"Even if I were the one facing them, I would never be able to defeat them quickly."
"This is probably a consequence of the competition format. During the Advancement Round, the rules required us to hunt down designated targets."
"If a participant only completed their hunting objective near the end of the time limit, their final position would naturally be affected, causing them to rank near the bottom."
"That does not necessarily mean their personal strength is poor."
"Look at John’s arena!"
"Huh?"
"How is it already over?"
On Arena No. 1, John had only just appeared when his opponent immediately activated his Divine Abilities and Law power, launching a direct attack.
Leonard shouted loudly,
"I, Leonard, am also an invincible High God within my own universe!"
"My talent has never been inferior to anyone else’s!"
"So what if my opponent is John?"
"I have my own pride!"
At that moment, the surrounding space suddenly collapsed from every direction and dissolved into nothingness.
Leonard’s entire body was instantly swallowed by Spatial power.
His flesh disintegrated into countless particles before being completely erased.
John had slain innumerable powerhouses along his journey and plundered an enormous quantity of Law comprehension.
By now, he had already mastered countless Laws.
He was an all-rounder among all-rounders.
With the Law of Destruction reinforcing his attack, Leonard was instantly killed before he could offer any resistance.
A series of system notifications sounded beside John’s ears.
[Notice: You have killed a fifth-stage High God-level powerhouse.]
[Experience gained: +1,324,567.]
[Gold Coins gained: +123,121,672.]
[Fame gained: +1,321,976,720.]
[Ding! You have plundered High God Origin worth 500 billion.]
[Notice: You have obtained 103 High God-level items.]
[Arena No. 1: John is victorious.]
[Arena No. 1: Leonard has died.]
The instant the voice of the will of the universe rang out, John disappeared from the arena and returned to the first-ranked platform.
The countless powerhouses watching throughout the universe fell silent.
John’s attack had satisfied their desire to see him fight.
However, most of them had not understood what had just happened.
They began whispering in disbelief.
"Wasn’t that far too fast?"
"How did John activate that Law-based Divine Ability?"
"What technique did he actually use?"
"I could not even understand what happened."
"And the battle is already over?"
Another Sovereign sighed.
"Leonard entered the arena with such overwhelming momentum that I assumed he would be quite powerful."
"I never expected him to embarrass himself like this."
"He could not withstand even a single attack."
"We spectators had not even reacted before he was already dead."
"John merely entered the arena, made one move, and ended the match in the next instant."
Among the countless powerhouses of the myriad universes, very few could clearly see how John had attacked.
His technique had likely combined the Space-Time Law, the Law of Destruction, the Law of Destiny, the Extreme Dao Law, and several other powers.
Sovereign Laiser nodded upon witnessing the scene.
"He combined numerous Laws and relied upon his terrifying strength to instantly kill his opponent within an extremely short period."
"His control was exceptionally refined."
Sovereign Aslov of the Skyvault Consortium smiled.
"I never expected John to become capable of fusing so many different kinds of Law power in such a short time."
"His strength is truly terrifying."
Sovereign Xingke also spoke.
"John is unquestionably stronger than Kaine."
"If Kaine is considered a supreme powerhouse, then John is an existence who has already surpassed the level of supreme powerhouses."
"There are very few participants throughout the myriad universes who can stand on equal footing with him."
Within the Myriad Races Universe, human players scattered across numerous universes were also silently watching the heavenly projection of the tournament.
When John appeared, anticipation filled their eyes.
After seeing him instantly kill his opponent and successfully advance, however, they felt that the result was only natural.
They began speaking excitedly.
"The guild leader is absolutely invincible!"
"There is no opponent the guild leader cannot defeat!"
"And if such an opponent exists, it can only be the guild leader himself!"
"John will definitely become the champion of the Myriad Worlds Tournament!"
"Who could possibly compete with him?"
Inside the top-thirty tournament secret realm, another participant followed closely behind John and killed her opponent.
It was Holly.
Holly’s opponent was Girard, another formidable High God-level powerhouse whose strength was comparable to that of a supreme High God.
However, Holly merely swung her sword in an ordinary manner.
With that seemingly simple slash, she directly killed her opponent.
It appeared to be an extremely ordinary sword strike.
Yet it was a strike that could neither be blocked nor evaded.
Its power was overwhelming.
The sword could not be resisted.
It could not be dodged.
It could not be escaped.
It could not be opposed.
With a single slash, Holly killed Girard.
[Arena No. 2: Holly is victorious.]
[Arena No. 2: Girard has died.]
As the majestic voice of the will of the universe rang out, Holly appeared upon the second-ranked platform, having successfully advanced.
Meanwhile, Valentin, Cedric, and Karen—the other three participants ranked within the top five—were still fighting fierce battles against their opponents.
They were unable to determine victory or defeat within a short period.
This made one fact extremely clear.
Not everyone possessed strength as terrifying as John and Holly.
The two of them were simply overwhelmingly powerful.
When the countless powerhouses of the myriad universes witnessed this scene, they suddenly realized that the Skyvault Consortium now had five participants who had successfully entered the top fifteen.
The thought made many of them uncomfortable.
John calmly returned to his platform.
The structure of the top-thirty competition meant that the strongest participants had yet to truly confront one another.
The battles taking place now were merely appetizers.
John looked toward the remaining arenas and quickly memorized the auras, characteristics, and fighting styles of the participants who were still battling.
Before long, the remaining victors were decided one after another.
They were Valentin, Cedric, and Karen.
Although their opponents were not weak, there was still a clear difference in strength between the two sides.
Ultimately, all three opponents were killed and eliminated.
With that, the top-thirty competition officially ended.
The tournament would now enter the top-fifteen stage.
Hundreds of thousands of participants had originally entered the universe-wide tournament.
Now, only fifteen remained.
[The list of the top fifteen will now be announced.]
[All participants, please review the corresponding rankings.]
As the announcement ended, a ranking projection covering the myriad universes instantly appeared in the void.
The leaderboard changed.
The original thirty available positions were reduced to fifteen, while the rankings of the remaining participants were rearranged.
John and the other contestants looked toward the golden ranking that had appeared in the void.
[Myriad Worlds Tournament Golden Ranking—Temporary]
[First Place: John.]
[Faction: Skyvault Consortium.]
[Second Place: Holly.]
[Faction: Skyvault Consortium.]
[Third Place: Hilt.]
[Faction: Skyvault Consortium.]
[Fourth Place: Odelle.]
[Faction: Skyvault Consortium.]
[Fifth Place: Cedric.]
[Faction: Eternal Divine Palace.]
[Sixth Place: Karen.]
[Faction: None.]
[Seventh Place: Valentin.]
[Faction: None.]
[Eighth Place: Valis.]
[Faction: Treasure-Rich Mountains.]
[Ninth Place: Si Wuxie.]
[Faction: Eternal Summit.]
[Tenth Place: Kaine.]
[Faction: Skyvault Consortium.]
[Eleventh Place: Edmund.]
[Faction: Demon King Council.]
[Twelfth Place: Gurok.]
[Faction: Eternal Divine Palace.]
[Thirteenth Place: Soren.]
[Faction: Evernight Palace.]
[Fourteenth Place: Alvin.]
[Faction: Eternal Summit.]
[Fifteenth Place: Oscar.]
[Faction: Mount Crys.]