside using some strange technique?"
The nearby experts were utterly confused.
Even Ivar couldn’t figure out what John was doing.
But then—
ROAR!!!
An earth-shaking roar suddenly erupted from within the forbidden zone.
"WHO THE HELL IS OUTSIDE?!"
"WHO IS DISRUPTING THE LAWS OF THE FORBIDDEN ZONE?!"
"WHO IS TRYING TO REFINE IT?!"
One furious roar followed another.
Then—
BOOM!
A massive, muscular figure suddenly emerged from the entrance of the forbidden zone.
Its entire body was covered in alternating black and white scales.
Two horns grew from its head—
the left one black,
the right one white.
Its enormous body was comparable to an entire small world.
Even its two eyes resembled blazing stars.
And from its body...
an overwhelming aura belonging to a peak High God erupted.
"What?!"
"That man really is refining the forbidden zone!"
"Forbidden zones can actually be refined?"
"Then why has no one across the countless universes ever refined one before?"
"Why would he even want to refine the forbidden zone itself...?"
"Wait!"
"I get it!"
"The opportunities inside a forbidden zone are created by the forbidden zone itself!"
"No matter how valuable those opportunities are, could they really be more valuable than the entire forbidden zone?"
"Hiss..."
"That guy’s appetite is enormous!"
Only now did the surrounding experts finally understand.
This mysterious powerhouse...
really was trying to refine the entire forbidden zone!
Such a thing had never happened before...
not once throughout the history of the countless universes.