Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 525 Thief
"This battle is not over yet."

Ji Fuyou said something.

If there is a force preventing the birth of a successor, then that force must be even stronger than the Star-Devouring Demon.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent the Star-Devouring Demon to deal with him.

In order to buy time, he had to go from the light to the shadows.

“That force has already exposed itself by targeting me this time. Now, I have already broken out of the Heavenly Ranking rules. In the eyes of that Void Guardian’s force, I am already ‘dead’. The enemy is in the light, and I am in the dark. This is my greatest advantage in launching a counterattack.”

Ji Fuyou's thoughts drifted.

He "sensed" the corpse of the Star God once more, and quickly withdrew all the starlight from his body.

That "Great One" also disappeared back into the Realm of the Illusory Gods.

Then, Ji Fuyou used the Void God Realm to quickly instill a concept in all living beings who witnessed this world-destroying war.

In his final moments, he soared into the sky, his sword slicing through the abyss, perishing together with the Star-Devouring Demon, both swallowed by the power of the void.

After completing this cognitive indoctrination, he seemed to sense something.

Their gazes turned to Gu Qing, who had arrived quietly.

This……

This was the first time in all the years he had spent with Gu Qing that he had actively noticed her getting closer.

Gu Qing was slightly taken aback when she noticed Ji Fuyou's gaze that had come to her ahead of time.

"You've become stronger."

"The power remains unchanged, only the realm has been improved."

As Ji Fuyou spoke, his gaze swept over Gu Qing.

The next moment, his aura also underwent a mysterious change, becoming similar to Gu Qing's.

This transformation...

"Void authority!?"

Gu Qing's pupils contracted.

"No."

Ji Fuyou said, "It is the power of nothingness."

Then he shook his head again: "It's using my current state of perfection to simulate the power of nothingness... and the reason it works is simply because we happen to be within the range of the 'Star God's Cosmic Light' radiation, and this area... shares the power of nothingness."

"Perfect realm?"

Gu Qing was taken aback: "What is this?"

Ji Fuyou pondered for a moment: "You can understand it as a state of being after absolute control."

"The second level of mental power!?"

Gu Qing quickly grasped the key point.

"That's understandable."

Ji Fuyou nodded.

He sensed it carefully again and said, "The upper limit of the power of nothingness is far less than that of the power of rules such as void, destruction, life, and soul... This is determined by the upper limit left by the great star god 'Cosmic Light'. The level of understanding he left behind seems to be limited to a shallow level of comprehension. The upper limit should not exceed the fifth level... If possible, you should change your direction."

"Change direction..."

Gu Qing smiled upon hearing this.

He looked at Ji Fuyou and said, “I feel that I have witnessed the most important moment of my life. From now on, I will live the life I want. I will live my own life, observe the sky and the earth, walk in the mountains and rivers, and truly feel that heaven and earth are with me and all things are one with me.”

He added, "Whether it's illusory or not, it's not important anymore."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyou was slightly taken aback: "The most important moment?"

Then, as if realizing something, he asked, "You mean...fighting the Star-Devouring Demon?"

"Ah."

Gu Qing nodded, not hiding anything: "Actually... I saw this scene a long time ago..."

He didn't notice Ji Fuyou's slightly narrowed pupils and continued, "Besides this most important scene, there are some other scenes. However, those scenes are very blurry, so blurry that I only know that a large number of demons will invade, but I can't see clearly what they are. The only scene that I can remember clearly is when you, President Ji, soared into the sky, cleaved the abyss with your sword, and killed this star-devouring demon."

"And then? What else did you see?"

Ji Fuyou pressed for an answer.

"Nothing."

Gu Qing said, "The scene ends here."

He shook his head: "Actually, in those scenes, I didn't even see President Ji actually kill that Star-Devouring Demon."

"Could you... tell me in detail what you saw in the image?"

Ji Fuyou said in a deep voice, "As a psychic, one should remember some original memories very clearly..."

"It's not a memory."

Gu Qing said, "If these are indeed memories I have experienced, I shouldn't forget them given my current mental state, but... these scenes cannot be described as memories at all, they don't even qualify as dreams... even though I saw them in a dream."

He paused thoughtfully, then said, "Perhaps... it's a parallel universe? Or perhaps, a projection of a future timeline?"

At this moment, Ji Fuyou seemed to remember something: "I remember, when we first met, you asked me a question: have we met somewhere before? Could it be...?"

"Ah."

Gu Qing nodded: "That's when I guessed that you were the peerless swordsman who cleaved the heavens with his sword."

At this point, he smiled and said, "Now it seems I didn't mistake the person for someone else."

A peerless swordsman whose sword can cleave the heavens and the abyss.

This familiar description and title...

This gave Ji Fuyou an indescribable feeling.

He couldn't explain why all of this was happening.

Just as he couldn't explain his precognitive dream. Everything...

Perhaps only when he becomes the Star God of Light and unveils all the mysteries will we get the answer.

