I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 185: The Invincible Su Yuan

With a single breath, he suppressed the space within a million-mile radius, causing the spatial Divine Body secret methods of eight peak 9th-rank experts to completely collapse. In the Divine Body World, this was an utterly unimaginable sight.

In reality, a Post-Realm Starry Sky Lifeform could destroy a planet with a single strike. But in the Divine Body World? Their Mental Will was required to maintain their Divine Body's existence, making wide-range attacks incredibly difficult.

In the real world, their spreading Mental Will could easily envelop an entire planet, allowing them to draw upon Cosmic Force and annihilate the star in one blow.

Yet within the Divine Body World, even a peak 9th-rank expert could only project a very limited amount of Mental Will externally. At most, it could cover a few hundred or a thousand miles. Any more than that, and they would be unable to sustain their Divine Body.

"What?!"

"What just happened?"

The numerous 8th and 9th-rank experts watching from a distance were shaken to their cores. Although they could not manipulate spatial power, they could vividly feel the crushing pressure bearing down on the surrounding space.

"It's Wu!"

"Wu made a move. He's suppressing the surrounding space."

"How is that possible? We are so far away from him. Even if he attacks, how can it affect us?"The crowd of 8th and 9th-rank experts was filled with disbelief. The only reason they dared to lurk behind multiple peak 9th-rank experts, waiting for an opportunity, was because they believed they were far enough away. Even if those peak experts unleashed spatial Divine Body secret methods, it would be hard to threaten them from such a distance.

But now?

Wu's casual action had suppressed a million-mile radius. This meant the distance advantage all these 8th and 9th-rank experts relied on simply did not exist in Wu's eyes.

"How is Wu's strength... this terrifying?"

"According to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's records, the spatial Divine Body secret method Wu cultivates isn't like this at all..."

Expert after expert found it hard to believe, yet they were simultaneously thankful that there were eight peak 9th-rank experts at the front drawing Wu's attention.

Whoosh—

Su Yuan glanced at his surroundings.

After his recent period of cultivation, his comprehension of spatial Divine Body secret methods had advanced by leaps and bounds.

He had fully comprehended the essence of Heaven and Earth in Palm. It was no longer limited to forging a spatial prototype in the palm of his hand; with every breath, he could equally influence the surrounding space.

To a certain extent, Su Yuan was becoming more and more like a Stellar Lifeform.

A Stellar Lifeform's mastery over space was entirely instinctual. A Starry Sky Lifeform, on the other hand, needed to cultivate spatial Divine Body secret methods just to utilize a fraction of spatial power.

But a Stellar Lifeform?

They could naturally sense the overlapping layers of space. Like fish in water, they were born knowing how to swim without needing to be taught.

The relationship between a Stellar Lifeform and space was exactly like that.

"Not good!"

"This is Wu's true strength?"

The moment their own Divine Body secret methods crumbled, the eight peak 9th-rank experts realized that Su Yuan's strength far exceeded their expectations. He was absolutely not a normal peak 9th-rank expert.

In that split second, several peak 9th-rank experts felt their hearts sink.

They couldn't help it. Originally, with nine peak 9th-rank experts fighting on the field, plus a large crowd of 8th and 9th-rank experts watching from afar, the battle for the divine medicine was already full of variables.

Now that Su Yuan had revealed a level of power vastly surpassing the peak of the 9th-rank, the situation had become even more complicated.

Hum—

Right at that moment, the half-man-tall sapling rapidly flew toward Su Yuan.

"The divine medicine?"

The eight peak 9th-rank experts watched the divine medicine slip further away from them. They exchanged glances and reached an extremely tacit agreement.

"We join forces and take out Wu first."

"Exactly. We absolutely cannot let the divine medicine fall into his hands."

"Once Wu is dealt with, we will decide who gets the divine medicine."

The eight peak 9th-rank experts knew very well that the divine medicine could never be allowed to end up with Su Yuan.

Given the strength Su Yuan was displaying, along with his mastery and application of space, if the divine medicine fell into his hands, the outcome would essentially be set in stone.

Because it would be completely impossible to snatch it back.

If the divine medicine landed in the hands of any other peak 9th-rank expert, there would still be a chance to reclaim it—they would just need to kill that expert.

In the Divine Body World, there were plenty of instances where a peak 9th-rank expert died after being besieged by multiple peers.

But Su Yuan?

None of the eight peak 9th-rank experts on the field had the slightest confidence they could kill him.

Rumble— Having made their decision, the eight peak 9th-rank experts once again channeled their strongest Divine Body secret methods, bearing down on Su Yuan to suppress him.

Eight mighty Divine Body secret methods surged forward, piercing through layer upon layer of space. The majestic power made the scalps of the spectating 8th and 9th-rank experts tingle with dread.

Compared to the chaotic free-for-all over the divine medicine moments ago, the eight peak 9th-rank experts were now thoroughly united. While their Divine Body secret methods hadn't exactly merged into one, the overlapping might was uniformly locked onto a single target, attacking Su Yuan as he stood there alone.

