Back at the Federation...

With Caius' words, Darwin was brought back to the spotlight.

"Brother, are you sure about it? I mean no disrespect, but Vaelen is a weakling. I've been to the war front with Darius—even if you are physically stronger..." Darwin paused, his meaning evident.

In battle, it was not only about strength, but also mental endurance, willpower, agility, stamina, and more.

"Doesn't matter. Experience can only close the gap between two people of almost similar power levels. Against you and me… even with your talent released, you are just as strong as Vaelen. Do you think a miracle will happen? What a joke," Caius scoffed, his face indifferent.

"Right… everyone, Eldest Prince Caius won with a crushing defeat. Sadly, Prince Vaelen has been defeated, and now the newly found Prince Darwin has been challenged. Well then, let their battle begin!" General Drezan stood up as he announced.

Indirectly, General Drezan had turned into a commentator.

With his voice, the crowd cheered.

It was more of a free-for-all battle for power than a king's coronation.

Caius calmly looked at Darwin.

Darwin relaxed as his body slowed down, his heartbeat barely noticeable.

Suddenly, everyone felt something happening.

They seemed to be compressed, as some weak-minded ones groaned.

But quickly, General Drezan defended them all.

"Going all out?" Caius asked, his expression cold.

Among everyone, the one he despised the most was his so-called twin brother. How dare he interrupt everything? They were finally joined as one—he and his brothers laughing like the old days—yet he came out of nowhere and changed everything.

Maybe he was from the forefathers, or a puppet planted by them. Either way, Caius decided to finish this quickly.

"Why not… after all, you are strong and almighty, apparently," Darwin smirked as his face became blurry.

Immediately, Caius felt a crushing pressure on his body.

It came from every direction as the pressure multiplied many times. From barely harming Caius, it grew until his body creaked under the weight.

Blood flowed from Caius' ears as he spoke up like he felt nothing.

"Not bad… expected more," Caius said. Darwin was shocked, and so was the crowd.

Earlier, if not for General Drezan, most would have been crushed to death. They knew how strong the first wave of attack was. Mind you, everyone present was at least at the Planetary Realm—yet they could have been crushed to meat paste. And that pressure had been multiplied several times and placed on one sole being.

"What's that?"

"I'm also curious… was that gravity?"

The crowd murmured in shock.

"Hm…" With a move, Caius' body broke free as his surroundings collapsed into a glass-like state. Multiple Caius figures appeared, from third dimensionality down to one.

"Your bloodline grants you the ability to control dimensions," Caius said, having discovered the trick. Worse, he acted fine even though his ears were still bleeding.

"Correct. I can't fully control it… surprised you're even alive," Darwin chuckled, and everyone felt a chill on their backs.

Wait—did that mean Darwin didn't care if Caius died? Was this really Caius' twin brother?

Everyone was shocked by his words.

"I see…" Caius said, still walking slowly but steadily toward Darwin.

"Not fazed??" Darwin thought, shocked.

I mean, hearing your opponent had just unlocked a power he couldn't even fully control should shake you. After all, if he fully mastered it, the damage he could cause would be more than triple what it did the first time.

"Are you that confident in your strength?" Darwin really wanted to know. What exactly happened at the Dreadborne Organization a month ago that changed Caius so much? What had they given him that made him so confident of winning? And Darwin wasn't the only one wondering.

The Federation was curious too. They wanted to know how strong the Dreadborne Organization really was. Believe it or not, Caius represented them more than even the royal family. After all, the Dreadborne Organization had turned this eldest prince with no talent into this monster today.

"Well, you're about to find out," Caius said.

"Now I understand… I wasn't meant to just watch as this throne slipped away. I'm sorry, Darius and Theron, but this is for me… and for the Dreadborne Organization," Caius thought.

Unknowingly, the eldest prince's mind had shifted toward the throne. He was becoming more inclined to the Dreadborne Organization.

Boom...

The eldest prince was now just a few inches away from Darwin, face to face.

Space seemed to thicken as the pressure rose rapidly.

Everyone gulped in fear and anticipation.

Paow…

Ever seen existence compressing?

Well, this was similar.

This was more than space just collapsing—they could see Caius from the third dimension down to the first.

Time and space seemed absent as Caius' figure blurred, his timeline collapsing.

A hole seemed to be ripped in the sky as evidence of the power being displayed.

Controlling a dimension???

It was a taboo of some sort, as a black zig-zag mark appeared on Darwin's head and his eyes shimmered.

Just as everyone felt Caius was finished, a surprising voice was heard…

"Is this all?" The blurry figure of Caius, with his collapsing dimensional body, stretched out his arm calmly.

Darwin gulped as he increased his control over the dimension.

Reality shook as those nearby felt dizzy, like a part of them was slipping away.

The dimension was a mess—after all, this was a dimensional attack that could erase any normal being.

Drezan's mouth was wide open, and he wasn't the only one.

If just an ordinary Galaxy Realm being could do this, imagine a Universal Realm being—or worse, a terrifying Multi-Universal—with this ability…

You would be erased without even knowing it.

This power had access to one's source of existence… to one's origin. It was a killer of a power.

Not only General Drezan, but other powerhouses were watching closely.

In fact, plans to take Darwin in were already brewing—even if he was a prince.

While everyone was planning, Darwin was having a hard time. No matter how he tried—collapsing dimensions, breaking them, cutting them—that arm of Caius stayed steady, slowly reaching for him.

Darwin even went as far as to separate them into two entirely different dimensions, but Caius crossed them easily.

Clench…

Caius' hand clenched Darwin's neck as he looked at him, his head tilted.

"Strong power in a weak hand," Caius commented as Darwin's eyes widened.

"Wait, what??"

"How…"

"What's this??"

Not only the onlookers but everyone present was stunned. How did Caius break through dimensions like butter?

But a more pressing question knocked at their minds—what the hell did the Dreadborne Organization do to Caius?

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Another chapter coming in few hours

Cough might be two hehehe