"The Crimson Star Civilization is now in your hands..."

"and many more."

Ji Fuyou stopped Gu Qing, who was about to leave: "The crisis of Crimson Star is over, but it ended in a way that you can't imagine. There are other forces behind the Star Devouring Demon. Although that force may not target our Crimson Star civilization, as the Crimson Star civilization grows or when it produces top geniuses, it will eventually be hunted by that force."

"Being hunted by that force? How could that be?"

Gu Qing was somewhat puzzled.

"I can't explain it to you. I can only make a judgment after I observe for a while. The only thing I can tell you is that in everyone's mind, I must be 'dead' before that force will feel at ease and shift its attention away from us, Red Star."

Ji Fuyou said in a deep voice, "In other words, I cannot appear on Red Star again until I find them and have the strength to fight them."

Gu Qing understood what Ji Fuyou meant.

He still had to keep an eye on Red Star.

only……

"Actually, whether or not Chixing needs me now is not important... With Chixing's current strength, what danger can't it withstand? Even in the Heavenly Ranking War, with Chixing's current lineup, it wouldn't be a problem to withstand five rounds."

Gu Qingdao.

"In the end, someone has to step forward and take over my responsibilities; otherwise, the entire Red Star will inevitably fall apart."

Ji Fuyou added, "Never test human nature."

Gu Qing remained silent for a moment, but in the end, she nodded.

As Gu Qing agreed, Ji Fuyou's ability to manipulate the power of nothingness became increasingly refined.

He said, "That force only targeted Chixing because of me. Go and have Fang Qiyun direct the others to clean up the mess in Chixing. I'll leave Chixing first. Only when I leave will the crisis brought by that force be truly resolved."

"Ah."

Gu Qing responded.

Ji Fuyou also turned around and glanced back...

Although the Star-Devouring Demon failed to devour the Crimson Star, it opened its blood-red maw and used its Void Authority to pull the Crimson Star off course. This process would still cause violent earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, volcanic eruptions, and even continental plate displacement.

Dealing with these things is not easy.

Fortunately, the current Akasei is not as fragile as it was four years ago.

With the proliferation of various unmanned devices and aircraft, the average physical fitness of the people of Red Star has been effectively improved, and their ability to withstand disasters has also been sufficiently enhanced.

In this situation, casualties...

It shouldn't be too surprising.

After glancing at it, Ji Fuyou withdrew his gaze, nodded slightly to Gu Qing, and then vanished into the sky above Xuan Yue Island in a flash.

Watching Ji Fuyou leave, Gu Qing turned his gaze back to the catastrophic Red Star.

"War of civilizations is never a dinner party... Behind Red Star's rapid rise to power by acquiring massive resources, it will also face the price to pay for obtaining these resources..."

He said it to himself.

Good thing...

past.

The most difficult time for Akahoshi has passed.

In the dream, the demon that devoured the entire Crimson Star was killed by Ji Fuyou, who cleaved the heavens with his sword. Crimson Star ushered in an unprecedented future.

He believed that after weathering this test of civilization, the future Red Star would inevitably become stronger than ever before.

Let alone being comparable to the six top powers, surpassing the six top powers and becoming the only super power in this galaxy is not an unrealistic dream.

The sun will once again shine upon the land of Chixing.

……

On the other side, Ji Fuyou completed a void traversal.

Compared to the past, this void traversal obviously consumed more energy.

Similarly, with an attainment equivalent to the fifth level of Void Power, without the assistance and protection of Void Authority, every step had to be done personally, resulting in a more than 30% increase in the consumption of mental energy and stellar power compared to the original level.

The distance traveled was also shorter than expected.

but……

The significantly increased consumption and reduced travel effect did not frustrate Ji Fuyou; on the contrary, it amazed him.

Because this time, the void traversal was entirely dominated by his own power, and he could clearly feel almost every step of the process.

This feeling of complete control over himself is what makes him, who pursues absolute control and even the current state of perfection, truly feel that everything belongs to him.

and……

After passing through, there was no longer any talk of "cooling down".

As long as he is not afraid of mental fatigue or the depletion of star power, he can immediately perform a second shuttle.

Just like Ji Fuyou now.

He briefly summarized his experience from the first trip and stepped forward again.

His perfect state allowed him to easily sense the flaws in his own manipulation of the power of the void.

Furthermore, the power of the void seemed to be one of the advanced powers shared by the "Star God Cosmic Light" with all living beings in this galaxy. With the two echoing each other, he had a completely new understanding of the power of the void.

After the void traversal ended, not only did his energy consumption drop to 90% of what it was during his time of authority, but the traversal effect was also fully restored.

"The so-called void authority does not need to be bestowed at all! The great 'Star God Cosmic Light' has always displayed them there. As long as one has enough talent, anyone can comprehend the application of these nine powers through their own efforts."

The Star-Devouring Demon called him a thief!
Actually...

The Void Guardians, who forge the power of the Void into authority and wield it, are the true thieves!
(End of this chapter)