Void Power

When Tony heard that he could try whatever he wanted, he also knew that choosing Renoli as soon as he started playing was not a wise choice.

The others were fighting, while Renoli alone was resting. Clearly, Renoli had already beaten quite a few people.

But even knowing he would lose, Tony did not mind. It was only the cost of a meal; what mattered was having fun.

Still, if they were going to determine a winner, Tony would not surrender so easily.

He had been on Xandar for half a year. On average, he had evolved twice a week, and he had now evolved one hundred and twenty-four times.

Even he did not know just how strong he had become.

When he had first arrived on Xandar, he was a newcomer who needed to find a way to make money, so he had thrown himself wholeheartedly into research.

He had not had the time to seek out powerful enemies or evenly matched opponents to gauge his own strength.

Now that his finances were gradually getting on track, he had finally come out for a walk. After learning about this kind of competition, he would be letting himself down if he did not test his strength.

So Tony tossed the ball up, leaped high into the air, and struck it with thirty percent of his strength.

With a bang, the volleyball shot over the net and precisely smashed toward the area behind Renoli.

Renoli vanished from where he stood, caught the ball, then leaped high and slammed it hard.

The volleyball erupted with an even fiercer offensive force, plunging downward with tremendous power.

When Tony caught it, he felt the impact travel through him and was pushed back three meters.

Fortunately, Renoli had aimed at him, and he was standing in the middle of the court, more than seven meters from the boundary.

If Renoli had targeted the edge of the boundary with that ball, catching it alone would have been enough to send him out of bounds and cost him a point.

This made Tony glance at Lacey and Kyle, who were fiercely battling behind him. Those two had probably gotten used to it long ago.

"You can pop the ball up and serve directly, but I have some advice for you."

"If you want to win, the transition from receiving to serving must be fast. Your serves must be ruthless, and your strength must be powerful."

"Whether you can precisely control your own strength is the key to victory. Brute force alone does not mean you can win."

"Kyle suffered quite a bit over this at first and treated people to plenty of meals."

Seeing Tony’s expression, Renoli knew what he was thinking and explained.

"Can I use tools?"

After hearing that, Tony spoke thoughtfully.

"Although I would quite like to give it a try with you as well."

"This is both an entertainment activity and a competitive sport for training. Since it is a competition, fairness naturally has to matter."

"If you use external tools or superpowers, that would be putting the cart before the horse."

"But there will be other sparring events in the future. Then I can give you a full-strength match."

Renoli shook his head with a smile. By the end, battle intent gleamed in his eyes.

After seeing the enhanced capabilities of Tony’s Iron Man armor last time, he had actually wanted to spar with Tony.

That way, he could enjoy a fierce battle, determine who was stronger, and gain combat experience against opponents who relied heavily on advanced technology. Unfortunately, now was not the time.

Tony nodded. After trying a few more times, he found that once he used forty-five percent of his strength, he would burst the volleyball.

"If external power cannot be used, then using some of my own power should be allowed, right?"

After gaining a general understanding, Tony caught the ball Renoli threw over and spoke again.

"Tony, I remember that you are not a superpowered person, are you?"

"Other than that armor, what other power do you have?"

"Why not show it and let us see?"

Renoli did not immediately deny it. Instead, he spoke with great interest.

"Fine. Then let me try again."

As Tony spoke, purple Void Energy appeared around the hand holding the volleyball.

He had seen Harvey display spatial teleportation, and Harvey had said that was a form of Void magic.

So Tony had tried every possible way to obtain some Void Energy. Although he still had no clue about Void magic—

his repeated evolutions had given him more Void Energy.

Thus, Tony infused it into the volleyball. Wrapped in purple energy, the ball looked like a magical sphere burning with violet flames.

The purple radiance immediately drew numerous spectators.

"Where does this power of yours come from?"

Seeing the change in the volleyball in Tony’s hand, Renoli’s eyes flickered.

"From evolution through the Void."

"Using power from the Void should not count as breaking the rules, right?"

Tony asked.

"It does not. If anything, this makes things more interesting."

"It looks like the volleyball has become tougher. It seems able to withstand more force."

When Renoli heard that it came from the Void, he too became eager to try.

Nearly everyone in the Void Cult focused on strengthening their bodies, their five senses, and so on.

When they had placed their faith in the Void, they had seen beings like gods display all kinds of terrifying abilities.

Yet none of them had any idea how to master that kind of power.

Now Tony had displayed a change in energy, which meant they too could evolve and master such power.

A new and unknown evolutionary path had appeared before them. If they did not investigate it, they could hardly claim to be pursuing evolution.

"Get ready."

Tony nodded, then tossed the ball into the air in front of him.

He then leaped up like an eagle taking flight. The purple energy attached to the volleyball burst with even more dazzling light.

Tony struck with all his strength. With a boom, the volleyball withstood his force and flew toward Renoli like a purple demonic star.

The sight was immensely spectacular. The purple volleyball streaked through the sky like a violet demonic star, dragging a trail of purple light behind it. Carrying a terrifying impact, it looked as though it would crash into the earth and destroy everything.

Seeing this, Renoli no longer dared to take things lightly. Within the fifteen-meter volleyball court, dozens of afterimages appeared in an instant.

With the boost in speed, Renoli borrowed the momentum to receive the magic ball Tony had fired at full strength.

The instant the magic ball landed in Renoli’s hands, a bang rang out as the impact erupted.

A pit instantly appeared beneath Renoli’s feet, and the terrifying force made it difficult for him to raise his hands.

Renoli let out a series of low roars. Only after gouging out a pit ten meters wide and over a meter deep in the ground did he manage to knock the ball upward and catch it.

Everyone around them widened their eyes at the sight, their gazes filled with disbelief. They had heard some of the conversation just now.

Tony’s ball carried energy from the Void, a power they had never heard of.

Yet after witnessing that impact, they all came to the same conclusion: mastering Void Energy would allow them to wield even greater power.

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