Pocket Hunting Dimension Chapter 1331End - Singularity (Finale)

“How could things turn out this way?!” the Mechanical Emperor demanded, his tone icy. The other emperors were equally unsettled; they realized that if they failed to suppress this emerging power during his breakthrough, none of them combined would stand a chance against him afterward. A shiver ran down their spines at the mere thought.

Seeing their apprehension, the Elemental Emperor shifted cautiously before suggesting, “We must release the Barren Emperor.” An electrified silence swept through the gathering. The Elemental Emperor pressed on impatiently, “What are you waiting for? Once he is unleashed and reclaims his body law, we will finally be able to pinpoint exactly where that creature is undergoing his breakthrough!”

The Divine Empress hesitated, voicing her apprehension. “But if he is freed, surely he will cause absolute destruction. The universal barrier is already dangerously thin. Can it really withstand such chaos?” The Heaven Emperor, his usual smirk replaced by a grim expression, retorted, “And what, would you prefer to let that unknown emperor emerge and crush us all beneath his feet? I stand with the Elemental Emperor.”

The Mechanical Emperor gave a curt nod. “I agree.” The Insectoid Mother mirrored his sentiment. “As do I.” The Star Spirit Emperor felt a deep sense of foreboding. “If the Barren Emperor breaks his seal, the universal barrier will collapse completely within a century. We will all be consumed by the encroaching void.” His voice remained devoid of warmth.

The Heaven Emperor offered a thin smile. “As long as we manage to trap this being and extract the secrets of the realm beyond, a single century is ample time to secure our own transcendence.” The Elemental Emperor interjected coldly, “Better to risk being devoured by chaos than to sit idle while this unknown entity rises to completely dominate us!”

An emperor who had mastered all laws was an intolerable threat to their supremacy. If he completed his breakthrough, their reign as the masters of the universe would come to an end. It was an outcome they refused to contemplate. The Star Spirit Emperor sighed, his voice chilling the air. “With your arrogance, it is only a matter of time before you bring about the total destruction of this universe.”

The others turned their gaze toward him. The Heaven Emperor narrowed his eyes. “Star Spirit Emperor, exactly what are you implying?” Starlight began to swirl around the Star Spirit Emperor, causing every star in the cosmos to flare with sudden brilliance until his chi hummed with volatile energy. The others retreated instantly, wary.

“Star Spirit Emperor!” the Elemental Emperor shouted. “What is the meaning of this? Do you intend to challenge us?” Despite his power, they were not intimidated; after all, there were five of them against one. No matter how formidable he was, he could not stand against them all. The Star Spirit Emperor gestured sharply, sending radiant beams of starlight toward the assembly—starlight that pulsed with the very essence of universal birth and death. The sheer intensity of the assault filled the other emperors with dread. They hurriedly invoked their own arcane laws, clashing violently with his onslaught.

‘Rumble!’ The impact caused the entire universe to tremor, shattering countless planets within the barren realm. Far off, living beings across the galaxies, including the Emperor Race, watched in terror. “Are the emperors truly at war?!” “Flee!” Panic ensued as everyone scrambled away from the barren realm. Along the boundaries of the universe, the barrier buckled; its restorative pace plummeted, allowing streams of chaos chi to pour into their celestial domain.

Lu Ze and his companions felt the tremors of that harrowing battle. They realized with sinking hearts that the emperors had found them. Did they know they were in the middle of a breakthrough? Despair took root. Their evolution was still incomplete. After the initial collision, the Star Spirit Emperor was driven into the deepest reaches of the warp dimension. The Elemental Emperor taunted, “Star Spirit Emperor, even if you refuse to aid us, do not think you can prevent our victory!”

Before he could finish, a blinding lance of starlight drove him back, forcing him to plummet through space. The Mechanical Emperor watched the Star Spirit Emperor emerge again. “Why must you defy us?!” The Insectoid Mother echoed the sentiment. “Is it because you know who is undergoing this breakthrough? You are protecting him!” The other emperors turned their eyes toward the Star Spirit Emperor, their expressions twisted with avarice and rage. “Damn you! Reveal his identity!” “Give us the secrets of the beyond!”

