"Think carefully. Do you really want to fight me? Once you do, you will lose the chance to become my servant!"
Annihilus did not want to battle Wang Yan. He was very curious about Wang Yan, and Wang Yan's strength was enough to make him a valuable servant.
Wang Yan had no intention of speaking further. Magic light gathered in his hand, and a long purple sword appeared.
It was the Vishanti's Holy Sword.
"Do you really want to fight me? What a pity!"
Annihilus shook his head, appearing quite disappointed. For many years, no one had dared to resist him, but today, a human from Earth was defying him. He rarely needed to act, as few were worth his time. However, this ordinary human dared to resist and brandish a weapon against him.
Annihilus's curiosity about Wang Yan deepened.
"Very well, you are the most courageous mortal I've ever met!"
"I will give you a chance to prove yourself. If you can hurt me, I might just spare you!"
Annihilus spoke calmly.
Wang Yan looked at Annihilus. Though Annihilus was one of the five great gods, his arrogance was too much. Even with his immense power, was he invulnerable?
"Alright!"
Since Annihilus had said so, Wang Yan saw no need to be pretentious. Facing a god, he had to be at his best.
Magic energy quickly gathered in Wang Yan's hand. The Vishanti's Holy Sword emitted a blinding light. With all his strength, Wang Yan made the sword grow several times its original size. The immense power made nearby stars dim.
In an instant, the Vishanti's Holy Sword slashed towards Annihilus.
Annihilus watched the attack without expression and casually grabbed the sword. It seemed nothing could escape his grasp. With a simple squeeze, the sword began to crumble and disintegrate, its purple energy dissipating.
"In the realm of mortals, this power is indeed formidable. But to harm me, it's far from enough!"
"You probably have no idea what it means to be a god!"
"I am the universe, the source of this world's power. I am the wellspring of your strength."
Annihilus spoke slowly.
Countless stars revolved around him as if the universe were his plaything. His hand could control the world.
Facing such a being, Wang Yan's expression grew serious. This was a terrifying entity worthy of being among the five great gods. He had mastered the fundamental laws of the universe. The laws of the universe were his very essence.
Wang Yan felt the immense power and was shocked. Could he contend with such a being?
"Ding, source of the universe detected. Do you wish to merge?"
"Merging will give your power a chance to evolve to a world-origin level!"
A prompt from his system sounded in his ear.
Wang Yan didn't expect his system could merge with the source power. This seemed to be his only option if he didn't want to be Annihilus's test subject.
"Meld!"
As the merging began, his power started to evolve. Previously, his strength was within the bounds of the universe's laws, the limit of human capability. Now, his power transcended these limits.
He took a deep breath, feeling the newfound power. He looked at Annihilus with renewed determination. Earlier, he couldn't harm Annihilus, but with this power, could he now inflict damage?
Wang Yan raised his hand, and a transparent blade appeared— the Space Blade. Infused with Annihilus's source power, the blade compressed space itself. Annihilus took a deep look at the blade in Wang Yan's hand.
"A blade of compressed space power, interesting!"
"I've never seen this kind of magic. Is it your own creation?"
Annihilus was intrigued, feeling it was an amusing struggle from a being as insignificant as an ant.
"But it's useless. You cannot breach my body!"
Annihilus was confident in his invulnerability.
In an instant, a beam of light shot towards him. Annihilus didn't bother to dodge or block it, allowing the attack to hit.
He suddenly felt something unusual. Looking down, he saw the Space Blade had pierced his body.
For the first time, Annihilus frowned and looked at Wang Yan.
Had this mortal actually hurt him? It was impossible. No one had ever harmed him before. His power was too immense; any attack would crumble upon approaching. Yet, this blade had reached him and inflicted a wound.
If it were any other time, he could dismiss it, but now, right after boasting, it was too embarrassing.
"You were just lucky!"
Annihilus said slowly, although he didn't believe in luck. At this moment, it seemed the only explanation.
Wang Yan said nothing, just looked at Annihilus.
"You don't believe it? You can try again. You cannot harm me!"
Annihilus saw Wang Yan's disbelief and adjusted his words, realizing he couldn't outright claim invincibility after being wounded.
Wang Yan remained silent, his hand glowing as he conjured another Space Blade.
Raising his hand, he threw it again.
Annihilus shook his head, disappointed by Wang Yan's persistence. Knowing it was futile, he still tried.
The Space Blade struck the light barrier with a thud, unable to penetrate.
"Mortals are indeed persistent, but sometimes persistence is futile!"
Annihilus shook his head.
Another Space Blade struck, piercing a fraction of the light barrier.
"Even so, what can you do?"
Annihilus didn't understand Wang Yan's persistence.
"No, this time I will break your defense!"
Wang Yan shook his head, focusing on the existing breach.
His hand glowed as he conjured another Space Blade, merging it with the previous one.
The light barrier crumbled as the combined Space Blade shot toward Annihilus.
Initially dismissive, Annihilus was surprised as his barrier shattered, and the blade struck him directly.