In the void, over three thousand light-years from Artisan God Star, a spaceship hovered silently. “Go, or not go?” Luo Feng pondered.
Sending out the Nether Sea Clone previously to venture in, even if it failed, would only consume a bit of energy, which Luo Feng didn't begrudge. If the ‘Golden Tremor Fierce Ape Armor’ could defend against it, Luo Feng wouldn't care about losing one piece of armor!
However... having personally experienced that immense power, coupled with the fact that the three disciples of the Universe Overlord level under the Artisan God Master, wearing ordinary supreme treasure battle armors, barely withstood the external flames, these two points made Luo Feng certain— Ordinary supreme treasure armor was insufficient!
“Jie Armor?” “Risking the Jie Armor?” Luo Feng frowned. His two most important supreme treasures were the Star Tower and the Jie Armor!
Even if he became a Universe Master in the future, this Jie Armor would remain exceedingly precious. Luo Feng deliberated for more than six hours, countless thoughts surfacing and being dismissed one by one.
“Go!” Luo Feng gritted his teeth. Moments later, the Demon Slaughter Clone, along with the Jin Horned Giant Beast Clone and the Nether Sea Clone, set off!
Luo Feng possessed six supreme treasures in total: the Tower Bead, the Star Map, the Wu Killing Wings, the Jie Armor, the Golden Tremor Fierce Ape Armor, and the Nine Roar River! This time, sending out the Jin Horned Giant Beast...
Luo Feng allocated three of his six supreme treasures to it: the Jie Armor, the Wu Killing Wings, and the Nine Roar River! The Jie Armor was for the Jin Horned Giant Beast Clone to resist the flames.
The Wu Killing Wings and the Nine Roar River were for the Jin Horned Giant Beast’s escape in case of an unexpected situation! As for the ‘Golden Tremor Fierce Ape Armor’ and the ‘Star Map,’ taking them was useless...
While the Tower Bead was useful, it was the item recognized by the Star Tower, an indispensable treasure! Compared to the Jie Armor...
the ultimate supreme treasure ‘Star Tower’ was even more crucial to Luo Feng, so he naturally wouldn't risk the ‘Tower Bead’ lightly. “If it fails and the Jie Armor is lost...
losing the Wu Killing Wings and the Nine Roar River wouldn't amount to much,” Luo Feng mused inwardly. Compared to the value of the Jie Armor.
The combined worth of the Nine Roar River and the Wu Killing Wings barely amounted to a fraction of the Jie Armor’s value. In the vast void where Artisan God Star resided, space vortexes stretched as far as the eye could see.
The Demon Slaughter Clone hovered in the air, gazing at the tiny planet at the distant end—Artisan God Star. “I must obtain the fourth black metal plate!” “And if the Artisan God Master were present, I certainly wouldn't obtain it.” “The Artisan God Master is conveniently absent...
and my ninth senior brother and the other two Universe Overlords are resting. This is a rare opportunity; missing it, I don't know how long I’d have to wait.” “Therefore, I must act!” “Even if I fail and the Jie Armor is left behind...
at worst, I can return for it when my power is greater later. After all, even if the Artisan God Master obtains the Jie Armor, he won't be able to recognize it as his own to use.
At most, he’d pay a price, and recovering it shouldn't be too difficult. Even if I can't retrieve it, Master Zuo Shanrong probably won't stand idly by then; he refined this Jie Armor, and with his strength, retrieving it should be effortless.” Luo Feng only set out after making these extensive plans!
Though the Jie Armor was important, the fourth black metal plate for the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual was even more vital! Once obtained, it might allow the Jin Horned Giant Beast Clone’s life gene level to reach perfection, at which point it could at least execute the heaven-defying, peerless innate secret technique, ‘I Am the Universe.’ “Being able to use this move will greatly boost my strength!” “Even if I perish without the Jie Armor, with the endless Nether Sea Clone, I can continuously condense new clones.
