Chapter 277: Chapter277-Grand Judgment, Word of Law

Crack—BOOM!

Countless bolts of lightning exploded from Nox’s body, electric arcs flying in every direction.

Nox had studied the Law of Thunder intensively for many years. With a mere thought, he turned the surrounding world into a realm of thunder and lightning.

Boom!

Rumble—!

The heavens erupted with deafening thunder as countless thick bolts of lightning crashed down from the clouds, like divine whips descending from the hand of a god.

"Speed has always been my specialty, and my destructive power is exceptionally strong as well."

Lightning flickered within Nox’s eyes as he calculated silently.

"Since we’re both nine-star powerhouses, there can be no harm in making the first move."

Nox moved.

Like a bolt of lightning, he shot toward Flora at astonishing speed.

The violent wind lifted Flora’s waist-length silver hair.

Suddenly, a burst of light erupted from Flora’s eyes.

"Lightning is forbidden in this place!"

Whoosh—!

The lightning power surrounding Nox instantly vanished.

He was forcibly stripped out of his lightning state, revealing his true body once more.

"Hm... How is that possible?"

Nox froze slightly, standing rooted to the spot in shock.

His lightning domain collapsed in an instant.

Flora’s voice was crisp and melodious like a silver bell, but every word she uttered carried fatal power. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Flight is forbidden in this place."

Rumble—!

Nox’s body plummeted heavily to the ground, smashing into it with tremendous force.

A sudden feeling of despair surged within his heart.

"You’ve got to be kidding me..."

He cried out inwardly, "No!"

Flora suddenly extended a finger, pointing distantly at Nox with its tip.

"Welcome the arrival of death."

Nox’s body trembled faintly.

The vitality in his eyes faded in an instant, like a candle flame extinguished by the wind.

And just like that, a peerless prodigy of his generation perished.

Flora actually possessed the power of Word of Law!

She took a deep breath before slowly exhaling, a trace of exhaustion finally appearing on her face.

She cast a faint glance at Nox’s corpse, then transformed into a streak of light and returned to the Samuel starfield’s seating area.

"The winner of the second match is Flora Winter of the Samuel starfield!"

Oracle-grade Budelica announced the victor.

"Well done."

The Oracle-grade expert of the Samuel starfield nodded with a smile.

"Congratulations."

For once, a faint glimmer appeared in Julian’s clouded eyes.

Flora nodded and calmly took her seat.

However, the shock she had left upon the spectators had only just begun to erupt.

With a single finger, she had effortlessly killed Nox on the spot.

Despite possessing the same nine-star danger rating as her, he had died so cleanly, so abruptly, and in such an eerie and inexplicable manner.

A tidal wave of shock swept across the entire arena.

...

"Grand Judgment."

Harris stared warily in Flora’s direction, his entire body trembling faintly.

What a terrifying Law of Judgment!

Flora was undoubtedly the strangest and most unfathomable opponent he had encountered in his entire life.

"The Law of Judgment... Grand Judgment truly is terrifying."

Silas drew in a deep breath, his expression extremely solemn.

As expected of a cosmic-level competition. Powerful contenders from all sides took turns entering the stage, bringing shock after shock with them.

"Julian is already practically impossible to counter, yet Flora is even stronger than him. Then there’s Starchosen Faustus, who has risen to the summit of the current generation, not to mention all the nine-star powerhouses who have yet to make a move..."

Silas clenched his fists tightly and questioned himself inwardly.

"Can I really make it all the way to the end...?"

"..."

"That is Grand Judgment."

James sighed, his voice filled with bitterness.

"This world really is far too dangerous. You could lose your life at any moment."

"Judgment Execution."

Mosi coldly uttered two words.

"Judgment Execution is the most lethal secret art within Grand Judgment," James added.

"How is anyone supposed to counter that?"

Daniel frowned.

From what he could currently tell, this secret art was practically impossible to deal with.

