The Path Revealed

After knocking the volleyball skyward, Renoli swiftly moved into position, leaped up, and struck back with a fierce smash.

"Boom!" A thunderous explosion rang out across the beach, startling everyone nearby.

Enhanced by Void Energy, the volleyball did not explode even after withstanding Tony and Renoli’s full-force blows.

Tony’s eyes lit up with fighting spirit as he faced the attack. Fearless, he planted his feet, lowered his stance, and received the ball head-on.

The instant they collided, the impact sent vibrations through Tony’s entire body. The beach beneath his feet was struck as well, spraying large amounts of sand outward.

Fortunately, Renoli’s primary evolutionary direction was speed. Although that full-force strike took some effort from Tony and left his hands burning with sharp pain, he still managed to receive it.

Tony launched another counterattack. The two of them were like super artillery batteries, with every serve causing terrifying tremors and impacts.

After enduring five full-force blows from each side—during Renoli’s final serve—the volleyball finally could not withstand the power any longer and exploded with a bang!

"That was amazing. How long have you had this ability, Tony?"

Renoli looked somewhat astonished, but as he landed, he immediately laughed and asked.

"Half a year, but I didn’t have much Void Power at first, so I barely used it."

"Only after evolving many times did the Void Power in my body increase somewhat."

"But I don’t know what effects Void Power actually has. I was just testing it earlier."

"I didn’t know whether it could strengthen a volleyball either, but it looks like it worked."

Tony did not hide anything when he heard that. He smiled, his eyes still filled with excitement.

If it could be applied to a volleyball, then it meant it could also be applied to other objects, such as his Iron Man armor.

Although Tony still did not know whether being enhanced by Void Power would bring a time limit or other risks beyond increasing power and durability.

Today’s discovery had undoubtedly opened an entirely new path for his technology.

The capabilities of his Iron Man armor might reach heights that even his former self could never have imagined.

"How much power did it take to strengthen that volleyball earlier?"

After hearing Tony’s words, Renoli spoke thoughtfully.

He was undoubtedly envious of the Void Power Tony had displayed, so he naturally wanted to learn more about it.

"One-fifth. I figured that if it exploded, then so be it, so I didn’t deliberately hold back."

Tony sensed the remaining Void Power within his body as he answered.

Come to think of it, today had been a coincidence. Since he had joined this match and could not use the Iron Man armor he relied on most.

He had thought of using the power within his body to see whether it could provide some extra force for his serves.

More importantly, his opponent was Renoli, someone Tony was not confident he could defeat even while wearing his Iron Man armor, and the object being infused with Void Power was merely a volleyball.

With such a powerful opponent and an enhancement target that cost him nothing, Tony naturally had no reservations.

"So that means as long as you control it properly."

"You can increase the volleyball’s power while giving it just enough durability to withstand one strike."

"You need to practice more."

Renoli considered it for a moment before speaking.

Tony’s control over Void Power was clearly extremely rough and unpracticed, but being unpracticed was not a problem.

What mattered was the difference between having it and not having it, just like the difference between superpowered individuals and ordinary people.

The former possessed a certain kind of power. Even if they were clumsy with it at first, they would become skilled as long as they practiced enough.

The latter had no superpowers, so they did not even have the chance to be clumsy while learning to control them.

"Yeah, I only discovered it today. I want to combine it with my technology."

"Perhaps it can create entirely new technology. If it succeeds, I’d call it Void Technology."

Tony smiled as he spoke.

"But Tony, how did you think of evolving in the direction of Void Power?"

Renoli was still very curious about why Tony had thought of that.

Because every Void Cult member was currently strengthening their body. Powerful physical abilities could bring many conveniences and provide more chances of survival when facing danger.

Although evolution seemed limitless, the speed of evolution would visibly decline after too many evolutions.

That was why everyone discussed the importance of their initial evolution counts and directions.

Yet Tony had ignored his body entirely and instead evolved the Void Power that even he himself did not understand.

"…It was just a whim. You have to try everything."

Tony paused when he heard that, then laughed it off.

Of course, he could not say that he had seen the unbelievable abilities Harvey displayed and wanted to obtain that power as well.

Otherwise, people would think he was borrowing Harvey’s reputation to show off outside.

"A whim, huh? That makes sense. Your main way of making money is through inventions, not fighting."

"So you don’t have such a great need to evolve your physical body."

Renoli did not doubt him.

Speaking of which, the main reason many Void Cult members chose to evolve their bodies was Kyle.

When they first joined the Void Cult and saw that huge man Kyle display terrifying physical strength, they would instinctively gravitate in that direction.

Lacey, on the other hand, had encountered many Bounty Hunters and possessed broader knowledge. She understood what some Tier 2 Bounty Hunters primarily relied upon.

Therefore, Lacey focused on balancing the evolution of strength and speed. Moreover, she was ruthless enough to evolve at an extreme pace in a short period of time, which was why her current strength was so impressive.

But now everyone had discovered the power Tony possessed. Even though Tony was still unfamiliar with using it, anyone could see the limitless potential represented by Void Power.

It was highly possible that this was one of the cores of Void evolution.

As for why it was only one of the cores, it was because the various gods of the Void they had seen included beings that appeared to represent the ultimate evolution of the physical body. Their bodies were as vast as galaxies, and they could swallow planets whole.

Against creatures so enormous that they could only be described as terrifying, any attack would likely struggle to pose much of a threat.

If they were also aided by Void Power, their strength would become unimaginably great.

"The ball exploded, so I’ll count this round as my loss."

"Come on. I’ll treat you to a meal."

Renoli then walked over to Tony and said with a smile.

"You haven’t lost yet. It’s only one point."

Tony wanted very much to defeat Renoli, but he also knew he had merely stumbled into gaining the first point.

"Consider it thanks for letting me see something so incredible."

"You could say you’ve pointed out an entirely new path for us in the future."

"So no matter what, I have to treat you to a big meal."

Renoli smiled and gave a different reason.

"I like that."

Upon hearing those words, Tony stopped dwelling on victory or defeat and smiled as well.

Ten thousand words today. The first update is here. Chapter 126 is under review; it was not intentionally skipped. It should be released tomorrow, as everyone knows.