In the Xia Clan, Rien walked slowly through the quiet park, his hands behind his back as he observed the surroundings.
Kuto sat on a wooden chair, slouched and irritated.
"I'm sure the Soul Organisation will attack us soon," he muttered.
Rien glanced at him and gave a calm, faint smile.
"According to the Xia clan's intelligence… yes. They're extremely powerful."
Kuto scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Powerful? They're monsters. Most universes and dimensions have banned them."
Rien looked up at the sky, the wind brushing his hair.
"That only makes me more curious about them…" he said in a quiet, thoughtful tone.
Suddenly, Miss Lan walked toward them, hands on her hips.
"Hey, disasters. My sister is calling you two," she said, rolling her eyes.
Rien stood gracefully.
"Looks like Miss Yin is preparing for a battle against the Thirteenth Soul Tower."
Then he walked toward the clan hall.
Kuto sighed and followed beside Lan.
"Do you think we can handle the Thirteenth Soul Tower?" he asked nervously.
Lan let out a heavy sigh and shot Rien a deadpan look.
"Well… since we have this disaster with us, we at least have a chance."
Inside the Xia Clan Hall
Rien entered the hall where Miss Yin and the elders sat in discussion.
He casually took the seat right in the middle.
"Why did you call us?" Rien asked calmly.
Miss Yin's eyes sharpened.
"The Thirteenth Soul Tower may attack anytime. We killed their commander — retaliation is certain. And after the war with Liu Clan… we don't have enough strong cultivators left."
Rien spoke with cool confidence.
"You don't need a large number of cultivators. What you need is a better strategy to protect the clan and yourself."
Miss Yin nodded and turned to the elders.
"Inform every cultivator. Prepare for battle against the Thirteenth Soul Tower."
The elders hesitated for a moment, shocked—
but obeyed immediately and hurried out.
Meanwhile — 13th Soul Tower
Inside a dim chamber, several shadowy figures sat around a huge round table.
A deep voice echoed:
"So? Should we finally remind this Existence what the Soul Organisation can truly do?"
A woman hissed like a serpent, her voice sultry yet venomous.
"Of course. It's been years since we demonstrated our power."
Suddenly, the gravity in the room exploded—
everyone dropped to their knees as a figure materialized, engulfed in black cosmic flames.
"Master…"
The entire room bowed deeply.
"What are your orders?" one man asked.
The black-flame entity's voice was cold and absolute:
"Bring me the head of the man who killed Commander Heng Liu."
And he vanished like smoke.
Back at Xia Clan —
Miss Yin stood before the clan warriors.
"Stay cautious. We already lost many cultivators."
Rien walked outside the clan gates and stared at the sky.
His voice was calm—
"They're coming."
Everyone took their battle positions as a gigantic black hole tore open the sky.
Five powerful cosmic users stepped out.
One of them noted calmly,
"They were prepared."
The leader stepped forward.
"I am Teng Min, Commander of the Seventh Soul Tower. I am here to kill the person responsible for the death of the Thirteenth Tower's commander."
Rien teleported into the sky, appearing right in front of them.
"I'm the one you're looking for."
A female commander, Zui, instantly released a cosmic spear—
it missed Rien but shot into the sky, creating a massive explosion.
The shockwave shook the ground; Miss Lan struggled to brace herself.
"Terrible…" she muttered.
Teng glared at Zui.
"Zui. Control your anger."
She stepped back with a nod.
"Understood."
Rien looked at Teng.
"You really think you can kill me?" he asked with effortless confidence.
Teng drew his cosmic sword—sharp enough to cut realities apart.
"You don't know what my sword can do."
Rien examined it briefly.
"Your sword can kill anything that exists… but I am beyond existence. I cannot be killed by any force. I don't belong to existence—existence belongs inside me."
The Battle Begins
Teng slashed, but Rien casually dodged.
"Too slow."
He grabbed the cosmic sword—
and snapped it in half like a toothpick.
"And too weak."
Zui appeared behind him, forcing her venom into his body—
but Rien's body nullified it instantly.
He looked at her calmly.
"Poison… not bad, Snake."
His eyes glowed blue as he gripped her throat and increased gravity pressure.
Zui struggled desperately.
A third commander tried to attack Rien from behind—
but vanished before reaching him, erased from existence.
Rien stared into Zui's terrified eyes.
"You are mistakes in my creation… thinking you can rise against your creator."
Zui's own poison consumed her as Rien ended her life.
He looked at Teng with cold disappointment.
"Let's continue."
Rien teleported in front of Teng and kicked him—
sending him smashing through a massive universe millions of light-years away.
Rien blinked, mildly surprised.
"Wow… he went farther than I expected."
The remaining commanders panicked and fled into a black hole.
But Rien appeared inside it, blocking their escape.
"Beautiful portal, honestly."
He teleported both of them to the edge of the Original Blaco hole
the last corner of existence.
"This place… nothing but infinite darkness."
One commander trembled.
Rien grabbed him and tossed him into the black hole.
He was shredded instantly.
Rien then froze the black hole mid-rotation.
"Without its ergosphere, space-time stops dragging. Interesting, right?"
The last commander stuttered,
"W-why are you telling me this?"
Rien's voice turned flat.
"Because I want to see what happens when someone falls into one like this."
He kicked the commander into the black hole.
He exploded instantly.
Rien sighed.
"I thought I'd at least see something new…"
He unfroze the black hole and teleported back to Xia Clan.
Kuto was sitting at the stairs outside the gate.
"Finally. You're back," he said sleepily.
Miss Yin rushed out and hugged Rien tightly.
"Thank the heavens… you're alive. And you saved us again."
Rien awkwardly patted her back.
"It's okay…" he said gently.
Miss Yin pulled back, her tone turning serious.
"We must stay alert. The Soul Organisation won't stay silent."
Rien nodded and turned to Kuto.
"Train harder. Become stronger."
Kuto flexed proudly.
"I am the strongest!"
Miss Lan smacked him on the back of the head.
"Oh really?"
Kuto rubbed his head and grumbled.
"Fine… after you."