What is there to fear?” Because of the endless Nether Sea. Thus, while the Jie Armor was very important to Luo Feng, it was not absolutely irreplaceable.
Of course, if it weren't for the fourth metal plate of the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, Luo Feng would never take such a huge risk. The Demon Slaughter Clone instantly teleported to Artisan God Star, and with another flash, entered Artisan Mountain.
He was already very familiar with the layout. Just as before, he relied on his innate secret technique, ‘Domain,’ to cautiously enter the cave, traverse the mountain interior, and slowly move deeper.
After casting the innate secret technique ‘Domain’ over a hundred times, he reached the deepest part of the mountain belly. A Jin Horned Giant Beast, about a meter long, hovered in mid-air, gazing at the black gourd far ahead, which was connected to chains extending into the void.
The mouth of the black gourd continuously spewed out endless flames. The power of the flames emanating from the gourd's mouth was incredible; ordinary heavy treasures would likely be instantly reduced to ash.
At this moment, the Jin Horned Giant Beast had unleashed Myriad Realms of the True Body, Beast God Transformation, and ‘Innate Secret Technique Enhancement,’ pushing its strength to its absolute peak. It even carried a world ring concealed within its body, where the Nether Sea Clone and the Demon Slaughter Clone were hidden.
“My divine power is being consumed, but the Nether Sea Clone can continuously provide divine power.” “The divine power from the Jin Horned Giant Beast Clone and the Nether Sea Clone—two massive divine bodies—plus the defense of the Jie Armor!” “I refuse to believe I still won't obtain the fourth black metal plate.” The Jin Horned Giant Beast rapidly shrunk, becoming only fist-sized. Whoosh!
It shot directly toward the gourd's mouth. The black gourd was over three meters tall, and its mouth was about the size of a normal human head, constantly erupting with flames.
The Jin Horned Giant Beast instantly zipped directly into the gourd through the mouth. Inside the black gourd, in the realm of flames.
As soon as the Jin Horned Giant Beast drilled in, it felt an incredibly terrifying heat. This black gourd was specialized for refining extremely powerful flames for the ‘Artisan God Master’ to forge weapons.
The flames spat out were merely a small fraction leaked intentionally by the black gourd; the endless accumulated flames inside were vastly stronger, capable of instantly incinerating even top-tier heavy treasure sets. “Roar~~~” Flames surged endlessly.
The Jin Horned Giant Beast quickly expanded back to over a meter long, simultaneously burning its divine body to activate the Jie Armor, ensuring its maximum defensive capability. “Hahaha...
Good, good, good, the Jie Armor is truly formidable. Although these flames are strong, after being weakened by the Jie Armor to one ten-thousandth, even though my divine body is still being consumed, the speed is extremely slow.
By the time I get the black metal plate and leave, it won't have consumed even two-tenths of my divine body.” Although this consumption was already astonishing, Luo Feng found it relatively easy. Whoosh!
The Jin Horned Giant Beast flew downward. Its divine body was slowly depleting...
99.9%, 99.7%, 99.5%... 98.7%...
But just as a little was lost, the Nether Sea Clone inside the Jin Horned Giant Beast’s world ring transmitted divine power to replenish the Jin Horned Giant Beast’s body, instantly restoring it to 100%. In terms of total divine body capacity, the Nether Sea Clone and the Jin Horned Giant Beast Clone were nearly equal.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Luo Feng continued to fly downward... The space within the gourd was not large, perhaps tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter.
The Jin Horned Giant Beast soon descended to the bottom of this fiery realm. But upon reaching the bottom...
it felt an intensely terrifying heat. The flames at the bottom of the entire black gourd were far stronger than those in other regions of the fiery space, clearly concentrated essence from eons of accumulated fiery energy.
In fact, those flames faintly shimmered with a strange purple hue. 98%—94%—91%—88%...
