After ensuring the safety of the Skyvault Consortium members, John immediately activated his skill and launched an indiscriminate attack across the entire plane.

The power of the Great Dao within the Origin of the Universe was instantly drawn forth.

Terrifying sonic waves erupted from John and spread outward in every direction, enveloping countless High God-level powerhouses throughout the plane in an instant.

At the same time, John consumed three-fifths of his current reserves of High God Sources, pouring all of it into increasing the destructive power of the Great Sound Art.

The might of the forbidden spell immediately increased by hundreds of thousands of times.

John’s objective was simple.

He intended to exterminate all one hundred thousand peak High God-level participants within this plane in the shortest possible time.

The instant the first sonic ripple erupted, one of the peak High Gods sensed that something was wrong.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

That High God and everyone around him were swallowed by the sound waves.

Their divine bodies began collapsing on the spot, gradually disintegrating into ash.

Many of them did not even understand what was happening before more than half of their bodies had already vanished.

Those who reacted quickly attempted to resist the spiritual erosion carried by the sound waves.

Yet none of them could withstand the successive layers of sonic bombardment.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Explosions echoed one after another.

The divine bodies of countless High Gods suddenly erupted without warning.

Even their divine souls were completely annihilated.

John’s damage was already terrifying to begin with.

Now, with three-fifths of his High God Source reserves empowering him and the strength of the Origin of the Universe amplifying the Great Sound Art, its destructive power had reached an unimaginable level.

Forget these High Gods—

Even a God King-level powerhouse would have been suppressed on the spot and rendered completely incapable of moving.

In the blink of an eye, the divine bodies and souls of nearly one hundred thousand High God-level participants were simultaneously erased by John alone.

Meanwhile, within the secure spatial region created by the Void Rifts, several hundred Skyvault Consortium members had only just freed themselves.

The moment they emerged, they witnessed the bodies and divine souls of countless High Gods exploding before their eyes.

Cold sweat instantly covered their backs.

Their bodies began trembling uncontrollably from fear.

An unprecedented sense of terror spread among them, impossible to suppress.

"What happened?"

"What in the world just happened?"

"Could this plane be collapsing?"

"Why did everyone suddenly die?"

"It looks more like some supreme powerhouse attacked."

"That person actually wiped out every participant in the plane."

"Other than us from the Skyvault Consortium, everyone else has been exterminated."

"Could the person who attacked be one of our own?"

The Skyvault Consortium participants exchanged bewildered glances.

A vague possibility had already begun forming in their minds.

Such an enormous attack had exterminated almost everyone in the plane, yet every member of the Skyvault Consortium had survived.

There was only one reasonable explanation.

The terrifying powerhouse who had launched the attack belonged to the Skyvault Consortium.

As soon as they realized this, the fear within their hearts transformed into overwhelming curiosity.

Who possessed such terrifying strength?

Furthermore, that person had been hiding within the Skyvault Consortium all this time without ever revealing such a move.

At the same time, they felt extraordinarily fortunate.

Thankfully, the person who attacked was one of their own.

Had it been a supreme prodigy from another faction, they would have been among the dead.

Elsewhere within the plane, notifications surged beside John’s ears like a roaring tsunami.

[Ding! Congratulations on killing a ninth-stage High God-level powerhouse.]

[Experience gained: +58,271,938,461,024.]

[Gold Coins gained: +419,283,746,155.]

[Fame gained: +81,524,371,928.]

[Plunder activated.]

[Extreme Dao Law Insights gained: +23,857.]

[Current comprehension progress of the Extreme Dao Law: 15%.]

[High God-level items plundered: +4,728.]

[Ding! Congratulations on killing a ninth-stage High God-level powerhouse.]

[Experience gained: +94,162,837,492,018.]

[Gold Coins gained: +638,291,047,382.]

[Fame gained: +127,364,819,254.]

[Plunder activated.]

[Extreme Dao Law Insights gained: +35,912.]

[Current comprehension progress of the Extreme Dao Law: 22%.]

[High God-level items plundered: +6,104.]

[Ding! Congratulations on killing a ninth-stage High God-level powerhouse.]

[Experience gained: +73,819,264,510,347.]

[Gold Coins gained: +527,183,649,201.]

[Fame gained: +94,162,537,184.]

[Plunder activated.]

[Extreme Dao Law Insights gained: +41,824.]

[Current comprehension progress of the Extreme Dao Law: 29%.]

[High God-level items plundered: +8,391.]

...

Experience.

Items.

Skills.

Talents.

There were also enormous quantities of attribute points, law insights, and High God Sources.

John now possessed a ten-thousandfold plundering talent.

Not only had he replenished most of the divine items and Originstone he had previously consumed, but he had gained a considerable surplus as well.

Nearly all one hundred thousand participants within the plane had now been slaughtered by John.

His gaze was incomparably sharp as he looked down.

After casually glancing at the several hundred surviving Skyvault Consortium powerhouses, his figure flashed and disappeared.

When he reappeared, he had already torn apart the plane’s world barrier and charged through it.

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully breaking out of the plane.]

[The system has detected that you are the first participant to complete the preliminary round.]

[Please wait patiently for the remaining participants to finish.]

[During this period, you may move freely.]

A smile appeared on John’s face when he heard the notification.

In the next instant, he left the Celestia Universe and returned directly to his private resting plane.

At the same time, Holy Spirit Sovereign sensed his return and raised an eyebrow.

If he remembered correctly, the preliminary round had begun only a few breaths ago.

Many Skyvault Consortium participants had only just entered.

Why had John already returned?

Could he have obtained a Plane Origin and secured his qualification for the elimination round already?

Sensing that John had begun resting, Holy Spirit Sovereign could not help praising him inwardly.

"As expected of someone who could cross realms and kill a High God while still at demigod grade."

"His talent is truly extraordinary."

After expressing his admiration, Holy Spirit Sovereign decided not to disturb him.

John might have only just completed an intense battle and was probably exhausted.

It was better to allow him to rest.

At that moment, another member of the Skyvault Consortium suddenly returned.

However, instead of resting, she immediately headed toward John’s palace.

Holy Spirit Sovereign’s Divine Sense captured the newly returned figure and instantly recognized her identity.

"That is John’s companion."

"The woman named Holly."

"She returned so quickly as well."

"Could she also have obtained a Plane Origin and qualified for the elimination round?"

Just as Holy Spirit Sovereign began feeling surprised, two more spatial fluctuations appeared within the plane.

Two additional powerhouses had returned.

Both of them immediately traveled toward John’s palace.

This time, even Holy Spirit Sovereign could no longer remain calm.