This was how battles between Rank 4 beings were. It wasn't just a fight between you and me..., it involved casualties, fate, and time.

Order and chaos…

Now, you were influencing existence itself.

And why was the Fitel considered boundless in a sense? Well, apart from the great beings who created worlds, Rank 4 beings also contributed to it. After their battles within fixed history nodes, those worlds, planets, and universes were integrated into the Fitel.

Basically, they were contributing to life itself, expanding and growing the Fitel. Regardless, their battles were anything but small.

Compared to Void and Shen Ye's battle spanning ten million years, this one, which lasted only ten thousand years, was almost insignificant. But they weren't even Rank 4 at the time, so it was still commendable.

But alas....different lives, different souls, different outcomes. And in the end, it all returned to them as Linkir and Sword Demon's battle came to an end.

The two reappeared before the rest of Void's slaves.

Everyone was silent, waiting for the result as their heartbeats accelerated.

Badum… badum… badum…

Void remained calm.

The two looked at each other, and then

Linkir vomited blood and fell to one knee.

The rest of Void's slaves widened their eyes. Linkir… the strongest among them… had lost?

Sword Demon was strong…

"Huh… but she…" Sword Demon looked at Linkir in confusion. She had clearly won, so why was she acting injured? Was she planning a sneak attack?

No… Linkir wasn't like that.

His heart grew unsettled.

"Go on," Linkir thought.

"The least I can do for you…" she sighed as sword demon moved.

Sword Demon stepped forward. None of Void's slaves could stop him as he walked toward Void.

Shen Ye was the most excited. Yes..this was his master. Strong. Terrifying.

"Anya… you may finally be avenged," Shen Ye said, smiling as his eyes sparkled.

"So, you won?" Void asked, raising an eyebrow.

Something felt off. How could Linkir lose? Unless she was planning something… but whatever it was, it wasn't his concern.

"Yes. It is time to avenge my disciple and my world," Sword Demon said as he drew his sword.

His aura surged, more than five times stronger. Realities trembled and split, time distorted, and fate twisted as he prepared for battle.

Alas

"This…" Void stretched out his arm to the side.

"…won't be a battle."

Sword Demon and the others froze, their eyes widening.

What did Void mean?

The answer came immediately.

Void reached out and space cracked. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The first, second, third, and fourth layers of space shattered as the fifth layer enveloped them.

Something terrifying was coming.

Their bodies trembled as Void grasped a massive sword hilt.

Slowly, a white blade with nine hollow openings emerged and everyone felt their hearts drop.

This… was Void's sword.

They gulped. They had almost forgotten. This sword was terrifying in every sense. It amplified Void's power tremendously as they grew together.

Shen Ye trembled. If Void had used this sword during their fight, he would have been destroyed instantly. And truly, Void rarely used it, it was a hidden weapon, a final trump card.

Void held the sword and instantly, countless multiverses seemed to revolve around him. Fate and destiny collapsed. Oblivion appeared. Space burned into nothingness.

Their souls felt strained. Their power was being suppressed.

And this was just Void standing still.

Then he moved.

They felt as though the end of everything was converging on him.

The fourth hollow opened.

Vrrrmmm

Shgggg

Void's sword trembled as the fourth opening activated for the first time.

A deafening sound rang out

Then

"Hm."

Void merely hummed.

Everyone returned to awareness, their eyes filled with horror.

They had died.

Again and again.

Not because the sword attacked them but because they couldn't exist on the same level as it.

It was like an emperor in his palace..peasants could not stand beside him.

Reality warped like a collapsing black hole. Multiversal threads split apart. Faraway Rank 4 beings opened their eyes.

"A terrifying expert has appeared…"

The same thought echoed across existence.

Then Void attacked.

No grand technique. No use of origin. Just a simple sword strike.

Yet Sword Demon felt everything ...his body, soul, and consciousness about to be split in half. His entire existence felt like it was being erased.

But the sword stopped just centimeters from his head.

Gulp…

Everyone trembled uncontrollably.

But it wasn't over.

They were safe here

But outside… the Fitel was not.

From Void as the center, a ripple spread outward endlessly. Multi-universes shattered, split apart, and burned into nothingness.

Rank 4 beings trembled as the ripple passed through them, their hearts shaken to the core.

This… was only the aftermath of a casual strike.

What would happen if Void went all out?

Now it was clear

This was the true horror of Rank 4 beings…

And why they rarely fought.

"I encourage not only you, but all of my slaves to fight me. In fact, if you can kill me, that would be a great outcome and I would love that."

"But… try only when you are strong enough. This is just too weak and disappointing for me."

Void's sword disappeared as Sword Demon fell to his knees.

Void ignored him and walked toward Shen Ye.

"After everything that just happened, do you really think that once you regain your power, you can return after growing stronger, and we'll continue going back and forth?" Void said with a laugh.

"Why not? I am also a Rank 4 entity. You can't kill me, and you can't seal me forever. So when I return… we will fight again. I will make sure to avenge Anya," Shen Ye replied indifferently.

Void laughed even harder.

"Hehe… what a dream," he said with a grin.

Shen Ye suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.

Don't tell me…

Can Void kill a Rank 4 being? Impossible. Absolutely impossible.

"It is exactly as you think," Void said, noticing the change in Shen Ye. His grin widened as Shen Ye felt his back drenched in sweat.

This… this was impossible.

Void was bluffing.

He had to be bluffing.