The strike from Cologne Peak was incredibly powerful, strong enough to shatter a miniature world and make it vanish into the Star Realm.
If it had been the old Richard, resisting this strike head-on might have left him without a head, or at least with his upper half torn apart.
But now, the strike was useless to him.
After merging with the Dimensional Threads, Shan Hai's sturdiness had reached an unimaginable level.
An attack that cannot destroy a medium-sized world is practically ineffective against Shan Hai. And the penetrating forces would be guided away by Richard using Gravity Rule through Shan Hai.
Seeing the ineffective strike, Cologne Peak was abruptly shocked in his heart.
Indeed, the higher-ups were not foolish to send him to kill this unbreaching traitor.
However, is this traitor underestimating him too much?
Does he not know that his expertise lies beyond just physical attacks?
His arm moved slightly and a sharp murderous intent surged straight towards Richard's brain through the long spear.
Under this murderous intent, Richard's body was involuntarily bristling, and his skin cells began to disintegrate, as if they were being killed.
Bang!
A sudden burst resounded in the Void.
Richard's body remained still, while the chains on him danced wildly, making him appear almost as an indescribable monster from the Void.
On the contrary, Cologne Peak retreated, and a bloody whip mark on his chest continually dripped gold-threaded blood.
"Indeed, it's this move," Richard murmured silently in his heart.
Cologne Peak was quite renowned among the Dominators of the Titan Civilization.
His self-created Slaughter Battle Technique once enabled him to slay three Dominators of the Civilization Devourer in a single war.
This battle technique received high praise from Talal Peak, considering it the pinnacle of the integration of spiritual and physical combat techniques.
Yet, the King of Titans scoffed at this technique.
"He integrates a hammer. His battle technique merely splices the magic of Spiritual Evolution with the combat skill of Physique Evolution.
Magic is magic, combat skill is combat skill, they don't truly merge.
It looks like integration, but it's only because he's highly skilled, that people generally can't tell.
If you encounter him in the future, simply fortify your Spiritual Protection and wait for him to reveal a flaw when using his magic."
The evaluation from the King of Titans echoed in Richard's mind. He looked at Cologne Peak and restored his Spiritual Protection that had been damaged.
Once confirming Cologne Peak's identity, he immediately reinforced his soul's protection.
And Cologne Peak's reaction was exactly as he expected.
"Since you haven't changed, let's end it quickly."
Richard sliced open the Void and retrieved the Great Elder's Ghost God Mask.
The ability of the Ghost God Mask is to transform its wearer into a Ghost God. In this state, the user possesses power comparable to a Breaking Limit Sovereign.
However, the Ghost God Mask would continuously corrode the user's spirit during this process.
If worn for too long or without a firm will, one might be possessed by the Ghost God Mask and become a slave to the mask.
But, who among the Dominators wouldn't have a firm will?
The moment the mask was donned, the initially wooden-like Ghost God Mask melted, wrapping Richard's entire head and body.
Cologne Peak attempted to stop it, but the process was too swift.
So swift that even a Breaking Limit Sovereign couldn't gather an attack strong enough to penetrate Shan Hai's defense.
Buzz!
A burst rang out again in the Void.
This time, the sound originated from Richard's body.
The melted Ghost God Mask had enveloped Richard's body, five-colored Ghost God's Fire burnt furiously on his form. Even a mere drop of these flames could turn a continent into a ghostly realm.
Richard now transformed into a fierce Ghost God with crimson skin, white hair, and black eyes.
Meanwhile, the reinforcements of the Civilization Devourer arrived as Richard became this Ghost God.
Three Extreme Titans broke through the Void, surrounding Richard in concert with Cologne Peak.
Additionally, they were just the first wave of reinforcement.
Upon finding Richard's combat prowess far exceeding their simulations, the Civilization Devourer began crafting Dominator avatars anew.
While Samuel was wrecking his world, injuring Richard severely was the top priority instead of dealing with Samuel.
Though Richard's combat strength surpasses their simulations, with Misfortune aiding, the Civilization Devourer still holds a massive advantage—as long as Richard doesn't further escalate his powers.
Seeing these newly arrived Dominators, Richard's face twisted into a savage grin.
"Good, good, it seems you've gone all out this time."
Three Extreme Dominator cronies, one Breaking Limit Sovereign crony, and unknown further numbers of cronies in the back. Based on numbers alone, the Civilization Devourer is investing heavily.
Just shy was the Civilization Devourer coming into the field themselves.
Of course, Richard believed if the Civilization Devourer could come out, they surely would at this moment.
"Reinforcements?"
Cologne Peak saw the newly arrived three Titans and instantly displayed a cruel smile.
Before reinforcements, he had only thirty percent confidence in killing this traitor; but now, he had seventy percent confidence.
