System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

221: The Shadow of Annihilation, First Encounter with the HuntLeaving the Shattered Star Ring, Ye Chen followed the guidance of the myriad laws star disk and traveled at full speed through the boundless Void Realm.

After the Fusion of the Void Dragon Pearl, his mastery of the Dao of space had reached the Transcendent realm; he no longer needed to rely on flying ships or fixed star gates, and wherever his mind reached, his body could merge into the folds of space to perform ultra-long-distance jumps.

Each flash spanned a distance in the starry sky that would take an ordinary Cultivator months or even years to traverse.

His goal was clear—the Wall of Origin.

However, the final warning from the chaos ancestral talisman, along with the terrifying scene of a burning starry sky glimpsed in the bronze mirror, hung over his heart like a dark cloud.

”Annihilation Legion,” ”Their gaze,” ”the final battlefield”... these terms portended that the road ahead was by no means smooth.

Sure enough, when he was on his seventh long-distance space jump and about to arrive at a relatively stable transit Star Domain, an anomaly suddenly occurred!

”Hum—!”

An extremely sharp, cold, and inhuman detection wave of order, like an invisible giant net, suddenly swept across the Void Realm he was about to emerge into!

This wave was somewhat similar to what he had felt at the Observer outpost, but it was much more active, and much... more hostile!

Ye Chen’s heart rang with alarm; he forcibly halted the space jump, stumbled out of the Void Realm, hid behind a floating meteorite, and condensed his aura and Chaos Domain to the extreme.

He focused his gaze and saw that in the Star Domain that should have been empty, three menacingly shaped warships were floating!

These warships were dark iron-gray, with sharp and twisted lines, as if forged from some kind of living metal.

The surface of the warships was covered with energy sensors resembling the compound eyes of insects, constantly scanning the surroundings and exuding a cold, ruthless aura of slaughter.

Their size was not particularly huge, but the concentrated energy fluctuations, filled with the intent of destruction and purification, made even Ye Chen feel a trace of trepidation.

On the side of the warships was painted a twisted emblem that seemed to be made of blades and gears—it was identical to the descriptive symbol of the ”Annihilation Legion” he had seen on the star-bright metal plate!

It was them!

The terrifying legion that destroyed the starry sky, as reflected in the bronze mirror!

They actually existed, and they had already extended their tentacles to this Star Domain!

Judging by their scale and energy reaction, this seemed to be just a small patrol fleet, or rather—”Hunters.”

Ye Chen held his breath, his gaze cold.

He did not want to cause unnecessary trouble, especially when he knew nothing about the enemy’s strength and scale.

He intended to wait for this hunting fleet to leave before continuing his journey.

However, things did not go as planned.

The huge compound eye sensor on top of one of the hunting warships suddenly aimed at the direction where Ye Chen was hiding and locked onto him!

An emotionless, synthesized electronic voice was transmitted directly via Divine Thought fluctuations:

”High-dimensional Chaos pollution source detected! Coordinates confirmed! Executing purification protocol!”

Before the words had faded, the armor plates on the sides of the three hunting warships slid open instantly, revealing dozens of pitch-black gun barrels!

Blinding white beams of destructive energy, like a torrential storm, instantly covered the area where Ye Chen was hiding!

These energy beams were not simple plasma; they also contained a ”purification” Law specifically targeting life forms and order energy, and wherever they passed, even the dust and micro-energy in the Void Realm were completely annihilated!

There was no way to avoid it!

”You’re courting death!”

A cold glint flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes; since he couldn’t hide, he would fight!

It was the perfect opportunity to test his newfound power on them!

He stopped hiding and soared into the sky from behind the meteorite!

Facing the dense beams of purification, he didn’t even use the guixu sword; he simply threw a punch!

”Force Oscillation!”

This punch contained the tyrannical true meaning of the authority of power!

Wherever his fist passed, the space in front rippled violently like the surface of water!

The incoming purification beams collided with this layer of spatial ripple, their trajectories instantly twisted, deflected, and even collided and annihilated each other; not a single one could get close to him!

After the Fusion of the power fragments, his application of power was no longer confined to form; every gesture could trigger the Law!

”Target threat level increased! Initiating coordinated attack mode! Releasing ’Energy-Devouring Ghosts’!”

The hunting fleet reacted extremely quickly; seeing that the energy bombardment was ineffective, they immediately changed tactics.

The three warships spread out in a triangular formation, connecting their energy to form a massive triangular force field, enveloping Ye Chen within it!

Inside the force field, space was forcibly imprisoned, and a powerful devouring force acted upon Ye Chen, attempting to forcibly extract his Protective Aura and vitality!

At the same time, the bottoms of the warships opened, and dozens of translucent, jellyfish-like, flickering energy creatures flew out—Energy-Devouring Ghosts!

They emitted silent shrieks, piercing directly through physical defenses and pouncing toward Ye Chen’s Divine Soul Sea of Consciousness, intending to devour his Mental Energy!

