The Monarch-Chapter 596: Challenger of the heavens[8]

"Congratulations, challenger Kayden." Kayden couldn’t respond before his vision went black.

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Kayden woke up in a completely different world. He was in a vast plain of golden grass, with no living beings or structures in sight. His spiritual sense was completely sealed, unable to expand even a single centimeter beyond his body. In the past, Kayden wouldn’t have understood why, but...

Every centimeter of this world was a law—not just any law, but a fundamental law of the highest level. Every single blade of grass was a perfect law, with trillions of laws being formulated within each one for its existence. Kayden was only able to perceive this due to his eyes—he had never seen anything so complex before.

A single blade of grass held more mana than his entire universe. This realization made Kayden understand how much he needed to leave his universe. He had no real opportunities for growth within it; there was simply no way for him to surpass his environment perfectly enough to go beyond.

Logically, Kayden was already far beyond his environment, but he knew there was a limit to how far one could surpass the medium in which they existed. He just had to keep working hard. But what would happen when he reached the limit of the Tenth Realm with ten lightning tribulations? Where could he increase his strength? What paths could he take?

The path beyond that would be completely unknown, and Kayden would have to gamble on his luck. He wasn’t afraid of failure, but there was a real chance he could die at that imaginary peak, never managing to surpass his own universe.

"Hello, boy." Kayden heard a voice in his head. He couldn’t locate its source within this world, nor could he attribute any characteristics to it—it was almost as if the being was dead.

"Hello." Kayden wasn’t quite sure what to say. He was still overwhelmed by the complexity of this world.

"Beautiful, isn’t it?" the voice echoed in Kayden’s mind. "This is the perfect world of the Eternal Sage. Every tiny atom of it is a law of the highest level of existence. Its complexity surpasses half of reality itself." Kayden couldn’t respond.

This being was a mage far beyond just a few universes. For a single planet to be more complex than half of reality... that was utterly terrifying. Kayden couldn’t even begin to comprehend how absurd this truly was.

"You have become a Challenger of the Heavens," Kayden remembered facing only nine lightning tribulations.

"You are not worthy of the tenth lightning. Your universe has never had a Challenger of the Heavens, nor was it ever meant to. You are the greatest anomaly to have existed in the last trillions of years."

Kayden still didn’t fully grasp how special his new title was, but he focused instead on understanding the part about him being unworthy of the tenth lightning. His strength had reached an insane level. Kayden wasn’t arrogant, but he knew there wasn’t a single mage capable of doing what he had done. Not even Athena or Zeus had come remotely close, and yet he was deemed unworthy.

"Each Challenger of the Heavens is a mage who has surpassed the natural limits of their universe—limits that exist to prevent any mage from becoming a dictator who destroys all laws and life within the universe in the future. This is precisely your case. However, since you became a Tenth Lightning Mage, you are now worthy of attempting to go beyond these limits."

Kayden was beginning to understand where he stood at this moment. "The life of a Challenger of the Heavens is complex. You have only one objective."

The more the voice spoke, the more Kayden was astonished. The information he received at that moment went far beyond his wildest dreams. It took a long time for reality to sink in. The magnitude of his task had become something monstrous.

"Congratulations to the Challenger of the Heavens, Kayden Heart, the first of his universe." The voices of the heavens echoed in the minds of all mages across the universe. Kayden’s aura transformed into that of a Ninth Realm Mage, and his power began to grow exponentially.

His sixth sense continued to expand without pause. It reached a completely insane range of 100 trillion kilometers—an unimaginable feat, especially considering all the conversions Kayden could make.

Hypothetically, he shouldn’t have experienced this growth, but the heavens had removed Kayden’s true limiter—the one that placed him beneath the laws of the universe. At this moment, Kayden was an entity separate from the entire universe. He no longer carried the mark of a being from this universe. The implications of this were far deeper, and only through his conversation with that entity did Kayden come to understand.

Kayden spread his arms and smiled. His effort would always be worth it. The potential would always be above strength, and nothing would change that in Kayden’s mind—especially now that he had reached an unprecedented peak of power for a Ninth Realm Mage.

"Matheus," Kayden called into the wind, and the response came immediately.

"Kayden Heart, you’ve finally appeared in this universe." Matheus had seen Kayden’s performance. As impressive as it was, it was nowhere near the level he himself was capable of. After all, whether he liked it or not, he was on the same level as a god.

"Atlas." Kayden did not respond and called another name.

"Netero." Another name.

"Jasmine." Kayden kept calling dozens of names of different mages—some who weren’t even particularly strong. There were dozens of names.

"I will consume this entire universe." Kayden smiled. "This is not a threat. This is a warning. Enjoy your last years of life."

Matheus immediately tried to kill Kayden, but an Ice Emperor had been watching closely.

"He is under my protection at this moment. Leave before I kill you all." Kollen released only a small fraction of his aura, and it was enough to make all the mages tremble in fear. Not even Matheus dared to move forward.