Chapter 13 – The Sovereign Shadow Appears
Qian Wu Universe Country – Floating Combat Arena #13
The arena hovered silently in dimensional suspension, its surface glowing with battle formations. Tens of thousands of Star-level geniuses from countless galaxies had already arrived, ready to battle for a place in the top 10,000.
Among them, a single ripple spread through space—and without sound or spectacle, Luo Chen stepped onto the field.
No teleport beacon. No flashy entrance.
Just absolute control over space.
Three radiant spiritual weapons floated behind him:
A Voidsplit Halberd, forged with the essence of Space Law
A Chrono Fang Spear, tuned to the frequencies of Time Law
A Blazing Eclipse Sword, burning with fused Flame and Thunder Laws
Each weapon pulsed in sync with the ambient law patterns of the universe, bound to Luo Chen's spirit.
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[Virtual Universe Scan – Live Feed]
> Participant: Luo Chen
Realm: Star Level 7
Clone Presence: Concealed – Undetectable
Law Insights:
– Space: 83%
– Time: 76%
– Thunder: 69%
– Flame: 64%
Domain Mastery:
– Space Domain: Level 8
– Time Domain: Level 7
Spiritual Weapons Linked: 3
Combat Threat Level: Red – High Priority Observation
Some examiners narrowed their eyes.
> "Four separate law paths… and two domains?"
"How can one person progress this far at Star Level?"
"Is he hiding his race or background?"
None of them could detect the truth — that Luo Chen had three hidden clones, each dedicated to a separate path. But today, he wouldn't reveal them.
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Match Start – Opponent: Twin-Fist General, Star Level 9
A humanoid beast warrior stepped forward, nearly 4 meters tall with twin gauntlets forged from black iron.
"Heh. You look fragile," the general growled. "Let's see if you can take a single hit."
> Match Begins
Luo Chen didn't move.
But space did.
> [Space Domain Activated – Layer 8: Multidimensional Fold]
The battlefield shimmered as layers of space folded around the Twin-Fist General. His forward movement distorted—then compressed—as if walking through a labyrinth of invisible walls.
Then—
> [Time Domain Activated – Layer 7: Pulse Drag]
Each of the general's actions slowed. Not frozen… but stretched, as though time was resisting him.
And still, Luo Chen stood calmly, raising only a single hand—
> "Voidsplit Halberd, release."
The space halberd flickered—then sliced downward.
SILENTLY.
The general's body split at the waist. No explosion. No flashy technique. Just perfect application of space edge logic.
> [Winner: Luo Chen – Time Elapsed: 2.6 seconds]
The general never even touched the ground again.
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Spectators – Virtual Universe Feed
Billions watched in silence.
> "He only used spatial compression and temporal delay… no clone, no technique burst…"
"Those weapons… I thought spiritual weapons could only bond with one law path?"
"Wait… is that one tied to Thunder and Flame at once?!"
Indeed, the Blazing Eclipse Sword, while unused in this battle, pulsed with chaotic duality. The blade was wrapped in coiled lightning, its edge dripping solar plasma.
> Weapon Class:
– Voidsplit Halberd → Space
– Chrono Fang Spear → Time
– Blazing Eclipse Sword → Thunder + Flame
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VIP Tower – Universe-Level Observers
"He's not even exerting effort," muttered a bronze-skinned Universe Lord.
"He's walking through the battles like they're simulations."
Another narrowed their eyes. "No clone signature. No use of bloodline authority. But law purity that rivals Domain Lords…"