The depth of this attack was simply colossal. It made no sense for a mage of the Fifth Realm to be capable of something so massive—a ravine twelve thousand kilometers long and thirty thousand kilometers deep was something completely out of reality.
"Is that all?" Matheus was still floating in the same place, with a posture of absolute pride and ego.
He had survived the attack at the cost of his shield, but that was it. He hadn’t suffered any damage or had his combat proficiency nullified. At this moment, he had won the fight and knew it...
At least, that’s what he thought. A chill ran down his spine when he saw Kayden smiling at him from across the arena. Not only that, but he also felt one of the most bizarre sensations of his entire life.
Matheus was highly sensitive to spatial changes and alterations as a space mage. Any minor alteration would be transmitted to his mind, and he would quickly comprehend the technique being used.
The problem was that he felt all the space within ten thousand kilometers cease to exist. He found himself hanging in the void, without any spatial support. It happened so quickly it didn’t make sense to his mind. He didn’t even have time to think about what happened before Kayden’s attack reached him.
The void was present in reality. Matheus had to work hard to shatter the space around him. In the blink of an eye, the boy conjured a black hole. It was an utterly ridiculous move to pull off in such a short time.
Matheus turned pale from the effort but hurled the black hole toward Kayden’s attack, and a massive clash between the two forces ensued. Logically, it wasn’t a black hole with the same strength as a real one; otherwise, Kayden would have been utterly destroyed.
The two attacks struggled to engulf one another, a stunning display that caused enormous cracks in space, turning the void into a spiderweb or shattered glass depending on the angle.
Sound no longer existed, as the space for it to propagate vanished within the first few seconds. The battle lasted several minutes, but finally, a verdict appeared. The black hole proved victorious, consuming the entire attack and advancing toward Kayden.
With just a few commands, the space around the black hole disintegrated, triggering a chain reaction within the spell. Kayden and Matheus were back to square one—or so everyone thought.
"Shall we go again?" Kayden smiled, and the void disappeared, this time replaced by the universe’s backdrop.
The attack once again surged at Matheus with the same intensity. Kayden unleashed three colossal strikes without any rest or interval. It was simply absurd; the spectators couldn’t even comprehend the magnitude of these attacks.
Matheus was out of options at this point. He couldn’t launch a defense and continue fighting. Even if he could defend himself, it would be a gamble whether Kayden could maintain this pace.
The space around Matheus began to contort in a brilliant demonstration of spatial prowess. The boy was creating a personal dimensional plane for himself, something he had possessed for a long time. This space was entirely black with blue points.
As soon as Kayden’s attack reached him, the dimensional plane swallowed it whole. Not a trace of Kayden’s attack remained, but in return, the plane was destroyed. It simply combusted under the enormous cracks forming within it.
"Incredible, Matheus." Kayden began clapping, stalling for time as the mana in the environment grew by the second. The void in equilibrium was vast, causing the universe to forcefully accelerate mana production at a much faster rate.
"What trick up your sleeve will you use now to withstand my attack?" Kayden smiled as he saw his opponent tremble. He was subtly affecting Matheus’ soul and exuding a strong killing intent.
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Logically, a False God could endure all this, but little by little, it weighed on his thoughts, especially after having his personal dimensional plane destroyed solely out of pride.
"You’re bluffing! There’s no way you can keep this up forever!" Matheus shouted, visibly emotionally unstable. It was madness to be crushed like this without even understanding what was happening.
Kayden laughed, continuing to buy time by throwing some useless words at Matheus. He knew the universe wouldn’t recover enough for him to launch another attack of the same proportions, but in a few seconds, he would have enough for a strong enough attack to knock Matheus out of the arena.
"Surrender now, or leave this arena defeated," Kayden delivered his ultimatum. Matheus had already understood that Kayden was merely stalling for time; the question was who would recover enough first.
The answer didn’t take long to arrive, as Matheus began distorting space, sending dozens of cracks toward Kayden, each one capable of transporting him to an unknown location in the universe.
Kayden found himself in a spatial battle where his talent was laughably outmatched. In seconds, he was completely overwhelmed and realized this wouldn’t work. Fortunately, it was the time he needed to unleash an aura slash at Matheus.
The environment had recovered by about 15%, but considering it was three environments being restored, that added up to about 45% of a normal attack’s power from Kayden. Still, it was a very significant amount.
"Kayden Heart is the winner and gains the right to the Fourth Level of Privilege," the judge’s voice rang out just as a Ninth Realm mage removed Matheus from the arena.
In the end, the battle was decided by the smallest detail: the one who recovered better managed to make the final move. Ultimately, Kayden bought enough time to invest everything in one single attack, while Matheus invested in a weaker strike and couldn’t defend himself.
At that moment, Kayden had made a name for himself in the world of warriors. He had risen from nowhere to claim a Fourth Level privilege in just a few hours. The strongest warriors could do so in the same manner.
Geniuses were not rare in this place. As absurdly powerful as Kayden was, there were still people stronger than him in the same realm. It was a crazy notion, but the universe was vast.
"Congratulations, Kayden. I didn’t expect you to be so strong," Kayden heard these words from Reyna as soon as he stepped out. This was once just a diplomatic mission, but now it was an investment in a future god.
All nine-ray mages had the potential to become gods, but, surprisingly, it was easier for eight-ray mages with lesser talents to ascend to godhood simply because their minimum requirements were lower.
A nine-ray mage was a being not allowed to be mediocre by the universe. They had to pass through all the realms with nine rays since they completed the first ascension process with nine.
Not only that, but it was much more challenging for them to advance realms because their techniques had to be elevated to the same degree. Of course, a nine-ray mage could reduce their rays, but they would practically become fallen mages, who would find it nearly impossible to return to the pinnacle of the world.
The number of gods remained low after the great war against Aries, even though billions of years had passed. Like it or not, that was only a few cycles for Ninth Realm mages, who typically lived between 100 and 500 million years.
That was a considerable amount of time, but for gods, it was just a brief moment. This was one of the main reasons gods often maintained social circles only among themselves, as nearly everyone they knew became corpses or cosmic dust after a short time lapse.
Additionally, the mind of a god was millions of times more advanced than that of a mortal. Keeping a conversation with a mortal was extremely boring and predictable, as it seemed like everyone only ever said the same things.