On Luye Island, at an altitude of 10,241 meters, within the stratospheric sky.

The dark clouds below rolled like tides, surging past, while the sky overhead was pitch-black, reflecting the primordial darkness of the universe in vast solemnity.

At this moment, Ji Jue sat high in the heavens, overlooking everything!

"This altitude—"

Ji Jue sighed lightly, "No matter how many times I see it, it's always so exhilarating."

"Ugh!"

A miserable voice came from his side, it was Lou Feng, who was already collapsed on the ground, bleeding from his seven orifices, violently vomiting, with all the capillaries in his body ruptured.

Bleeding from seven orifices.

In just a few seconds, from the ground straight to the sky, Lou Feng was not like Ji Jue who had already merged with the construct of Ten Thousand Hands. He also had to mobilize the remaining spiritual reserves to satisfy Ji Jue's endless extravagance and consumption.

At this moment, he was convulsing on the hardened mercury.

The lips that spit out blood-tinted foam opened and closed with difficulty, but unfortunately, the air was too thin to hear any words of praise.

What a pity!

"Ah, sorry, I forgot, I forgot."

Ji Jue quickly waved his hand, and immediately fluid mercury entwined around Lou Feng, pierced his body, took over his organs, and maintained basic vital signs.

Lou Feng rolled his eyes, already speechless.

Not to mention speaking, he barely had a few intact alveoli left, and it was only because Ji Jue was fast that he didn't have a brain hemorrhage, relying on brute methods to stabilize blood pressure.

Just like the way he ascended to the sky.

Pure force, bricks flying!

By enhancing the output of the Melting Furnace with the Ember Blessing [Flowing Gold Melting Stone], forcibly converting a large amount of spiritual matter in a short time, evaporating half of his body, and using massive steam jets, he forcibly 'exploded' himself up!

At the same time, by using the Heavenly Origin System's blessing [Remove-Receive Not], he eliminated gravitational interference and maintained himself at an altitude of ten thousand meters in the stratosphere!

These two blessings—one for processing materials, stripping impurities to instantly increase efficiency, and the other for removing gravitational interference, maintaining the height of the object—were extremely esoteric!

In other words, this bastard had planned it all from the beginning!

And the current scene was just like the simulation Ji Jue and Andel had explored and attempted, human space travel, tectonic explosions…

One on the ground, one in the sky.

And now, the development before him made Lou Feng shiver just thinking about it: from the moment everyone was still floundering in the mud, they had already been planning for this moment?

"What a shame, just one step too late."

Ji Jue shook his head and sighed, "Still missing quite a few materials."

If there had been more time to develop, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. Before the battle even began, he could have directly elevated the workshop to the stratosphere.

At that time, would there be any need to fight?

High attacks low, crushing idiots.

At such a terrifying height that no ordinary creation could touch, it in itself was a decisive advantage. Even just casually throwing rubbish down could kill people!

And now, there was no need to hide his base nature.

"——High-altitude bombing begins."

Ji Jue raised his finger, and like a blooming lotus, the Ten Thousand Hands spread out, entangling countless fluid mercury and spiritual crystals, reconstructing them into handleless sharp blades in his palm.

Even without a non-aggressive refining technique, no matter, as long as I carry the workshop on me, it's at my disposal wherever I go!

Blood light surged, flowing over it.

As the saying goes—green plums are no match for a celestial descent!

At that moment, with Ji Jue's action, the Ten Thousand Hands released, making it seem like a blood-red downpour.

Countless former friends and stepmothers...

Descending from the sky!

There was no need for any preparation or buildup, just relying on the simplest gravity, a distance of over ten thousand meters had already become the most terrifying acceleration method.

The devastated and ravaged ground shook again.

Simply unavoidable!

Amid the Ten Thousand Hands, the Blood Blades continuously reformed and fell, one wave after another, endless. Under the piercing of the blood light, crimson flowers blossomed instantaneously on the ground.

Even if they missed the target, it didn't matter at all. The Blood Blades falling to the ground would suddenly explode, scattering countless crystals and even... the mutated pollution Ji Jue had frantically drawn from high altitudes.

The surrounding rolling dark clouds were the best material.

The thick clouds sprouting countless black rains, with just a slight extraction, could produce abundant mutants, exhaustlessly squandered!

In an instant, cracks appeared in the remaining workshop amidst the downpour of Blood Blades, tottering, but immediately after, the projection of Dragon Scale materialized over the workshop, protecting the 'allies' within.

At the same time, confining them!

"Andel, what are you doing!" The True Blood of the Empire roared in fury.

The only response was three simple words:

——[Stay out of the way].

Bells echoed, reverberating, suddenly ascending smoke and dust from the ground, swirling in the gale, rising into the sky.

In an instant, the invisible gale was infused with spiritual matter and began to stir like a living creature, enveloping the entire island.

Then, the hissing wind rushed toward the heavens.

Like the outline of a giant snake, it ascended, rushing toward Ji Jue… only to falter a few thousand meters away.

Too far off.

The blurred outline of the giant snake was shattered by Ji Jue with a casual strike of a Blood Blade.

But immediately, he sensed something was wrong.

No!

