In a perfect world, you start by relying on your own strength.

"Look outside, what's that?"

People on the lighthouse clung to the observation windows, peering out, and a commotion instantly erupted.

The figures engaged in battle were too invisible to the naked eye; all that could be seen were two dazzling streaks of light colliding wildly in the high-altitude sea of ​​clouds.

Each thunderous collision caused the vast sea of ​​clouds to surge and churn violently, with raging air currents sweeping in all directions like a raging hurricane.

The powerful impact rolled down layer by layer, causing the entire giant lighthouse to tremble violently and sway precariously, as if it would be overturned by this immense force of nature at any moment.

Panic instantly gripped the crowd. Many residents in the Dust People's District clung tightly to the railings, their faces pale, staring in terror at the churning sea of ​​clouds outside the window.

In the lighthouse control room, alarms suddenly blared, red lights flashed wildly, and staff scrambled to steady the instruments, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Is it Shi Heng, and the other one is Charles?"

Jingnan's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at the two figures constantly intertwining and colliding on the screen.

Each collision between the two created a visible shockwave that caused the clouds to scatter wildly in all directions, and the howling wind lashed against the lighthouse's exterior, causing the metal structure to vibrate with a dull hum.

Jingnan's brows were furrowed with doubt and shock. Was that really Charles? He was like a completely different person!

High in the sky, two figures were hidden in the streaks of light. The loud sound of their fists clashing with their palms shook down through the layers of clouds, making people's hearts go numb. Everyone in the entire lighthouse held their breath, watching the extraterrestrial battle that was enough to overturn their understanding with unease.

"That's the City Lord! The City Lord is slaying the false god! Light gives birth to all living beings, and all living beings follow in his shadow..."

The followers of the Light and Shadow Society, their eyes bloodshot and faces filled with fanaticism, bowed and worshipped in the direction of Charles, chanting prayers over and over again.

Seeing this, the hunters were not to be outdone. They straightened their backs and shouted the name of the Lord of Dawn in unison. Their voices were powerful and resounding, confronting the prayers of the Society of Light and Shadow across the distance.

The two groups argued endlessly, each sticking to their own version of events, but their eyes were fixed on the two constantly colliding streaks of light high in the sky.

The gale continued to sweep across the lighthouse, the metal bulkheads hummed and trembled, and the sea of ​​clouds surged like raging waves. The terrifying power in the sky did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it became even more majestic and imposing, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts, filling them with both awe and fear.

What was originally just a showdown between Shi Heng and Charles has in an instant evolved into a standoff between the two major faiths of the Lighthouse.

The followers of the Light and Shadow Society chanted prayers fervently, while the Hunters shouted the name of the Lord of Dawn. The two sides were in a cacophony of voices and were locked in a fierce confrontation. However, no matter how noisy and argumentative the crowd on the lighthouse was, it could not affect the battle in the sky in the slightest.

It was another earth-shattering collision. The shockwave shattered thousands of layers of clouds, and the two figures were suddenly sent flying in opposite directions, standing on opposite sides in mid-air.

Shi Geng stood with his hands behind his back, his clothes spotless, his expression calm and composed, his breathing steady and even, as if the fierce exchange just now was nothing more than a casual game.

Charles, on the other hand, was breathing rapidly and erratically, his chest heaving violently. A gruesome wound running through his chest was visibly healing, his flesh and bones regenerating in an instant, and he was completely healed in the blink of an eye.

However, his once magnificent robes were now torn to shreds, leaving him in a sorry state, and he no longer possessed his former lofty and elegant demeanor.

"I've played with you for so long, that's about enough."

Shi Geng casually stretched his muscles and bones, and the air around him gently rippled outwards, a calm and radiant smile appearing on his face.

That smile seemed gentle, but in Charles' eyes it carried a chilling sense of oppression, making his heart sink and his nerves instinctively tense up.

The clamor and argument below the lighthouse suddenly ceased, and everyone stared intently at the figure in the sky. Shi Geng's aura was rising steadily, and a terrifying power that could crush the entire scene slowly spread out, enveloping the entire sea of ​​clouds.

"You didn't even use your full strength just now?!"

Charles's face instantly turned ashen, his eyes gleaming with a faint, star-like light. He rapidly calculated Shi Geng's true power, his brows furrowed with disbelief and deep apprehension.

He had thought that the previous exchanges had already reached the peak of his opponent's combat power, but now he was shocked to realize that Shi Geng had only been casually going through the motions and had never really gone all out.

The skin on his chest, which had just healed, tightened slightly. An unprecedented sense of crisis swept over his entire body. He stared intently at the calm and collected Shi Geng, his body surrounded by subtle shifting light and shadow, already secretly preparing for full defense.

Shi Geng smiled faintly, without responding. An invisible and intangible magnetic field rippled out from his body, spreading out along the veins of heaven and earth, echoing the Earth's core magnetic field and achieving a perfect resonance that was entirely integrated with it.

The air currents between heaven and earth suddenly stagnated, and the clouds seemed to be fixed in mid-air by an invisible hand. A chilling and heavy pressure suddenly enveloped the entire sky.

Shi Geng's gaze suddenly hardened, a sharp smile curving his lips as he spoke softly, "Perfect, I'll use you to test this trick."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and made a light press, his voice booming through the clouds: "Magnetic field! I command you, start spinning!"

In an instant, the magnetic field of heaven and earth went berserk, the surrounding clouds swirled wildly into a huge vortex, the gale tore through the sky, and the entire lighthouse was swept into the magnetic storm, trembling violently.

Charles's expression changed drastically. He felt that the power of light and shadow around him was firmly imprisoned by an invisible magnetic field, and his blood and qi began to surge and churn uncontrollably.

"Sea Tiger...cough cough, Stars in the Palm."

As soon as Shi Geng finished speaking, the planetary magnetic field resonating around him suddenly contracted violently, and all the air currents, planetary gravity, and cosmic energy converged into his palm.

In the void, faint starlight appeared, forcibly pulled and condensed by an invisible magnetic field, swirling and coalescing in his palm like a vortex, transforming into a dazzling, powerful miniature star.

As the stars rose and fell, gravity raged, tearing apart and collapsing the surrounding sea of ​​clouds in an instant. Gale-force winds swept back, and the surrounding magnetic fields all swirled wildly around this star.

Charles's pupils suddenly contracted, and the power of light and shadow around his body surged violently. He felt a suffocating sense of helplessness and watched helplessly as the star in the palm of his hand slowly locked onto him, and the vast pressure crushed down on him like a mountain collapsing and the sea crumbling.

The stars in Shi Geng's palm suddenly solidified, their starlight vast and their gravitational pull violently sweeping across the surrounding area.

The surging sea of ​​clouds around him was instantly forcibly pulled and collapsed, and the surrounding magnetic field swirled wildly around the star in his palm, forming a terrifying vacuum pressure domain.

Charles's rising light and shadow power was about to resist when it was locked in place by the boundless gravitational pull of the stars, and his body involuntarily leaned forward.

His eyes trembled with starlight as he fully activated the power bestowed upon him by the Lord of Light and Shadow, unleashing layers of light shields around his body in an attempt to withstand this fatal blow.

But the next moment, Shi Geng slightly clenched his five fingers, let out a soft shout, and the miniature star in his palm suddenly flew out of the air, carrying a heavy power that crushed heaven and earth, directly pressing down on Charles's body.