Facing their collective malice, the Star Spirit Emperor said quietly, “He represents the potential to save the universe. How could I ever betray him to you?” “So, it is true!” the emperors bellowed. “Ha…” the Star Spirit Emperor laughed, a gray resonance deepening within his pupils. Simultaneously, the chaos chi leaking through the universal barrier began to drink its way into his very essence. His form shuddered; the glorious starlight swirling around him faltered, replaced by an ominous, gray mist. The emperors recoiled in horror. “Chaos chi?!”

Suddenly, the realization hit them. “You traitorous wretch, it was you! You have been shielding that being from our search all along!” the Insectoid Mother roared. The Divine Empress gasped in disbelief, “Star Spirit Emperor, stop! Once the chaos chi fully consumes you, your very consciousness will vanish into nothingness!”

Just then, the brilliant starry depths of the Star Spirit Emperor’s eyes shifted to a hollow gray. The universe groaned in protest. The distant stars pulsed with a somber blue light, as if lamenting his passing. Shuo Yuan and countless other star spirits stared into the canopy above with tear-filled eyes, the agony of loss striking them simultaneously. “Our emperor… is he gone?”

Ying Ying abruptly ceased her games, a sudden, inexplicable sorrow washing over her. Large droplets welled in her eyes as she felt something vital slip away into the dark. The Star Spirit Emperor, though emptied of his former self, launched himself at the five emperors. His fading will fueled the chaotic, gray figure toward them. “Destroy him!” the Elemental Emperor shrieked. The combined force of five emperors fell upon him.

With the death of the Star Spirit Emperor, the starlit chains binding the golden orb in the heart of the barren realm snapped. The dampening influence of the orb began to fade, and sensing this, the Barren Emperor raged, thrashing against his confinement until cracks spider-webbed across the seal. ‘Rumble…’ The battle raged on, an emperor-level conflict that set the fabric of space ablaze. More chaos chi flooded inward; the universal barrier could no longer heal itself. The exhausting energy required to maintain the wall was sapped by their skirmish, but the emperors were blinded by greed. They knew only that they had to eradicate the Chaos Star Spirit Emperor, find the new usurper, and steal the secrets of the beyond. It was their only hope for survival.

Though the Chaos Star Spirit Emperor fought with immense ferocity, he was but one soul against five. Slowly, the chaotic influence began to wane. Finally, a beam of absolute order struck by the Mechanical Emperor tore a massive void through the Star Spirit Emperor’s chest, dissolving his essence into pure chaos chi. The emperors breathed a sigh of relief. “Find him!” the Elemental Emperor commanded frantically. “Find out where that creature is hiding!”

The universal barrier was now completely defenseless against the encroaching chaos. At that instant, a deafening roar echoed through the barren realm. The emperors turned to see the golden orb, now fractured beyond repair. ‘Rumble!’ A hideous, golden-scaled monstrosity burst free. A torrent of golden essence surged from the barren realm into the creature’s frame. Their eyes locked onto a specific coordinate—a region of space shimmering with violent, irregular ripples. “There!” the Insectoid Mother shrieked.

The girls emerged from hiding, their expressions composed as they drew the last of the source runes into their bodies. Throughout the emperors' brawl, they had managed to master one god art to the law level each. They could have perfected more, but time was a luxury they lacked. Nangong Jing glared at the Mechanical Emperor, the Heaven Emperor, and the Insectoid Queen before declaring, “We cannot allow them to interrupt Ze’s breakthrough.”

The girls signaled their resolve. Qiuyue Hesha glanced at the six emperors with a playful sneer. “Six emperors versus five of us. I wonder if we’re enough.” Alice produced a summoning crystal containing a black dragon. “Senior entrusted this to me.” Lu Li pouted irritably. “Typical Lu Ze, being so unfair!” The others nodded in agreement. Lin Ling added, “Once he's finished, let’s ensure he pays for this!”

The emperors were momentarily stunned by their sudden appearance. “Emperors…?” “How is this possible?!” “All of them? Five new emperors?!” It made no sense—where could so many emperors suddenly appear from? Alice slammed the summoning crystal against the ground. “Roar!” A deafening challenge tore through the vacuum as a colossal six-winged black dragon manifest beside her. The emperors stood frozen in shock once more. They detected the same body law within this dragon. Even the Barren Emperor seemed momentarily confused.

