Inside the vast Star Spirit Flower's combat preparation hall, numerous virtual screens were completely dominated by platinum-gold light. Even with the screens filtering it, it was still somewhat dazzling. Endless platinum-gold light, like ocean waves, filled everything before them.
Most people in the hall temporarily lost their ability to perceive the outside world. Only those with martial arts strength reaching level 13, like Wu Tian and Pablo, could have their spiritual power penetrate the Star Spirit Flower's thick hull and layers of defense systems, extending into the starry sky beyond the ship.
But even they, at this moment when the endless platinum-gold light was blooming, could not clearly perceive the scene at the center of the light burst. They could only wait patiently, like everyone else, for the light to dissipate.
Everyone was staring intently at the virtual screens in front of them, including them. This was their only way to ascertain the external situation.
The memory flashed back a minute, to the image of Lu Sheng throwing a punch at a level 13 expert among the Space Pirates. Then, endless platinum light erupted, and the image was erased. Now, they desperately wanted to know.
The result of that handsome young man who could ignore the chasm between level 12 and 13, whose combat power was comparable to a level 13 expert. After that single punch was thrown at the Space Pirate, the platinum-white glow persisted for quite some time.
When the floor beneath everyone's feet suddenly shook violently, it felt as though the spaceship had been struck by an inexplicable impact, causing scattered warning lights to flash on the combat readiness hall's display screens. Such shocks were not uncommon during the Star Pirates' relentless assault on the Star Spirit Flower and most people in the combat readiness hall paid it little mind.
Yet the moment this shockwave hit, Wu Tian and Pablo's expressions abruptly changed. Exchanging a simultaneous glance, they stared at each other, both faces etched with profound emotion.
Haiji Dao's entire body also tensed sharply the instant he sensed the intangible fluctuations carried by this shockwave. His eyes, fixed intently on the virtual screen, suddenly blazed with an intense light, shooting out a terrifying gleam. The indifference on his face vanished, replaced by a flicker of something strange. It seemed as if he had thought of something. Yet he also seemed afraid to confirm it.
Anon Turing, Zoe, and Zi Yanxin, standing beside the trio, sensed their unusual state, their expressions filled with surprise and doubt, and they were about to speak up when... the platinum-gold light on the virtual screen finally began to rapidly dissipate. Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
When they finally saw the scene displayed on the virtual screen, their pupils constricted sharply, and they froze in stunned silence. What appeared before them was a brilliantly illuminated starry sky.
As far as the eye could see, planets were bursting into flames. Like light bulbs hanging in the night sky, one after another, they were being lit. Rings of fireballs, seas of stars illuminated one after another. This scene, even through the virtual screen, delivered an unparalleled and profound impact and shock. Everyone stared, dumbfounded.
Soon, their attention shifted to the very center of this "forcibly illuminated" starry sky. A figure stood silently. His appearance and demeanor were indescribable. He emanated boundless light and fire, radiating an incredibly intense divine aura. His entire being seemed to be composed of light. He was the source of all this light.
A gleaming white crown adorned his forehead. He stood there, his expression indifferent. Everyone who saw him felt an irresistible urge to prostrate themselves in worship. He was like... a true god walking among mortals!
"I can't believe it's real... it really is..."
Wu Tian stared intently at the godlike youth in the image, muttering to himself, his face a mask of indescribable complexity and shock. Pablo, not much different, also wore a face filled with shock and disbelief.
Haiji Dao appeared much calmer, but if one noticed his clenched fists and his jewel-like, piercing eyes, one would know that he was equally turbulent. The three beside him, Zi Yanxin and the others, were bewildered by the reactions of Wu Tian and his companions.
"Lord Wu Tian." Zi Yanxin finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you all so amazed about?"
"Yes." The blue-haired girl, Zoe, blurted out, "What exactly did this kid go through? Did he break through to level 13 on the spot?"
Wu Tian and Pablo exchanged a glance. The latter shook his head and explained, "Without triggering the cosmic energy tide, he probably didn't truly advance to level 13. He just mastered... or rather, awakened his own Law Power at level 12."
"What's so shocking about that? Isn't that normal for geniuses?" Zoe blinked, glanced at Wu Tian, and added, "Also, is what Lord Wu Tian said true?"
"What shocks us isn't that he awakened and mastered a Law Power at level 12. It's that the Law Power he awakened and mastered..." Pablo paused, his expression complex, and said, "It's a legendary Extreme Law."
"An Extreme Law?!"
Upon hearing this term, Zoe, Anon, and Zi Yanxin all paused, momentarily stunned. Wu Tian, noticing their confusion, explained, "There are countless Laws in the universe, varying in strength and power, but without a clear hierarchy. However, a small portion of these laws are universally acknowledged as undeniably powerful. They are the 'queens' among Laws of their kind,' known as the Extreme Laws, they're at the pinnacle of all Laws!"
"Uh…"
Anon Turing stammered, somewhat bewildered, "Aren't Laws themselves without hierarchy, their strength determined solely by the wielder?"
