The moment John’s Space-Time Law erupted, the Divine Sense and domains released by the five opponents were instantly swept away.

Sensing their Divine Sense being crushed and forced back with overwhelming force, all five participants’ expressions changed dramatically.

They could feel the vast and tyrannical Divine Sense radiating from John, along with the Space-Time Law that distorted the surrounding space and time.

Their hearts sank.

"Damn it! He’s a supreme powerhouse!"

"The quality of his Divine Sense is no weaker than that of a peak God King!"

"He even controls the Space-Time Law!"

"According to legend, the Space-Time Law is the progenitor of all laws. There’s no way we can defeat him!"

"Strange. If he possesses such strength, why have we never heard of him before the tournament?"

"Could he have been concealing his true power all this time?"

As the five participants endured the tremendous pressure John exerted upon them, unease began spreading through their hearts.

However, none of them was willing to surrender voluntarily.

There were five of them, while John stood alone.

Even if he was a supreme powerhouse, they believed they still had some chance of victory.

At that moment, John suddenly launched his attack.

"Space-Time Law."

The Space-Time Law allowed John to perpetually maintain his current peak state.

Any energy or Origin power consumed by his skills could be rapidly restored by reversing his personal flow of space-time.

Meanwhile, the Void Rifts derived from the Spatial Law possessed the power to destroy all life.

They remained effective even against God Kings and Sovereign-rank powerhouses.

The space within the void began shattering inch by inch.

Countless cracks intertwined as enormous regions of space collapsed and dissolved into nothingness.

A terrifying torrent of void surged forward and swallowed all five opponents.

The five participants paled in horror.

They hurriedly activated their supreme treasures and Divine Abilities in an attempt to resist.

However, every attack they unleashed vanished before the torrent of nothingness.

All resistance was futile.

John suppressed them with effortless ease.

At the same time, five streaks of light emerged from their bodies and flew toward him.

They were the five identity badges, proving that all five participants had been defeated.

John casually collected the badges.

The torrent of void then completely swallowed the five High Gods as a series of system notifications sounded beside his ears.

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

[Experience gained: +12,435,487,876.]

[Gold Coins gained: +313,468,787.]

[Fame gained: +1,646,845,767.]

[High God Sources plundered: +800,000,000,000.]

[High God-level items obtained: +8.]

...

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

[Experience gained: +58,392,017,465.]

[Gold Coins gained: +726,351,829.]

[Fame gained: +4,082,971,563.]

[High God Sources plundered: +619,374,025,481.]

[High God-level items obtained: +3.]

...

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

[Experience gained: +87,905,623,147.]

[Gold Coins gained: +195,482,376.]

[Fame gained: +5,183,902,746.]

[High God Sources plundered: +275,940,186,320.]

[High God-level items obtained: +7.]

...

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

[Experience gained: +36,521,489,077.]

[Gold Coins gained: +847,263,951.]

[Fame gained: +9,264,710,385.]

[High God Sources plundered: +482,619,503,714.]

[High God-level items obtained: +2.]

...

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

[Experience gained: +15,478,963,205.]

[Gold Coins gained: +502,937,184.]

[Fame gained: +3,476,159,820.]

[High God Sources plundered: +839,205,716,498.]

[High God-level items obtained: +9.]

...

Through the combination of his plundering talent and Perfect Amplification, John obtained an enormous quantity of resources.

The surrounding space began to distort as another notification sounded.

[Congratulations on completing your first battle.]

[Current number of identity badges obtained: 5.]

[Notice: Your second battle is now being matched. Please wait...]

As space shifted around him, the scenery changed once again.

John left the battlefield and returned to the secret realm belonging to Group One.

Participants who had completed their first battles began returning one after another.

Most of the victors wore delighted expressions.

Those who had been defeated or eliminated had either withdrawn from the tournament or died within their respective battlefields.

Whoosh!

Soren’s figure suddenly appeared not far from John.

The moment he saw John, his pupils contracted slightly.

As expected, John had also won his first battle.

Just as Lyric had predicted, John belonged among the supreme powerhouses.

Winning his opening battle was only natural.

John sensed someone observing him and immediately turned around.

When he saw the unfamiliar powerhouse, a thought surfaced in his mind.

"This person looks somewhat familiar."

At that moment, the tournament’s public chat channel became lively.

"I finally finished the first round!"

"I nearly lost just now!"

"My luck was pretty good. It was five against three, so we crushed them easily."

"Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to claim a single identity badge."

"My situation was the exact opposite."

"We were outnumbered three to five, but we still turned the battle around."

"My teammates weren’t famous, but both of them were extremely powerful."

"There are far too many people concealing their strength in this tournament."

"It isn’t only the recognized supreme powerhouses who are dangerous."

"Quite a few supposedly ordinary participants possess comparable strength but deliberately hid themselves before the tournament."

"Wait, all of you were assigned to team battles?"

"Am I the only person who fought a one-on-one match?"

"Fortunately, my strength was reliable enough, or I might have died in there."

"I wonder whether I can obtain another identity badge in the second round."

"The pressure is enormous!"

John switched from the public channel back to Valhalla’s private group chat.

Holly, Hilt, and Odelle had each reported the results of their battles.

All three had been assigned to one-on-one matches and had effortlessly secured their first victories.

At that moment, another deep system announcement sounded.

[The second round is about to begin.]

[You have been assigned to an individual arena battle.]

[Please review the rules of the individual arena battle.]

Curious, John immediately opened the rules.

[Individual Arena Battle Rules:]

[Participants will be assigned either the role of Arena Master or Challenger.]

[An Arena Master must defend the arena against successive challengers.]

[Successfully surviving five rounds will be considered a victory!]

The instant John finished reviewing the rules, the power of the will of the universe enveloped him and transported him into another battle space.

This time, the participants arrived extremely quickly.

Within moments, dozens of people appeared throughout the battlefield.

Three of them had been assigned the role of Arena Master.

According to the rules, each Arena Master had to remain undefeated for five consecutive rounds.

The moment one of them lost, they would be eliminated immediately.

In the worst-case scenario, they would be killed on the spot.

The three Arena Masters displayed completely different reactions.

Arena Master No. 1 appeared perfectly calm.

His face was filled with pride, and his gaze toward the gathered challengers carried undisguised disdain.

Arena Master No. 2 was extremely nervous.

His face had turned pale, and his eyes were filled with unease.

Arena Master No. 3, however, was visibly excited.

His eyes burned with intense battle intent and anticipation for the matches that were about to begin.