If the gap in their strength were not too significant, the recoil force from a direct collision would usually cause Luo Feng to slow down or even retreat. But at this moment, the disparity between them was immense! Luo Feng, wielding the Ultimate Secret Art of a Universe Master, was like a true Universe Master. After one slash, he immediately followed up with another strike aimed at the body of Venerable Tianhua, which had been thrown back!
“Not good, one strike after another—nine strikes would completely annihilate me.” Venerable Tianhua disregarded his shock over Luo Feng becoming a Universe Master; escaping was the most critical matter now.
“White Needle!”
Behind Venerable Tianhua, a colossal white prismatic object suddenly materialized, spanning nearly a thousand kilometers. It was utterly smooth, shaped like a prism, and as soon as it appeared, it shot directly towards him. Venerable Tianhua, utilizing the momentum from Luo Feng’s second strike, accelerated simultaneously and flew directly into the white prism.
Only after escaping into this flying prism did Venerable Tianhua truly breathe a sigh of relief.
“I nearly got killed by this Luo Feng.” The blood-red single eye beneath Venerable Tianhua’s snow-white fur was filled with lingering terror. “Too strong. The power Luo Feng displayed initially was merely a fraction; he was completely concealing his true strength! The power he unleashed afterward was entirely on the level of a Universe Master!”
“Insidious!”
“Too insidious. That strike… it was too fast for me to evade, too powerful for me to resist, and the profound mystery behind it was unfathomable—I couldn't see through it at all. It must be a secret technique of a Universe Master, and likely an Ultimate Secret Art. Such techniques can only be created by Universe Masters! And only a Universe Master can wound me! This Luo Feng has become a Universe Master and has been concealing it all this time!” Venerable Tianhua felt both tense and exhilarated.
“It’s a blessing I chose the ‘White Needle’ when exchanging tribal treasures for supreme treasures, rather than the top-tier supreme armor,” Venerable Tianhua reflected silently. As a peak Universe Overlord, his wealth naturally far surpassed that accumulated by ordinary Universe Overlords over endless eons; he had even adventured in the vast Universe Sea for a long time.
He possessed many treasures, and with the opening of the Original Star this time, he had planned to exchange for a vital defensive supreme treasure. He had two choices back then: exchange for a top-tier supreme armor (which cost 100 treasure points in the Human Race territory), or exchange for a high-grade flying palace-type supreme treasure (which cost at least 200 treasure points in the Human Race).
Clearly, the flying palace-type supreme treasure was more expensive! Yet, he gritted his teeth and paid the price for that flying palace-type supreme treasure regardless.
“I chose correctly.”
“If I had gotten a top-tier supreme armor then, while its defense is stronger, his attack was terrifying. Even with a top-tier supreme armor, one blow could wound me by at least one-thousandth. If this Luo Feng struck me a thousand times, I would still perish.” Venerable Tianhua let out a quiet sigh of relief. Hiding inside the flying palace-type supreme treasure, he no longer needed to feel the slightest fear.
The Nine Hiding River surged mightily.
Luo Feng stood amidst the golden waves, watching the white flying prism suspended in the distance, his expression involuntarily changing: “A flying palace-type supreme treasure!”
“Hahaha, Luo Feng!”
A voice boomed from within the white flying prism. “I admire you. You are likely the absolute pinnacle genius among the billions of races in the vast universe. You cultivated for such a short time. Other powerhouses thought you were merely a peak Universe Overlord, but they never imagined you are a Universe Master! If not for this flying palace-type supreme treasure, I probably would have fallen today. Hahahaha… but now, it seems you are the unlucky one!”
“Me, unlucky?” Luo Feng looked at the white flying prism.
“Furious? Very angry? But what can you do about me? Inside the flying palace, even if you were ten or a hundred times stronger, you can only glare helplessly,” Venerable Tianhua’s sharp voice echoed from the white flying prism.
Luo Feng also felt this was a miscalculation!
He had prepared meticulously for this battle, meant to establish his fame, and had anticipated various sudden circumstances. Venerable Tianhua possessing a flying palace-type supreme treasure was one of the worst possible scenarios. Although he had proven his strength, and many onlookers saw it from afar, and Venerable Tianhua had acknowledged it.
But ultimately, he failed to decisively kill Venerable Tianhua! This battle lacked sufficient credibility!
As for shattering the flying prism?
Luo Feng had no such thought. Flying palace-type supreme treasures are inherently the most resilient among treasures of the same tier, excelling at resisting material attacks! An ordinary flying palace-type supreme treasure possesses defensive strength comparable to a high-grade supreme armor. A high-grade flying palace-type supreme treasure rivals a top-tier supreme armor!
Like the Heaven Wolf Master, whose Heaven Wolf Palace is also a high-grade flying palace-type supreme treasure, albeit one of the exceedingly excellent varieties, roughly equivalent to 800-900 treasure points in the Human Race valuation. Relying on it, the Heaven Wolf Master roamed the universe, unable to be breached even by formidable figures like Chaos City Master or Nine Nether Master.
The flying prism was slightly inferior to the Heaven Wolf Palace, but still potent enough to traverse the universe, rendering most Universe Masters helpless against it.
When facing someone with a flying palace-type supreme treasure, the usual recourse is soul attack! And Luo Feng was not skilled in soul attacks.
“Hmph!”
Whoosh!
Luo Feng immediately retracted the Nine Hiding River and shot away like a streak of light, tearing through the void.
“Trying to leave?” The white flying prism followed closely behind.
Luo Feng and the white flying prism sped through the void, one in front and one behind, leaving the alien race Venerables in the distance utterly dumbfounded.