However, Daniel possessed Immortal Revival, as well as the Earthmount Dragon’s passive ability that made him immortal while on the ground. Therefore, he was not particularly afraid of this secret art.

"The real problem is that Grand Judgment is impossible to guard against. I’m afraid her other methods will be just as troublesome."

As he thought back on what had just happened, the law power Flora had invoked with a mere declaration was practically equivalent to Word of Law. It was anything but ordinary.

"The only way is to overwhelm all techniques with absolute power."

Daniel’s furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

He already had a rough idea of how to handle it.

...

The spectator stands were first plunged into deathly silence, only to erupt into thunderous uproar moments later.

Flora was simply invincible!

"How are we supposed to fight against something like that? The moment Flora opens her mouth, she passes judgment over life and death and enacts divine punishment herself!"

"The Law of Judgment... Has this kind of forbidden power comprehended the threads of fate itself, or has it stolen authority from the gods? It’s simply unbelievable."

"At least Nox died peacefully. He didn’t struggle, didn’t scream, and didn’t even have time to close his eyes. Perhaps that was the last bit of dignity he had left in this life."

"I would rather be reduced to ashes by thunder than face that casual, effortless sentence of judgment."

"Exactly! Death itself isn’t terrifying. What’s terrifying is dying without even understanding how it happened!"

"From this day onward, Flora has only one title in my heart—the Unbeatable One! Anyone who has to stand on the same stage as her already has one foot hanging over the edge of a cliff."

Flora’s single finger had not only shattered Nox’s life.

It had also destroyed the last lingering trace of hope in the hearts of the nine thousand powerhouses throughout the arena!

At the same time, the wager settlement began.

[Ding! Your wager has been settled...]

[Ding! You have sold [Origin Crystal] ×550,000 cubic units to the Doom Guild for 1 copper coin. Millionfold Boost triggered!]

[The item sold is a currency-type item. Please select quality boost or quantity boost!]

"Quantity boost!"

[Congratulations! You have obtained 1 gold coin! You have obtained [Origin Crystal] ×550,000,000,000 cubic units!]

As Daniel listened to the notification ringing beside his ear, a broad smile appeared on his face.

He had wagered 550,000 cubic units just now, and with the betting odds included, he had earned 550 billion cubic units!

With the Millionfold Boost System in his possession, as long as the two nine-star powerhouses on the stage did not perish together, he was guaranteed to make an enormous fortune!

"Five hundred billion cubic units..."

Origin Crystal was the most stable and valuable currency throughout this entire star sea.

This amount of wealth was simply unimaginable!

Next came the third warm-up match.

There were five warm-up matches in total, but the remaining three had nothing particularly noteworthy about them.

"Boring."

Daniel shook his head and waited for the knockout stage to begin.

The warm-up matches soon came to an end.

He continued placing bets during the following three matches and once again harvested a massive amount of Origin Crystal.

"With my current wealth, I’m afraid even an ordinary Oracle-grade powerhouse can’t compare to me."

Daniel smiled faintly.

He had other uses for this wealth.

He had heard that the starry skies were filled with all kinds of strange and wondrous items. When the opportunity arose, he would have to purchase some of them and see whether they could help the players level up faster.

He calculated silently, "Those players are still far too weak. There isn’t much profit to squeeze out of them right now. I’ll need to fatten them up first."

...

The knockout stage was about to begin.

The Oracle-grade expert from the Budelica starfield immediately announced,

"The next phase—the knockout stage!"

Daniel focused his attention.

"My mission objective is to obtain qualification for the advancement round."

His expression grew solemn.

"Only by participating in the knockout stage can I automatically obtain the qualification to advance."

And once he completed his mission, he would receive a reward—

A mysterious Divine-grade treasure!

"Everyone, please check the rules of the knockout stage on the display in front of you," Oracle-grade Budelica said.

Daniel immediately looked toward the screen on his table.

A series of rules entered his sight...