Chapter 2341: Comprehension
The two old men knew it was the final moment, and they all unleashed their most powerful forces.
Both had a clear mindset—they might be unable to defeat Peter Brown, but if they let Peter win like this, their only path would be death. The best path was to take Peter out of this realm along with them; as long as Peter left, there would be no immediate victor in this realm, and they might still have a chance of survival.
So, this time, they really fought with their lives on the line. After transforming into giants, they swung their fists, attacking the illusory trapping array.
In their minds, given their power surpassing this realm, no matter how strong the formation, they could break through it. Peter was inside that formation; if they broke through, Peter would have to counterattack, and by then, Peter wouldn't have a choice but to leave.
Unfortunately, they underestimated Peter Brown. As they transformed into giants, Peter already understood their intentions.
Indeed, in the current situation, even if Peter counterattacked just a little, his Qi Mechanism would be activated.
Once his Qi Mechanism was activated, it would be as if he was confirmed as a participant in the attack, and his energy would be calculated by the Heavenly Dao, forcing him to be taken away.
"Teleport!"
Peter had no intention of fighting them. With a flick of his wrist, he cast out a flurry of Talismans, and then a Teleportation Talisman swiftly carried him away from the scene.
The two old men never expected Peter could still leave, and their massive attack was already in motion, striking without regard.
A tremendous explosive force now emanated from those Talismans.
The strength of the Talismans, the strength of the two old men, with the combined force of these three elements, the entire Phantom Realm began to collapse.
From a distance, Peter saw the killing energy being emitted.
Looking at all corners of this realm, that compressive force unfolded completely, areas disappeared one by one, and the transformed humans and life forms began to vanish.
"Devour!"
Peter had no time to lament life. Fully deploying his Devouring Technique, a continuous stream of killing energy flowed into Peter's body.
This time, both old men exerted themselves fully, causing all of their killing energy to scatter across the Horizon Sky.
As Peter gazed, he saw that the sphere within his Elixir Sea, representing the force of rules, was rapidly forming.
"Ah!"
At that moment, Peter heard an angry roar, and upon looking, he saw that one of the old men was actually being rejected by this realm, his body being torn apart. Yet, he still wished to stay, and the massive pulling force made him roar incessantly.
The other old man was in a similar situation, glaring angrily in Peter's direction, with no more rule force within his body.
Peter looked at them dispassionately, without sorrow or joy. Since both sides were adversaries, Peter naturally couldn't pity them.
More killing energy was generated from different parts of the Horizon Sky. Peter could even see this killing energy dispersing from the bodies of the two old men's subordinates.
The world was shrinking rapidly!
This realm was about to end!
Seeing the shrinking state of this realm, Peter sighed quietly.
Once the Rule of Gold was unified, this realm lost its meaning.
Sitting cross-legged there, Peter quietly comprehended the situation of the rule force.
In truth, Peter understood in his heart that so-called comprehension meant collecting all the killing energy. As long as all the killing energy in this realm entered his body, the rules would naturally form.
Seeing the sphere nearing completion, Peter knew no one in this realm could obstruct his comprehension anymore.
No matter how angry the two old men were, it was meaningless. With a glance, he saw that the breached area had already pulled them away, and the hole had closed.
The entirety of Heaven and Earth was filled with the pervasive mist of killing energy. Now, besides using the power of Devouring to absorb it, Peter had nothing else to do.
For every trace of killing energy he absorbed, Heaven and Earth shrank a little.
If in the past, this world was an immense one, now it was nothing more than a ten-mile-wide region.
At this point, all life had vanished, leaving behind only killing energy!
Killing energy was a Qi Mechanism carrying destructive power, and Peter saw that wherever this Qi Mechanism reached, all forms of life would disappear.
If not for the abundance of killing energy within him, forming the power of rules, he estimated that he, too, would be killed.
The final victor!
Peter knew he had succeeded.
Day by day passed, and Peter's entire body was enveloped in a layer of radiance, a force of rules.
Peter looked at the layer of radiance and already had an understanding within his heart. For him, the final step was to also devour this layer of radiance; once it was lost, he would leap out of the Phantom Realm, the so-called leap beyond the three realms.
"Devour!"
Peter glanced again at his Elixir Sea; the entire sphere was formed, just lacking an outer layer.
The ability to control the world!
The Rule of Gold was an ability to control the entire world!
By now, Peter had gained further recognition of the Rule of Gold.
He didn't know how long it had been, but Peter clearly felt that layer of radiance being devoured by him.
This was a radiance that was very difficult to devour.
As more and more radiance vanished, Peter felt a great force being generated, a power unlike any other rule.
It's done!
Peter realized he finally succeeded, having spent some effort upon arriving in this realm, but he ultimately triumphed.
The Killing Rule had transformed into Peter's own rule.
The layer of radiance further disappeared now.
As the last strand of radiance merged into Peter's body, Peter opened his eyes.
Looking around, Peter saw some of the old men who were engaged in comprehension sitting cross-legged, beginning to fade away.
Upon inspection, it was indeed those old men who had contended with him. They had come together to this Phantom Realm for comprehension, and now, having failed, they had only one path left: death.
As he gazed at the other old men, Peter realized they had proceeded to another Phantom Realm for comprehension, presumably still embroiled in conflict.
Letting out a long breath, Peter stood up.
This was an isolated Heaven and Earth, with no one to observe Peter's situation. Standing here, Peter surprisingly felt a sense of loneliness as an expert.
With one step, Peter had already left this region.