The divine body depletion rate was alarming. “Not good, I must hurry!” The Jin Horned Giant Beast landed on a section at the bottom of the fiery space, scattered with numerous materials.
It immediately snatched out with its sharp claws, reaching directly for the fourth black metal plate. “Buzz~~~” Before the black metal plate and the large quantity of materials scattered at the bottom, a faint black light shimmered.
Endless black lights connected, preventing the Jin Horned Giant Beast from snatching the black metal plate immediately. “Roar~~~” The Jin Horned Giant Beast looked down.
The endless flames throughout the entire fiery space were actually channeling along the secret patterns within these black lights, drilling into the bottom of the black gourd, causing the base of the black gourd to accumulate increasingly stronger energy. This was clearly a special secret technique seal for transmitting and storing energy, and the materials were sealed within it.
“A secret technique seal for transmitting energy, without a master controlling it, thinks it can stop me?” “Break!!!” The Wu Killing Wings slashed out fiercely! Thwack!
The black light was instantly severed. The beast’s claw easily grasped the black metal plate, then bit down and swallowed it into its body.
Divine power recognition followed, and just like before, the information within the black metal plate began to transmit. “Go!” The Jin Horned Giant Beast dared not delay, because just the slight hesitation over the black metal plate had caused its divine body to deplete to 62% remaining, while the Nether Sea Clone, due to energy replenishment, was down to 68%...
Whoosh! The Jin Horned Giant Beast shrank to the size of a fist, transforming into a streak of light that flew out of the gourd's mouth in the fiery space, landing directly on a distant rock.
“Finally obtained,” a hint of joy flashed in the Jin Horned Giant Beast’s eyes. “Boom!!!” Endless pressure descended, like infinite mountains pressing down.
This filled the Jin Horned Giant Beast with terror... Not good!
Cutting off that secret technique seal had indeed alerted the Artisan God Master who laid it down, causing him to return to his lair immediately. “Dare to break my secret technique!” an ancient voice resonated.
Boom! A giant, crystalline-glazed arm tore through layers of flames and swept down.
The Jin Horned Giant Beast, moving sluggishly under the spatial restraint, was instantly seized in a massive grip! The Jin Horned Giant Beast felt an overwhelming, crushing pressure instantly bear down on it.
Even with the ‘Jie Armor’ weakening it to one ten-thousandth, its divine body rapidly depleted. The previous 62% dropped sharply: 50%...
42%... 36%...” “Replenish!” “Nether Sea Clone, replenish!!!” The Jin Horned Giant Beast panicked.
The Nether Sea Clone’s energy rapidly supplemented it, causing the divine body to repair frantically. When the hand stopped exerting further pressure, the Nether Sea Clone’s divine body was exhausted, and the Jin Horned Giant Beast’s divine body was left with only 42%.
“To survive my full-strength grip?” The gigantic, crystalline stone arm held the Jin Horned Giant Beast, and a rumbling sound echoed. As the Artisan God Master, that grip actually contained the essence of his usual grip when holding his divine hammer, possessing infinite might; an ordinary Universe Overlord would have been instantly annihilated.
“To withstand my full-strength grip, you only managed to obtain a material of little practical use. While I forgive your crime, punishment is unavoidable!” Rumble~~~ Space reversed.
One moment it was inside the mountain belly, the next the Jin Horned Giant Beast felt the surrounding spacetime warp. When it could see clearly again, it was outside Artisan God Star in the void.
In the distance, numerous massive space vortexes rotated. “There are 98,200 natural wormholes around my Artisan God Star, two of which lead to absolute death zones!” The gigantic mountain-like figure, reaching tens of millions of kilometers high, tossed the minuscule Jin Horned Giant Beast into one of the massive space vortexes.
On the stone tablet before the vortex were the words ‘Death Zone’ written in scarlet. “To withstand my grip...” “I grant you a sliver of a chance to live.” A rumbling voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind, and immediately the Jin Horned Giant Beast Clone passed through the space vortex.