Immediately, Zane stood inside the transparent barrier and saw the surrounding dark space gradually brighten.
After a moment, he saw colossal stars, even larger than the sun, approaching from both sides.
Then, two more stars were drawn over from the other sides by an invisible force.
All the planets orbiting those stars were also dragged along.
In an instant, Zane was surrounded in all directions—up, down, left, right, front, and back—by a vast array of celestial bodies, varying in size and color.
The once dark space suddenly became as bright as daylight.
Along with the light came a tangible surge of thermal energy, engulfing Zane, who stood inside the barrier, completely.
He was surrounded from all sides, with no way out.
The scorching stars erupted with terrifying nuclear energy, shooting twisted waves of energy straight at Zane, who was trapped in the center.
The space Zane was in now resembled a boiling pot of oil, with flames scorching from below and thick smoke rising from above.
Nearby, the 'white hole' that Zane had created began to shrink in the intense heat.
It was like a piece of solid butter thrown into a hot pan, getting smaller and smaller until it vanished into a dot.
"Huh? I can't use spatial abilities? I can't even peel apart space and time?"
Zane realized that none of his spatial abilities were working.
The Destruction Celestial scoffed:
"That unfinished 'dimensional barrier' of yours is restricting your movement. Under the influence of my powerful gravitational field, you can forget about using any space-time abilities to escape!"
As he finished, the Destruction Celestial raised a giant hand and clenched it into a fist in the air, causing a terrifying ripple to spread rapidly.
The stars being dragged by gravity became even more violent, sending waves of heat energy in Zane's direction.
The smaller planets were shattered under the force of the Destruction Celestial's ripple, their molten cores erupting.
Once non-luminous, these planets now added their own heat to the already sweltering cosmic environment.
In an instant, the firepower near Zane's transparent barrier intensified dramatically.
The Destruction Celestial, clad in full armor, opened countless vents all over his body, greedily absorbing the surrounding energy.
He looked lazily at Zane and said:
"Even if you could use your space-time and deprivation abilities, there's no way you could escape the powerful heat of this vast area."
"No, no, no…"
"Redhead, you misunderstood."
Zane glanced at the enormous Destruction Celestial, who was absorbing light energy from afar, and recalled Lorna's mocking nickname for him. With a sneer, he said:
"I never planned on running away in the first place."
"If someone delivers food right to my mouth, it'd be rude to refuse, wouldn't it?"
"Especially when they've gone through so much trouble to bring it all the way here."
"So, I'll gladly accept it all!"
Boom!
Zane suddenly deactivated the transparent barrier and once again used the technique he had employed in his battle with Ego, tapping into the quantum realm.
In an instant, Zane's body became as massive as the Destruction Celestial opposite him.
At the same time, all the surrounding thermal energy rushed even more furiously into his body.
"Growing this big means I can eat my fill in one go…"
Zane said leisurely, as if sunbathing.
"My ancestors had a saying: Courtesy demands reciprocity."
As soon as he finished speaking, a violent ripple burst forth.
A violent surge of energy burst out from Zane, forming an incredibly thick beam of light.
At this moment, Zane had grown to nearly a thousand meters tall through his connection with the quantum realm.
The beam of light was entirely emitted from every part of his body.
Thus, the shape of the beam was almost identical to Zane's current form, like a shadow cast on the wall of space.
This radiant shadow clearly contained an immense, unusual energy.
The beam shot straight through the boundless void, rapidly heading toward the distant Destruction Celestial.
The Destruction Celestial's towering figure, like a living target, was about to be completely pierced by the beam.
His disbelief had led him to draw in all the stars from several nearby star systems to boost Zane's power.
He didn't realize that, due to Zane's ability with the Magic Furnace and Energy Conversion, Zane could absorb a portion of external attacks and store the energy for himself.
Light energy, like magical attacks, was just another application of material force fields.
Thus, Zane could convert 99% of the stellar light energy pulled in by the Destruction Celestial into his own energy.
To increase efficiency, Zane had transformed into a larger giant.
At this moment, he discovered that the energy converted from the light was perfectly suited for the Son of Light, a special move of the universe's guardian from another world.
And that was the source of the immensely powerful beam of light.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom, boom, boom!!!
The massive beam smashed through every small planet in its path, shattering them completely.
Under the overwhelming force, these already battered celestial bodies released the last bit of their energy in a final burst.
Like the previous stars, they put on a dazzling display of fireworks.
But within the enormous beam of light, matching Zane's thousand-meter figure, the fireworks hadn't even fully bloomed before being swallowed instantly.
Like tiny pebbles tossed into a vast ocean, they sank into the depths and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"A pure energy wave fully harnessing light energy?"
The Destruction Celestial watched the beam's rapid approach, and the fire in his eyes flickered—whether in fear or something else.
The flickering was more intense than ever, like two rapidly flashing spherical lamps.
Yet, even with that fire, he appeared dim and overshadowed in the face of the powerful beam.
The beam was moving so fast that even as a god, he couldn't avoid it.
Of course, since this was light—the fastest thing in the universe—there was no escaping it.
"This enormous energy can't be absorbed all at once."
"Looks like I'll have to use… that move…"
Just as the Destruction Celestial mumbled those words, Zane's Son of Light-powered beam poured over him.
Because the beam was nearly identical in shape to the Destruction Celestial, it struck him head to toe, engulfing him entirely.
The blinding beam enveloped the Destruction Celestial's entire body.
It was like an ultra-powerful flash of light, so bright that it became impossible to see what was happening inside.
As Zane waited eagerly to see the aftermath, he noticed that the light around him suddenly dimmed significantly.
It seemed that even the stars that had been forcibly drawn in inexplicably grew darker.
It was as if their energy had been mysteriously siphoned away.
Before Zane could ponder this further, he saw the radiant glow around the Destruction Celestial slowly start to fade.
No.
It wasn't simply disappearing—it was something different entirely.
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