CHAPTER 309: CHAPTER 309: BREAK THE SOUL ILLUSION, DRAGON KING

"Either you kill me, or you die!" Johnnie shouted, took a step forward, and his powerful aura burst out. He ran straight into the Beast Wave.

Roar...

The monsters roared. The human defense, just built, was torn apart in seconds. People screamed. One by one, people near Johnnie were killed.

He was covered in blood, constantly swinging his sword. His eyes were cold and determined, killing monster after monster that kept coming.

Zzz...

The Sword’s Intent hummed. Johnnie had already entered the Beast Wave. With every step forward, his power grew stronger.

Blood Warg, Soul Devourer, Ironclad Beast...

One by one, the monsters fell under his sword. There was only the sound of monsters roaring. No other sounds left.

Everyone was dead. The city was in ruins. Only Johnnie was still fighting.

"You can’t kill me!" He said coldly, swung his sword, and a powerful Sword Aura spread out. The monsters were cut in half, blood everywhere.

Clang...

The sound of attacks rang out. At this moment, Johnnie was surrounded by golden light. Monsters hit the light and were pushed back.

It was Vajra Indestructibility!

Johnnie’s eyes widened. The power that had disappeared from his body was slowly returning. His mind was clear.

[Ding, Soul talent understood, current 10%, The Intensity of the Soul +100,000, Mental Power +100,000]

The familiar voice came. Johnnie smiled slightly.

"It’s time to end this."

He whispered to himself, then floated into the air. His Sword’s Intent surged around him, filled with a terrifying killing spirit.

"Multitude of Sword Techniques!"

He shouted, and a sky full of sword light flashed, covering a ten-mile radius.

Crack...

Lightning flashed. A series of purple lightning bolts struck down.

"Die!" Johnnie roared, and with a thought, he controlled the thousands of sword lights, like rain falling down.

Roar...

The monsters screamed in agony. They couldn’t even fight back.

What was even scarier was that among the sword lights was the Nine Heavens’ Tribulation Lightning. The monsters were torn apart, turned into pieces of meat.

Boom... Boom...

Thunder rolled. The space trembled. The surroundings flickered constantly. Everything around them could break apart at any moment.

"Is that enough? Then let’s keep going!" Johnnie said coldly. A huge force of Fire Element law power swirled around him.

"Hellfire!"

He shouted, and an endless fire rose up, covering the whole battlefield.

Crack...

A soft sound. The illusion could no longer hold. It exploded with a loud bang, and everything around it collapsed.

Whoosh...

A strong wind blew. Johnnie stood on top of a mountain. Above him, dark clouds gathered, and thunder rolled.

The Heavenly Tribulation for becoming a god!

Johnnie was shocked. He hadn’t meant to release so much power. He had accidentally brought on the Heavenly Tribulation.

There were people here who were Core God-level. Even if he had learned the soul talent, he probably couldn’t survive it.

Johnnie quickly tried to control his power. Luckily, the storm clouds hadn’t fully formed, and they slowly disappeared.

He let out a small sigh of relief and looked around.

More people were appearing. Their faces were pale, their expressions confused, and their eyes were blank as they looked around.

Johnnie frowned. It seemed like he hadn’t just broken his own illusion — he had broken everyone’s.

"Wow, that was scary." Benz said, falling to the ground, breathing heavily, his face full of sorrow.

Johnnie could guess what Benz had gone through.

Benz’s planet had been destroyed by the Star Robbers. His illusion must have been reliving that again.

"Master, I think I have a secret." Maiev said, her face pale, her eyes full of fear and hesitation.

"What’s wrong?" Johnnie looked at her, confused.

Maiev swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and said."I killed a Saint."

"What? A Saint?"

Johnnie gasped, not believing it.

Saints were top-tier beings, way stronger than Domain masters. They were the rulers of their own worlds.

Maiev swallowed again and continued."Maybe it was just a dream, but for some reason, I feel like it’s real."

Johnnie furrowed his brow. He couldn’t help but think of Coco’s warning.

Coco once said that Maiev was just a clone.

He felt that what Maiev experienced wasn’t just a dream. But if it was real, that was terrifying.

If she could kill a Saint, what kind of power must her real body have?

And now, he had actually controlled one of her clones — even though it was Maiev who had chosen to obey him.

But that was totally unacceptable.

No one could insult Domain. Especially not a Saint, who was far more terrifying.

[Ding, unknown error in soul test. Everyone passed the soul test and is now qualified to claim the Dragon Pulse.]

[Ding, the protective power of the Dragon’s Lair has disappeared.]

At that moment, a message appeared. Everyone was confused at first, then suddenly filled with excitement.

