Seeing the green rune glowing steadily in the three key spots on Kane’s body—his forehead, chest, and energy core—Logan finally let out a breath of relief.

Luckily, Kane was fine.

Ancient Tribunal, Observer No. 1, Observer No. 3, just you wait. I’m about to give you all a real surprise.

Meanwhile, deep in the core of the Plane Graveyard.

Observer No. 1 was also watching Kane’s location.

Through the Truth Mark, Observer No. 1 silently scanned Kane’s body. He even sent his consciousness across time and space, briefly drifting through Kane’s physical form.

But after seeing Logan cripple Kane’s limbs and seal all his energy, he gave up on the idea of using Kane’s body.

After all, with Logan as a far better vessel, he had no reason to settle for Kane.

So Observer No. 1 sent another order to Observer No. 3.

"Keep chasing him. Cripple him and bring him to me before Logan fully masters the eighteen Divine Rules. If you fail, you won’t be needing to keep breathing."

Feeling the heavy pressure from Observer No. 1, Observer No. 3 clenched his teeth and replied, "Don’t worry. I’ll get the job done."

Just then, Logan slowly rose to his feet on the obsidian platform.

Crackles echoed inside his body. Every cell was breaking down and rebuilding at a rapid pace.

After countless cycles of destruction and rebirth, Logan’s life force had completely transformed. He had reached a level where he could perfectly wield all eighteen Divine Rule.

Right on cue, Observer No. 3 tore through the spatial barrier, locking onto Logan’s position.

They locked eyes. Their mindsets, however, were completely different.

Observer No. 3 felt an unexplained flicker of panic looking at Logan. Logan, on the other hand, felt a spark of excitement staring back at him.

Perfect. I’ll use you to test just how strong I’ve become.

Seeing Logan openly mock him, Observer No. 3 frowned and gritted his teeth. "Logan, you’re dead this time."

Both launched a full-scale attack at the exact same moment.

The entire space erupted with dozens of Divine Rule power. These forces wove together into a dense, overlapping network of rules.

With every step taken, the surrounding rules shifted and changed.

In this chaos, neither Logan nor Observer No. 3 knew if their next move would actually work. It was like two blind men fighting in the dark.

But Logan’s upgraded life form had already adapted to the influence of the eighteen Divine Rule. After a brief adjustment, he was already able to control and shape every rule around him.

Observer No. 3 was the opposite. Wounded and less in control of his own rules than Logan, he couldn’t keep up. During a clash of force, Logan landed a direct hit. Observer No. 3’s bones shattered into hundreds of pieces.

Immediately after, Logan summoned the full weight of the eighteen Divine Rule. Eighteen pillars of light slammed into the ground around Observer No. 3.

Seizing the opening, Logan moved to seal him away.

But Observer No. 3 let out a savage roar and triggered a Self-Destruct on three of his own inner Divine Rule.

The sudden, one-time suicide attack forced Logan back. Blood poured from his eyes, nose, and ears, pooling at his feet and denting the ground with each drop.

Logan hadn’t expected Observer No. 3 to go all-out like that. Gritting his teeth, he shouted, "Break through!"

He formed a hand seal. A terrifying wave of power spilled from the familiar world into reality. The black hole that normally sat at the center of the familiar world suddenly materialized in the real world.

Chaos-ridden rules drifting around both combatants were quickly sucked into the black hole.

In an instant, every rule around them stopped working. Whether it was the earth, Inferno, or lightning rule, all of them went dead.

Only within a ten-meter range around Logan did his original eighteen Divine Rule remain active.

Observer No. 3 stared at the strange star chart on Logan’s body. Feeling how the eighteen Divine Rule balanced, boosted, and complemented each other, he was completely stunned.

So many rules working together without conflict or repulsion? To him, it was completely unthinkable.

He roared, "Impossible! Logan, you can’t possibly reach this level. Even Lord Observer No. 1 couldn’t do it. How are you—"

Before he could finish, Logan stepped right in front of him and stomped on his face. His voice was ice cold. "Just because you can’t doesn’t mean I can’t. Go to hell for your ignorance."

He drove his foot down onto the core of Observer No. 3’s rule power.

With a sickening crunch, the core Divine Rule inside him shattered. Observer No. 3 collapsed, completely unconscious.