"Holy crap, the peak 9th-rank experts actually teamed up?"

"Shameless."

"You can't really say that. Wu's strength is undeniably the greatest here. The fact that eight peak 9th-rank experts had to join forces proves it."

The observing crowd of 8th and 9th-rank experts muttered among themselves.

What kind of arrogance and confidence did Post-Realm Starry Sky Lifeforms who reached the peak of the 9th-rank possess? They were practically guaranteed to become future Stellar Lifeforms.

To force them to gang up on a single person? The only explanation was that they couldn't handle him with their own strength at all.

'Joining forces against me?'

Su Yuan's expression remained neutral, but inwardly, he rejoiced.

With his earlier breath, he hadn't just suppressed the space within a million-mile radius; he had also rapidly permeated the space, transforming it into his own Palm Universe.

It was just that this process required time.

If the eight 9th-rank experts had immediately scattered and fled right then, along with the hundreds of spectating 8th and 9th-rank experts scattering in all directions...

Su Yuan would have actually found it quite a headache, because a yet-to-be-formed Palm Universe would struggle to simultaneously suppress so many experts.

Even if he went all out, he would only be able to retain a portion of them at best.

And in Su Yuan's eyes, every single expert, even if they were only at the 8th-rank, was prime fuel for his Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art. They were stepping stones that could propel him toward creating his desired Inner World.

He would be heartbroken if even one escaped.

Let alone a whole group.

"Space as a Blade." A figure raised their hand, instantly condensing dozens of invisible spatial blades that thrust toward Su Yuan.

What was space?

It was the myriad phenomena, encompassing suppression, escape, defense, and attack.

Different comprehensions of space resulted in completely different manifestations when utilized.

For example, the golden-horned figure Jin Xingkong excelled in the Divine Body secret method Space Domain, which leaned heavily toward suppression.

Using space as a blade, however, was clearly an offensive spatial Divine Body secret method.

Swish—

The barrage of spatial blades arrived in an instant.

Only to slowly grind to a halt a hundred feet away from Su Yuan.

"Hmm?"

Su Yuan frowned slightly. With his current understanding of space, a single thought was enough to lay down layer upon layer of spatial barriers around his body.

These barriers could block countless attacks. Attacks that didn't involve the spatial aspect couldn't possibly bypass these overlapping defenses.

But right now, as the spatial blades entered the hundred-foot radius around Su Yuan, their speed visibly slowed down, yet they didn't stop. They ultimately dissipated only when they reached within thirty feet of his body.

'Most of my focus is on coalescing a Palm Universe across a million-mile radius. The automatically generated spatial barriers almost didn't block it...'

Su Yuan thought inwardly.

His goal had never been to simply defeat these eight peak 9th-rank experts, but to trap everyone present, including the numerous 8th and 9th-rank experts spectating from afar.

Therefore, over eighty percent of his mental energy was dedicated to maintaining Heaven and Earth in Palm.

"My full-powered strike was blocked head-on?" The peak 9th-rank expert who had released the spatial blades was utterly astonished. If any of the other peak 9th-rank experts had faced his spatial blades, even just a single one, they wouldn't dare take it head-on. Their only option would be to dodge.

Let alone hundreds of spatial blades all at once.

Yet Su Yuan had weathered the attack directly. Such defensive capability was simply terrifying.

"Thirty feet? Keep attacking!"

A fierce light erupted in the eyes of the other seven peak 9th-rank experts.

The hundreds of spatial blades weren't entirely useless. At the very least, they had compressed Su Yuan's spatial barriers down to a thirty-foot radius around him.

"Space Suppression."

The golden figure, Jin Xingkong, took a step forward. Layers of a golden domain descended to suppress the area. In the ensuing clash, Su Yuan's surrounding spatial barriers were abruptly compressed down to twenty-five feet.

It was only compressed by five feet because, firstly, Jin Xingkong's Space Domain was not geared toward offense, and secondly, the closer the spatial barrier was to the true body, the stronger its defensive capabilities became.

"Heavenly Hole—Descend!"

Within the eyes of the bald brute, a faint projection of an incredibly majestic and boundlessly vast celestial body appeared—a terrifying entity that spanned across multiple star sectors.

The Heavenly Hole!

One of the nine most terrifying Secret Realms in the cosmic starry sky.

It stood on equal footing with The Abyss.

The imperial family of the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire was divided into two lineages: the Zhuiyuan lineage and the Heavenly Hole lineage.

The Zhuiyuan lineage sought the power of The Abyss, while the Heavenly Hole lineage chased the power of the Heavenly Hole, corresponding to two of the most dreadful Secret Realms.

And this bald brute was a member of the Dongyou Cosmic Human Empire's Heavenly Hole imperial lineage. He wasn't some collateral branch member, but a direct descendant, far superior to the likes of Chaxi Zhuiyuan whom Su Yuan had previously encountered.

