Global Descent: Heaven's Executioner-Chapter 46: I just learned this, so I’ll test it on you!

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: I just learned this, so I’ll test it on you!

Both of them spat out blood mid-air; their bodies slammed violently to the ground as if crushed by an invisible mountain.

Zayen raised his hand slightly.

The invisible pressure that had just forced them to the ground intensified instantly.

Boom!

A terrifying wave of aura descended once more, pressing down like a collapsing mountain.

The ground beneath the two men cracked violently.

Their bodies, which had just tried to rise, were crushed down again with overwhelming force.

Blood seeped from the corners of their mouths.

Boom!

"Bastard—you forced me to do this!!"

The middle-aged man with the scar across his nose suddenly roared.

A violent surge of energy exploded from his body.

Crimson light burst outward, tearing through the invisible pressure that had been crushing him down.

The ground beneath him shattered.

Cracks spread like spiderwebs across the ancient stone plaza.

He actually forced himself to stand.

The powerful aura suppressing them trembled for a moment.

His eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulging across his forehead as his strength rose sharply.

He then took out a crimson pill from his pocket.

For a brief moment, a look of hesitation flashed across his face, but under Zayen’s cold gaze

He gritted his teeth and swallowed it.

The instant the pill slid down his throat.

Boom!

A violent surge of energy erupted from his body.

The aura around him expanded explosively, dark red energy pouring out like smoke from burning blood.

His muscles swelled, and veins bulged violently across his skin.

The air around him began to distort.

Zayen’s eyes narrowed slightly. He felt an aura even stronger than that of a Level 9 magic beast sweeping toward him, carrying a wild, berserk intent.

The scarred man slowly lifted his head.

His pupils had turned completely crimson.

"You... will die here today."

With a furious roar, the scarred man kicked off the ground.

Boom!

The stone beneath his feet exploded.

He shot forward like a cannonball, his speed so terrifying that in a single instant he had already crossed nearly half the distance between them.

The dark red energy trailing behind him tore through the air like a blood-colored comet.

"Die!!"

"Good timing; I just learned a new skill!"

Zayen grinned, "It’s perfect for experimenting on you!"

As the middle-aged man dashed toward him like a raging beast, Zayen calmly drew the Blacksteel Katana.

The blade slid free with a sharp metallic whisper.

In the next moment, a majestic, oppressive aura descended upon the plaza.

[Sovereign’s Execution]

Golden energy rapidly gathered around the blade, coiling along its edge like flowing divine flames.

Without hesitation, Zayen stepped forward and slashed.

A crescent of dark-gold sword light erupted from the katana, vast and overwhelming, cutting through the air with a deafening roar.

It collided head-on with the scarred man’s incoming charge.

Boom—!!!

The instant the dark-gold sword light struck him, a blinding explosion swallowed the center of the plaza.

Shockwaves ripped across the square, tearing apart the stone tiles.

In the next second, the scarred man was blasted backward like a broken kite, blood spraying from his mouth as the crimson aura around him flickered violently.

But Zayen didn’t even wait for him to land.

His expression remained indifferent.

He raised the Blacksteel Katana once more and slashed again.

Another dark-gold blade of light tore forward, faster and sharper than the first.

The scarred man, still midair and completely off balance, had no time to react.

His eyes widened in horror.

The second crescent flashed across his vision and slashed cleanly across his chest.

Rip—

A deep, brutal wound split open.

Blood erupted into the air.

The red aura around him shattered instantly.

His body spun helplessly before crashing heavily into the ruins below with a thunderous impact.

"How... how is this possible?!"

The remaining player couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed.

The scarred man had clearly taken a power-boosting pill. His aura had risen to a terrifying level—

Yet he was still defeated so easily by the young man standing before him.

This... this was impossible!

He must have seen it wrong.

Yes.

He had definitely seen it wrong!

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief—

But what met him was not illusion.

It was a suffocating pressure descending from above.

Bang!

An invisible force slammed his entire body onto the ground.

The stone beneath him cracked instantly as he was crushed flat against the floor, unable to move even a finger.

"You... you..."

His voice trembled.

Feeling the overwhelming pressure radiating from Zayen, his face turned pale with shock and fear.

This was a kind of pressure he had never felt before.

Zayen stepped forward slowly, the Blacksteel Katana still faintly glowing in his hand.

"As I said, since you came... don’t think about leaving."

Zayen’s voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable authority.

He slowly raised his hand and pointed toward the statue’s massive palm above them, and he continued lightly,

"But I might spare your life... if you bring me that blue crystal up there."