Even if they couldn't kill him, they could surely severely injure him.
Dominators can also use arrays.
Buzz!
Accompanied by the sound of energy vibration, three Titans formed a triangular formation to surround Richard in the center.
A domain that resembled a swamp appeared inside the triangle. Even an ordinary Dominator would find themselves moving as slowly as if in gel within this domain.
At the moment the domain appeared, Colon Peak's long spear had already thrust out again.
This time, the spear's blade oscillated like ripples, and the metallic-looking spear seemed to flow like water at this moment.
"Flowing Water Strike."
Richard silently named this strike in his heart.
This combat technique was not created by Colon Peak but was a natural combat technique taught to all Titans by the King of Titans in the past.
The Flowing Water Guardian of Talal Peak originated from the natural combat technique.
However, as an heir to the King of Titans, Richard did not practice the natural combat technique.
"Natural combat techniques are for the Shepherd Star Titan. You, however, are a stronger Abyss Titan, and one that practices the Titan Body.
For you, a natural combat technique is just a burden."
"Then how do I fight against a Titan using a natural combat technique?"
"Just use brute force. As long as you are on the same level, all natural combat techniques can be broken with brute force."
The King of Titans' voice echoed in Richard's ears, and facing this strike, Richard's terrifying Ghost God face suddenly showed a smile.
This smile sent a chill through Colon Peak's heart.
"What has this traitor done?"
And in response, there was a barrier.
A thick energy barrier appeared, as stout as a city wall.
Colon Peak's eyes widened instantly, his six slender eyes glaring like a frog's.
By the King of Titans, how could such a barrier appear on a Dominator who temporarily broke the limit using tools?
The energy this barrier consumed could drain an Extreme Dominator dry.
This was purely overpowering others with strength.
A Dominator who temporarily broke the limit with tools was actually relying on pure strength to suppress a real Breaking Limit Sovereign like him!
In an instant, a wave of fury surged straight to Colon Peak's brain.
He looked at Richard, his voice as cold as the icy wind atop a snowy mountain.
"Traitor, I will hang your head on the Heaven-Reaching Tower for a hundred thousand years..."
Bang!
Before Colon Peak could finish speaking, Richard's counterattack had already appeared.
The force fields of the three Extreme Titans were like nothing to Richard. In his palm, the invisible force field of the Gravity Rule compressed energy to an unimaginably terrifying density.
The invisible gravity began to stir the force field, not by Richard's actions, but by the energy singularity in his palm.
At the moment the singularity formed, the Gravity Rule automatically appeared on it, bursting forth with immense power.
Centered on Richard, all energy and matter within several luminal-times in radius converged toward the singularity. As these substances converged, the gravity of the singularity continuously increased.
As the creator of the singularity, a hint of paleness appeared on Richard's face.
Even though he had the foundation of Element Annihilation, the energy to create this singularity was somewhat unbearable for him.
However, the unbearable consumption naturally came with unbearable power.
Richard knew that these three supporting Titans were just the beginning. More Titans would undoubtedly come to surround and kill him.
He had to fight a quick battle and end it quickly.
Richard looked at Colon Peak, gently sending the hand holding the singularity forward.
In an instant, the endless gravity of the singularity was condensed into an invisible gravitational tide that immobilized Colon Peak's body in place.
An ancient memory abruptly flashed through Colon Peak's mind.
In the ancient ages, the Supreme once had a Dominator weapon with a black hole at its core.
Any Dominator caught by that weapon's gravity could never break free.
"Damn, move!"
Colon Peak roared and struggled, his entire body bursting with infinite Divine Light. Infinite energy surged within him, as if a Divine spirit resided within every cell of his body.
As a Breaking Limit Sovereign, his power far surpassed that of ordinary Dominators.
If it were an ordinary black hole, he could bathe in it without concern. If he wished, he could even taste the black hole's matter for saltiness.
But Richard's current combat technique was like concentrating all a black hole's gravity onto a single point.
The gravity at this point was a hundred million times stronger than the original black hole's gravity, enough to shred even a Civilization Leader.
Although Richard's black hole was not as strong as a conventional one, Colon Peak was neither the King of Titans nor the Civilization Leader like the King of Furnace Man.
Once caught in the gravitational tide, Colon Peak's fate was already sealed.
Boom, boom, boom...
Dazzling flashes continued to bloom on Richard's body.
The attacks from the three Civilization Devourer clones fell on him like a barrage.
But under the defense of Shan Hai, these attacks were nothing more than harmless fireworks.
Within the gravitational tide, the distance between Colon Peak's body and the singularity decreased. His skin began to bleed, his muscles tore, and even his bones cracked under the gravity.
As the singularity's gravity continued to intensify, Colon Peak's death seemed inevitable... was it?
Suddenly, a rift appeared beside Colon Peak.
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