“He actually possesses a flying palace-type supreme treasure.”
“Venerable Tianhua actually said Luo Feng is a Universe Master!”
“Of course, he’s a Universe Master! So strong—what else could he be if not a Universe Master! Even a peak Universe Overlord had his divine body damaged by one slash. Who besides a Universe Master could be this powerful?”
One after the other.
“Venerable Tianhua, you’re determined to stick with me?” Luo Feng glanced behind him.
“Yes, I’m sticking with you. You can’t escape,” the white flying prism replied.
Luo Feng glanced at the giant white flying prism trailing him. He truly couldn't do anything about it. He also knew that the Machine Race, Insect Race, and Demon Race were constantly investigating his information. Venerable Tianhua would naturally track him to confirm his coordinates and report all intelligence to the Demon Race high command.
“Go for the big play?”
“I might have to rely on Plan Nine,” a flicker of murderous intent flashed in Luo Feng’s eyes.
In the Demon Race territory, within the Dream Ancestor Secret Realm.
Venerable Tianhua’s incarnation, left behind in the tribe, utilized the divine kingdom teleportation of his servant to rapidly arrive at the Dream Ancestor Secret Realm. Upon arrival, he immediately initiated an consciousness link into the virtual space.
Just as the Machine Race had created their own virtual world, and even ancient Earth, with only simple optical computers, could create a basic virtual space like the “War God Temple.” Of course, achieving a “Virtual Universe” that spanned the entire universe where laws could be realized everywhere was difficult. But for a small-scale virtual space, communicating information was quite simple.
The Demon Race possessed a virtual space covering the expanse of the Dream Ancestor Secret Realm.
Within the Demon Race’s virtual space, amidst vast, swirling mist, a magnificent complex of white palaces stretched endlessly—this was the location of the Dream Demon Ancestor.
Around a long table in the mist sat nine figures. Above them coiled a colossal silver-white serpent, its body extending far into the distance, faintly visible in the mist, immensely huge. The other eight figures were varied in appearance, clearly representing the great existences within the Demon Race.
“Teacher,” Venerable Tianhua appeared out of thin air, bowing with utmost reverence, his snow-white fur contrasting his posture.
“You say you discovered Luo Feng, and that he is a Universe Master?” The silver-white serpent head turned to look at him.
“Yes.” Venerable Tianhua confirmed.
“Lying!”
“How could the Human Luo Feng become a Universe Master so quickly?”
“Impossible.”
Immediately, several of the seated Universe Masters spoke up, shouting accusations.
Venerable Tianhua hastened to explain, “This is the truth. I verified it personally. If I hadn’t exchanged for the flying palace-type supreme treasure, the ‘White Needle,’ early on, I would have perished at his hands today.”
“Impossible.”
“To kill you, one must possess Universe Master strength. How long has he cultivated? Impossible.”
The Universe Masters remained unwilling to believe, but the Dream Demon Ancestor, seated in the main position, watched silently.
Venerable Tianhua immediately said, “Words are useless. I will replay the scene for all the Universe Masters to witness, and you will understand clearly.” With that, Venerable Tianhua looked to the space above and recreated every moment of his experience, simulating the scenes from his memory, starting from his engagement with Lord Zhawei and Venerable Qianying…
Silence descended.
The Universe Masters watched intently. The common knowledge gained over billions of years told them that achieving Universe Master status so quickly was impossible; otherwise, it would be too heaven-defying.
The simulation ended.
The Universe Masters were silent for a moment. They could all discern that in the clash between Luo Feng and Venerable Tianhua, their strength was nearly equal in the first strike. But when Luo Feng unleashed his second strike, his power immediately surged dramatically, directly causing Venerable Tianhua’s divine body to lose one-tenth of its essence. Yet, just from the images, they couldn't grasp the profound mystery of that strike, because Venerable Tianhua didn’t understand it, and thus couldn't replicate it.
A single, direct slash!
Simply simulating the posture 100% was useless.
The true essence lay in the countless laws and secret patterns that strike stirred up, the activation of the Beast God Path! This was something memory recordings could not emulate.
“I was fortunate to hide in the flying palace; otherwise, I would have perished,” Venerable Tianhua stated solemnly.
“Not necessarily,” the Dream Demon Ancestor finally spoke. “Luo Feng might not be a Universe Master. He could battle Void Perfection Kings while in the Undying stage. His divine body when he was a Universe Venerable might have been even stronger than yours. With such a strong divine body, he might have had a unique encounter, perhaps even being bestowed with an innate secret technique! Perhaps he obtained an innate secret technique comparable to a ‘Universe Master’s Ultimate Secret Art.’”
The other Universe Masters nodded in agreement.
“Have you ever seen him control a region of space?” the Dream Demon Ancestor asked.
“No,” Venerable Tianhua shook his head.
“A single powerful secret technique could be an innate gift. Unless he can display two secret techniques, it’s impossible to confirm one was self-created,” the Dream Demon Ancestor concluded. “Moreover, your strength is insufficient to truly judge. Only by having a Universe Master battle him can we clearly determine if he is a Universe Master.”
“Are you currently tracking him?” the Dream Demon Ancestor inquired.
“Yes,” Venerable Tianhua confirmed. “He cannot escape.”
“We will stick to him.”
The silver-white serpent head stated directly, “I will go contact the Machine Race and Insect Race. The three races will unite this time to eliminate this Luo Feng.”
PS: This is the fourth update written after dinner. It’s a bit late, but this is sincere. This chapter was unlocked by votes. Alright, I’m going to write the fifth update now!