Esper X Family – Chapter 466 – Void Form — Heaven Beyond Heaven

On the space battlefield.

The Ruler of Rifts had long forgotten the contents of the conscription ceremony.

It grew more and more exhilarated as the battle raged on.

Fu Qi’s application of spatial power had evolved from what the Ruler of Rifts considered “raw and unpolished” to a state of complete fluidity and mastery. He was even drawing inferences and executing exquisite defenses and counterattacks.

The trajectory and essence of his movements increasingly stirred a familiarity etched deep into the Ruler of Rifts’ very marrow.

It was the sensation of sparring and playing with its own kind, a race that had long since become extinct!

“You feel more and more like one of my clansmen!”

The sense of loneliness gradually faded.

The Ruler of Rifts began to revel in this familiar feeling amidst the slaughter.

Driven by such intense “emotion”, its spatial power erupted further, as if treating this moment as something that would never occur again in its long, drawn-out existence.

Spatial storms, spatial distortions, spatial folding…

A deluge of techniques, each more than capable of instantly annihilating a super S-rank Esper, hurtled toward Fu Qi like a violent tempest.

Yet, what the Ruler of Rifts didn’t know was that Fu Qi had long since completed his start-up.

For a battle between spatial Espers to be decided, one must, by any means necessary, prevent the opponent from perceiving the precise moment of one’s strike.

Against an adversary with such high mobility, the only option was to silently and imperceptibly lay an inescapable trap.

The Fu Qi from the start of the battle could never have achieved this.

But now, he had reached an accomplishment far beyond even the Ruler of Rifts’ wildest imagination.

Fu Qi stood motionless in place, his gaze fixed on the Ruler of Rifts, cold and piercing to the bone.

As the raging barrage of lethal attacks struck and subsided, he remained completely unscathed.

“Merged into the void at the critical moment? Quick reaction, but that’s useless against me.”

Just as the Ruler of Rifts prepared to lock onto Fu Qi once more, an even more intense sense of impending doom froze it completely in place.

What was this aura?

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Why could it not sense this human’s presence?

He was clearly right there, not far away.

Just how many spatial layers had he carved out around himself?

In an instant, the Ruler of Rifts finally registered the overwhelming anomaly.

It whipped its head around frantically.

The familiar planets had vanished without a trace.

Moments ago, they had been locked in combat within the confines of the solar system, even leaping frequently between planetary orbits.

But now, they were all gone.

Even the most dazzling star had disappeared from view.

Had it unknowingly fought its way beyond the solar system alongside that human?

No.

That was completely wrong!

This was his trap!

The Ruler of Rifts abruptly shifted its gaze back toward Fu Qi’s location.

In his hand lay a vessel enveloped in spatial power.

The Ruler of Rifts could even sense its own aura emanating from within it.

It sharply jerked its head upward, as if meeting the gaze of a colossal eye beyond the spatial barrier.

“So that’s it… So that’s how it is…”

Space layered upon space, infinitely overlapping.

The Ruler of Rifts had silently and unknowingly blundered into the world Fu Qi had specifically crafted for it.

Although it appeared to be darting freely across the battlefield, it had long since fallen into the palm of Fu Qi’s hand.

Layer upon layer of space enveloped it.

It was as if Fu Qi held a small world in his grasp, and outside that small world lay yet another world.

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Even if the Ruler of Rifts managed to escape one layer, it could never escape Fu Qi’s palm.

No matter how it fled, it would always remain within that vessel which contained it.

The Ruler of Rifts fell completely silent, the spatial power around its body gradually calming.

“Rather than being the sole survivor, utter extinction seems a fitting end as well. Human, what is this technique called?”

“Void Form — Heaven Beyond Heaven.”

“…Do it.”

Fu Qi effortlessly crushed the vessel in his hand. Space shattered layer by layer, as if the entire world was being annihilated.

And the Ruler of Rifts, who had fused into that very space, could no longer flee. It was utterly erased along with the destruction of that small world.

