Captain Lee and his group in the void were just waiting to see how Evan would die. The crocodile creature had already released a huge bubble, which floated in the air all around. The crocodile creature looked at these bubbles and laughed, "Kid, watch out. These bubbles aren't simple."
Evan was curious about what made these bubbles different. Suddenly, one popped early, and with a thunderous boom, a spatial crack appeared where it burst—showing just how powerful it was.
At this moment, Evan was surrounded by these bubbles. Boom, boom—one after another, a chain of explosions erupted. Everyone saw Evan's location turn into a massive blast, countless spatial cracks appearing, and soon Evan vanished from sight.
"Haha! Despicable humans, now you know how powerful I am." The crocodile creature sneered as it watched all the bubbles explode.
"Good!" Captain Lee couldn't help but laugh.
Iris Ying and Star Lord Chen frowned—the power just now was overwhelming. If it had hit them, they definitely would have been in trouble.
Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, a figure suddenly flickered into view behind the crocodile creature, laughing, "What? You're proud of yourself already?"
The crocodile creature was shocked. Its bubbles weren't just powerful—they could tear open space and were filled with deadly toxins. Yet Evan hadn't died, and was standing alive right behind it.
It spun around, swinging its tail hard, trying to fling Evan away.
"It's useless." Evan grabbed the tail with one hand and laughed.
The crocodile creature sneered, "Useless? Just look at my tail and you'll see." As it finished speaking, its tail suddenly sprayed out countless streams of liquid, splashing onto Evan's hand.
In an instant, the liquid hardened, turning into solid stone—Evan's hand now looked like it was chained to a huge rock.
"Haha! Despicable human, this is my strongest move, and you still dared to touch it. Now you know you were wrong, right?" The crocodile creature sneered.
Seeing the stone, Evan was surprised—he hadn't expected the creature to have this kind of ability.
"This creature's tough—it has so many tricks." Iris Ying exclaimed.
"He's finished. You two might as well see your friend off." Seeing Evan's predicament, Captain Lee gloated.
Iris Ying and Star Lord Chen glared for a moment, then kept watching Evan.
As for Evan, he was being mocked by the crocodile creature—and not just that, it sprayed even more liquid onto him, turning him into a floating stone statue in midair.
Treating Evan like a toy, the crocodile creature laughed, "I'm going to keep you as a specimen to admire every day. What an achievement!"
The creatures that Evan had defeated earlier, seeing his predicament now, crawled out from all directions, excited.
"Boss, you're amazing! You really defeated him just like that." The red creature laughed.
"That's because you guys are too weak. One human messed you up this badly." The crocodile creature boasted.
"Yeah, yeah, Boss is the best." The red creature replied.
The crocodile creature chuckled, then looked toward Captain Lee and the others in the void, saying, "These humans—seeing their companion like this, and they don't even come to help."
"Maybe they're not on the same side?" the red creature said.
"Doesn't matter if they're allies or not. If they came here, it's their fate to die—everyone, attack!" The crocodile creature laughed.
Captain Lee and the others saw the creatures turning their way and panicked, trying to escape. At that moment, a voice came from behind the crocodile creature: "You haven't finished with me, and you're already after someone else? Aren't you underestimating me?"
The creatures were shocked, looking at the stone statue. The statue began to crack, and finally the person wrapped in stone emerged before them.
"What...?" The crocodile creature was utterly shocked.
"He has dual attributes?" Captain Lee and the others were stunned.
"He really has dual attributes!" Iris Ying exclaimed in delight, seeing Evan wield both water and earth.
The crocodile creature was startled, but quickly regained its composure. "So what if you have dual attributes? How ridiculous."
It tried to use the liquid attack again, but failed. Evan's Earth-Rock Armor faded away, and he appeared before the crocodile creature, smiling, "Let's settle this in one move."
"You? One move? Who do you think I am?" The crocodile creature snorted.
But Evan drew his Soul-Devouring Divine Sword and slashed. Before the crocodile creature could react, two of its arms were severed, blood pouring out. The other creatures saw the tide turn and quickly fled.
Evan stepped forward and sealed the creature's wounds and its whole body. "You were too careless," he said.
"Despicable! You actually used such an artifact against me!" the crocodile creature cursed.
"It's not despicable—you're just careless. Today is your unlucky day." Evan laughed, then directly collected the crocodile creature. The other creatures had already run off.
Captain Lee and his group were dumbfounded. Evan's move was terrifying—just a blink, and his sword destroyed the creature's hands. It left a shadow in their hearts, and they quickly fled, not daring to stay in case Evan got angry.
In the end, only Iris Ying and Star Lord Chen remained.
"You two came as well?" Evan asked with a smile.
"Of course. If we hadn't come, we would've missed such an amazing scene." Iris Ying laughed.
"Exactly. Otherwise, I'd think people were exaggerating," Star Lord Chen laughed.
"Since you're both here, help me out—how does one become a Top Hunter?" Evan smiled.
"You've met all the requirements to be a Top Hunter. We'll take you for registration and verification—you'll soon have your Top Hunter status." Star Lord Chen smiled.
Evan smiled. "Alright, let's go."
Seeing Evan so eager, Iris Ying and Star Lord Chen were curious about his motives for becoming a Top Hunter and entering the Divine Holy Star, but they didn't ask.
They simply took Evan to a planet—the biggest he'd seen so far. Inside was a massive city, where Evan saw many experts flying in and out.
"This is humanity's main base and the largest planet. Star Lords from all major planets and armored corps captains—like Iris Ying and myself—come and go here," Star Lord Chen explained.