Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent - Chapter 303

Chapter 303: Heaven’s Blessing, Shadow Lord God’s Return

[You have mastered Chaos Force]

A system message flashed before him, and within John, a Tai Chi symbol began to rotate slowly.

At last, he had truly mastered Chaos Force.

Previously, in the Tower of the Sky, he had only glimpsed the nature of Chaos Force and couldn’t fully control it. To launch Chaos Force attacks, he had to fuse multiple laws together to approximate Chaos Force.

But now it was different—he had full command of Chaos Force and could absorb and refine it directly.

“So powerful!” John felt a surge of joy. Without pausing to explore the full extent of his mastery, he activated the Tai Chi symbol within him, refining the immense yin and yang forces.

…

Over a month passed as John refined the two opposing powers completely, and the snow mountain and Spirit Stone mine were now fully integrated into his World-in-Hand. He could absorb them into his body at will.

[Your cultivation has advanced to One-Star Perfection of the Overseer realm, receiving the blessing of Heaven’s Law…]

Another system message flashed.

“One-Star Perfection? What kind of realm is this? And what is Heaven’s Law?” John was full of questions.

Previously, he had reached the late stage of becoming an Overseer. This next breakthrough should have elevated him to the early stage of Two-Star. Yet now he had entered an entirely new realm: One-Star Perfection of the Overseer.

Boom!

Suddenly, a deafening noise echoed through the world as the barrier placed by Shadow Lord God shattered, and a brilliant pillar of light descended, enveloping John.

In an instant, a torrent of images flooded his mind.

The sun and moon rose and set, the seasons changed, life blossomed and faded—it was as though he experienced countless lifetimes in a single moment.

John felt like a silent observer, a passerby, witnessing it all with detachment, as if nothing in the world could stir his heart.

But then familiar faces appeared before his eyes: Sini, Tracy, Anna, Tony, Cand-Dragon, Ritchie, Armstrong…

These weren’t distant strangers but the dearest people in his life, the ones he was bound to protect.

Yet as he watched, their images began to fade.

“No!” John snapped awake with a furious shout, and the vision shattered, vanishing as if it had been a fleeting dream.

But it had felt unbearably real, leaving him drenched in sweat, as if he were fated to lose everything one day.

[Blessing of Heaven’s Law failed…]

The system notification echoed as the radiant pillar faded, leaving no trace of its existence.

John frowned, feeling a profound sense of confusion.

“John, are you alright?” Sini’s weak voice pulled him back to reality.

John exhaled in relief.

Regardless of whether that vision had been real or not, he would never allow it to come to pass.

He looked at Sini, who was visibly exhausted. She had pushed herself to the limit, severely depleting her Power of the Nine Nether to help him merge the snow mountain world and the Spirit Stone mine.

Shaking his head, John gently held Sini in his arms, his expression full of concern. “You’ve worked so hard. Thank you.”

“It’s fine, I just need a bit of rest.” She smiled, sensing that John’s power had increased yet again, filling her with joy.

“Godslayer! How dare you intrude here again!” came an angry shout as The Absolute, flanked by numerous peak upper-tier gods, closed in around him.

The pillar of light moments ago had shattered the seal set by Shadow Lord God, creating such a commotion that it had drawn everyone’s attention.

Ignoring them, John looked down at Sini in his arms and spoke softly, “Head back to the World-in-Hand to rest.”

“Alright.” She nodded obediently this time, knowing she was too drained to help.

As Sini disappeared into his World-in-Hand, John turned to The Absolute and the others with a look of utter disdain.

Now that he had fused the snow mountain and Spirit Stone mine into his World-in-Hand, this place was essentially his domain. Taking out these gods would be a trivial matter.

Boom…

Suddenly, thunder roared, a terrifying aura descended, and the sky turned blood-red. A colossal, ominous figure materialized.

Shadow Lord God had returned.

The Absolute and the others, trembling with fear, immediately fell to their knees.

John, however, remained unfazed, meeting the figure’s gaze directly. Protected by the laws of Heaven, he knew that the Lord God couldn’t lay a hand on him.

Shadow Lord God ignored The Absolute and the others, his massive, piercing eyes fixed on John, radiating a murderous fury. “Human, you actually received the blessing of Heaven’s Law!”

John couldn’t be bothered to respond. Instead, he simply raised his middle finger, making an unmistakable gesture.

Now that he’d fused the snow mountain and Spirit Stone mine, he no longer had to worry about the Lord God sealing the area again.

“Damn you, you will die!” Shadow Lord God bellowed, the skies darkening further with his wrath. He couldn’t strike John himself, but that didn’t mean no one else could.

Buzz!

A ripple of spatial power appeared, and a young man suddenly materialized.

The newcomer, looking momentarily bewildered, saw the towering blood-red figure in the sky and hastily dropped to his knees. “My lord, I greet you, Shadow Lord God.”

“Nick, kill the Godslayer!” Shadow Lord God commanded coldly.

“Godslayer?” The young man stood, spotting John nearby, and exclaimed, “So he’s the Godslayer?”

