With a sharp grab of his palm, the heads of the other nine men instantly exploded. The Time Domain, controlled by the imitation Universe Disc, immediately contracted and shut down.

Swish, swish, swish...

Nine Black Snail Worms darted out and burrowed into the nine corpses. Soon, heads regrew on all nine bodies. They stretched their limbs, floated down from mid-air, and knelt before Ye Chen on one knee, respectfully announcing, "Greetings, Boss."

"Flattery..." Xiao Hei rolled his eyes.

Ye Chen paid them no mind. Originally, these ten men each possessed a Spatial Folding Bag. Once a person died, the brainwave imprint on the bag would vanish, causing it to automatically and permanently close. Anything stored inside would also automatically dissipate into the chaotic spatial storm, rendering it irretrievable—unless one was a powerful deity capable of freely navigating space or activating the Celestial Beast Superman Mode.

Although he couldn't acquire the contents of the Spatial Folding Bags, Ye Chen felt no significant regret. Given the minds of these men, knowing certain death awaited them, they certainly wouldn't hand their possessions over to the enemy. As for subjecting them to tortures designed to make them wish for death but unable to achieve it, that would consume an enormous amount of time; the willpower of a Quasi-God expert was certainly not something to be broken in a mere few days.

After dispatching these nine, Ye Chen looked directly at the Quasi-God Peak vessel rapidly approaching self-detonation in the distance. His figure moved, leaping directly out of his own ship and arriving outside the exploding vessel. He reached into his embrace and retrieved the Small Nine Cauldrons, aiming them to envelop the target ship.

"Refine!"

The Small Nine Cauldrons emitted a dark, inky light, resembling a black hole that instantly devoured the spaceship.

Ye Chen turned back into the Rune Ship and instructed Kabba, "Inside."

Kabba quickly materialized his soul, and his puppet body was drawn into the Small Nine Cauldrons, becoming the primary material for refinement. Under the mysterious energy of the Small Nine Cauldrons, the nearly exploding ship automatically disassembled and merged into the puppet body.

A moment later.

Whoosh~

The Small Nine Cauldrons spat out a body. At first glance, it showed little change, but upon closer inspection, one could see that the entire form was imbued with an extremely dense Quasi-God power. Kabba’s soul permeated the body and immediately discovered the immense transformation; he cried out excitedly, "Quasi-God High Grade, it has reached Quasi-God High Grade!"

A Quasi-God Peak vessel was equivalent to ten Quasi-God Peak weapons! Kabba's puppet body, originally Mid-Grade Quasi-God, instantly jumped to the peak of High-Grade Quasi-God after devouring the ship—just one step shy of Quasi-God Peak.

Ye Chen suddenly felt a stir in his heart. "You, come out."

Kabba paused, but said nothing more, materializing his soul. Ye Chen activated the Small Nine Cauldrons, shrouding his body once more, and began refining directly. Shortly after, the Quasi-God Peak armor set covering the body was refined into it, directly boosting the body's strength to the Quasi-God Peak level!

Ye Chen’s palm snatched the Heavenly Dragon Axe artifact and, to the astonishment of Kabba and the others, tossed it directly into the Small Nine Cauldrons.

"Refine!"

The Small Nine Cauldrons trembled slightly, enveloped by a faint, mysterious energy. Not long after, the refinement concluded. Whoosh!

A streak of golden light flew out of the Small Nine Cauldrons and landed on the ground. It was a body, entirely vermillion gold, its radiance contained yet not dim. Nine dragon patterns coiled around its chest, claws spread and mouths open, while ferocious dragon heads adorned both arms, radiating a formidable aura.

Kabba stared blankly at this body, finding it hard to believe.

"See if it fits," Ye Chen stated coolly.

Kabba glanced at Ye Chen's indifferent expression, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. He slowly lowered his head, and after a pause, slowly nodded. He drifted toward the body and permeated it.

After a moment, the puppet body’s eyes snapped open, shooting out two rays of piercing light that made one's heart lurch, as if stabbed by a great axe.

"This, this..." Kabba felt the vast energy contained within this body and couldn't help but be stunned. He bit his lower lip, then slowly raised his head, his voice hoarse, "True Void God Realm!"

Everyone present was moved. True Void God was a watershed moment lying between Quasi-God Peak and true Godhood; many who had grasped half of the laws remained unable to take that final, crucial step, thus remaining True Void Gods!

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Xiao Hei exclaimed, "At this level, crushing a Quasi-God Peak expert would be as easy as a clap of the hand, right?"

Ye Chen felt slightly relieved in his heart. The Heavenly Dragon Axe hadn't been used in vain. It was a pity he lacked materials; if he had seven or eight more Heavenly Dragon Axes, he might have been able to refine this puppet body directly into the God level!

Ye Chen's palm grasped, pulling out the Slaughter Battle Blade and tossing it into the Small Nine Cauldrons. Then, he pulled over the Heaven Mending Sword and, in the same motion, threw the Sealed Star from the Rune Ship in as well.

"Refine."

The rim of the Small Nine Cauldrons flashed with light. After a while, it spat out three items: the Sealed Star, the Heaven Mending Sword, and the Slaughter Battle Blade.

