Imprisoned for a Trillion Years, I Was Worshipped by All Gods!

Chapter272-Completely Different Rules!

For Reed, admitting his shortcomings was nothing to be ashamed of.

He could readily acknowledge it without hesitation.

"Are you going to concede? Without even making a move?" Rose asked.

This was a rare opportunity for the two of them to face off, and Rose wasn't willing to let it go so easily. Experience more tales on empire

If Reed planned to surrender, Rose would be disappointed.

"Of course not. I admit there's a gap between us in rank, but that doesn't mean I'm giving up!

Even though there's a disparity, I still want to challenge you!"

Reed was never someone to back down in the face of difficulty.

Back in the Mortal Realm, Daniel had summoned the projections of tier-sages from the River of Time,

challenging Reed to fight them.

At the time, Reed was only tier-silver in rank,

with no combat experience or skills to speak of.

All he had was a refusal to admit defeat.

Though he was repeatedly beaten, he always…

chose to challenge again.

He wasn't afraid of failure;

he only feared being unable to rise again after failing.

Even though he knew he might not be able to defeat Rose, Reed still stood his ground without fear.

Pointing his spear at Rose, he said:

"Come on! I want to see just how strong you've become!"

Rose laughed.

That was the Reed she knew!

She disappeared from her spot, her greatsword slashing down toward Reed.

The eyes of everyone in the audience were fixed on the arena and the two combatants.

To them, there was no difference between Rose and Reed—

both were from Crossbridge World.

They didn't know much about either of them.

Rose, at least, had left an impression,

having defeated Brightsun World's Gurlitt.

The audience remembered her clearly.

But Reed…

to them, he was simply a skilled spear user.

Judging from their earlier conversation,

it was evident the two had a good relationship.

And since Reed had openly admitted he might not be a match for Rose,

what would the outcome of this fight be?

Some in the audience even believed the battle would merely be a performance.

After several clashes between the greatsword and spear, both unleashed their respective powers.

Rose once again used her Rule of Destruction!

The destructive aura emanated outward.

Thankfully, the staff maintaining order quickly acted,

blocking the aura within the arena.

This prevented it from spreading and affecting the surrounding spectators.

Even a trace of that aura could have a significant impact on weaker individuals.

The audience was not unfamiliar with Rose's technique.

Recognizing it immediately, they exclaimed:

"That's the move!"

"Yes, the one that defeated Gurlitt! Do you think Reed can withstand it?"

"Probably not. If Gurlitt couldn't, then Rose might actually win the championship!"

"Who could possibly withstand such a terrifying strike?"

Some of the spectators who had been close enough to experience Rose's previous attack shuddered at the memory.

They couldn't forget just how terrifying that technique had been.

Even a trace of its aura had instilled fear in them.

Who could stand against such an attack?

Within the God Lord rank, it was practically invincible!

But Reed, facing Rose's strike, didn't dodge at all.

His choice was…

to counter with offense!

He abandoned all defense and attacked directly!

Back in Crossbridge World, he had heard of Rose's nickname, the Death Goddess.

He had even seen her fight before.

He had thought long and hard about how to counter this move.

And he realized—

simply blocking it wouldn't work!

The Rule of Destruction couldn't be blocked!

There was only one way—

to break it with overwhelming force!

Reed thrust his spear forward,

imbued with his own intent—his spear intent.

From a young age, Reed had loved spears.

At Crossbridge Academy, he had always used a spear.

Later, when Daniel summoned tier-sages from the Sacred Time River,

Reed had also challenged them with his spear.

To Reed, the spear was everything.

It had accompanied him through countless defeats and victories.

This thrust contained all of Reed's understanding—

his Spear Rule.

As the spear tip collided with the sword blade,

the clash of their rules caused massive destruction around them.

No one had expected this.

Reed was far stronger than the so-called Gurlitt.

Although Gurlitt possessed a formidable death energy divine spell,

his mastery of divine spells was limited to techniques.

He hadn't comprehended any rules related to death.

But Reed was different.

He had mastered his spear,

and his rule was the Rule of the Spear.

Two completely different rules collided.

The magic array surrounding the arena showed signs of cracking.

Seeing this, the 5-Element God King quickly reinforced the array,

strengthening it to prevent it from breaking.

Rose's Rule of Destruction wasn't directly targeting the magic array,

but the array was still affected by it,

slowly being eroded.

"Lord Daniel, your daughter's Rule of Destruction is so unreasonable!

The array I just reinforced won't last much longer!"

the 5-Element God King complained.

Hearing this, Daniel laughed and said:

"You're right; it won't last much longer."

Daniel knew full well that back in the Mortal Realm,

Rose had already comprehended the opposing but complementary rules of Destruction and Rebirth.

He wasn't sure how she would use them after refining her abilities in the God Realm,

but he was certain the current magic array couldn't hold for long.

This time, the 5-Element God King stopped holding back,

directly using divine crystals to enhance the magic array.

The reinforcement focused on countering the Rule of Destruction.

Divine crystals were indeed powerful.

When used to enhance a specific aspect,

they could tailor the array to resist certain forces.

With the array strengthened by divine crystals,

the 5-Element God King no longer needed to intervene personally.

The surrounding audience was awestruck.

They had seen the 5-Element God King in action,

and they realized just how strong Rose and Reed were.

The fact that their battle required the 5-Element God King to repeatedly reinforce the magic array…

was terrifying.

Even the previous battles in the 5-Element Temple,

despite their grand spectacle,

hadn't forced a God King to repair the arena's array.

But now, the 5-Element God King had intervened multiple times.

Clearly, Rose and Reed's battle was on an entirely different level from the others!

Fortunately…

their bad luck in the draw had them facing off early.

Otherwise, it was entirely possible for Crossbridge World to have two people in the semifinals.

Thinking about this,

the audience realized just how terrifying Crossbridge World was.

These two had only ascended to the God Realm a few years ago,

yet they had already surpassed most prodigies from other worlds.

No wonder Crossbridge World occupied such a large central area in Ascension City.

It all made sense now!

At this moment, the battle in the arena changed once again.

Rose's aura of Destruction suddenly transformed!

Destruction and Rebirth—two completely different and opposing forces—

appeared on Rose simultaneously,

harmoniously intertwined.

In an instant, the pressure on Reed increased dramatically!

Previously, Reed had relied on his Rule of the Spear to withstand Rose's attacks.

But now, with the sudden appearance of a new rule,

he could no longer hold his ground!