This was just a smokescreen…

Meant to cover the ground, obstruct Ji Jue's view, and hide their movements.

At that moment, the construct of Ten Thousand Hands suddenly extended, releasing steam in large amounts from its left hands, moving aside impulsively.

Then, he saw the dazzling radiance nearly brushing past him!

The storm was torn open in a large chasm, and in that fleeting moment, Ji Jue saw the grand obelisk rising from another workshop.

And then the second! The third! The fourth!

On the ground, one obelisk after another swiftly rose.

Extracting spiritual matter and workshops from 'allies,' converting them to their domains, they launched a fierce attack on Ji Jue at ten thousand meters in the stratosphere.

"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful."

Ji Jue dodged back and forth, marveling, constantly waving his hand down to the ground, workshops and obelisks, throwing down Blood Blades again.

"Wonderful my ass!" Lou Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes: "What's so wonderful about it?"

"The wonder lies in unity!"

Ji Jue laughed, pointing downward: "Look, no matter who wins, it's a victory of friendship, passion, and bonds!"

Lou Feng, struggling to gather spiritual matter while vomiting and defecating simultaneously, only wanted to spit a mouthful of old blood on Ji Jue's face.

Friendship? Bonds?

You two bastards simply treat 'allies' like tools to be used up and discarded!

Hot-blooded my ass?

Lin Bei's heart has already grown cold thanks to you!

"Hold tight, grab on."

Amidst his maneuverings, Ji Jue spoke without turning his head: "Next, I can't look out for you…"

Uncle I'm gonna accelerate!

With just a finger flick, liquefied mercury enveloped Lou Feng, fixing him in place, throwing him to the rear.

In the sky, the Ten Thousand Hands accelerated sharply, arm upon arm overlapping, until countless fingers from the fluid mercury emerged and overlapped.

A scarlet red already shot out from the fingertips!

Not just simple high-altitude bombing, this time, a continuous line of mercury extended over ten thousand meters, descending to the ground.

Like a ten-thousand-meter-long blade!

In the blink of an eye, it connected the sky and the earth as one.

Thrust!

The sandy cover was completely pierced through, and crossing ten thousand meters, the blade's edge stabbed through the gap between Dragon Scales, entering the workshop.

In and out in a flash.

Then, the blood and pollution burst out like a geyser from the cracks!

Boom!

An obelisk split down the middle, collapsing.

Not just that, in that moment, the massive mutated spiritual matter injected already defiled that crucial nexus beyond recognition.

But simultaneously, Andel seized the critical opportunity, his swift radiance rising to the sky, straight for Ji Jue, but was blocked by the hardened Mercury Shield.

Ji Jue felt a chill in his heart, yet felt fortunate, thankful he didn't meet it head-on.

The detached Mercury Shield, struck by the radiant beam, promptly disintegrated, losing control, falling to the ground.

The operation of fluid alchemy was interrupted.

No, it was nullified!

It wasn't merely a matter of separating material and spirit; some more sinister effect was at play, akin to Professor Ye's Dissociation Technique, a terrifying threat!

More like…

Reversion!?

In an instant, Ji Jue understood: The processing and effects applied to the material by himself were reverted to the original under the opponent's influence!

Like rewinding a tape, not unlike the undo function in a document shortcut!

No matter how complex the creation, under Andel's interference, it would be stripped of all acquired processing and revision, returning to its essence.

The manifestation on the Ten Thousand Hands construct was the mercury controlled by fluid alchemy reverting completely to its original form, pure mercury.

But a new problem surfaced in his mind.

How did the opponent control such a terrifying effect without it affecting themselves?

Just like the ancient alchemical problem—even if one made the All Things Dissolving Agent, what container would hold it?

Unless, just like the technique Andel demonstrated before…

——Constancy!

These were two entirely different spiritual techniques and applications, first stabilizing oneself with constancy, then using reversion to return the opponent's creations to their original state.

The coordination and usage of these was perhaps akin to the construct of Ji Jue's Non-Aggression and Mercury Workshop, derived from their own matrix and abilities!

Constancy and motion, regression and dissolution!

At this moment, two wholly disparate legacies and techniques clashed head-on!

"How interesting."

Ji Jue smiled silently, extending his hand again: "Such a rare opportunity... let's give it a try!"

Once more, recalling the past.

In the darkness of the former hospital, the Saint's Shadow rising, the countless hands wielding and controlling the invisible sword.

That was the Saintly Spirit of mercury displaying the advancements to the inheritor!

Non-aggression, Inclusivity, Universal Love, Heavenly Will, Illuminate the Spirits...

Numerous divine essences and transformations, which Ji Jue could barely touch, flowed from that blade, illuminating, and he struggled to grasp even a minute part of it.

At the same time, the memories of controlling and remembering everything above Spring City, the experience of [All-Domain Circulation Control], surfaced in his mind.

As the two overlapped, a vague, unclear realization began to rise.

Not fully understanding, unsure of success.

Under the pressure of reality, as the swarming insights faded, what floated in his vision was a faint, illusory phantom.

Silver radiance rising from the embers!

Seemingly, perhaps, maybe, should be—

——This is it!

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