Chapter 14: The Destruction of the Ancient Forest Part 3 The entire Ancient Forest became silent. The clash between two powers had reached its final moment. On one side... The Tree Spirit King. An existence that had lived for thousands of years. A being that had absorbed countless lives, memories, and emotions. Its roots covered the land. Its branches reached the sky. Its existence was connected to every tree within the forest. On the other side... Adrian. A single human. Standing alone with the Eternal Void Sword in his hand. But the Ancient Tree Spirit King no longer saw him as a simple human. The battle had already proven one thing. This human was something beyond its understanding. The Tree Spirit King watched the sword aura gathering around Adrian. "What kind of technique is that?" Adrian did not answer. His focus was completely on the sword. The technique itself was simple. There were no complicated movements. No countless sword forms. No illusions. Only one strike. But the simplicity was exactly what made it terrifying. A true sword technique did not need unnecessary movements. The entire purpose of the technique was contained within one action. The blade. The intent. The power. Everything became one. Adrian's sword aura began rising. The sky above the forest started shaking. The clouds were separated. The air itself was being pushed away. The Tree Spirit King felt something it had never felt before. Pressure. Not from energy. But from sword intent. "This is..." "A sword that wants to cut everything." Adrian slowly lifted the Eternal Void Sword. "Heaven-Severing Strike." The moment the words left his mouth... The world changed. A single line of sword light appeared. It was not enormous. It was not flashy. But the moment it appeared... The entire Ancient Forest trembled. The sword aura erupted from the blade. It rose upward. Higher. Higher. Until it reached the sky. The heavens themselves seemed to split apart. The Tree Spirit King finally understood. This technique was not powerful because of destruction. It was powerful because of precision. It did not try to overpower everything. It simply cut through whatever stood before it. The Ancient Forest Destruction attack collided with the sword light. BOOM! The entire forest shook. The ground cracked. The sky split. Countless ancient trees collapsed. For several seconds... Nothing could be seen. Only endless light. Then... A crack appeared. The massive energy wave of the Tree Spirit King began breaking apart. The sword light continued forward. The Tree Spirit King roared. "Impossible!" "I am the forest!" "I am thousands of years of life!" "How can a human cut me?!" Adrian looked forward. "You are not the forest." "You are only something that consumed the forest." The sword light passed through. The Tree Spirit King's outer body cracked. But it was not destroyed yet. The ancient tree released all remaining energy. The roots beneath the ground started moving again. The fallen trees began merging. The forest itself was trying to revive its master. Adrian looked at the scene. Even after everything... It still refused to disappear. The Tree Spirit King was truly connected to everything. Adrian closed his eyes. His Originless Immortal Core circulated. He understood. A normal sword could cut the body. A stronger sword could cut energy. But against something connected to space itself... He needed something different. A technique that did not cut the target. A technique that cut the connection. His understanding of the void deepened. Space was not empty. Space contained countless connections. Distance. Existence. Energy. Soul. Everything occupied a position within the void. And if the void itself could be touched... Then even the impossible could be cut. Adrian opened his eyes. The sword in his hand changed. The surrounding space became distorted. The Tree Spirit King felt danger. "What..." "What are you creating?" Adrian moved. "Void Cleaving Edge." There was no explosion. No massive sword aura. Only a quiet movement. But the moment the blade passed... Space itself separated. The roots connecting the Tree Spirit King to the forest were cut. Not broken. Not destroyed. Cut. The difference was absolute. The Tree Spirit King's regeneration stopped. Its endless life energy could no longer return. For the first time... The ancient existence felt helpless. "No..." "My connection..." "My forest..." The ancient tree began collapsing. The countless roots slowly turned into dust. The dark energy disappeared. The corrupted forest returned to silence. Adrian stood alone. The Eternal Void Sword slowly returned to its normal appearance. The battle was over. The Ancient Forest that had consumed countless lives... Had finally fallen. But Adrian knew. This was not the end of his journey. It was only another step. Because beyond this forest... There were still countless mysteries hidden within this world. And somewhere... Unknown beings had already noticed the existence of a human who wielded a power they could not understand.