John observed the battle carefully and gradually noticed something unusual.
"Kaine has probably mastered an enormous number of Laws," he murmured.
"I can sense an extraordinarily profound foundation in Law cultivation from him."
However, John noticed that Kaine was currently using only the Laws of Space and Time.
He had not displayed any of his other Laws at all.
Even though Kaine might have mastered many additional Laws, he had yet to use any of them.
With such profound and extensive control over Law power, it was only natural that Kaine held a firm advantage.
Cedric looked toward Kaine and sighed with admiration.
"As expected of the personal disciple of that Grand Sovereign from the Skyvault Consortium."
"No matter who Kaine faces, he always possesses an enormous advantage."
Holly also commented,
"That’s right. Kaine is proficient in nearly everything."
"At first glance, he appears to follow a balanced path. None of his Laws or Divine Abilities seem especially outstanding."
"However, possessing such a vast number of Laws is enough to transform quantity into quality."
"He does not need an overwhelmingly powerful exclusive Divine Ability."
"No matter what kind of opponent he encounters, he can maintain an undefeated position."
Morado nodded.
"A powerhouse like Kaine is extremely stable and possesses no obvious weakness."
"No matter who his opponent is, he will remain terrifying."
Morin was extremely familiar with Morris.
With a single glance, he could tell that Morris was struggling desperately and was no match for Kaine.
He shook his head.
"The gap between Morris and Kaine is far too great."
Sure enough, only a few seconds later, Kaine launched a fatal attack and killed Morris on the spot.
The Skyvault Consortium was one of the traditional supreme factions, while the Demon King Council had aligned itself with the newly risen supreme powers.
The two sides possessed a deep and long-standing hatred for one another.
Therefore, it was only natural that Kaine would show no mercy and kill Morris.
When Morin witnessed this scene, he could not help crying out in shock before collapsing back into his seat.
"Damn it! He really killed Morris!"
He had personally watched Morris, a player he had once guided, die before his eyes.
For a moment, complicated emotions filled Morin’s heart.
However, he felt neither hatred nor a desire for revenge.
The road of advancement for a true powerhouse had always been this cruel.
After the scene of Kaine killing his opponent appeared across the universal broadcast, the powerhouses of the Skyvault Consortium breathed sighs of relief.
Fortunately, Kaine had performed steadily and secured victory, preserving the faction’s final position belonging to one of its originally recognized supreme prodigies.
They began discussing the result in low voices.
"Kaine’s strength remains as formidable as ever."
"I believe he can enter the final top five."
"The top five?"
"When the Myriad Worlds Tournament first began, we expected Kaine to seize first place!"
"At the very least, he should secure a position within the top three."
"Hah. There are far too many powerful participants in this tournament."
"Reaching the top five would already be an excellent achievement."
As powerhouses outside the Skyvault Consortium continued discussing the result, the voice of the will of the universe rang out.
[Arena No. 3: Kaine of the Skyvault Consortium is victorious.]
[Arena No. 3: Morris of the Demon King Council has died.]
With that, the first round of the top-thirty competition officially concluded.
Soren had faced Kelvin, and Soren emerged victorious.
Shirok had faced Oscar, and Shirok emerged victorious.
Alvin had faced Aldric, and Alvin emerged victorious.
Gurok had faced Lashir, and Gurok emerged victorious.
Kaine had faced Morris, and Kaine emerged victorious.
The temporary rankings of these five victors would not change immediately.
However, once all fifteen qualifying participants had been decided, the rankings would be rearranged according to their demonstrated strength and overall performance.
John had watched every battle from beginning to end.
He silently memorized the methods, abilities, and distinguishing characteristics of each High God powerhouse.
"I will not enter the arena until the third round," he thought.
"The first round has only just ended. There is still another round before mine."
As expected, the will of the universe soon announced the beginning of the second round and revealed the next set of matchups.
According to the top-thirty tournament format, the second round would feature participants ranked sixth through tenth against those ranked twenty-first through twenty-fifth.
Arena No. 1: Sixth-ranked Holly versus twenty-first-ranked Tyra.
Arena No. 2: Seventh-ranked Morado versus twenty-second-ranked Raymond.
Arena No. 3: Eighth-ranked Morin versus twenty-third-ranked Diso.
Arena No. 4: Ninth-ranked Hilt versus twenty-fourth-ranked Jott.
Arena No. 5: Tenth-ranked Odelle versus twenty-fifth-ranked Hervey.
After the will of the universe announced every matchup, the ten participants simultaneously appeared within their assigned arenas.
Some of them possessed impatient personalities.
Holly, for example, could no longer restrain herself and immediately attacked.
Within John’s field of vision, Holly’s blade art erupted into an incomparably violent sword technique.
Her opponent appeared moments away from being killed instantly.
However, another arena produced a result even sooner.
It was Arena No. 4.
Jott had only just appeared inside the arena when his vision suddenly went black.
His consciousness vanished in an instant, and his Life Origin imprint was completely erased.
Hilt had summoned the Yin-Yang Wheel the moment the battle began.
She had originally intended only to test the power of the treasure.
Unexpectedly, her opponent was far weaker than she had anticipated.
The Yin-Yang Wheel released a brilliant radiance and killed Jott instantly.
The battle had ended almost before it began.
The voice of the will of the universe rang out.
[Arena No. 4: Hilt of the Skyvault Consortium is victorious.]
[Arena No. 4: Jott of the Demon King Council has died.]
John watched Hilt calmly return to her platform and silently nodded.
Her victory was only natural.
John had continuously provided Hilt with all kinds of resources.
Combined with her own formidable strength, she was fully capable of sweeping through the Myriad Worlds Tournament.
When Holly heard the announcement of the will of the universe, she was briefly surprised.
She had originally believed that she would be the first participant to finish her battle.
She had not expected someone else to be even faster.
However, Holly quickly recovered.
A streak of sword light descended.
With one seemingly effortless slash, she ended her opponent’s life.
The majestic voice of the will of the universe sounded once again.
[Arena No. 1: Tyra of the Treasure-Rich Mountains has died.]
[Arena No. 1: Holly of the Skyvault Consortium is victorious.]
John frowned slightly as he watched the result.
Holly truly possessed considerable ability.
She was an excellent powerhouse.
John knew that Holly’s Sword Dao fused the Law of Time with the Law of Causality.
Her victory had always been within his expectations.
After Holly won, the powerhouses of the Skyvault Consortium erupted in delight.
Lashir had already lost to Gurok, leaving the Treasure-Rich Mountains with only one supreme prodigy.
Now that Holly had secured another victory, the Skyvault Consortium’s prospects of placing more members among the top fifteen had improved again.
At the same time, every powerhouse throughout the universe now understood that the Skyvault Consortium possessed supreme combat power that was no weaker than that of any other faction.
They began discussing the battles in low voices.
"Holly really is powerful!"
"What kind of treasure did Hilt use just now?"
"Why was its power so terrifying?"
"Her opponent could not even withstand a single move!"
"It should be an undiscovered supreme treasure known as the Yin-Yang Wheel."
"It belongs to the inheritance of the Yin-Yang Law."
"She probably obtained it from the Heroic Spirit Corridor."
"I never expected Hilt to be the one who acquired that treasure."
"The foundation of the Skyvault Consortium is truly profound."
"The amount of resources they possess is frightening."
"I wonder who would win if one of our faction’s powerhouses encountered Hilt."