At this moment, Fu Qi’s mental power stood at one million. Merged into the void, the source of his strength was none other than the very territory of this solar system.

If Lou Wei’s power source was that blazing star, then Fu Qi’s power source was this expanse of space known as the solar system.

One million was not the limit of this star system. It was Fu Qi’s current upper threshold of endurance.

If he pushed even a fraction higher, he would completely lose himself and merge permanently with this space.

“—Sever!”

As a silent shattering swept through him.

Fu Qi finally severed his connection with this space. Had he been any slower, he might have been assimilated and vanished entirely.

His consciousness blurred as he stared at his own hands.

Both hands had lost their distinct outlines, resembling a painting stripped of its lines, carrying a distinct premonition of dimensional reduction.

But fortunately, he wasn’t dying.

His exclusive form skill was far safer than Lou Wei’s “Solar Corona Form”.

Although both exacted a self-destructive toll, his could at least serve as two burst-damage detonations in a short span.

Compared to Lou Wei, who could only detonate once, this was a clear win!

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The scene was transmitted back to Bluestar by the All-Knowing Demon Eye.

Many people were left in a daze, utterly clueless about what had just transpired.

All they knew was that the Ruler of Rifts had vanished, Fu Qi had crushed a rather extraordinary-looking sphere, and victory seemed to have been decided just like that?

Were battles between powerhouses always this abstract?

“The Countermeasures Bureau Director won?”

“Seems like it. The Ruler of Rifts is gone. It couldn’t have just run away as a deserter, right?”

“Their battle was probably on a completely different dimension compared to the fights we saw on Bluestar…”

“Now that the enemy in space is defeated, and the enemy on Bluestar is defeated too, is this over?”

“Wait, there’s still that massive biological warship parked out there. It might not be over yet!”

“What? There’s still a boss battle to fight?”

Inside the dormitory.

Ye Yao’s eyelids twitched violently as she stared at Fu Qi’s bizarre state on the screen.

She didn’t even care about the 20 attribute points Fu Qi had provided on his own.

Tu Sheng’s explanatory voice then sounded beside her ear.

“Don’t worry, he’s not dying just yet. That’s the cost of his exclusive form skill, ‘Void Form’. Using such immense power naturally comes with a price.”

“Might as well have let me escort. I don’t need to pay any costs anyway.”

Ye Yao muttered under her breath, a comment that made Tu Sheng shake her head gently.

If word of this little one’s remark ever got out, just how many Espers’ pride would it shatter?

Yet, it only served to further underscore the sheer value of her world-destroying ability.

Others racked their brains and risked life and limb to develop exclusive form skills, and it still paled in comparison to a simple fission from her.

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From the very beginning, she was destined to stand above all others. No one could ever compare to her.

Ye Yao glanced at her unallocated attribute points, a full two hundred and eighty-five.

This Bluestar defense battle had provided her with an immense haul of attribute points.

Even after pushing her mental power past five hundred, she would still have plenty left over.

It gave off an overwhelming sense of security.

Then, Ye Yao shifted her gaze back to the bioship in space.

The cannon fodder, the elite monsters, and the mini-boss had all been dealt with.

So, it’s time for the big boss to make the entrance, right?

Simultaneously.

Near Bluestar’s orbit.

Fu Qi was exerting every ounce of his strength to adjust his condition, desperately trying to restore the prerequisites to use Void Form once more.

Another battle was likely on the horizon. He couldn’t rest just yet.

Just then, a domineering wave of mental power and intent reached him.

“It seems you are the strongest warrior on this planet. The ceremony is over. I shall now eradicate the remaining lifeforms.”

Fu Qi’s heart skipped a beat.

It’s here. The interstellar overlord orchestrating all of this!

Author Note

Yesterday’s heavy rain ruined my dream of becoming a dragon. I’ll only have two basic updates today. I really crawled around all day. I’ll try to be a dragon again tomorrow!

Text: Involved party