Sterl could naturally recognize that the enemy before him was not easy to deal with.


    The quasi-divine realm was theoretically a bit stronger than Lovic.


    Of course, excluding the Iridescent-Level ability—Destructive Light!


    "David, I''ll give you a chance to showcase your abilities."


    "I''ll allow you three moves."


    The young man disyed a great deal of confidence.


    This mboyant disy, under the watchful eyes of countless yers outside, seemed…


    Perfectly reasonable!


    A quasi-divine being would not need to go all out against a Supreme; there was no necessity to do so.


    The earlierments from this quasi-divine regarding David had already spread.


    Although David had extremely strong offensive capabilities, his defensive abilities were likelycking.


    While it seemed that the quasi-divine had been pped in the face in the previous match, that was not entirely true; it was merely that the Heartstealer Demon''s strength was insufficient, and he was instantly killed by David''s output!


    Otherwise, if the battle dragged on, the oue was still uncertain.


    This was the shared conclusion of the countless spectators outside.


    They were not just simple gamblers; they themselves possessed demigod-level strength and had experienced countless battles, making them seasoned enough to deduce David''s situation, which aligned with the quasi-divine''s analysis.


    "Lord Aochulov is indeed interested."


    "If he doesn''t give David a chance, David might not even get to make a move."


    "Though I know David can''t possibly win, I''m anxious because the battle isn''t over, and the rewards haven''t been distributed."


    The yers discussed among themselves, feeling that if quasi-divine Aochulov didn''t give David a chance, he would be killed in an instant. Even if he did give him a chance, it would merely be a brief bout before Aochulov defeated David…


    Many ced heavy bets, yet they appeared remarkably rxed; what was there to worry about when the oue seemed so certain?


    Sterl also felt a slight sense of gravity.


    Aochulov found this scene even more amusing.


    What a genius…


    You''ve run into misfortune by crossing paths with me.


    This time, I will show you what despair truly means.


    I will shatter all your confident abilities and techniques, one by one.


    The quasi-divine thought to himself with great confidence!


    The gap between a Supreme and someone on the verge of divine status might seem like just half a step, but that half-step felt like a divine punishment.


    Sterl found it somewhat peculiar.


    Quasi-divine beings rarely made a move; if it weren''t for the Valor Combatants Tournament, he thought he might never have had to face a quasi-divine even if he advanced to divinity one day.


    As for how to deal with this opponent?


    Sterl simply slowly drew his sword. If the quasi-divineprehended the half-step divine authority, then his Shattered Void could amodate half-step Iridescent-Level power.


    In essence, there was no difference between the two.


    How could one know the oue without engaging in a battle? Sterl was also quite confident; with various enhancements, he felt he could win! If he couldn''t win, he would simply reveal another trump card to take down his opponent.


    "However… after three moves, you will experience the most terrifying death and torment!"


    Seeing that David didn''t make a move immediately, Aochulov suspected that he was afraid, so he decided to put on another show. He suddenly let out a chilling and eerie roar and then tossed his top hat high into the air.


    Sterl "…"


    He hated two types of people: those who wouldn''t let him show off and those who tried to show off in front of him.


    Holy Spirit Bloodline, activate!!


    The Law of the de evolved into the Divine Authority of the de!


    Theoretically, without reaching the divine realm, one could not wield the power of divine authority.


    Sterl discovered a bug in his approach. When he activated the de Law halfway and evolved it using the Holy Spirit Bloodline, it would only deduct from his energy pool. Then, the de Law would convert into the de Divine Authority and activate normally.


    Next, he channeled Iridescent-Level—Shattered Void!


    "I… you…"


    In an instant, Aochulov was caughtpletely off guard. He felt a lethal threat surging within him, rendering him speechless. Then, he found himself frozen in mid-air by the Shattered Void.


    His consciousness was forcibly halted.


    Then—


    Shattered!


    Before Sterl even executed his de strike, the quasi-divine being had already turned to ash. Perhaps he had some life-saving abilities and defensive techniques, but unfortunately, they all shattered along with his life under the enhancement of One Sword Opens the Sky.


    "This is the power of Shattered Void at Iridescent-Level."


    "It truly lives up to being a tinum ability formed from the fusion of three Laws."


    Sterl couldn''t help but express his admiration.


    The might of Iridescent-Level Shattered Void, even in the moment it froze his opponent, unleashed thousands of de-like energies. Aochulov had technically never been struck by Sterl; he was merely shredded by the preparatory phase of Shattered Void…


    "Alright, it''s over; time to wrap up!"


    Sterl felt good, vanishing from the arena in a sh.


    However…


    He didn''t know that at that moment, the arena was utterly silent, even the sound of a needle dropping could be clearly heard in the casino.


    It wasn''t just there; nearly everyone who had been following the match wore a dazed expression.