“Absurd!” the Mechanical Emperor shouted. “It is impossible to have two emperors channeling the same law within a single universe! This is flawed!” “Annihilate them!” the other emperors screamed, charging at the young women. The girls responded as their own source runes flared to life. Nangong Jing wielded the ice law; Qiuyue Hesha commanded the law of mental force; Lin Ling mastered the law of space; Lu Li governed the law of darkness; and Alice unleashed the law of fire. Seeing the mastery of fire and ice, the Elemental Emperor’s eyes burned with envy; despite his title, his only true mastered law was metal. The others were mere shadows. ‘Rumble!!!’ Twelve emperors clashed within the universe. The remnants of the previous battle had barely settled before an even more catastrophic conflict erupted.

Beings across the universe watched in a trance. Just how many emperors had been hiding in the shadows all this time? Meanwhile, aboard the ship, Lu Ze had successfully integrated every law, culminating in the formalization of the source runes within his inner world. Just as he prepared to exit his meditation, the golden orb suddenly fused into his consciousness. ‘Rumble!!!’ He felt his awareness span countess ages, witnessing the golden orb drift through the primordial void until the moment of the Great Explosion: the creation of the universe. His senses finally returned.

He realized he had synthesized every law into one unified whole. The golden radiance poured endless, forbidden knowledge into his mind. He finally understood: this was a Singularity—the origin point of a universe, the source of all existence. His pocket hunting dimension was merely a reflection of this core. He began to suspect that his own transmigration had been triggered when his soul had brushed against a singularity in another realm, casting him into this one.

The truth remained elusive, but he knew one thing: his power was absolute. With a mere thought, he could knit the cosmos or unravel it. He looked out into the distance. The girls were falling back under the relentless assault of the emperors. They were bruised and pale, yet they shielding his planet with their very lives. A surge of warmth filled Lu Ze. He rose and stepped forward, time and space bending to his command. In an instant, he arrived between the girls and their assailants. Upon his sudden manifestation, the emperors halted, paralyzed by a sudden, bone-deep terror as they scrambled backward. They couldn’t fathom how he had appeared; he seemed as if he had always been standing there, eternal and immovable.

“Roar!!” The mindless Barren Emperor charged at him once more. Lu Ze directed a single glance toward it. In the blink of an eye, the creature’s immense form crumbled into fine dust. The emperors stood aghast, gasping for breath. How could this be? The Barren Emperor, extinguished so casually? The girls erupted in relief. “Little Brother Lu Ze, you’ve finally completed it. We almost didn’t make it.”

Lu Ze smiled tenderly at Qiuyue Hesha, waving a hand to wash away their injuries instantly. Lin Ling blinked. “Ze, what is your cultivation level now?” Lu Ze shook his head. “I have no idea.” Perhaps, he thought, he had moved beyond the very concept of realms. “Regardless, I am far stronger than any emperor.” Reassured, the girls let out joyful sighs. Lu Ze pivoted to face the remaining emperors. The Mechanical Emperor tried to speak, but golden light flickered in Lu Ze’s eyes. The five emperors remained frozen for a second before they, too, disintegrated into dust.

The atmosphere went eerily still. Nangong Jing’s lip twitched as she asked, “They’re really gone so easily?” “We fought for days and took quite a beating,” Lu Li added with a pout. Lu Ze chuckled. “There is still more to be done.” He looked toward the barrier, where large fissures continued to pulse. Chaos poured in like a tidal wave. He cast an amused glance at the girls. “Let’s mend the damage.”

With a mere thought, they stood at the border of the universe. Even the girls were struck by the severity of the scene. Lu Ze reached out, and threads of white light—the dissipated power of the fallen emperors—obeyed his call. With his left hand, he compressed the encroaching chaos into a small, dark orb. He wove the white light back into the barrier, and instantly, the fracture sealed itself, stronger than before. He threw the ball of chaos outside the barrier and dusted off his hands. “Finished.”

“It’s truly over?” the girls asked. “Indeed. There are no more emperors. The universe will be tumultuous for a time, but I shall summon the elders now. The Human Race's foundation is stronger than ever.” A flicker of hesitation crossed Lu Ze’s expression. He turned nervously to his companions and said, “Um, I have one last question.” They looked at him, bewildered. “What is it?” Lu Ze’s smile deepened. “Are you all willing to marry me?” The girls gasped, covering their mouths, their eyes swimming with happy tears. Lu Ze waited, his heart hammering against his ribs. Finally, they all nodded in unison.