Deep in the core of the Plane Graveyard, inside the First Restricted Zone.

Through his soul link with Observer No. 3, Observer No. 1 remotely sensed Logan’s state. His face turned pale with shock.

"No way. This is impossible! How did he lock down all eighteen Divine Rule so fast and fuse them perfectly? It can’t be!"

Observer No. 1 tried to link with the Truth Mark on Logan’s body.

But Logan had already scrubbed his Truth Mark clean. Observer No. 1 couldn’t establish a direct connection, realizing the seed he’d planted on Logan was completely dead. His plan to steal Logan’s body and take it over was ruined.

The thought sent him into a furious rage.

"Damn you, Logan! You’re going to pay for this!"

Blinded by anger, Observer No. 1 unleashed a wave of terrifying space energy. His violent aura crashed down like a waterfall, shredding everything around him.

By the time he finally calmed down, the Plane Graveyard was in ruins.

He stared toward the No. 33 Restricted Zone, his teeth clenched. "If I can’t take Logan’s body, I’ll switch to the backup plan. Just you wait, Logan. Once I’m in Kane’s body, you’ll be the first I kill."

He stopped holding back. Letting his own body fall apart, he ripped his soul straight out of his flesh.

His soul burned with a bright golden light. It tore through tens of thousands of miles of space, pierced through the ground and rock of the restricted zone, and slammed directly into Kane’s body.

Green Vine was standing guard beside Kane. When the golden light flared up around him, her face dropped.

Damn it. He’s getting possessed.

She immediately tapped into the rune mark Logan had left and sent out a distress signal.

"Lord Logan, the seals around Lord Kane are cracking open. Observer No. 1 is about to take him over!"

Logan’s lips curved into a faint, barely visible smile. "I’m on my way."

Back at Kane’s location, his eyelids began to twitch violently.

Thanks to the sleeping drug Logan had injected earlier and the nine layers of seals, Kane—supposed to stay asleep—suddenly woke up completely. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He opened his eyes, felt Observer No. 1’s power pushing against his own, and instantly cleared his mind.

But what shocked Green Vine was that Kane’s eyes didn’t look empty or possessed. Instead, they held the same clear, unwavering gaze he’d had when he was guarding the No. 53 Restricted Zone. He looked exactly like the Kane who had fought Logan months ago.

Green Vine stared in shock.

Kane just smiled at her. "Thanks for holding the line. Sorry for all the trouble."

He let out a loud laugh, then shot a mocking look at the soul inside him. "You really think you can trick me? You think by making me your puppets, you can escape the backlash from all those plane origins chewing up your insides? Ridiculous."

As he spoke, the core of Destruction Rule inside Kane’s body started swelling rapidly.

Inside, Observer No. 1 was fighting to take full control of Kane’s body and crush his soul. But when he felt that terrifying Destruction power surging forward, he flew into a rage.

"Damn it! It’s a trap!"

Kane just laughed out loud. "Took you long enough to figure that out."

The seals Logan had placed in Kane weren’t meant to keep him asleep. They were a lock specifically designed to keep Observer No. 1 out.

They were also a trap to keep him trapped, so he couldn’t just ditch his soul and run if things went south. Now Observer No. 1 was stuck inside Kane. He couldn’t take over fast enough, and he couldn’t slip away.

That snapped whatever patience he had left.

"You want to play games? Fine! Once I consume you, I’ll drag your soul to Inferno and burn it for a thousand years!"

Kane just smirked, completely unbothered. "Relax. You won’t get the chance."

With that, the swelling Destruction Rule core inside him suddenly detonated.

Observer No. 1 felt the raw, violent energy rushing toward him and finally panicked.

"No!!"

The blast tore his soul apart, shattering it into a thousand fragments. The explosion wrecked Kane’s body too.

With his body torn apart, the seals Logan had placed on him began to crack and fade.

Seizing the opening, the shards of Observer No. 1’s consciousness ripped free from Kane’s flesh. They turned into a swirl of golden mist and scattered into the wind.

"Logan... Kane... I’m coming for you both. You’ll beg for death!"

His furious roar echoed through the fading soul fragments before vanishing completely.

That Self-Destruct had cost him dearly. His core was damaged, and it would take centuries to heal.

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