"Interesting…" Void muttered as he merged back into a single being. All of this went unnoticed, his slaves didn't even realize he had moved.

"Master, you've grown even stronger…" Junie rushed forward, clinging to Void instantly.

His face twitched slightly.

He could have avoided it easily, but some things… he let be.

He gently rubbed her head and smiled at the others.

Now that Void had reached Rank 4, what more did they have to worry about?

"Linkir…" Void called, snapping them out of their thoughts.

"You and the rest did well. I feel relieved delegating missions to you now."

"Thank you, Master."

They all replied.

But before calm could settle—

"System. Now."

Void snapped his fingers.

Space trembled ever so slightly.

But they were all Quasi Rank 4 beings and above.

They noticed.

The vibration grew stronger… and stronger…

Then...

It stopped.

And collapsed in front of them.

A figure appeared.

"Void…"

A familiar voice echoed.

Void smiled.

Shen Ye stepped out, his body cloaked in darkness, his form barely visible as a silhouette.

Linkir frowned. She felt she recognized him.

Sword Demon narrowed his eyes.

Alayot watched with quiet curiosity.

"I have something to take care of," Void said.

And then—

He disappeared.

Along with the newcomer.

They couldn't even process what had just happened.

"What does he… seem familiar?" Linkir muttered, her eyes narrowing.

"An enemy of Master… but where is this familiarity coming from?" Sword Demon gripped his sword tighter.

"Who was that?" Nyx asked.

No one answered.

"Master surely has a lot of enemies," Nephem chimed in.

"Of course. He's constantly being hunted by the angel race. Maybe that was one of them?" Mark suggested.

"Maybe…" Junie nodded, glancing at her hands with a sigh. Master had moved too fast—he was gone instantly.

"No. That being had divinity, but it doesn't belong to the angel race. Perhaps a fallen member of the divine race—gods, angels, and the like," Nyx corrected.

Silence followed.

Who… was that being?

******

Deep within the sixth layer of space…

Void smiled as he looked at the figure before him.

"Shen Ye… how have you been?" Void asked casually, now in his true form.

"Hm. No wonder I sensed a disturbance. You broke through to Rank 4," Shen Ye said with disgust.

"Correct."

"And the first thing I did was think of my old friend. Isn't it about time we settled our old scores?" Void chuckled.

"Hm…" Shen Ye frowned slightly.

When he had attacked Void before, it was because Void had been near one of the passages to the Dark Realm, and he happened to be nearby.

But now…

As Shen Ye spread his consciousness, he realized

He was nowhere near the Dark Realm.

Yet Void had pulled him here?

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

"I mean… in tribute to the 999th anniversary of your beautiful sister's death…"

Void tilted his head slightly.

"Ahh… what was her name again?"

"Yes… small, tiny, cute…"

"Anya, right?"

BOOM

Void was blasted backward, his body shaking as he looked at Shen Ye—now completely calm.

He knew it had worked.

No matter how much they controlled their emotions, there were always things that could shake them.

Things… or people… they valued.

Like Shen Ye.

Even at Rank 4, he could have let go of his past.

Forgotten her.

Moved on.

But he chose not to.

He allowed himself to feel.

To rage.

Because she mattered.

"Aww… I can't say her name?" Void asked, stopping mid-air with a grin.

BANG

The sixth layer compressed.

Terrifying Origin surged into existence.

Instantly

Void's body was locked in place.

Realities formed around him…

Then sharpened into spears as Origin flooded into them, making them more "real"—

And they launched.

Pohhh!

Pohhh!

Pohhh!

The sounds echoed as the spears pierced through Void's body.

Layers of space were cut and compressed.

Dimensions formed around him.

The closer the spears came

The slower they became…

Until they reverted back into mere realities.

But while Void dealt with that

Shen Ye was already behind him.

BANG

Space split apart.

Void's upper body separated from his lower half

As time was reversed millions of years into the past.

Beings were created.

Universes formed.

They worshipped his lower half as a divine body.

"Ah… sorry to borrow this," an ancient voice echoed.

Void reclaimed his body instantly.

The newly formed realities and universes were erased.

Void frowned slightly.

"So what I fought before… was only a projection," he muttered.

No wonder he couldn't touch Shen Ye back then.

Was this… the true capability of Rank 4?

Void and Shen Ye raised their hands.

Instantly

Countless versions of themselves appeared across reality.

From atoms…

To planets…

To galaxies…

To entire universes.

Each version had different expressions, powers, and stories.

Lives were created.

Some lasting minutes.

Others lasting thousands of years.

From insects…

To plants…

To beings as powerful as Rank 3.

Each carried a fragment of Void or Shen Ye's soul.

And they fought.

Every victory strengthened its origin.

Every loss weakened it.

To those beings.....

It felt like war.

A battle for survival.

For resources.

For existence.

But in truth…

They were nothing but pawns.

In a battle where time itself was a toy.

Their past, present, and future manipulated freely

Branches of timelines forming and collapsing endlessly.

And while all of this unfolded

Another version of Void and Shen Ye fought directly.

Across space.

Across time.

Across Origin itself. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Their present became past.

Their past became future.

Whenever one lost

Time shifted.

A new timeline emerged.

And the battle continued.

In the quiet sixth layer of space, countless versions of Void and Shen Ye appeared as they continued to multiply.

Across a span of ten million years, Void and Shen Ye occupied every node of time.

A version of them existed at each point… locked in battle.

Their war began at the level of mortals struggling for control, then escalated to galactic empires clashing for dominance.

Soon, it evolved further into advanced civilizations—Level 4, Level 5, and beyond fighting to conquer entire universes.

They alone created a complete history of existence spanning ten million years…

And they were still expanding it.

Still creating parallel nodes across time.

In some battles, laws were wielded.

In others, nuclear weapons.

Elsewhere, elements clashed.

And in the highest tiers

Origin itself was used.

Universes collapsed…

And were reborn.

An embryo of a multi-universe slowly began to take shape.

Massive pulses of energy were destroyed and simultaneously created.

Stories unfolded.

Dimensions were explored.

A complete cosmic tapestry—like a living chronicle of existence—was being formed as their battle continued.

Above this chaotic expanse

Deep within the sixth layer of space

Two colossal, mountain-like entities moved slowly toward one another.

Each embodied different aspects of all possible Origins.

With every movement they made

Reality tore apart.

The resulting distortions spread across multiple multi-universes.

Far away, Rank 3 beings watched in horror as violent multi-universal storms erupted—

Wiping out countless lives in their wake.