One-Hit Kill

To avoid continuing to provoke Li Zhenlong, Yu Xian decisively shifted his line of sight. Through the Zhen Realm, he quickly located the Eye-Snatching Demon once more. At this moment, the Eye-Snatching Demon was hiding in the necromantic plane of an unnamed world, quietly consuming medicine to heal his injuries. Clearly, although Li Zhenlong's strike with that staff hadn't taken his life, it had severely shaken his foundation. The bodies of Mighty Ones were all rule bodies; only a Mighty One could shake another Mighty One. Clearly, Li Zhenlong's attack hadn't been purely physical—it had also contained the power of rules. After observing for a while, Yu Xian was certain that the Eye-Snatching Demon's body had been struck by the rule of strength. This rule was the most brutish of all: if other rules were invasive, the rule of strength was outright demolition. Simply put, while the Eye-Snatching Demon's body appeared fine on the surface, the cells within him composed of rule power were all severely damaged, and many of his rule chains had even shattered. After watching for a while, Yu Xian's gaze gradually shifted from that of an idle bystander enjoying a show to one of deep contemplation. "Hey, look, a drowning dog!" What words usually preceded "drowning dog"? Beat the drowning dog, of course—strike while he's down to take his life! The problem was that the Eye-Snatching Demon wouldn't be easy to kill. First of all, weapons like miraculous items were ineffective against him; the transcendence-level item on the Eye-Snatching Demon could clash with them, causing Yu Xian's items to be nullified. Second, the Eye-Snatching Demon possessed exceptional escape abilities. With the abilities of Mister Key combined with those of Mister Hand, virtually no one could stop him if he chose to run. Finally, the Eye-Snatching Demon still had trump cards; he hadn't used Mister Monster's abilities at all, which was extremely dangerous. Yu Xian pondered for a moment and suddenly had an idea. Since transcendence-level items couldn't be used directly, could a transcendence-level item be used as support to launch an attack? Because theoretically, the Mighty One-level strength possessed by him, Nora, and the others was bestowed by the Zhen Realm. The Zhen Realm was also considered a transcendence-level world; upon encountering a transcendence-level item, it would temporarily lose its ability to peer into the outside world. Yet when transcendence-level items clashed, he, Nora, and the others didn't lose their Mighty One-level strength, even though that strength originated from the Zhen Realm. This indicated that certain powers, once separated from the Zhen Realm, became self-contained and were no longer considered part of a transcendence-level item or world. The more Yu Xian thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. In any case, he was hiding inside the Zhen Realm. Even if the Eye-Snatching Demon didn't die, the demon wouldn't be able to do anything to him. After all, the Zhen Realm moved at extreme speed; if he took one shot and ran, the Eye-Snatching Demon wouldn't be able to find the culprit even if he rushed over. If he could land a one-hit kill, the payoff would be enormous. The Eye-Snatching Demon clearly possessed the complete Five Supremes Legacies, and had even cultivated them to an exceptionally profound realm. That legacy alone would be enough to feed Yu Xian to bursting. Moreover, the Eye-Snatching Demon also possessed a large amount of Calamity Origin. The fellow had already been collecting Calamity Origin, and over this period he had gathered even more from other Mighty Ones. If Yu Xian could get his hands on it, he would be among the Mighty Ones holding a substantial share of Calamity Origin. Although he had no intention of competing with Nora, the more Calamity Origin he possessed, the more he could help her in the future. And while he feared being dragged back by Nora to be juiced, he still loved her—he was just a bit tired for the time being. "First of all, to achieve a one-hit kill, I need the power to shatter the Eye-Snatching Demon's body in an instant." After some thought, Yu Xian took out his Sea-Calming Divine Needle. Controlling it to hover in midair, he then began using the Zhen Realm to attach various rule powers to it. *Whoosh!