"Hmm?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"The Battle Blade cannot be refined," the Small Nine Cauldrons' intelligent system prompted.

Ye Chen froze for a moment, looking at the Slaughter Battle Blade. Recalling what had been said earlier, he gave a wry smile. The Slaughter Battle Blade had now become a weapon possessing life and consciousness. If even the Small Nine Cauldrons, which could decompose artifacts, could not refine it, then its rank could only be elevated through slaughter. Just then, swish, swish, swish... sounds of breaking air rushed from the distance. The mist was torn open, and numerous dark silhouettes emerged, surrounding the area entirely.

"He's here!"

"Quickly capture him, kill them all!"

"Kill for a bounty!"

Cheers and angry shouts erupted. These ships quickly closed their encirclement, pulling the Rune Ship into range, locking targets, and adjusting angles.

"Not good!" Xiao Hei warned urgently, "They're here."

Ye Chen stated coldly, "Kill!"

Kabba clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with warlike intent. He took a step forward, his body the first to rush out of the Rune Ship, standing proudly in mid-air, looking down upon the surrounding vessels. He sneered and charged toward a nearby Quasi-God Peak ship.

"Seeking death!" A snake-haired woman in the ship scoffed and ordered fire.

Boom!

A dazzling golden laser accurately struck Kabba's body, engulfing him entirely. Just as the snake-haired woman smirked, her expression suddenly froze. She saw a figure emerge from the beam, which possessed extremely powerful radiation and tearing force. The figure, completely unscathed, rushed straight to the outside of the ship and brought his fist down with a thunderous crash!

Crack!

The ship's automatic shield rose to meet the punch, shaking violently, as if the entire vessel was about to be knocked down. Fine cracks spread out from where the fist landed, and the entire shield spontaneously shattered.

Kabba’s body shot forward violently. Although he had absorbed the divine artifact Heavenly Dragon Axe, his body did not possess true Law powers; only its strength and raw power far exceeded his previous brute force, making it terrifying.

"Break for me!" Kabba roared, grabbing the ship's railing. The veins on his arms bulged, his form looking completely human. Under his grip, the solid railing snapped instantly.

Kabba roared and charged into the ship. The specialized metal alloy mixed with shatterproof glass on the ship was incredibly tough; even a full-power attack from a High-Grade Quasi-God would take time to breach, but under his punch, it was pierced straight through, ripping open a large hole as if it were paper.

"Die, die, die!" Kabba snarled as he rushed inside.

The ten people inside the ship, men and women alike, were completely stunned as Kabba, like a vengeful demon, stormed in.

"Stop him, quickly!"

"Activate Superman Mode!"

Everyone scrambled forward, activating Superman Mode and closing in on Kabba.

"Die for me!" Kabba roared, grabbing out with a large hand. Dense True Void God power poured from his body, imbued with faint traces of True God energy. With a sweep, it passed directly through their flesh, pierced their internal meridians, tore apart the Quasi-God power within them, and ground their souls, brains, and willpower into dust.

Kabba snarled, charging toward the snake-haired woman.

The snake-haired woman was terrified and watched Kabba in disbelief. She shrieked and turned to flee, but before she could take more than a few steps, the divine power mobilized by Kabba tore apart her internal meridians, striking directly at her brain and shredding her brainwaves.

The ten Quasi-God experts inside the ship were slaughtered in an instant.

Kabba’s expression turned cold. He took a step, rushed out of that ship, and headed toward another Quasi-God warship.

Inside the Rune Ship, Ye Chen flipped his hand, and the imitation Universe Disc appeared. He immediately activated the Time Domain, enveloping a range of one kilometer, locking all the approaching Quasi-God Peak ships within that area, including the figures inside, freezing them solid.

"Explode!" Ye Chen stated coldly.

Within the five or six encircling Quasi-God Peak ships, the numerous Quasi-God experts came from various civilizations, each having distinct traits. For instance, the Angel Civilization possessed Angel Wings to increase speed, and the Sky Demon Civilization had Sky Demon Disintegration, allowing their souls to automatically retreat to the Demon Pools for rebirth in times of crisis.

But now, under the shroud of the Time Domain, they couldn't even move an eyelid, their blood flow arrested, their hearts stopped beating. The entire space-time continuum was static; only those with exceptionally strong mental fortitude retained the ability to think.

When Ye Chen uttered the single word, the heads of all the figures exploded, spraying blood and brain matter in a thick, intoxicating stench.

"Go back and collect," Ye Chen commanded.

He manipulated the Time Domain, pulling the ships and corpses over, and immediately activated the Fire Civilization, drawing them inside.

Xiao Hei led the Black Snail Worms toward the Fire Civilization to begin occupying the headless corpses.

"Haha—" Kabba flew back to the warship from outside, laughing, "That was exhilarating!"

Ye Chen glanced around at the residual signs, then commanded, "Let's leave this place."

"Roger that!" the old green-rune man happily piloted the Rune Ship, speeding into a mountain pass channel. Suddenly, swish, crash~~

In the void behind them, a whistling sound tore through space, smashing open the mist, revealing a majestic hull that emitted powerful True God energy fluctuations, causing the void to ripple like water waves.