    "No… it can''t be??"


    "He was actually killed in an instant??"


    "A quasi-divine being couldn''t hold him back??"


    "Who on earth is David? What is his race?"


    …


    yers murmured, swallowing hard, with many even rubbing their foreheads to confirm they weren''t dreaming.


    They had anticipated that David would be strong enough to threaten Aochulov, and that if the quasi-divine got too cocky and allowed David to unleash his strongest move, there might be a chance of a reversal…


    Who would have thought that the worst-case scenario they envisioned couldn''t even describe the scene before them?


    At thest moment, Aochulov had clearly realized something was amiss and was preparing to fight back, wanting to retract his promise of allowing David three moves.


    But he struggled desperately without even managing to counterattack, frozen in mid-air until he disappeared.


    He met the same fate as the previous Heartstealer Demon!


    Identical, powerless to fight back!


    Puasi-divinelevel??


    This was pureedy!


    Among all possible oues, the yers witnessed the most improbable one.


    "Holy crap! That useless Aochulov, what was he bragging about? He couldn''t even withstand a single move!"


    "No way, my contribution rate—I''ve saved it for over 20 years, and now it''s all gone."


    "No! No! This bet is unfair; Aochulov must have hidden his strength! We''ve all been deceived!"


    Some gamblers wailed in despair.


    But many more yers, despite losing substantial contributions, remained silent.


    Everyone was fixated on the arena, where the battle had ended.


    They vaguely sensed that in this Valor Combatants Tournament, the ultimate winner might not be those powerful individuals who were already guaranteed spots in the finals…


    But rather a rapidly rising neer to the Hall of Valor, who had been there for less than a year—David.


    Even a quasi-divine like Aochulov hadn''t necessarily forced him to unleash his full power.


    "Before cmity descends, there must be a prodigy born."


    "I think I understand the meaning of this phrase now."


    Someone whispered softly.


    …


    Soon, Sterl realized the tremors he had caused.


    After returning home, he reinforced the boots he needed for the legendary realm.


    When Sosia and Sonis, who hade to attend to him, saw him, their expressions were filled with shock. "Master, you were able to easily eliminate even a pseudo-divine being?"


    "This… we want to follow you, but we can''t keep up."


    The twin sisters first expressed their joy for Sterl, but then a hint of despair crept into their faces.


    They had worked hard to grow stronger using the resources of the Twilight Guild, yet the gap between their strength and their master''s had only widened.


    Sterl couldn''t help but smile wryly.


    After learning the situation, he found out that David''s name had spread throughout the Hall of Valor.


    A peerless genius! He must have hidden his strength when he came to the Hall of Valor.


    Many people believed that David was the being born to confront the great cmity.


    As Sterl looked through the pile of materials the sisters had brought, all praising him, his mood improved significantly.


    He understood what kind of results his disy ofbat power at the Valor Combatants Tournament would bring.


    Attention from the Hall of Valor?


    He didn''t care!


    The Divine Power he had stored was enough for him to solo a deity with weak Divine Power levels!


    The knowledge of the array of seizing heaven and creating fate was also in his mind.


    If Sterl wanted, he could prepare a formation at any time to take down opponents at the divine level, forcibly extracting Divine Power through the formation.


    Unless beings above the level of weak Divine Power intervened, he was already fearless!


    "ording to the data I''ve checked, beings above the weak Divine Power level won''t easily intervene because the power limit in the lower realm is here."


    "Once they make a move, they might suffer permanent power loss."


    Sterl felt quite reassured; he was nearly invincible! What was there to fear?


    In the following period, Sterl spent five dayspleting the ranking matches.


    He finished reinforcing the boots required for the legendary level and also upgraded three ssS-level guild materials to radiant-level, while conveniently leveling the guild to level four.


    As a result, he gained a new buff.


    [Burning Soul: For every 1% decrease in life force, gain 1% increase in action speed.]


    "Isn''t the value a bit low?"


    At first, Sterl thought this buff was somewhat weak and not worthy of radiant-level.


    After examining it more closely, he found that the increase in action speed was extremelyprehensive!


    It included casting speed, movement speed, potion usage speed, scroll usage speed, and Divine Power activation speed…


    Although the added values were not particrly high, they were very useful! Even as he advanced to divinity in the future, it would still be a nice little enhancement.


    Sterl slightly adjusted it to state that for every 1% decrease in life force, he would only gain 0.5% increase in action speed.


    Thus, in the eyes of other Twilight members, the guild upgrade notification also shed.


    Sterl ignored the stream ofpliments and congrattions from the guild members that came through private messages, then set off to participate in the final round of selection for the championship—


    The rule was a free-for-all mode!


    The top 40 yers on the leaderboard would enter abat arena together.


    Thest 16 survivors would join 16 seeded yers to form a 32-yer knockout round.