They all knew how dangerous the Soul Trial was. Being trapped in a soul illusion meant facing their deepest fears and desires. They had no way to break free by themselves — some might even get stuck forever. Now, they had somehow passed.

"Human! It was you! You destroyed the soul illusion!" A shout came from a dragon warrior, who glared at Johnnie with anger and killing intent.

This was a Core God-level warrior — extremely powerful.

Johnnie’s face changed slightly. He took a step back, ready to jump into The Map of Heaven and Earth if things got bad.

Right now, he wasn’t strong enough to fight a Core God. Unless he used the Heavenly Tribulation.

But even though he had unlocked the soul talent and his soul strength had increased, he still couldn’t withstand a Core God’s soul attack.

" He’s mine." a cold voice said. Pitiless stepped in front of Johnnie, and stared coldly at the two Core God-level dragon warriors.

"Hmm?" One of the dragon men frowned and said coldly."Pitiless, are you protecting this human?"

"No." Pitiless said calmly."He can only die at my hands."

"Then you’re choosing to fight against the dragon clan." the man took a step forward, eyes full of killing intent.

Pitiless showed no fear. He just said."Don’t I make it obvious enough?"

The dragon warrior frowned, anger rising, but there was also a hint of hesitation in his eyes. He wasn’t ready to attack just yet.

"Pitiless, don’t pretend anymore. I can see through you. Don’t you think I don’t know what’s going on?" A calm voice said. Another Core God-level dragon warrior stepped forward, looking at Pitiless with a teasing expression.

Dragon King, the current leader of the dragon clan, was at the peak of Core God level. His strength was far beyond Pitiless’s.

He continued."First you cut out your own heart. Now, during this Soul Trial, you sealed your own Divine Soul. You’ve triggered a love tribulation!"

Pitiless frowned but said nothing.

She didn’t want to admit it, but everything Dragon King said was true. She was almost at her limit now. Her Divine Soul was hurt, and her power was barely a tenth of what it used to be. In this state, she couldn’t even fight Johnnie — let alone stand up to the dragon clan.

"Phoebe, why do you have to go through all this?" A voice said from the dragon side. One of them stepped forward, looking at Pitiless with soft, painful eyes.

Pitiless frowned and looked at the person, her disgust showing clearly. "Owen. You really are lucky to be alive!"

Owen?

Johnnie was surprised. This guy had just been killed by Pitiless not long ago. Now he was back — and not just once, but twice. It seemed his Divine Soul was special.

"Hmm?" Dragon King also noticed Owen. His expression turned cold, and he said with disdain."You’re being ridiculous. Pitiless’s love tribulation is with that human. You were never part of it. You’re just a joke."

"What?" Owen gasped, looking at Johnnie in disbelief. "No way! Phoebe gave up everything for me to enter the Unfeeling Path!"

"You?" Pitiless laughed coldly. "I already told you, you’re just trash to me. I killed you because I hated you — that’s all."

She raised her hand, and a cold light shot forward, heading straight for Owen.

Clang!

Dragon King easily blocked the attack. He looked at Pitiless coldly and said."Pitiless, you’re overstepping. You’ve already killed some of my people before. Now you’re attacking one of us in front of me?"

"You’re all just a bunch of trash!" Pitiless said coldly, her expression full of contempt.

"Die! How dare you insult the dragon clan!"

"Dragon King, kill this woman! Take revenge for the warriors she killed!"

...

The dragon clan was furious, glaring at Pitiless, but none of them dared to attack.

Even now, with Pitiless having cut out her own heart and sealed her Divine Soul, she was still far too strong for them to handle.

Dragon King and another Core God from the dragon clan stared at Pitiless with deadly eyes.

"Are you going to attack or not?"

Pitiless looked at the Core Gods from the Tidal Giant and the Mechanical Race and said calmly."This is the dragon clan’s land. If we don’t kill these guys, we won’t be able to get the Dragon Pulse."

"Hmm?" Dragon King watched the other two Core Gods carefully, not ready to act yet.

"Kid." a deep voice said. One of the Core Gods from the Tidal Giant stepped forward, standing in front of Johnnie. "If you give up the Dragon Pulse, I’ll let you live."

"Orion, what are you doing?" Dragon King glared at the Tidal Giant and said coldly.

"Hmph!" Orion sneered. "I won’t be as rotten as you dragons. This guy broke the Soul Trial, which saved my life. I’m protecting him now."

"Good." Dragon King growled, then turned to the Core God from the Mechanical Race and said coldly."What about you, Vortex?"

This Core God was originally a powerful Storm Beast, rebuilt into a strong mechanical body. He had great power and advanced technology.

He shrugged carelessly and took a step back, showing he wouldn’t get involved.

"Smart move." Dragon King said coldly, then turned his gaze back to Pitiless and Orion. "Then I’ll deal with the two of you first."