* Instantly, the Sea-Calming Divine Needle began revolving around the small dark room. Its speed grew faster and faster until it turned into a streak of golden light. Yu Xian continued pouring his power into the golden light while his right arm began throwing punches. The power of every punch was frozen in the air by the Zhen Realm. Punch after punch, he blasted the air, infusing all of his fist intent and strength into it. It took a full day and night before the air in front of Yu Xian condensed into a glowing fist-shaped imprint. He injected this imprint into the golden light still moving at high speed, and immediately, a terrifying aura erupted from the golden light. To be frank, even Yu Xian himself wouldn't dare take this blow. If he took it head-on, his body would definitely suffer a collapse of laws, all of his rule chains would be reduced to ash, and his cells would completely disintegrate into powder. Yet Yu Xian felt this was still not enough. Thus, he infused both the power of Chaos and Myriad Phenomena and the power of Grand Dao Myriad Phenomena into it, using the power of minor omnipotence to safeguard the golden light and adding all sorts of immunity rules. This wasn't transcendence-level power; even if the Eye-Snatching Demon possessed transcendence-level items, he wouldn't be able to nullify it. Over and over, Yu Xian continued to infuse the power of Chaos and Myriad Phenomena and the power of Grand Dao Myriad Phenomena, like a spider weaving a web, laying down layer upon layer of rules within the golden light. He refused to believe the Eye-Snatching Demon could withstand this strike. Even if the Eye-Snatching Demon could nullify a portion of the rules, he wouldn't be able to nullify all of them in such a brief instant. After all, Yu Xian had laid down several hundred thousand layers of rules. Finally, he infused the power of the Zhen Realm into it as well. In the event that the Eye-Snatching Demon used a transcendence-level item to ward off the attack, the Zhen Realm's power would clash with it, instantly nullifying the demon's item. Yet if the Eye-Snatching Demon's item was neutralized, the power inside the Sea-Calming Divine Needle wouldn't be lost at all—most of it wasn't transcendence-level power, after all, but merely Mighty One-level power. Yu Xian was extremely cautious. While observing the Eye-Snatching Demon's condition to make sure the demon's injuries wouldn't heal so easily, he continually bided his time. He spent an entire week preparing, draining his own power dry and layering on every rule effect he could think of, until he finally felt assured of success. Next, the Zhen Realm moved near the world where the Eye-Snatching Demon was located. Its form slowly shifted into the shape of a gun, with the small dark room positioned right at the muzzle. Locking onto the Eye-Snatching Demon, Yu Xian smiled faintly. "Bon voyage!" *Boom!* In an instant, the golden light ceased circling and was unleashed from the small dark room. In the blink of an eye, a golden line extended forward from the Zhen Realm, stretching out into the far distance. Every world in its direct path was reduced to ashes. Yu Xian didn't even know exactly how many worlds had been destroyed, but he was certain of one thing: the Eye-Snatching Demon was dead. Yu Xian hadn't even processed it himself. Snapping back to his senses, he blinked and quickly activated the Zhen Realm's replay function. What he saw next was a terrifying scene. The Sea-Calming Divine Needle shot out from the small dark room, its speed continuously accelerating. In that moment, everything in motion within the Tree Universe seemed virtually frozen in place. It struck the world where the Eye-Snatching Demon was hiding. The world's spatial barrier peeled open like flower petals, laying the entire world bare before the golden light. The golden light advanced irresistibly, pulverizing everything in its path, grinding it down again and again until it completely dissolved into energy dispersing in all directions. The Eye-Snatching Demon had still been recovering from his wounds when the light and the Sea-Calming Divine Needle appeared before him simultaneously. His eyelids cracked open slightly, revealing only a fifth of his pupils, before the skin on his face began to rot and slough away. Even the power of his laws could not hold together. In an infinitesimal fraction of a second, the Eye-Snatching Demon disintegrated entirely. His rule chains were instantly wiped out, his cells ruptured on the spot, and he ultimately exploded into raw energy—which was itself forced aside, yielding a circular corridor for the golden light and the Sea-Calming Divine Needle. Just like that, without ever understanding how he had died, the Eye-Snatching Demon completely perished under the attack Yu Xian had spent a full week preparing with the aid of the Zhen Realm. A one-hit kill!