"Idiot." Zoe rolled her eyes at him, muttering under her breath. Then, looking at the handsome young man on the virtual screen who resembled a "god," she said somewhat resentfully, "An Extreme Law! What Laws can be called Extreme? The 'queens' among Laws? Are they really that powerful?! "
"It's far more powerful than you imagine." Pablo's voice was low and even stern as he spoke to Zoe, "Don't provoke him, Zoe. The difference between ordinary Laws and Extreme Laws is as vast as the difference between a candle flame and a star. Extreme Laws truly are the queens of all laws. Those who can comprehend and master Extreme Laws are 'kings' among martial artists of the same realm! An Immortal-level martial artist who masters Extreme Laws, in terms of combat power alone, is far superior to even a Monarch-level martial artist!"
"Ah?!" Zoe was utterly stunned by Pablo's words. Her mouth gaped slightly, her eyes fixed on the young man's figure on the virtual screen, seemingly unable to believe that he was truly as powerful as her father had described.
Anon Turing and Zi Yanxin were even more bewildered, their minds still reeling from the overwhelming information.
Wu Tian, however, let out a soft breath. His gaze first fell on Haiji Dao, who hadn't uttered a single word throughout.
"Haiji Dao is right. Those few Star Pirates outside can indeed be handled by him alone."
Having said this, Wu Tian seemed to completely relax. Then, with an indescribable complex expression, he looked at the virtual screen, at the figure on the screen, dazzling like a god, and spoke with profound emotion: "Everyone, the crisis has been averted. Now... Please quietly experience the terror of the Extreme Laws. To be honest, this old man has never seen it before. Extreme Laws..."
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"Bloody Ol'ghost is dead!"
"Attack together, kill him!"
"Kill him quickly!"
As the light of the Extreme Yang Law emanated from Lu Sheng, the four level 13 Star Pirates below finally snapped out of their shock and daze. They roared, mixed with a strange fear, and simultaneously unleashed their most powerful killing moves and techniques at him.
Four completely different Law Powers rose from all four sides of Sheng. The immense energy almost completely filled the surrounding starry sky. But in his eyes at this moment, these so-called Level 13 techniques, beneath their flashy exteriors, were as fragile as paper.
He didn't even bother to discern which Law of Power each of the four wielded. He simply raised his right hand. As if constructed from countless streams of light... Sheng's hand clenched into a fist. In an instant, all the light and heat in this starry sky, all matter belonging to the extreme Yang aspect, seemed to be gently held in Sheng's fist.
The once bright starry sky even dimmed slightly at this moment. Within his body, the more than 5.5 million Immortal Cells—the Extreme Yang Seeds—trembled, releasing a power far exceeding his previous strength by countless times. The quality of this power also underwent an inconceivable enhancement. It was purer, more powerful, and more domineering than the power of a star. It should be called the Extreme Yang power.
When all this power converged within Sheng's palm, condensing to one point, he finally began his strike.
"The First Realm of Extreme Yang, the profound meaning of the Law—Universal Sunshine!"
A newly named killing move. Just an ordinary punching stance, as ordinary as a teacher casually slapping a naughty student in class. Yet the trajectory of the fist, every inch of its movement, seemed to contain infinite cosmic principles.
A Sixth-Realm fist technique. The power of a Law. The light and heat, gripped to their limit by Sheng, were released completely in that instant. There was no earth-shattering sound, no terrifying energy. The aftermath was silence and stillness.
Dissolved. The four men's attacks had been silently dissolved and annihilated by Sheng's falling fist. The four men's faces showed utter shock and terror. They quickly abandoned their resistance and began to turn, trying to escape.
At that moment, Sheng's fist descended completely, freezing in place at a point in the void. Then, a beautiful blinding white circle light spread outward from its center. This light circle expanded at an astonishing speed, seemingly defying distance.
In less than a billionth of a second, it pierced through the bodies of the four men and vanished abruptly into the vast depths of the starry sky. The four Level 13 star pirates, facing different directions, at varying distances, and maintaining different escape postures, all froze in place, motionless. Completely still. Petrified.
Then… their bodies, everything they wore and carried, and their martial arts souls silently disintegrating into countless tiny particles. The end.
Sheng suddenly felt a sense of emptiness. He watched the four figures disintegrate and vanish, frowning slightly, and slowly detached himself from the state of the First Realm of Extreme Yang. His long, silver-white hair receded, turning back to black. The crown on his forehead gradually disappeared. He had returned to his original "mortal" form.
"Now, ordinary Level 13 martial artists are like small fry to me…" Lu Sheng gazed intently at the distant starry sky, his eyes deep and unfathomable. He was now increasingly eager to reach the Hunting Bow.
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Translation notes by dhoo
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Extreme Laws, aka Extreme Position Laws, Ultimate Laws
法則: law
極位: extreme position
極位法則: extreme position law
極致之位: 極致 pinnacle 之 's 位 position
For the first time, this phrase is broken down, and the author insists on position 位. Shall I call them something like the ultimate rank laws..?
This is not a reference to motorsports. 極 also means "pole" as in "North pole", but in motorsports races "pole position" is 頭位 (头位) in traditional (and simplified) Chinese, where 頭 (头) means head, first, etc.
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Universal Sunshine punch
see chapter #614