Chapter 1022: Red Dust Edge

Author: Sanjiu YinyuWord Count: 1299

The Gray Realm.

On the dark ground, roughly a hundred kilometers from the Mortal Realm, a figure in an English-style overcoat appeared silently in the desolate landscape, as if collapsing the void.

The Silver King, with his hands in his pockets, casually scanned his surroundings, his deep blue eyes emanating a mysterious glow.

Finally, his gaze fixed on a particular point in the void.

“Is it here…?”

It was an empty area.

To the naked eye, there was no substance present; only the occasional sunlight sweeping across the ground revealed faint, tiny dust particles floating in the air.

If one's sight could surpass an electron microscope, they would see, amidst the dust, deep within particles even more minuscule than electrons, a mercury moon, encasing three Philosopher's Stones, silently rotating.

The Silver King couldn't see the Mercury Moon hidden in the microscopic world, but he could sense its presence. He slowly raised his hand and reached into the void…

“Theft.”

However, when the Silver King reached out, he failed to grasp anything. His brows furrowed slightly. Su Zhiwei had hidden Lord Wuji's power too deeply. Even the Silver King, capable of stealing space and matter, could not easily retrieve it. But the Silver King did not give up; instead, he patiently reached into the void again and again.

Once, twice, thrice… ten times… twenty times…

After an unknown period, the Silver King finally seemed to grasp something, and a white light suddenly flashed before him!

A colossal shadow fell over the Gray Realm. The Silver King slowly looked up. A pulsating silver moon silently hung above the Gray Realm… Upon closer inspection, three thumb-sized crimson stones could be seen bobbing within it.

A slight smile touched the Silver King's lips.

The Mortal Realm, an unnamed courtyard.

Crimson maple leaves swayed in the breeze, slowly drifting to the ground. Among the leaf-strewn courtyards, a woman in a white training uniform abruptly opened her eyes!!

Rumble—!!

A dull thunderclap instantly tore through the sky. Su Zhiwei's gaze, like lightning, instantly shot towards the location where Lord Wuji was hidden.

“Thieving Demigod… You court death!”

Whoosh—

Almost the instant the Mercury Moon appeared, a terrifying, dazzling javelin of destructive power sliced through thick clouds and streaked across the sky at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!

Its speed was immense, and the destructive aura it contained was no less potent than a high-yield nuclear weapon. By the time the Silver King turned around, the javelin had already arrived before his very eyes, moving almost like a flash!

Boom—!!!

A scorching, brilliant explosion erupted from the black ground, accompanied by tremors and a hum that swept across the entire realm, as a mushroom cloud slowly ascended…

A hurricane churned across the desolate ground, causing the Silver King's English-style overcoat to flap wildly.

He was not at the center of the explosion; the instant Su Zhiwei's javelin was about to reach him, he had already teleported hundreds of kilometers away.

“Lord Mortal, Su Zhiwei…” the Silver King slowly spoke, “Just as the rumors say, your combat power is astonishing… But surely, you cannot easily step out of the Mortal Realm now?”

Above the sky at the edge of the Mortal Realm, a graceful figure silently hovered. Her sharp eyes fixed on the distant Silver King and the Mercury Moon above him, as silent killing intent emanated from her…

This was Su Zhiwei's first encounter with the Silver King. Though it lasted only an instant, she could sense that he was a formidable opponent.

The Silver King wielded the complete path of the God of Theft. Even among the Nine Sovereigns, perhaps only a very few could confidently defeat him.

“You can leave, but leave him,” Su Zhiwei's voice pierced through the Gray Realm, reaching the Silver King's ears.

“My apologies, madam,” the Silver King said, shaking his head regretfully. “He is a crucial part of my plan and cannot be left behind… If you wish to try and stop us by force, perhaps you should step out of the Mortal Realm first?”

Su Zhiwei stood at the edge of the Mortal Realm, glancing back at the city being rebuilt behind her, and clenched her fists tightly.

“Is that so?” Su Zhiwei said coldly, “Then you had better keep protecting him… When I step out of the Mortal Realm, I will kill him again.”

“You’d better act fast then, otherwise… it will all be too late.”

The Silver King offered Su Zhiwei a faint smile. The next moment, he vanished from his spot, taking the Mercury Moon with him.

Su Zhiwei knew it was impossible to stop him without leaving the Mortal Realm. She merely cast a grim look in the direction he had departed, then teleported back into the Mortal Realm.

Su Zhiwei passed through the city and arrived at the Mortal Realm base, hidden within a dimensional pocket. She slowly addressed the communication officers:

“Connect me to the other realms…”

The Church.

Lou Yu, who had been sitting like a statue on a pew, seemed to sense something, and slightly raised his head to look behind him.

“...You are slower than I expected,” Lou Yu said calmly, looking at the Silver King, who had appeared at the doorway at some unknown moment, and the Mercury Moon hovering in the void.

“Su Zhiwei’s abilities are tricky. Even I couldn’t easily steal you away.”

The Silver King casually sat down on a pew, conjuring a wine glass from seemingly nowhere. He gently swirled it, the deep red liquid swirling within the glass, before he drained it in one gulp.

During this, Lou Yu slowly rose and walked directly to the Mercury Moon…

He raised his hand and placed it upon it.

The moment his palm touched the Mercury Moon, the latter seemed to find its home, and was frantically absorbed into Lou Yu's body!

Lou Yu inflated visibly, like a balloon, almost bursting the room. As various glows shimmered within him, his body gradually contracted, slowly returning to the size of a normal person.

A liquid-like substance surged within him. Three shimmering Philosopher's Stones crept from his arms to his shoulders, then slowly climbed up his cheeks… Finally, at the center of Lou Yu's brow, they formed a square with the original Philosopher's Stone.

A powerful sense of oppression erupted from Lou Yu's body!

Empowered by the four Philosopher's Stones, Lou Yu's strength surpassed even his power when he invaded the Mortal Realm. As a frosty current flowed from the corner of his mouth, his entire demeanor became profound and terrifying.

He was now completely different from his previous weaker Ninth-tier self, who had only one Philosopher's Stone!

“How many more Philosopher’s Stones until you are complete?” the Silver King asked blandly, glancing at the drastically altered Lou Yu.

“...Two,” Lou Yu replied after a moment of silence. “With two more Philosopher’s Stones, I will be immortal, indestructible, and eternally boundless.”

“The population of the Boundless Realm is no longer enough for two Philosopher’s Stones… However…”

The Silver King snapped his fingers softly.

“I have another gift.”

Another chapter will be out later today.