Chapter 25: Master of the Void

The battlefield remained warped, space trembling as if unable to contain the forces clashing within it. Wu Tian stood motionless, his body pulsing with the raw power of the Sixth Gate—Void Heart. For the first time, he wasn't just resisting the distortions of space—he was shaping them.

The intruder's gaze darkened. "You should not be able to stand here."

Wu Tian's lips curled. "And yet, here I am."

He clenched his fists, feeling the weight of true power coursing through him. The old Wu Tian had relied on brute force, on the sheer resilience of his body—but now? He understood. Strength was not about raw power. It was about control.

The intruder exhaled, his robes flowing as he steadied his stance. "This world breeds weaklings who believe in ranks and power levels, as if such things matter in the grand scheme." He pointed at Wu Tian. "You are different. And that makes you dangerous."

Wu Tian narrowed his eyes. "You speak like someone who has abandoned limits. What realm are you at?"

The intruder smirked. "Spirit Awakening Realm—High Stage."

Yan Xue, still kneeling from the weight of space pressing against her, inhaled sharply.

Spirit Awakening High Stage. It was beyond anything this world had ever seen. This was a cultivator who had already stepped beyond Pseudo-Core Realm, a being that should not exist in the Sealed World.

More than that, no one in this world had ever cultivated the Dao of Space.

Wu Tian knew this because he had studied every record, listened to every legend, and searched every ruin. Space was a forbidden, unknowable force in this world—something no one could comprehend.

Except for him.

"Then this fight is already decided," Wu Tian said. "Because you think cultivation levels dictate victory."

The intruder chuckled. "And you believe otherwise?"

Wu Tian stepped forward. The world around him responded.

Yan Xue's breath hitched. She could feel it—space bending to Wu Tian's will.

"No," Wu Tian said. "I know otherwise."

The Battle of Space

The intruder's hand flickered, and the sky cracked apart.

A black fissure split through reality itself, sucking in the surrounding light. The ground beneath them disintegrated, and an overwhelming force pulled at their very existence.

Yan Xue screamed as she was dragged toward the abyss.

Wu Tian moved.

In an instant, he was in front of her. His hand shot out, gripping the air itself. The void obeyed.

The pull of the black rift ceased. The world steadied around them.

Yan Xue's eyes widened. He stopped a collapse in space with just his presence.

The intruder stilled, his smirk gone. "That should not be possible."

Wu Tian's voice was calm. "Nothing is impossible."

Without hesitation, he struck.

Mastering the Void

Wu Tian's fist tore through the air, but this time, it did not distort—it cut through the void cleanly.

The intruder attempted to shift space, but Wu Tian was already inside his domain.

The punch connected.

A deafening boom erupted as the intruder was blasted backward, his body skidding through the cracked earth. His technique had failed.

Yan Xue could hardly believe what she was seeing. Wu Tian had done more than just withstand the effects of space—he had negated them entirely.

The intruder stood, blood trickling from the corner of his lips. "What… are you?"

Wu Tian exhaled, his gaze unwavering. "Someone who doesn't believe in limits."

The intruder's fingers twitched. "This was unexpected."

Without another word, he lifted his hand—

And space itself shattered.