His finger stopped precisely at the faintly glowing Primordial Star Core Fragment resting in the statue’s palm.

The player’s pupils trembled.

"You... you’ll really let me go?" He asked shakily; his body was still pinned to the cracked stone floor.

Zayen looked at him indifferently.

"That depends on whether you move fast enough."

The pressure on his body slightly eased a little, just enough to allow him to stand.

Okay... I’ll get it right away!"

Feeling the terrifying pressure ease slightly, he didn’t dare hesitate.

Gritting his teeth, he forced himself up from the cracked floor.

His legs trembled, but he quickly gathered his strength.

With a powerful leap, he shot into the air.

Wind rushed past his ears as he rose higher and higher before landing on the statue’s massive palm with a heavy thud.

The young man stood on the statue’s massive palm, his breathing slightly hurried.

The Primordial Star Core fragment lay quietly just ahead of him, glowing with a faint blue light.

His fingers trembled slightly as he slowly approached it.

The young man swallowed nervously.

Then, after confirming there was no immediate danger, he bent down and carefully reached toward the blue crystal.

The moment the young man picks up the Primordial Star Core Fragment.

The mysterious voice suddenly sounds in his mind.

"Congratulations on successfully obtaining one fragment of the Primordial Star Core. Your coordinate information will be displayed on the system map of all players..."

At the same time, the system notification appears in front of Zayen.

[System Notification: Player Loy Thorn has successfully obtained a Primordial Star Core fragment. ...]

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Zayen’s lips when he saw the notification.

At this moment, Loy had already jumped down from the statue’s palm and landed back on the ground.

"Alright, give me the crystal."

Zayen raised his hand calmly.

His voice was indifferent.

"You promised to let me go after I gave you this crystal. I hope you keep your word."

Loy’s expression was tense.

He clenched the blue crystal tightly in his hand, clearly unwilling to let go immediately.

"Give me the crystal and vanish from my sight within three seconds or bear the consequences."

Zayen’s voice was flat, without the slightest fluctuation.

Loy’s heart trembled. He didn’t dare test whether those "consequences" were real.

Without a second of hesitation, he threw the Primordial Star Core fragment toward Zayen.

The blue crystal traced a faint arc through the air.

At the same time, Loy spun around and ran at full speed, pushing his movement skill to its limit.

Dust exploded beneath his feet as he fled like a hunted animal.

Zayen casually caught the crystal with one hand.

The moment it touched his palm. He felt the familiar pulling sensation from his own bound fragment resonate faintly.

Then he raised his head and looked at the fleeing Loy, and a cold glint flashed across his eyes.

Three seconds?

He had only said Loy needed to disappear from his sight within three seconds.

He never said anything about what would happen after that.

Zayen slowly raised the Blacksteel Katana.

Golden energy quietly began gathering along the blade once more.

The golden energy along the Blacksteel Katana thickened silently.

But Zayen did not rush to attack. He simply watched Loy’s fleeing figure grow smaller in the distance.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three.

Loy had already disappeared beyond a collapsed ruin, completely out of Zayen’s sight.

"Three seconds," he murmured calmly.

And the next moment his figure blurred.

Boom!

The ground beneath his feet shattered as he vanished from his original position.

Several hundred meters away.

Loy was sprinting with everything he had. His heart was pounding violently. He didn’t dare look back.

He had survived.

He actually survived!

Just as that thought surfaced, a cold voice sounded behind him.

"Did you really think I would let a coordinate carrier walk away?"

Loy’s pupils shrank to pinpoints.

Before he could react, a terrifying pressure descended from above.

He looked up only to see a dark-gold crescent filled his vision.

Slash—

The blade light swept across him in an instant.

There was no scream, no resistance, only a brief flash of golden brilliance in the ruins.

Then silence.

A moment later, Zayen stood calmly at where Loy had fallen.

Then a system notification quietly appeared before him.

[System Notification: Player Loy Thorn has been eliminated.]

[You have obtained one Primordial Star Core Fragment.]

The next moment, the Primordial Star Core fragment that had been stored inside his spatial ring suddenly flew out on its own.

It hovered in front of Zayen, radiating a faint blue starlight.

At the same time, the newly obtained fragment also rose into the air.

The two cores floated slightly, orbiting each other for a brief moment before merging into a brighter, denser core of light.

Then a thin stream of star-like energy flowed from the fragment into Zayen, quietly tempering his physique.

Zayen closed his eyes for a brief second, sensing the change.

"So that’s how it is..." Zayen murmured.