I alone am the Honoured One!

*swish* The ark creaked as it cut through the distorted air, soaring high above the dense, green forest beneath it.

The immense trees swayed as the ark's passage caused a ripple of wind to wash over them, leaving behind a swirling cloud of leaves in its path.

As it traveled past the mountains, Zhao Tian gazed at the distance where the space was shattering every second, and it was like a huge wall.

Eleanor, who was levitating beside him in the ark asked in a faint voice "Can you feel it? The turbulence in the space energy... in the path straight to us."

"That is the end of this small distorted world, and if we pass through that, we can go outside."

The ark, now drifting closer to the wall, began to shudder under the strain of the space energy pressing against it.

Zhao Tian's eyes wavered, feeling the currents trying to push the ark away, repelling them from the boundary.

Seeing the situation like this, Zhao Tian walked out of the control room and exited the ark, floating in mid-air.

With his left hand, Zhao Tian gripped a small handle that was on the front of the ark and again floated toward the wall.

He extended his right hand and focused on controlling the space energy, which was flowing slowly at that one point.

*crack* His right hand pushed the space itself as his fingers dug into the veil of space and it began to break slowly under his pressure.

Eleanor who was inside the ark, stared at him blankly with no emotions in her eyes.

"Urghh!" His eyes narrowed in concentration, feeling the tension in his muscles as he forced the space around him to bend, to crack under his power.

His gaze trembled as he felt the strain on his hand but he didn't stop and pushed his hand through the wall.

Each new fracture sent ripples through the air, and the pressure mounted with every second.

"Haa.. Haa..." Zhao Tian's breath quickened, his arm straining as if he were pushing against an immense weight and sweat beaded on his forehead, but he did not relent.

*crack* *crack* The space began to crack like a spider web and it quickly got larger.

His hand continued to dig deeper into the wall, the cracks widening with every inch.

Then, with a final push...

*crack* *THRIISSHHH* The space wall crumbled to pieces and the space beyond was exposed... a swirling void of blackness that stretched out endlessly before him.

Zhao Tian wasted no time and grabbed the ark's handle firmly and, with a burst of speed, shot forward, dashing through the collapsing wall.

*swooosshhh* The ark followed in his wake, propelled by the force of his movement.

Behind them, the wall began to heal itself, the fractures mending rapidly as the currents of space swirled back into place.

But Zhao Tian moved with precision, slipping through the crumbling boundary just before it could close in on him again.

*flick* As Zhao Tian blinked his eyes, now he was in pitch black space.

For a moment, he hung there in the void, feeling the vast emptiness around him, before he hurried back into the artifact.

*swoosh*

...

*swish* *thoom* The ark crashed down into the grassy plains with a loud thud, its impact sending a wave of dust and debris flying through the air.

The ship's metal frame groaned as it settled onto the soft earth, coming to rest in the open field.

Lying on the grass outside, Zhao Tian exhaled deeply, his chest rising and falling as he took in the cool, fresh air.

Above him, the sky was clear, the clouds drifting lazily across the horizon.

"Fucking finally..." he muttered to himself, his voice barely more than a breath.

His entire body ached from the strain of breaking through the rupture barrier, but the relief that washed over him was palpable.

He stared up at the sky, his gaze trembling with exhaustion. "Somehow... I made it out. Escaped that damn rupture."

"I am.. not entering that shit again..."

Zhao Tian allowed himself a moment of peace as the wind brushed against his face, carrying the scent of earth, and he closed his eyes, letting the fatigue wash over him.

At this time, the golden pendant tattoo on Zhao Tian's wrist glowed faintly and a smile appeared on Zhao Tian's lips 'Seems like I won the gamble...'

'Now... Eleanor Di Laurentia's shattered soul is.. my slave.'

(A/n: If you have forgotten about tattoos in the artifact read around chap 226.)

Hearing the loud crash on the outside, Xia Shenyi, Shi Yixian, Fei Ziyu and Fei Lingxi hurried to the grassland.

Xia Shenyi was the first one to arrive there and was taken aback to see Zhao Tian lying on the grass floor with torn clothes, and bruises all over his body.

Her eyes shrank in utter shock seeing him in a state like this.

"T-Tian?" Her voice was trembling, barely a whisper as she dropped to her knees beside him, her hands hovering over his battered form, unsure of what to do.

Panic surged through her heart. "What happened?"

As she tried to pick him up, Zhao Tian raised his hand stopping her "Wait... Shenyi..."

"My body is strained after passing through all of those crushing space energies.. let me rest here for a bit."

Xia Shenyi's eyes trembled in pain and her heart clenched seeing him in a state like this.

She sat beside him on the grassland and softly took his head, placing it on his lap "Tian.. what happened?"

Her breath choked as she delicately caressed his cheek, which was stained with dried blood spills.

Zhao Tian opened his eyes slightly, looking up at her face, her brows furrowed in worry, and a smile flickered across his lips. "It's… a long story.. well, its quite short."

At this time, Shi Yixian also came there and saw Zhao Tian's form with torn clothes, blood stains and bruises all over his body.

"My Liege...."

Zhao Tian glanced at her and smiled faintly as she hastily sat beside him on the grassland.

*woosh* A white energy flickered out of the ark and levitated towards Zhao Tian, who was lying on the ground.

Huh? A cold glint passed through Shi Yixian's eyes and she instantly stood up as a sword appeared in her hand.

Looking at the soul fragment, Zhao Tian spoke "Yixian.. don't worry.."

"What did you do to me? You.. branded a seal on my soul?"

She asked, but there was no hostility in her tone, its just emotionless.

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I hope you guys liked this chapter!

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