His expression brightened instantly as he remembered Shadow God’s reward—a Holy artifact and an unclaimed planet in exchange for this man’s head.

“Another Overseer…” John noted, studying the man called Nick, his brow furrowing.

This guy wasn’t part of the Shadow Clan but was likely an Overseer who had pledged himself to Shadow God. Judging by his cultivation, he was in the early Two-Star stage, around Terran’s level—a bit tricky to deal with.

“Godslayer, meeting me is truly your misfortune!” Nick sneered at John, licking his lips in anticipation. With a ripple of spatial power, he aimed to impress Shadow Lord God by pulling John directly into his World-in-Hand, intending to overpower him there.

“This guy’s practically begging to die, isn’t he?” John smirked coldly, making no attempt to resist.

Facing a Two-Star Overseer was challenging even with his recent power boost.

But if he was inside Nick’s World-in-Hand, it would be much easier. All he had to do was destabilize Nick’s World-in-Hand, and Nick would suffer a devastating backlash.

Buzz!

The scene changed around him, and John found himself in a twisted world filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood—like a hellish nightmare.

He couldn’t help but frown; Nick’s World-in-Hand was even more oppressive than Shadow Star.

“Godslayer, welcome to my asura realm!” Nick’s figure materialized, his face twisted in a cold smile, eyes flashing a sinister red as he transformed into a grotesque, monstrous figure.

His voice was a low, raspy growl. Flicking his long, blood-red tongue across his fangs, he locked his gaze on John with dark excitement. “Don’t worry. Soon you’ll become another trophy in my asura realm.”

He pointed to the blood sea beneath them, littered with dismembered corpses, each with a horrified expression frozen on its face.

John felt a shiver but wasted no words. The power of the laws surged around him as his own World-in-Hand enveloped him, blocking Nick’s influence.

“Slash!” he roared, unleashing a powerful sword intent as he summoned the Immortal Art, Nine Heavens Sword.

Whoosh!

A massive sword energy burst forth, tearing through Nick’s domain and hurtling toward him with unstoppable force.

“What a terrifying attack!” Nick’s expression changed to one of shock, and he braced himself to defend against the descending sword.

Boom!

The heavens trembled as Nick took the full brunt of John’s strike. He stood in place, his blood-red fur flowing, a sinister smile creeping across his face as he kept his gaze fixed on John.

John frowned. Despite his increased strength, his attack hadn’t been enough to deal real damage in Nick’s controlled world.

“Human, I didn’t expect you to be so skilled. But in my world, I am the sovereign! You’re as good as dead!” Nick roared, extending his clawed fingers until they pierced his palms. A flash of blood-red light appeared, and he transformed into a blurred shadow, lunging at John at incredible speed.

A surge of blood-colored light engulfed John, attempting to swallow him whole.

Yet John didn’t flinch; he took the blow directly.

Whoosh!

The bloody aura faded, revealing John, who couldn’t help but cough up blood.

“Hah, did you really think you could withstand my attack?” Nick sneered, though a hint of caution flickered in his crimson eyes—this human’s resilience was beyond his expectations.

“Hmph, time to finish this!” John wiped the blood from his mouth as an overwhelming aura erupted around him. His figure expanded, transforming into a towering giant.

It was the divine skill, Heaven and Earth Transformation!

“What the hell…?” Nick looked up at the colossal form of John, a sinking feeling rising within him.

“Creation and Destruction!” John roared, raising a gigantic sword and slashing down upon the entire realm with all his might.

Boom!

The entire space quaked as the sword cut through, shattering Nick’s world, causing chaotic spatial currents to erupt in all directions.

The last time he’d been trapped in Sea King’s World-in-Hand, the Chaos Creation Stone’s Chaos Force alone had been enough to easily dismantle Sea King’s world.

Now, using Chaos Force to unleash the divine skill Creation and Destruction, tearing apart Nick’s world was effortless.

Blood-red mist filled the air as the entire realm collapsed, crumbling away into nothingness.

“No…” Nick’s eyes widened in terror, roaring in frustration as he watched the devastation unfold.

He wanted to stop it, but under that immense force of destruction, his world crumbled like paper.

Buzz!

Another spatial ripple appeared, and the two of them materialized outside.

John remained in his towering Heaven and Earth Transformation state, exuding a powerful aura—though still far from the level of Shadow God’s imposing presence.

“Argh!” Nick coughed up blood, his face deathly pale, glaring at John with hatred and rage as he trembled. “Human… you destroyed my asura realm! I’ll tear you to pieces!”

With a furious roar, he charged at John, disregarding everything else.

Shadow Lord God’s brow furrowed; clearly, he hadn’t anticipated Nick’s World-in-Hand to be destroyed, nor did he understand how John had managed it.

“Nick, stop—this is dangerous,” Shadow Lord God called, sensing a threat, but it was already too late.

Another ripple of spatial power, and both figures vanished once more.

This time, however, they had entered John’s World-in-Hand.

As Nick struggled, weakened and enraged, John opened his arms slightly, wearing a calm smile. “Welcome to my world.”