Chapter Ninety-Four: The Duel

A massive iron sphere engulfed in molten lava slammed violently into the surface of the Witchwater Lake, the entire space seemingly emitting a shattering sound under the unbearable strain.

Venom Serpent stared in shock at the meteorite radiating an aura of destruction before it was forcefully blasted back just a step away from the real world. The entire Black Death Imperial Tomb was shattered by the impact.

The explosion swept through the Black Death Imperial Tomb, utterly destroying everything that had lost its value.

Yet, amidst this molten lava hellscape, Venom Serpent stood bathed in flames, its body remaining completely unscathed.

“Adonsa!” Venom Serpent roared, but abruptly fell silent.

Because soon after, a second, a third, a fourth...

Alpha.

Vanossi.

Calvin.

Retcher.

Four space stations, each worth billions, were hurled from the sky by Adonsa, crashing mercilessly onto Venom Serpent’s head.

These four colossal fireballs descending from the heavens were like the wrath of gods, delivering divine retribution upon this world.

Such an attack was aptly named in legend—the Staff of God.

Had not all the destructive force been absorbed by the Black Death Imperial Tomb and Venom Serpent itself from another dimension, a direct strike on the ground by the Staff of God would have triggered earthquakes and landslides, reshaping the entire terrain.

This highly concentrated potential energy assault could sink even a nuclear shelter in a single blow.

The madness of this onslaught nearly overwhelmed Venom Serpent’s consciousness.

However, the absolute rigid body born from Zhang Liaoyuan’s qi-piercing Sky Gate was truly formidable, enduring the relentless impacts without the slightest damage.

But to make such immense destructive energy conform to the rules of the absolute rigid body, Venom Serpent expended a tremendous amount of energy, leaving it momentarily on the verge of collapse.

This filled it with dread; if another dozen such attacks came, it might truly perish here.

Yet, regardless of how many space stations hovered in the sky, Adonsa could not seize more in the haste.

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The terrifying Staff of God attack finally shattered the entire Black Death Imperial Tomb. This warped space gradually flattened through shifts in reality and illusion, returning to the real world.

Venom Serpent urgently surged into reality, feeling the qi-energies emanating from the nightmare imprint it had sown three thousand years ago, releasing a triumphant roar.

The mirrored surface of the Witchwater shattered completely, countless fragments spewing from the cracks, including ashes of the Undead Trees and debris of the space stations.

Centered on Venom Serpent, the laws of reality were utterly rewritten, and a chaotic space emerged, its glassy, multicolored hues steadily encroaching upon the real world.

“Three thousand years, three thousand years—I can finally restore my homeland!” Venom Serpent’s hatred and fury were enveloped by a bittersweet emotion, nearly bringing it to tears of joy.

It was transforming this world into its homeland—the chaotic yet warm idealistic universe.

Yet Adonsa’s message came coldly: “Regrettably, this territory is already mine.”

Venom Serpent responded calmly, “Foolish insectoid race, if you beg for mercy now, I might even keep you as a pet.”

“Farewell.” Adonsa’s reply was curt.

Only then did Venom Serpent see a massive mechanical structure nestled among the mountains—an enormous ring-shaped array formed by exquisite engineering, exuding a secretive dread.

Amidst earth-shaking roars, this colossal construct had been operating at full capacity for a long time, accumulating destructive energy to the peak, waiting for the slightest fissure to erupt.

A sudden surge of perception struck Venom Serpent like lightning; the toll of death echoed in its consciousness.

“No!” Venom Serpent rejected this omen, kicking up a tidal wave of dust, charging toward the ring array at ten times the speed of sound.

But it was already too late.

Venom Serpent’s rapid strides halted instantly. Its silver scales shimmered brilliantly, its overwhelming aura undiminished yet steeped in deathly silence.

The muscular dragon-like body still exuded violent beauty, but on its chest appeared a barely visible tiny hole, smaller than a needle’s point.

Venom Serpent struggled to seal this wound, its entire body flickering uncertainly. Cracks radiated from the hole, then painfully mended.

But soon, two, three, four... dozens, even hundreds of holes appeared simultaneously across its body.

Fine cracks uncontrollably spread, making Venom Serpent seem like a shattered porcelain piece desperately glued back together.

“No...” Venom Serpent murmured, as faces within its golden pupils began to dissolve one by one, like a theater emptying after the final act.

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A vast torrent of qi surged forth, leaving the riddled body behind, taking with it all of Venom Serpent’s hopes and soul.

A pure spiritual entity without a suitable vessel is fragiler than smoke in the material plane.

Cut off from its nightmare imprint, the exhausted Venom Serpent could barely sustain even a few breaths in the physical realm.

“What... is... that...” it asked sorrowfully in its last moments, receiving no answer, sinking into eternal void.

Venom Serpent, this otherworldly spiritual being planted deep within the hearts of all peoples, a godlike higher lifeform, met an unfathomable demise.

It did not even know what had transpired before its death.

Adonsa silently watched this tragic yet absurd scene until Venom Serpent vanished completely, confirming its permanent end, then slowly spoke, “Omega-class Large Hadron Collider.”

Adonsa had long pondered: what exactly is an absolute rigid body?

An absolute rigid body implies a perfectly non-deformable solid, a classic paradox within physics, serving only as a convenient model to design perfect experimental environments.

Since it is such a paradox, even the Qi Masters and Venom Serpent would have to pay a tremendous price to maintain it long-term—hardly worth the cost.

The simplest method is to transform one’s body into something infinitely approximating an absolute rigid body but practically existent, capable of countering the repulsive forces of the real world.

That is a material governed by the strong nuclear force.

By liberating the torque of strong interactions between particles, overpowering electromagnetic repulsion, the matter solidifies into a silver reflective material, forming an atomic-thin layer of absolute defense.

This is a fantastical material achievable only by technology centuries beyond Earth’s current level; even in the vast cosmos, only neutron stars, precursors to black holes, might possess it.

Yet the Qi Masters circumvent all steps and limitations, recreating this miracle through near-foolish obsession.

Zhang Liaoyuan’s qi-piercing Sky Gate did not truly alter his nature but forcibly imposed his indestructible rules upon this world.

This power came from Venom Serpent’s home—a universe governed by idealistic laws—and also demonstrated the Qi Masters’ frail yet defiant resistance against heaven and earth.

Therefore, to shatter Venom Serpent’s absolute rigid body, one must unleash an overwhelmingly powerful attack capable of destroying strong nuclear force materials.