In truth, any Post-Realm Starry Sky Lifeform capable of cultivating to the peak of the 9th-rank was either a direct descendant of a Mid-tier Universal Human Empire's imperial family or a chosen genius from a Saint-level faction.

A peak 9th-rank expert of commoner origins? That was exceedingly rare; one might not appear even in tens or hundreds of millions of years.

The Heavenly Hole Power carried an unimaginable force, instantly crushing Su Yuan's surrounding spatial barrier down to a fifteen-foot radius.

Rumble—

At almost the exact same time.

The attacks from the remaining peak 9th-rank experts arrived simultaneously, none of them holding back in the slightest.

Su Yuan posed too immense a threat to them. Not a single peak 9th-rank expert dared to seize the opportunity to collaborate with him.

Crack-crack-crack...

Under an onslaught that resembled a raging tide, Su Yuan's spatial barriers were rapidly compressed until only a paper-thin layer remained.

"This Wu's spatial barrier defense is seriously tough."

"So what if it's tough? Under our combined siege, we can simply wear him down to death."

The eight peak 9th-rank experts communicated with each other, confidence returning to their faces.

They could tell that Su Yuan's spatial defenses were on the verge of being shattered.

In the distance, the multitude of 8th and 9th-rank experts also noticed the shifting tides of the battle.

"Looks like this Wu can't hold out."

"Can't hold out? Why don't you go up there and try?"

"Everyone stay alert. Once Wu is suppressed, the real fight for the divine medicine begins."

"Wu was too arrogant. With such immense strength, he should have kept a low profile. Revealing it too early and drawing a unified siege—he brought this on himself!"

The 8th and 9th-rank experts conversed rapidly, though most of their eyes were locked onto the half-man-tall sapling.

Hum—

Wave after wave of attacks violently shook the space. Merely a few breaths later, the thin layer of spatial shielding over Su Yuan's body finally shattered.

"It's over."

"No matter how strong he is, what does it matter now?"

A collective sigh of relief washed over the eight peak 9th-rank experts.

In their view, Su Yuan's strongest defensive measure was his surrounding spatial barriers, which seemed completely logical.

After all, they had launched countless attacks just to break through that barrier. If the eight of them hadn't joined forces, a single peak 9th-rank expert wouldn't have been able to breach his defenses even if Su Yuan just stood there and let them hit him.

"Oh?"

Su Yuan glanced at his shattered spatial barrier.

Whoosh!

With the spatial barriers destroyed, the subsequent barrage of attacks naturally landed squarely on Su Yuan's Divine Body.

At that exact moment.

Su Yuan's Divine Body faintly began to radiate a golden hue. The gold deepened rapidly, suffusing every inch of his form.

Divine Body secret method—Indestructible Golden Body.

Upon achieving a Perfected Divine Body, Su Yuan had cultivated a total of three Divine Body secret methods.

Heaven and Earth in Palm, Eye of Netherworld Passage, and Indestructible Golden Body.

Among them, the Indestructible Golden Body was a purely defensive Divine Body secret method. Once activated, it was impossible for an expert of the same tier to break through it.

Boom—

Beneath the resplendent golden light, all the attacks vanished into nothingness.

"This..."

Seeing this scene unfold left the besieging eight peak 9th-rank experts absolutely dumbfounded.

When they were attacking the spatial barrier earlier, they could at least see the barrier being chipped away and slowly compressed.

But when Su Yuan revealed his Indestructible Golden Body, obliterating all their offensives upon activation, the eight 9th-rank experts realized something was terribly wrong.

Because from beginning to end, they hadn't detected any degree of wear or tear on Su Yuan's Indestructible Golden Body.

That meant their combined eight-man siege hadn't drained Su Yuan in the slightest.

How were they supposed to fight this?

The crowd watching from a distance also went wide-eyed. In their minds, Su Yuan's fate had been sealed—he was destined to be suppressed by the eight peak 9th-rank experts and lose his chance to contest for the divine medicine.

But now?

Judging by the defensive capabilities displayed by his golden Divine Body, he could effortlessly shrug off the combined assault of eight peak 9th-rank experts.

"Retreat."

"There's no point in continuing."

"Exactly. Even together, we can't break his defense. How are we supposed to fight?"

Thoughts of retreat immediately sprang into the minds of the eight peak 9th-rank experts.

Their attacks couldn't affect Su Yuan in the slightest, and given his demonstrated mastery over space, it was impossible for the eight of them to snatch the divine medicine.

Under these circumstances, there was zero meaning in staying here.

"Just which faction does this Wu belong to?"

"His spatial mastery and defensive power are simply unbelievable."

"He's too monstrous."

As the eight peak 9th-rank experts conversed, they rapidly scattered to retreat.

"It's too late to leave now."

Su Yuan said in an impassive tone upon seeing their actions.

Hadn't he endured their barrage of attacks up until now precisely to fully transform this million-mile radius into his own Palm Universe?

As soon as his words fell.

Su Yuan raised his right hand and gently flipped it over.

Instantly.

Heaven and earth inverted.