Energy, space, and Divine Soul—a triple strike descended simultaneously!

Coordinated and ruthless!

”Petty tricks!”

Ye Chen snorted coldly, and his Chaos Domain suddenly expanded!

”Chaos Force Field—Invulnerable to All Laws!”

Grayish Chaos Qi currents swept out with him as the center!

The moment the spatial imprisonment force field touched the Chaos Qi currents, it was forcibly assimilated and disintegrated!

The devouring force acting on him was like a clay ox entering the sea; instead, it was converted and absorbed by the Chaos Domain, becoming his nourishment!

As for the pouncing Energy-Devouring Ghosts, the moment they entered the Chaos Domain, their pure energy soul bodies seemed to be thrown into a meat grinder; without even a chance to scream, they were completely decomposed and annihilated by the Chaos intent, which embodied both tolerance and annihilation!

”What?! Chaos Force Field intensity exceeds estimate! Requesting support! Repeat, requesting support!”

The hunting fleet issued urgent alarms; they seemed to have never encountered a ”pollution source” that could so easily neutralize their joint attacks!

”Thinking of calling for help now? Too late!”

Ye Chen moved, driving the space Law, and instantly appeared directly above one of the hunting warships!

He pressed his fingers together like a sword, and the power of space condensed at his fingertips, turning into a tiny silver thread.

”Space—Cutting!”

His fingertips slashed across the ship’s seemingly indestructible armor!

”Shhh—!”

Like a hot knife cutting through butter!

Under the cutting force containing the Space Annihilation Law, the heavy special alloy armor was cut open like paper, silently revealing a massive, hundred-meter-long gash!

The internal pipelines, equipment, and even some mechanical units that couldn’t escape in time were instantly exposed to the vacuum, erupting in continuous sparks!

”Target possesses high-dimensional space attack capability! Evasive maneuvers! Evasive maneuvers now!”

The damaged warship issued a piercing alarm, attempting to turn and flee.

But would Ye Chen give it a chance?

”Guixu—Spirit Devouring!”

He turned his palm downward, drawing upon the power of the chaos ancestral talisman, and a miniature Chaos Vortex appeared in his palm, aimed at the ship’s gash!

A terrifying devouring force erupted, like a giant whale drinking water, frantically pulling and swallowing the hunting warship, along with its internal energy core and mechanical units, into the Chaos Vortex!

The warship emitted a desperate electronic wail, its massive hull twisting and shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it was finally completely engulfed by that tiny Chaos Vortex, leaving not even a scrap behind!

Seeing this, the other two hunting warships were terrified, no longer caring about any purification protocols; they turned their engine power to the maximum and fled frantically in different directions!

”Can you escape?”

Ye Chen’s eyes were cold as he locked onto one of them.

He did not pursue; instead, he summoned the guixu sword, its blade shimmering with the intertwined golden light of the power Law and the silver radiance of the space Law.

”Force Breaking the Void—Slash!”

A Chaos Sword Aura condensed with the Laws of power and space seemed to traverse the distance of space, arriving before it was even launched, instantly catching up to the fleeing hunting warship!

”Boom!!!”

The sword qi pierced through the warship’s shields and armor without any hindrance, exploding violently inside!

The tyrannical power rules crushed all structures, and the Space Annihilation Law erased even the ”traces” of its existence!

The entire warship was crushed as if by an invisible giant hand, turning into a brilliant and fleeting firework of energy, silently extinguishing in the starry sky.

The last remaining hunting warship, taking advantage of the fleeting moment its companions had bought with their lives, had already escaped to a great distance, and its hull began to blur, as if it had initiated some kind of short-range space jump.

Ye Chen did not pursue further.

He hovered in the Void Realm, looking in the direction where the ship had vanished, his brows slightly furrowed.

It was not that he couldn’t keep it, but that he had intentionally let one go.

He needed to let this so-called ”Annihilation Legion” know that they were not omnipotent, and that in this starry sky, there were still existences capable of threatening them!

At the same time, he also wanted to see what kind of reaction letting this ”messenger” go would provoke.

After this battle, his understanding of his own strength was clearer.

Having fused three core fragments, his combat power had already surpassed the ordinary Tiangang Realm category, enough to crush this kind of small hunting fleet.

But he felt no joy in his heart; on the contrary, it was even heavier.

These were only three patrol warships; how terrifying must the true main force of the Annihilation Legion be?

The scene of the burning starry sky reflected in the bronze mirror was definitely not a lie.

He put away the guixu sword, stopped lingering, and merged his body back into the Void Realm, continuing forward toward the Wall of Origin.

He had to get there as soon as possible!

Only by obtaining more complete power and knowing the final truth would it be possible to protect himself, and... these heavens and myriad worlds, which seemed vast but were actually fragile, in the coming storm.

Not long after he left, a more obscure and colder intent wave quietly swept across the Void Realm where the battle had taken place, recording the residual Chaos aura and combat data before vanishing without a trace.

The storm was brewing.